totse.com | Man vs Wild and Survivorman

Crack Man · #1 2007-06-16, 01:03

I never went camping or anything in my entire life, but these two shows have to be some of the best shows ive watched in awhile.

I am going for a military infantry career later on in life so maybe this will come in handy.

So anyone watch these shows? opinions? thoughts?

Man vs Wild season 2 episode 1 is on right now

gehtfuct · #2 2007-06-16, 01:19

I LOVE those Survivorman shows. It really sucks that they canceled it or whatever because Man Vs Wild sucks MONKEY NUTS.

Crack Man · #3 2007-06-16, 02:00

they canceled survivorman?

according to wikipedia their filming season 2

"Survivorman is similar to Stranded, a five part mini series that was shown on the Canadian version of the Discovery Channel, which also starred Stroud. It is also similar to the show Man vs. Wild, which premiered on November 10, 2006. However, unlike Man vs. Wild, Stroud survives and films each episode without an accompanying television crew. Season 2 of Survivorman is set to air in 2007 and filming has begun. Season 2 locations include the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador, the Kalahari Desert in Africa, and the plains of South Africa."

source= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorman

gehtfuct · #4 2007-06-16, 02:27

Bitchin'.

sambob · #5 2007-06-16, 02:39

Pretty cool stuff I think!

Siu 3d · #6 2007-06-16, 02:51

I just watched Bear Grylls kill and eat a huge turtle. You'll never see Les Stroud do anything like that.

Bear Grylls ftw!

Crack Man · #7 2007-06-16, 03:43

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I just watched Bear Grylls kill and eat a huge turtle. You'll never see Les Stroud do anything like that.

Bear Grylls ftw!

yeah i saw that, i liked the whole "getting out of sink hole" tip

I remember he did the same thing with quicksand in an older episode.

monkmaster · #8 2007-06-16, 06:12

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You'll never see Les Stroud do anything like that.

That's because he wouldn't have to.

Survivorman is much more practical than ManVSWild...Grylls is shameful.

Les Stroud FTW!

skza · #9 2007-06-16, 08:57

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Originally Posted by Siu 3d View Post

I just watched Bear Grylls kill and eat a huge turtle. You'll never see Les Stroud do anything like that.

Bear Grylls ftw!

Actually he did eat a turtle when he was in the swamp episode, I heard he was sick for 6 months after that one.

Siu 3d · #10 2007-06-16, 12:18

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That's because he wouldn't have to.

Survivorman is much more practical than ManVSWild...Grylls is shameful.

Les Stroud FTW!

You have to stick up for your Canadian brother, I understand. But can we both agree on the fact that being the youngest brit to scale Mt. Everest successfully warrants respect and badassery points?

And I do agree with you on Les being more of a practical kind of survivalist. And he does carry his own camera equipment too, I'll give you that.

The Spirit Of Jazz · #11 2007-06-17, 18:03

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It isn't a question of which one is more "badass", it's a question of which one is more useful.

Slip n' sliding down a waterfall will get you killed, and the only reason Bear Grylls would even THINK about doing that nonsense is because he knows he has a camera crew with him who can get him to safety in the (very) likely event that breaks a limb while doing one of these stunts.

Both shows are entertaining, there's no question, but I don't like the idea of them passing off Man Vs Wild as a "helpful wildlife tips" show.

The fact is they're still shows, they're still for entertainment. I just don't find a fat man whining as interesting as a guy eating hand caught fish fresh from the river.

Jive Talka · #12 2007-06-17, 18:07

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The fact is they're still shows, they're still for entertainment. I just don't find a fat man whining as interesting as a guy eating hand caught fish fresh from the river.

Pfft, you've obviously never been captivated by Les Stroud's harmonica playing.

The Spirit Of Jazz · #13 2007-06-17, 18:35

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Pfft, you've obviously never been captivated by Les Stroud's harmonica playing.

That's the one thing Les does better than Bear. I'll give him that.

napoleon_complex · #14 2007-06-17, 19:01

When they're simply giving survival tips, I prefer Grylls. However, all that dumb shit he does for show annoys me. I know it's television, but this is one show where realism should be strived for. Jumping off cliffs into inlets and floating down a fast moving, large river are really not that realistic. I'm not even going to get into his penchant for climing waterfalls or scaling cliff faces.

I think Bear is definitely the better personality and way more hardcore though. If his show was set up like Stroud's show is, then he'd definitely come out on top.

Koolaidman43 · #15 2007-06-17, 19:10

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Originally Posted by napoleon_complex View Post

When they're simply giving survival tips, I prefer Grylls. However, all that dumb shit he does for show annoys me. I know it's television, but this is one show where realism should be strived for. Jumping off cliffs into inlets and floating down a fast moving, large river are really not that realistic. I'm not even going to get into his penchant for climing waterfalls or scaling cliff faces.

I think Bear is definitely the better personality and way more hardcore though. If his show was set up like Stroud's show is, then he'd definitely come out on top.

but hes brittish...

HARDMAN · #16 2007-06-17, 20:23

Who would you rather be in a real survival situation with? I think you know the answer.

Do you really want to climb down that waterfall?

zik · #17 2007-06-18, 05:44

I like both shows. It's two different guys so of course they have different approaches, both are valid but to answer the last post... if I were stuck in a survival situation with one of 'em, I'd rather it be Les Stroud. He'd be better to talk to and he's more practical and cautious. I think Grylls might be a little more crafty though, he always sets up nice shelters.

Jaydo · #18 2007-06-18, 06:45

Survivorman is way more useful and realistic, but it is MUCH more entertaining watching a man named fucking BEAR eat a raw zebra carcass.

The Spirit Of Jazz · #19 2007-06-18, 11:11

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Who would you rather be in a real survival situation with? I think you know the answer.

Do you really want to climb down that waterfall?

Bear of course. Les would annoy me, pulling out his harmonica every chance he gets. Plus Les would get tired after walking a few miles and want me to carry him.

Clifford the Big Red Bong · #20 2007-06-18, 11:48

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He could.

I watch both, and Man vs Wild is much better. The show is a lot more interesting because Bear actually does some cool stuff every show. Half the Survivor Man episodes are just Les complaining it's cold. He does make some cool shelters, but that's it.

As for who has it harder, I'd say it's even. Yeah Les has to set up his own cameras, and carry his own gear, but he also gets his little survival pack every week. He could live off the food in the pack if he had to. Bear doesn't have to carry anything, or film himself, but he doesn't have a survival pack either. Plus he goes into much harder places to survive(Top of a volcano/ African plains).

Who's more bad ass? No question. Bear Grylls is the man. Former S.A.S - Bad ass! Climbed Everest - Bad ass! Broke his back and still climes just about anything - Bad Ass! The stuff he eats and drink just to show people what they could do if they need to - Bad ass.

And the all important question; Who would win in a fight! Bear Grylls!

Saying all that, I still love both shows.

he is pretty bad ass. maybe even more than les stroud in some ways. but theres just something about les i like more. idk, maybe its because hes canadian, and i always liked canadians.

britts are cool too i suppose but idk, i dont like your silly accents.