Survivorman New Season

[JiriHrdina]

Anyone catch the two first episodes of the new season. He's definately kicking things up a notch.

First one was in a African desert - temperatures up to 60 degree celsius (!).

The one just on today was in the Amazon - unreal stuff and at the end of it he gets stalked by a Jaguar.

I think its on now again on OLN at 10 PM.

[Ford Prefect]

Ya, I saw the Amazon one last night, and thought it was a wicked episode. He makes CBS's Survivor look like a stay at a five star resort. The guy is awesome.

[Flames_Gimp]

is this season 2?

[Tyler]

It was a pretty good season. The finale was a bit of a letdown because it turned into a decent vacation for him, but all in all, Les is the man

[phaneuf_train]

I thought the jaguar episode was in the first season?

[Ducay]

Was a great season, I particularly liked the Alaska one, gorgeous area.

I didn't like the behind the scenes show though, it made him seem so much less bad-ass getting all that help before

[madisonbtb]

Man vs. wild is pretty good too. i don't get to see many of them and i can't remember which one is which, but there is one of them that i think is a little more hardcore. doesn't survivor man get all sorts of things to bring with him? like some food, a knife, etc? the other guy just gets dropped off somewhere with pretty much nothing. again, i could have the two backwards. either case -- hats off to anyone that eats bugs for entertainment, b/c it certainly wouldn't be me.

[Slava]

I watched the Amazon one yesterday. That is a fantastic show! I would much, much prefer to be stranded in the Rockies as opposed to there. At least are not too many critters there to try to hide from, whereas in the Amazon there are so many things to deal with other than the climate!

That show is easily one of my favorites...along with Mantracker!

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Slava

I watched the Amazon one yesterday. That is a fantastic show! I would much, much prefer to be stranded in the Rockies as opposed to there. At least are not too many critters there to try to hide from, whereas in the Amazon there are so many things to deal with other than the climate!

That show is easily one of my favorites...along with Mantracker!

He did a show where he was dropped off either top or really high up a mountain in the Rockies last season. Not sure if you saw it, but it was one of my favourite episodes.

I agree with you about Mantracker, although I've yet to see someone beat that smug SOB. I also like Backpackers, which is about a group of guys backpacking through Europe on a shoestring budget. My son is all gungho to do this when he gets out of high school.

[Slava]

I saw the one in the Rockies and it did look horrible! I am not saying that I could do it there at all, just saying if I had my choice it would not be battling the elements and those poisonous critters!

I have seen a couple of people beat Mantracker...I would love to try that show!

[Tron_fdc]

I've seen a few people beat Mantracker....2 were British special forces that swam down a freezing river and ran through a canyon to evade him, another 2 were girls that hitchhiked while being run down, and just last week one of the 2 partners made it. Mantracker gets pretty pissed when people beat him though, which is part of the appeal.

[phaneuf_train]

Wouldn't the cameras be a dead giveaway where they are? Man Tracker, Survivor Man, and Pilot Guides are my favorite OLN channels.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by phaneuf_train

Wouldn't the cameras be a dead giveaway where they are? Man Tracker, Survivor Man, and Pilot Guides are my favorite OLN channels.

http://www.mantracker.ca/bts.html sheds a little light into it. Apparently the cameraman wit the "prey" is some kind of ultrafit adventure racer.

[HalifaxDrunk]

They are filming Mantracker in the Cape Breton Highlands this fall or spring. Should be interesting for anyone who has been there.

[SaskaBushFire]

Could you explain the basic concept of this Survivorman to me please?

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by SaskaBushFire

Could you explain the basic concept of this Survivorman to me please?

Survivorman is a reality television program broadcast in Canada on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), and in the United States on The Discovery Channel and The Science Channel. Host Les Stroud must survive for seven days in various remote locales with little or no food, water, or equipment. He is dropped off with his clothes, a pair of cases for his camera equipment, his trusty harmonica (only to keep his morale up), and a multi-tool. Usually, he also has random bits of everyday items that a stranded person in the given area might be likely to possess. He also carries a satellite phone for use in an emergency.

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

It's a good show.

[Drunk Skunk]

Originally Posted by madisonbtb

Man vs. wild is pretty good too. i don't get to see many of them and i can't remember which one is which, but there is one of them that i think is a little more hardcore. doesn't survivor man get all sorts of things to bring with him? like some food, a knife, etc? the other guy just gets dropped off somewhere with pretty much nothing. again, i could have the two backwards. either case -- hats off to anyone that eats bugs for entertainment, b/c it certainly wouldn't be me.

Bear Grylls also doesn't always stay out in the wild, and has a camera crew with him. I remember a month or two ago, there was a big stink raised because it was revealed that Grylls stays in hotels and doesn't stay out in the bush during the filming of his show. Here is another look at 'Man Vs. Wild' - "In one example, the original showed Grylls eating a rabbit he claimed to have caught in a trap. In truth, the crew provided the rabbit for him. In the new version, a voice-over from Grylls explains, “My trap didn’t catch anything overnight, but I’ve been brought a rabbit to tell you what to do if you’re luckier than me.”

[madisonbtb]

Originally Posted by Drunk Skunk

Bear Grylls also doesn't always stay out in the wild, and has a camera crew with him. I remember a month or two ago, there was a big stink raised because it was revealed that Grylls stays in hotels and doesn't stay out in the bush during the filming of his show. Here is another look at 'Man Vs. Wild' - "In one example, the original showed Grylls eating a rabbit he claimed to have caught in a trap. In truth, the crew provided the rabbit for him. In the new version, a voice-over from Grylls explains, “My trap didn’t catch anything overnight, but I’ve been brought a rabbit to tell you what to do if you’re luckier than me.”

ohhh man, you are kidding me? i feel totally duped. my husband loves those survival shows. when he was in the marines he took "mountain warfare" school. they dropped him off on top of a mountain with his clothes on his back, a knife, and i think a little thing of matches and a little sterno can. i'm not sure if he had a water container. i know he wasn't allowed a tent, sleeping gear, or food. the plane (or helicopter or whatever the heck they used to transport these guys) came back for him 2 weeks later. so he can relate with these guys. he says he sat over a gofer hole for an entire day with a rock b/c he got sick of eating bugs. for the marines he eats bugs, i get him and suddenly he becomes a picky eater.

[Table 5]

Survivorman is definitely the more authentic of the two shows, although I woun't discount the condititions that Bear Grylls has to put up with. One is just a little more Hollywood than the other....which is often the case when you compare Canadian and American shows. Love em both though.

[madisonbtb]

Originally Posted by Table 5

which is often the case when you compare Canadian and American shows. Love em both though.

what are you trying to say?