personally I have never been a fan of survivorman mainly because like the title says, he is just surviving, the cool thing about man vs. wild is that it is about getting out of the situation and not just sitting on your butt and trying to survive. Sure he does some stupid things on the show but it certainly isn't fake, his last 2 hospitalizations prove that
This is very survivorman, which is a good thing. Survivorman never tried to hide the TV aspect (he almost always explained that a safety crew was nearby and he could call them anytime), but at the same time he was filming everything himself (except for maybe B roll... that would just suck) and thus had to lug survival gear and camera gear, which is double suck. its amazing he makes it as long as he does under those conditions...
@knyghtryda: He does do some of his own B-roll. I have seen footage of him walking past the camera from far off, then trudging back to the camera to pick it up.
yea its more like Man vs. Wild because the guy will probably have a radio on him for contact and people will probably be able to track him with GPS or sometihng
@killzpot: According to the National Geographic web site, Ed's only communications equipment is a SPOT GPS tracking system with a button for emergencies and a specially modified satellite phone that only allows him to make tweets.
Edit: Oops, missed the part about the VHF radio. Sounds like it's not for regular use, though.
more like Survivor Man. Man vs Wild is a joke, he goes back to a hotel and sleeps every night. At least on Survivorman the guy tries to live in these conditions, and films the whole thing himself. So this Yukon thing is definitely more along the lines of Survivorman and has nothing to do with a show like Man vs Wild.
@dna: First of all the guy's British and as a former SAS he knows his shit... Second they have only gone to a hotel 3 times during all episodes filmed to date. 2 were due to film crew issues and the other was because the area they were in wasn't safe to camp at night in Mexico. There were local bandits living out there or something...
The stuff he does and shows you how to do is what makes it worth the watch. I couldn't care less if he had to fly out one night in mexico when I saw him today wade through a half frozen river in the freaking artic circle buck naked.
It takes a big set to do the stuff he has. So I don't think ragging on the guy for how he does a TV show (it's entertainment for christ's sake) is cool.
I wish my career was as cool as that but no, I sit in a damn office underwriting stupid mortgages for people who shouldn't have a house in the first place.
@ospreyguy: Besides 90% of the stuff he does is "staged", as in planned before hand (bringing in "wild" horses to try to catch for example) what really bugs me is that a lot of the things he does is just stupid to do in such a situation.
You have two options, walk for another couple of hours to get around a waterfall or try to climb up/down it. A sane person would try to go around.
He throws himself down a steep hill with big rolling rocks running as fast as he can to gain ground quicker. 20 minutes later he stresses how dangerous it would be to brake a limb with no help in sight.
Don't get me wrong, it's entertaining as hell but I would rather take pointers from "Survivor Man" than Bear when it comes to surviving in a real life situation.
@GitEmSteveDave_HasADDWRTRouter: I always thought of Man vs. Wild as just general tips for being in the wild, while Survivorman is surviving in certain conditions.
@Skyman747:
Both shows are about survival techniques for the environment that they're placed in. Survivorman may seem more specialized because some of his episodes have been in very extreme locations.
The big difference between the two is that Les Stroud is out by himself (most of the time) while Bear Grylls has a crew with him.
Since according to the National Geographic website, Ed is out there by himself, I'd say it's more like Survivorman than Man vs. Wild.
@GitEmSteveDave_HasADDWRTRouter: Man, the scripted comment I made in the post didn't give away how I felt about Man Vs. Wild? My bad -- for the record I'm a Survivorman fan anyway.
@Jack Loftus: I tried watching one episode of Man vs. Wild and got bored right away. Survivorman was appointment television for me. I hate knowing three seasons is all we get.
I am not sure I would even WANT an hour long orgasm. I am sorry, but I am pretty sure I would die from that. I dont really want to die today, so no polar bear sex for me. Yet.
So which one of them is having the hour long 'gasm? Him or her? It's gotta be her right? I would think if it's him his sack would be up around his throat after about 5 minutes or so and it would be more pain then pleasure...
@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Despite the fact that males (human males, at least) usually ejaculate and climax simultaneously, they are not one and the same.
-Male polar bears have a 2 foot pecker -Polar bears are non monogamous creatures meaning they will pound whatever hot piece of bear tale that's in the mood for the doggystyle romp. -Female polar bears have an extra long next for hardcore skull fukin, wait what….
Would I like to have a one-hour orgasm once a year
Reminds me of an old Steve Martin SNL sketch:
Steve Martin: If I had one wish that I could wish this holiday season, it would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.
If I had two wishes that I could wish for this holiday season, the first would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of harmony and peace.. and the second would be for $30 million a month to be given to me, tax-free in a Swiss bank account.
You know, if I had three wishes that I could make this holiday season, first, of course, would be for all the children to get together and sing.. the second would be for the $30 million every month to me.. and the third would be for all encompassing power over every living being thing in the entire universe.
And if I had four wishes that I could make this holiday season, first would be the crap about the kids.. second would be for the $30 million.. the third would be for all the power.. and the fourth would be to set aside one month each year for an extended 31-day orgasm, to be brought about slowly by Rosanna Arquette and that model Paulina somebody, I can't think of her name, of course my lovely wife could come, too. She's behind me 100% on this, I guarantee you.
Wait a minute, maybe that sex thing should be the first wish! So, if I made that the first wish, because, you know, it could all go boom tomorrow, and then what have you got? No, no.. the kids singing would be great, that would be nice. No, no, who am I kidding! I mean, they're not gonna be able to get all those kids together! I mean, the logistics of the thing is impossible! It's more trouble than it's worth! So, we reorganize: here we go. First, the sex - we go with that; second, the money. No! We go with the power second, then the money, and then the kids. Oh, wait, oh geez! I forgot about revenge against my enemies! Okay.. revenge against all my enemies, they should die like pigs in Hell! That would be the fourth wish! And of course, my fifth wish would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of peace and harmony. Thank you, everybody.
@NotStimulated_GitEmSteveDave: "On a sad side note, I wish that one day I will be caught on my cam(s) like these polar bears. I'm going to go cry now."
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Shark attack and Children under six.
-look it up! :D
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Edit: Oops, missed the part about the VHF radio. Sounds like it's not for regular use, though.
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The stuff he does and shows you how to do is what makes it worth the watch. I couldn't care less if he had to fly out one night in mexico when I saw him today wade through a half frozen river in the freaking artic circle buck naked.
It takes a big set to do the stuff he has. So I don't think ragging on the guy for how he does a TV show (it's entertainment for christ's sake) is cool.
I wish my career was as cool as that but no, I sit in a damn office underwriting stupid mortgages for people who shouldn't have a house in the first place.
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You have two options, walk for another couple of hours to get around a waterfall or try to climb up/down it. A sane person would try to go around.
He throws himself down a steep hill with big rolling rocks running as fast as he can to gain ground quicker. 20 minutes later he stresses how dangerous it would be to brake a limb with no help in sight.
Don't get me wrong, it's entertaining as hell but I would rather take pointers from "Survivor Man" than Bear when it comes to surviving in a real life situation.
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So I would say this is more like Man vs. Wild.
08/23/09
Both shows are about survival techniques for the environment that they're placed in. Survivorman may seem more specialized because some of his episodes have been in very extreme locations.
The big difference between the two is that Les Stroud is out by himself (most of the time) while Bear Grylls has a crew with him.
Since according to the National Geographic website, Ed is out there by himself, I'd say it's more like Survivorman than Man vs. Wild.
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Come back, Les!
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I like it.
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Baloo thanks you for it
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Haha, or the Fun Facts
-Male polar bears have a 2 foot pecker
-Polar bears are non monogamous creatures meaning they will pound whatever hot piece of bear tale that's in the mood for the doggystyle romp.
-Female polar bears have an extra long next for hardcore skull fukin, wait what….
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I can tell you from experience that this is true.
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Reminds me of an old Steve Martin SNL sketch:
Steve Martin: If I had one wish that I could wish this holiday season, it would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing together in the spirit of harmony and peace.
If I had two wishes that I could wish for this holiday season, the first would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of harmony and peace.. and the second would be for $30 million a month to be given to me, tax-free in a Swiss bank account.
You know, if I had three wishes that I could make this holiday season, first, of course, would be for all the children to get together and sing.. the second would be for the $30 million every month to me.. and the third would be for all encompassing power over every living being thing in the entire universe.
And if I had four wishes that I could make this holiday season, first would be the crap about the kids.. second would be for the $30 million.. the third would be for all the power.. and the fourth would be to set aside one month each year for an extended 31-day orgasm, to be brought about slowly by Rosanna Arquette and that model Paulina somebody, I can't think of her name, of course my lovely wife could come, too. She's behind me 100% on this, I guarantee you.
Wait a minute, maybe that sex thing should be the first wish! So, if I made that the first wish, because, you know, it could all go boom tomorrow, and then what have you got? No, no.. the kids singing would be great, that would be nice. No, no, who am I kidding! I mean, they're not gonna be able to get all those kids together! I mean, the logistics of the thing is impossible! It's more trouble than it's worth! So, we reorganize: here we go. First, the sex - we go with that; second, the money. No! We go with the power second, then the money, and then the kids. Oh, wait, oh geez! I forgot about revenge against my enemies! Okay.. revenge against all my enemies, they should die like pigs in Hell! That would be the fourth wish! And of course, my fifth wish would be for all the children of the world to join hands and sing in the spirit of peace and harmony. Thank you, everybody.
[snltranscripts.jt.org]
On a sad side note, I wish that one day I will be caught on my cam(s) like these polar bears. I'm going to go cry now.
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wat.
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