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I know a lot of people that don't know of this man, but this is Edward "Bear" Grylls.


Grylls is a survival expert who puts himself into some crazy situations to, as he says "keep you alive" if you are ever in these situations.

This is Bear on the TV show.


My question to Dakka is, "Do you think that Bear is insane?" I, for one, think he is. He goes through unnecessary hardships for ratings, and has given himself a saltwater enema mid-show (Don't worry, there are pictures for those interested, but I'm not going to post them.)
and constantly drinks his own urine. He puts him and his camera crew in danger every time he goes out, and goes into these situations with nothing but a backpack and a knife.

The question now falls on you, Dakka. Is he a survival expert, helping people, or is he a madman, obsessed with the rush of adrenaline.

He's Bear fething Grylls. Ask no questions.

He's one of those fake professionals; everyone knows that behind the nearest hill is an army of back-up crew, doctors, advisors etc.

If he'd gone out with a back-pack, a knife and some camera crew only, they'd be long dead.

He's a performer being paid to make entertainment programmes.





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He's the modern equivalent of a carnie geek, eating cockroaches and things for people to gawp at.

Avatar 720 wrote:He's one of those fake professionals; everyone knows that behind the nearest hill is an army of back-up crew, doctors, advisors etc.

If he'd gone out with a back-pack, a knife and some camera crew only, they'd be long dead.

This is true, he has admited to sleeping in hotels while filming.

He's a major fake.

He's a ponce. Documented as going back to his comfy hotel room as soon as the camera stopped rolling.

Now, his TV Rival, whats his face....Ray Mears...now that man knows his stuff.

Avatar 720 wrote:He's one of those fake professionals; everyone knows that behind the nearest hill is an army of back-up crew, doctors, advisors etc.

If he'd gone out with a back-pack, a knife and some camera crew only, they'd be long dead.

I'd imagine that the camera crew is well provided for (or they could be just as crazy, who knows?). But I you can't really say without a doubt that he enjoys the comforts of civilisation when off-screen, though there probably is medical aid on hand if he really mucks up.

Yeah, Bear is a fake. But at least he's an entertaining fake.


Les Stroud, on the other hand, makes bear grylls look like a girlscout. He goes out by himself with his cameras.

Mr Mystery wrote:Ray Mears...now that man knows his stuff.

Ray Mears is great.

I really enjoy his programs. Factual, interesting and not overblown. Kind of polar opposite of Bear Grylls show over substance.

Yea, Bear Grills is a dope.

Survivorman is where its at. That guy films himself. That guy is the real deal.

Mears is an educator, Grylls is a circus clown.

Emperors Faithful wrote:But you can't really say without a doubt that he enjoys the comforts of civilisation when off-screen

Yes, I can.

Bookwrack wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:But you can't really say without a doubt that he enjoys the comforts of civilisation when off-screen

Yes, I can.

Are we talking about Bear Grylls or Religion here?

Sun's going down, better drink my own piss.

Now, as for real survivalist hard men, Ray Mears is a good choice. I would also recommend Bruce Parry. Former Marine who goes and hangs out with native tribes and does crazy tribal gak.

rubiksnoob wrote:He's Bear fething Grylls. Ask no questions.

But, but, but! I've got one! How many bears can Bear Grylls grill if Bear Grylls could grill bears?

Les Stroud is a legend. I like it because he's not unbelievably skilled- he's a crap fisherman, for example, but he still pulls some amazing innovation out of his ass. Starting a fire with chocolate and a can was my favourite. Ray Mears knows tonnes, but he's not as charming as Les.

Bear Grylls is a knob.

@ grimtuft
Mind = Blown

so why is bear grylls more popular is he's more of a fake?

It's better television?

Da Boss wrote:It's better television?

I think that depends on your point of view

BG probably has more pull with the younger viewers as his programs are more wham bam thank you endangered species.

Drinking my own pee has been my secret to a great complexion ever since I read about it in Field and Stream magazine. Why are you guys such doubters?

Dudes a fraud who sleeps in hotels (not the wilderness) and never credits the cameramen who do all the real work.

My brother and I always watch Survivorman when we get together, but then, we've always been into trekking around the "wilderness" (not too much of that in ireland).

Da Boss wrote:My brother and I always watch Survivorman when we get together, but then, we've always been into trekking around the "wilderness" (not too much of that in ireland).

nonsence, bear grylls did an episode on Ireland, go jump in a bog to claim a dead sheep so you have a sheepskin wrap for the night

I like his shows, but yeah just like every other "reality" show, it's 99% staged.

Take it for what it is, a TV show, and TV shows are entertainment even if you think you're learning something.

On that note, I kinda like that show with the army ranger guy and his Australian newscaster wife. But the one with the other army guy and the barefoot hippy wasn't as good.

They need to make a show about how to survive 2012 when the aliens come to eat us.

Bear Grylls is a tough dude with some real survival qualifications. He's also entertaining. That said, his show is a joke. He's not really stranded, he's with cameramen, and they fake some stuff (like the raft he allegedly built for the desert island episode).

Les Stroud is a legend.

Cub Grylls should be ashamed of his thinly veiled façade. Not only is it fake, his irrational "expeditions" into caves are incredibly dangerous. He takes one flashlight (I don't care how well it's made, don't tempt fate, take three), he's got little water and almost no food. I would hate to think that someone would use anything from his show as something real.

Eh, I don't like some of the times he kills animals, like the alligator (or crocodile). It seemed to me to be a waste since he was only showing how to kill one to eat it, and it didn't look like he ate all of it. (Yes, I have seen the episode where it says that his camera crew eat whatever he kills, but still)

On the other hand, the time he ate caterpillars and started feeling unwell was kind of funny to me, but that was more along the lines of 'he shouldn't eat strange bugs'.

rubiksnoob wrote:He's Bear fething Grylls. Ask no questions.

This.

ShumaGorath wrote:Dudes a fraud who sleeps in hotels (not the wilderness) and never credits the cameramen who do all the real work

Meh, it's entertaining and interesting to watch most of the time.

He's a fake but worth watching coz the tips he gives are decent.

On the other hand, the time he ate caterpillars and started feeling unwell was kind of funny to me, but that was more along the lines of 'he shouldn't eat strange bugs'.

At least it's not like one of those cooking things where you have a dvd that you follow through the stages with the host.

"And now you can eat the bug."

*eats the bug*

"Crap... apparently I shouldn't have done that... yeah, don't eat the bug."

*annoyed face*