Yo Mama
06-01-2008, 11:16 AM
I was watcihng Man Vs. Wild last night for lack of better programming and it made me curious what other people think of the two masters of survival television -- Bear Grylls (of Man vs. Wild) and Les Stroud (of Survivorman).
Les Stroud (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Stroud)
Bear Grylls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Grylls)
I personally voted for Les Stroud.
Les goes it alone. He does all his own camera work as well as the work of survival. He is cautious, and as economical with his energy as he can be. He gives level, practical advice. His show is an hour.
"Bear" on the other hand, reminds me of Jack the Lad goes camping. He's too bloody jovial and takes stupid risks that nobody in their right mind would do on their own -- last night in a Siberian episode, the guy broke through ice in a Siberian lake and got in, just to show how dangerous that kind of cold can be. Well, duh. He takes a crew with him, so he's never alone. And he has a fixation with pee. I've seen him pee on a scarf to put on his head in the desert, pee on knife frozen to his hand to get it to come off, and even drink his own pee. And apparently the show is staged and he's never in as much danger as he appears to be.
Les Stroud is the man. Bear Grylls is just annoying.
Les Stroud (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Stroud)
Bear Grylls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Grylls)
I personally voted for Les Stroud.
Les goes it alone. He does all his own camera work as well as the work of survival. He is cautious, and as economical with his energy as he can be. He gives level, practical advice. His show is an hour.
"Bear" on the other hand, reminds me of Jack the Lad goes camping. He's too bloody jovial and takes stupid risks that nobody in their right mind would do on their own -- last night in a Siberian episode, the guy broke through ice in a Siberian lake and got in, just to show how dangerous that kind of cold can be. Well, duh. He takes a crew with him, so he's never alone. And he has a fixation with pee. I've seen him pee on a scarf to put on his head in the desert, pee on knife frozen to his hand to get it to come off, and even drink his own pee. And apparently the show is staged and he's never in as much danger as he appears to be.
Les Stroud is the man. Bear Grylls is just annoying.