boogie hands Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 GRYLLS' THRILLS BOGUS: EXPERT SURVIVALIST CHARGED WITH CUSHY SHORTCUTS IN THE MUCK: Bear Grylls shows off his survival skill on "Man vs. Wild," but an expert who says he worked on the show claims some stunts are faked. July 24, 2007 -- Discovery Channel he-man Bear Grylls, the host of the survival-skills show "Man vs. Wild," is barely the man he seems to be on TV. On the program, Grylls appears to camp out in quickly-built shelters deep in the wilderness while battling hypothermia and dehydration. But when the cameras stop rolling, Grylls has actually moved to luxurious hotels. In the last two seasons, he and producers have contrived other scenes to make it appear as if Grylls is more skilled than he really is, a consultant for the show told The Times of London. "If you really believe everything happens the way it is shown on TV, you are being a little bit naive," said Mark Weinert, an Oregon-based survival consultant, who said producers hired him as an adviser for the show. Discovery Channel officials declined to comment, but in the U.K., where the show airs with the title "Born Survivor," stunned network officials at Channel 4 said they are conducting an internal investigation. "Discovery Communications has learned that isolated elements of the 'Man vs. Wild' show in some episodes were not natural to the environment, and that for health and safety concerns the crew and host received some survival assistance while in the field," a spokeswoman for the network said. "Moving forward the program will be 100 percent transparent and all elements of the filming will be explained up-front to our viewers. In addition, shows that are to be repeated will be edited appropriately." According to Weinert, while filming in California's Sierra Nevada mountains - an episode in which Grylls, 33, is seen biting off the head of a snake for breakfast - Grylls actually spent some nights with the show's crew in a lodge outfitted with television, stone fireplaces, hot tubs and Internet access. The Pines Resort at Bass Lake is advertised as "a cozy getaway for families" and is a luxurious hotel with its own spa on a lake. In another instance, where Grylls was supposed to be surviving on a desert island, he was actually in Hawaii and spent nights at a motel, Weinert said. The same episode had Grylls building a Polynesian-style raft using only materials around him, including bamboo, hibiscus twine and palm leaves for a sail. Weinert said he actually led a team of builders to construct the raft. It was then taken apart so that Grylls could be shown building it on camera. In another episode, viewers watched as Grylls tried to coax what seemed like a wild mustang into a lasso in the Sierra Nevada. "I'm in luck," he told viewers, apparently coming across four wild horses grazing in a meadow. "A chance to use an old Native American mode of transport comes my way. This is one of the few places in the whole of the U.S. where horses still roam wild." In fact, Weinert said, the horses were not wild but were brought in by trailer. don.kaplan@nypost.com other things that are staged would be EVERY SINGLE REALITY SHOW THAT HAS EVER EXISTED. oh, and wrestling. ps - i still find man vs wild enjoyable, even after confirmation of what i suspected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Blazzed Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Its all about survivor man Even thought "bear grylls" is quit possibly the illest named ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie hands Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 i take that back....deadliest catch is most likely not staged. redundant maybe but definitely not staged. neither was the reality show about everest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaranta-Due Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I think this was already posted in the Man Vs Wild thread. I too enjoy this show, but I like Survivor Man more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 WRESTLING FAKE?!?!?!?!?! BLASPHEMY!!!!! Who gives a fuck he is showing you how you CAN survive if you really need too. I say its dope...and whatever I say goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 other things that are staged would be EVERY SINGLE REALITY SHOW THAT HAS EVER EXISTED. oh, and wrestling. ps - i still find man vs wild enjoyable, even after confirmation of what i suspected. co-signed...all reality shows are staged...i actually saw the episode where he crawls out of the mudpit, and thought...that was fake...cause it seemed too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie hands Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 I think this was already posted in the Man Vs Wild thread. man, i have no idea how that would have gotten past me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabloid- Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGOE1 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 i dont know about you guys but its not that hard to believe that they actually found a guy that was in the armed forces and does everything they show. shows on tv will try and save money, flying him out to hotels then back is mad expensive. i think this nigga is for real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podrido Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 they should have SURVIVAL IN THE HOOD FO NIGGAS THAT AINT KNOW STARTING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 they should have a employed middle class white male v.s. the college financial aid dept. show...I fuckin need to figure out how to get some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 FAFSA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Shit dont work...I make too much money they said. Thne I went to the financial aid dept and the lady went through did a bunch of stuff and she said the only way your getting financial aid is if you claim bankruptcy or turn into a african american female... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSA_Treal Hyphy Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 SURVIVORMAN is off tha rictor aint nobody has shit on him buuuuud bear grylls is a pussie ho english man and drinks his piss FOREAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodice_ripper Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I saw that episode with the horse - at one point you can see it has horse shoes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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