Watching him now. I like it too. I saw that special. I like how open he is. In this episode he is doing a scenario that he survives an airplane crash in the snowy wilderness. He had a fake injury with a sling and kept complaining about that "injury" When a real blizzard got rough, he rips the sling off say, this thing is comin'OFF.
Good show [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > And this is the reason why I like Survivorman better. He actually did a > special on how the show was films (and nearly came close to dying a > few times > during his africa show). > > -GTW > > In a message dated 11/7/07 4:00:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:Brent_Wodehouse%40swiftnet.org> writes: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> writes: > > > > >What is Mars Rising? > > >Didn't i hear that one of those two most famous survival guys was > caught > > >cheating? > > > > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i78ed7f > <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i78ed7f> > > dd05f8f5f53c3edbd23e2717ac > > > > Discovery's 'Wild' storm: Authenticity questioned > > > > By Andrew Wallenstein > > > > July 24, 2007 > > > > > > Discovery Channel is re-evaluating one of its most popular series, "Man > > vs. Wild," after allegations surfaced that its survival-expert host was > > bunking in motels when he was supposed to be braving the great outdoors. > > > > The network issued a statement Monday in response to an investigation > > launched by British television network Channel 4, which carries the > > program under the title "Born Survivor: Bear Grylls." Channel 4 > confirmed > > that host Bear Grylls had partaken of indoor accommodations on at least > > two occasions when his series had depicted him spending the night in the > > wild. > > > > "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," the network said in a > statement. > > > > The production company behind the series, Diverse Television, is > > cooperating with the Channel 4 investigation, which likely will > address a > > range of allegations that called into question "Wild's" authenticity. > > > > In each episode of the series, Grylls is airlifted into the wilderness > > with only a few tools to aid in his survival, such as a flint or water > > bottle. A former British special forces soldier, Grylls is typically > > depicted as subsisting for several days without intervention or > > interruption while cameramen follow him offscreen. He has been stranded > > all over the globe, including Utah's Moab desert and the Costa Rican > rain > > forest. > > > > But among the charges made against Grylls is that a raft he is > depicted as > > having built himself actually was constructed and then disassembled by > > consultants to the show in order for the host to put it together. In > > another episode, Grylls happens upon what are referred to as wild horses > > that were said to be brought in from a trekking station. > > > > The brouhaha could become a PR nightmare for the channel, which in > recent > > years has abandoned contrived unscripted formats in favor of the > > scientific explorations that first made the Discovery brand famous. > "Wild" > > in particular has emerged as one of its main attractions during the past > > two seasons. > > > > But the company gave no indication about parting ways with the series, > > only making certain unspecified alterations. > > > > "Moving forward, the program will be 100% transparent and all > elements of > > the filming will be explained upfront to our viewers," Discovery > said. "In > > addition, shows that are to be repeated will be edited > appropriately. Bear > > Grylls is a world-class adventurer and a terrific talent." > > > > A spokeswoman for Discovery declined to elaborate on what exact measures > > will be taken to address the concerns raised about "Wild." > > > > Among the likely possibilities: a disclaimer that will precede each > > episode explaining that some of the events being depicted are > dramatized. > > > > On July 13, Grylls spoke at the Television Critics Assn. summer > press tour > > about production of the series but gave little hint of any shenanigans > > behind the scenes. At one point, he described what it was like to > bed down > > in the wild. > > > > "Often at nighttime, they will get helicoptered out, and they might have > > to recharge camera batteries and hand in footage, and then they > leave me a > > little minicamera for the night stuff, and they come and rejoin me > in the > > morning," he said. > > > > > > >-------------- Original message -------------- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:GWashin891%40aol.com> > > > > > >In a message dated 11/7/07 1:12:45 AM, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > > >writes: > > > > > >> At least yours are science shows. That Tornado show sounds cool. We > > >> watch survival guy sometimes and Chris just told me he sometimes > watches > > >> the ice trucker show. uhh ohh I'm going down fast. :) > > >> > > > > > >Hey I happen to like the survival show called Survivor-the one with the > > >canadian guy who shoots everything himself-no crew. Not Man vs Man-the > > >one with > > >the brit who brings along his own crew. Ice Road Truckers IMO is the > > >History > > >Channel's version of Deadiest Catch. I'm also am watching Mars > Rising on > > >the Science Channel which is interresting. > > > > > >-GTW > > > > ************************************** > See what's new at http://www.aol.com <http://www.aol.com> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
