Bear grylls??

[Laghairt]

LOL, I didn't say there's anything wrong with it.

Hey, it doesn't hurt that he's rather attractive. :lol:

 

[Nodrog]

This guy is 1 wierd bloke dropped into the forest and the first thing he does is eat bear poo?????

 

[-Matt-]

This guy is 1 wierd bloke dropped into the forest and the first thing he does is eat bear poo?????

An actual bears poo or his own poo?

 

[user 23122]

definetely! i dont think his survival tips are all that usefull for australian conditions especially summer time but if you can learn just one thing from all his shows that might just might keep you alive one day if you are ever stck in the bush. For me i dont listen to his advice i just like the attitude and postitive frame of mind he promotes and put forth when stuck in a survivial situation. If there is anyone on this forum that knows everything there is to know about suviving in our outback then they should write a book or make up their own tv programme. I think that sort of extent of knowledge would be extremely rare nowdays and limited mainly to our remnant indigenous people around remote parts of the country and a lot of that knowledge would be passed down from several generations

Wow another Bear thread...whats this number 100 for the year? I depised the man and the show but since the last 99 threads I have started watching it regularly and even though it is staged, over-dramatised and for entertainment purposes it does just that....entertain me! I enjoy the show, it gives me a good laugh and I get to see a lot of cool countryside. I don't care anymore that he kills things, its not like he is the only person out there that kills animals for no reason...killing one snake, bat, crab, fish, whale here and there isn't going to make a difference. At least he doesn't let them go to waste.

A change of tune aye?

 

[hypochondroac]

An actual bears poo or his own poo?

Hahahaha.

 

[Jay84]

I find it amazing that some people think his survival hints are useful! Just on the extremely off chance that anyone is actually in a survival situation and considers using his advice - DON'T! What he recommends is more often than not going to decrease your chances of survival. He puts on a show which appeals to people who don't know anything about survival, if you do, you'll not only laugh at how ridiculously fake his setups are, but also how bad his advice is. Genuine survival tactics aren't going to make an exciting show.

If you do want to watch a half decent survival show, Survivorman (Les somethingorother) is a good watch, although he doesn't put the false stunts and stuff in, so if you like shallow, false, empty showmanship, you won't like it and should stick to "Bear".

What makes you say his survival hints are useless? He is successful in finding food, has great info on local plants and what they can be used for. Finds water and great tips on building shelters and rafts?

What is not useful about that?

 

[adderboy]

The problem I have with this guy is that his show is firstly and foremost for ENTERTAINMENT, not teaching survival techniques. There is so little genuine attention given to the latter that it's a waste of time on that front. So he's basically killing animals (be they reptiles or anything else) for entertainment and his own self-aggrandisement. There can be no moral justification for this, so, having seen a few of his shows and the behaviours he seems to enjoy, I have done what we all should do - not watch this rubbish.

 

[Jay84]

How many poor little defenseless animals does he kill per show???

I think you will find it is ONE or TWO vertebrates and the rest are inverts!

Do you really think that is making such an impact on the populations?

 

[user 23122]

your post is rubbish

The problem I have with this guy is that his show is firstly and foremost for ENTERTAINMENT, not teaching survival techniques. There is so little genuine attention given to the latter that it's a waste of time on that front. So he's basically killing animals (be they reptiles or anything else) for entertainment and his own self-aggrandisement. There can be no moral justification for this, so, having seen a few of his shows and the behaviours he seems to enjoy, I have done what we all should do - not watch this rubbish.

 

[user 23122]

QUOTE=Jay84;1768403]How many poor little defenseless animals does he kill per show???

I think you will find it is ONE or TWO vertebrates and the rest are inverts!

Do you really think that is making such an impact on the populations?[/QUOTE]

 

[Jay84]

You quoted me mrkos but no comment?

 

[AnimalCollector6]

The problem I have with this guy is that his show is firstly and foremost for ENTERTAINMENT, not teaching survival techniques. There is so little genuine attention given to the latter that it's a waste of time on that front. So he's basically killing animals (be they reptiles or anything else) for entertainment and his own self-aggrandisement. There can be no moral justification for this, so, having seen a few of his shows and the behaviours he seems to enjoy, I have done what we all should do - not watch this rubbish.

How can you say he's not teaching survival techniques!? Have you even watched one of his full shows? Most of the time he's talking about how you can SURVIVE and little tricks you can use. I think what you said was extremely absurd. Besides what you got against killin'?

 

[Bushman]

I'd like to judge this bloke for myself. Can someone please tell me what station and time it's on, especially the Australian leg of the series?

 

[Jay84]

SBS Mondays - 8.30pm

 

[Bushman]

Thanks Jay.

 

[spongebob]

I wonder if he flosses before kissing the missus?

 

[D3pro]

sigh... if I'm ever get lost in the wilderness I pick up my mobile phone...

 

[DanTheMan]

This argument again...

He's an idiot, get used to it. He can kill all he wants for his show, I don't care, he's not going to wipe any species off the face of the earth. It's the fact the he's full of crap that gives me the ****s. He likes to exaggerate and twist the truth.

 

[babba007]

The guy's a tool!

 

[Dipcdame]

its a mad show, i would eat every reptile if there tasty ummmmmm as if you wouldnt if you were starving and had no food.

So, how many reptiles ACTUALLY get killed for a meal? remember, there's a camera crew, and tech guys out there with him...... how do they eat????