Man Vs. Wild (rawr!)
Tagged as: May 29Have you seen Man vs Wild on the Discovery Channel?
If you don’t know, it’s a show that follows one man as he tries to overcome the challenge of surviving in the wilderness with little more than what a traveler might have.
I love this show. It’s amazing while also being hilarious. First off, the man’s name is Bear. That’s not a nickname. That’s just his name. You know that he’s gotta be awesome if his name is “Bear.” In any case, a cameraman (okay maybe a crew?) follows him as he does whatever it takes to survive in various harsh climates. I’ve seen him in places like the Rockies, a volcano crater in Hawaii, the African desert, and other such fun places.
7 Favorite Moments From Man vs Wild
- When he eats a live snake by biting off the head (which according to Bear would taste disgusting) and slurping the rest of it through his mouth like a spaghetti noodle.
- Eating maggots from an animal that was killed in an avalanche. Apparently the actual animal flesh would be dangerous to eat because it’s rotten. But the maggots that eat the rotten flesh? They’re just fine. Who would’ve thought?
- When he tries to ride a wild horse but fails miserably because he tries to mount it after only being around it for a little bit. I think that because he’s so good, it’s pretty funny when he fails.
- Catching and taking a big bite out of a live fish. He looked like Gollum. It was disgustingly awesome.
- Finding a zebra that was killed by lions and then picked by vultures. The bones are clean. So what does Bear do? He cuts off the skin near the neck and eats the zebra meat raw. And then he puts some in his pocket to eat later!
- Talking about how rattlesnakes are dangerous and how you shouldn’t get close to them. All the while walking closer and closer to the rattlesnake right in front of him.
- Finding a mound of ants, talking about how he only eats the abdomen of the ants because the bite hurts, and then allowing an ant to bite his tongue so that you can see how much it must hurt. And the ants are actually a “sweet treat” to him.
Isn’t it amazing what people will do to survive? I don’t think that this kind of brutal living is ever hardly seen by many of us because we are in “civilized” locations.
I think that a great part of the appeal to the show is that he (seemingly) actually enjoys all of it. Oh and for some reason the British accent makes it that much more interesting and authentic.
I could learn a lot from this show. Perhaps even more than just the survival techniques. But even if I couldn’t, at least I’d have a great time being grossed out, amazed, and entertained.
Bear falls more that ANYONE I know!
It really is an interesting show. Survivor Man is good too.
ive never seen it but ive heard people talk about it many a times. maybe i should watch an episode. when/what channel is it on?
@Mark Laymon
Haha I’m definitely glad that they show Bear messing up and falling down (both literally and figuratively) because it shows that it’s not easy as pie. Thanks for the heads up on Survivor Man, I’ll make sure to watch it if I see it on.
@kiki
I heard of the show before, but I didn’t think too much of it. It was only after I watched it that I saw how appealing and interesting the show was. It’s interesting even for people not really into outdoors-related things!
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the MOST disgusting bit: squeezing the water straight out from elephant poo to prevent dehydration!
lol…
The elephant poo squeeze was pretty disgusting! Remember when he took off his shirt and pissed on it to try & stay cool in the desert? That was pretty awesome!
This is one of my favorite shows.
I have watched Survivor Man too, and although it’s not as good as Man vs. Wild, it is still pretty cool to watch. The difference is that Bear has a camera crew & the Survivor Man doesn’t, he has to film it all himself so the cinematography isn’t as good…however it does make his survival experience that much more realistic.
@al
Yeah I thought that should have been on the list but unfortunately I have not witnessed that particular scene for myself.
@Matthew Jabs
Thanks for stopping by. Yeah I really think that this show is one of the more interesting and original that I have seen as of late. Especially out of those of the reality tv genre. I have not found a time soon that Survivor Man is on, but I will definitely take a gander if I ever see it on. In regards to the camera crew, I know that they are there and that must make the experience a little different. Nevertheless I am appreciative of the nice shots that they can get because they have someone else holding the camera. It would get really old after a while to always just see things from the person’s point of view. But those are just my quick thoughts on it.
That show is AWESOME! My old roommate got me hooked on it a few months ago and I haven’t missed an episode yet.
Great blog btw. Stumbled upon it surfing earlier and it’s definitely going in my bookmarks.
@Quinton
Thanks for stopping by! Are you looking forward to the new episodes in a couple of weeks? I know that I sure am!
I appreciate the time that you’ve taken to read some of my posts, and I welcome your comments anytime.
Definitely lookin forward to the new episodes. Can’t wait to see what other perilous situations Bear gets himself into, and what disgusting things he’ll have to do to get out of them. That guys fast becoming my hero
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