Poll: Bear Grylls or Les Stroud

[the monopoly guy]

Ok, this is simple, who is better? bear Grylls (of Man Versus Wild) or Less Stroud (of Survivorman)?

Me, I like Les Stroud. He is out there, alone, for 7 days with items you might actually ahve if you were in that situation. Bear Grylls is there until he can get out, he always ahs a knife and a parachute, and often some skis. He is not alone, he has some cameramen in case he gets hurt, but if Les gets hurt he out there alone. For all we know Bear Grylls sleeps in a tenet with teh cameramen and pops out every once in a while with a night vision camera to do his best Blaire Witch Project impersonation.

 

[Trogd0r]

Bear grylls is an ass,
"look at mee!!, i'm chewing on something awful, om nom nom nom."
When the camera zooms in on his face.

And why does he ALWAYS has to choose the dumbest route, like heroically(sp?) jumping of a tall cliff, filmed from six different camera angles, instead of the path down right next to it. That is not survival, that's sheer stupidity.

Les Stroud gets my vote.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

I'd say they are "equal" in skill but when it comes to the show, Survivorman is way more interesting.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Bear grylls is an ass,
"look at mee!!, i'm chewing on something awful, om nom nom nom."
When the camera zooms in on his face.

And why does he ALWAYS has to choose the dumbest route, like heroically(sp?) jumping of a tall cliff, filmed from six different camera angles, instead of the path down right next to it. That is not survival, that's sheer stupidity.

Les Stroud gets my vote.

Isn't the whole point of Man vs. Wild just to make Bear Grylls do stupid things like that just to see if he'll get out of it though?

Bear: OK, now, even though this would be the dumbest thing to do in this situation, let me show you how to get out of it. *jumps in a pool of freezing cold water* Oh...oh god...ok....what you..you do..is...is...you climb out...

*bear climbs out, takes off his clothes, and starts jogging and doing pushups - then starts a campfire to dry his clothes*

 

[Quaidis]

Um, you may not know this, but Bear Grylls is close to a hotel or road on almost every shot he takes. Due to the fact that it's an entertainment show, they're able to lie to you and use the cameras in well-placed shots to make it look like he's in the middle of nowhere. A year or so ago someone walking along a well-traveled hiking path in Hawaii noticed Bear in a camera shoot. It was so close to a busy road that it was painful. Bear was making it look so difficult, but the guy who watched was able to hop over the obstacles with no problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzxsqkxHDVQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhVo5kIjiMw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0qyKyWaNEQ&NR=1


So all the Bear Grylls show is about is animal cruelty, especially considering that most of the animals he eats/kills/destroys are previously owned and planted for him. I believe in one episode in particular he kills a rattle snake that was previously defanged for him. But hey, harming wildlife is what viewers want.


I don't know if Survivorman is on the same filming principle, but it's all about the same tripe to me. You can't believe everything you see on the tele at face value.

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

I prefer Bear, simply because I love British accents. Both shows are pretty neat, though-- I've learned a lot of shit I'll never use from them.

 

[RetiarySword]

Bear Grylls FTW! The reason he is better than any other survivalist, is because no matter how, cold, rainy, or crappy it is, he WILL nude up! 'I'm in siberia, where the temperature is -4C, and in these lakes people drown under the ice, so I'm going to strip and go skinny dipping!'
Thats why he rocks! Besides in the siberia one he made a tobogen out of some sticks, some para-cord, and a dear carcass! No lie!!

 

[tendo82]

Les Stroud is legit and as a result his show is boring, probably like the business of actual survival.

On the other hand, Bear Grylls is a fake but, as RetiarySword rightly points out, he will strip nude for no good reason at all and the man will eat a zebra carcass without batting an eyelash. I voted for Les, but my heart is with Bear.

 

[mjhhiv]

I voted for Stroud, because he's out in the wild by himself, while Bear gets a camera crew that protects him from any "real" danger, and slips him the occasional power bar when he gets tired.

 

[DEC_42]

CA-NA-DA!!!!!

lol, not the reason I voted for Stroud, but he is Canadian.

Grylls does seem more like a showboater, and a pretty-boy, at that. I'm sure the camera crew does slip him the occasional powerbar. He never quite explains what to do if you've lost your flint or knife.

Stroud seems a little more down to earth, and he's creative.

Grylls gets more publicity because he sounds British, he's ex-SAS, and his name is Bear. He's got an Andrew Zimmern-sort of thing going for him, too, what with all the testicle-eating and the dung harvesting.

 

[Ultrajoe]

Grylls

i don't give a damn about how the show is made, the man is entertaining and knows the stuff even if he does not use it really.

Stroud's a good man, bores me to tears.

 

[pieeater911]

I think Survivorman is more entertaining than Grylls' show. Stroud at least kind of gives you some info on how to maybe survive if you ever get stuck in the wilderness without your handy-dandy camera crew with you, whereas with Grylls it's pretty much just "Okay, I'm gonna eat this pile of random shit I found sitting out in the woods, and then, when I could just walk down this convenient little path on the mountain that has been worn here by erosion, I'm gonna jump off of this cliff and hope that my hotel is at the bottom of it."

 

[wilsonscrazybed]

I apologize, I mistook this for a wrestling thread. Carry on.

 

[Trogd0r]

I'm sorry, but no-one's mentioned Ray Mears? That dude is a wilderness god. While Grylls is choking on snakes and elephant dung, Ray will have cooked you up a lovely meal of mushrooms, fish and wild herbs, built a log-cabin to sleep in with nothing more than a machete, and will keep you interested with his various tales and anecdotes about the various tribes of the world. And the next day, he'll leave it as if he was never there in the first place. The man's an absolute legend.

EDIT

Just to prove this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GvRR5MTBBQI

Could Grylls come up with such an ingenious trap? I think not.

Oh yes, Ray Mears is twice the survivalist and wilderness-expert than these chumps will ever be. I wish I could retract my vote.

 

[Whoolpurse]

I find Bear grylls show more interesting, seriously, who gives a fuck about if he goes to a hotel after the shooting, The show is about to show YOU how to survive, I mean, you want to see how he sleeps too?

 

[Rob Sharona]

Bear Grylls eats poo. I find this funny.

 

[zirnitra]

Grylls I don't care whether he has a fucking Winnebago full of barolo, cake and women following him at all times. I saw him suck the moisture out of camel dung he found in the recently sliced open belly of a decaying dromedary, that's hardcore and I want to take him drinking and dare him to do something.

If I actually wanted woodland knowledge I'd go straight to ray meres though not only can he live in the woods but he does it well enough to be a pretty chubby fellow.

 

[Rob Sharona]

I'm sorry, but no-one's mentioned Ray Mears?

I can't stand Ray Mears. While there is no denying he does some amazing stuff, he gets far too excited about things like badgers. In fact I think his only friends in the whole world are badgers. And all he talks about is how "there's not a place on earth he would rather be". Screw that, the other guys tell you what to do to survive long enough to get out of these shit holes. This freak enjoys them!

 

[williamjg]

I'm sorry, but no-one's mentioned Ray Mears? That dude is a wilderness god. While Grylls is choking on snakes and elephant dung, Ray will have cooked you up a lovely meal of mushrooms, fish and wild herbs, built a log-cabin to sleep in with nothing more than a machete, and will keep you interested with his various tales and anecdotes about the various tribes of the world. And the next day, he'll leave it as if he was never there in the first place. The man's an absolute legend.

EDIT

Just to prove this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GvRR5MTBBQI

Could Grylls come up with such an ingenious trap? I think not.

dude! i was just a bout to say about ray mears! he is definatly the most kickass guy. also the most entertaining