On the sands of hesitation bleach the bones of those who on the verge of victory, sat down to rest and in resting died.
Survival smival, Bear Grylls not so tough after all
I’ve seen just a few short parts of “Born Survivor” but I have friends and family that are obsessed with the show. Bear Grylls stars in the show where each episode features him trekking back to civilization from a random remote drop off point.
When talking to fans of the show they throw out terms like “mans man” “amazingly incredible” and “i want to be stuck on an island with him! That is… if I had to be stuck on an island of course” to describe this freak, his abilities and their strange lust for a eyeball sucking, live fish eating man nicknamed Bear.
But as so much of life turns out to be, they are in for a disappointment. Bear Grylls is not so tough. While the camera shows him toughing it out on a remote island he had in fact the luxury of staying at a local hotel. When he supposedly built a raft with nothing but the objects found in nature, well, that was a shame too. An outside company was brought in to build the raft and than dismantled it so that Bear could re”build it” on camera.
The list of untruths continue for the show and Bear but many viewers are wondering… “this is news how?” “if you think TV is real, your a sap”. While still others have expressed feelings of betrayal. “I looked up to him, he was the person I wanted to be like”.
Whether you loved the show or hated it, whether you feel betrayed or not, it all boils down to entertainment. Did you get your moneys worth for your cable subscription by watching this show? The answer, since the show has obviously created enough buzz to enter the blogsphere, is probably a resounding yes.
Now, please excuse me while I go tackle a wild bore and cook it over a fire I started with my shoes so that I may feel a wee bit better about myself.
davide said,
August 10, 2007 @ 3:08 am
you ever notice how he really likes to take his clothes off for the camera, and get wet? showmanship at its murkiest. not surprising. i always wondered where his camera crew partied while he slept in a pile of his own poo. imagined they were off on the side chugging margaritas or sipping hot cocoa.
Robert said,
August 10, 2007 @ 10:06 am
Haha, His own poo. That makes me laugh.
I’m so grown up.
Link said,
December 24, 2007 @ 2:32 am
In all honesty, your statement; “Whether you loved the show or hated it, whether you feel betrayed or not, it all boils down to entertainment. Did you get your moneys worth for your cable subscription by watching this show? The answer, since the show has obviously created enough buzz to enter the blogsphere, is probably a resounding yes.” is very true.
Sure I felt betrayed, lied to, whatever, but in the end the show gave me entertainment, and it still entertains me to a decent extent. And that’s what the show is meant to do, and in that sense its serving its purpose. Yet people are simply dissecting every bit of it to death when its only a TV show that is meant to entertain and really, do nothing more than that.
Mental Dribble said,
December 30, 2007 @ 1:29 pm
While I agree its intedned to entertain it also claims to a degree to educate. If your going to present a show as if its presenting reality then you have an obligation to 1) let others know its NOT reality with a short disclaimer or 2) make sure it presents reality!
I’m all for drama and camera tricks, but don’t give me those things under the ruse of truth.
Pete said,
April 20, 2008 @ 5:01 pm
Ah, here’s a little frog. It has to struggle to survive to live out here in the desert. I don’t really need to eat it but hell, it’s interesting TV….
Yeah great. If you don’t really need to kill to survive because you are making a TV show and you are getting help anyway then why kill?
I hope it gave him the sh*ts.