Yeah, the guy goes out in the wilderness to survive and when the filming stops, he returns to his 5 star hotel and LIVES!.Is grandma’s sister anything like Grandpa Simpson?
Yes, there are a number of survivor shows that are fake on various levels. They’ve got camera crews, support teams, and in some of them, the “survivors” sleep in local hotels during the night. Bear Grylls is notorious for this sort of thing.
However, “Surviorman” is different. It consists of one man, Les Stroud, who goes out into the wilderness in survival situations all by himself. He takes no production crew and performs all the camera work himself. So not only is he worrying about the essentials of food, water, fire, shelter and other such things; he has the additional burden of setting up the cameras and lugging the equipment around with nobody to help him.
He seldom goes in unprepared. He studies up on the local floral and fauna, and often spends time with the indigenous people to learn how they survived in the area for thousands of years. So in that sense, it’s “fake”. But that’s the only part that is.
One rarely hears from true survivors, barring publishing agents and made-for-TV movies.I’ve always wanted to be “marooned” or “at risk” with these reality a-holes and coach them on what survival is all about.Oh yeah, I’m a survivor.
dadoctah almost 11 years ago
My Gramma had two sisters, so I understand completely..Be warned. There will be Scrabble.
Crabbyrino Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Kinda like Opal…being married to Earl.
pcolli almost 11 years ago
Yeah, the guy goes out in the wilderness to survive and when the filming stops, he returns to his 5 star hotel and LIVES!.Is grandma’s sister anything like Grandpa Simpson?
Jilly Baker almost 11 years ago
Don’t worry, Gramma’s sister has survived her visits with Earl. She’s a good Survivor Woman.
sbchamp almost 11 years ago
Someone else’s courage and ingenuity
Chris Kenworthy almost 11 years ago
Survivor: Earl vs Pearl. Has a ring to it, (or is that a rhyme?)
jtviper7 almost 11 years ago
I wonder if the guy with the camera suffers too…
PMark almost 11 years ago
Yes, there are a number of survivor shows that are fake on various levels. They’ve got camera crews, support teams, and in some of them, the “survivors” sleep in local hotels during the night. Bear Grylls is notorious for this sort of thing.
However, “Surviorman” is different. It consists of one man, Les Stroud, who goes out into the wilderness in survival situations all by himself. He takes no production crew and performs all the camera work himself. So not only is he worrying about the essentials of food, water, fire, shelter and other such things; he has the additional burden of setting up the cameras and lugging the equipment around with nobody to help him.
He seldom goes in unprepared. He studies up on the local floral and fauna, and often spends time with the indigenous people to learn how they survived in the area for thousands of years. So in that sense, it’s “fake”. But that’s the only part that is.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
One rarely hears from true survivors, barring publishing agents and made-for-TV movies.I’ve always wanted to be “marooned” or “at risk” with these reality a-holes and coach them on what survival is all about.Oh yeah, I’m a survivor.
Number Three almost 11 years ago
I wonder if Earl got on well with his mother-in-law?Can’t imagine so…xxx
edclectic almost 11 years ago
But they will “re-create” it when it means advertising revenue.Nothing is beyond “reality TV” except reality and discrimination.
Radical-Knight almost 11 years ago
Damn, Earl…Did you remember to use the “Cone of Silence?”