Does anyone watch the show 'Man vs Wild' on the Discovery Channel?

[marmar]

..... with that crazy-ass Bear Grylls dude.

Does it bug anyone else that he kills animals that weren't f**king with him purely for the purpose of making a TV show? I just watched him bash a rabbit's head in so he could eat it.

[treestar]

1. I've seen it

It's about surviving in the wild, so he "had" to do that - he gets dropped off somewhere far from any help and shows you how to survive it. Useful information, in case you get lost in some remote place!

[supernova]

2. As long as he eats it, I don't have a problem

He's also eaten raw fish, Gollum style. :puke: And bugs. And spiders. :puke:

If you just remember it's survivalist type stuff, then it's fine.

[TCJ70]

3. He's simulating a survival situation...

...that's what you would have to do. I think Survivorman is more appropriate for stuff like that, but Bear Grylls isn't doing anything wrong.

[AlinPA]

4. The cameraman has it rougher than he does. nt

[theblasmo]

5. I agree

I understand that he's simply illustrating a survival tool, but it still comes across as gratuitous. I prefer Survivorman. He's more interesting, and he's actually alone.

God, I sound like George Plimpton selling Intellivision. Sorry.

[MisterP]

9. I also think I recall that Stroud is aware that he's surrounded by plants--some even edible!

(unless it was another host), and he doesn't give pseudo-Darwinian harangues in Jesse Spencer's voice

[DontTreadOnMe]

C'mon people, it's only a rabbit!

Sharp pointy teeth!

[A HERETIC I AM]

11. "That's no ordinary rabbit!"

TIM: Too late!

ARTHUR: What?
TIM: There he is!
ARTHUR: Where?
TIM: There!
ARTHUR: What, behind the rabbit?
TIM: It is the rabbit!
ARTHUR: You silly sod! You got us all worked up!
TIM: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul, cruel,
and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on.
ROBIN: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
TIM: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide, it's a
killer!
KNIGHT: Get stuffed!
TIM: It'll do you a trick, mate!
KNIGHT: Oh, yeah?
ROBIN: You mangy Scot git!
TIM: I'm warning you!
ROBIN: What's he do, nibble your bum?
TIM: He's got huge, sharp-- he can leap about-- look at the bones!
ARTHUR: Go on, Boris. Chop his head off!
BORIS: Right! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew comin' right up!
TIM: Look!

BORIS: Aaaugh!

ARTHUR: Jesus Christ!
TIM: I warned you!
ROBIN: I peed again!
TIM: I warned you! But did you listen to me? Oh, no, you knew it all,
didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little bunny, isn't it? Well,
it's always the same, I always--
ARTHUR: Oh, shut up!
TIM: --But do they listen to me?--
ARTHUR: Right!
TIM: -Oh, no--
KNIGHTS: Charge!

KNIGHTS: Aaaaugh! Aaaugh! etc.
KNIGHTS: Run away! Run away!
TIM: Haw haw haw. Haw haw haw. Haw haw.


Sorry. Couldn't resist.

[Zywiec]

6. Good show - I watch it all the time n/t

[npk]

7. That rabbit would have been dinner for some other larger animal

Laws of survival. The problem I have is people who kill animals for trophies and sport.

[comrade snarky]

8. So long as it's eaten I actually approve

Meat doesn't come wrapped in plastic. That rabbit probably had a cleaner death than most factory farm animals.

[marmar]

10. "That rabbit probably had a cleaner death than most factory farm animals"

Very true.

[Bill219]

12. No...

But I watch Man vs Food on The Travel Channel.

[WilliamPitt]

13. Was he hungry?

[earth mom]

14. Yikes, I think I will take that show off my netflix queue!

:yoiks:

[seabeyond]

15. i love that dude. he is just amazing. kids and hubby watches, so i will see periodically. nt