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by ithought 5241 days ago
You would prefer to see a grown man die on TV?

Your comment is wrong and false. He doesn't spend every night in a hotel, the shoots are between 5 to 7 days. Some he stays outside all night, the other supporting shots he stays in a hotel.

He risks his life in significant (and foolish) ways every episode. Climbing and swinging on rope vines over 1,000 foot drops are not faked. Hunting by hand, cleaning and cooking animals, or eating them raw is not faked. Sure he has assistance and safety precautions but that's reasonable.
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gaius 5241 days ago
What he does is dangerously misleading. Eating an animal raw knowing you are literally seconds away from a fully-equipped support vehicle if you get food poisoning is a world apart from eating an animal raw where you really are a week away from medical help. In the latter case, the balance of risk is very different and you might choose to go hungry (diarrhea -> dehydration -> death). You might as well watch Rambo for "survival skills" as that charlatan.
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smokinn 5241 days ago
Just because you don't have a massive support crew doesn't mean you're going to die.

I'd recommend you check out a series called Survivorman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorman

It's a guy who goes out into the wilderness to survive with nothing but some basic gear and a couple of cameras and tripods. Less flashy but way more realistic.

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sofifonfek 5239 days ago
Two different shows, one is about showcasing techniques in extreme situation and feature an ex british special forces with a heavy background in adventuring while the other is about putting one guy alone in a survival situation for a few days featuring a regular guy who has personal interest in survival.

Though they're not with him, Les stroud also has a support crew and a way to contact them in case of life-threatening emergency.

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smokinn 5238 days ago
No he doesn't. Most episodes he says that he has to get out on his own. If he missed his rendez-vous search and rescue teams kick into action to go out and find him.

There was one particular episode where he had to find some natives to get him out because he was dying of dehydration. He got sick and had diaharrea and no one was there to help him.

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