Do you realise it is fake

Question:
Do you think this is all fake

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Fake?
What is this show

 

It's not fake. Bear does do a different kind of show from Survivorman, but that doesn't mean it's fake. Each show has it's own merits, and Bear doesn't say or give the impression he is surviving in the wild for a week. I also think the fact that the early shows of Man Vs. Wild did give the impression the Bear was surviving in his locations is the producers' fault not necessarily Bear's.

Man vs. Wild is not made up in a set or the story fiction. Bear is always on location and whatever is presented to him he does it with his own style. Now there the producers of the show who will make it either easier for Bear and make the situation less risky for him, it's beacuse of insurance reason.

I don't think the show is fake. As far as I know, he eats the gruesome maggots and whatever "eats" he has to endure and thats not fake. The new edited versions of the show, you will hear him say "with the help of my crew".

What do you exactly mean fake?

What show on TV is real??????
Aren't all shows produced and directed by someone and to appeal to a certain audience?
Hey I loved the first season. It was the best! It's entertainment, I don't want to hear about the behind the scenes crew. It ruins the effect. Hey do you see the crew on Lost or Survivor? NO! Let's get real and start enjoying the show for what it is. Come on we know that what's on tv is "fake". What's not fake is his great bod! Give him a break, he's a good guy.

Surviorman VS. ManvsWild Lets see the only fake thing I have ever saw is Surviorman The man pretended his arm was in a sling so he could show how to survive. But through the middle of the shoe he took the sling off and said he couldn't do it. Not only that he always has a huge supply of survival gear with him. Come on already surviorman is a fancy one. Man Vs. Wild is the real deal!!!!

I think a lot of shows are fake. This one is really good. I bet it could be better. But as it being fake, no. Sure he has the swedish fire starter(flint and striker), but its not that hard to cary one on your keychain. I love it too mutch to hate it.

It used to be fake, in the sense that it was initially presented as Bear surviving without any help, and only followed around by a camera crew who weren't supposed to intervene. But that was waaaayyy back in season one. It was a bonehead move on everyone's part involved.

However, that has long since been admitted to and completely changed. They even re-edited the first season to reflect what was actually going on. Now the show is open about what it is; Bear tromping about exotic locals, giving survival advice and performing "challenges".

Also, you have to keep in mind, even in the beginning, it was not ALL fake. Bear was still doing a lot of the stuff, and spending a lot of nights outdoors. In fact, he has claimed that the only times he stayed in hotels or lodges was on the nights before particularly dangerous climbs and stunts.

I never saw it as a fake. I was shocked and sort of dissappointed at Bear when I heard of it, but the show is teaching YOU how to survive. I don't think he ever said he was going to show you how he survives. If he did, please correct me. And I'm serious, correct me because I want to hear it. And please, will everyone stop relating Survivorman to Man Vs. Wild. It is almost like relation Smashlab to Mythbusters saying one is better than the other. They are both in the same category, but they have different shows and different objectives.

Two words "bear print".

From the Everglades episode. Any hope of credibility was gone after that one.

Yougofirst,

What do you mean by "bear print"? Can you clarify a little bit there so I can comprehend it.

http://www.freeforums.in/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=110&star...=&mforum=survivalist

This may clear it up. Scroll about halfway down until you see the Grylls marking on the tree.

Ahh, gotcha. Bears do not normally leave prints like that. They usually leave just bark peeled and scratches in the wood. But it can happen. I'm not going to hold that against Bear however since there is no true proof. Good find however.

~Bird~

Please go back and look again. Toward the end of that thread. Not just the banter, but the common sense of the claws going against the grain of the wood. Bear claws don't do that. EVER!

I went back and looked again. I haven't seen a bear mark in over three years so my memory is a little fuzzy. But you are right, that is definitely carved into the wood. Now that I'm thinking about it, the most I've ever seen close to the was the actual paw print in the bark. What I mean by that is the palm mostly. The bark was scratched off like in that picture and there was more of a 'hole' palm print in the tree with a little bit of fur. Never anything like that can happen though with the full actually palm print. In order for that to happen, the bear would of had to punch the tree with tremendous force and scratched down just a tad bit.

Once again, good find.

~Bird~

While the "print" is likely fake, it has squat to do with going with or against the grain. Bears don't care about the direction of the grain. Further, the exemplar given in the other thread is such a completely different type of tree that comparing marks would be quite silly. The "clues" that it may be fake is the very straight lines and angles of what are clearly cuts in the soft wood.

"likely fake"??? Bears don't leave paw prints in the trunks of trees. PERIOD
Scratch marks sure, but not prints. Even if it were possible for the bear to swat the tree hard enough to make an impression, would it?

"Yes, I'm am bear wandering through the swamp...yA De yaddy YA...By the force of Thor vested in me I smit thee, honey bee." SWACK

Which makes me wonder:
If a tree falls in the forest, and a bear is close enough to take credit. Will he?

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If a tree falls in the forest, and a bear is close enough to take credit. Will he?

A Bear Grylls would. lol

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Even if it were possible for the bear to swat the tree hard enough to make an impression, would it?

In a soft wood tree, it could.

There are many types of trees and they range in density and hardness a very large amount. Some can be pretty darn soft, especially if no longer alive.

Bears scrape, push, climb, and rip open trees, just to name a few of their activities.

That "print" was cut into the tree by a person. If that "print" was natural it wouldn't have all those perfectly straight lines.

I'm not saying a bear couldn't make a print into a soft wood tree, but if it did, it wouldn't look that 'clean'.

just my $0.02

Who cares? I'm in it for the eye-candy!

Bears show is not fake, and if you notice the nice disclaimer before the show takes off you will notice that it says they put him in situations to show you what to do in them, Bear is a hardcore guy and he knows his stuff, And yes of course its not Survivorman, if anything its better, the way he explains things and his attitude on life is refreshing, best show yet!