Comments on: Ultimate Survivor is fake

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:03:22 +0000

the last movie is okey… sometimes in the start of the program it stand… Bear G… bla bla bla….. sometimes he need to get help/asistant—> bad English sorry.

By: Macedon

Macedon — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:47:14 +0000

I think that he only showing how to survive but not actualy suviving every time.

By: Randall

Randall — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:48:31 +0000

Ultimate survivor is the best show on discovery channel.They in no way state that he is alone.I mean who must hold the camera when he is doing a stunt.They state clearly that there is help for him when needed.I mean they cant have a man dieing on the show.

Survivorman is a load of crap.He lights a fire with a flare or maybe a box of matches or a zippo.Then he opens up a tent he brought with. he shows you no survival techniques whatsoever.It’s a joke

By: EdE

EdE — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:19:51 +0000

But the show is made to show you how should you act if find your self in simulare situation..so it is important to know..all those plants, animals, and shelters. It is not based to make him suffer, but to learn you do the same thing ;)

By: SuperSang

SuperSang — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:36:23 +0000

it is indeed a fake, which is also explained on the Discovery WEBSITE!!! All this serie does (like explained before) is explain what COULD happen in a bad situation and give some tips on what to do, should you end up in a situation like that!
And indeed, TV is never 100% real -_-

By: Ivan

Ivan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:02:07 +0000

I really love the show and I want to work there.

Remember the show just show you how to survive in case you’ll be in a situation like that.

The problem is the super information we have every body wants to know everything like how was it made (making off) I don’t care about that. I just enjoy the show and all the places and all the landscapes.

Thanks to Discovery, thanks to Bear Grylls and thaks to all the crew.
If you need a strong guy to work with you just contact me.
Keep’n going

By: INET Survivor

INET Survivor — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:26:49 +0000

How could anyone believe that a TV show such as this would be 100% real?

No TV show will ever be 100% real, and even less, one like this, Bear is only showing you ways to survive if you faced the extreme conditions that his programme shows you.

You can’t honestly expect him to seriously put his life at risk, that is not what the programme is for for christs sake, it is only a documentary, like many others. It is a good, educational, and entertaining programme, nothing more, and nothing less. Bear hasn’t cheated on the audience, in any case, he has simply done his job.

Thanks for a great prog Bear Grylls, keep up the good work!.

By: mascat_kry

mascat_kry — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:33:33 +0000

if you imagine that someone would risk his own life just to show others how not to, you’re wrong. everything on TV is fake. every show has a director, a producer etc. every show must be profitable.
I heard that he filmed one show in the mountains of Romania – CARPATHIANS MOUNTAINS – where every year several tourists get killed by bears. you wonder why? Because in Romania alone are many more bears than in the whole europe togheter. this is some adresses to watch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxZdTappe-E&feature=fvsr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLMh7O5pJk0&feature=fvsr ) . also you must know that a beart kills with single strike; it doesn’t give you a second chance. Now think of all oher countries with all their dangerous places and how risky is it to live in the wild. and again: don’t think that other shows are not faked.

By: DOH

DOH — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:25:39 +0000

Let’s see… It’s just educational. I think one of the first rules in surviving is not to get into danger on purpose. The show’s use is to teach you what you should do if you ever get on those situations… I guess you would appreciate the info when you are lost somewhere and knowing that eating yourself it’s not an option…

The point of the show isn’t not wether is fake or real.. Skill reduces chances to die, but the danger is still there, Bear Grylls knows that.

By: luke

luke — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:35:24 +0000

this program is maybe a fake but in this Ultimate Survival there is write that program only shows how you can survive in the dangerous situation in live like this. they didn’t ever say it’s for real. They only shows how peple could survive in this forests and deserts etc.And the other way all TV-Shows have some fake in itself. If you like watch programs like this, you just watch it and enjoy it.

By: Marcin

Marcin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:16:25 +0000

I’m very surprised to all this rumour. It’s so obvious there is a crew all the time with Bear that I haven’t even thought that anyone would be misleaded that he pretends to be alone. It’s obvious to me that there are people to help him. It’s a show, he shows us things but he don’t want to die while making movie. I’m wathing it with pleasure.

By: Klint

Klint — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:35:11 +0000

It’s still real to me dammit!

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:44:53 +0000

It’s unfortunate that this blog comes up first on the search for “Ultimate Survivor” since you clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. The show has never alluded to Bear being alone and in fact he regularly speaks to and helps one of the cameramen. There’s obviously an entire team behind him, and in fact, the show explicitly states that Bear is assisted in life-threatening situations by the crew.

Yes, it’s a TV show and so by default it is over-dramatized. However, all that you see is real and in many cases where the crew assists him, no effort is made to hide the fact.

As for Ultimate Survivor vs Survivorman, while views may differ on this one, but I feel utterly disappointed by Survivorman. Having grown up in South Africa on a farm, I can assure you that his “skills” (or rather the lack thereof) are substandard by a long shot. While some may regard his reasoning of attempting different “real-life possibility” survival situations, he almost always takes the easy route out when it comes to things like making fire – come on, a flare and petroleum? Hardly a feat by any measure. Most disappointingly, he seemingly always fails at catching any live food. Although it might look rigged, the frequency at which Bear Grylls catches live food is a far more realistic interpretation of survival, provided you’re not a total moron.

Anyhow, I digress. Fact of the matter is, Ultimate Survival is a TV show meant to entertain its audiences, which clearly it does, based on its sheer volume of viewers. What transpires behind the scenes is not some black magic and trickery, and for those who are curious about his feats, there are ample behine-the-scenes videos available on the web.

By: mito

mito — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:46:58 +0000

S H A M E ! ! !
its fake. shame on Discovery channel.
i really liked that show
shame

By: Dejan

Dejan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:14:46 +0000

This show… this educational program, is to provide people with suitable number of information on the topic “Lost” or “Stranded” if you will. Not to make the instructor (Bear Grylls) hurt him self or even worse. I really enjoy watching this show, and THANK YOU BEAR !!
Showing the ways one can make it out in the not so hospitable environment it’s a gift! An survivor course for free!!
So what if some one is there to help him!?
Regards to all the people working on this show !!