Grylls: Get Out Alive

[Texas Star]

I watched Bear Gryll's new reality show, Get Out Alive.

I normally detest these phony shows with stunts to determine who wins the prize. This one seems to have worthwhile, intelligent contestants who learn useful skills and are being urged to learn how to think positively to ensure that they'll live if lost in the wild.

Grylls isn't a chest-beating showoff and he makes some good points. He was really upset that some of them left a man behind and another nearly drowned.

I'll probably watch again.

Have any of you seen this? Reactions?

 

[shouldazagged]

I haven't, but I may based on your recommendation. Generally the staged competition and phony conflict of those shows irritates and bores the hell out of me, but that sounds like one with real possibilities.

 

[Texas Star]

One engaged couple got "cut" that episode. They got booted because the girl was a complainer and the guy felt obligated to defend her.

I think Grylls told them to turn in their knives and leave. I guess that's like extinguishing their torches or whatever on another so-called "survival" show. The knives and binoculars have orange plastic on them, probably the merchandise done for Grylls by Gerber and some optics company. I wasn't too impressed with what I've read about the knife. Don't know who might make the binocular.

But they aren't going to spring for Randall or Fallkniven knives and Zeiss or Leica binoculars for these people. And Grylls probably wants to promote the sale of the products with his name on them. Otherwise, I'd hope to have at least a Buck brand knife. Nikon, Pentax, and Swift all make excellent binoculars, but that lot doesn't seem too knowedgeable about caring for good items. They'd probably clean a lens on a dirty shirt tail.

He watched the contestants from so far away that he couldn't intervene if they got in sudden trouble. I hope some producer is closer.

The setting seems to be Canada or the US NW, maybe Washington or B.C. (I came in late.) The country looks right for that and I think one guy said he saw a bear. So it isn't New Zealand, for instance.

 

[revho]

Did he suggest to drink urine in the episode? That seemed to be a popular response from his past.

 

[shouldazagged]

The Grylls signature knife looks to me like a cousin of the Mora Swedish Army knife--utilitarian, but not one to cut three-inch bamboo or skin a triceratops with. Or to cry over if you lose it, unless you're stuck in the wilderness and it's all you have.

I can see the orange being helpful in the latter regard. Kind of like the yellow scales of the old Case line of farmer's knives.

I think we can assume that there are not only producers but medics and liability lawyers off camera somewhere.

 

[Texas Star]

The Grylls signature knife looks to me like a cousin of the Mora Swedish Army knife--utilitarian, but not one to cut three-inch bamboo or skin a triceratops with. Or to cry over if you lose it, unless you're stuck in the wilderness and it's all you have.

I can see the orange being helpful in the latter regard. Kind of like the yellow scales of the old Case line of farmer's knives.

I think we can assume that there are not only producers but medics and liability lawyers off camera somewhere.

The Grylls Gerber knife looks more like a spinoff of one they designed for Army pilots. It's more substantial than a Mora, I think. I've seen only older, cheaper Moras. I agree that a quality machete is better for some tasks; a Swiss Army or Boy Scout knife for finer jobs. An axe is also good to have.

As for another post, no, he didn't advise drinking urine. But an old survival book I have says that it's poisonous and not to do that. Grylls seems less off the top sensationalist on this show than in his prior series.

He was a valid member of the SAS, so he has some training and he has great courage and more sense than seen before. I hope he's through dispensing balderdash. Many viewers think he made a fool of himself in earlier appearances. His advice could have gotten someone killed. He seemed to seek out obstacles to conquer when he could have avoided them. I'm sure the goal was to achieve "good TV."

 

[tlay]

Yes he did have a urine drinking contest. The winning couple got to feast at the end. Good show, has a lot of good info. to survive in the boonies.

 

[mc5aw]

I've never liked Grylls, as he was a showboat in front of the camera for his previous program, and wasn't entirely honest in his representations of "survival". The proliferation of manufactured survival programming came on the heels of Les Stroud's "SurvivorMan" which is the only genuine show in my opinion. I avoid anything with the Grylls brand.

 

[imjin138]

Is it better than naked and afraid, I watched that for about 10 minutes they put some guy named Puma and a 6'4 woman survivalist naked on Borneo. That was enough for me I think I switched and watched a big foot show to see if they captured it yet.

 

[Texas Star]

Is it better than naked and afraid, I watched that for about 10 minutes they put some guy named Puma and a 6'4 woman survivalist naked on Borneo. That was enough for me I think I switched and watched a big foot show to see if they captured it yet.

Most Bigfoot shows are garbage. Some books are more serious and involve professoinal scientists, although most are afraid to say if they think it's real, lest their peers berate them.

The idea of a naked man and woman on an island has been done before. Their book was, "Castaway", if I remember right. They had a really rugged time of it. The woman is Australian, I think, but I don't recall her name.

 

[mod34]

My wife and I like the Bear Grylls shows about how to survive, but this latest venture feels to much to us like he is pandering to the "Vote 'em off the island" craze and to peddle his line of gear.

 

[Gunsnwater]

Yes he did have a urine drinking contest. The winning couple got to feast at the end. Good show, has a lot of good info. to survive in the boonies.

Oh joy just what I want for an appetizer. Didn't know who or why the BG on all the cheapo knives at Walmart and cabellas when I first saw them. Life is too short and water is too good. I record all the gun shows on outdoor and sportsman chanels then I'm not forced to watch do do pee pee eatin

 

[Gunsnwater]

Is it better than naked and afraid, I watched that for about 10 minutes they put some guy named Puma and a 6'4 woman survivalist naked on Borneo. That was enough for me I think I switched and watched a big foot show to see if they captured it yet.

Can't stop laughing. You want to know if something is better then the worst show in all history?Should be called naked and dirty and who cares. never in my life did I figure I would turn off nude! would love to see a silver back drag them down to the river and wash them while holding its nose. honey boo boo's mom is cleaner.

 

[Texas Star]

My wife and I like the Bear Grylls shows about how to survive, but this latest venture feels to much to us like he is pandering to the "Vote 'em off the island" craze and to peddle his line of gear.

I'm afraid that you may be right. I 'll watch a time or two more and see.