I have just finished watching the series and found myself looking forward to each episode. I don't watch reality shows because there is so little reality to them. This was gritty, tough and pushing ordinary people out of their comfort zone, and giving them a new perspective in life. The one negative thing for me was only the winners got a reward. I thought the three finalist couples could have each got something, graduated third to first in the amount.

They obviously spent a lot of money on good cameras and post production. If that is praise it ends there. They forgot to make this a show. Nothing about it is entertaining. If it is a reality show, there is zero social game. The competitions are tying sticks together in high grass. All of what makes a reality show a show is missing from this series. Having one guy choose who goes home at the end of the show and ultimately who wins is perhaps the biggest mistake. I get it, Bear is some kind of survival guru icon. So what? Him deciding who goes deletes any element of social game this might of had. They need to either just cancel this series or take it back to the drawing board for the next season. A TV series ultimately must be a show. Nobody cares if 10 people have to cross a creek. Only some hard core survival show enthusiasts care enough about what Bear thinks to watch a network series based entirely on his opinions disguised as a reality show.

While I enjoy watching Bear, this show has too much of the contestants trying to win money and not enough Bear. I hope he has not canceled his other show in favor of this show. It appears that the producers may have picked some contestants that were not up to the challenge. I got a bigger kick of seeing Bear solo. It seems like he is cast a an authority figure who is charged wit fussing at the contestants. I found this less entertaining than the other show. I think it would have been more fun to watch people who are already in great shape attempt to keep up with Bear. For example it would have been fun to watch "fish out of water" people like firemen, personal trainers, and other who are already in excellent shape.

The location was magical. who would have not loved flying around in helicopters! Really enjoyed the first episode. The suspense over who was going to be thrown out was good. I was inspired by their challenges, especially the urine drinking. yuck, cant imagine whats next. Bear is as fun as ever and i glad to see him back. Looking forward to the next adventure. Beautiful setting and as cheesy as Bear is he is entertaining and inspiring in all that he does. The end of the challenge feast was enviable, but why didn't they share it. I liked the community sense of the show instead of just team vs. team. It's great to see community values being supported. I really like the father son and mother daughter teams! Looking forward to next week