Don't waste your time with this eye-candy. Sensationalism is a poor substitute for good survival advice. You may enjoy the gross-out factor this show strives for, but it's useless for practical purposes. If you are truly interested in surviving, turn off this rubbish and watch "Survivorman" with Les Stroud. Survivorman is far superior to this "entertainment". It' hard to buy into someone who sleeps in hotels. It's even harder to buy into someone who relies on helicopters and film crews to get him out of jams. Man vs. Mild would be a more accurate title or even "Bear Grylls Gross-out Challenge". Low on practicable survival advice and even less on actually possible situations, I'd say this could even be dangerous to rely on. Do yourself a favor and watch someone more useful.

First of all, Bear Grylls is a fantastic charismatic person. Besides that he can rely on his experience in the British SAS.Now, some of you might not realize how hard it is to even come into the SAS. There is a selection process that has no equal in the world. For Example, you have to go to a mountain and they drop you at the beginning and you will have to figure out where the finish is. It will be a mountain that has paths and you will have to walk instead of climbing...but still it is a very tough route. You got a rucksack full of heavy bricks to carry on your back. And you are supposed to reach the 'finish' in a short time frame. And this isn't even the hard part of the selection. There are even tougher things you gotta do. But i will not talk about it, because i want to say a few things about the show now.The show has got me hooked since i saw the first episode. It isn't fake like some other reviewer dared to say. The only 'fake' thing is that he is accompanied by a camera crew so he is never in real danger. But i don't mind. This way the show is much more professional and how are you supposed to film yourself while you're trying to climb a mountain?In every episode you will see Bear eat disgusting things. It's like Fear Factor in the wild. And the faces Bear makes while he eats the revolting things, it's great while you're sitting home watching the show with a back of crisps available to you. Bear is funny in his own original way, and it makes the show complete. EnjoY the show!

This gets my vote for one of the worst wastes of my time. Man vs. Wild is a complete copy of the original Survivorman. Not only is it a copy of another show, but it is also a scam. It has been proved that everything has been faked. One of the bears was faked, fish in streams were planted, he sleeps in a hotel for the night. Even if it wasn't a scam, and the show was indeed authentic, his logic doesn't make any sense. He climbs a 100 foot tree just to get "his bearings", and does things like biting a raw fish's head off when he has a fire right next to him, or drinking his own urine. What kind of survivor drags along a full camera crew to his trip? Do yourself a favor and watch the original, authentic show, "Survivorman"

The basic plot is Bear parachutes himself into a secluded wildlife area and is there until he gets himself out. The camera crew is along for the ride so he is not as secluded as he could be but he is out in the middle of no where with only his wits, a canteen and a flint to get him through.Behind the scenes, a ton of research is completed on the area of challenge and Bear is the beneficiary. He can speak smartly about the area and gives wonderful bits of information that he works into his commentary.All in all, a very good show, very enjoyable, some humor, good bits of information.