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WCDT 1-5 August 2011 (1981-85)
akronnick:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 07 Aug 2011, 18:38 ---I thought he was the CEO of Vandelay Industries?
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No, he just pretended that he was applying to be their latex salesman.
jwhouk:
He was going to be a latex salesman?
For the great Vandelay Industries?
(Okay, long way for a joke...)
stoutfiles:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 07 Aug 2011, 04:37 ---Don't get me started on Bear Grylls.
Why is he always out of breath before he does the ridiculous stunts he calls "surviving?"
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Because in all cases they plan the stunt by doing it, getting camera men into place for the perfect stunt angles, etc. It's good theater but we must remember Bear is never in real danger. They have camera men packed with medical equipment and food, not to mention 1-2 survival experts for the exact area he's in.
themacnut:
Oh we remember all right, that's why Mr. Grylis' show is not well-liked, at least here. Les Stroud is different, it's just him and a bunch of cameras, no crew. He's out there alone for a week, and if he messes up badly his camera footage may be the last thing we ever see of him, assuming that footage is ever found. He's also generally more conservative in his actions than Mr. Grylis, and rightfully so, considering it's just him out in the wilderness-any injuries he gets he has to deal with on his own until the crew comes back for him (if they can find him-there have been a couple of eps of Survivorman where that seemed to be in doubt). I consider him more of a true survival expert, and would take his advice more seriously.
akronnick:
He does (did, he's not doing it anymore) carry a sattelite phone (and probably GPS) so he could call for help in an emergency, but he's still all by himself in some pretty remote (looking, he might be three miles from civilization for all that can be seen.)
His show just has a more authentic feel, and doesn't really have a fourth wall.
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