Interview with Bear Grylls

**SemperFi** · 01-31-2012, 10:42 AM

I think alot of you are getting away from yourself , this isnt Bears show , its the discovery channels show! He goes by what they tell him , this show is for entertainment , Les strouds show was for entertainment and any of the other shows about so called survival , you want to watch tv ,thats what you get , wanna live it then go do it , document your survival ,not many people want to see you sitting around for 10 hours a day doing nothing because you cant catch a fish or hunt for your dinner , it wouldnt be very good for audience , but if you want to try your luck , read up on it and then drive out somewhere , ditch your car and go live it , see if you can survive! I dont care if Dr bj says the shows not real who the hell is he? he has a survival school whoopty do , I could open a survival school ,just watching you tube , cause hey if its on youtube its real!!!

Go live it if you want it to be real otherwise kick back on your recliner , eat some popcorn , turn the thermostat up to 75 ,and drink a beer while watching Bear swim under the ice 30 feet in a land where its 10 below zero , cause lets face it thats fake right?

**Rick** · 01-31-2012, 12:28 PM

These shows are really an interesting composite of groups. I'm involved very much on the periphery with Greatest Tank Battles. It's actually a third party film crew that makes the show then they attempt to sell it to a network, in this case, the Military Channel. I'm sure the major channels commission their own work but there is also a lot of independent film makers that put this stuff together and hope the can sell the idea or the next installment if the idea is already in production.

**Warheit** · 01-31-2012, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by billdawg

I agree, that if you're going to be an 'instructor' then you should do it correctly. I haven't delved in to all the claims of scripted to shows, etc, as maybe some have. I watch dual survival as well, and they tell you up front (as does BG show), that a lot of the scenarios are given to them to show a way to do things. First and foremost it's entertainment, secondly, the one thing that Bear always comes back to, and I think we all can agree on, that survival is having the mind set to never give up and explore all your options. I think he's a brilliant marketer, and hey, more power to him. I woudl enjoy gonig on a camping trip with him, but then I have enough backbone to tell him to knock any crazy crap off if he were to try it, lol.
Love him or hate him, I'd be willing to bet we're all a little envious. Where else can you travel the globe and do some kick @$$ stuff and get paid major bank for doing it.

You knocked it out of the park, Billdawg. Great post.

**Sarge47** · 01-31-2012, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by billdawg

I agree, that if you're going to be an 'instructor' then you should do it correctly. I haven't delved in to all the claims of scripted to shows, etc, as maybe some have. I watch dual survival as well, and they tell you up front (as does BG show), that a lot of the scenarios are given to them to show a way to do things. First and foremost it's entertainment, secondly, the one thing that Bear always comes back to, and I think we all can agree on, that survival is having the mind set to never give up and explore all your options. I think he's a brilliant marketer, and hey, more power to him. I woudl enjoy gonig on a camping trip with him, but then I have enough backbone to tell him to knock any crazy crap off if he were to try it, lol.
Love him or hate him, I'd be willing to bet we're all a little envious. Where else can you travel the globe and do some kick @$$ stuff and get paid major bank for doing it.

I gotta admit, billdawg, you are right about me being a bit envious, the guys got a really cute tush!

**Winter** · 02-01-2012, 12:26 AM

Sarge, SARGE, get it together.

**Warheit** · 02-01-2012, 02:54 PM

Here is another interview with Bear from NBC Sports. Enjoy.

**hunter63** · 02-01-2012, 04:09 PM

Can't say that being envious is something that comes to mind when I think about or see this guy.
I guess I have had adventures of my own, of my own planning and enjoying, that it really doesn't appeal to me, living vicariously thru some one else doesn't cut it.

He and others of their ink are TV personalities, entertainers that have found a way of making a living, doing something they enjoy....at least they seem to be, but not my cup of tea.

I watch, cut on them, use ideas and basically enjoy most of the shows....but when the time comes.....I throw my stuff in the truck, drop a trailer on the hitch, and head out of my own adventures.
No complaints.

**billdawg** · 02-01-2012, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by hunter63

Can't say that being envious is something that comes to mind when I think about or see this guy.
I guess I have had adventures of my own, of my own planning and enjoying, that it really doesn't appeal to me, living vicariously thru some one else doesn't cut it.

He and others of their ink are TV personalities, entertainers that have found a way of making a living, doing something they enjoy....at least they seem to be, but not my cup of tea.

I watch, cut on them, use ideas and basically enjoy most of the shows....but when the time comes.....I throw my stuff in the truck, drop a trailer on the hitch, and head out of my own adventures.
No complaints.

You're right, when I said envious, I meant more of the travel portion. Only place I have gotten free travel has been Iraq and soon A-stan, lol. Extreme camping at it's finest,hahaha

**hunter63** · 02-01-2012, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by billdawg

You're right, when I said envious, I meant more of the travel portion. Only place I have gotten free travel has been Iraq and soon A-stan, lol. Extreme camping at it's finest,hahaha

Watch your your knot and behind........

**Wildthang** · 02-02-2012, 02:11 PM

I dont watch the show much because simply being a show, takes a lot of the reality away for me. I think Bear is the real deal, but he is just taking direction from the producer because now it is job to him, and not real survival. He is just in it for the money and playing the game!

**Sarge47** · 02-03-2012, 02:24 AM

Did you read that NBC interview that Warheit posted? OMG! Like father, like son! Junior's just a chip off the old block! Actually, I fully expect Bear to wind up like the late Steve Irwin!