Naked & Afraid Casting

[Chris]

Hi!

My name is Dan Tino and I am an LA-based casting executive for Metal Flowers Media currently looking for candidates to appear in the new season of Discovery\'s Naked and Afraid: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/na...t-the-show.htm

I came across your website and was hoping you could help me reach out to your members by forwarding my email or including our info in your newsletter. Anyone interested can contact me directly. E-mail is always the fastest way to reach me.

We are looking for the best of the best so this is absolutely meant for the instructors too!

I\'m happy to speak with you further if you have any questions regarding the matter. Please note my number below. I appreciate your time and thank you so much in advance for your help!

Best,

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Dan Tino
Casting Producer
Metal Flowers Media, LLC
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go forth and be famous. I'd ask you to wear a Wilderness-Survival.net T-Shirt on the show...but well... so who is up for a tattoo?

[welderguy]

That depends how big of a tattoo and exactly where will it have to be placed?

[hunter63]

You know, I haven't got past the sleeping naked part.....even in my house,.... with even temperature,.... for any longer than about an hour....
Try it....that's tough.
Running around naked isn't so bad...... but people laugh.....so I have some work to do.

[welderguy]

You know, I haven't got past the sleeping naked part.....even in my house,.... with even temperature,.... for any longer than about an hour....
Try it....that's tough.
Running around naked isn't so bad...... but people laugh.....so I have some work to do.

And dont forget that there is a 99% chance Ruth wont be there !!

[hunter63]

Yeah, well there is ...Thaaaat.....

[Sarge47]

If I were to appear on their show naked EVERYBODY would be afraid...including the camera crew!...

Maybe we could interest them in F.A.R.T. Dynasty, hmmm?

[Sarge47]

Let's see, Cody Lundin probably wouldn't do it...the only thing he shows naked are his feet! Bear Grylls might, he likes to do push ups in the snow naked, but I don't think he'd be afraid unless the female was really, really ugly! Ken couldn't do it because of his size, they can't keep the camera that low. Rick might do it if they let him wear a hong but then they wouldn't be able to handle all the hate mail....

[Adventure Wolf]

I would never do this kind of show. I'm not comfortable in front of the camera with everything I have hanging out. I would feel embarrassed.

[Tokwan]

I wouldn't even be in front of a camera even if I am fully dressed.....! I am too shy...that is why the jungle is my retreat.

[Jonesy]

I get a crap knife and a pos fire starter but somehow I forgot my clothes... I don't get the show

[crashdive123]

The premise of the show is interesting. The naked part is merely (IMO) to place the people in a more vulnerable situation so that their attention (or lack of) is focused on basic needs.

[hunter63]

Just reading many of the "gonna go live off the land" threads.....all seem to turn into a gear fest.....till things like pencil sharpeners are included to make shavings.

So here ya go, put your butte on the line, or a couple of buttes on the line.....and truly you can ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM, Choose wisely.

Make more sense to me than Bear running all over the mountains, or Les failing on many of his trials,........

(It's TV folks)

[Tokwan]

Someone told me Ruth is gonna be in it!

[hunter63]

.....Not so far....?

[Sarge47]

It's bad enough that a lot of these "survival" shows take experienced people with lots of "survival" savvy and stick them in some 3rd world country that most of us will never go to and show them getting through it with a lot of "behind the camera" people there to bail them out when/if the going gets rough. So when they take away the clothes but give them one piece of equipment that's just plain silly. "Hey, I forgot my underwear, but I got my fire-starter...or knife!" All the people used are fairly young, buffed, and experienced in some way. Really? And you expect me to take this show seriously? Next you're going to try to sell me a cheap watch for mucho dinero, right? One of these days Discovery is gonna figure out how to do it right....I hope....

[Grizz123]

I found it interesting that the majority of the guys were whiners and mentally weak when it comes to actually surviving on the wild.

[Great Dane]

The "naked" part of the show is nothing more than a gimmick to attract attention.
I saw an episode, where they were in the Amazon. If you have any experience with the Amazon, you'll know how many mosquitos that are there, and what a royal pain in the *** they can be, even fully clothed.. Now, imagine running around naked being "attacked" by these bloodsuckers 24/7. Imagine all the places that'll be itching bad.. It had nothing to do with survival or the skills required.
A complete waste of time and I sure don't hope anyone learned anything from it, other than "If I go to the Amazon, I should remember to put on my clothes".

[Grizz123]

The "naked" part of the show is nothing more than a gimmick to attract attention.
I saw an episode, where they were in the Amazon. If you have any experience with the Amazon, you'll know how many mosquitos that are there, and what a royal pain in the *** they can be, even fully clothed.. Now, imagine running around naked being "attacked" by these bloodsuckers 24/7. Imagine all the places that'll be itching bad.. It had nothing to do with survival or the skills required.
A complete waste of time and I sure don't hope anyone learned anything from it, other than "If I go to the Amazon, I should remember to put on my clothes".

I disagree. Very rarely will you be able to predict and or be 100% prepared for the unexpected event that will put you in a survival situation. Having the ability to focus on the survival task at hand (start a fire, find water/food, etc...) while bugs are eating you alive is something that can and should be learned. Few people have the ability "work through the pain" to complete a necessary task by staying focused on that task

[crashdive123]

Gotta agree with Grizz123 on this. While seemingly gimicky, it does put many of these self proclaimed "experienced experts", as many of the proclaim to square zero where they have to focus on the basics. Many are unable to do so because they are not quite as experienced as they thought or they lack the mental ability to handle it.

[Rick]

Actually, I think both points are valid. It was a gimmick but you might well have to focus despite distractions (the obvious one here excluded ).