I have been watching this show ever since it commenced & I don’t think I have missed any episodes as I find them very interesting and entertaining, to say nothing about the information that is given out. I have read a lot about the supposed falsehoods that Bear Grylls is perpetrating & have read comments about many people who have criticized the show.
I would like to add my own two pence of opinion here.accepted that he has a camera crew & other people running behind him, but I think the main purpose of this show is to show us how to survive.somebody has written that he puts himself into situations that nobody who actually gets lost would ever do(like climbing down a waterfall, getting soaked in ice cold water etc).again the assumption here is that IF anybody encounters such a situation, this is how they could save their life.
Bear Grylls might be making a lot of money with this show, but so what? I don’t feel there is anything wrong with using your skills & abilities to earn money.don’t we all try to do exactly the same? The purpose of this show is to provide information about basic survival in various extreme environments in an entertaining manner.I think, on that score, it delivers perfectly.this is evident by the fact that my 10 year old nephew can watch this show in rapt fascination as does my 60 year old father-in-law.
Lastly for all those who criticize the show, though I respect their opinion, I feel they are being too harsh & overlooking the obvious purpose of the show.this is not a test of endurance for Bear grylls and he is not trying to prove anything(check out his background, he has achieved more than most of us will in 10 lifetimes).he is merely showing ways of survival in a very entertaining manner & let us not be so naive as to think that this could be achieved without a certain amount of manipulation.sit back & enjoy the ride, guys.