Stuge Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 (Reuters) - Bear Grylls, the British adventurer and star of survival show "Man vs. Wild", has been fired by U.S. cable television network Discovery Channel in a contract dispute. Grylls, 37, who was dropped into hostile places to survive by eating insects, wading rapids and drinking his urine, has hosted the TV show since 2006, becoming a celebrity around the world. But Discovery Channel said on Tuesday that "due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him." A spokesman for Grylls said he and Discovery had been unable to reach agreement on new programming and had parted ways. "Bear's goal has always been to make life-empowering shows for his many fans around the globe, and he has taken great risks to bring Discovery such award winning programming over seven seasons," said Heather Krug, publicist for the wilderness expert. "Unfortunately, Bear and Discovery have not been able to come to mutual agreement on new programming, and he disagrees with Discovery's decision to terminate current productions. Bear has loved the 'Man vs. Wild' journey and looks forward to producing further cutting edge content again soon for his loyal audience." The details of the dispute were unclear but trade publication The Hollywood Reporter quoted industry sources as saying it revolved around two unannounced projects for which Grylls was contracted. The sixth and most recent season of "Man Vs. Wild" was broadcast on Discovery in July and August 2011. It featured one episode in which Grylls was joined in a remote part of Iceland by actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Other episodes have seen Grylls dropped by parachute into jungles and deserts, surviving for days by eating snakes, sleeping in snow holes and wrapping a urine-soaked t-shirt around his head to combat dehydration. "Man vs. Wild", is broadcast in Britain as "Born Survivor: Bear Grylls" and shown in some 200 countries around the world. Grylls climbed Mt Everest at the age of 23 and served for three years in Britain's elite Special Air Service, training in parachuting, jungle warfare and combat survival. He also has found fame as a motivational speaker and written several books, including teenage fiction and a best-selling autobiography. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/14/us-beargrylls-idUSBRE82C1FO20120314
akshayxyz Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 I always wondered about "Man vs Wild / survivor" kind of shows - there is at least one more guy, who is equally adventurous - the cameraman. But they rarely get the limelight.
Old guy Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 I always wondered about "Man vs Wild / survivor" kind of shows - there is at least one more guy' date=' who is equally adventurous - the cameraman. But they rarely get the limelight.[/quote'] cameraman ? he has his whole crew.. still it was fun watching him eating strange things :P and some places were just beautiful :D
DomainK Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 I always wondered about "Man vs Wild / survivor" kind of shows - there is at least one more guy' date=' who is equally adventurous - the cameraman. But they rarely get the limelight.[/quote'] Yup, the guy used to have a whole team surrounding him all the time. So he never is in any real danger. Besides, I remember how the show was proved to be fake in some youtube video. And as far as surviving is considered, he could not survive when the real danger came - the effin contract with discovery to survive the wild.
Old guy Posted March 15, 2012 Posted March 15, 2012 Yup, the guy used to have a whole team surrounding him all the time. So he never is in any real danger. Besides, I remember how the show was proved to be fake in some youtube video. And as far as survicing is considered, he could not survive when the real dander came - the effin contract with discovery to survive the wild. :cantstop:
Prakat Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Love the show. His crew take the easy way around while he rappels down a rockface or pulls himself across a ravine on a creeper. They don't have to eat the stuff he eats onscreen. He does his 'stunts' without protection. So if he falls 50 feet onto rocks, sure he has people around him to chopper him to the nearest hospital. But does that make him a faker?
Sir john Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 His sybaria visit was great.eating squarel nd fighting with bear. nd one another. When he ate fish pirana or his hunting skills are great.
Old guy Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Love the show. His crew take the easy way around while he rappels down a rockface or pulls himself across a ravine on a creeper. They don't have to eat the stuff he eats onscreen. He does his 'stunts' without protection. So if he falls 50 feet onto rocks' date=' sure he has people around him to chopper him to the nearest hospital. But does that make him a faker?[/quote'] no but still physiologically its much easier imagine being there totally alone..but if u have one guy to which u can talk a bit.. it helps a lot in these situations..and these guys are professionals .. im sure they would be well equipt to save his life.. otherwise many countries wont allow this show. remeb sports like bunjy jumping are also banned in most countries but still was a gr8 show.. i agree
DomainK Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Love the show. His crew take the easy way around while he rappels down a rockface or pulls himself across a ravine on a creeper. They don't have to eat the stuff he eats onscreen. He does his 'stunts' without protection. So if he falls 50 feet onto rocks' date=' sure he has people around him to chopper him to the nearest hospital. But does that make him a faker?[/quote'] The show has been under constant criticism for false representation of the risks involved. There have been too many instances where the "faked stunts" were blown and the channel was put to shame. He once dealt with a wild bear that was actually a man in a costume. He once built a yacht to get out of an island that was actually previously built by a professional team and then was broken down to parts so that he could build it again as if he was building it from scratch. Many times he is shown in places that are supposed to extremely dangerous, but shot in very safe places. Many times the animals used are tamed animals from zoos and not from the wild. Now, there is nothing wrong in all the above, but the problem was that the channel and the production claimed the exact opposite. He was supposed to be dropped into places of high danger and he was supposed to survived the danger on his own. Right from the beginning, that was not the case even though the show was promoted to show exactly that.
Sir john Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Dk kahe baal ki khaal nikalne maain laage hoo afterall he is not a super human being,everyone loved there life.
hari504504 Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Bear Grylls is former SAS -the biggest selling point for the show. Noone would watch it otherwise.
IKnowU Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 Meh, I dont know anyone who would put their lives constantly at risk to please some fans who want the real deal.
Sidhoni Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I always wondered about "Man vs Wild / survivor" kind of shows - there is at least one more guy' date=' who is equally adventurous - the cameraman. But they rarely get the limelight.[/quote'] :dito:
India-KXIP fan Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 :protest::protest::protest::protest::protest::protest:
Pak_Fan_4_Eva Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I remember an instance in Romania where he took some undigested fruit from a bear's **** and ate it. Bear Grylls is a legend. I love his show
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