Thread: Stop the show Man vs Wild (Discovery channel)

I think you already might have seen the horrible things the person 'Bear Grylls' does on the show 'Man vs Wild' aired on discovery channel.

If not, here's a small preview YouTube - Man vs. Wild - Bear Meets Camel (not for the weak at heart).

Everytime i switch to the channel, more often than not, the show's on and the guy's either skinning a sheep on national television or beating a snake or a rabbit to death!


What has discovery channel got down to!? Instead of promoting conservation of animals, they choose to show helpless animals being tortured or killed for no reason at all!??

WTF!?

So if you want to stop this unnecessary barbarism.. sign the petition here http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-man-vs-wild

Its just so shocking! I've boycotted discovery channel altogether because of this show!

Your thoughts please.

This show name should be 'barbarian vs wild'.This ancient habit of human that they kill other animals without any reason or just for fun which is totally not acceptable.
Obviously this type of show is the shame for the civilization.

You have highlighted the genuine issue.We all need awareness to protect the wild life.
Also we all need to remember that this earth is not only for human it is also for trees,birds,animals and insects.

ya really shameful....

Sounds bad. I personally cannot comment on this show
since I haven't watched it. But animals should not
be treated with cruelty.

-F

I've watched this show on numerous occasions... including the clip linked on this thread... And I agree that some scenes are not pretty at all... My take on this show is that its purely for informative purpose...

To explain a bit more... Let's say you're in the middle of nowhere...in a desserted island at the Pacific Ocean, or in a thick jungle swamp at Sumatra, or perhaps, in the icy mountain at Siberia, and not a single person is with you... No cell phone, no GPS, there's no any sort of communication tool. And you are stucked there all alone... All you have is a simple tool and your brain... What are you gonna do?

A) Wait there for a very very long time with a minimum chance of surviving.
Or B) Find your way to civilization?

If you choose A, oh boy, you will stop breathing faster than you'd expected... If you choose B, you are thinking smart, but what good choosing B if you don't have the right surviving skill in the most dangerous places on earth?

Bear Grylls's Man vs. Wild shows all the surviving skills that you need to get out of these deathly places... I've been watching this show and is drawn by its great way of showing the technique in surviving... When you are in that situation, you gotta do what you gotta do...like drinking your own urine, or eating dead zebra... It may sound disgusting, but it will save your life...

That doesn't mean that I'm insensitive towards animal killing... I've taken care of number of pets at my home all my life... And I never kill a mosquito myself... But when it comes to survival of human vs animal... I'll choose the former... And Man vs. Wild exactly shows how to survive in extreme conditions... One more thing is that Bear Gryll never kills any endangered species on the show... And he informs about them too...

P.S.- I'm extremely sorry SK, RUPU & others if I hurt your sentiments... But here I beg to differ!

well itsmemad, why kill at all? aren't there fruits and vegetation in the wild, if in the remote chance that you are stuck in such unreal situations.
and i do think that the show's useless for 98% of the population who probably won't get stuck like you are telling us. 1% that will, i'm pretty sure they already will be prepared what to do in such extreme situations. and another 1% who might get stuck by chance like maybe an air crash of some sort or something like that will probably not be watching this show anyways.... in my opinion the show still remains a useless masacre...

killing beautiful animals in barbaric ways, once saw that guy smash the head of a snake against a tree repeatedly to kill it...discovery channel is also watched by many small kids too, imagine their plight if they came across such an act, which i'm sure they will because of the frequency of the show. all in all i'm disgusted by the show, the host as well as the producers.
its just ur opinion itsmemad, why are u apologizing man?

n thanks rupu.

I closed the firefox window just as in the first 10-15 seconds as soon as i saw knife in his hand
It is really a shameful act to kill animals or to cut a dead animal, there is no need to air such shows and as starry said the 1% concept is correct.
I think such guy's should be punished for cruel acts and to kill animals. If someone is stuck in wild then also there are 1000 other option apart from killing and eating animals/ birds. I have spent a good time in Himachal/himalaya's or you can say in forest and know number or good things (fruits, vegetables and herbs) on which man can survive for lifetime. If you talk about dessert then also its better to eat a plant then running behind a camel or animal. Just think you are already exhausted, pissed and 100% hungry and thirsty (in desert) and all sudden a camel comes in sight so would you like to run behind this camel and if you even decide to run behind camel then also can you see even a single percent of possibility to catch a camel in desert.
second situation (where camel is already dead) ohhh come'on how can you eat this stinking dead body.
I think eating plant is better idea coz on first place it will not start running as soon as it gets you in sight.
Second thing you will be able to save some Nirma washing powder coz you will not find bloody clothes stinking and messed up with camels blood.
Third thing you will be able to grow some more plants with the roots and seeds of that plant (can you grow or make one more camel from that dead camel, can you!)

Before I start saying anything, let me first say that I have not watched the show. But, I just opened the You-Tube clip, and was watching it, and thinking where his knife was (about which smoothie has told), I saw it, and just followed what smoothie did (I also closed the window when I saw that). This is really disgusting and irritating to see such cruel things.

Originally Posted by itsmemad

One more thing is that Bear Gryll never kills any endangered species on the show... And he informs about them too...

And, there's of-course a reason behind that.

Any act of knowingly "taking" (which includes harming, wounding, or killing) an endangered species is also subject to the same penalty. The penalties for these violations can be a maximum fine of up to $50,000 or imprisonment for one year, or both, and civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation, may be assessed. Also note that as your violation history accumulates, you are subject to larger fines and penalties.

And, let me ask you one thing.

Do they really kill animals, or do they just use corpses just as in the clip?

They really kill them dhaneshv, look at my previous post.

Originally Posted by StarryKnight

They really kill them dhaneshv, look at my previous post.

I had seen that. But, I was just asking to make sure that you were not writing it in the anger. And, now really it's bad. VERY BAD.

And, I just went to the petition link now, and have just signed in the petition.

good going man... nah i don't lose my mind when m angry (part of my new yr res).

@smoothie yup nice points bro... tell the f***ers at discovery channel damn them!

I didn't have the heart to see the clips after reading the comments in the thread. But I know that its something wrong in that clip. I have seen the show Man vs Wild (occasionally)..but never encountered such things...

i support itsmemad.... ths show is for informative purpose only ...! they give a very good quality information on how to survive in tough conditions, seeing that show i have learn't many things including which plants we have to eat ...
Yes i also admit that some of the scene's are bit tough there so what i recommend is stop those scenes but not the whole show...! There is no other show(as i know) which shows how to survive in tough conditions.... they are giving good information .... so just make it a more watchable rather than banning the whole show...!

I want that show should be continued....!

I haven't watched the show either, but if the entire show resembles the youtube clip, I'd want that guy to be handed over to cannibals ( honestly, next they can say, if you are hungry and lost in a desert and you don't come accross any animals, they would suggest you kill & eat other humans,if any, present with you).


And seriously guys, its totally unfair that they kill in the name of survival skills, adventure. We have more and more species getting extinct as time goes by, so why accelerate it ??

If they wanna show us practical survival skills, they should show how to get away from terrorists,rapists,sadists,politicians and more IMPORTANTLY a******s like that guy.


PS: I signed the petition , Rep for you mate

Originally Posted by newprouser

I haven't watched the show either, but if the entire show resembles the youtube, I'd want that guy to be handed over to cannibals ( honestly, next they can say, if you are hungry and lost in a desert and you don't come accross any animals, they would suggest you kill & eat other humans,if any, present with you).


And seriously guys, its totally unfair that they kill in the name of survival skills, adventure. We have more and more species getting extinct as time goes by, so why accelerate it ??

If they wanna show us practical survival skills, they should show how to get away from terrorists,rapists,sadists,politicians and more IMPORTANTLY a******s like that guy.


PS: I signed the petition , Rep for you mate

You have put it in a really good way. REPO added.

well selfishly speaking i actually like it .

now hold on , before u start shouting at me

i said selfishly , now honestly i have seen this show before, this guy has done things u cant even imagine in ur worst dreams , but that does not justify the things he has done to those helpless anmals ,

i belive in honour , a man fighting against a weekling is nothing but a coward
and so is this guy and the entire crew of this show.

so to show my sympathy i voted

That guy has served as ex-soldier in British special forces as a survival instructor... What he does on the show is what he used to instruct the soldiers over there... And these sort of trainings are imparted to every soldier in almost all countries including India... They are trained how to kill snake etc & eat it... They are informed about the jungle-herbs- both edible and poisonous (Man vs. Wild also inform about them)... A child aspiring to be a soldier in future should definitely watch it...

There are numerous shows on discovery channel which are not beneficial to more than 1% of population... But still we watch them and like to know about the useless information... Consider it same... Or if you seriously have a problem... Simply don't watch it!

Originally Posted by kirankumargb

i support itsmemad.... ths show is for informative purpose only ...! they give a very good quality information on how to survive in tough conditions, seeing that show i have learn't many things including which plants we have to eat ...
Yes i also admit that some of the scene's are bit tough there so what i recommend is stop those scenes but not the whole show...! There is no other show(as i know) which shows how to survive in tough conditions.... they are giving good information .... so just make it a more watchable rather than banning the whole show...!

I want that show should be continued....!

can you please tell us how many times you found yourself in such situations or in desert where there is nothing to eat.

Originally Posted by itsmemad

That guy has served as ex-soldier in British special forces as a survival instructor... What he does on the show is what he used to instruct the soldiers over there... And these sort of trainings are imparted to every soldier in almost all countries including India... They are trained how to kill snake etc & eat it... They are informed about the jungle-herbs- both edible and poisonous (Man vs. Wild also inform about them)... A child aspiring to be a soldier in future should definitely watch it...

Which India you are talking about maddy, is it the same one which is in asia or the other one, mate my number of friends are serving nation in army and they never got any training on how to kill and eat snake, infact you will be glad to know bhai that some of them are pure veggie and never even touch meat or eggs (known as Radha Swami).
Maddy bro let me as you Why are you supporting this guy and his cruel activities :sad:
he is sad, worthless and cruel anti social element.

Lol... Ofcorse veggie soldiers aren't forced to eat snakes... I was speaking generally... its done all over the world... And yes, I know Indian armymen personally too who have killed and eaten snakes to survive...

Originally Posted by smoothvibes

Maddy bro let me as you Why are you supporting this guy and his cruel activities :sad:
he is sad, worthless and cruel anti social element.

I've no problem... cuz hez not hunting them for fun or to smuggle their skin... Hez killing them to make a very informative show...

Thank you guys, the petitions have risen to 375 (from 368 last night) because of your support... It means a lot to me.
Thanks from the bottom of my heart!

Originally Posted by smoothvibes

can you please tell us how many times you found yourself in such situations or in desert where there is nothing to eat.

i have never been in desert i accept but we really cant say that we will not be...
The uses i got from that show....

1) How to choose a plant to eat...! (it has helped me once when i was on cross country NCC )

2) How to use cactus as a needle and thread for stitching.

3) In which type of climate how to adapt there and how to find food...

4) How wild animals will react & how you can prevent it from attacking you.

5) The way to choose the type of food in different situation....

there are more...


Bhai .... i am not entirely supporting what he is doing... yes i also accept that some of the things are too odd to see like eating a snake, sheep, killing other animals etc... but what i mean to say is the show should be continued but the things which they show should be censored ie wild and anti social things should be stopped.... thats all.

Look at this link please, specially the supporters, i found it on the PETA forums

Bad Advice and Inaccuracies - BearWiki

I knew he has recieved many criticisms about the show... Thats bound to happen when you run a show like this... People always have different opinions...

In addition they also say that hez not always without support... He had been caught in camps of crew, small motels near the shooting scene, partying when he should be sleeping alone in the jungle...

But all these claims doen't matter to me as long as the show seems informative to me...

Originally Posted by newprouser

If they wanna show us practical survival skills, they should show how to get away from terrorists,rapists,sadists,politicians and more IMPORTANTLY a******s like that guy.

Good point...Repo for you...

Originally Posted by itsmemad

I knew he has recieved many criticisms about the show... Thats bound to happen when you run a show like this... People always have different opinions...

In addition they also say that hez not always without support... He had been caught in camps of crew, small motels near the shooting scene, partying when he should be sleeping alone in the jungle...

But all these claims doen't matter to me as long as the show seems informative to me...

not regular people, but real surviving experts! can you refute any of what is claimed there??