Bear Grylls The Island series II

[Buckshot]

Probably the most pragmatic response I've read about BG on this or any other site. It's purely aimed at the masses with very little or no military/ bushcraft knowledge. The general theme of T.V now is 'reality' based and when there's the likes of BG providing what seems to very similar output to say RM or Ed Stafford (but more extreme) then I guess people with limited knowledge on the topic would say he's at the top of his game. Personally I don't particularly enjoy these shows and certainly don't take them seriously, but absolutely agree with the statement he's looking after his/families best interest and using his marketing skills to his best ability. I would probably do the same if I had the opportunity but not as blatantly.

Thanks
Truth is as many have said, we are not the target audience. it's aimed at people who have little or no knowledge and say 'I could do that'
From that point of view, trying to get the general public aware of the outdoors more and even venture out in it a little is another good thing

 

[tim_n]

Dear lord, did they really just stick a jerry can on the fire with a lid on it

 

[Bowlander]

My 6 year old lad knows not to put sealed tins over heat! Phd student and doctor present- no common sense!

 

[redandshane]

I am enjoying it They obviously listened to some of that amateur armchair criticisms of the first series
I liked the navigational educational aspect of it in particular
Great TV

 

[tim_n]

I didn't see anything other than that. Wife arrived home and I had to switch over. Not sure why they were all sunbathing all the time when they had no water

 

[petrochemicals]

Dear lord, did they really just stick a jerry can on the fire with a lid on it

It seems something like that but it couldn't be, because you would be looking at an explosion.
I found it quite funny, three days sat in front of a fishing net facing the sea with the piglets running round, and the contestants all crying because there was nothing else but to kill the piglets because they had no other food! And the piglets only provided a mouthful each in the end, they should have fattened em up.

 

[John Fenna]

Sadly it was Fame. But there seems to be a lot of knowledge of 80's dance movies on here! We'll have Mr Fenna singing Absolute Beginers next :what:

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

I do not visit this thread often - and when I do, what do I find?
I guess there is no use taking this to the Mods as the perp is a Mod and we all know how the Cosa Modra stick together...
Perhaps I will just start singing outside the Mods Corner at the Moot.... Cat Stevens "Mathew and Sons" would seem approprate ... infants too young to recall this can Google the lyrics!
Nowt wrong with my singing ! I used to get my Scouts and Exped members up of a morning by singing to them - they used to come running to get me some breakfast!

 

[John Fenna]

Care to share what show and subject matter, and when do we get to see it.

As they have not paid me yet, nor paid for the bowdrill they sabotaged and broke (willow bark cord! Big invoice for that...) I will not name the show but if you google "Timecrashers" you will see the type of show...

 

[GGTBod]

John why do i get the feeling your singing is as bad as Ray Mears's french singing when he was paddling in the canoe episode of his Bushcraft show??

 

[GGTBod]

For anyone who hasn't heard Ray's singing

[video]https://youtu.be/bP8I2KaXX_Q?t=1049[/video]

 

[Stevie777]

Dear lord, did they really just stick a jerry can on the fire with a lid on it

Yeah, i noticed that straight away, i'm pretty sure the guys did the same, but maybe off camera someone removed the cap...

anyway, i was giving them the benefit of the doubt that the can had a hole somewhere to vent out the steam...obviously not. as i said before in this thread, Bear wont be happy until he kills someone.
The cans are obviously placed on the islands for the "game show" hosts to use, surely there had to be a memo on safe use at some stage.

 

[Stevie777]

As they have not paid me yet, nor paid for the bowdrill they sabotaged and broke (willow bark cord! Big invoice for that...) I will not name the show but if you google "Timecrashers" you will see the type of show...

A group of celebrities are about to press pause on the 21st century and crash through history to face challenges like no other in TIME CRASHERS, an immersive new living history show

There's only so much a man can take with regards to Celebrities. God save us all from ever becoming one.

 

[Stevie777]

I didn't see anything other than that. Wife arrived home and I had to switch over. Not sure why they were all sunbathing all the time when they had no water

Hey, if yer gonna die of thirst might as well go out with a nice tan.

 

[Stevie777]

It seems something like that but it couldn't be, because you would be looking at an explosion.
I found it quite funny, three days sat in front of a fishing net facing the sea with the piglets running round, and the contestants all crying because there was nothing else but to kill the piglets because they had no other food! And the piglets only provided a mouthful each in the end, they should have fattened em up.

Fattened them up with what, Coconuts?

 

[Stevie777]

For anyone who hasn't heard Ray's singing

[video]https://youtu.be/bP8I2KaXX_Q?t=1049[/video]

Funnily enough i was Listening to this yesterday...couldn't get the tune out my head it was soooo catchy.. :/

 

[petrochemicals]

Fattened them up with what, Coconuts?

A pig will eat ANYTHING AND THAT DOES MEAN ANYTHING. So coconuts roots snails almonds insects. A good ploy by grylls adding cute little piggies into the mix.

Anyway the novelty has warn off now, i'm boared of seeing however many people go on a crash diet.

 

[Stevie777]

A pig will eat ANYTHING AND THAT DOES MEAN ANYTHING. So coconuts roots snails almonds insects. A good ploy by grylls adding cute little piggies into the mix.

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True, but by the time they had fattened the two little pigs up on whatever, they would all be dead. They talked about there being a mother pig...Look, I can see it, said one contestant..??? She must have confused Mother pig with a log or something.

Anyhoo, piggy wiggy will keep them going until Bear and his team fly in some more piggy wiggies, or they finally get round to realising that that big bundle of stuff that looks remarkably like a fishing net is actually...eh,... a fishing net, but no doubt they will just cut it up into small round shapes to use as hair nets or god forbid make matching bikinis out of it.

 

[John Fenna]

For anyone who hasn't heard Ray's singing

[video]https://youtu.be/bP8I2KaXX_Q?t=1049[/video]

The man sings like a bird - a Corncrake!
My singing is sweeter - more like a Raven....

 

[petrochemicals]

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Anyhoo, piggy wiggy will keep them going until Bear and his team fly in some more piggy wiggies, or they finally get round to realising that that big bundle of stuff that looks remarkably like a fishing net is actually...eh,... a fishing net, but no doubt they will just cut it up into small round shapes to use as hair nets or god forbid make matching bikinis out of it.

My thoughts entirely, but he's gonna have to add a few more piggies a day there are 12 of them all doing physical activities. After 5 days they will begin to exaust the energy reserves, and I believe they are two weeks in already. You would need a pig a day of that size each!

I still live in hope it will turn into lord of the flies. I missed the blokes island this week, the men's island did use the black website designers glasses to light the fire, he didn't get a cheer in introductions, by any chance have they declared themselves the hunters and stolen his specks yet?

 

[Stevie777]

I still live in hope it will turn into lord of the flies.

Now that would be the greatest reality tv show ever...reduced to eating each other, pity the fat builder left or they could have hollowed him out and used him as a canoe to reach the woman's island for even more depravity.