Have to say, I was surprised they didn't kill it the moment they'd tied it's mouth, and it was still trying to kill them! I think the sadness came because they left it so long and they had too much time to think about it and dwell on it. When they did finally kill it, I winced a bit at how slowly the knife went in, but fair play to them, they did it and finally got some food, and of course it's much easier said than done, sat at home.
Did it mention how they gutted and skinned it though, only it seemed to cut immediately to them sat down eating it, and I'd think preparing something like that to eat would take quite a bit of work.
Caught up on the first 2 episodes last night..
Really Enjoying it.
Cant you just tell the Police Officer used to be well a police Officer.
Breast milk, Swastika, Call centre dude is certainly a character.
I really like Bear Grylls never understand the hate he gets. If I was stuck on an island or in a desert I would sooner have him with me, than against me that's for certain.
Felt they handled the Croc situation really well, No one enjoys killing an animal but as long as you eat it. I have no problem because we have to survive and beggars cant be choosers.
Although if anyone is interested go to youtube and type in Freddie Flintoff and goat.
Not going to lie that actually did make me cry I fount it one of the most disgusting ways imaginable to kill an animal.
But different strokes for different folks I guess.
As with EVERYTHING on TV you have to watch it with a pinch salt.
if you really want it to be %100 realistic then in this modern day and age I am pretty certain at least one of those guys would have had a lighter on them.
Before you say well not everyone carries Lighters on them blah blah blah yea not everyone carries Hunting knives and Machetes on themselves as well, So lets not get caught up with the Pedantic's of the show yea
Loving it so far though.
What does Sting Ray taste like anyone know ?
I am imagining something like Plaice although I have not got a clue.
what did it play?
( and if you say crocodile rock or see you later alligator I will make you sit on the naughty step)
It had a mark on its stomach where it was killed. My older Brother and I used to sword fight with it. He had a toy sword and I had the crocodile. It was heavy. I used to pretend to dance with it while my older sister played the piano. My Grandmother also had a stuffed cat. She was from Hamburg so that probably explains a lot. The crocodile was stuffed with its mouth open and my Grandmother once put a lit cigar in its mouth. She used to sing when young dressed as a cowgirl.
Anyhow, to get away from all this weirdness and back to the subject of the program I didn't like the crocodile bit but on the whole it's quite enjoyable although I don't much like Bear Grylls.
I don't get all the hate for Bear. I know him a little bit (my husband went to school with him), and he's a really nice guy. Even if I didn't know him, I think he comes across really well on TV.
Have to say, I was surprised they didn't kill it the moment they'd tied it's mouth, and it was still trying to kill them! I think the sadness came because they left it so long and they had too much time to think about it and dwell on it. When they did finally kill it, I winced a bit at how slowly the knife went in, but fair play to them, they did it and finally got some food, and of course it's much easier said than done, sat at home.
Did it mention how they gutted and skinned it though, only it seemed to cut immediately to them sat down eating it, and I'd think preparing something like that to eat would take quite a bit of work.
There was a scene where it was skinned and hanging upside down and one of them was cutting it up.
I suppose they were taught how to do it but decided not to show it incase it was too graphic.
I don't get all the hate for Bear. I know him a little bit (my husband went to school with him), and he's a really nice guy. Even if I didn't know him, I think he comes across really well on TV.
what did it play?
( and if you say crocodile rock or see you later alligator I will make you sit on the naughty step)
That has made my morning.
I love this for the same reason I love Survivor US and am still mightily pissed that the UK is one of the few countries that don't air it. People's personalities change when they are stripped of all modern conveniences and, after 28 series of Survivor, it's still fascinating to watch.
Personally, if I was starving the other people might be in danger! You don't know how you'll react until you're in that situation. I had no qualms about killing the croc just as he'd have had no qualms about eating a human. I found the black toothpaste far more yucky, though I can remember people using soot to clean their teeth.
"We had to ensure the island’s only water supply, an existing muddy pool, would last through filming in the dry season and that there was enough native animals and native vegetation that could sustain the men for 28 days – as long as they had the ingenuity to find it, catch it and kill it.
'This is made clear in the voiceover of the programmes."
"We had to ensure the island’s only water supply, an existing muddy pool, would last through filming in the dry season and that there was enough native animals and native vegetation that could sustain the men for 28 days – as long as they had the ingenuity to find it, catch it and kill it.
'This is made clear in the voiceover of the programmes."
4 men have had experience of extreme conditions, 2 have worked with Bear before. Doesn't all seem as straightforward as it is portrayed to be.
Must say enjoyed the 1st 2 episodes, but this has put a bit of a dampener on it for me.
I haven't yet watched the episodes so I can't give an opinion as to how much any of the experienced men took the lead in major issues such as lighting fire, finding water, etc. If the minute they landed one of them said, 'Our first priorities are to light a fire, find water and build a shelter' then yes, definitely, a no-no. If they only came forward when things were getting desperate then fair enough.
The alternative would be 13 british blokes who havent a clue who have to be rescued on day 3.
Sounds exciting.
So true. In all the similar programmes to this that I've watched people seem to be seduced by the blue sky, golden sands and warm water. How they're going to actually survive for the next few hours or days seems to go completely out of their mind, yet I'm sure (in these days of health and safety) they must have been given basic survival information before they were cast adrift.
I haven't yet watched the episodes so I can't give an opinion as to how much any of the experienced men took the lead in major issues such as lighting fire, finding water, etc. If the minute they landed one of them said, 'Our first priorities are to light a fire, find water and build a shelter' then yes, definitely, a no-no. If they only came forward when things were getting desperate then fair enough.
So true. In all the similar programmes to this that I've watched people seem to be seduced by the blue sky, golden sands and warm water. How they're going to actually survive for the next few hours or days seems to go completely out of their mind, yet I'm sure (in these days of health and safety) they must have been given basic survival information before they were cast adrift.
I think there is a major difference between having a backup plan for H&S and the whole thing being faked. No one would question having a system for medics to step in if needed but that is not want is happening with this programme.
The problem is you are given the illusion, especially by the promos to entice you in, that these are ordinary men dumped on an island trying to survive under guidance from Bear Grylls. The fact that this story has emerged, and given his show was pulled up for some fake elements a few years ago doesn't help.
4 men have had experience of extreme conditions, 2 have worked with Bear before. Doesn't all seem as straightforward as it is portrayed to be.
Must say enjoyed the 1st 2 episodes, but this has put a bit of a dampener on it for me.
This doesn't surprise me at all, I think Ch4 have done the right thing in putting some men who have experience, or do we really want to see 13 men starve to death! I watched the first two episodes and will not continue not because the water pool is fake or that there are more experienced men but because the editing of the program is painful......... Talk talk talk talk talk talk ......adverts......talk talk talk talk.......adverts......last 5 minutes of the program interesting.
it would be criminal to put 13 unprepared men onto an island with just a camera for a month and leave them to it and the programme isn't just about the physical survival side its about group dynamics etc etc .I am more than happy to go with it rather than watch people starve and dehydrate .
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This is not a staged show, its a reality/documentary show about these people being abandoned on the island.
Did it mention how they gutted and skinned it though, only it seemed to cut immediately to them sat down eating it, and I'd think preparing something like that to eat would take quite a bit of work.
Really Enjoying it.
Cant you just tell the Police Officer used to be well a police Officer.
Breast milk, Swastika, Call centre dude is certainly a character.
I really like Bear Grylls never understand the hate he gets. If I was stuck on an island or in a desert I would sooner have him with me, than against me that's for certain.
Felt they handled the Croc situation really well, No one enjoys killing an animal but as long as you eat it. I have no problem because we have to survive and beggars cant be choosers.
Although if anyone is interested go to youtube and type in Freddie Flintoff and goat.
Not going to lie that actually did make me cry I fount it one of the most disgusting ways imaginable to kill an animal.
But different strokes for different folks I guess.
As with EVERYTHING on TV you have to watch it with a pinch salt.
if you really want it to be %100 realistic then in this modern day and age I am pretty certain at least one of those guys would have had a lighter on them.
Before you say well not everyone carries Lighters on them blah blah blah yea not everyone carries Hunting knives and Machetes on themselves as well, So lets not get caught up with the Pedantic's of the show yea
Loving it so far though.
What does Sting Ray taste like anyone know ?
I am imagining something like Plaice although I have not got a clue.
what did it play?
( and if you say crocodile rock or see you later alligator I will make you sit on the naughty step)
It had a mark on its stomach where it was killed. My older Brother and I used to sword fight with it. He had a toy sword and I had the crocodile. It was heavy. I used to pretend to dance with it while my older sister played the piano. My Grandmother also had a stuffed cat. She was from Hamburg so that probably explains a lot. The crocodile was stuffed with its mouth open and my Grandmother once put a lit cigar in its mouth. She used to sing when young dressed as a cowgirl.
Anyhow, to get away from all this weirdness and back to the subject of the program I didn't like the crocodile bit but on the whole it's quite enjoyable although I don't much like Bear Grylls.
There was a scene where it was skinned and hanging upside down and one of them was cutting it up.
I suppose they were taught how to do it but decided not to show it incase it was too graphic.
Something by Nick Kamen?
Your husband went to Eton??
No, another famous public school. ;-)
They were at prep school together and have mutual friends from later in life too.
That has made my morning.
I love this for the same reason I love Survivor US and am still mightily pissed that the UK is one of the few countries that don't air it. People's personalities change when they are stripped of all modern conveniences and, after 28 series of Survivor, it's still fascinating to watch.
Personally, if I was starving the other people might be in danger! You don't know how you'll react until you're in that situation. I had no qualms about killing the croc just as he'd have had no qualms about eating a human.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2630243/Bear-Grylls-new-fakery-row-C4-features-pond-set-producers-shipped-crocodiles-ordinary-people-survival-specialists.html
'This is made clear in the voiceover of the programmes."
A non-story from the Daily Fail.
Did they really want to see 13 men die on an unsurvivable island for entertainment?
They are a cartilaginous fish - so I would guess nearer skate than plaice.:)
Couldn't agree more re it being a non story.
4 men have had experience of extreme conditions, 2 have worked with Bear before. Doesn't all seem as straightforward as it is portrayed to be.
Must say enjoyed the 1st 2 episodes, but this has put a bit of a dampener on it for me.
The alternative would be 13 british blokes who havent a clue who have to be rescued on day 3.
Sounds exciting.
I haven't yet watched the episodes so I can't give an opinion as to how much any of the experienced men took the lead in major issues such as lighting fire, finding water, etc. If the minute they landed one of them said, 'Our first priorities are to light a fire, find water and build a shelter' then yes, definitely, a no-no. If they only came forward when things were getting desperate then fair enough.
So true. In all the similar programmes to this that I've watched people seem to be seduced by the blue sky, golden sands and warm water. How they're going to actually survive for the next few hours or days seems to go completely out of their mind, yet I'm sure (in these days of health and safety) they must have been given basic survival information before they were cast adrift.
I think there is a major difference between having a backup plan for H&S and the whole thing being faked. No one would question having a system for medics to step in if needed but that is not want is happening with this programme.
I'm a bit worried that I know him.
This doesn't surprise me at all, I think Ch4 have done the right thing in putting some men who have experience, or do we really want to see 13 men starve to death! I watched the first two episodes and will not continue not because the water pool is fake or that there are more experienced men but because the editing of the program is painful......... Talk talk talk talk talk talk ......adverts......talk talk talk talk.......adverts......last 5 minutes of the program interesting.