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by MUni Rider » Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:49 pm
areed20 wrote:skiwall wrote:Scott P wrote: Rather than spending the night in the "wilderness" as the episode indicated, he actually stayed in the Gonzo Inn in Moab every night the episode was shot. No, I'm not joking.
I noticed that they put a disclaimer at the beginning of the show saying that he's just showing you how to survive and that sometimes he doesn't stay in the wild because of some work safety criteria or something. I don't remember exactly what it said.
Here's exactly what it says: "Bear Grylls and his crew receive support when they are in potentially life threatening situations as required by health and safety regulations. On some occasions, situations are presented to Bear so he can demonstrate survival techniques."
At first the show was presented as "the real deal", so to speak. Then he got outed as a faker, the show went on hiatus, and when it returned, it had that disclaimer along with it. I think they even went back and added the disclaimer to the older shows, and maybe a little editing? I forget. I haven't watched it in the last couple years.
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit." (Edward Abbey)
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