maybe i came off a bit harsh in my first post. i do respect the guy for doing what he does, but i think he does make some pretty obvious mistakes that he should know how to avoid. for instance, he was in the jungle, and mentioned how he had been paying for not purifying his drinking water (i assume the latrine was getting heavy use.) days later he finally realized he had an empty tin can to boil water in. i mean, come on, he should have been using that from day 1. in that same episode, he put his shirt on after getting out of the river only to be bitten by an unknown bug (what if it was a fatal spider bite!) he should have shaken out his shirt first, thats just a common sense thing. but by far the worst was when i watched him wade into the ocean barefoot at night time. survival situation or not, that is a very foolish thing to do. the odds of spearing a fish at night while carrying a torch are pretty much nil, while the odds of slipping on coral or stepping on a stinging creature are pretty good.

i know its easy to be an armchair critic, but any boy scout could pick out the poor decisions. but i do like his show because he is an everyman who ends up in a situation that we could all be in one day. it is entertaining, and maybe it is a bit of showmanship, but i just think he should make sure he's sending the right message to people.

bear on the other hand, to me, is total showman. way too many unnecessary risks. i think he does his show for the "im a badass" effect.