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    Image of the7k the7k
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    "Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe" could make for a great WarioWare clone.
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    Image of Chris Rideout Chris Rideout
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Bah, Bear is a liar. He may eat gross things, but Survivorman is a little more real. See my video for an example.
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    D-K, has mastered the dim-mak candlepunch promoted this comment Edited by Chris Rideout at 10/27/09 9:18 AM Chris Rideout was starred Chris Rideout was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    10/27/09

    @Chris Rideout: Dude, the show was never about being real.. Typical american idiocy to claim the man has no validity when you get sucked into the Realism-is-better-than-entertainment thing...

    He crams several days in 40 minutes, bites heads of things, ventures into caves and scales mountains with or without harnas.
    Of course it's not gonna be all real, you don't watch this specific program for that. Your looking for survivorman (boring yet educational) or Ray Mears (informative yet pretentious)

    No real survivor is gonna backflip 50ft into unchecked waters, run downhill like a madman, or brave africanized bees for some honey. The guy makes a kick-ass show with high entertainment value, nothing more, nothing less. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    10/27/09

    @Chris Rideout: It's funny Fahey should mention drinking his own urine - there used to be a comparison video between Survivorman (Stroud) and Grylls in that scenario. Grylls steeled his will and drank it straight. Stroud made a simple solar still to extract the water from it and drank that, then explained how harmful it can be to drink straight urine.

    Bear will also do things like swim a rapid... with a life jacket that wasn't part of his survival gear on under his shirt. On one hand, it's just theatre, but people could easily be killed trying to emulate him if they were lost in the wild, since he doesn't actually do what he's representing. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of DwarfP DwarfP
    10/27/09

    @fuchikoma: Bear also says how dangerous it is to drink your own urine but as he says "it is a last resort that will help you last that bit longer". He has also done the dew traps with his urine when he has had the time.

    They aren't going to put Bear or Survivorman in situations that can kill them because they didn't plan it out first. The main thing is it is good TV and the things you see are survival techniques that can work if you are pushed to doing it. For eating bugs and snakes etc and even the africanised bees stinging him it is pretty real and not a reality I want to ever find myself in. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of Forsakenchild Forsakenchild
    10/27/09

    @fuchikoma: People could easily be killed trying to emulate things done on TV regardless of the reality of the validity of the person doing it on TV. What's your point? Oh, so-and-so did it without nets or life preserver, so now it is OK and no longer a risk to do! Right..... Common sense tells me that it is smart for the star of a TV show not to actually risk their lives, that our entertainment is not that important. I hope everything he does has some sort of "safety net". Common sense is also your best bet if your lost in the wild. If it looks dangerous, you bloody well better find a different way around and not rely on what you saw last week on the Discovery channel. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of mcderek3000 mcderek3000
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Fatality!

    Wild wins! #thedeadliestcatch
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    mcderek3000 was starred mcderek3000 was unstarred
    Image of Wahrheit Wahrheit
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Meanwhile, three miles away, the Northwestern is...

    I love the (scottish?) narrator. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Wahrheit was starred Wahrheit was unstarred
    Image of gahazakul gahazakul
    10/27/09


    @Wahrheit: The narrator is Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs. #thedeadliestcatch
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    D-K, has mastered the dim-mak candlepunch promoted this comment gahazakul was starred gahazakul was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    10/27/09

    @gahazakul: He has a good voice and some classic humor.. good choice. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of Wahrheit Wahrheit
    10/27/09

    @gahazakul:

    In America, yes.

    In Sweden, the UK version with Bill Petrie was aired.

    I know about Mike Rowe, but you simply can't compare in this case. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of SeraphimJulius SeraphimJulius
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Hmm I wonder how they will do Man vs Wild. I think they should take the climbing aspect that are used in Uncharted and try to fit them into MvW. #thedeadliestcatch
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    D-K, has mastered the dim-mak candlepunch promoted this comment SeraphimJulius was starred SeraphimJulius was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    10/27/09

    @SeraphimJulius: I respectfully disagree.. Uncharted 2's climbing mechanics can't hold a candle to Assassins Creed..

    Man vs. Wild/Ultimate Survival is about freedom, living wild, exploring.. having pre determined, linear routes would just destroy what the game should be all about. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of Neo Deus Neo Deus
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Instead of a Man vs. Wild game, I think it would be more interesting to have one based on Survivorman. Not only would you need to conquer the elements, you would also need to move the camera for each scene. #thedeadliestcatch
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    D-K, has mastered the dim-mak candlepunch promoted this comment Neo Deus was starred Neo Deus was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    10/27/09

    @Neo Deus: And walk the 2 miles back to pick up the camera after you do the mandatory hulk-walking-away scene #thedeadliestcatch
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    D-K, Anarchist was starred D-K, Anarchist was unstarred
    Image of Blore07 Blore07
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Bear Grylls is a douche, they need to make a Ray Mears game! #thedeadliestcatch
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    Blore07 was starred Blore07 was unstarred
    Image of ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    "Man Vs. Wild: Tactical Moose-Punching Action" would be something I'd buy. I'd also watch the show, if only it was about moose-punching. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of michael_jordan michael_jordan
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Wait wait wait wait WAIT.
    A Bear Grylls game?
    FUKKEN SOLD. #thedeadliestcatch
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    D-K, has mastered the dim-mak candlepunch promoted this comment michael_jordan was starred michael_jordan was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    10/27/09

    @michael_jordan: Amen brother.. All the episodes are on blinx btw. #thedeadliestcatch
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    D-K, Anarchist was starred D-K, Anarchist was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Can't wait to play the Bear Grylls game.. biting the heads of snakes, squeezing elephant excruments for those vitamin rich juices.. hanging myself in a fishnet as a human freakin pinâta for the night...

    Awesome.. #thedeadliestcatch
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    Image of BigBaboo BigBaboo
    10/27/09

    In reply to Crave Does Games Like They Do On The Discovery Channel
    Nice subtle reference to the Bloodhound Gang. I approve. #thedeadliestcatch
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    High Speed Indeed promoted this comment BigBaboo was starred BigBaboo was unstarred
    Image of High Speed Indeed High Speed Indeed
    10/27/09

    @BigBaboo: Anyone who doesn't approve can lift their heads up high and blow their brains out! #thedeadliestcatch
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    High Speed Indeed was starred High Speed Indeed was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    10/27/09

    @BigBaboo: sublte..? word-for-word ain't subtle #thedeadliestcatch
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