I really enjoyed watching Man Vs. Wild when I found the show in high school a decade ago. For anyone who is not familiar with the show Bear Grylls is a survival guro who gets dropped off in the middle of no where and then explains as he goes what is the best thing to do in that environment and how to best get back to civilization rapidly. I love the outdoors and was interested in the tips and tricks as we watched Bear go through all kinds of different terrrains and different situations to find his way out. Cool show with a very particular audience to watch more than a few episodes.
Now Bear Grylls has a new show on Netflix called You vs. Wild where it is an interactive episode similar to the original show. Bear has a mission to complete like taking medicines to a remote village in a timely manner and he explains some options of what to do in each scenario, but now he says, “You decide” and two choices pop up on the screen for the viewer to set his course. This didn’t sound like the most exciting thing for me initially, but actually watching and choosing situations has been so much fun!!
For me it has been really fun because Bear gives us some crazy options throughout the episodes. One time he had the option of eating a mushroom that he wasn’t sure if it was poisinous or not. I sat there saying to myself He’s not really going to eat a sketchy mushroom is he? Wait, he’s making that an option of what to eat? No way! Will he really eat it? I’m definitely choosing that just to see if he eats it! And he did! He ate unknown wild mushrooms in the wilderness!! Everyone knows that is a bad idea! Sometimes I would choose the outrageous option just to see him actually do it. I made Bear Grylls do all sorts of crazy nonsense during this first season and he is not dead yet.
Yes, there is dramatization and acting that Man vs. Wild never had, but I can handle some obviously scripted and silly moments to watch Bear act a fool on Netflix. I would recommend this show hands down. Funny! Also you can watch it seriously and try to quiz yourself on your survival skills too. Way better than I expected. A barrel of laughs if you play it a little risky.
Sonya was here 