The show Survivor.

Armistead · 11-23-10, 11:52 AM

Oh, we all have things we hate and like. Most love or hate Survivor, but with any show like this you'll have camera and safety crews. I'm sure they're still miserable as hell.

There's another show called Survivorman where a man and his wife survive the wild...funny, the wife often fears of dying when an animal comes along and at least 10 different camera angles of it.

Sailor Steve · 11-23-10, 12:05 PM

The only reality show I saw that I liked was a few years back, and it didn't last. I forget the name and the channel, but it consisted of teams made up of soldiers, cops and firemen competing against each other in hostage-rescue and infiltration scenarios. Like the others they had to get rid of a member every episode, but it was fun because they had to extract 'hostages' from convoys and buildings, with helicopters and 'enemy soldiers', with everybody firing laser rifles, and it could end up going any way imaginable.

[edit] Found it! It was called Combat Missions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Missions

Penguin · 11-23-10, 12:22 PM

This is a great scene from Curb your Enthusiasm: two survivors discussing:

no snacks, no toilet paper....

Armistead · 11-23-10, 12:53 PM

survivor vs the holocaust.....pretty good.

Penguin · 11-23-10, 01:49 PM

pretty, pretty good

- don't you think so? The real survivor brings it to the point.

Anyway, though I've seen only fragments of Survivor and think it's crap, there are two allright survival shows out there on Discovery. One is called "Man vs. Wild", where the narrator gets thrown into the wild and tries to manage it out on his own - he films himself doing this, so I presume he's really alone out there.
The other one I've seen a part of is called "Dual Survivor" where an ex-army ranger and a hippie, both survival specialists with different backgrounds and skills, make it through the wilderness together. Though they are accompanied by a camera crew, the show isn't the dumbest and quite informative.

Armistead · 11-23-10, 03:01 PM

The guy you think is alone there actually isn't. He has armed guides and a safety team, but a good show.

The deal should be clear, these shows are produced by corporations or groups that must protect themselves from mass lawsuits and follow the same protection and work comp laws as normal business.

Course people that go on these shows basically sign their life rights away, but that wouldn't stop a lawyer, so they follow as many safety protocols as possible.

Not that they're not dangerous, look what happened to the Croc Man Steve.

Sailor Steve · 11-23-10, 03:26 PM

I never said they weren't dangerous. 'Wrasslin' is dangerous, and the people who do it really are in fantastic shape. But it's still just a show.

I recently watched an old episode of JAG which had a subplot about a woman who was suing the navy for "rescuing" her when her homebuilt raft sank on a fictional version of Survivor. Very funny stuff.

11-23-10, 12:05 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The only reality show I saw that I liked was a few years back, and it didn't last. I forget the name and the channel, but it consisted of teams made up of soldiers, cops and firemen competing against each other in hostage-rescue and infiltration scenarios. Like the others they had to get rid of a member every episode, but it was fun because they had to extract 'hostages' from convoys and buildings, with helicopters and 'enemy soldiers', with everybody firing laser rifles, and it could end up going any way imaginable. [edit] Found it! It was called Combat Missions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Missions __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 11-23-10 at 12:19 PM.

11-23-10, 03:26 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I never said they weren't dangerous. 'Wrasslin' is dangerous, and the people who do it really are in fantastic shape. But it's still just a show. I recently watched an old episode of JAG which had a subplot about a woman who was suing the navy for "rescuing" her when her homebuilt raft sank on a fictional version of Survivor. Very funny stuff. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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11-23-10, 11:52 AM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Oh, we all have things we hate and like. Most love or hate Survivor, but with any show like this you'll have camera and safety crews. I'm sure they're still miserable as hell. There's another show called Survivorman where a man and his wife survive the wild...funny, the wife often fears of dying when an animal comes along and at least 10 different camera angles of it.

11-23-10, 12:22 PM	#3
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	This is a great scene from Curb your Enthusiasm: two survivors discussing: no snacks, no toilet paper....

11-23-10, 12:53 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	survivor vs the holocaust.....pretty good.

11-23-10, 01:49 PM	#5
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	pretty, pretty good - don't you think so? The real survivor brings it to the point. Anyway, though I've seen only fragments of Survivor and think it's crap, there are two allright survival shows out there on Discovery. One is called "Man vs. Wild", where the narrator gets thrown into the wild and tries to manage it out on his own - he films himself doing this, so I presume he's really alone out there. The other one I've seen a part of is called "Dual Survivor" where an ex-army ranger and a hippie, both survival specialists with different backgrounds and skills, make it through the wilderness together. Though they are accompanied by a camera crew, the show isn't the dumbest and quite informative.

11-23-10, 03:01 PM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	The guy you think is alone there actually isn't. He has armed guides and a safety team, but a good show. The deal should be clear, these shows are produced by corporations or groups that must protect themselves from mass lawsuits and follow the same protection and work comp laws as normal business. Course people that go on these shows basically sign their life rights away, but that wouldn't stop a lawyer, so they follow as many safety protocols as possible. Not that they're not dangerous, look what happened to the Croc Man Steve.