Originally Posted by deftdrummer
Ya, baer Grills is the guy on discovery channel from man vs. wild. Man vs. wild is a little more lame if you ask me. Baer narrates the show by telling the audience what wouldn't be a good idea to do in a certain situation, and then either demonstrates it or comes dangerously close. He does things like eat raw fish and such for dramatic purposes I think rather than for survival purposes. Baer does all the camera work himself and does not operate with a crew.
Survivorman is a little different in that the dude seems a little more seasoned and worried for his life and well being. There are instances where even though the discovery channel crew is close by, or knows his wareabouts, he could still be killed in an instant and nobody would ever know. Survivorman uses what is likely to be available to someone in a situation such as his and shows you how to deal with it. He doesn't eat raw or gross things just for the shock factor, obviously as seen in the instance where he ate elephant shit and then found water 10 mins later. Survivorman also does the camera work himself and does not operate with a camera crew.