OMG! another BG Vs RM thread, and i'm replying again!
compare them to 2 very different types of evenings out. 1) Ray Mears is the night in the local, listening to the guys with stories to tell and learning that amazing things happen in real life that are amazing and memorable, all washed down with several pints of the best local brewed ale!
2) Bear is a high octane tequila drenched night out in a garrison town which usually ends up in a brawl or having shots poured into your mouth by a couple of local bikes hoping for a quick fumble! you can never remember much about it apart from the hilarious or the nasty! often this includes the porcelain hugging session afterwards!
i have to be honest, i was in the anti-Bear camp at first, i liked the first couple of series, then when all that stuff about filming in hotel gardens and stuff i thought it had lost its way a bit, but the last couple of series have been really enjoyable. you have to take it for what it is, shock entertainment. Ray is educational.
But i have to say Rays series have started to anoy me slightly, he seemed to go on a very personal obsession with Australia which i couldn't really relate to. his survival series on itv is a step in the right direction IMO.
i like them both, for different reasons, you see some bizarre stuff done on BG that i often question but still enjoy watching it, the locations are excellent. and the other night the 'behind the scenes' episode was on. the safety crew consited of ex Para and Marines, who took it all very seriously but applied forces wit to the whole thing, very good to see.
i haven't heard of the last chance series or whatever it was called which i'm interested in seeing.
both these guys are doing their own thing, let them do it, if you don't like it, you must have 50 other channels to watch, press the button and watch something else.
i personally think that les stroud is a halfway house between the two programmes and is my favourite, but any bushcraft/survival stuff on the telly is good isn't it? consider how much attention is paid to carp like celebs and soaps and programs discussing family breakdowns on the coucil estates and brothers marrying sisters etc etc.
just enjoy.
now, someone ban these bg vs rm threads! pleaaase!!