A low point in television

[vskid]

(unless they just printed off fake degrees, wouldn't surprise me).

Would anyone here host want to a show where you blow stuff up all day? Its reasonable to assume they have a degree in something. college

If they do, its probably in something that has nothing to do with engineering or science. If they do have a degree in something like that, they sure don't show it.

[Ecksem Diem]

A commercial just played over here, advertising a new show called "America's Most Smartest Model". No jokes.

I've found the reason as to why there's barely any good shows on anymore: The people responsible for show making don't have enough intelligence to do anything but ripoffs of already existing shows!

I guess this is kind of blogging, but the public deserves to know!

Dude, I saw an Applebee's ad the other day pushing their meals as "our killer apps!" The decline of western civilization is at hand, brothers. Tommorow, at first light, we ride east, hauling our precious cargo of gasoline and fighting off roving bands of marauders with the help of a mysterious suave stranger!

To me, Man vs. Wild is to Survivorman what Smash Lab is to Mythbusters: an idiotic "extreme" rip-off of an intelligent show. Hell, they even admitted that the circumstances it's filmed under are heavily-controlled and that it's edited selectively to make it look dangerous. And don't all of you go acting like you hate MvW, too, because I saw Ben's poll a few months back; I know all your true feelings. You love that phony Bear Grylls, and you know why? Because you hate Les, and probably because he's a Canadian. Racists.

I second what DukeNuken said about television dying (though I contend that it was already on the slide) when Survivor aired, though I feel that Survivor itself was pretty entertaining (for the first few seasons, at least); it was, however, its influence that ultimately was the final straw on television's breaking back. As far his commentary on rap not being music, I continually fail to see why music where you sing to a rhythm is superior to music where you sing to the beat. The only gripe to be had with rap music as a theory in general, aside from it simply not being to your taste, is that, like techno, it propogates the death of musicians who actually play an instrument.

Most kids' shows now suck. Except for the Fairly Odd Parents and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, the latter of which is f*cking brilliant (Odd Parents isn't particularly smart, but it's creative and totally entertaining). I remember Aaahh!!! Real Monsters; that was quality programming. I loved Rocko back in the day, but I really wasn't feeling it a few months ago when I checked out some recordings my friend made of it onto a VHS tape.

And ganonbanned, your show idea is the finest ever. Kudos.

P. S. - Since when can't you contract HIV orally? You can't get it from saliva, but you can contract it by swallowing blood from someone who's HIV+.

[Dr. KillGood]

Is there anywhere I can watch all the survivorman episodes?

That show owns ass.

[Aguiluz]

Me? Hm... I watch Mythbusters and can't think of anything else. Smash lab sucks as it's the weakest explosions I ever seen. I do watch a lot of youtube though, and this video is the best yet. MAYBE it's because I use youtube and then I can't think of anything else...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-yldqNkGfo

[Triton]

because I saw Ben's poll a few months back; I know all your true feelings. You love that phony Bear Grylls, and you know why? Because you hate Les, and probably because he's a Canadian. Racists.

couldnt be moar wrong lol, i LOVE suvivorman Les is a badass! man versus wild is crap and made of fake and fail

[Dr. KillGood]

Me? Hm... I watch Mythbusters and can't think of anything else. Smash lab sucks as it's the weakest explosions I ever seen. I do watch a lot of youtube though, and this video is the best yet. MAYBE it's because I use youtube and then I can't think of anything else...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-yldqNkGfo

That is the best thing I have seen in who-knows how long!

because I saw Ben's poll a few months back; I know all your true feelings. You love that phony Bear Grylls, and you know why? Because you hate Les, and probably because he's a Canadian. Racists.

couldnt be moar wrong lol, i LOVE suvivorman Les is a badass! man versus wild is crap and made of fake and fail

Bear Grills is a pussy.

-Has a crew fallow him around
-Is in no real danger, ever.
-I guarantee you he eats plenty of food off camera.

Les is a bad-ass.
-Carry's his 100+ pounds of video equipment and batteries by himself
-Takes no more then a multi tool most of the time
-Catches his own food
-Is in real danger all the time.

[Ecksem Diem]

Bear Grills is a pussy.

-Has a crew fallow him around
-Is in no real danger, ever.
-I guarantee you he eats plenty of food off camera.

Les is a bad-ass.
-Carry's his 100+ pounds of video equipment and batteries by himself
-Takes no more then a multi tool most of the time
-Catches his own food
-Is in real danger all the time.

Qft. It's offical: Les is the OG of niche survival shows.

[Kurt_]

No, Les is the nicest badass God of all alive. He's never really in a lot of danger. Before each show he's informed by a survival expert of the area, and a few miles away is a crew camp for emergencies. Lion attacks? Pffff, he'll carry his dismembered limb to the nearest bush, make some medical-grade thread, sew it back on, then go to the crew camp and ask for a glass of water and a bandaid.

[DukeNukenFourEver]

I second what DukeNuken said about television dying (though I contend that it was already on the slide) when Survivor aired, though I feel that Survivor itself was pretty entertaining (for the first few seasons, at least); it was, however, its influence that ultimately was the final straw on television's breaking back. As far his commentary on rap not being music, I continually fail to see why music where you sing to a rhythm is superior to music where you sing to the beat. The only gripe to be had with rap music as a theory in general, aside from it simply not being to your taste, is that, like techno, it propogates the death of musicians who actually play an instrument.

Ah, the thing about rap is my problem - maybe it's the mainstream crap, always talking about degrading women and telling kids how awesome it is to have drugs and stuff... I'm sure there are underground artists, hell I even like them too (even if the Avalanches album isn't very recent, going to their live concert is copulate AWESOME...). I could say the same thing about rock (eww "screamo") and, hey, even polka (lolwut)...

And there seems to always be a ripoff trend, ever since television started. On the gcn, at like three in the morning, they were showing black and white footage of old "crazy" (at the time) games of holding a football in your legs for a prize and putting your face in a pie (THAT SURE IS EXTREME), but it just made me realize - if ANYTHING on television is sucessful, be prepared for a huge stream of rip offs and related shows.

Let's just forget about the "Xtreem" mood of the nineties... ugh...

[Life of Brian]

You realize that Man vs. Wild is more of an educational show, right? As in, he's not actually in danger for his life but instead teaches you what to do if you're in such a situation. Why are people offended about that? Because it's not badass enough? It's not the same show.

[Kurt_]

No, it's because he pretends to be badass by doing things like hollowing out a donated dead camel to sleep in and drinking camel stomach juices, then goes off camera and takes a shower and uses some scope.

Les shows things too, but with him it's entirely 100% real for a week. He goes out; sets a camel trap made from a glob of toothpaste, some stones, and sharpened grass; slits the camel's throat; drinks its juices for sustenance and uses the body for shelter against an actual sandstorm; and then goes home hungry and dying after a week.

Plus Les isn't a tard. I watched an episode or two of Man vs. Wild, and Bear (which isn't actually his name, it's his name for the show) always says "disorientating." It really bugs me, even though it passes spellcheck, (ironically, 'spellcheck' doesn't) because it's an extra suffix: call it 'Disorienting'. Bear = tard. I just don't like him. Les is much more charismatic.

[Nonsense Man]

Has anyone seen that Smash Lab commercial where they insinuate that everyone watches their show for the explosions and not for the science. One thing that sucks is Junkyard Wars is one once a day and I'm always at school then.