The Discovery Channel

[Boss]

It seems that we have fans around here of many of the shows on the Discovery Channel, so why not have a dedicated thread to discuss the shows that have aired or that are upcoming.

My DC favorites:

Mythbusters
Man vs Wild
Deadliest Catch
Everest: Beyond the Limit
Future Weapons

They've been running a Future Weapons marathon all day. It's one of my new favorites, I love weapon technology. Dirty Jobs is a good show too, but that's because Mike Rowe is so great at hosting it.

By the way, Ed you can still go to the Mythbusters thread and bump Kari's photo every few hours or feel free to post her here as well.

[Hole In Face]

MythBusters
Dirty Jobs
Future Weapons

I'm a huge fan of the Discovery Channel, but there are some shows I just can't stand. You know, the "filler" shows that they put on between the good shit. "How it's made" has got to be the most boring piece of crap ever! I don't care how buttons are made! I really don't!

[dirty_pool]

Deadliest Catch- remember when that dude swung out on that chain and nearly fell in that cold ass water? dumbass!

Dirty Jobs- especially the military episodes

[Spooner]

Future Weapons is the latest show in my Tivo "Record Series" box. I had to finally kill the 800 Simpsons & King of the Hill episodes stockpiled.

I can watch Dirty Jobs as long as I have the mute button on so I don't have to listen to that nauseatingly unfunny host. He makes Bob Saget sound like George Carlin. Yet, he narrates Deadliest Catch... if he'd just leave the "funny jokes" to funny people, that show would be much higher on my list.

TC, are they going to be running another season of Everest, or do we have to wait until after this May passes? Can't remember if that show was one year behind in its filming or not. But, I think everyone here agrees it's the best channel goin'. Who here has (or knows of) all the Discovery Channel offshoots, like Discovery Times, etc.? (I'm not even sure how many there are.)

[Boss]

I had to finally kill the 800 Simpsons & King of the Hill episodes stockpiled.


Okay dude, that's too funny, I had about 80+ episodes of King of the Hill on my DVR along with the TV Land MASH marathon from last week taking up most of my record time. I pulled up the recorded programs this morning and all of a sudden I was missing about 40 hours of shit. No clue what the hell happened.

[Dr. P]

Billy, you ever see the King of The Hill where Bobby fell in love with the plastic head? Lou-Anne had it for beauty school and he was moon-struck upon seeing it. That's the last time I ever enjoyed smoking pot, when that was released. I laughed so hard I missed dialogue.

[Booze]

They re-dub all the Discovery Channel shows before they show 'em in the UK. I'm not kidding, they really do. All those shows you menchen have narration by Brit dudes here.

[Boss]

They re-dub all the Discovery Channel shows before they show 'em in the UK. I'm not kidding, they really do. All those shows you menchen have narration by Brit dudes here.

That's pretty funny. Glad they're translating for you. Of course that Bear Grillz dude on Man vs Wild is a limey. He's a badass too. Ex-Special Forces.

[nate]

Same is true of a lot of limey stuff that re-airs over here, Lee.

I am a HUGE UK Top Gear fan and when it finally aired over here on Discovery, they had it all chopped to bits, taking out many of the interesting studio bits. They actually re-taped the remaining studio bits JUST FOR the US audience (thank god they still used Clarkson/Hammond/May).

After the (completely unadvertised, late-night) segments went off the air, Discovery announced that they were bringing Top Gear BACK to the US... with all new American hosts and American cars! I don't think that went anywhere, but it just shows the complete lack of clue they've got over here.

We already have enough American car shows - Top Gear is the greatest car show in the world mainly BECAUSE of Jeremy Clarkson. Way to miss the point, Discovery!

[Spooner]

They re-dub all the Discovery Channel shows before they show 'em in the UK. I'm not kidding, they really do. All those shows you menchen have narration by Brit dudes here.

Dirty Jobs... I can understand being redubbed. But, are you SERIOUS about the other shows?! Yeah, we say "aluminum" differently... and maybe "garage," but that don't warrant new ADR for all shows... Holy shit.

[Boss]

Same is true of a lot of limey stuff that re-airs over here, Lee.

I am a HUGE UK Top Gear fan and when it finally aired over here on Discovery, they had it all chopped to bits, taking out many of the interesting studio bits. They actually re-taped the remaining studio bits JUST FOR the US audience (thank god they still used Clarkson/Hammond/May).

After the (completely unadvertised, late-night) segments went off the air, Discovery announced that they were bringing Top Gear BACK to the US... with all new American hosts and American cars! I don't think that went anywhere, but it just shows the complete lack of clue they've got over here.

We already have enough American car shows - Top Gear is the greatest car show in the world mainly BECAUSE of Jeremy Clarkson. Way to miss the point, Discovery!

Agreed. Top Gear is one of the most well-filmed, best shows of it's kind ever. I know Hammond is coming back to the show for new episodes. Any word on if/when/where we might be able to see them here in the states?

[nate]

Yeah, leave the presenters out of it and it's still got amazing cinematography.

As far as I know, you can't see it anywhere in the states. I have Seasons 1-7 that I got from FinalGear.com (http://www.finalgear.com/) torrents. The good ones (~350mb) are TV quality, so if you have a vid out on your PC you can watch 'em on TV.

[Boss]

<fires up Bit Comet>

[CommunistaCow]

Deadliest Catch rules!

[Boss]

Another Man vs Wild marathon tonight.

[kylestunz]

I haven't watched this yet, is it like "Survivorman"?

[moneymaker]

Anybody watch "A Haunting"? Mostly reenacted with no scientific evidence, but the way the story is pretty good. My wife will not watch it with me.*





*works out nice when I want to chase her off. Thanks, Tivo.

[Boss]

I haven't watched this yet, is it like "Survivorman"?

Exactly, except the dude hosting is a Limey, ex-special forces type and he has a camera crew, instead of carrying his own cameras. They are both damn fine shows.

[uatu13]

I like the dude on dirty jobs, he's not like laugh-out-loud funny, but definitely makes the show fun.

I kind of enjoy the man vs wild show, but I think a lot of it is pretty phoney. How the hell does the camera man survive in the crap this guy goes through? I bet there's like a tent off camera with a cooler full of food ;-)_

Also, "how it's made" seems like it would be lame in premise, but when I watch it I'm usually like "wow, that's weird". It's strange so much work goes into like making a button or whatever.

[Industrial Trackfooter]

I've been watching The Military Channel. I think it's a Discovery offshoot.

[Fall-Tacular!]

Gotta love "Shark Week."

[Boss]

Man Vs Wild season premier tonight.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Is this thread for JUST Discovery Channel or all their networks?

Oh well. I like....

Mythbusters
Dirty Jobs
American Chopper
Miami Ink <--- great designs but the drama is pretty gay.
Future Weapons
Deadliest Catch
Cities of the Underworld <--- Awesome fucking show!
Really Big Thinks
Mega Machines
How it's Made
Extreme Engineering

and some others that escape me at the moment

[Mr. Irrelevant]

I can't believe that I just now found this thread.... Christ!
:larry:

[The Larry]

:wtf: No mention for "Cahs Cab"? That show is great. :thumbsup:

[Mr. Irrelevant]

:wtf: No mention for "Cahs Cab"? That show is great. :thumbsup:

There's a show on Discovery about a heeb and his car? Holy shit!

:larry: :larry: :larry:

[Dr. P]

<laughing at how Sav gives various numbers of Larry heads for how wonky he finds the thread>

[nate]

I was calling that the "Heaps Scale" for a while, I think he officially proposed it in another thread somewhere.

[Spooner]

Hilarious observations. As they said in Christmas Story, The Sav works in :larry: heads like artists work in oils and clay.

[Hole In Face]

I didn't want to start another thread so i'll just ask and put my opinion in here.

Has anyone seen the previews for the new History Channel show Ice Road Truckers? Looks like it might be pretty cool. I keep seeing that footage of the truck hallin' ass down a road with a giant crack in the road running along with it. Jesus, that's just fucking crazy.

[AB]

I didn't want to start another thread so i'll just ask and put my opinion in here.

Has anyone seen the previews for the new History Channel show Ice Road Truckers? Looks like it might be pretty cool. I keep seeing that footage of the truck hallin' ass down a road with a giant crack in the road running along with it. Jesus, that's just fucking crazy.

Yeah, I saw that. Looks insane. I guess about a couple of years ago, my dad was talking about going up and doing that. Crazy f'er.

[nate]

I saw the special they did on ice trucking a while back and it was really cool. I didn't know they were doing a whole show on it.

[Howards Turn]

I love watching 'Engineering the World Rally'.

http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/cars/worldrally/

[CommunistaCow]

I didn't want to start another thread so i'll just ask and put my opinion in here.

Has anyone seen the previews for the new History Channel show Ice Road Truckers? Looks like it might be pretty cool. I keep seeing that footage of the truck hallin' ass down a road with a giant crack in the road running along with it. Jesus, that's just fucking crazy.

I've been seeing 'em, Hole. It looks totally insane. The one promo I saw had a toothless, booger-eatin' moron laughing about his rig going under the ice. :shocked: :wtf:

[Spooner]

Commie, that's a 5-star avatar... I really hope you've got Matt Houston in the on-deck circle... :thumbsup:

[nate]

I love watching 'Engineering the World Rally'.

http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/cars/worldrally/
Holy shit, I wish we got that over here. Then again, I wish we got WRC on TV over here first... :poke:

[Mr. Irrelevant]

<laughing at how Sav gives various numbers of Larry heads for how wonky he finds the thread>

:rofl:

I actually adopted (stole) the wonkometer idea from Heap. Like Nate said, he's the one that developed the science.

He carefully calculates the quality of the thread and multiplies that by the wonk quote coefficient. Then he takes that result and adds it to an existing chart that determines whether or not the wonk factor is growing exponentially or declining slowly. With this data, he is able to precisely apply a specific number of Larry heads in any given post.

It's some very scientific and complicated shit.

[Heap]

:tipofthecap:
Yeah, if I were more capable, I'd write a program and submit it to vBulletin to automatically rank certain posts...

[Spooner]

I think the :larry: icon is a stroke of genius, wherever the fuck it came from.

[nate]

:larry: was a True Fu Original

[Heap]

Seriously, though...in a real-life wonk situation (say, within the last 6 months) have any of you tried to come up with some verbalization of the :larry: icon? It covers so many words in just a few strokes of the keyboard...truly genius...

[Franks n Beans]

I still like this one :phfreak:

[Spooner]

Anyone been watching that "After the Catch" show where that douchebag sits down with all the crab captains & talks about the show? <presumes he hears at least one yes>

Was anyone else laughing at that older clown they brought in to tell that utterly BULLshit story about the guy who jumped off his boat in sub-zero temperatures and swam 12 miles to shore in his street clothes, then was thrown onto a cliff 70 feet in the air, and climbed another 1,000 feet with just his fingernails, then jumped across a 30' crevasse and lan- yeah, I thought so. :roll:

I threw a tomato at my TV... that was the worst fucking over-the-top bullshit story I've ever heard anyone attempt to sell on TV (and Sig's face during was a riot--he was rubbing his eyes and trying to stay awake, looking at him like, "I can't fuckin' believe you think anyone's buyin' this horseshit."

[CommunistaCow]

Billy, I agree witcha. That wasn't the only I call bullstreisand story the captains have told. Although, the one rogue wave they talked about that the Discovery cameras caught was unbelievable.

BTW, this avatars for you, Billy. :thumbsup:

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Anyone see that new show "Ice Truckers" or Ice Runners or whatever it's called?

In case you haven't, it's kind of along the same lines as "Deadliest Catch" in regard to the level of risk and potential danger. 'Cept these guys aren't out on a boat. Oh no, no, no.... Their crazy asses drive arcross hundreds of miles of frozen lake up in Canada to get to some fucking diamond mine or some crazy shit like that!

I'm not exactly sure what they're doing specifically. I got in on the last half of the show and was distracted by my kids for most of that. What I do know, is they make a shitload of money doing this kind of work, and I know that they drive across frozen lakes in fucking 18 wheeler big rigs to do it!!! And they only have 8 weeks to do it. And from what I gather, that's ALL they do during that time.

And the fact that doing something like this for a living is light years away from the standard H.S. career path radar.

In case you negro's still ain't sold yet... Let me re-phrase the premise of the goddamn show once more...

THEY DRIVE 75,000 POUND BIG RIG TRUCKS ACROSS HUNDREDS OF MILES OF FROZEN LAKES THAT ARE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BUTT-FUCK CANADIYPT, SO'S THEY CAN HAUL DIAMONDS BACK TO SOME FUCKED UP CANUCK TOWN!?!?!?!?!? Intrigued now?

Signed~ KEVDIDN'T

[Hole In Face]

Anyone see that new show "Ice Truckers" or Ice Runners or whatever it's called?

In case you haven't, it's kind of along the same lines as "Deadliest Catch" in regard to the level of risk and potential danger. 'Cept these guys aren't out on a boat. Oh no, no, no.... Their crazy asses drive arcross hundreds of miles of frozen lake up in Canada to get to some fucking diamond mine or some crazy shit like that!

I'm not exactly sure what they're doing specifically. I got in on the last half of the show and was distracted by my kids for most of that. What I do know, is they make a shitload of money doing this kind of work, and I know that they drive across frozen lakes in fucking 18 wheeler big rigs to do it!!! And they only have 8 weeks to do it. And from what I gather, that's ALL they do during that time.

And the fact that doing something like this for a living is light years away from the standard H.S. career path radar.

In case you negro's still ain't sold yet... Let me re-phrase the premise of the goddamn show once more...

THEY DRIVE 75,000 POUND BIG RIG TRUCKS ACROSS HUNDREDS OF MILES OF FROZEN LAKES THAT ARE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BUTT-FUCK CANADIYPT, SO'S THEY CAN HAUL DIAMONDS BACK TO SOME FUCKED UP CANUCK TOWN!?!?!?!?!? Intrigued now?

Signed~ KEVDIDN'T


No, I never heard of it....and I certainly never mentioned it in this thread...

[KungFuJesus]

Sav, I heard about that show but haven't caught it yet. They make so much money doing it because if the ice breaks and the rig falls through the lake, they have virtually NO chance of escape from the icy water. Something like a couple dozen trucks have fallen through and nobody lived yet. I definitely gotta check the show out.

[CommunistaCow]

Heads-up, 'gloids. Tonight is the season finale for the Opi season. A couple of the crews have been hauling in insane amounts leading up to tonight.

[Spooner]

Jesus, I'm *dyin'* ta see this trucker show! Discovery just keeps knocking it out of the park w/their new shows, the opposite of TLC which by my estimation should soon be running reruns of Murder, She Wrote.

[Heap]

lmao.

[nate]

No, I never heard of it....and I certainly never mentioned it in this thread...
Yeah, jesus, he couldn't be bothered to scroll back one page?

[Heap]

What about that new show where they follow around truckers who drive over frozen water to ship goods to the Arctic?!? Keep an eye out for that one.

[Cliff Pettigrew]

What about that new show where they follow around truckers who drive over frozen water to ship goods to the Arctic?!? Keep an eye out for that one.

That sounds interesting.

Wait a minute, your putting me on. Trucks driving on an ice road? I don't think so.

These videos I found are an interesting look at cold weather. (http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Video_Clips&content_type_id=54826&display_order=5&mini_id=54692)

[Spooner]

^^Frozen bubbles?! Wild shit. Can't fucking wait to see that show, goddammit.

[Pinch One Off]

Frozen truckers or fruckers for short. What's not to like? I'll watch anything on the DC.

e.g. How It's Made...the buttons episode...a solid half hour of how buttons are made. There's 30 min. of my life gone but I know for damn sure how they make all kinds of buttons.

[Booze]

When Truckers On Ice makes it over here, the best thing is that they'll get rid of that sub-Casey Kasem dude narrating it. That fella would drive me barmy.

The bad news is, they'll probably replace him with a scouser.

[The BYP]

They had the fellow last night whose brakes kept locking up. If they leave the trucks idling in one place for more than a few minutes the vibration from the engine starts to break up the ice. They can't shut the engine down because it's 40 below. Poor guy had to manually bleed the air brakes which would allow him to go a few miles at a time. It's a pretty cool show.

[moneymaker]

Before watching this, I wondered how they could make a show of it.

I am impressed so far...this is a stand-up show.

[AB]

Truckers are cool! :rock:

[nate]

Agreed.

Say, as our resident trucker, whaddaya say about going up to Canadia and doing some ice trucking firsthand this winter? Bring back some Moosehead and we can all sit around listening to your stories about when you were hauling ass trying to outrun a crack before the lake consumed you.

:tipofthecap:

[AB]

Shit, I've been to Chicago, Ph.il.a.delphia, and Miami, what's a little friggin ice and snow???

[nate]

Sooooo... that sounds like a "yes!"

[AB]

I guess about a couple of years ago, my dad was talking about going up and doing that. Crazy f'er.

Brought this up with my dad again the other day after this show was brought up here. He said he called, sent resumes, never could get in touch with anyone. He said he tried for like 3 months. Then he tried to get on with the cross country train-trucks they have in Australia that go across the outback. No,luck there either.

[nate]

Damn, sounds like your dad wanted to do some real hardcore trucking for a while there. Too bad it never worked out.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

What do you mean Hole? You NEVER made mention of that Ice truckers show in this thread. I even looked and you were talking about this show....


I didn't want to start another thread so i'll just ask and put my opinion in here.

Has anyone seen the previews for the new History Channel show HIF: Jew Hunter? Looks like it might be pretty cool. I keep seeing that footage of this guy from Lodi who hunts down Jews and rapes them, even the men. That's just nun-fucking crazy.

:tipofthecap:

[Hole In Face]

:rofl:

I'd so totally fucking watch that show! Jews, man-rape, Lodi... IT'S GOT EVERYTHING!

[CommunistaCow]

Agreed.

Say, as our resident trucker, whaddaya say about going up to Canadia and doing some ice trucking firsthand this winter? Bring back some Moosehead and we can all sit around listening to your stories about when you were hauling ass trying to outrun a crack before the lake consumed you.

:tipofthecap:

Could this be a budding idea for Smokey and The Bandit 5? I'd float the idea by Phil Hendrie if I were you.

[PeggyLove]

Whenever I see the title to this thread, I start to hum this song (http://youtube.com/watch?v=iTW8oUV8Aq0)

[Franks n Beans]

That's pretty strange there Marge.

[The BYP]

Whenever I see the title to this thread, I start to hum this song (http://youtube.com/watch?v=iTW8oUV8Aq0)


http://www.saddler.co.uk/acatalog/723nightshadeblindfold.jpg

[Spooner]

Finally sawr my first episode of Ice Road Truckers. You guys ain't shittin' (and I didn't think ya were)--that's almost as good as Deadliest Catch. Granted, I'm only one episode in, but this "Drew" cat's a real dillhole. I hope he becomes the Schleprock of the series and falls through the fuckin' ice. That'll be a nice season finale. Maybe someone can push him in, if not... whatever, as long as he goes IN that shit.

[Dean W.]

Caught parts of Ice Road Truckers over the weekend. Pretty good show so far. However most these guys are professionals. Maybe to give the show a little more of an edge, they could throw in some amateurs to spice things up.

Like the Dad from Orange County Choppers and that dumb kid ridding shotgun. As they go into a hairpin turn, “Jr, did you strap down that load like I told ya”. “No Pop, I thought you did”. That would be great to see the ice cracking under those two.

[Spooner]

^^Of the six guys, two are rookies on the ice, with one of 'em being only 19 years old. Rest assured at least one of those two is goin' in the drink before it's over.

[nate]

The Teutels as ice truckers! lmao lmao lmao

Now there's an image.

[Heap]

I think I'd rather see that dude with the Hot Rod show on DC (or is it TLC by now?) take an icewater bath. I don't remember his name, but you know who I'm talking about...the guy that doesn't do any of the work, but takes all the credit, bitches his best employees out on a routine basis...only to bitch them out even more when they quit. God, that guy the perfect example of a Grade A Asshole Supreme.

[nate]

Boyd Cottington? Yeah, he's a douche.

[Heap]

Yeah, that's him. Cruise, now that I think about it, if the name alone didn't directly indicate his high-level of douche-ness, that show certainly does.

[Boss]

Boyd Cottington? Yeah, he's a douche.

But the man builds some fine ass rides. I'd take one of his customs over Chip Foose any day.

[nate]

I don't necessarily dig everything that Chip does, but I have a lot more respect for him. Not only is he involved in the work, he seems to be a lot more creative and talented than Boyd.

[CommunistaCow]

http://www.boydcoddington.com/Store/Default.aspx

As an avid Hot Wheels collector, I love both Coddington's and Foose's work. But, Coddington does come off as a total jerk.

[Dr. P]

Boyd Lonafide should change his name to that! lmao

[Spooner]

Damn, Heaps, I thought I was the only guy unfortunate enough to have seen all those Coddington shows. I agree, he's actually worse than Paul, Jr. (and that's goin' a long way) in the cocksucker department. There's *nothing* more egregious and despicable than imposing false deadlines on your workers (and Coddington always did that to his guys). Making them all work on Christmas day was the last straw, though--only for them to find out later that there WAS no real deadline, and they didn't REALLY need it done by said day.

He's a cocksucker of the highest order, but right behind him is that bald dillhole with the goat chillin'. That piece of shit needs a crowbar across the lower teeth. (Remember the guy with the paralyzed mouth, always complainin' about some fat, lazy bastard w/his ass crack hangin' out of his pants named "Blue Bear"?!! lmao lmao ... Sheezus!)

[Heap]

"Crowbar across the lower teeth"
lmao lmao lmao

[Dr. P]

I don't necessarily dig everything that Chip does, but I have a lot more respect for him. Not only is he involved in the work, he seems to be a lot more creative and talented than Boyd.

Thanks, Nate. But Boyd is way more talented than I am. Happy to hear about your respect for me, though.:tipofthecap:

[nate]

lmao lmao

[Spooner]

Well, it was a choice between bumpin' a thread or creatin' a new one, so... (since TC boned out, we don't have much Mythbusters talk no more, which blows).

We should make this the catchall for Discover/History/Science channel talk.

I just spend two hours straight sucked into the History Channel, the first hour of which was being glued to a documentary about, of all things, fucking SAW BLADES. Who woulda thought an hour on saw blades could hold up, but I coulda easily gone another hour (I think it was Modern Marvels). Fuckin' great stuff, all of it.

The second hour was these gnarly disasters, then the computer simulations of what fucked up in the first place. The funniest part (well, next to a limey setting off a spark that sent a whole fireworks warehouse up in flames and fireworks for hours on end) was a colored guy what got stuck in a fucking crane--BY HISSELF--300 feet above an incerating building. It got so hot on the crane, that his Timberlands were sticking to the steel, so he had to climb up and lay flat on the concrete ballast, havin' some grape drink I think they said. I have ta recommend these two shows, if ya got a TiVo. :tip:

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Mordern Marvels kicks major ass! I saw one on this Dam that the Chineemen were building called the "Three Gorges Dam". And of course, like everything else in this new Millenia.... it will be the world's largest.

Anyway, the show was fascinating. And get this... not only did the government relocate almost 2 million people (most of them are poor villagers) throughout the region but they made the poor motherfuckers demolish their own houses and local infastructure. lmao And of course, these people are poor, so it's not like they've got dozers and back-hoes to help them out. No, no, no, no... they're out there using rocks and logs to knock down their houses which are made of bricks and stones.

[Cliff Pettigrew]

Well, it was a choice between bumpin' a thread or creatin' a new one, so... (since TC boned out, we don't have much Mythbusters talk no more, which blows).

We should make this the catchall for Discover/History/Science channel talk.

I just spend two hours straight sucked into the History Channel, the first hour of which was being glued to a documentary about, of all things, fucking SAW BLADES. Who woulda thought an hour on saw blades could hold up, but I coulda easily gone another hour (I think it was Modern Marvels). Fuckin' great stuff, all of it.

The second hour was these gnarly disasters, then the computer simulations of what fucked up in the first place. The funniest part (well, next to a limey setting off a spark that sent a whole fireworks warehouse up in flames and fireworks for hours on end) was a colored guy what got stuck in a fucking crane--BY HISSELF--300 feet above an incerating building. It got so hot on the crane, that his Timberlands were sticking to the steel, so he had to climb up and lay flat on the concrete ballast, havin' some grape drink I think they said. I have ta recommend these two shows, if ya got a TiVo. :tip:

:up: :up: :up: I got home from work last night sick from the two straight days of Rib eye steaks at two company Christmas parties, and I didn't want to do anything but plop down and watch T.V. but there is nothing good to watch on a Friday night, but wait, what is this machine doing cutting down a 150 foot tree in 3 seconds? I was hooked.
I was fascinated by the Sawsall segment. :rofl:

[Spooner]

^^lmao lmao lmao No doubt. I had *no* idea Sawzall makes their own fucking blades right there on the premesis, either. I had to use one of those for years in my teens and early 20's, then of course, I have little need for one, and they come out with the full 360-degree spinning handle.

I couldn't believe that limestone quarry... that fucking giant CHAINSAW with the blades made of diamonds, the belt of which hydroplanes on water... 8 hours for a machine to cut through one chunk of that shit... yeah, I really felt like I could've eatin' raw hot dogs and baloney slices while watching that.

[CommunistaCow]

Billy, the History Channel is starting to air stuff that absolutely kicks ass. Of course, their best stuff is still when they cover wars.

[Spooner]

I dunno about their war shows anymore, only because the Military Channel seems to air all the cool shit first, then pass it over to the History Channel (like Dogfights, and shows like that). That's one of the best shows ON it.

That show "How It's Made" is also killer... but I wish they'd take more time w/each item; "They take the brass and copper alloy and put it into a machine... then after all the steps are done, the trumpet comes like this." You know... they need to cut ONE item from each show.

The big disappointment is this "Invention Nation," though--I *don't* recommend this show. It's three of thee CHOADIEST fags you've ever seen ("I'm Nobu" :roll: "I'm <ya ready?> Mica" :roll: "and I'm <some other faggy name>" :roll:). I have three episodes recorded, and couldn't get through ONE. It's all about how they want to feel good about themselves in the most full-a-shit ways with all this gay "green" shit. "We have a green bus, that runs on feces and Mr. Pibb... and today, we're gonna put a 'green roof' on our bus so we can each have some celery to munch on while we drive across country, to keep our journey 'positive'..." Yeah, I almost puked, too. Don't watch it--it's torturous.

[CommunistaCow]

Billy, totally agree about the dogfight shows. Absolutely insane stuff.

Regarding the war streisand, I was mostly thinking about the Civil War and first millenium stuff. It never ceases to amaze me how powerful superior strategies were before technology took over.

[Spooner]

Ya know, for one reason or another (or through sheer bad luck), I've *never* seen a show that outlines Civil War battle plans or strategies. Everything I see has to do with everything BUT that. If you know the name of a particular show that's JUST ABOUT war strategies during the Civil War, do hook me up with its name. I never miss an episode of Mail Call, and all they do is talk about the Enfield and the Springfield. :tip:

[CommunistaCow]

I'll have to remember to jot down the names of the shows. My eldest son actually got me hooked on the stuff. He's a Civil War buff and he's always watching the crap. They had a great one on last weekend that detailed Sherman's campaign in the South.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

History Channel is even coming out with their own line of video games. lmao lmao lmao

I can see some of the titles now...

"Hitlo: Fascism Evolved"

"Grand Theft Panzer"

"Lord of the Reichs: The Game"

[CommunistaCow]

"Hitlo: Fascism Evolved"

"Grand Theft Panzer"

"Lord of the Reichs: The Game"

:rofl:

Sav, that reminds of "Santa Clause". "Here's comes Santa, and he's in a Panzer".

[Heap]

There are only a handful of shows between History and DC that I DON'T dig. I think something about Man vs Wild has lost its edge this season, though.

On the flip side, I don't think I could name ONE show on network tv, let alone one worth watching.

[Belasco]

There are only a handful of shows between History and DC that I DON'T dig. I think something about Man vs Wild has lost its edge this season, though.

On the flip side, I don't think I could name ONE show on network tv, let alone one worth watching.

The only network shows I watch are "House" and "The Office".


I can't understand why the Discovery Channel insists on running Haunted House and ESP shows. It's my only complaint with them.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

There are only a handful of shows between History and DC that I DON'T dig. I think something about Man vs Wild has lost its edge this season, though.

On the flip side, I don't think I could name ONE show on network tv, let alone one worth watching.

My wife told me the other day that the show was a big fake. She read an article that uncovered the fact that he was spending his nights in an RV instead of being out in the wild. And they also revealed that the crew would help him out in sticky situations and plant already dead animals nearby where he would pretend to kill them and then eat them. She sited a bunch of other aspects of the show's misgivings that totally ruin any and all credibility.

Now if you watch the show, you'll notice that they have a fucking disclaimer at the beginning of each program. I mean, I knew that there'd be little things here and there that would be "staged" in case the guy is on the verge of death or something... like the crew has extra water handy just in case. But what she told me goes way beyond that.

I won't watch it ever again.

[Spooner]

I found it hard not to chuckle and grin constantly while watching those shows (there were two going at once, if I recall--surviving in the wild), and when he made a schweet pair of Uggs in a snow crash out of the convenient straps, sheepskin, and foam that "happened" to be fitted into the cab of the truck, I think I was done. But, it still was worth a good laugh. (Oh, I think *one* show was re-creating actual survivals in the wild--which is bad--and the other was the man vs. nature shit what Sav's referring to.)

[KungFuJesus]

Fuck man vs. wild, watch survivorman. It's one show I can't not watch if I catch it at any point.

[Belasco]

Survivorman is the real deal, Sav. Survivorman kicks ass.

Les Stroud goes out into the wild by himself and is his own camera crew. It really hits home when you see a long shot of Les walking across a huge glacier or up some mountainous trail. In order to get that shot, he had to walk or climb it once, set up the camera gear and roll tape, go back and then walk or climb up it again for the camera. Repeat for 7 days. On Survivorman there is a rally point for his production team. They go there via normal channels and wait on him. If he ain't there by day 7, they go looking for him. It's a great show.

[KungFuJesus]

Motherfucker's like macgyver... no, motherfucker's better than macgyver!

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Survivorman is the real deal, Sav. Survivorman kicks ass.

Les Stroud goes out into the wild by himself and is his own camera crew. It really hits home when you see a long shot of Les walking across a huge glacier or up some mountainous trail. In order to get that shot, he had to walk or climb it once, set up the camera gear and roll tape, go back and then walk or climb up it again for the camera. Repeat for 7 days. On Survivorman there is a rally point for his production team. They go there via normal channels and wait on him. If he ain't there by day 7, they go looking for him. It's a great show.

I wasn't talking about Survivorman. I was talking about Man vs. Wild.

I still dig Survivorman and I feel he's totally legit. You can tell the difference between Lance and that other douche when it comes to their overall appearance and reality of their respective programs. Lance is totally worn down... mentally and physically exhausted whereas the other guy seems to always be upbeat and rejuvinated after a good night's sleep. That's not simply "surviving" if you ask me, it's living well.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Motherfucker's like macgyver... no, motherfucker's better than macgyver!

They did a McGyver special on Mythbusters and a lot of McGyver's tricks and gadgets were either confirmed or deemed plausible in a real life situation... Now that kicks serious ass!

[Belasco]

I wasn't talking about Survivorman. I was talking about Man vs. Wild.


I know. That was a recommended alternative to "Man vs. Wild" in case you (or anyone else) hadn't seen the show.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

I know. That was a recommended alternative to "Man vs. Wild" in case you (or anyone else) hadn't seen the show.

ooops... I'm sorry about that.

Like I said, I watch both shows religiously (well, I did until I heard what my wife told me). Besides, I liked Survivorman better anyway.

I remember one time I watched Man vs. Wild and that dude was drinking his own piss. Then later I saw an ep of Survivorman and Lance said that drinking your own piss was unsafe and shouldn't be done unless you distill it first. lmao lmao lmao

[KungFuJesus]

Did he ever eat poo?


:larry: <---------------

[Heap]

I wasn't talking about Survivorman. I was talking about Man vs. Wild.

I still dig Survivorman and I feel he's totally legit. You can tell the difference between Lance and that other douche when it comes to their overall appearance and reality of their respective programs. Lance is totally worn down... mentally and physically exhausted whereas the other guy seems to always be upbeat and rejuvinated after a good night's sleep. That's not simply "surviving" if you ask me, it's living well.

Lance Stroud is a lot better than people think.

[Belasco]

Lance Stroud is a lot better than people think.

Oh... now I get it! Sav confused me before by referring to just "Lance". I didn't know who he was talking about. Just for future reference, it's Les - Les Stroud.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Stroud

[CommunistaCow]

Dittoes on Survivorman!

Cruise, that guy is the real deal. He evens does his own filming.

[Jdiggity Dee]

The Bear Gyles fellow on "man vs. wild" definitely seems to be getting help all along plus he has a weird habit of relying on piss as a survival tool whenever he can. He's drunk his piss, washed a jellyfish sting with it, pissed on his tee shirt and made a hat from it, and come up with some other uses. And he picks up animal scat with his hands and shows berries then licks his fingers (the Alaska episode). And he strips down so his nads get pixelated whenever he gets wet, Iceland and Argentina. He's definitely got some kink going in the poo/piss/exhibitionism direction.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Oh... now I get it! Sav confused me before by referring to just "Lance". I didn't know who he was talking about. Just for future reference, it's Les - Les Stroud.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Stroud

So anyway... Lance Stroud is for real, unlike that other guy. :poke:

[CommunistaCow]

So anyway... Lance Stroud is for real, unlike that other guy. :poke:

Are you sure? I thought it was Rod Magnum. That's R-O-D, Magnum. :up:

[Jdiggity Dee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIblKE9ZAxo
TIblKE9ZAxo

[CommunistaCow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIblKE9ZAxo
TIblKE9ZAxo

Oh man, I saw that episode. The ironic thing is, the dumbass makes himself sicker by the crap he does than if he would just relax about streisand.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Did The Larry guest star on that one?

[Jdiggity Dee]

Cow, what's streisand?

[TheWagesofSin]

Cow, what's streisand?

lmao lmao lmao

Yeah Cow, that's a new term you've got there. I've never heard it before

[djb]

Here's a hint JD. It collects in the bag strapped to you side.

[Jdiggity Dee]

books to return to the library. gotcha. [:angry: :wah: I don't have a c-bag stop spreading untrue manure! :runaway:]

[TheWagesofSin]

You mean you DIDN'T empty it all over the "slave" you picked up at the bar? That's the story I heard.

[Jdiggity Dee]

It sounded like Russy's lisp to me on the tape or maybe yours.

[Boyd]

My Grandma had a C Bag, and she lived to be 93. It's nothing to be ashamed of JD.

[TheWagesofSin]

I'm pretty sure that was JD on that tape. It's okay, JD...it's your "friend" who does that stuff...:up:

[Jdiggity Dee]

Teo said it twarsan't me and I believe her. Are you bastards saying she's a liar? Jeeez!!!!

[Hole In Face]

Are you bastards saying she's a liar?

Well, she is a woman. So, yes.

[Dr. P]

To Squeezebox:

JD's got a C-bag he wears on his chest,
and when he comes home, the cats don't get no rest
Cause he fills it all night
and the bag is alright
JD's got a C-bag
and he keeps the cap on tight!

[Jdiggity Dee]

:wah: :wah: :wah: :wah: :wah:
:angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
It's not true: I don't have a c-bag or cats.
:angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

Lyrics lie!
\\:D/ \\:D/


'nuff said

[Franks n Beans]

Don't fight it dude. It's no use.

[Dr. P]

Never been to Illinois
Lost my backdoor -whoa boy!
Look at all the happy people shittin' on a can
bother me tomorrow
this bag just brings me sorrow
dude, dude, dude, JD done lost his backdoor.

[Heap]

I've watched a few episodes of that video game series on the Discovery Channel. The folks they interviewed are TREMENDOUS douchebags, yet I can't change the channel. I'm wondering how many of those PhD's wrote their dissertation about the Sims.

[Spooner]

Oh, gawd. But, Heaps... you got a NAME for that show?! I'm totally gonna have ta put it into my TiVo! Sounds awesome.

Christ, on my X-Box Live Video Store (which I'm diggin'), I downloaded the whole North Hollywood Bank Hesit/Shootout documentary from the History Channel. Sweet CHRIST was that huge!! And, I grew up seeing almost every movie of my childhood right at that intersection. To watch this all unfold there at the time was insane, but the documentary re-creates the scene with CGI of the city blocks and interviews all involved. Highly recommend anyone with a 360 to drop the buck-fid or whatever and download that one! :tip:

[Heap]

Rise of the Video Game. It's been on Wednesdays at 8 or 9 eastern. :tip:

[mysticllama]

Good series Heaps! - though they got their facts a bit off in the early episodes, they at least made up for it in ep 5 when they talked about MMORPG's.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Good series Heaps! - though they got their facts a bit off in the early episodes, they at least made up for it in ep 5 when they talked about MMORPG's.

What facts did they get wrong? It's all been pretty accurate from where I sit so far.

[Spooner]

We need to bring this thread back, 'cause there's a lotta great shit running on this batch of networks.

Anyone catching this fucking KILLER show called "Smash Lab"?! It's a way more intense version of the old Junkyard Wars, but with SERIOUS fucking engineering feats. At first, I thought it was just a Mythbusters ripoff, then I saw the episode where they launch a Mini through a set of goal posts, and I was hooked. Can't wait to see more of this shit.

Also, anyone been watching Survivorman? This fuckin' guy... swear ta God. I've seen a respectable amount of shows, and NOT ONCE--not ONE TIME--has this lazy jerkoff successfully hunted an animal or fish!! Each show, he winds up gettin' really lazy and just eatin' little plants around his shelter. He couldn't kill a goddamn animal for food if you gave him a 12-gauge and a stocked tackle box. Anyone actually seen this guy HUNT something that didn't fall out of a tree on its own?

[The BYP]

I saw him munching on a turd one time, that's aboot as close as I've seen him to an animal.

[Belasco]

I love Survivorman. Les Stroud doesn't really do the hunting thing on the show for "moral" reasons - that's why he doesn't carry a gun when he gets left out somewhere. This SOB knows what he's doing though and can hunt.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Stroud


After his marriage to Sue Jamison in 1994, the two of them spent one year living in the Canadian wilderness living a paleolithic existence. They traveled to Goldsborough Lake deep in the Wabakimi and built a cabin with no metal, plastic, or otherwise manufactured tools. They took a store of traditional foods and attempted to supplement it by hunting and trapping. Family and medical emergencies brought them out of the bush on two occasions. Their primitive living experience was filmed by Stroud and released as the 50 minute documentary, Snowshoes and Solitude, which was named Best Documentary at the Muskoka Film Festival and Best Film at the Waterwalker Film Festival.[10]



His show is more about surviving in conditions you may find yourself due to an accident or something. About as far as he goes is trapping (I've seen him set up deadfalls and snares) and fishing. If there's a threat out there, he usually prepares for that by planning evasion routes and higher ground escapes.

[Heap]

I dig Survivorman. Whether he successfully hunts or not, he doesn't have his own camera crew and he ain't sleepin in RV's at night (I think it was Sav that pointed it out about Bear Grylls a while back).

Bill, I had the same impression of Smash Lab, as well. Since there was a gloidal recommendation, it might be worth checking out. :tip:

[Pull Out Method]

I'm pretty sure I've seen one of those survivor guys eat a rat that he caught with a nigger rigged rock.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

I'm not quite sold on Smash Lab. The stuff they do is cool and all, but I can't stand listening to any of the crew. All four of them grate on my nerves. The gal is a bitch, the Engineer guy looks like a Green Day reject with that fuckin' hairdo and the other two guys are just plain geeks.

Maybe if they just shut up and had a narrator do the talking.... maybe someone like Mike Rowe, then the show would be a lot better!

I'm kidding about the last part... I only said it because I know that BTI's head would explode if that actually happened.... and THAT'S funny. ;-) lmao

[Cliff Pettigrew]

We need to bring this thread back, 'cause there's a lotta great shit running on this batch of networks.

Anyone catching this fucking KILLER show called "Smash Lab"?! It's a way more intense version of the old Junkyard Wars, but with SERIOUS fucking engineering feats. At first, I thought it was just a Mythbusters ripoff, then I saw the episode where they launch a Mini through a set of goal posts, and I was hooked. Can't wait to see more of this shit.

Also, anyone been watching Survivorman? This fuckin' guy... swear ta God. I've seen a respectable amount of shows, and NOT ONCE--not ONE TIME--has this lazy jerkoff successfully hunted an animal or fish!! Each show, he winds up gettin' really lazy and just eatin' little plants around his shelter. He couldn't kill a goddamn animal for food if you gave him a 12-gauge and a stocked tackle box. Anyone actually seen this guy HUNT something that didn't fall out of a tree on its own?

BTI- I think the show you saw was Master Blasters, where professional rocketeers challenge other rocketeers to shoot stuff into the air. 4 out of 5 stars for the first show I saw with the mini through the goal post. :tip:

Smash Lab has potential but so far of the 3 shows I have seen, they have failed every challenge they try. It is kind of a "lets see if we can improve on stuff" show. They tried to make safer highway barriers on one show and a safer train cattle guard on another, interesting but not compelling IMO.

[Nickenheiser]

i stopped paying for cable so havnt been able to catch this Smash Lab show.

survivorman - hes got nothing on the limey whats on Man Vs Wild. nothing. and sonofabitch hunting, well more importantly MEAT is essential to my survival. ill be damned if im going to eat leaves and weeds (heh heh) all me'life!

[Spooner]

lmao lmao lmao Pettigrew's right! I can't even get the fucking name of the SHOW right! It's Smash Lab (shit, I didn't know these fuckin' shows were coming out of the woodwork!)

Yeah, Smash Lab is the one (with the mild-mannered longhair choad from Texas, and his redneck dad). THAT is the one I'm vouchin' for.

As for Stroud, good post, Tabasco--now, without a DOUBT, I've got to see this documentary of his (going to hit Netflix directly). It sounds like a real-life Mosquito Coast-type deal. I only started watching Survivorman because of The Sav trying to tell me it was different than that other survival show (which I *did* see and laughed out loud at how unrealistic it was). The Stroud show at least has no crew and far less "coincidental" and "fortuitous" *things* lying around the site. "Oh, look! Someone happened to leave a London broil and an entire BARBECUE!! How lucky am *I*?" :roll:

As for my feelings on his hunting, I've seen him *try* to catch fish about four times straight, and it's just that none of his traps or snares have worked once (then again, I ain't seen all the episodes, so...). Anyone here seen his documentary?

**Edit: Fuck! It ain't NOWHERE to be found! Anyone unearths it on a torrent or someshit, please lemme know. :tip:

[TheWagesofSin]

I think I prefer the limey guy that bites the heads of off snakes and eats scorpions raw. The only time I watched Survivorman he cooked a lizard and then whined about how it tasted. I was like "what a fag".


EDIT: I didn't even see Niggerheiser's post until after I wrote this. I agree with him completely

[Spooner]

survivorman - hes got nothing on the limey whats on Man Vs Wild. nothing. and sonofabitch hunting, well more importantly MEAT is essential to my survival. ill be damned if im going to eat leaves and weeds (heh heh) all me'life!


This is the *first* show I saw on survivalists, and this was the one I think stunk like fish the first time I sawr it. This is the one where the guy built a whole raft out of the seat of his truck--just "happened" to have everything he needed. It all seemed very set-up to me. But, if TWO of you niggers are pimpin' it, I'll go throw it back in my TiVo and see what I can see. It would be nice to see someone get some game for dinner.

[Taco Teo]

Discovery Channel = Mike Rowe = Me Watching Intently

I'm fascinated by him. Especially last night when he was wearing that short bathrobe!

[Spooner]

^^Why does this not surprise me. :-)

[Taco Teo]

HEHE! I can't help it. I'm glued to the TV when he is on.

Seriously, I do like the premise of the show, too. I also like Mythbusters, but don't find the guys quite as attractive! :)

[Belasco]

Rowe comes off as a real choad sometimes on "Dirty Jobs", but he's also a good friend of the Opie & Anthony show and he's a riot. He's got great stories and tells them well. Taco, you should check out YouTube for when Mike Rowe was doing overnights on QVC. That guy would say/do all kinds of weird shit just to fill the time.

[Taco Teo]

Yeah, I just learned about the QVC gig. Never thought to look on YouTube to see if there were any clips on there. Thanks for the suggestion.

He also used to be in the Baltimore Opera. Quite the varied career he has had!

[TheWagesofSin]

You flick the bean to that guy?

[Taco Teo]

EWWWWWWWW! I am totally not that kind of girl, Wages. How dare you.

[TheWagesofSin]

You're really uptight. We're all human, we all do it. I'll bet some people here have even done it to your myspace page...*cough*

[Spooner]

I can't stomach the guy--like a really hacky comedian. Him trying to work out and look "rugged" just makes him come off all the more douchey to me. Yeah, I'm no kinda fan--I think he's even in my original Room 101, come ta think of it. But, I don't mind him narrating Deadliest Catch, because he can't try to do shtick or play it for the cheap laugh.

[Hole In Face]

Speaking of Discovery Channel douchebags... I really hate the cash cab guy and everything he has ever done. I saw his comedy central special and boy, I want to punch him til he chokes to death on his own teeth and gums.

[Spooner]

^^Oh, I hate that fag, too... He's like a wannabe Elias Koteas, and you're gonna tell me this fucker tried to do STANDUP?!! Wha-??!!

[Mr. Irrelevant]

lmao lmao lmao Pettigrew's right! I can't even get the fucking name of the SHOW right! It's Smash Lab (shit, I didn't know these fuckin' shows were coming out of the woodwork!)

Yeah, Smash Lab is the one (with the mild-mannered longhair choad from Texas, and his redneck dad). THAT is the one I'm vouchin' for.


Wait, Bill...

Smash Lab = 4 boring douchebag MIT grads and structural engineers who try and improve on certain products and/or things that people use in daily life... and they usually just end up destroying the living shit out of it.

Master Blasters = Long haired guy with Redneck dad, and they do the really cool kick ass Rocket competitions against teams of professionals. That show is cool.

I remember you saying something about how it was kind of like the old Junk Yard Wars show where they'd build shit and then compete at the end.... That is what Master Blasters does.

btw, I watched a Mardern Marvels episode on cheese the other day! You would have loved it. Then again, you've probably already seen it so nevermind. (And I know that's a History Channel show, but who the fuck cares?)

[Belasco]

^^^ Teo, aleady said it? What, Sav? You're not that kind of girl?


:poke:

[Taco Teo]

^^^ Or maybe he thought Mike looked nice in that bathrobe the other night too?

:pop:

[the deta]

I am not conviced that survivor man is really out there on his own. Here is why i question it. Ever see when he sets the camera up... then walks away and they do like three quick fades from the same camera as he gets further and further from the camera untill he is about out of site...... Well whats going on there? How does he get the camera back? Does he retrace his steps back to get the camera? That seems like alot of wasted energy for someone who is trying to survive. Maybe its me but a couple miles of walking back and forth over and over seems like such waste for a couple simple fucking shots. Like i said i am not convinced.

I prefer man vs wild much more, and i don't think it takes away from it at all that there is a crew folling him, hell i think its MORE impressive that a crew is doing some of the shit with him! I hate when survivor man is showing how to peel bark or someshit, and you are stuck with his shitty ass camera angle thats focused on his feet and not the action. But i guess that adds to the illusion that he is all alone in the wild. I call bullshit. He may not have a crew like the other dude, but i am sure if the shit hit the fan, his rescue team would be there just as fast Bear's would be. Fuck the survivorman, and his shitty ass show.

[Belasco]

Yes, ed, he goes back and picks it up. It's the only way he can do it.

He's said in interviews about how tiring it is to climb up some terrain to set up a front shot, go back down to set up a rear shot, do the climb, take down the front shot and go back for the rear shot. Then he climbs the terrain again. He's a survivalist AND filmmaker.

He only has a satellite phone for emergencies and there is a rally point agreed upon. If he doesn't make it to the rally point in 7 days, the crew goes in after him.

I think the weed is burning through your MTV-level attention span.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorman

Except for footage of him arriving at his new setting, and being retrieved at the end of the week, the content of each episode is taped entirely by Stroud himself using several DV video cameras that he must carry with him everywhere that he goes. (He has lately switched to a number of HDV cameras) The burden of having to carry, place, and retrieve the camera equipment for each shot adds to the challenge and difficulty of each survival situation. His camera and audio gear typically weigh about 50 pounds (22.7 kg) in total. During the "Behind the Scenes" episode, Stroud explains that "setting up or tearing down all of my camera gear takes about 65% of my time," making survival more challenging. The episode also explains that Stroud and his team extensively scout their locations ahead of time and consult with survivalists and natives to the area. The goal is both to ensure Stroud's safety and to sketch out interesting scenarios and techniques that can be illustrated on the show. He later records a voice-over commentary in the studio, where he explains his decision-making process and details of how he accomplished various tasks.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

^^^ Teo, aleady said it? What, Sav? You're not that kind of girl?

I posted that Mike Rowe once did opera singing. Then I saw that Teo had already mentioned that.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Here's my official take on Man vs. Wild...

I used to think his show was awesome and that he (Bear Gyllis) was just as rugged and cool as Les from Survivorman. In fact, I even felt like his show was a little more entertaining than Survivorman. Obviously since he has a crew with him, they are probably able to do more with their program than Les can with his. And the fact that Bear has a crew there "folling" him around, is really no big deal to me.

Then it all changed when one time my mom was visiting me and we were watching a show of Man vs. Wild that was done in Alaska. Bear was telling us (everyone that watches his show) that it's okay to do this and that in order to survive.... Like say, climb into a cravass inside of a glacier. Then he happened to give other tidbits of shoddy advice throughout the episode.

My mom has lived in Alaska for 16 years and I've spent enough time there to know that climbing and sqeezing my way through a crack in a glacier... is fucking stupid. Then my mom noticed about 6 other things that he said that were bad ideas, given that one would have to survive in Alaska.

So that episode threw out some serious red flags for me. Then the whole staying in RV's over night and pretending that he "roughed it" scandal came out. That sealed the deal for me, and it's hard to watch his show now.

I don't doubt that the guy knows how to survive nor do I qustion his credentials.... Hell, if it were me, I'd be in the RV for the whole show. But the fact is, is that he isn't really doing what he claims he is doing all of the time.

And that my friends.... is Bullshit! ~ Penn Jillette

[the deta]

Yes, ed, he goes back and picks it up. It's the only way he can do it.

He's said in interviews about how tiring it is to climb up some terrain to set up a front shot, go back down to set up a rear shot, do the climb, take down the front shot and go back for the rear shot. Then he climbs the terrain again. He's a survivalist AND filmmaker.

He only has a satellite phone for emergencies and there is a rally point agreed upon. If he doesn't make it to the rally point in 7 days, the crew goes in after him.

I think the weed is burning through your MTV-level attention span.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorman

Well, that is quite impressive.

I still like Man vs. Wild better.

[Heap]

Les even does the music for the show...he fucin does everything (well except successfully hunt). I can't remember if I read it here or somewhere else, but Bear Gills was also eating shit that was PLANTED either by locals or the staff that was folling him around. It definitely seemed so when in the latest season at the very beginning of an episode, he pointed to some fat grub from about twenty feet away and ate it right off the bat. At least Survivor man stays out in the wild for a whole weej.

[Spooner]

We're up to watching at least one episode a night lately (and I've got tons piled up on my TiVo). Yeah, considering what a sham the other "survivor" is, this is as good as it gets, but I *will* be stoked to see the fucker just ONCE catch him some protein. I ain't into no cruelty to animules in any way, but if he *is* out survivin', then I'm perfectly cool ta see him snare a rabbit or eat a fuckin' gopher. SOMETHING!

On a Master Blasters note: I just found out that this goddamn show was filmed all the way back in 2005, and that only ONE lousy season was taped! So, once again, I get all hooked into a new fucking show what's good... and then it takes a giant shit on my head. Fuck! (I'm dying to find the entire limey series of Junkyard Wars on DVD!!)

[Mr. Irrelevant]

^^^^
Yeah well I knew it wasn't going to be a long term thing, unfortunately. I mean, how many different ways can they shoot off rockets and keep viewers entertained? Sure, rockets kick major major ass and explosions kick even more ass. But when it comes to TV, there's only so much you can do to "sex" it up and make a long term deal out of one theme alone. They should have figured out a way to do more things that are explosion related besides just doing rockets.... Demolitions, car crashes, underwater bombs, bunker busters, nukes.... I dunno.... something.

That's why Mythbusters is such a huge success.... There's lots of myths out there to explore and they always make it a point to blow shit up. It's a win-win combination.

[Spooner]

I think they could've easily gone at least one more season, if not two. I mean, shooting a hatchback through some uprights, and making a Wizard of Oz pad spin in the air a few times were just an indication of how far out there they could've gone... I remember wondering when Junkyard Wars was gonna run out of ideas, and then they cratered it by putting that FAG host in there and moving it to fucking Tennessee. Oh, well, at least we still have Mythbusters.

And, if there's ANY show that I wanna see run 20 fucking seasons, it's THAT show. Fuck, we'll start making UP new myths to keep those clowns busy.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

I was worried about that with Mythbusters because during the first season they would have something like 3 or 4 different myths in one show. But now they take one type of myth and spread it out and do different things with it. And that's how it should be.

Speaking of the cool shows that are on these cool networks... I'm done with American Chopper. I used to love that show, but it's just totally gay now that Vinnie is gone. They're giving more TV time to this new corn-fed douche who does the computer bike designs for the company.

They're actually giving him other duties in the shop like fabricating and building bikes now!! He's an idiot. And you'd think now that Vince is gone, that Mr. Meathead Paul Jr. would have to do MORE work now, right? Wrong! He does less work than ever. And he's a schmuck.

Mikey isn't even funny to watch anymore. I feel sorry for Rick, he's the only decent guy left at the place, if you ask me. I hope he leaves and works at Vinnie's new shop.

[Heap]

It always sounded like they were reading from cue cards or some shit whenever they sat them down 1 on 1 with the camera. I could never get into it because of that. Although, I DID see one of their bikes on display at the Seneca Allegany Casino in western NY a few years ago and it looked pretty sweet.

[Spooner]

Oh, man... I'm glad I turned off American Chopper not too long after Lee dubbed Paulie Junior the Werepig. As much as I originally dug Vinnie & Mikey, that fucking Paulie Jr. piece of shit was such a fucking TOOL and a sheer DUMBASS/JERKOFF, that it became too excruciating to watch. He single-handedly ruined the show for me. Hearing that fucking VINNIE'S gone?!!! Oh, yeah... put a fork in THOSE assholes.

What's maybe the mostest bitchinest show on the whole network is How It's Made. Fortunately, they ran a marathon recently, and I've got COUNTLESS episodes crammed onto my Tivo... which fuckin' rules. You just can't go wrong w/that show, unless of course you see them rehashing some old wheeze like making taffy or candy :roll:... as long as it's nothing they've shown on that similar Food Network show.

**Oh, I *FINALLY* saw Les Stroud catch a fuckin' FISH!! He was in the "jungle" in Costa Rica, and he was able to harpoon his ass a small perch at low tide. I can finally rest easy now and enjoy the rest of the series...

[HxC Wuss]

You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel

[Spooner]

<Belasco's Palin pic here>

[Heap]

You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel

Your father still around, Wuss?

[Mr. Irrelevant]

You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel

:killme:

[TheWagesofSin]

You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals
So let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel

great minds think alike

Whenever I see the title to this thread, I start to hum this song (http://youtube.com/watch?v=iTW8oUV8Aq0)
http://www.sweetfeatheryjesus.com/forum/showpost.php?p=205389&postcount=68



:score: X the number of dimensions in the multiverse

[the deta]

Jesus H. Wage is golden on bringing up posts of the Past! lmao lmao lmao

WagesOfMemory

[Verno]

Beware... THE ARCHIVIST

[TheWagesofSin]

lmao lmao lmao

I don't know how it's possible I can remember this shit. The bottle must've taken BILLIONS of braincells from me by now...

...but I've still got 100X whatever's floating around in Larry's dome.

:score:

[Spooner]

Tonight I saw Stroud catch a jackrabbit with a wire--and he cooked and at' the bitch. So, things are lookin' up for that show in my book. But, I was definitely a bit disappointed when he was "stranded at sea" in a life raft, but once the rain came, he tethered onto the big sailboat, dropped a wicked deuce, had a nice, hot dinner... got a warm, cozy night's sleep, and THEN hopped back in the raft the next day. Well, at least he spent SOME time in the thing, I guess.

[HxC Wuss]

Your father still around, Wuss?

nope, don't know my dad and don't care if i ever do.

[Franks n Beans]

nope, don't know my dad and don't care if i ever do.

Wow that's deep man. Sorry about that.

[TheWagesofSin]

nope, don't know my dad and don't care if i ever do.

Now I know why you're a hardcore wuss: no father figure.

[Heap]

The Ax Men show on History is pretty innerestin'. It's not as thrilling as Deadliest Catch, but I dig these kind of shows. Anybody else watch this'n?

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Yeah Heaps... I've been watching thaty show since it's premier. It's pretty damn good. Although I don't think it's of the same caliber as DC or Ice Road Truckers. Being that I'm from the same geographic area of the country as these guys (in the show). I can tell you one thing about people in the Logging biz.... They're either suuuuuper nice or they're colossal cocksuckers. There's no in between with those types. Some of 'em think that just because they work in the world's most dangerous profession, that their dicks drag on the floor. A lot of ex-loggers work in the excavation business around here and they're real pieces of work. But some of them are really cool and they're usually hard working sons-a-bitches.

[Spooner]

One more fuckin' schweet shows ta TiVo now!

**Non-sequitur: I just saw MET's sig line (Sav's take on what a "queer" Captain Morgan is on accounna he never even found any treasure). 'Bout - fuckin' - died. :rofl:

[Spooner]

So I was tossin' & turnin' the other night, and was watchin' the National Geographic channel. I see this fuckin' guy who reminds me of sort of the Michael Scott of animal-hunter shows. He's pretty fuckin' goofy, but not over the top like Irwin was. He's actually pretty goddamn hilarious to watch, especially 'cause he tries to play it for the laugh, and then something ALWAYS goes wrong and he either gets bitten or shit on or his face clawed.

He's got this lazy, pansy partner (I can't yet tell if he's Dutch or Swedish or what, 'cause he didn't talk much) who's afraid of his own shadow, and the guy drags his ass, never in time to help the main guy catch the given animule. His name's Brady Barr, and I have to go out on a limb here and recommend anyone here who digs this typa shit to tune in or TiVo it.

One of the episodes I saw, the two guys were literally balls-deep in liquid bat shit, 2,000 ft. deep into this bat cave in Indonesia. Cockroaches were falling off the ceilings and onto their faces, and they were just brushing 'em off like sweat. Brady Barr kept puking every 10 feet, and I was doubled over laughing at all the madness. They find a giant python in a hole inside this cave, now up to their waists in the bat shit. The dumb assistant grabs it by the tail before the main guy had its head, and the python escapes into the bat shit, and they both start screaming like girls. The python fucking BITES this guy's ass and tears some good shreds out of it, too.

Yeah, this guy's a kick in the nuts--I'm all over this show now. :tip:

[Dr. P]

What's the name of this show? Sounds sweet!

[The BYP]

Monty Python and the hole-y wail.

[Spooner]

What's the name of this show? Sounds sweet!

http://www.videosift.com/video/Brady-Barr-in-a-Waist-Deep-Guano-River-Attacked-by-a-Python

Check that. One of the shows is called Reptile Wild or someshit. I thought he had two shows (*Edit: 2nd one is called Dangerous Encounters). I just pulled up his name in TiVo and hit Record All. He really does have a Michael Scott vibe to him.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Last night I saw this show called Man Eaters on the History channel...

I don't know if the show was a regular series or if this was just a one time documentary but it was cool regardless.

Basically, this show was about this lion named Osama of all things, who was going around this river that runs through the country of Uganda and preying upon HUMANS! The lion was a maneless male and apparently it had no interest in hunting conventional prey like zebras or Wildebeasts, it was excusively eating people.

This lion was traveling from village to village along this river for 15 months and during that time, it killed and ate 40 people. It had so many people in the region so scared that hundreds of people crossed the huge river and resettled, hoping that they would escape the lion since lions hate going into water.

Well.... that didn't work out so great for those people because this lion loved eating people so much, that the motherfucker actually swam across this huge river that's also infested with crocs in order to hunt these people down. Then the lion continued it's rampage for 5 more months killing 10 more people for a grand total of 50 people killed over a period of 20 months.

Then some dude finally found the lion's hideout and waited there with his sniper rifle (I kid you not!) and waited for the lion to return with another victim... then BLOW!!! The man shot the lion right between the eyes.

They then went into this story about 2 lions who did the same shit back in 1896-1898 in Kenya. But those lions killed over 100 people over a period of 32 months. And this tale was much more gruesome and horrifying for many reasons... mainly because there were thousands of workers from Colonial India and the locals from Kenya working to build this railroad.

So they'd all camp out in the open near the tracks with no protection or weapons. So the lions would attack someone, then drag their body off about 100 yards and eat the person practically right in front of the other workers... and there wasn't a damn thing anyone could do about it.

Well some British dude was tracking the lions, but they were pretty smart because they're obviously master hunting machines. So the lions would start to notice that the British guy was telling the workers to have lookout men at various locations. So if they saw a lion, they could take action and get word to him on their location.

Well the lions, would then split up and one would pretend to attack a certain area to attract the attention toward that spot, while the other lion would pick out a completely different area of camp, and make an actual strike.

By the time they actually were able to kill the two lions, they had eaten 111 people and the railroad almost was shut down because of it.

Normally lions have a instintive respect or even fear for humans despite the fact that they can easily prey upon us if they wanted to. Most lions are smart enough to understand that we have the ability to kill them just as easily with our weapons. And most lions would rather go for larger prey anyway.

So these lions are a total phenominon and experts are begining to suspect that there's some type of super-hunter gene in lions that lies dormant for several generations, then pops back up every now and then in certain lions.

And in the case of these lions, this gene basically wires them to see humans as prey and their natural instinct of fearing humans is replaced with a instict from a prehistoric time when humans were a minor threat at best.

[Pull Out Method]

Sav, I watched a show about a Bear that started eating people up in Alaska, and they put it down. I was wondering why when the narator said that once a bear eats a human they get "a taste" for them and don't stop. I am willing to bet it's the same with your lions.

[Belasco]

Hey, Sav, I think the story about to the two lions was made into a movie a few years ago. If it's the same one, it's called "The Ghost and the Darkness" with Val Kilmer. I remember being pretty impressed with it seeing as how it was based on a true story and all.

[The BYP]

I saw that too, had Michael douglas and the lion showed it's beaver.

[Spooner]

^^<choke> lmao lmao lmao lmao lmao

They better rerun that show, man. I'm gonna type it in and pray for a fuckin' rerun.

[the deta]

Last night I saw this show called Man Eaters on the History channel...

I don't know if the show was a regular series or if this was just a one time documentary but it was cool regardless.

Basically, this show was about this lion named Osama of all things, who was going around this river that runs through the country of Uganda and preying upon HUMANS! The lion was a maneless male and apparently it had no interest in hunting conventional prey like zebras or Wildebeasts, it was excusively eating people.

This lion was traveling from village to village along this river for 15 months and during that time, it killed and ate 40 people. It had so many people in the region so scared that hundreds of people crossed the huge river and resettled, hoping that they would escape the lion since lions hate going into water.

Well.... that didn't work out so great for those people because this lion loved eating people so much, that the motherfucker actually swam across this huge river that's also infested with crocs in order to hunt these people down. Then the lion continued it's rampage for 5 more months killing 10 more people for a grand total of 50 people killed over a period of 20 months.

Then some dude finally found the lion's hideout and waited there with his sniper rifle (I kid you not!) and waited for the lion to return with another victim... then BLOW!!! The man shot the lion right between the eyes.

They then went into this story about 2 lions who did the same shit back in 1896-1898 in Kenya. But those lions killed over 100 people over a period of 32 months. And this tale was much more gruesome and horrifying for many reasons... mainly because there were thousands of workers from Colonial India and the locals from Kenya working to build this railroad.

So they'd all camp out in the open near the tracks with no protection or weapons. So the lions would attack someone, then drag their body off about 100 yards and eat the person practically right in front of the other workers... and there wasn't a damn thing anyone could do about it.

Well some British dude was tracking the lions, but they were pretty smart because they're obviously master hunting machines. So the lions would start to notice that the British guy was telling the workers to have lookout men at various locations. So if they saw a lion, they could take action and get word to him on their location.

Well the lions, would then split up and one would pretend to attack a certain area to attract the attention toward that spot, while the other lion would pick out a completely different area of camp, and make an actual strike.

By the time they actually were able to kill the two lions, they had eaten 111 people and the railroad almost was shut down because of it.

Normally lions have a instintive respect or even fear for humans despite the fact that they can easily prey upon us if they wanted to. Most lions are smart enough to understand that we have the ability to kill them just as easily with our weapons. And most lions would rather go for larger prey anyway.

So these lions are a total phenominon and experts are begining to suspect that there's some type of super-hunter gene in lions that lies dormant for several generations, then pops back up every now and then in certain lions.

And in the case of these lions, this gene basically wires them to see humans as prey and their natural instinct of fearing humans is replaced with a instict from a prehistoric time when humans were a minor threat at best.


Hmmm..... Sounds like these may be "Africanized" Lions.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Yeah Ed... Uganda and Kenya are both IN Africa, so I think that's a safe bet. lmao lmao

[Dr. P]

http://www.videosift.com/video/Brady-Barr-in-a-Waist-Deep-Guano-River-Attacked-by-a-Python

Check that. One of the shows is called Reptile Wild or someshit. I thought he had two shows (*Edit: 2nd one is called Dangerous Encounters). I just pulled up his name in TiVo and hit Record All. He really does have a Michael Scott vibe to him.

I'm all over it, thanks, Bill!


Sav, I saw a thing on GIANT fucking lions you'd be interested in! I kid in the phrasing, but there are these lions that got landlocked on a chain of islands and had to hunt and eat water buffalo, since their normal prey (zebras and shit) weren't around. The whole population adapted to those conditions and over time became huge. There may be some YouTube clips on 'em.

[the deta]

Anyone see this show on NAtional Geographic called "Locked Up Abroad?" I have seen a couple episodes and at this point would suggest it to you folks. Its on tonight at 8pm. :tip:

[Spooner]

Fuck yeah, brutha. I've been TiVo'in' that shit. Did you see those two fucking limeys what got busted in a BEANER PRISON?! They were originally heading from Costa Rica to Amsterdam, and apparently, despite the actual beaner-prison CONDITIONS, they wound up with a slightly shorter sentence than if they'd been popped in the UK or Amsterdam. They're fucking sitting in there for TEN FUCKIN' YEARS, MAN! And, the story was told fantastically, too--these are really well-done shows. Highly recommend!

[the deta]

YEah that was the first one i saw. As you said the show is really well done.

[Spooner]

What I couldn't understand about that fucking episode was this: Why the *fuck* didn't Interpol or any other international crime syndicate get involved right there and simply allow the limeys to continue (escorted) on their trip to Amsterdam, and then CATCH the fucking cocksucker what lied and put 'em up to that ridiculous smuggle attempt? The beaners who thought they'd skate by with 12 fucking silver suitcases are the ones who shoulda been shot (and the fucking Dutch greaseball what sold 'em the wolf tickets).

[the deta]

YEah you would think they would use the mules to get to the big wigs.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Hey, B... This thread should be renamed to "Discovery/History Channel" because both networks are equally awesome, and because they deliver similar content in regard to educational television. And because I never know which show is on which channel. lmao Nor do I care,! However... If someone (like me) pubs a cool show and it happens to be on History Channel and not Discovery... Things could get confusing. Just a thought.

Anyway... Two relatively new shows I've been watching the hell out of lately.

1. Out of the Wild- It's probably the best and purest (from what I can tell) form of reality television there is out there. It's what every human being with a soul, wishes Survivor would have been more like instead of the joke (in terms of "being real") that it is.

Basically, it starts out with 9 city folk who are dropped off in the middle of the Alaskan bush country. Prior to that, they all went to a basic form of survival training and that's it. While there, they must travel 60 miles and stay at various shelters along the way. The purpose of this show is that it's an experiment to see if these people can make it on their own for 1 month.

There's no voting people off, nor is there a winner with a million dollar prize waiting at the end. They are just there to complete the journey and survive. It's got the coolness of Survivorman except that these people have NO EXPERIENCE! Their first kill was a mouse. None of them had eaten for 3 days and they were all passing this tiny roasted mouse around amongst 9 desperate motherfuckers and taking nibbles out of it. lmao

Then as the days went by, they were finally about to kill bigger things like gophers, birds, and porcilpines. But the rub is that they are only managing to kill one or two of these animals every 2 or 3 days. They are all constantly working to survive and/or travel so they are burning up to 4000 cals. per day, but they're only eating about 400 cals. per day... Do the math.

And to top it off, the average temp is around 32 degrees (F) during the day and it's in the single digits at night. It's in-SANE! I can't say enough about how awesome this show is.

2. Doing Da Vinci* (History Channel)- Da Vinci has a bunch of inventions that were only put to paper but never made as far as we know. So this group of choads goes in and makes these inventions and tests them to see if they work. I've seen two shows so far and it's pretty good stuff. The people on the show are mildly annoying, but they do good work.

*No Booze/Bip, "Doing Da Vinci" is not a show about his alleged homosexual exploits, nor is it about someone skull fucking his remains, nor is it about anything else, other than what is stated above. Smart asses! lol

[Heap]

That Alaska show is great, The Sav! I only got to see the first episode of this season, but if it's like last season, then I'm sure it'll be cool.

[Pull Out Method]

Yeah, the history channel is great, especially when they throw a haunted mansion story in there... or a ufo story.

bunch a queers if ya ax me.

[Pinch One Off]

Thread resurrection time.

Not a shocker- but I was watching the Discovery Channel and saw that Captain Phil Harris of Deadliest Catch fame died recently.

I still love that show. He will be missed.

That is all, carry on.

[Dr. P]

Anyone have Captain Phil in their dead pool? That would've been a decent haul.

[Spooner]

Anyone see this show on NAtional Geographic called "Locked Up Abroad?" I have seen a couple episodes and at this point would suggest it to you folks. Its on tonight at 8pm. :tip:





Speakin' of this "Ed" guy ...

what - a - fag.

[Jdiggity Dee]

This reminds me of the Discovery Channel


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_bGQ5SpoU&feature=player_embedded

[moneymaker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xy2FBQKAkk

[Jdiggity Dee]

I bet MM goes dick fishin' every weekend, hence his boredom with the topic.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

This thread was started by TCC Boss. lol. I didn't understand what he meant in his rather cryptic and prophetic post at the time he started this thread, but now I do...


Many moons from now, this thread will fade into oblivion only to rise again by the one who lives in the shadows. And I will still be remodeling my studio.