Discovery Terminates Relationship With 'Man vs. Wild' Star Bear Grylls - Polidicks

[release]Discovery Channel has terminated its relationship with [B]Bear Grylls[/B], the British television personality and star of the network’s[I]Man vs. Wild[/I]. The severing of the relationship, which began back in 2006 when [I]Man vs. Wild[/I]launched on Discovery, comes after the network has allegedly been unable to get Grylls to participate in two unannounced projects he was contracted for, say sources. The sixth season of [I]Man vs. Wild[/I] wrapped in August. “Due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him,” a network spokesperson tells [URL="http://thr.com/"][I]The Hollywood Reporter[/I][/URL]. A representative for Grylls confirmed that the[I]Man Vs. Wild[/I] star has parted ways with Discovery. "Bear's goal has always been to make life-empowering shows for his many fans around the globe, and he has taken great risks to bring Discovery such award-winning programming over seven seasons," said [B]Heather Krug[/B] in a statement to [I]THR[/I]. "Unfortunately, Bear and Discovery have not been able to come to mutual agreement on new programming, and he disagrees with Discovery's decision to terminate current productions. Bear has loved the [I]Man vs. Wild[/I] journey and looks forward to producing further cutting-edge content again soon for his loyal audience." This is not the first time Discovery has had a disagreement with its talent. In 2010, the network sued[I]Deadliest Catch[/I] Captains [B]Jonathan[/B] and [B]Andy Hillstrand[/B] for allegedly failing to complete work on the spinoff [I]Hillstranded[/I]. The $3 million lawsuit prompted the Hillstrands and [B]Captain Sig Hansen[/B]to quit, though a month later the dispute was settled, the suit was dropped and all three returned to work on the show. Grylls, 37, has parlayed his fame as an extreme outdoorsman into an international media career. He’s written nearly a dozen books, many of them survival guides. His memoir [I]Mud, Sweat and Tears[/I] – due to be published in the U.S. in May – already is a best-seller in England and Australia. He’s landed numerous endorsement deals including with Dockers and Degree deodorant. There's a [I]Man vs. Wild[/I]video game, he has an iPhone app, and his clothing line is sold at REI and Walmart. Grylls’ exploits on [I]Man vs. Wild [/I](which averaged 1.1 million viewers on Discovery last season) have earned him numerous celebrity admirers. [B]Jake Gyllenhaal[/B], [B]Will Ferrell[/B] and [B]Ben Stiller [/B]have tagged along on some of Grylls’ adventures. But the show, which also airs in the U.K. on Channel 4, was beset with early controversies when it was revealed that several of Grylls’ escapades of derring-do were enhanced or staged and that Grylls spent nights in motels while he was purportedly left alone to fend for himself on a deserted island. In 2007, the show was briefly taken off the air in the U.K., and Discovery began airing it with a disclaimer allowing that Grylls was not in fact left alone to survive in the wild. In subsequent episodes, Grylls directly addresses the crew, and in the interest of transparency, each season featured a making-of episode. But Grylls’ rugged public persona has increasingly bellied his personal wealth. A former member of the British Army’s Special Air Service, Grylls lives with his family on a private island in Wales (where there is no electricity). He also has a home in Malibu and a house barge on the Thames. In a recent[URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/fashion/reality-tv-star-bear-grylls-tries-khakis-on-for-size.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2"][I]New York Times[/I] profile[/URL], Grylls says he only hired a publicist last year and maintains that he’s “still always the scruffiest person at any meeting.” Grylls headlined an urban-disaster-preparedness show for Discovery called [I]Worst Case Scenario[/I], which bowed in 2010. He’s also done multiple specials for Discovery including 2007’s [I]Bear’s Mission Everest[/I], which had Grylls attempting to fly a powered paraglider higher than the famed mountain range. The network had multiple additional projects in development with Grylls, though he was not part of Discovery’s upfront presentation to ad buyers in April in New York. Nevertheless he has been a marquee personality for the network domestically and internationally. In October, he addressed media buyers (via video message) at a Discovery Networks upfront presentation in South Africa.[/release] source: [URL]http://tv.yahoo.com/news/discovery-terminates-relationship-man-vs-wild-star-bear-160616521.html[/URL]

This airs in the UK as Bear Grylls: Born Survivor right, or is it another program? If its the former, this is a shame, I sometimes watch it on Discovery at 4am when nothing else is on and its always a good watch.

Fuck. I will miss that show.

I wanted to see Bear Grylls drink his own piss one more time before the show got cancelled.

Get pulled off by Discovery Better drink my own piss, sadly.

survivorman > man vs wild

to be honest it gave stupid tips that you should NEVER do in the real wilds, no situation calls for it. Instead of teaching you how to get down a hill safely by making really sturdy rope and eat wildlife and plants, it teaches you to jump down and eat bear shit and bugs and rotted brains instead the hell kind of tips are THAT? It's still fun, but Jesus

The show was staged survival man was the best, heres my source too: [url]http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3412744&page=1#.T1_fv_WvlnE[/url]

Hang on let me stab my cellphone to start a fire.

Dual Survival is the best survival show.

[QUOTE=gamefreek76;35128071]Dual Survival is the best survival show.[/QUOTE] NO [img]http://travelbonvoy.com/wp-content/uploads/les.png[/img]

[QUOTE=Kalibos;35127891]survivorman > man vs wild[/QUOTE] Survivorman had more in depth detail on actual survival, but Man vs. Wild had more action.

Aww, man vs wild was highly entertaining even if it was staged

Survivorman was good but it isn't as entertaining. Definately more useful for someone looking for tips though.

[QUOTE=gamefreek76;35128071]Dual Survival is the best survival show.[/QUOTE] I like the episode where they cauterize the [del]soldier's[/del] marine's cut with gunpowder.

[QUOTE=Kalibos;35127891]survivorman > man vs wild[/QUOTE] survivorman is boring as fuck though. you can only do so much when you have to lug around cameras

[QUOTE=Kalibos;35127891]survivorman > man vs wild[/QUOTE] Both were really awesome.

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;35128027]The production warns the viewer that his shows are mostly for entertainment and if you are in a real danger you shouldn't really count on them[/QUOTE] ha, you and me both damn well KNOW no one cares about that shit and many people still would try it. "I saw it on TV so now I know what I'm doing, trust me, I'm a professional"

I loved when Bear obtained water by wringing a huge chunk of elephant shit's moisture into his mouth.

[QUOTE=ShadoWxAssassiN;35127865]I wanted to see Bear Grylls drink his own piss one more time before the show got cancelled.[/QUOTE] Truly an icon.

oh no I love bear :(

Don't worry, he'll move to another network.

[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;35129156]Don't worry, he'll move to another network.[/QUOTE] History Channel.

[QUOTE=Hardpoint Nomad;35129246]History Channel.[/QUOTE] The History Channel is basically the anthropology class in Community

fuckkkk, bear was the best

[QUOTE=YouWithTheFace.;35128493]survivorman is boring as fuck though. you can only do so much when you have to lug around cameras[/QUOTE] It feels a lot more entertaining knowing that none of it is staged.

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;35128027]The production warns the viewer that his shows are mostly for entertainment and if you are in a real danger you shouldn't really count on them[/QUOTE] You do know that a majority of people will and have disregarded that warning.

At the beggining on MvW it says it is staged in a disclaimer I recall. The survivormsn vs. MvW discussion is silly because survivorman is the guy actually surviving while the point of MvW is to tell you what to do if you get lost.

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;35128027]The production warns the viewer that his shows are mostly for entertainment and if you are in a real danger you shouldn't really count on them[/QUOTE] Isn't that only there because someone someone actually listened and ended up dying?

[QUOTE=Kalibos;35127891]survivorman > man vs wild[/QUOTE] survivor man is more hardcore but man vs wild is more entertaining to watch