Bear Grylls - The Island (C4)

[sim667]

Dr Alice especially seemed a bit rubbish. Unless she believes in the power of placebos, suggesting painkillers for phantom limb pain doesn't seem very helpful at all.

I got the impression she's quite an inexperienced doctor.

I guess phantom limb pain probably isn't covered in great detail in training either

 

[wtfftw]

If you go to see a GP they just Google it anyway. She doesn't have there internet so...

 

[Fingers]

Big load of old shark that was. It was not Jaws or owt but will keep them going for a couple of days

 

[wtfftw]

Looks like they get some birds next week anyway.

 

[TyphonBlue]

Not impressed with Rob, anybody who has been out to Sea as an Adult knows how dangerous the Sea is, how powerful it is. I have had my experiences with the Sea and have learnt my lesson. He's 37, an experienced wildlife cameraman, he should know better.



Fetching the Water: why don't they get something floaty, a log, a bouy or something and put the cans and bottles on that? Walk it around in the Sea, let the Sea take the weight? I've done that before.

 

[TyphonBlue]

Big load of old shark that was. It was not Jaws or owt but will keep them going for a couple of days

I was just looking at a shark just yesterday on a fish stall wondering how you eat/cook it . Now I know, don't look that difficult, a few steaks and you are away.

 

[TyphonBlue]

Riz, Wiz or whatever his name was has gone, did anyone notice?

 

[Casual Observer]

You're right about the insurance bloke's posture. He's a walking right angle.

Riz leaving wasn't a surprise. He was loud and useless. Shawney can take over that role.

 

[TyphonBlue]

Lol.

 

[Callie]

Not impressed with Rob, anybody who has been out to Sea as an Adult knows how dangerous the Sea is, how powerful it is. I have had my experiences with the Sea and have learnt my lesson. He's 37, an experienced wildlife cameraman, he should know better.



Fetching the Water: why don't they get something floaty, a log, a bouy or something and put the cans and bottles on that? Walk it around in the Sea, let the Sea take the weight? I've done that before.

Think you just answered your own question

 

[TyphonBlue]

How so? You only go shoulder or waist deep, not a 100 metres out, you walk not swim.

 

[wtfftw]

I would rather trek across a beach carrying something heavy than look after it while navigating slippery rocks.

 

[TyphonBlue]

so would I.


That's why I suggest floating it, the land under the Sea is sandy. Put the water on something that floats and pull or push it around, like they used to do with horses to barges, it is just a lazy way to do it. Note they put the camera on a something floating when they do the shark collecting filming bit, it is just the same.

ed2a:
In fact, this is exactly what the Women do the last series (series 2 episode 11 32 min) they find a great big fuck-off bit of polystyrene and use it as a boat they get all the water plus 3 girls on it float it paddle it back to camp.

 

[TyphonBlue]

If you think 10 hours or 14 hours is a long time to start a fire try more than 10 days!

I have just been watching the French version of this, they seem to be a Year behind us, they doing the two Islands thing, Men, and Women on separate islands. So far it has taken the Men over 10 days to start a fire, in the end, they had use lenses from the camera equipment to start a fire, they did manage to start one fire once and then promptly smothered it out by piling on too many sticks and fresh green leaves all at once and they were big sticks at that. They haven't caught any fish yet despite the fact they have a massive fuck-off big net next to them when they sunbathe, or caught any animals yet, they live off of crabs and molluscs, and they also have managed to destroy one of the knives by someone leaving in the fire and melting the plastic handle off! I am just watching he women now, the French series seems to have just started just like our own and is currently running.

 

[Epona]

I got a bit panicked when they all went in the sea with the net and it got a bit hairy - many years ago I lost a good friend, he drowned in fucking Cromer of all places, I haven't been in the sea since and it scares/panics me to watch people out in the sea

 

[TyphonBlue]

I know that feeling, I nearly drowned once in South Africa, I was silly boy, also was surprised by how strong rip currents are and currents in general are, really taught me a lesson.

 

[Epona]

I know that feeling, I nearly drowned once in South Africa, I was silly boy, also was surprised by how strong rip currents are and currents in general are, really taught me a lesson.

Aye, my friend was a very strong swimmer and swam in the sea in that same place regularly, so was aware of the usual tides and currents - it just went badly wrong for him that one time. He was only in his 30s, it was devastating for everyone who was friends with him, and his poor mum at his funeral...

 

[TyphonBlue]

I am surprised that these islands aren't covered in fruit.

If I was one of the locals I would use these islands as my Gardens, any fruit I ate, I would collect the seed, dates, lychees mangoes, oranges, papaya, etc., anything! I would collect the seeds and then when I went the island on a Hunting Party, I would also plant out seeds as well. Hopefully, some of them would grow into full-grown beautiful fruit bearing trees. A lot of hit-and-miss, but worth it in the end.

 

[Epona]

Mango trees take between 3-8 years to mature to the point where they can bear fruit... not quite sure what you are trying to say really.

 

[TyphonBlue]

I talking about if I was one of the locals. I know that sometimes these people use these islands as their "Gardens".

E2a: I collected all my dates seeds/stones one Christmas, and planted them in make-shift pots and make-shift propagator, and much to my surprised they all sprouted! Didn't last long in my kitchen and didn't have the room to grow them properly. Did the same the with an avocado seed once and much to my amazement it grew too! I had it as a little tree for a few years until it got too big! Seeds are designed to grow, I would love an opportunity to grow them properly.

 

[Epona]

I talking about if I was one of the locals. I know that sometimes people use these islands as their "Gardens".

I just hope that we're not sticking a load of people into their gardens to fuck them up for the sake of our televisual amusement.

 

[TyphonBlue]

Trees tend to produce food in abundance, too much! plenty for everyone and the season has to be right and there is no way they would be filming without permission. It is a very low maintenance way of "farming".

 

[peterkro]

Are the locations of the series known,I have a reasonable knowledge of the Pacific and am finding it hard to pin down a location.( it's even hard to make a guess at a wild stab I'd say somewhere near Central America)

 

[TyphonBlue]

Definitely Spanish speaking.

 

[Callie]

I'm not sure much fruit as we know it grows in abundance in the wild. Wild versions of say pear trees produce tiny, hard, not to tasty but still edible things. They do find fruit but I think it's grow to expect a cornucopia of delicious pickings in the wild. I hope they do not introduce non native plants for the purpose of the show. Not sure about the pigs either? Are they introduced?

 

[Libertad]

Not sure about the pigs either? Are they introduced?

Pigs might not fly but they can swim.

 

[peterkro]

Re the drowning thing,I watch very odd TV programs like Bondi rescue and Piha rescue.One is a beach in Sydney where people drown from time to time,although pretty safe in the general meaning of the term,shark nets pretty good life guards and helicopter cover,20,000 people not uncommon,backpackers rip aside fairly safe.Piha on the other hand a few hundred a busy day,everyone knows don't go near Lion rock (except the tourists)and it is dangerous (I tried to warn Mrs Miggins without freaking her out) that beach is fucking dangerous,kiwis learn from when they are toddlers if the sea is breaking around you you dive under don't stand up and let several tons of water spear you into the ocean floor.This guy for example:

Fit lawyer dies after freak accident - National - NZ Herald News
Dive under a wave don't let it wash over you.

 

[TyphonBlue]

I'm not sure much fruit as we know it grows in abundance in the wild. Wild versions of say pear trees produce tiny, hard, not to tasty but still edible things. They do find fruit but I think it's grow to expect a cornucopia of delicious pickings in the wild. I hope they do not introduce non native plants for the purpose of the show. Not sure about the pigs either? Are they introduced?

Tropical fruit is naturally Big and abundant, the fruit we grow here, like pears, is sort of artificial, not grown from seed, grown on root-stock, selected over hundreds or perhaps, thousands of years, it is weak and needs us to grow and look after it, tropical fruit is not really like that, it is, as I say, naturally Big this is how it grows in the wild.

They are not going to introduce non-native plants for the sake of the program, it was just a tangent I went off on. But in the last series they came across a couple of edible tree things, ie. limes, and almonds, I don't know if they are native.

The Pigs are definitely put there for the purpose of the program I am sure, they are too tame!

 

[Buddy Bradley]

What a cock that Doctor Dan guy is. Takes them all out on a trek so he can show off how capable he is at jumping around on the rocks; manages to get someone so badly injured they need a helicopter.

 

[weltweit]

What a cock that Doctor Dan guy is. Takes them all out on a trek so he can show off how capable he is at jumping around on the rocks; manages to get someone so badly injured they need a helicopter.

Was that the guy who fell down the cliff?
They are promoting that on twitter as a reason to tune in!
Is it their Archers, Rob being stabbed, moment?