Randy Wray’s Blog

Sure there’s nothing much to watch on the bobo box these days.  (Bobo comes from Spanish which comes from Latin and is a term from whence we get idiot box or boob tube)  If it weren’t for The Discovery Channel, The Food Network, and The Learning Channel we’d watch hour after hour of Nacho Libre.

Our newest must see show?  Man Vs. Wild featuring Bear Grylls.  WIth a name like Bear you have to be the perfect host for a nature show on the discovery channel.  Bear Grylls is a new breed of outdoor adventurer who’s willing to tackle imposible odds for the sake of reality (or semi reality television).  His show is quite entertaining in a macho man kind of way.

Perfect for a Sunday night shot of wilderness escapades.  Reese and I watched a few episodes tonight (back to back) and are all primed to climb Mt. Everest, explore a jungle in Costa Rica, trek through the Amazon rain forrest, or brave a day after thanksgiving sale at Macy’s.

Reese really gets into these nature / expedition shows and I’m always
amazed by the information and facts he knows.  I wouldn’t do very well
on a show like this.  At the first sign of a snake I’d scream like
preacher and start shooting.

Bear strands himself in places and scenarios where tourists get stranded (and some die) and uses his training and survival skills to survive and find his way back into civilization.  It’s just him, a camera crew and nature.  (Surely the camera crew sneaks him a cup of tea or a bisquit every now and then?)

He’s displays some savvy survival skills and makes you want to snag a salmon with your bare hands and bite into it like, well, a bear.