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Originally Posted by braisler
JustJess, I see Survivorman on The Science Channel here on my cable network. I think that is one of the Discovery spin-off channels. The show also partners with OLN (Outdoor Life Network). You might be able to find it there.
I like Survivorman better, but I think that the premise of the shows are different too. If memory serves Survivorman has to just sit in one place and 'survive' for 7 days, while Man vs Wild the guy tried to hike out or find civilization on his own in 3 days right? So they each have their TV niche carved out in a way.
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Les actually also treks to find civilization - that's the premise of the show.
Bear is a pretty amazing guy as well - I just like the premise of Survivorman more. As one poster mentioned, he "goes it alone" - and as such also has to deal with the mental aspect of being stranded or lost. I also get a little more out of the program as far as survival techniques go.
Don't get me wrong - I watch Man vs Wild as often as I can, but I think Les has Bear beat when it comes to "real life" survival. I wouldn't think of trying a lot of the stuff Bear does - ie: the rock climbing, etc. that he does - but most of what Les shows is kinda common sense type of stuff.
Survivorman airs on OLN here in Canada - which is different than Versus in the US. Not sure where is airs in the US, but a number of posters have mentioned different channels.
http://www.survivorman.ca/ for more info.