Timeisillusion

I'd have to say Man vs. Wild is more entertaining, simply because, with a camera crew on the scene, Bear is able to do things that would be far too insane for Survivorman to do being alone. I likely have a deeper respect for Les, simply because there is no one to help him in a critical situation, and he often uses nature to start his fires (ie.rubbing sticks together, etc). But, as I said, Bear is extremely entertaining and, despite his calm demeanor, I think a bit insane. Although he (mostly) uses flint and steel for his fires, he still gets a big nod for doing those 'extreme simulations', and his episodes seem to stick in my head more clearly because of them. It seems he is constantly climbing down waterfalls and swimming or jumping into extremely cold water and quicksand. I can't shake the feeling that, camera crew or no, he's still taking a large risk doing things like swimming across gator infested rivers and pouncing across lava fields.

Kudos to both men, though. I enjoy watching all their shows.