In honor of Bear Gryllis' new show "Get Out Alive" on NBC, I'm taking a look back at previous survival shows that might be of interest. So far I have:
- Man Vs Wild- see previous review- currently available on Discovery Channel, Netfix, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Instant Video, and Amazon Prime.
- Dual Survival- episodes available on NetFlix (season 1 only), Amazon, iTunes and VuDu. There are also a number of episodes on YouTube.
- Survivorman- seasons 1-3 on NetFlix, season 4 available on Google Play. See also iTunes, Vudu and Amazon. Several episodes are also on YouTube.
- Man, Woman, Wild- seasons 1-2 on NetFlix, season 2 on Amazon Prime and Amazon Instant Video. Some episodes on YouTube.
Each episode involves Dave and Corey in a remote location where they must survive with few resources. Conflict sometimes arose due to their different approaches to survival. The fact the Corey never wears shoes also slowed them down at times. I'm sure that he's faster than me with my shoes on.
In season 3 Dave was replaced by Joe Teti. I'm not sure if any more episodes are planned. Let me know if you hear anything.
See more info from Dave on his YouTube channel. Canterbury promotes what he calls the "5 Cs of Survivability,": a cutting tool, a combustion device, cover, a container, and cordage.
Episode 1 "Slash and Burn"
Lundin and Canterbury head 500 miles off the coast of Antarctica to see if they can handle the remote archipelago of Tierra Del Fuego.
Episode 2 "Buried Alive"
Lundin and Canterbury travel to Wyoming's Rocky Mountains and encounter snow, frozen waterfalls and steep cliffs.
Episode 3 "Stuck in the Muck"
Grade: No grade assigned since I don't rate reality shows.
In season 3 Dave was replaced by Joe Teti. I'm not sure if any more episodes are planned. Let me know if you hear anything.
See more info from Dave on his YouTube channel. Canterbury promotes what he calls the "5 Cs of Survivability,": a cutting tool, a combustion device, cover, a container, and cordage.
From Wikipedia:
2010 Season:
Episode 1 "Shipwrecked"
Stranded on an island off the coast of Nova Scotia in the dead of winter, Cody Lundin and Dave Canterbury salvage materials from a life raft, build a shelter and start a fire. They work as a team to gather food and water.
Episode 2 "Failed Ascent"
In this episode, Canterbury’s alpine experience becomes crucial as he and Lundin are stranded in New Zealand atop a mountain with limited supplies. Lundin always walks around barefoot, but given the environment and freezing conditions, he is forced to improvise by donning socks as he and Canterbury navigate across 8,000-foot (2,400 m) glacial peaks, cross deadly crevasses and traverse deep rocky canyons.
Episode 3 "Out of Air"
In this episode, the pair takes on the scenario of lost cave divers in Belize who, equipped only with masks, fins, wet suits, a buoyancy compensator and flashlights, must find their way out of the cave and through the jungle.
Episode 4 "Desert Breakdown"
Lundin and Canterbury play the roles of two people whose car has broken down miles from civilization. The pair must make their way through Peru's Valley of the Volcanoes.
Episode 5 "Panic In The Jungle"
Lost in the jungles of Laos, Lundin and Canterbury bushwhack their way to a wide river. To safely travel down it, they build a bamboo raft that must be strong enough to survive rapids.
Episode 6 "Swamped"
Lundin and Canterbury are stuck in a 1,000-square-mile (2,600 km2) maze of swamps and bogs in the Louisiana bayou, home to 1.5 million alligators and six species of venomous snakes, including the cottonmouth.
Episode 7 "Split Up"
In this episode, Lundin and Canterbury are stranded and separated in Arizona's arid climate. Canterbury is in the Ponderosa Pine forest, 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level, while Lundin is in high desert scrub country.
Episode 8 "Soaked"
Lundin and Canterbury play two hunters stranded by their overturned canoe deep in the forests of Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Episode 9 "After The Storm"
Lundin and Canterbury are two hurricane survivors in the Dominican Republic whom resort to turn trash littering the beach into survival gear. Canterbury ignores Lundin by hunting deadly creatures while making their way to the coast and ultimately, rescue.
Episode "Bogged Down"
10 In the season finale, Lundin and Canterbury are deep inside the world's largest swamp wetland - Brazil's Pantanal. The pair must wade through piranha-infested waters to find civilization, and when they find a river, Lundin's homemade canoe struggles to hold their combined weight.
2011 Season:
2010 Season:
Episode 1 "Shipwrecked"
Stranded on an island off the coast of Nova Scotia in the dead of winter, Cody Lundin and Dave Canterbury salvage materials from a life raft, build a shelter and start a fire. They work as a team to gather food and water.
Episode 2 "Failed Ascent"
In this episode, Canterbury’s alpine experience becomes crucial as he and Lundin are stranded in New Zealand atop a mountain with limited supplies. Lundin always walks around barefoot, but given the environment and freezing conditions, he is forced to improvise by donning socks as he and Canterbury navigate across 8,000-foot (2,400 m) glacial peaks, cross deadly crevasses and traverse deep rocky canyons.
Episode 3 "Out of Air"
In this episode, the pair takes on the scenario of lost cave divers in Belize who, equipped only with masks, fins, wet suits, a buoyancy compensator and flashlights, must find their way out of the cave and through the jungle.
Episode 4 "Desert Breakdown"
Lundin and Canterbury play the roles of two people whose car has broken down miles from civilization. The pair must make their way through Peru's Valley of the Volcanoes.
Episode 5 "Panic In The Jungle"
Lost in the jungles of Laos, Lundin and Canterbury bushwhack their way to a wide river. To safely travel down it, they build a bamboo raft that must be strong enough to survive rapids.
Episode 6 "Swamped"
Lundin and Canterbury are stuck in a 1,000-square-mile (2,600 km2) maze of swamps and bogs in the Louisiana bayou, home to 1.5 million alligators and six species of venomous snakes, including the cottonmouth.
Episode 7 "Split Up"
In this episode, Lundin and Canterbury are stranded and separated in Arizona's arid climate. Canterbury is in the Ponderosa Pine forest, 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level, while Lundin is in high desert scrub country.
Episode 8 "Soaked"
Lundin and Canterbury play two hunters stranded by their overturned canoe deep in the forests of Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Episode 9 "After The Storm"
Lundin and Canterbury are two hurricane survivors in the Dominican Republic whom resort to turn trash littering the beach into survival gear. Canterbury ignores Lundin by hunting deadly creatures while making their way to the coast and ultimately, rescue.
Episode "Bogged Down"
10 In the season finale, Lundin and Canterbury are deep inside the world's largest swamp wetland - Brazil's Pantanal. The pair must wade through piranha-infested waters to find civilization, and when they find a river, Lundin's homemade canoe struggles to hold their combined weight.
2011 Season:
Episode 1 "Slash and Burn"
Lundin and Canterbury head 500 miles off the coast of Antarctica to see if they can handle the remote archipelago of Tierra Del Fuego.
Episode 2 "Buried Alive"
Lundin and Canterbury travel to Wyoming's Rocky Mountains and encounter snow, frozen waterfalls and steep cliffs.
In this episode, Lundin and Canterbury are sent to Florida to cross the swamps of the Everglades. They worry about dehydration and the dangerous creatures that inhabit the area.
Episode 4 "Bitten"
With minimal equipment Lundin and Canterbury visit Thailand where dense jungles and barren caves await them. They face intense temperatures and blood-sucking leeches throughout their trek.
Episode 5 "Frozen Planes"
This episode takes Lundin and Canterbury back to the Western US to face below-freezing temperatures in the Great Plains of Montana.
Episode 6 "Out of Africa"
Lundin and Canterbury face wild predators in the biologically diverse backcountry of South Africa.
Lundin and Canterbury walk among clouds 7,000 feet above sea level in the humid cloud forests of Panama.
Episode 7 "Out of the Clouds"
Lundin and Canterbury walk among clouds 7,000 feet above sea level in the humid cloud forests of Panama
Episode 8 "Adrift"
Cast adrift in the South Pacific, Lundin and Canterbury must survive on a deserted island. For the first time, Lundin, is not the only one who goes barefoot.
Episode 9 "Eating Dust"
Lundin and Canterbury find themselves in the changing landscapes of Baja, Mexico where they must use every resource to their advantage, including their own urine.
Episode 10 "Hippo Island"
Lundin and Canterbury are in the marshland of Botswana's Okavango Delta where they encounter hippos, Africa's deadliest animal.
Episode 11 "Up The River"
Lundin and Canterbury are separated by a river in the Appalachian highlands.
Episode 12 "Road To Nowhere"
In the season finale, Lundin and Canterbury are in northern Maine where they employ an abandoned truck.
Episode 4 "Bitten"
With minimal equipment Lundin and Canterbury visit Thailand where dense jungles and barren caves await them. They face intense temperatures and blood-sucking leeches throughout their trek.
Episode 5 "Frozen Planes"
This episode takes Lundin and Canterbury back to the Western US to face below-freezing temperatures in the Great Plains of Montana.
Episode 6 "Out of Africa"
Lundin and Canterbury face wild predators in the biologically diverse backcountry of South Africa.
Lundin and Canterbury walk among clouds 7,000 feet above sea level in the humid cloud forests of Panama.
Episode 7 "Out of the Clouds"
Lundin and Canterbury walk among clouds 7,000 feet above sea level in the humid cloud forests of Panama
Episode 8 "Adrift"
Cast adrift in the South Pacific, Lundin and Canterbury must survive on a deserted island. For the first time, Lundin, is not the only one who goes barefoot.
Episode 9 "Eating Dust"
Lundin and Canterbury find themselves in the changing landscapes of Baja, Mexico where they must use every resource to their advantage, including their own urine.
Episode 10 "Hippo Island"
Lundin and Canterbury are in the marshland of Botswana's Okavango Delta where they encounter hippos, Africa's deadliest animal.
Episode 11 "Up The River"
Lundin and Canterbury are separated by a river in the Appalachian highlands.
Episode 12 "Road To Nowhere"
In the season finale, Lundin and Canterbury are in northern Maine where they employ an abandoned truck.
Grade: No grade assigned since I don't rate reality shows.
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