Du gegen die Wildnis

Just like the infamous Man vs Wild show but now interactive with you as the navigator. They started doing this type of interactive show with the Black Mirror people and now it is with Bear Grylls . It's very cool and a lot of fun. If you pick wrong you have to go back and pick correct. It's nothing amazing, but I'll admit it's pretty fun. The episodes are only about 15-20 minutes each and there is always a scenario that you must finish. 8/10 . I enjoyed it a lot being a big fan of Bear.

I played? It twice just to see how much trouble I could get Bear in...

The idea of a survivalist show where you make the choices is brilliant! I was excited to take part, explore options, and put my own knowledge to the test. However, I feel they've missed the mark with the final product. The options are often too vague, or indifferent, with consequences of your actions not really being clear. The show would greatly benefit from taking a bit more time to explain the reasoning/outcome for each choice. If they'd done that, it would not only be entertaining, but also far more educational. Instead, it's all a bit sensationalised now.

Which leads me onto my only other gripe with the show. There's too much staged drama, not enough survivalist work. Someone like Bear doesn't need stunt doubles, so why they do unnecessary dramatic intros is bewildering. I appreciate staging a survival scenario for the sake of demonstration purposes, but adding in unnecessary props, is taking it too far and spoils the show. It sends a clear message that the producers were more interested in making it dramatic, to engage the audience, rather than letting the exploration and discovery learning do it for them.

Wasted opportunity, but hopefully one they can learn from. Get a better producer on board for the next season, and let the interactivity and discovery be the draw card, rather than silly dramatic scenes done by stunt doubles.

Just saw this in my Netflix suggestions and thought I'd give it a go. It's a very fun concept, of course, and it's great to see something like this getting made. I was entertained and giggled a couple of times. It's definitely amusing trying to figure out not only what's going to happen, but also what the show wants to tell you is the best way to go. Sadly, most decisions could be both good and bad, and the outcome is ultimately a bit random. Of course, every situation is an opportunity to learn a useful tidbit, so that's nice. I guess my main gripe is that there's too much hand holding. Almost every time we have to choose, BG says we're in charge, etc. etc. etc. I get it! Also, every time that choice is made, BG repeats what we just picked. Overall, there's a lot of time getting wasted in all sorts of ways. Plus, let's be honest - BG doesn't need to work that hard to make a living at this point, , and it seems obvious that any moment that doesn't show his face is likely done by a team of other people. In the end, it's just not 'thrilling' - I guess that's the best way to put it. It's entertaining, somewhat educational, and encouraging as part of Netflix's experiments. It's also great that you CAN actually 'fail' the missions. But the guy isn't ever in real peril. I think that, as a kid, I would've absolutely adored it. I would have gone back to try different scenarios. As it is, for me, it's going to be soon forgotten.

First of all, it's fun for my son who is 6. He thinks it's cool and it beats watching bluey or spongebob again. However, they could have made it great for adults too but missed the mark. Everything is way too staged. I understand that these types of shows have to be to an extent. But things like human hand bones and a fake wreckage is pushing it. It makes it fall short on realism and real choices. I'm honestly not sure what I would want differently on the choices themselves. I'm torn between him giving more information. Or just saying here's the choices with no info and just seeing what we'd pick with no influence. Overall, main complaint is the realism of the scenarios.