Mantracker

Amazing Canadian content that displays often ignored areas of the country. Most products nowadays cater to the largely metropolitan population, but Mantracker not only displays some of Canada's vast beauty, but also touches on the often ignored Western Canadian way of life. By all definitions, Mantracker (Terry Grant) is a true Canadian outdoorsman and a cowboy.

While the show may display some corny graphics , "the chase" is quite exhilarating. When watching it recently there was some concern over potential nostalgia bias but it has aged like fine wine. While Mantracker's one liners can come across as a bit staged and the prey's attempts to get in his head as artificial it no doubt provides a good laugh.

It's also neat to see just common people trying to take on nature as opposed to outdoor experts as is displayed in many other outdoor living shows.

Fantastic show, but glad they haven't tried to bring it back as Terry Grant is the one and only Mantracker. His sidekicks were awesome , but definitely couldn't take the lead role.

Relaxing show, fake or not, not important, time flies when watching, so it must be pretty good.

The first episode, which generally sets the stage for a series, pits a professional tracker against everyday people who just want to test themselves. In contrast to other wilderness series' that engage professionals on both sides of a challenge, this makes the show less entertaining than it could be with someone who sincerely offers a challenge. I was disappointed to see one of the prey was an out of shape person who clearly had not only failed to test his physical limits beforehand but was so lacking in basic knowledge to have left behind his jacket. He ruined the chances of the more fit co-prey who I would have preferred to see on his own.

I watched a few more because the venue and videography is good, and the tracking is interesting when they bother to explain what's being looked at. But Mantracker either isn't being displayed correctly or he's a little boring compared to other trackers that I've seen.

While episode two is a little more interesting because the two gals seem to have some fitness and some experience, and I think one had been in the army, episode 3 was even a little bit better with two young men who really did everything right. But episode 4 was where I really stopped and said to myself, this has to be staged; no one is that stupid. The woman never stops talking and is so overly dramatic that you just want to turn it off. You can hardly believe that somebody would really act like that. In particular, they stay overnight in a cabin in the middle of a clearing. So that's why I think that some of this is staged.

I also feel like the man tracker and his guide - because he needs a guide each time he goes into a new area - are not in good communication all the time. And the producers seem to think that it's more entertaining to just show the horses get stuck in the mud rather than see anybody get off their horse and check out broken sticks or false leads, etc.

Also would have preferred to hear the rules beforehand because the tracker was within feet of the prey numerous times with eyes on but they weren't considered captured; yet during the actual capture there wasn't any clear differences, in my opinion.

Still a solid 5 for first few episodes.

Obviously the previous reviewer is not a lover of the outdoors, beautiful scenery, horses and horseback riding etc. This show is a lot of fun and the various locations are simply breathtaking. It's entertaining to hear people brag beforehand and then either get their comeuppance or in some cases actually come out victorious.

The thrill is in pitting contestants' skills against a seasoned, veteran tracker who is an excellent horseman to boot. Not every contest has to end in a "prize". This has the thrill of the chase. People interested in horses and riding can also appreciate the skill of both horse and man as they navigate some of the roughest possible terrain.

To me this show is like looking back in time. Shades of the old time bounty hunters! I always look forward to new episodes or re-watching some of my favorites.

Extremely cheesy and mostly staged, this show is frustratingly disappointing. Why? Because it could be awesome if the right people worked on it. Selling the rights to fox or NBC or someone who knows what there doing could make a really suspenseful and entertaining show out of this.