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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:08 AM Mar 2012

Bear Grylls sacked by Discovery Channel

TV adventurer Bear Grylls, star of the survival show Man vs. Wild, has been sacked by the Discovery Channel.

The US channel said "due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him."

Grylls, who has presented the show since 2006, is known for eating insects and drinking animal urine in the wild.

His publicist confirmed the move saying they could not reach a "mutual agreement on new programming".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17364327

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Bear Grylls sacked by Discovery Channel (Original Post) dipsydoodle Mar 2012 OP
Lol won't miss him azurnoir Mar 2012 #1
Yup, once has was exposed as a fraud there really wan't much point in watching his show.. truebrit71 Mar 2012 #2
agreedyu might like this azurnoir Mar 2012 #3
Is he the one who peed on his shirt... Iggo Mar 2012 #4
Probably dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #5
He mighta been drinking it. I dunno. Iggo Mar 2012 #6

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
1. Lol won't miss him
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 01:02 PM
Mar 2012

I like Les Stroud much more and he had good advice that could be used by 'regular' folks in survival situations in the wild, too bad he isn't making Survivor Man anymore but the reruns are good

 

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)
2. Yup, once has was exposed as a fraud there really wan't much point in watching his show..
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 12:16 PM
Mar 2012

..Les, on the other hand, is the MAN....

Iggo

(47,535 posts)
4. Is he the one who peed on his shirt...
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 03:33 PM
Mar 2012

...wrung it out over his own face, then put the shirt back on and ran off into the desert?

Iggo

(47,535 posts)
6. He mighta been drinking it. I dunno.
Sun Mar 25, 2012, 07:36 PM
Mar 2012

I was too busy making the Home Alone face and screaming "No! Don't do that!" at the top of my lungs to know for sure.

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