attholib The first episode looks really promising.. until several situations that seems totally staged/fake like when the cowboy fired his gun to a fish (obviously a dead fish) in the boat etc. These things made me question whether or not the show misleads its viewers like some of the other survival shows have been known to do.This doubt about the reality presented in the show disappointed me because I had high expectation on this show. And while many things on television are misleading, if not straight lies, it's nice sometimes to think that someone is different than all the rest. From what I found, I no longer trust the show.

n-m-bertin The first season was quite enjoyable, until you realize it's all fake. People can't hike the distances announced in such a short period of time, they don't have that many close encounters with bears, they don't paddle down a glacier stream and stop a couple of meters before a moulin... The worst was the 2nd season, with soldiers lying through their teeth "I'm doing it for my country" yeah right... mountaineers claiming you have to respect the wilderness, while they're doing a blatant staged show, acting as if they ignored danger and all, taking ridiculous routes and risks, not eating enough... Tyler's disappearance was pathetic, with hours in freezing water (allegedly of course) and a "lucky" (staged) rescue. This kind of show is dangerous : it makes young people think you can survive by being absolutely reckless in the wilderness, all these guys are Bear Grylls on steroids, and there's NO warning telling people to not reproduce this, that this is staged and over the top. They could have done a good show by making it 100% real, instead they chose the showy fake entertainment path. Just by looking at Alaskan maps you can see the distances announced are fake, and when danger arise, the cameramen stay still, clearly in the know that this was gonna happen, as it's scripted. Please avoid watching this, or we'll have countless clones, and uneducated kids and teens will try to replicate this and many accidents will occur...

elwingdior I live here near Augustine which is only one of four active volcanoes around me ... Spur, Redoubt and Iliamna. this is the way things are here. Go five miles out of town and this is what you find. I don't believe this is scripted. I have been that cold and stuck. Its the real deal but I guess if you live Outside in settled territory you won't know that. I don't so I do.Come here and go into the wilderness. Try and do what they do. You will find that its just what it is.Go, Endurance, Military and Mountaineers.As for the Lower 48 team, that old man can go back home.

trunks1686 I don't think people are giving this show a fair chance or fair reviews. They claim it's fake but have no real proof. Where's the proof? Because of edited sections?? How does that make it fake?? ALL shows are like that. It's something that has to be done. This is definitely one of the best shows on TV anymore. I refer you to The Kardasians (sp?), Honey Boo boo, Dance Moms (more the bad attitudes on that one. I actually love watching the girls dance but their moms..*shudder* I couldn't take them anymore) if you like those shows fine but USA is better in my opinion. These guys are professionals in what they do, Military include despite not really have taken on this type of ground before. I don't see anyone like that agreeing to do a fake show. Especially when they absolute loooove what they do for a living. I'm surprised people haven't claims the two injuries on the shows are fake too. And fellow Ladies, good looking and funny guys, that alone is a good reason to watch. WATCH it for yourself and don't get pulled in by the 'fake' claims and refuse to watch. Especially since 'everyone' watches fake shows all the time and never have a fake complex about them.