The Island

Bear Grylls has let the producers select a cast of WHIMPS that know nothing about how to live without a supermarket or their mommy's. (please spare us the politically correct "diverse" group.. and next time use competent and capable REAL MEN or Women).

Honestly, anyone that has gone through BoyScouts or camped out more than once could easily survive longer than these "new age" pampered millennials. Most have never seen the outdoors other than on vacation or from a postcard in a city store.

After each episode 1,2,3.. they have crying or complaining men that need to be removed from the island. Please, spare us of feminine or unfit men trying to survive on an island with no food or water.

I'm so disappointed, since his past shows had always drawn us into actual survival by someone that is TRAINED or mentally competent to solve the life or death problems that arise.

This show is a WASTE of time.. don't bother unless you like watching new-era dysfunctional city people off the street starving and crying on an island.

Having watched both the UK and now US versions of this show, I'm struggling to contain my irritation at some of the comments written here. The "reviews" slating Bear Grylls ' latest show, in which a motley crew of average Americans are marooned on a tiny tropical island for a month with the simple goal of trying to survive, completely miss the point. They complain about the "wussy" participants, who are plunged into the most inhospitable of environments, battling real thirst, starvation and all manner of injuries and ailments, lauding them for displaying highly understandable signs of stress and physical and mental fatigue.

It's at times like this I wish I could magically pluck those keyboard warriors from their parents' basements and place them in that unforgiving environment, and see how long they last before they fall apart at the seams.

Give this show a try - it's the closest I've seen to a genuine reality show (the participants are genuinely alone and film themselves) - and although some things have obviously been done to give the cast a helping hand (fresh water deposits, the odd farm pig conveniently found), the show doesn't hide the fact that they had to ensure survival was actually possible.

I found all four seasons to simply not be appealing. What you will see is the customary people not getting along drama, very little in survival information and at some points you'll think the entire show has been scripted to the narration.

The biggest disappointment is the lack of relevant footage of survival. It is an endless montage of starving dehydrated people waiting out the 6 weeks.

Considering that the whole thing is filmed with the same people starving and dehydrated you should expect much and the don't disappoint.

Sadly it was a stupid idea thinking that you would get good film or scenes with the same people suffering what they are recording.

I'm really sad that the amazing Bear Grylls is hosting this show... these people are pathetic.. they talk more than they do.. two episodes in and two people are already gone.. two people couldn't make it two days hahaha its basically showing the world how pathetic the average American male is.. they are privileged worthless idiots.. they know they are going to be there for a month and maybe thats why they are so lackadaisical... seriously its obvious that none of these people have seen even one episode of man vs. wild, I haven't watched the show in years but if i was dropped on an island alone i would survive better than this group of utter morons.

do us all a favor nbc and cancel the show..

For starters this series only consisted of 6 episodes...

This show was supposed to be about 13 men or so surviving on a island for a whole month. Well between the bickering and sniveling of most of the contestants it turned out to be 13 little kids on an island whining about their personal space.

This show took a turn for the worst. It had high expectations in comparison to the British version of The Island. If this was the American Revolution Britain would have dominated and the US would have succeed. The US version of The Island was a disgrace and made that average American look futile.

Bear Grylls himself couldn't have been more disappointed in this failed botched attempt to revive survival TV in the states. I'm sure this will be his last.