History Series / Survivorman

* ManipulativeEditing: The cold open for the Northern Ontario showed a clip from later in the episode. Les has one arm in a sling to simulate an injury. He says something to the effect of "With only one arm, the activities I can undertake are severely limited. Fortunately, there is still one thing I can do. I can play with my harmonica." Of course, the cold open cuts away right at the "with my", with him reaching towards his pants.

''Survivorman'' is a Creator/DiscoveryChannel show in which famed survivalist Les Stroud runs the audience through techniques and strategies to keep yourself alive when lost and lonely in the wilderness. The series itself has gone through several series revivals over the years, the most recent a 2015' revival that ran on the ''Science Channel''.

''Survivorman'' is a Creator/DiscoveryChannel show in which famed survivalist Les Stroud runs the audience through techniques and strategies to keep yourself alive when lost and lonely in the wilderness. The series itself has gone through several series revivals over the years, the most recent a ''2015'' revival that ran on the ''Science Channel''.

Unlike Bear Grylls, however, Stroud works alone, filming himself surviving in the wilderness for one week without the aid of a crew. As a result some might find ''Survivorman'' a bit more BoringButPractical when compared to ''Series/ManVsWild'', but by most accounts it's the more accurate and realistic of the two though some have criticised this choice since it means Les usually has to do double the work when it comes to getting shots like climbing a mountain while the camera is still below him. Due to concerns for his health Les Stroud has cancelled the show a couple times, but then UnCancelled it. This owes a lot to the fact Stroud does not take breaks in hotels overnight- he stays put in the wilderness and heavily risks his safety. His exploits can get quite brutal at times. As of 2014 the show is back with a 5th season after a two year hiatus; in 2012 it returned after a four-year hiatus.

''Survivorman'' is a Creator/DiscoveryChannel show in which famed survivalist Les Stroud runs the audience through techniques and strategies to keep yourself alive when lost and lonely in the wilderness. The series itself has gone through several series revivals over the years, with a ''2015'' revival currently running on the ''Science Channel''.

** The number of times Les stumbles on to a useful piece of trash or a freshly-dead meat source can look suspicious. He has explicitly said several times on the show that he is continually reminded that virtually anywhere you can go on Earth, you will find some evidence that somebody has been there before. Spend any time at all outdoors doing similar things as Les and you will find that this is TruthInTelevision. He even Lampshades this during what was probably the most egregious such moment: in "Alaska", where he stumbles across half a salmon that had been discarded by an eagle. Also during his Alaska week[[note]]although this only was discussed in the second season making-of episode[[/note]]: he was sitting on a seashore when some fishermen in a motorboat saw him and asked if he needed help. Clearly, he wasn't far enough away from civilization.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Any time Les takes someone else out to survive with him, like his friend Bob Wilson, his son Logan, or a [[ContestWinnerCameo fan who won a contest.]]

** "I hate to kill any living thing, but in a survival situation all life is fair game". ([[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman Notably absent in the case of insects or fish]])

* TheAmazon: And other isolated locales.

* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Les' ScoobyDoo boxers from the Costa Rica episode.

* BadassGrandpa: Les may be getting up there in years, but he's still as good at surviving in the wild as he was when the series first premiered.

* DuelingShows: As mentioned, with ManVsWild

** In the second half of the Norwegian Mountain Survival two-parter, Les takes a quick shot at [[ManVsWild Bear Grylls]]'s flashy style and daring stunts, pointing out that trying that in a real survival situation will probably get you killed.

* {{Badass}}:
** Although ''Survivorman'' is somewhat less of a spectacle than ''ManVsWild'', it's worth noting that Les has to survive on his own while toting 55 pounds of camera gear and documenting the process himself. If the behind-the-scenes special at the end of Season 1 is any indication, this requires a fairly stringent training regimen.
** There's also all the local experts Les consults before he goes out to a location.
** Once, when he was in the Amazon, he was being stalked by a jaguar. Les walked alone through the jungle in the pitch dark to the safety of a village over a mile away. Once safe inside the wall, he sits and listens to the thing stalking outside the palisade and marvels at how amazing this creature is - the one that just tried to eat him.

''Survivorman'' is a DiscoveryChannel show in which famed survivalist Les Stroud runs the audience through techniques and strategies to keep yourself alive when lost and lonely in the wilderness. The series itself has gone through several series revivals over the years, with a ''2015'' revival currently running on the ''Science Channel''.