Is Discovery's Man vs. Wild a Hoax?

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What a hero! Bear jumps on a wild boar, that was tied up to limit its defenses and contain its freedom and slits its throat. I didn't even have to articulate my disgust. I was in the company of a friend's son, who happens to quarterback his high school football team, when he remarked, "What bull---- theater, at the expense of a terrified pig...man vs wild?...the stud is a dud!" Out of the mouths of babes (a/k/a teenager)...

What's more, had the producers really done their due diligence, they would not have branded this section of Alabama as a carbon copy of an area clearly at the opposite end of the state.

Being in the production stages of a pilot for TV, the Man vs. Wild episode in The Heart of Dixie only underscores and reminds us of the importance of offering undressed and accurate footage that presents a credible message to viewers who assume what they are watching is the real McKoy and not a counterfeit message and exploitation of helpless animals.

At the risk of curing lip cancer by cutting off the head, I've just watched my final program on the Discovery channel for a while. Hopefully, the channel's decision-makers will see the wisdom of improving the quality and prudence of its programming and alter its ways.

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