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Mykel Hawke is a former Special Forces survival expert. His wife Ruth is a TV journalist. Together, they take on some of the most forbidding and remote locations around the world. Dropped into each spot they must survive as a team for four days and nights
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
I'm really glad I checked this show out. I wrote it off at first as another survival show, this time the gimmick being a husband and wife in tough situations. Then I came across Capt. Hawke's books, they're really great. This guy has seen and done it all. I checked out the show with a bit more open mindedness and really enjoy it. Hawke's role on the show is the information bank, he knows a ton and fills us in with his personality and style, his wife's role is the knowledgeable everyman, (not the squeamish female role I'd foreseen). My wife and I think Ruth is great, she's fun to watch and is a nice 'in-between' for the regular citizen and the more experienced survival/military oriented individual. One other aspect to the show we really enjoy is the human reactions throughout each episode. It gives a more realistic look at the stresses of survival between party members, even between family members in a survival situation, more so than any show I've seen. Definitely worth checking out and adding to your library.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Ruth and Mykel Hawke's show on the Discovery Channel is another in the survival type reality show that is found on Discovery. ALthough Ruth and Mykel have a crew following them, their show is a different from Cody Ludin's and Dave Canterbury's Dual Survival, in that Ruth has very little knowledge of survival skills and depends on her husband's SF skills. She is willing to learn and does not shirk from what has to be done. That is what makes this show interesting because she is willing to try.
I also have a lot of respect for Mykel because he was willing to call for help when Ruth was going down with the heat in Mexico.
The show is enjoyable and the couple have good chemistry.
I also have a lot of respect for Mykel because he was willing to call for help when Ruth was going down with the heat in Mexico.
The show is enjoyable and the couple have good chemistry.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By hlsand1972
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This series is so much fun! Dropping a husband and wife into a survival situation and seeing how they fare, well that's better than marriage counseling! An enthusistic two thumbs up!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Sam Adams
If you enjoyed Les Stroud's Survivorman DVD series, you'll certainly like Mykel Hawke and Ruth England in Man Woman Wild. They're a married couple surviving in scenarios similar to Stroud, where there is the simulation of an outdoor adventure gone wrong. They have at least one cameraman with them, but otherwise the structure of the show is like Survivorman. This couple is an absolute unqualified joy to spend viewing time with. I'm very happy to have discovered this series.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Nico1908
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Okay, we all know that the guys in these survival shows are not actually in emergency situations. They are surrounded by cameramen and there is a base camp nearby. I also find it hard to believe that in real life anybody would be so foolish as to go on day-long hikes or snowmobile trips or boat rides with no more provisions than a tiny bottle of water and a handful of raisins - and without a lighter! However, once I got past the not-quite-realistic premises, I found myself enjoying the episodes.
Unlike "Dual Survival", which pairs two survival experts from different backgrounds and thus different approaches to survival situations, "Man, Woman, Wild" is interesting because one of the characters, Mykel, is a survival expert whereas his wife, Ruth, is not.
In her role as apprentice, Ruth frequently has to step out of her comfort zone. She stands for all of us who would be truly lost and in danger if we ever had to spend more than a few hours outdoors without a tent, a cooler loaded with victuals, a port-a-pottie, and an air mattress (or, preferably, a fully stocked and air-conditioned camper, or, even better, an RV!). She shows us that it is challenging, yet possible to overcome squeamishness and inhibitions and, for example, cut up and eat an armadillo that got killed by a wildfire. Yes, she can be a bit overbearing, and, yes, she squeaks and squeals a lot and carries on about snakes and bugs and things that go "boo" in the dark, but I can identify with her. Although I greatly admire Mykel's skills and training, to me, Ruth is the more inspiring character of the two and the hero of the show.... Read more ›
Unlike "Dual Survival", which pairs two survival experts from different backgrounds and thus different approaches to survival situations, "Man, Woman, Wild" is interesting because one of the characters, Mykel, is a survival expert whereas his wife, Ruth, is not.
In her role as apprentice, Ruth frequently has to step out of her comfort zone. She stands for all of us who would be truly lost and in danger if we ever had to spend more than a few hours outdoors without a tent, a cooler loaded with victuals, a port-a-pottie, and an air mattress (or, preferably, a fully stocked and air-conditioned camper, or, even better, an RV!). She shows us that it is challenging, yet possible to overcome squeamishness and inhibitions and, for example, cut up and eat an armadillo that got killed by a wildfire. Yes, she can be a bit overbearing, and, yes, she squeaks and squeals a lot and carries on about snakes and bugs and things that go "boo" in the dark, but I can identify with her. Although I greatly admire Mykel's skills and training, to me, Ruth is the more inspiring character of the two and the hero of the show.... Read more ›
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By K Back
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Myke provides excellent information and the interactions between husband and wife are enjoyable. Ladies will especially relate to the comment by Ruth during the Amazon episode regarding the problems of sending a husband to the grocery. I can't wait for season 2 to begin!!!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Just wish I had the remainder of the shows. Hate that it
's not on tv very much. Great program. Great information that could save your life
's not on tv very much. Great program. Great information that could save your life
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By John Park
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I think this book and DVD can provide very practical skill to survive in most wild situation. Yes, there is other wild program also, but I think Man Woman Wild provide very basic and important skill for beginners. So if you are just a starter for surviving, I would like to recommend to start with this Book and DVD. and Then you can find other version of surviving like Man vs wild and dual survival and so on... Thank you. I highly recommned it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
dissapointed
I thought this was a dirty movie. Why would you call a movie by this name if its not a dirty movie? I wouldnt put my cigar out on this. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jonathan E. Anderson
1.0 out of 5 stars
The worst survival show out there.
This is by far the worst survivalist show in existence. From the staged situations, "trick" editing, bad scripts, horrible attempts at pretending to not "act" (if you even can call... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Floyd Pinkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this Set
I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to learn how to survive. It is great for learning all the different situations you may find yourself in survival mode. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Katy S. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly Appealing Approach
The husband-wife relationship works better than I expected with the newscasting wife as proxy for the viewer as she is mentored by her husband, a Special Forces expert. Read more
Published 8 months ago by William A. Howes
3.0 out of 5 stars
very good
I think it was really good and it came on time the package was okay and a movie was it was very good
Published 12 months ago by chuck
5.0 out of 5 stars
HILARIOUS!!
My son is a survival show fanatic and this is one of his favorites. He shared it with me, a person who runs from house spiders, and I love it. It's a husband wife team. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Marcy Casterline O'Rourke
5.0 out of 5 stars
A survival show for couples!
If you're like me and you're a dude, you probably figure you could do reasonably well in a survival situation, but you often wonder how you would fare if your girlfriend was stuck... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Shane
4.0 out of 5 stars
Man, Woman, Wild, What More Could You Want
Man, Woman, Wild is one of the best shows on television. I now know that I can survive anything as long as I quote the Sergeant Major whenever I am mad at my husband.
Published 19 months ago by Kimmie
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