Obama to test wilderness skills on Bear Grylls TV show

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

US | Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:05pm EDT

Obama to test wilderness skills on Bear Grylls TV show

NEW YORK

President Barack Obama will test his wilderness survival skills with an appearance on the television show "Running Wild" in an Alaska adventure that will air later this year, the network NBC said on Monday.

Obama will be the first U.S. president to appear on the show, in which British outdoor adventurer Bear Grylls takes celebrities through grueling treks in remote forests and mountains.

NBC made the announcement on the same day Obama began a three-day visit to Alaska that is focused on climate change. The network said Obama and Grylls would meet to observe the effects of climate change on the area.

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[yeoman6987]

1. I am probably in the minority on this, but I don't like this

First of all politics is too involved in reality shows. Second what does he have to gain? If he is successful people will say it was too easy or rigged. If he fails, well that would be worse.

[Oneironaut]

4. Pretty sure this show is 100% fake anyways.

If someone argued that the episode is completely scripted, they would be correct. It would be no different than any of the other episodes. That's TV, I guess.

[demmiblue]

2. C'mon, really?!

A U.S. President involved with a sham reality show. I have seen it all!

[cyberswede]

3. I don't get the point of his participation.

I could maybe see doing it after his term in office is over.