Well, there’s not supposed to be much fiction on so-called documentary channels, but let’s check up on the antics of the cast and crews behind some of the channels’ shows, shall we?
It’s not the first time Discovery Communications; responsible for the likes of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and TLC, has attracted scandals. Of course, in the battle for ratings, intentionally misleading their audience or providing convicted felons, pedophiles and a whole assortment of criminals with airtime on reality shows is par for the course, as is the resulting canceling and commissioning of new shows. Perhaps this is why the Discovery channel seems to leave a trail of dirty laundry.
Check out the most consequential scandals in Discovery Channel’s history. It’s hard to believe the channel still boasts a profit after all this trouble:
Bear Grylls of Man Vs. Wild was fired from Discovery Channel
Bear Grylls Of Man Vs. Wild Was Fired From Discovery Channel
Abseiling from mountains, eating horrific bugs, and drinking his urine to survive are all things Bear Grylls was willing to do. But participating in two other shows for Discovery’s upcoming projects after ManVs. Wild did not catch his interest at all. So they fired him!
The popular show that ran for six seasons and made Grylls famous (and even featured Barack Obama in an episode), was sadly canceled due to contract disagreements. They should have let the guy stick to the winning formula, but it turns out that Grylls came short in Man Vs. Discovery.
The Alaskan Bush People that weren’t Alaskan and didn’t live in the bush
People have been wondering for a while now how much of the 11-series-strong reality television show, Alaskan Bush People, is fiction, since it emerged that the show’s cast isn’t even Alaskan and that their camp is just ten miles from the town center.
Alaskan Bush People
Turns out the family of six were actually living in Colorado and Texas while pretending to be born and bred wild Alaskans. The brothers – Matthew, Billy, Bam Bam, Noah, Bear, and Gabriel were all issued with citations in 2014 after lying on their hunting and fishing licenses about where they lived. Seems the licenses were bought after moving to Alaska in 2012.
