Survivorman

Why does he always look like he wants to kill himself? "I need water" he proclaims in a gravely voice. After much effort to get to the inside of the coconut, he discovers that the sucker coconut has solidified inside. Just oily coconut mush - he eats it and goes in a fake voice: Wow. And I don't even like coconuts.
"I'm exhausted. I'm hurt. I don't know where I'm going. Big chance of hypothermia." the time he doesn't spend to actually experiencing it, he talks about the impending dangers.
Survivor man drinks from the conchshell, gets bitten by bugs, eats bugs...I would not say that he's emotional man. He doesn't show much emotion, so this isn't an Emmy material, only his sad eyes reveal how really pissed he is. There are sharks, jellyfish, there's real effort and struggle for survival going on, and guess what...it's not fun! The man is not doing it for fun; just to survive, which makes it kind of depressing. Steve Irvin had fun, I've felt the passion he felt; I got excited about the animals he interacted with, even the most dangerous ones. When he got bit, he didn't show it. If he acted afraid, and went: "This crocodile looks like a real danger. That's not good.I better get away from this bastard asap" the show would not be a great show that it was....There's no humor, not even a hint of humor in Survivorman. His life is hard, he is not enjoying it, and I am not enjoying watching it. If he loved it, maybe. Otherwise, it leaves you wondering, why the hell IS he doing it???

Commonsense answers this way: "Families can discuss survival tactics. How can you get by for a week with no food or water? What about shelter? How do seemingly safe trips -- like camping or river rafting -- turn dangerous? Has there ever been a situation you wondered how you'd get out of? What did you do? Have you taken any training to prepare for dangerous situations (first aid, self-defense, wilderness training)? Would you like to? What would you do if you found yourself in one of the situations featured on the show?"
Another fear factor driven marketing. Let's imagine all bad scenarios possible and plot out our way out of it. Haven't we learned already, that every action driven by fear alone, are ways to drive us towards these very scenarios?
Your focus becomes you. I constantly feel sorry for Survivorman. He can come to my house and rest from surviving. I will provide an effortless, bug free meal, and a heavenly peaceful shelter.