While I enjoy both shows about surviving alone in the wild, Bear is a little more engaging than Les.

When you compare the two I think you have to give Les an edge in dedication because he is filming everything himself and is truly alone. But this also can take away some of the drama from the viewers. Les must do many things twice, such as climb a hill or walk across a landscape so he can set up the camera. This means he can only do stationary camera positioning and can’t follow his actions.

Bear has a crew which films him, but not help him so the shots can be more exciting. Even though you always know he could be getting help from the crew you suspend your belief and assume he doesn’t. For some reason Bear seems to catch more food than Les and he certainly eats and drinks more disgusting things than Les does, which is always fun to watch.

To prove my loyalty to Bear I even created a Bear Grylls Squidoo lens all about him.

If you like nature shows and seeing something unscripted (reality tv) then you can’t go wrong with either show, but I think Bear will draw the larger crowd due to his personality on the show.

I added this video to youtube.com because I liked the peaceful freefall when Bear drops onto the island. Fun to watch.

That notwithstanding, it was a excited atmosphere with at least 3 generations in attendance. I saw ages from 13 – 60. I know some people age 60 were there as my parents were in attendance across the stadium (Nissan Pavilion in Bristol, Virginia) from my wife and I.

While all the bands were very entertaining, Def Leppard stole the show without a doubt as the final act, climaxing with a superb performance of the song “Pour Some Sugar On Me. See live video footage at the end of this post. It was as if I had been transported back to the mid-eighties when they hit their height of popularity. Adrenaline and high-octane energy were in abundance from the crowd and the band members. You can see in the image to the right, from my mobile phone, that Vivian Campbell is ripped and in shape as all the members appeared to be, from all the bands, for that matter.

I highly recommend going to see Def Leppard and taking a chance on a band from your youth, especially if you are a child of the eighties such as I am. The Def Leppard/Foreigner/Styx concert was a great experience and I left extremely entertained and a little tired from dancing most of the night. Any fears I had that it would be awkward, sad, pathetic or embarrassing for the bands or myself were all without merit. Everyone performed at a high level and the crowd was just as into it. I plan to go next year when they come around again!