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Title: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: billy on June 10, 2013, 08:52:55 pm
Billy Berger will be on Discovery Channel's newest survival show, Naked and Afraid!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be on Discovery Channel's new Naked and Afraid survival show. This new series takes survival to a new level of difficulty. Each episode focuses on a guy and girl who are stripped naked, given only the most basic of tools, and left to survive for 21 days in some of the most challenging and dangerous conditions on the planet. Each episode will focus on a different couple, in a different location, as they try to survive. As of now, I will be on Episode 6 (the last episode), although that may change. I am currently trying to find a restaurant/sports bar that will host a viewing party for me and all my friends, and as soon as I get a confirmed date for my episode and a business that will let us host a party, I will let everyone know. If you're in the Atlanta area and want to come celebrate, you're invited!! It will be fun! The series debits on Sunday, June 23rd at 10:20 p.m., and the following episodes will air each successive Sunday at 10 p.m., I believe. Just wanted to let everyone know and you will get more details from me as soon as they become available! I hope to see everyone at the viewing party!

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/naked-and-afraid (http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/naked-and-afraid)
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Post by: Newindian on June 10, 2013, 08:55:02 pm
Congratulations, not a bad excuse to be naked with a girl is it?
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: Adam on June 10, 2013, 09:03:09 pm
Wow, you're getting to be quite the TV celebrity!  I'm looking forward to seeing it.
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Post by: David_Daugherty on June 10, 2013, 11:06:44 pm
Dang Billy, that's pretty cool!
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Post by: Tower on June 11, 2013, 01:31:25 am
Congrats on the new show. I really liked the last one. Show em what a PA me members made ok.
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: Lemos on June 11, 2013, 02:22:36 am
So then your saying you want all of us to watch you naked  ??? Well alrighty then.
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Post by: TRACY on June 11, 2013, 08:18:36 am
I saw it advertised over the weekend and have it set to record. Very glad doors are opening up for you in tv Billy! Hopefully you're hunting for meat and not insects! ;D

Tracy
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Post by: Ed Brooks on June 11, 2013, 04:54:32 pm
Congrats Billy.
Ed
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Post by: mullet on June 11, 2013, 10:34:21 pm
Congratulations, Billy, glad to see all of the opportunities falling in place for you.
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: hedgeapple on June 12, 2013, 02:26:28 am
Congrats Billy.
"Naked and Afraid, " I certainly would be on national TV.  Not that I'm modest, but that they'd be using that "blur bubble" to cover up my beer belly, so not to offend the innocent. haha.

Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: bowtarist on June 12, 2013, 12:48:19 pm
Cool Billy, My wife got me your vid and the Discovery show DVD for Christmas, what them both regularlly with my boys.  This one sounds even better that the last Discovery show.  dpg
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: billy on June 12, 2013, 06:16:10 pm
Yeah it''s gonna be a crazy show to watch.  I hope you guys all like it.  Of course they will blur out the naked parts, but it was crazy to be running around in a swamp with no clothes on and  running into cottonmouths left and right.  Luckily I made it out of there in one piece.   It was really hard though.... 
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Post by: JackCrafty on June 13, 2013, 03:54:08 am
I'm looking forward to seeing this, Billy.  Don't watch much TV but this is a very good excuse.  :)
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Post by: Mike_H on June 13, 2013, 07:56:03 am
   It was really hard though....

We don't need to know that status of your "thing" during the shoot Billy.  >:D
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: Youngboyer2(billyf) on June 13, 2013, 07:58:58 pm
Just saw a commercial, looks interesting, edgy for discovery channel tho
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: billy on June 14, 2013, 02:36:17 pm
Yeah I agree it's kinda pushing the limits for Discovery Channel, but then that's what they want to do.  I gotta say that the survival shows are really the only things I watch on TV.  I don't really care for the vast majority of garbage that's shown on the "Rot Box". Every channel has reality shows now, and it's unfortunately gotten a little ridiculous.  I just want quality programming!!   
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Post by: PAHunter on June 14, 2013, 02:36:48 pm
Congradulations Billy, can't wait to see it!!  I don't have cable but I'll be sure to catch it at a friends house.  Worlds best stunt woman?!  Sweet!  Did she start looking like a big chicken leg after a few weeks?  ;)
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Post by: ohma2 on June 16, 2013, 11:46:35 am
congrats Billy will be watching.
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Post by: StevenT on June 19, 2013, 10:22:35 am
This is sort of funny. I warned the other half that I had set the DVR to record "Naked and Afraid". I got the look I expected, so I had to explain what the show was about and that I knew one of the people that was going to be on it. After that she was ok with it. Looking forward to watching.
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: Bryce on July 29, 2013, 01:18:09 am
Just watched Billy's naked a$$ on tv lol you did awesome buddy. Should call you the snake wrangler. Also that point you knapper out for a spear was impressive on the fly.
Kudos

-Pinecone
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: gutpile on July 29, 2013, 11:09:27 am
I saw the commercial and said " Hey thats Billy"...cool you represented the primitive archer guys very well..it was the best show of the series and by far the most challenging....great job..I was proud of both you two..you complimented each other well..where did you get the glass and what did you use to notch it..dang nice point too...do you get paid for doing the show...?..Kirk
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Post by: seminolewind on July 29, 2013, 08:04:01 pm
FINALLY a dude represented on that show ! each guy before was a pu$$y and I felt like the women out performed them ! Good job I know that wasnt easy !
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: Newindian on July 29, 2013, 08:24:29 pm
Dang I missed it, saw it coming on and didn't realize it was his episode. Hopefully there was some archery?
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: billy on July 30, 2013, 01:37:29 am
HEy guys!  Well, the show aired last nite, and will re-air several more times over the next few weeks.  I really hope ya'll liked it.  I thought it was really good, and I was very pleased that they presented me in a positive light.  Most of the guys were portrayed as whiners or with substandard skills.  Glad I dodged that bullet.  Anyway, what did you guys think? 
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: PrimitiveTim on July 30, 2013, 02:04:33 am
HEy guys!  Well, the show aired last nite, and will re-air several more times over the next few weeks.  I really hope ya'll liked it.  I thought it was really good, and I was very pleased that they presented me in a positive light.  Most of the guys were portrayed as whiners or with substandard skills.  Glad I dodged that bullet.  Anyway, what did you guys think?

There's already a thread. 
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,40615.0.html
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: Bryce on July 30, 2013, 02:23:33 am
HEy guys!  Well, the show aired last nite, and will re-air several more times over the next few weeks.  I really hope ya'll liked it.  I thought it was really good, and I was very pleased that they presented me in a positive light.  Most of the guys were portrayed as whiners or with substandard skills.  Glad I dodged that bullet.  Anyway, what did you guys think?

You did great. I thought you were gonna fashion a sapling bow when I saw you hacking down that little tree.
Very well done. Must have sucked getting flooded out. Happend to me once when I camped along a river.
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Post by: bubby on July 30, 2013, 06:07:05 am
great job billy, got the worst area and although you were starving, you guys ate better than the rest, well done
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Post by: AncientArcher76 on July 31, 2013, 05:34:36 am
Billy thats amazing..like u I watch surviavl shows..how did u get that opportunity to do that?  That would be a dream come true... Im sure being out of your comfort zone not being familiar with the terrain and no clothes was a serious challenge.  Im not sure I could walk barefoot in a swamp...snapping turtles, snakes, etc..Congrats man..I will rewatch it again..did u mention us t all???LOL..hey who knows a little tv time might open up something else down the road!

Russ
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: Marks on July 31, 2013, 10:51:31 am
Billy what else have you been on? I feel like I have seen you before.

They did show you and the other guys complaining more than I feel they should have. I think you stick anyone in that situation with no food and nothing but nasty water as far as the eye can see and they will complain. Heck, I didn't eat breakfast yet this morning and I'm sitting here wanting to fuss about it. I wish they would emphasize that part less and show more of the actual survival such as the knapping, and crawfish trap making and stuff like that. I bet having to poop in the water was rough.

Now that I've finished typing I'm gonna go microwave some toaster struttle  ;) I'm starving!! >:D
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: JEB on July 31, 2013, 05:58:18 pm
Wife and I watched it.  A little on the different side, walking around naked and camping in a swamp.  While watching it looked like you were working on a glass arrowhead and attaching it to a stick for a spear.  At the beginning of the show you and the gal were given only two  items to use, you a knife and the gal a fire starter.  Was I seeing things or did you knap a glass point and if so where did the glass come from?  When I saw that I mentioned it to my wife but she didn't catch it so maybe I was seeing things.  I did get a kick out of you being on the show the day my Primitive Archer Magazine came.  I grabbed it and pointed your photo out to her from the magazine.
Title: Re: Billy will be on New Discovery Channel Survival show!
Post by: Huntinfool on August 01, 2013, 01:20:43 am
I'm a moderator on my home state forum and all the guys there said you did the best out of all of them.

I for one think your challenge was the worst scenario bare foot in that swamp had to be horrible!

I'm proud of ya!

~HF~