There were so many great moments and glimpses of a Jake that endears him to so many.
Here are just some:
The look on Jake's face when he got on the helicopter, grinning, brimming with excitement, waiting to for the adventure to begin.
And the look on his face when he conquered the rope and his fear and got to the other side. He shined! There was a light that came out of him from knowing what he just accomplished.
The funniest had to been digging the snow cave and Bear cracking up before even making the Brokeback joke. And Jake's reaction was classic Jake. Now the hole thing...
Leaving the helicopter on the adventure, Jake looked so young it was like you were seeing the boy in Jake.
And it wasn't just Jake and Bear crossing the river,
and the stripping down and shirtless thing (not that it wasn't bad) but it was that little glimmer on the 
end of the chain. Even in the most extreme situations it stayed and that tells you the importance it holds to him.
EW.com list their top 5 favorite moments too. What's yours?
And because pictures are not enough. Here's the great river crossing again.
It's Two Wheel Tuesday - there's still time to grab a bike wherever you are and take a ride.
It's big 95F here today and I have no air conditioning. Where is a glacier or those frozen Grey Goose pops when you need them.
ReplyDeletePoor SpecialK - I do have A/C and I'm still wiped out with the heat! Keep cool as best you can. I should have recorded Men vs. Wild so that I could have a little mind over matter cool.
ReplyDeleteI found this program to be very revealing - and not just Jake's beauty crossing the river. I think EW hit all of the highlights of the program. I think one of my faves was when he and Bear were getting out of the helicopter, and the exhilaration Jake seemed to feel, a child-like joy of adventure as you say. I also loved that he brought chocolate from the hotel. I didn't think the Brokeback joke was that bad, it was more of something a friend might say, innocuous. Especially since his role as Jack was so proudly mentioned at the beginning. Jake has a lot of inner strength, confidence, and calmness about him, respect for the his surroundings, the danger, and his travel partner. He showed that he's funny and sweet, and nice. That's the important strength, the inner strength, and neither Jake nor Bear overdid it with the mucho macho posturing - they are just two guys who like to go on adventures in wild places and have fun. The confidence he gained from making it across on the rope was great to see in his face. He looked incredible in HD!
I'm hooked - I just loved the tone of this program, like anyone can go on an adventure. I'm looking forward to Utah and New Zealand adventures, I wonder if any other stars will accompany Bear? I'm watching anyway!
A great program. I loved it! :)
The long-awaited Brokeback Iceland episode of Man vs. Wild was finally spread across your TV screens last night and it had enough gay innuendos to a fill a soundboard that you'd play while stroking the polyester mane of your Jakey G Barbie. It was "That's what he said!" after "That's what he said!"
ReplyDeleteJake admitted that he loves digging holes and then Jake swallowed a worm right before Bear told us he was about to eat something full of protein. Just when you were about to tell them to go get a snow cave together, THEY DID!
You know, I was all prepared to go on and on about how I really hope Discovery After Dark shows the cut footage of Bear Grylls and his Jakey cub cuddling for warmth in the hallowed out body of a dead moose or hydrating each other's body with homemade enemas, but nope. I don't need to since they pretty much covered all the bases.
Just look at these topless bears holding hands while frolicking into the icy river together.
:) See, even MichaelK loved the program!
ReplyDeleteWorms for Breakfast? Nothing too Wild for Jake Gyllenhaal
ReplyDeleteDid you forget to set your TiVo for Jake Gyllenhaal's sexy, shirtless debut on Man vs. Wild last night?
Spoiler alert: He survived! Barely.
The manicured Hollywood dude had to cross a nearly frozen river, traverse through glaciers and eat a live worm, all in the name of adventure!
So how did Jake prep for his seriously dangerous two-day survival experience on the treacherous terrains of Iceland with wild man, Bear Grylls?
"Uh...I've done nothing to prepare for this situation, so I feel like that's somewhat appropriate," J.G. semi-joked.
How does one prepare for worm-eating, anyhow?
While Jake grimaced after eating the wiggly creature, he did say the edible root it came from was "tasty."
So why did the actor decide to give up his Hollywood lifestyle for a trek in outback?
Well, Bear asked, for starters. Also, J.G. said, "Every time I've seen the show, I've just thought, 'Oh, I wonder what it's like to be there with him?' That's why I'm here."
And there's nothin' this pretty boy ain't down to try!
"I'm looking forward to everything," Jake said at the beginning of his Man vs. Wild experience. "I'm up for it. I'm up for anything." Thanks for that, Jake, because when else would we be able to see those finely tuned abs in a rubber jumper?
But there's something about seeing Jake in the wilderness with another man that seems vaguely familiar.
Hmmm, perhaps this is all just training for Brokeback Mountain II?
Don't know how many people have seen this.
ReplyDeleteMichael Irvin appears on cover of Out magazine, asks for gay rights
Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin believes his womanizing might have stemmed from seeing an older brother whom he idolized dressed as a woman and learning that brother was gay.
In the latest issue of Out magazine, in which he appears wearing just a pair of shoulder pads and jeans on the cover, Irvin said he was 12 when he discovered his older brother, Vaughn, walking the streets of his Fort Lauderdale, Fla., neighborhood wearing women's clothing. Irvin said his father, a preacher, told him: "Yes, that's your brother. And you love your brother."
The former Dallas Cowboys star now appears on NFL Network and his own radio show in Miami. He has supported same-sex marriage on his radio show and said he's waiting for an active player in the NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL to publicly declare that he's gay.
"Until we do that, we're going to be stuck in the Dark Ages about a lot of things," Irvin told the magazine. "When a guy steps up and says, 'This is who I am,' I guarantee you I'll give him 100 percent support."
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That's great about Michael Irvin, I hadn't read any of that about him.
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ReplyDeleteI just saw that on Twitter not too long ago, Special. Courageous of Michael Irvin considering the big He-Man intimidation factor that goes on in the NFL.
ReplyDeleteAgain, I so thoroughly enjoyed Jake on Man vs Wild. I never would have watched a show like that normally but since it was Jake, I didn't want to miss it and whoever did miss the show, you really missed a glimpse of the Jake we all fell in love with.
He's still there.
And I loved his necklace, keeping someone very, very close to his heart during this trip.
I admire Jake for facing up to a fear and the fact that he had to conquer it on such a magnificent feat was so unnecessary! He could've just climbed a mountain and that would have been enough but to do it going across that rope was incredible.
That was a trip for him and nobody else. Nobody else benefited from his experience but himself and what he learned about his inner will and strength will stay with him forever.
I have to admire his endless zest for a thrill although I don't need to experience it in that death-defying type of manner, lol. I like both my feet on the ground, thanks.
But you go, Jake! I was rooting from the ground and saying a prayer for ya. (even though it had already happened, lol)
A hated Cowboy is now my hero. Way to go Michael Irvin.
ReplyDeleteJake's PSA for Stand Up 2 Cancer was just on the All-Star game. They also had a moment in the stands to recognize Stand Up 2 Cancer at the bottom of the 7th inning.
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It's great to be back in Tree Hill. I'm making moves, trying to get my business to come to me so my family can stay here forever.
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I did wonder if they really ate only worms, roots and chocolate over 2 days. Exerting all that energy, in that extreme wind and cold, I cant imagine not having any food. They must have burned 2 days worth of calories just making that rope crossing.
ReplyDeleteThe snarky comments are starting to surface around the net, which I suppose was inevitable, but Michael is funny as ever.
And I loved his necklace, keeping someone very, very close to his heart during this trip.
ReplyDeleteI'm confused. I thought OMG always maintained that there was a gold wedding band at the end of that chain around his neck. I never saw that. What I did see was his sapphire medallion and the gold medallion he said his mother gave him. When did OMG change the narrative about that? Is the new spin that Austin gave him the sapphire and gold medallions?
I thought OMG always maintained that there was a gold wedding band at the end of that chain around his neck. I never saw that.
ReplyDeleteHe's worn both at different times in his last 8 1/2 yrs or so of knowing Austin. He's not only worn different things on his chains and gee whiz, how does one do that?
He sometimes has worn TWO CHAINS AT A TIME. Huh, imagine that.
Keep up, would you? Now go run over next door and blather on about this latest alleged "find" of yours just like that brilliant theory that Special and M&M are the same person. It's like watching a gerbil on a wheel.
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Brian Moylan — I heard that Hollywood manhunk Jake Gyllenhaal was going to join Bear Grylls on a frosty trek for the show Man Vs. Wild, I thought, "Great, he's never going to get shirtless in Iceland." Was I wrong!
On last night's episode—the second of two parts—Bear says they have to strip off their clothes to stay dry while crossing a river. We're sure that Jake is used to men coming up with strange excuses on why he should disrobe, so he didn't think anything of it. After all, his manager calls being shirtless "flexing your acting muscles" because apparently the only muscles he has that can act are the pectoral ones. (I'm kidding about this. If his manager talks about his acting muscle, which he probably doesn't, he's probably referring to another part of the body entirely.)
The funny thing about last night's episode was that the obligatory Brokeback Mountain jokes came before the shirtlessness. Poor Jake, no matter what he does, he's just always going to be the bottom... I mean, the butt of Brokeback jokes.
like that brilliant theory that Special and M&M are the same person
ReplyDeleteLOL I'd never make that comparison. No self-respecting person would feign dyslexia or illiteracy in order to pull off some sort of kooky ruse.
It's like watching a gerbil on a wheel.
Oh you mean the spinning that goes on here? Yes I wholeheartedly agree!!
A hated Cowboy is now my hero.
ReplyDeleteLOL, so true; I hate the Cowboys too Tom.
Poor Jake, no matter what he does,blah blah blah
ReplyDeleteYou know what, and he was a good sport about it. I don't think Bear meant anything bad by his joke.
But unfortunately, man, people just cannot stop with this. I really don't blame Jake for trying to get away from it, honestly.
It was all over twitter - people cracking Brokeback jokes. I mean, ha ha, yeah, funny, funny, ha ha.
But after awhile, it's like, can you not come up with anything original or see something else? Is that all people can see when they see him?
And no, he's not a butt of jokes. He's a nice guy, a husband and a father. He's a lot more than the character of Jack Twist and people really need to get over it.
That last sentence of Gawker's is what is bad in this world, not Bear's good-natured joke. That is the writing of someone who is just plain mean spirited. I have no respect for that.
When I first saw the BBM references I thought gee when will it end, but the more I thought about it the less it bothered me. Its a testament to the profound impact the movie had on people that six years later its as though it just happened yesterday. And the scene really was reminiscent of the scene in BBM. Two men in a cave, one bent over, the other behind him.
ReplyDeleteI agree, there was no derision in Bear's comment, not like the online "news" blog. Keep in mind these gossip writers are playing to a audience, and they must think it's the lowest common denominator, because they are the ones that are making sarcastic, derisive remarks about a beautiful film. Noone is ever going to forget it, it was a beautiful role for sure, but every time two men are on a trek together, it's getting tiresome to hear another derisive reference to gay sex, and they live for innuendo it seems. It's going for the cheap laughs for ratings at the expense of quality reporting. They all do it. It's especially dangerous when it gets political, because media influence an election. I'm glad Jake can rise above it all with confidence, because it's ridiculous. The media has the power to lead in a positive way, and yet they choose to take the low road constantly and set a low tone. Is it any wonder readers pick up on it and twitter away?
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Gilligan, little buddy.
Marsha Marsha Marsha.
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I know Bear didn't mean anything bad by it, although notice he just couldn't help himself. He just couldn't lay off of it. And it wouldn't be so bad except that it has to be on national television, so that just encourages it.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, I agree it is a salute to just how big a movie Brokeback was, but when the only publicity it gets is as a joke, then I don't know if that's a positive. I don't know - is negative/derisively joking publicity better than no publicity at all? Why can't people salute what a classic it was? Why can't Jake be saluted for the great role that he played?
To me, it's okay for awhile, but it's been how many years now? I'm just ready for the jokes to stop like a couple of 4th-5th grade boys laughing behind the tops of their desks, going Tee Hee Tee Hee. I like a Brokeback joke like anyone else but it's just old now and the way they took off on Twitter Monday night? They weren't funny anymore.
Glad Jake can rise above it, though.
ReplyDeleteDest!! Sherwood Schwartz. What an icon of American history. Really.
I mean, Brady Bunch? It is a legendary TV show. I'm going to have to IMBD him because I'm sure he did more shows than BB and Gilligan's Island. Maybe those are just the two that he's most known for.
They're two of my all time favorites anyway.