wvmafia I understand the "negative" comments about the "staging and scripting", but I would challenge ANYONE to find a "Reality Show" that is or was 100% true to life without staging or scripting. Some have been so fake that it was found out that there was more scripting that REALITY.What this show does show is the lifestyle that some people live and some things that people do to "survive and thrive". Is it staged? Sure, some of it is, but as far as I'm concerned is when I become a fan of a reality show, its because I like its ENTERTAINMENT VALUE and like the things I can learn. I'm a lifelong city boy, so real or staged, many of the things on Mountain Men offers me a chance to learn something I didn't know before.Happy Viewing Brian

daviddaveinternational I tried to watching an episode of this but after a minute or two, my head actually starts to hurt. Why? The utter fakeness of it! I mean, it's so obvious the beards are glued on. That alone insults me so bad, it's probably the cause of my headaches. If you don't believe it's fake, ask yourself: "Why are there directors?" A true "reality" show isn't "directed" (read: "scripted")I just watched where they cut a tree down, sectioned it and rolled an 8 foot section down the hill. One moron "slipped" and slid down the hill. It was so "fake" (read: "scripted") I had to laugh out loud! The scene was "dramatized" for more effects. The actor with the fake beard was in no danger at all and was not near the log but they made it out like he almost lost his life! Sad. Really sad. If this were "real", OSHA" would have shut the show down long ago. Just like Ice Road Truckers; OSHA wouldn't allow truck accident after accident without doing some investigating.Good show for the toddlers but if you're over 8 years old and believe this "stuff" is real, take a close peek at those beards. I won't say a word about the horribly uttered accents.

spamfreein2003-1 @ bg_7774 from Tennessee...you are incorrect. An opossum that gets into your coop will target eggs and young chicks, but they are certainly known to kill adult chickens as well. Small chickens are especially at risk. When they kill adult chickens, they will take one or more, and leave remains quite similar to what a raccoon leaves: the body or bodies will usually be left where they were killed, rather than carried away.The show itself is entertaining. I like the different locations that are portrayed. I like men too. They all bring their own unique flavor to the show.Sometimes the events seem scripted, but I can look past that as they are produced for engaging the audience.I like it!

bg_7774 The mountain man of North Carolina show I know from experience is so pumped up for ratings I guess... it's laughable. Killing as was done to an small opossum that was in the hen house was totally uncalled for... I live in the mountains with wildlife not killing them. First secure the hen house so nothing can get in.. it's simple and easy. Preventative can be done by using common sense...lazy and being uneducated bring killing for no good reason. Second an opossum does not go after chickens, only the eggs so the dead animals were killed by something else. This is a show pumped up with drama but not the way life is lived by the ones who love nature and wildlife. What is done for reality shows now a days is just stupid.. all for the drama.