Living with the Mek (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)What a great interesting show! Beautiful scenery and a complete break from American culture! Mark & Olly are easy to like and you get to watch them take all the dangerous risks and jabs at how unskilled they are at hunting and such while you watch from the comfort of your tv set!

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Climb high into the treacherous, mysterious central headlands of West Papua for the adventure of a lifetime! Extreme travelers Mark Anstice and Olly Steeds, newly minted members of the elusive Kombai Tribe in the southern swamps of West Papua, are on another quest to find and become accepted by one of the most fiercely independent and reclusive tribes in the world - the Mek. Experience the incredible journey along with Mark and Olly as they make friends (and enemies) among the Mekmen and learn the tribal laws and customs that make this ancient culture so fascinating. The Journey Begins In this exciting first episode, Mark and Olly swing from a killer bridge, are confronted by an ax-wielding chief and then toss and turn through a sleepless night with 13 naked men. The Test Mark and Olly are bossed around by Chief Markus, eat tadpole kebab, get roped into a wedding from hell and to their horror, hear tales of tribal revenge killings. Life, Death and Initiation Chief Markus continues his tyranny of Mark and Olly, who suffer from sleep deprivation and attend an elder's funeral. But the fun is just starting as the intrepid pair is initiated in the tribe's traditional (and painful) penis gourds. Home Sweet Home In this episode, Mark and Olly are reprimanded by Chief Markus for removing their penis gourds without his permission, but are allowed to build a men's hut (a Yawi) with the help of the tribesmen. Then they learn about the village's biggest-ever scandal - how Chief Marcus stole his wife, Kwrang, from another man, and hear that the tribe has accused one of their own of rape. Dark Side of the Mek A sighting of suangi leaves the tribe terrified that they may be under attack by supernatural forces. As Mark and Olly help rebuild the village, Merringman's dark past rears its ugly head, and the tribe is forced to call on the services of a traveling shaman. Bridging the Divide A food shortage calls for desperate measures and the tribe is forced to build a bridge across the river to get help from their traditional enemy, the village of Mine. Olly and Mark help the tribe turn materials found in the jungle into a 50-foot suspension bridge constructed without a single knot. Battle of Beliefs Mark and Olly cross the bridge and visit the village of the Mekmen's traditional enemy where they find money, clothes and religion. But upon their return, they discover a beautiful girl is accused of casting an evil spell on their ailing Chief and also that the Bible appears to have a growing influence in the villagers' lives. Farewell to the Mek Mark and Olly have been living with the mysterious Mek tribe of West Papua for three months, but now the two adventurers must return to the Western world. In this episode, a child is born, full-scale tribal confrontations erupt and Mark and Olly say goodbye.

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