Anyone watch Survivor?

[Creed Bratton]

I have watched every season but thought I would go back and binge watch from the beginning since it's been 20+ years since it all started. A few things that stand out to me is first how much the game has changed from the beginning. There are way more food rewards and idols now than there was early on. In the beginning people would nearly starve to death because they rarely got a food reward. The second thing is that they really shortened it up after Covid. In the beginning it was 39 days and now I it's only 26. The third thing is, I don't know why but I only remember 2-3 of the contestants from most of those early seasons. I am currently on season 21 and the only person I remembered was Jimmie Johnson and that is only because he was the Dallas Cowboys coach. 🤣

 

[Pelosigalore]

After Kentucky Joe (Rodger Bingham from Grant County) got screwed in Australia, I stopped watching.

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

It has been a long time since I watched Survivor. I remember that Rupert character from back in the day. He ran for governor in Indiana but lost to Mike Pence.

 

[bthaunert]

I'm a huge Survivor fan (must be more of us out there than I think for it to still be on TV). There are a couple distinct things I remember from the first season. They had raincoats that they could wear and Jeff didn't narrate the challenges at all (or very little). I don't think the challenges were nearly as physical (or elaborate) as they are now too.

 

[bthaunert]

I've gotten into Deal or No Deal Island lately too.

 

[bbonds]

Australian Survivor is better. New season starts Monday.

 

[Creed Bratton]

How did Jimmie Johnson survive on a jungle island without hair products? And to the question, no. I watched part of the first season, got bored and never watched again. I will watch its spinoff Naked and Afraid if the female contestant is good looking.

He was voted off on day 6 and you could understand why he needs all that hair product because it looked like a lions mane on his head. 🤣

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

Used to love it. Way to woke now. Can't get through an episode.

 

[drawing_dead]

watched every season
my main complaint is all the "feels" that have been forced on viewers. everyone has to tell a sob story and cry.
the challenges are all the same or have the same elements.
the cast is always the same now; older people, younger people, nerds, etc.
the people that win could NEVER survive. they vote those people off first.

 

[Creed Bratton]

I agree that it is a lot of what you guys are saying. I still like the lying, cheating and backstabbing though. 🤣

 

[WildcatFan1982]

There was a hot girl in the first season. The one episode I watched she got eliminated. So screw that show

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

@JDHoss can't stand it. Hates the new president, hates every post referencing "woke" and leaves a sarcastic laughing emoji. Poor guy is having a rough time. Just 3 and 7/8ths more years to go, LOL!!!

THE worst is Probst catering to all the woke contestants now (which is almost all of them since CBS is a joke).

Plenty of non-woke stuff to watch, lmao.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Intercourse Island hosted by Brian Fantana is worth a watch

 

[Wesley91581]

I liked Boston rob and Rupert

I noticed on the promo some of the big brother/survivor are on deal or no deal island - is it similar to survivor or a lot different?

 

[I am stupid]

It's like a mixture of survivor, deal or no deal and big brother.

Every episode is Survivor type challenge, big brother type drama, and ends with 1 person playing a DoND game. If you win the DoND you pick who goes home if you lose you go home.

 

[Creed Bratton]

I haven't watched Deal or no deal island. I thought it was more similar to the Howie Mandel game show.

 

[bthaunert]

I haven't watched Deal or no deal island. I thought it was more similar to the Howie Mandel game show.

It's got a little bit of survivor feeling in terms of challenges (minor compared to Survivor), forming alliances, backstabbing, people being immune at the vote, etc. Plus Boston Rob was on last season and Parvati is on this season.

 

[JDHoss]

@JDHoss can't stand it. Hates the new president, hates every post referencing "woke" and leaves a sarcastic laughing emoji. Poor guy is having a rough time. Just 3 and 7/8ths more years to go, LOL!!!

THE worst is Probst catering to all the woke contestants now (which is almost all of them since CBS is a joke).

Plenty of non-woke stuff to watch, lmao.

On the contrary, I love it when people cry about "woke".

 

[812scottj]

I like “Alone” on The History Channel…it’s not a game show with contrived drama…the people go through hell

 

[catfanbrad]

I read about a year or so ago that they shortened the season due to CBS trying to cut production costs.

 

[Wesley91581]

It's got a little bit of survivor feeling in terms of challenges (minor compared to Survivor), forming alliances, backstabbing, people being immune at the vote, etc. Plus Boston Rob was on last season and Parvati is on this season.

Ya I think Boston rob is now on that peacock one called traitors

 

[BC_Wader]

Survivor sucks. It's not "surviving" when there's anything you want off camera. I'm sure it's changed since Hatch won it but it's all about "me". These "reality" shows suck major ass. I much prefer Alone. It's the least fake reality show there is IMO. I blame The "Real " World from back in the day on MTV for all this reality BS.

 

[drew_ukfan]

I've gotten into Deal or No Deal Island lately too.

Same, good show. I never watched survivor tho. I can remember my aunt watching it in the early 00s, I was shocked to learn it was still going