I feel this show is such a big rip off, I am sure it is staged. I hope all of the dopers are smart enough to see the deception that many of Americans are falling for, who needs this crap anyway. They are in Africa this year, maybe they will all get devoured by lions this time and I won’t have to deal with this travesty every fall.
God yes, I hate Survivor.
It would be really cool if it was 2 teams of people in the harshest environment imaginable, and the one that SURVIVED got to split the money however many ways. I’d watch that.
My idea for the forth season is to send them to Antarctica with only bathing suits.
I cannot tolerate any of those shows. That includes “the Missing Link.” I shudder thinking of that woman’s voice.
I am thouroughly disgusted with the whole genre of people embarassing, defiling and potentially hurting themselves for a bit of fame and maybe some money. From Springer to Surviver and all the rest.
I just don’t understand why anyone would waste time watching these shows. I thought that since I had decided that they’re stupid without watching them, that I ought to see if I felt drawn to them before advancing from ridicule to out-right condemation…I picked the most interesting-sounding one to try- Murder in a Small Town X (I liked the dinner theater angle, if that’s what they were going for) and managed to watch 1.25 episodes before I decided I was right- reality tv sucks as much as I thought it did. Real people are boring, that’s why I hated the Real World too.
I have always found it silly, artificial and self-indulgent.
I hate that the producers feel compelled to create conflict among the characters. It says something about our national mindset when simple competition and whatever conflict naturally arises from it isn’t enough- instead, we must create a system of scheming, backbiting, and betrayal that contestants must use if they want to play.
I watched about 15 minutes of “Survivor” in the first season. I figured I had enough childish whining from my (occasionally) whiny child, and didn’t need any more from my “entertainment.”
I seem to have missed Australia & Africa. Oh well.
i did the same thing!!! with the same show!!! i couldn’t even get through the first epsode, though. after 15 minutes, i was so bored that i turned off the tv and picked up a book. (why don’t i do that more often? how much time have i wasted on ally mcbeal and the star trek franchise in my lifetime, when i could have been reading proust?) i have never watched any of the other “reality” shows, because they’re not really “reality”. same with the daytime tv shows and weakest link. and don’t get me started on fox’s “who wants to marry…” series. how pathetic. besides, if i want to watch a group of misfits stranded on a desert island, nickleodeon has “gilligan’s island” reruns.
It’s like summer camp. Except with better food. And the people aren’t as mature.
I mean, the concept was great: Put some folks in the middle of nowhere, make them live off the land, surviving on their wits, and whoever gives up last wins. Except that they had all the necessities of life provided for them, and the only thing they needed to survive was a ballot box. If I want to see a popularity contest, I’ll go chaperone some high school’s homecoming.
I was indifferent to the show until a major local station (WRAL in Raleigh, NC) began to do “informative segments” about the show during every single news broadcast. While they were recapping every little detail about the show, other stations were showing actual news stories. After that, I began to hate “Survivor.”
Maybe they’ll run into some actual dangerous wild animals in the next version of the show.
Oh, Thank God. I thought I may be the only person on Earth who hates those shows. Somehow, I caught the last fifteen minutes of the very first Survivor. I could not believe my eyes. I was sure that the next day I would be participating in many conversations about how horrible the whole thing was. Instead, I feel like an outcast because I hate the hell out of all of the shows mentioned along with anything tagged with the word “reality”.
Except Jackass. I am going to miss that one.
I have actively hated Survivor ever since it first started. I enjoy disliking it.
I have hated Survivor in the past.
I hate Survivor now.
I will hate Survivor in the future.
The only part of the show I watch is the last ‘challenge’. When the winner of that challenge decides who goes and who he or she has to run against for the million dollars. That part I find interesting.
I want a reality show that forces teamwork. That makes people work together for a prize.
That’s a little harsh. I mean, sure, I get a little tired of hearing “Eye Of The Tiger”, but I wouldn’t say I hate Survivor.
Well lucky me, I’ve never even seen an episode of Survivor, or any other of the reality shows. I plan to continue my streak all the way through Africa, as I believe the commercials are enough to form an opinion. How soon until this fad is due to go under? These things usually don’t last more than a few years, do they?
I really get annoyed when my local “newspaper” reports on these shows on page 2.
Hate it.
Also hate the idea that Survivor is somehow “Reality” like, say, “Cops” or “Worlds Most Dangerous Police Videos.”
Get a Clue. It’s a goddam GAMESHOW. Repeat after me: “Survivor is a Gameshow.” These are all GAMESHOWS. 10 years from now Survivor will be on “The GAMESHOW network.”
They are fed. They compete. It’s like Jeopardy except the people are idiots and are often good looking. Why would I want to know what 2 Jeopardy contestants said to each other backstage?
Now Battle of the Network Stars, that was reality!
I’ll admit, I have had a perverse love hate relationship with the show. It is obvious, it is staged and frivolous. But come on now don’t you just enjoy hating these idiots and wishing ill upon them. Unfortunately this time round I can’t bear the idea. I mean overfed Fat Americans in Africa complaining about how hungry they are… PHAH!
I’m sure there are parts of Africa where people would be overjoyed just to get the three bowls of rice a day these dolts get.
I’m not watching this time.