I like Survivor. Actually I am totally addicted and I LOVE Survivor. It is a silly reality show but it is at least the O.G. of reality shows. I watched the first few seasons, no big deal, it was the thing then, and then, like the rest of the country I drifted away and lost interest.
But then I came back, I can't quite remember what it was, possibly the news of Heroes vs. Villains, the season which brought back heroes (and yes) villains from previous season, I recognized, and loved so many of the people that I started to watch again, and was immediately intrigued by the backstory of the other contestants, so I watched their seasons (brilliant marketing plan CBS/ Mark Burnett repeated and perfectly executed again by the people at Bravo with Top Chef: All Stars But I'm sure we will have much more of that to come). I not so much watched as disgustingly inhaled many (but not all) of the previous seasons, I was moving at the time (that's my excuse) so I binged through seasons as I packed.
And wow, Parvati? I loved her, I hated her, I wanted more! Ozzy? I love you, you are an incredible diving, swimming, fishing machine, and then you were an asshole...you also reminded my of a guy I knew in grad school- Roberto- but the good parts, not the arrogant asshole Ozzy. My few memories of Survivor back in the day had been related to hating on Jerri and loving Colby. In H vs. V, I thought Jerri was great (in her own crazy way) and so fantastic with Coach but Colby, well... bleh, did Rachael Ray kill your charm? what happened?
Anyway, long story short, I like it, ok. I'm owning that shame, although I must admit, watching the shows live (one week at a time) is not nearly as good, I lose interest if I can't skip ahead to the good stuff where they cling to logs in the middle of a lagoon, jumping off after hours and hours for milk, Oreos and peanut butter, but I still watch. I do have some issues however:
1. Are the challenges becoming repetitive or have I just watched too much of this crap? I feel like they repeat the same ones all the time "run/ crawl through mud, crawl under some wood beams, dig out a bag of puzzle pieces..." One of my favorite parts had always been seeing what creative thing the producers/whoever is in charge of that came up with- I've been dissapointed lately.
2. Why not shake it up and pick some location that isn't an exotic beach where everyone is running around in a bikini the whole time, Survivor Arctic Circle anyone? Really I just want to pretend that I would ever have a chance of doing well on this show- and so far, I'm pretty sure I would have to leave early do to unbelievable and painful sunburns endured due to running around in a bathing suit while being a pasty ginger.
3. I freaking LOVE the online extras from Ponderosa, that should be a whole spin-off series and should include a behind the scenes look at the crew- there has got to be some crazy stuff going on with that.
4. I love the Survivor auction. What happened during Survivor: Nicaragua? Did I miss it? Did it get cut because the quitters messed up the sequencing? Whatever the reason, I was bummed. It is the perfect combination of heartfelt- remember when all the contestants pooled their money for that chic to get a video message from her kids (was that Cirie? can't remember, doesn't matter) it was awesome and I may have cried a little. But those moments combined with the pure ecstasy and joy you see on the face of someone who just won a pizza and beer or even just a singular brownie added to the hilariousness of the contestant who ends up spending all they have on some nasty local delicacy like balut- I love that.
I'm sure more will come on this subject... especially when the new season starts. But for now, yes, My name is Sara and I like Survivor.
p.s. this was actually the first post I ever wrote, however, my love for Survivor and willingness to admit that has not yet managed to overpower the shame which keeps me from making it my first impression here and thus ruining and tainting every recommendation I ever post here.
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