It seems as though this blog has been in production for quite some time now. I may be a little late to the Survivor blog party but don't let that deter you. I'm an avid Survivor fan despite living in Australia where it was not telecast for several years. If I recall correctly, it was cut after Africa and only recently made it's return by airing Tocantins. Despite several years of absence here, being the Survivor fanatic I am, I've still managed to watch majority of the 22 seasons by means I shall not elaborate on.
Survivor, along with The Amazing Race, remains one of my favourite reality TV shows of all time. It's the twists and turns, the blindsides, the outrageous characters and intense challenges that consistently make this program entertaining but there's one other main reason for my unhealthy Survivor addiction. It remains one of the few reality/contestant based TV shows where the results are not decided on by a panel of judges and it is not a popularity contest amongst fans and viewers of the show. There is no objectivity. Whatever happens on the show is purely dependent on the contestants which seems logical seeing as though they are the ones who would know first hand what really goes down and are essentially seeing things from an uncut/unedited point of view. I know there will be some people who will highlight the bitter jury factor and I completely accept that criticism of the show. It's far from perfect and it does mean we get a few dud winners but it's a system that best suits this type of show.
It's amazing that after 22 seasons it's still so popular. Apart from a few added twists to keep things fresh as well as slight changes to the format in regards to the number of castaways and the evolution from a final 2 to a final 3, the show has largely remained the same. Rightly so, why would you change a winning formula? While the show surely looks like it's come a long way since Borneo (a season which does look a little bit dated today) the foundations of the show remain the same.
Coming off a new twist in Redemption Island we look forward to Survivor: South Pacific. The 23rd season of the show set to retain Redemption Island and bring back two former players. I personally like Redemption Island and am interested in seeing how things will turn out after having a castaway spend majority of the time there last season and making the concept a little boring. I'm very excited for the new season set to kick off on the 14th September.
Now to the blog itself. What will it contain, you ask? The main focus will be episode recaps so steer clear if you don't watch the episode on it's first run although I will most likely put the recap up the day after it airs. I'd like to have some feature articles about Survivor as well to mix things up a little bit. I hope to build a little bit of a readership although I know how hard it can be. One thing I'll strive to do is to keep this blog 100% spoiler free - there will be no early results or boot lists posted because I know it can be extremely frustrating for fans of the show.
Keep an eye out for the reveal of the cast which should be out soon. I'll do a cast assessment post where I do a quick write up of the contestants based purely on their look and pre-game interviews.
I'll also post up my Top 10 seasons of Survivor to give you an insight as to what I enjoy watching in a season of Survivor so look out for that too.
So, welcome to Previously on... Survivor. I very much look forward to writing about the show that I love and hope I get some people to enjoy it with me.
Until next time.
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