Minicap: Survivor

11 Comments

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   BellicoseBaby
   Posted February 16, 2012 at 2:52 pm

   This premier episode was truly unpleasant to watch. As in distasteful and offensive – like Archie Bunker’s soul has been fragmented and reanimated inside humorless and sniveling bullies, minus the entertaining sarcasm and irony. Do people really still think that there are only certain tasks each gender can competently complete? BARF.

   If there is going to be such a large percentage of unlikeable characters, I hope there are going to be some really repulsive challenges, a la X-Factor, since consuming disgusting substances seems to be a great equalizer.

   And, let’s all say it together: who the hell comes on Survivor without being able to make fire??? grrrr

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   cattyfan
   Posted February 16, 2012 at 3:49 pm

   “And, let’s all say it together: who the hell comes on Survivor without being able to make fire???” Amen.

   I can’t tell most of the guys apart. And I immediately disliked the one who started his season by being a thief. I never like that kind of gameplay.

   Why have the producers reverted to having only a singular token “old person” (meaning over 40) on each team again? C’mon. No more model and actor wannabes…and let’s see some variety.

   Also…the stupid IIs are still basically left in the most obvious place. Let’s really throw ‘em a curve, and get rid of the II.

   I still say the only reason we’re having “one world” is so the show can cut production costs. Less space to prep, fewer camera and sound people needed.

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   itchy
   Posted February 16, 2012 at 4:11 pm

   Survivor: Walking Dead

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   Mister_Dangerous
   Posted February 16, 2012 at 4:51 pm

   It would have gotten a bigger rating if Russell Hantz had been on the show — or at the very least — Russell Hantz’s brother. Uh, that cute one with the pretty blue eyes. You know, the one that dis-owned his son and wouldn’t support him because he didn’t win. (HEY! No father is perfect.)

   That’s what you get CBS for having a HANTZ-free season. Don’t make that mistake with SURVIVOR 25.

   P.S. Luv the picture of JEFF but he’s wearing way too much make up for a straight-ee.

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   Chicken Lips
   Posted February 16, 2012 at 7:12 pm

   I’ve always wanted them to have another season where instead of a merge they just get sent to the same beach like that one season (though I can’t remember which one). However, the great part of that was they didn’t know.

   Now they they know they are all being giant bitches and bastards. I’m not sure I’ll be able to tolerate this crapola all season. And putting all the females together? How long will that last – eventually they are going to go crazy because they don’t have anyone to flash their boobies at and make out with in the middle of the night. I give them about 3.5 days in Survivor time.

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   randomnicole
   Posted February 16, 2012 at 9:38 pm

   “And, let’s all say it together: who the hell comes on Survivor without being able to make fire???” Seriously, wtf.

   This is my first Survivor since that Hagrid guy. I was amused and disgusted, so yay.

   The Gilligan’s island style tribal council set still? Really?

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   Zedo
   Posted February 17, 2012 at 5:18 am

   I like how they created an alliance of the in shape guys. I kept think that survivor had someone turned into to TWILIGHT. Can’t wait for the first full moon when those werewolves turn and kill everyone else. What the hell happend to that girl that looked like her face was melting off, I kept thinking please send her home because I can not look at that all season.

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   caligal
   Posted February 17, 2012 at 9:01 am

   Loved the irony that the guy who stole the stuff from the girls is a banker.
   And Tarzan, plastic surgeon? Really??

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   itchy
   Posted February 17, 2012 at 3:00 pm

   I gotta say, I hate the whole girls vs guys thing. Maybe it’s because I’ve never been much for male-bonding. I’d much rather be hanging out with the gals — seems to make the most sense to me, heterosexually speaking.

   Also, I’d like to point out that there’s a Colton on American Idol too right now. And then there’s the Courtney on the Bachelor. It’s getting hard to keep these show straight.

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    Derek Hazelton
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 8:06 am

    I do like the idea of the girls having to pick a guy to give the idol to and the guys having to pick a girl to give the idol to. That was an awesome twist and, hopefully, our Gay Stereotype (Colton) doesn’t fuck it up. But something tells me he doesn’t have the skill set of someone like Todd, who won the China season.

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    cattyfan
    Posted February 18, 2012 at 9:23 am

    Or Richard Hatch, who set the standard for all other players, and created the most common move on his show: the alliance.

    Of course Richard and his partners were smart enough to A.) not talk about their alliance everytime they got a chance, and B.) maintain the alliance even if they didn’t particularly like each other. The result being that ALL FOUR OF THEM made it to the end.

    These days, though, the show doesn’t cast people who are either smart or clever, choosing instead to go with airheaded celebrity-chasers. I can’t imagine Rudy or Susan getting cast these days…or even Richard, as he would be too smart. Kelly? They probably wouldn’t take her either.