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Survivor 31: Second Chance | PLAYER VOTING IS LIVE | Jeff Probst's Fantasy Football
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I rewatched it recently and it was nowhere near as bad as I remembered or as others say, that said, just because how good most seasons generally are, it inevitably falls somewhere near the bottom of the pack.
It's a wild ride, with some excellent (and enjoyably cringeworthy) characters.
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I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I'm just happy to be able to watch more Survivor, since last season really got me in the mood.
I just really hope the 'non-threats' go early.
Too often in All Star seasons, the big players all try to take each other out as soon as they can, which allows the UTR players to slip by to the end unnoticed. I mean, look at who wins returning player seasons -
. They're almost all physically small people who weren't known for being physical or strategic threats in their first season.
is the line outlier there, but I'd argue that
in BvW (coupled with the nature of the BvW twist and his partner being removed early) were integral to his success.
So I'd like to see people like Kelley, Shirin, Woo, Kimmi, Monica and Keith leave pre-merge. Also Joe, because he's super boring.
Too often in All Star seasons, the big players all try to take each other out as soon as they can, which allows the UTR players to slip by to the end unnoticed. I mean, look at who wins returning player seasons -
Amber, Parvati (who wasn't considered a threat in Micro), Sandra, Cochran and Tyson
Tyson
his early injury
So I'd like to see people like Kelley, Shirin, Woo, Kimmi, Monica and Keith leave pre-merge. Also Joe, because he's super boring.
SecretMoblin
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I (might be one of the few who still) like Shirin but I don't think she's anywhere near the others on your list in terms of win threat status. I think she would need to essentially change her entire being to be acceptable enough for 4+ jury members to write her name down.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Maybe I'll have the same experience when I get to it again. I enjoyed Fiji a lot more upon a rewatch.
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How do you guys rewatch the seasons?
SecretMoblin
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buying the DVDs, CBS all access (it's actually really very good for the price if you want to marathon old seasons), random illegal/semi-legal internet video hosting sites, torrenting etc are all ways people get the content
or, in my case, old VHS recordings of the episodes for the seasons I don't have on DVD
hoverboarder
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You also have many seasons on Amazon Instant Video and Hulu. No reason to stream illegally with these digital options along with CBS All Access. Survivor is one of the few TV institutions I'll gladly pay to watch.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
I buy the DVD's. I have seasons 1-18 at the moment.
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Ah. I didn't know that they were all released on DVD. I stopped seeing them in stores, or I just didn't notice.
I used to collect DVDs, too. I did have the first season on VHS, though.
I don't know if any of those are available in Canada, though. CBS All Access is American, and the other two likely are as well.
Ah, makes sense.
One World is horrible because literally no one realizes that Kim is going to win in a landslide, it's a similar situation to Redemption Island and I personally think Kim is more impressive because it's her first time out and she is able to turn a bunch of bad players into zombies.
I'm trying to rewatch recent seasons right now up to 25 atm
Sorry didn't know that you haven't watched the season yet or knew what went down
I'm trying to rewatch recent seasons right now up to 25 atm
Dude...spoiler tags. Now I can't watch it.
Sorry didn't know that you haven't watched the season yet or knew what went down
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....no one spoiler tags older seasons in a thread about a season w returning players.Dude...spoiler tags. Now I can't watch it.
Though the season really is terrible.
There is no reason to not spoiler tag something that someone just said they haven't seen and shortly intend on watching.
Pretty poor form. :/
User 479360
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I think I'm pretty much SOL on the older seasons. At least it starts anew tonight.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
They are still pretty fun even when you know who wins.
I find this to be true with the exception of the earliest seasons I tried to rewatch those and found them terribly boring. Thailand is the first season that I enjoy from a strategic perspective and that's largely because
Brian
Brian Fellows
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Thailand was a struggle to get through for me. That cast was just so grating. Also not a big fan of Borneo. I didn't start with it so it doesn't have much of a nostalgia factor for me like Australia/Africa.
SecretMoblin
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Yeah Borneo can be tough if you're used to the framing of more contemporary seasons (even Australia was a pretty radical departure). It was absolutely thrilling when it first aired, but its documentary-style editing really doesn't fit the entertainment-uber-alles modern mold.
Still neat if you're a more contemporary fan interested in looking at the groundwork, but not really exciting.
And even though there's kind of a minor movement to reclaim Thailand as a genuinely enjoyable season the way some fans have done with Guatemala/Panama/etc. I just can't get on board. Some of the contestants were fun, but man that season is tough to get through -- and I've gone through it four times...
Still neat if you're a more contemporary fan interested in looking at the groundwork, but not really exciting.
And even though there's kind of a minor movement to reclaim Thailand as a genuinely enjoyable season the way some fans have done with Guatemala/Panama/etc. I just can't get on board. Some of the contestants were fun, but man that season is tough to get through -- and I've gone through it four times...
I enjoy those season far more than BvW2 for example. Thailand is the best because it was the first time one player dominated the game, while
Kim
Rob
Let me guess, you're a patriots/yankees fan?
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