Finally got around to watching the season opener of
Survivor: China last night (it'd been festering on our HR20 since Thursday), and a few passing thoughts on the situation as I see it:
- why oh why does anyone show up to meet Jeff wearing anything but sensible clothing for the 39 days ahead? This means no skirts, no spiky heels, no rompin' stompin' footwear either.
- If you know you've been chosen to be on Survivor, and you're going to be outdoors for 39 days, make it a point to actually go camping for a night or two before leaving the States.
- And there's absolutely no reason anyone going on Survivor shouldn't be able to make a shelter or (gasp!) make fire. We're fifteen shows into this thing, and folks have no excuse to be surprised at the challenge that awaits the first couple days in, no matter where the show's taking place: Australia to Africa, Cook Islands to Vanuatu.
And a few thoughts on the participants this year:
- I can't wait for Courtney (the bitchy waitress) and Leslie (the righteous talk show host) to get voted off... bonus if it's in a surprise two-fer trip to tribal council.
- From the looks of things, Ashley (the pro wrestler) is going to keep the blur-it-out censors busy since she can't seem to keep the twins in her top for more than a few moments at a time.
- Given both his accent and his attitude, I coulda told you Chicken (yes, the Chicken Farmer) was going to be first to go the moment he drawled in his only-in-Virginia-way that he wasn't going to share his opinions anymore cuz nobody was smart enough to listen to him. A shame, as I'd hope I'd pick up some chicken farming tips from him
- I hope James (the quiet grave digger) goes all the way.
Looking forward to the next 14 weeks of the show to see who does what to whom and when (and why).
6 comments:
Now, now. No cracking on the Virginia accent. I'm not sure what part of VA "Chicken" hails from, ya'll, but it sure wasn't my neck of the woods.
James is going to get voted off as soon as he loses an individual challenge. Sweet strong players who don't get the strategy aspect of Survivor are goners.
My bet is on the poker player and gay Mormon going to the final 2.
Also -- this might be known as the season of quirkiest contestant jobs: poker player, wrestler, chicken farmer, grave digger, christian talk show host, jeweler.
Just sayin'...
Also -- interesting media insight on Survivor from Terry Heaton.
CBS’s long-running hit “Survivor” posted its worst fall premiere ratings ever last Thursday, barely beating a rerun of CSI for the top spot of the night. According to Wayne Friedman at MediaDailyNews, the show had a “4.9 rating among 18-49 viewers, almost a rating point and half less than the show did with a 6.3 a year ago; and nearly a full rating point off its 5.8 rating of this past spring’s premiere edition.”
This surprised me, not because of the numbers, but because I wasn’t aware that Survivor was debuting last week, and I think this, more than anything else, states the ultimately conundrum for those who live in the mass marketing world. For those who use the mass need the mass to promote their wares, and what happens when the mass breaks apart?
Thanks for the Terry Heaton post... I agree with him in that I didn't even know Survivor was starting this past week until a couple days before and scrambled to add it to our DVR's season pass.
Another reason for the low showings might be the cognitive dissonance around China hosting Survivor, the Women's World Cup and the Olympics all within an 18 month stretch. Can Survivor really be that tough in what otherwise (in ignorance) seems like a fully developed country like ours?
I mean what's next, Survivor on the Bayou?
I also have to say: this season of Survivor is the most fuzzed out I've ever seen. Could the producers please give the contestants their clothes back, please!
can't wait to see last night's fuzzy episode... due to a DVR scheduling priority error, I didn't get the previous two episodes (grrrrrrr), but I have a feeling I'll be able to catch up quickly.
No spoilers, please!
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