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Survivor 30 - Worlds Apart
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Redmond has confirmed on Survivor Sucks that this is the title, and that there will be three tribes somehow made up of the contestant's backgrounds.
Of course we still have the s29 final to go, but it's back in February usually
Of course we still have the s29 final to go, but it's back in February usually
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I'm not sure on the exact specifics of how the tribes will be split but I believe it's a mix of education/employment.
Just seen that it is in Nicaragua again.... Oh well at least the new theme of three groups divided by employment sounds good
Excuse me?
I watched the first and second UK series and the first US series... but thanks to a great link I have watched and become addicted to season 27, 28, 29 ...all thanks to season 29. I like how game earnest it is. Jeff is a great host - so into it. Which series should I watch next before season 30?
Micronesia - Fans vs Favourites (S16) & Heroes vs Villans (S20) are considered good ones although you could simply go through them all from the start! Might take a while though......:p
It took me well over a year to get through season 1 to season 28! I loved it though.
Best seasons for me are Australia (S2), Amazon (6), Pearl Islands (7), China (15), Micronesia (16), Heroes vs Villains (20), Phillippines (25), Blood vs Water (27) and Cagayan (28).
Micronesia is my absolute favourite, but you would like it better if you watched the ones that came before it as the concept was fans vs viewer favourites. Same with Heroes vs Villains, all 20 were returnees.
I'd advise new viewers to start from 1... and maybe skip Thailand (5) and Fiji (14)
It is a fun experience making your way through the seasons though.
I would say watch Pearl Islands (7), Panama (12) and Philippines (25) as they are my fave seasons.
Micronesia and Heroes vs Villains are both very good, but yeah they feature comeback players. Although admittedly I watched HvsV without watching other seasons before it, because I started watching the show when Samoa was on and didn't have much time to watch the previous seasons before HvsV started.
I really like Fiji post-merge so I wouldn't say skip it. Thailand though, I'd say leave it for when you're in a good mood, same goes for Redemption Island (22) as that and Thailand are my least faves.
I personally find China to be a great way to get into Survivor. It has a very good cast, some great gameplay and in my opinion is a good crossover between modern Survivor and more old school seasons. It was my second season (after Gabon, the most recent at the time) and was the one I recommended to a friend, who in turn became a Survivor addict.
Not mentioned yet, but my favorite season was Pearl Islands (9). Pearl Islands (7) and Australia (2) were also both very good. I guess I'm Survivor Old School, since I really haven't liked the recent seasons, and rarely make it all the way through them.
You might be the first one to say Jeff is a great host
I quite like these seasons: Cook Islands, China, Gabon (bar finale), HVV, Philippines, One World, Cagayan, and San Juan del Sur
I might be one of the very few that is ambivalent towards Micronesia.
Anyway...
SKIP REDEMPTION ISLAND.
Yikes! That first one was meant to be "Cook Islands". The best season of them all. And containing the best ever single episode in Reality TV (IMO).
Cook Islands the best? It's not my least favourite by any means, but I'm surprised to see it as someones favourite! What exactly did you like about it in particular? I personally thought it had some good cast members and its share of memorable moments, but overall it was a very midde of the road season
Pre-merge is a bit of a tough slog to get through, but post-merge is extremely satisfying.
Well I guess that's why people either like or dislike a season, whether the people they enjoy watching do well or not.
Literally every person I was rooting for on the Favourites in Micronesia left before the merge but I can still appreciate it as a decent season. Heroes vs Villains wasn't much better.
I wasn't rooting for anyone in Cook Islands, like with Samoa, so it was hard to watch
I've been watching the first few seasons on YouTube. All of Season 1 is definitely there and I've found all of S2 bar the finale there. Here you go for Borneo Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFd1LyIW-aA
I'm not one to ask really as I've only seen the first two seasons but I adore Borneo. It's already one of my favourite reality TV seasons of all time. Strategy wise, it's nothing compared to Season 2 (and I'm assuming even less to later seasons) but the cast is excellent and the editing is masterful. I would recommend anyone watches it before other seasons as you'll appreciate it more there. Seeing other seasons first will likely mean that you won't like this season as much due to less game playing but storyline wise it's just amazing. And the finale? One of my all time favourite reality TV episodes; just amazing and jaw-dropping at every turn with a real emotional pull as well.