Behind the Screen: Survivor: Generic Thread (No Spoilers)

Since its debut in 2000, Survivor has defined the reality competition genre with its mix of physical endurance, social strategy, and raw human drama. Jeff Probst's iconic tribal councils remain appointment television.

With the new era of shorter seasons and evolving twists, Survivor continues to reinvent itself while maintaining the core survival elements that have kept fans engaged across 50 seasons and counting.

The show would be so much better without him...

— OS Kajun

The show would be so much better without him...

— Flopnanas

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Discussion thread about Survivor: Generic Thread (No Spoilers) with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

Survivor: Generic Thread (No Spoilers)

OS Kajun ·

The show would be so much better without him. Please retire. 

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OS Kajun#7172

The show would be so much better without him. Please retire. 

Flopnanas#7173

The show would be so much better without him. Please retire. 

This is crazy talk... he's a million times better than julie chen and tj lavin like the **** those two can't even read shit right 20 years later without a telemprompter. Jeff probst is SURVIVOR and once he quits the show ends while you can easily replace tj lavin and julie chen

OS Kajun#7174

Did I say Julie Chen or TJ Lavin should replace him?

Flopnanas#7175

Did I say Julie Chen or TJ Lavin should replace him?

SHUT THE **** UP PLZ AND THANK U! NEVER DISRESPECT THE LEGENDARY JEFF PROBST!

entrepreneur#7176

Did I say Julie Chen or TJ Lavin should replace him?

lol.... I kinda would be here for Julie Chen being the host of all cbs shows

OS Kajun#7177

Pheobe's season was a snooze. Having a winning tribe handpick a tribe swap was so stupid. Who thought of that? It reminded me of old school Survivor except it's way too many episodes. I watched on 2x speed after Phoebe was eliminated and skipped all the challenges. It's way too much and I hate the editing so I might be done with Australian Survivor.

Sportsman180#7178

Pheobe's season was a snooze. Having a winning tribe handpick a tribe swap was so stupid. Who thought of that? It reminded me of old school Survivor except it's way too many episodes. I watched on 2x speed after Phoebe was eliminated and skipped all the challenges. It's way too much and I hate the editing so I might be done with Australian Survivor.

I tried to watch Australian Survivor once but I hated the editing. I thought that shit was so boring. And I really appreciate US Survivor. I'm sure Australian Survivor is good for the diehards but it's definitely not for me.

Challenge 17#7179

Jeff is more of a problem as a producer than a host tbh. He has too much power and his changes are mostly terrible 

OS Kajun#7180

Jeff is more of a problem as a producer than a host tbh. He has too much power and his changes are mostly terrible 

This is true but he annoys me as a host now. He is way too soft. Everything has to be an emotional moment and he is obsessed with making the cast praise him and the show. I can't deal with his creepy voices when describing things either, it's so uncomfortable.

OS Kajun#7181
I tried to watch Australian Survivor once but I hated the editing. I thought that shit was so boring. And I really appreciate US Survivor. I'm sure Australian Survivor is good for the diehards but it's definitely not for me.

It's like the edit right after they film the episode. They edit for in the moment story but there's no long-term story editing. Someone will go 7 episodes without a mention and you forget their in the game and then all the sudden they will be the central figure of the episode. Then disappear for three more and return like they are the star of the season.

Chicken_breast#7182

Australian Survivor actually likes to give us interesting characters and the background stories of some of them like how they use the money or why they need to win. So much better at story telling then US Survivor who under edits their winners.

OS Kajun#7183

Australian Survivor actually likes to give us interesting characters and the background stories of some of them like how they use the money or why they need to win. So much better at story telling then US Survivor who under edits their winners.

The characters and gameplay is wayyyy better for sure, but the editing is tragic.

OS Kajun#7184

OMG I am dying at how terrible Russell's appearance was. It was one of the most embarrassing things I've ever seen. Him being so humiliated that he wouldn't even do his final words till the next day was the greatest thing ever. Then seeing that troll have too much pride to admit not using his idol was the right move...lolololol. The BIGGEST loser EVER.

Chicken_breast#7185

OMG I am dying at how terrible Russell's appearance was. It was one of the most embarrassing things I've ever seen. Him being so humiliated that he wouldn't even do his final words till the next day was the greatest thing ever. Then seeing that troll have too much pride to admit not using his idol was the right move...lolololol. The BIGGEST loser EVER.

He also tried to slander the production and everything trying to say it was all fake. He's such a sore loser.

timster3#7186

is that why I thought they slept in hotel rooms overnight? I still have yet to see a scene from them sleeping in camp in the middle of the night

OS Kajun#7187

is that why I thought they slept in hotel rooms overnight? I still have yet to see a scene from them sleeping in camp in the middle of the night

There's lots of sleeping clips in camp. He said that they have toilets which the host confirmed because Samoa has sanitation rules and doesn't want human shit all over their island and in their oceans. He said they had lots of fruit but his tribe won that fruit in a reward. He also claimed Australian Survivor was the reason he wasn't cast for Survivor 40...the all winners season. Just a pure loser.

OS Kajun#7188

I'm 18 episodes in and Shonne has been irrelevant. She's basically been invisible 98% of it. I like her but so far I don't understand her popularity. Poor Monika is completely invisible. It's the Benji season and that's it.

OS Kajun#7189

It is weird it's like 45 days in and Shonne's red and white dress doesn't have a speck of dirt on it.

OS Kajun#7190

Why in the world did Shonne vote out Shane at the final 4 and not force the tie? I watched on 2x speed so I feel like I missed something.

Chicken_breast#7191

It is weird it's like 45 days in and Shonne's red and white dress doesn't have a speck of dirt on it.

Probably because Samoa is cleaner while Fiji is getting dirty and nasty cause of Jeff.

fionalive#7192

Pheobe's season was a snooze. Having a winning tribe handpick a tribe swap was so stupid. Who thought of that? It reminded me of old school Survivor except it's way too many episodes. I watched on 2x speed after Phoebe was eliminated and skipped all the challenges. It's way too much and I hate the editing so I might be done with Australian Survivor.

I tried to watch Australian Survivor once but I hated the editing. I thought that shit was so boring. And I really appreciate US Survivor. I'm sure Australian Survivor is good for the diehards but it's definitely not for me.

I've only seen two seasons of Australian Survivor (season 8 and 10), but both were terrific. I'm really excited for the upcoming Australia v World one, so I hope it's in line with the two I've seen.

Jeff is more of a problem as a producer than a host tbh. He has too much power and his changes are mostly terrible 

I can see this take. I don't even really like him as a host anymore, but I don't dislike him either. But yeah, his views about the show have been way off for awhile now (well, really they always were considering early on he was all about 'strong men').

Chicken_breast#7193
 

I can see this take. I don't even really like him as a host anymore, but I don't dislike him either. But yeah, his views about the show have been way off for awhile now (well, really they always were considering early on he was all about 'strong men').

Jeff seems fake woke. I wish he would listen to the fans and go back to the 39 days and not use the same format 9 seasons back to back.

OS Kajun#7194

He's very fake woke and performative.

Challenge 17#7195

He is so out of touch with what fans want. Like, oh, here it's the auction people have been asking for; but you lose your vote if you don't buy enough stuff. Like really?

FromTheNorth#7196

He is so out of touch with what fans want. Like, oh, here it's the auction people have been asking for; but you lose your vote if you don't buy enough stuff. Like really?

And he makes it seem like having a normal auction is just impossible this point meanwhile the australian version does it with no issues

OS Kajun#7197

Why in the world did Shonne vote out Shane at the final 4 and not force the tie? I watched on 2x speed so I feel like I missed something.

?

OS Kajun#7198

He is so out of touch with what fans want. Like, oh, here it's the auction people have been asking for; but you lose your vote if you don't buy enough stuff. Like really?

And he makes it seem like having a normal auction is just impossible this point meanwhile the australian version does it with no issues

He is an idiot. He knows what the fans want but he's too much of a narcissist to admit when he is wrong so he just makes up excuses for it.

Chicken_breast#7199

Imagine Natalie White coming out of no where and winning Survivor 50.

OS Kajun#7200

I was so sad Natalie, Jenna, Vee, and Tina weren't on 40

Flopnanas#7201

Q said on twitter don't expect him on 50 and apparently carolyn hasn't even gotten the call because they mad she did the traitors

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