PrimeWire

I do miss those days of old Survivor. 39 days of endurance, tested by their competition and nature. New locations each time, not this spa resort they are claiming provide the same hardships now.

It seems that they have very specific roles in mind when vetting the applicants and casting. Even being a “Super Fan” had its advantages strategically, 99% were ready to be on the show both physically and mentally. The new seasons are very performative-based. Everyone wants to be the star of the show, not, you know, win the actual game.

However, it’s not the show to blame, it’s the demographic that’s watching. The show did NOT grow older with the audience who have been watching since the first season; it kind of forgot us and became something else to the new viewers that followed. It’s what time does. It replaces the old with the new to adapt or it perishes. I shudder thinking about what the next twenty years are going to be like. Have to wonder, when Jeff Probst eventually retires, who will they replace him with? 😟