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Post by Tribal Speak on May 24, 2018 13:03:14 GMT
I think they would have more time for the reunion show if they had less going back and forth to Probst live at the studio. Wasted air time. Repeated Kevin Hart pitches. I don’t care about a kid in the audience guessing the winner. Get rid of that. It all adds up to wasted air time. All in all, a satisfactory season, for me. I liked the Ghost Island aspect. But not much for big moves and blindsides, so the two kinda cancel each other out. Disappointed that Dom did not win as I did think he was the mastermind, or at least more of a mastermind than Wendell was. Looking forward to next season, as always.
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Post by photobabe on May 24, 2018 14:00:37 GMT
This was not my favorite season. I liked the Ghost Island concept but the game play was awful. I will never understand why NO ONE made any real effort to get rid of Dom or Wendell. It was obvious for at least their last 20 days that one of those two was going to win unless someone did something! And Angela opening her big mouth...truly stupid. The tie was, for me, the best part of the entire season.
Someone posted up thread that they thought Probst was making up rules as he went along. That is not at all true. Game shows that give big prizes are heavily regulated. I read that Survivor has lawyers on set at all times to make sure they follow the rules to the letter.
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Post by jer_33 on May 24, 2018 14:38:59 GMT
I really enjoy how they now intercut the reunion show with the finale, it feels like everyone is watching at the same time (cast, fans, crowd). In fact, I'd love to get tickets to a reunion show one day - would be great fun.
I feel lucky that I found this place (someone sneaky linked to it on the TV.com boards). Can someone tell me in a couple of sentences what happened, and why it won't happen here?
Also, any word from badseed regarding the pool results? Has he checked in? (edit- I see that he's checked in as of 12 hours ago).
Cheers,
Jer
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Post by momat40pls on May 24, 2018 17:09:10 GMT
A disappointing season overall that ended as expected. I knew Laurel wouldn't get any votes and the winner would be Dom or Wendell. They were the most deserving, but ho hum. Hopefully next season will be better.
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Post by FannyMare on May 24, 2018 17:09:44 GMT
I really enjoy how they now intercut the reunion show with the finale, it feels like everyone is watching at the same time (cast, fans, crowd). In fact, I'd love to get tickets to a reunion show one day - would be great fun. I feel lucky that I found this place (someone sneaky linked to it on the TV.com boards). Can someone tell me in a couple of sentences what happened, and why it won't happen here? Also, any word from badseed regarding the pool results? Has he checked in? (edit- I see that he's checked in as of 12 hours ago). Cheers, Jer I do as well. Having seen some of the videos from Ponderosa, this jury said all they needed to say at the final TC..
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Post by jer_33 on May 24, 2018 17:17:58 GMT
The one thing that really shaped the final three, would be the lack of early success of Malolo. There really was never another competitive alliance to take on Dom/Wendall. Without a solid alliance, the risk of getting yourself voted out when trying to flush an idol was obviously too much to ask.
Kicking back now, and looking forward to Australian Survivor which should start airing in June (I think).
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Post by allornothing on May 24, 2018 17:35:07 GMT
I was wondering why I couldn't like any posts, but then realized it was because I wasn't logged in. Well, I like most of your posts. You'll just have to trust me as I am not going back to hit like buttons now.
Overall, I liked the season. I liked seeing the ghosts of previous Survivors' relics. Sure it wasn't my favorite, but I don't care, I think Survivor still has it. Rephrasing an old quote: Survivor is kinda like pizza. When it's bad, it's still pretty good.
I was torn between Dom and Wendall, maybe rooting a bit more for Wendell, but when Dom successfully used the fake idol, therefore saving his real one. Whew! Then I was rooting for Dom to win it all and I thought he had it. Until. . . Wendall won the fire challenge, then I thought Wendell may be able to pull it out. I thought Dom did better at final tribal, but I agreed with Dom that his fake idol move *was* the move of the game. Then again, Wendell did make better relationships with more people. And bitter Sebastian (rolling my eyes at him), ugh. I always pick the worst Captains (didn't I have that jerk basketball player once, blech). I like Wendell a lot so can live with the final, totally deserving. I am sure like everyone here and Dom and the jury, we all knew Laurel was going to vote for Wendell. I would have if I were her.
I am glad they kept the free jury questioning style, it's much better. Michael was great as usual. I hope to see him back.
David vs. Goliath looks good. I can't wait.
And I am a Kevin Hart fan, but his show doesn't look that great to me. I may give it a try just because its Kevin Hart but I may not.
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Post by dagwood on May 24, 2018 19:12:41 GMT
I wonder what they would do in case of a tie when there were only two contestants to vote for, like it was in the early days of Survivor? Maybe that's why they changed it to a final three instead of a final two. They were hoping that would eliminate a possible even split of votes and give them another jury member (the finalist with the least number of votes) if there was a tie. In the first seasons when there were only two finalists there was an odd number of jurors so there wouldn't be a tie.
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Post by ktinpa on May 24, 2018 23:26:55 GMT
Isn't Sebastian deluded, I mean cute? Saying he's been "letting" Dom and Wendell run the show but he's getting sick of it. He's a big kid now and is ready to take over. You can almost hear the Huggies commercial playing in the background when he's talking. Sorry, Sea Bass. You're kidding yourself if you think you're in the same league with Dom and Wendell. They're going to spank your ass and sit you in a corner without any supper! This was so wonderful to read after the fact.
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Post by kev89 on May 25, 2018 0:34:43 GMT
In my last post on old FORT, I mentioned that a Dom vs. Wendell finale would be unpredictable, looks like I was right, Survivor history right there! Even Laurel voting was somewhat suspenseful...while I had a feeling she'd vote for Wendell, they both did her huge favors in the finale. Dom and Wendell were both clearly dominant players who were deserving of the win, but I'd probably lean towards Dom myself. He just seemed a bit more willing to take huge risks, like his bluff with the fake idol. Wendell had the slightly better social game though, which gave him the win. I suppose it's fitting that the one big move Dom didn't make in the end could have cost him the game. Giving up immunity to make fire himself does seem like something Dom would do, but he still could have lost. Great ending to a meh season. I did enjoy the Ghost Island twist and flashbacks, but aside from Wendell, Dom, Donathan, Michael, and to a lesser extent Chris, this cast really wasn't memorable.
Reunion show was terrible, but it's been terrible the past several years, so not really disappointed anymore. The problem with having six people in the finale is that there really isn't enough time for a full reunion...while the reunion is supposed to be an hour, we only got a half hour this time. Wish Jeff would have had his apology to Erik and James during one of the pre-reunion segments, as that could have left more time for the cast at the actual reunion. The Kevin Hart show looks meh, certainly not worth taking time from the reunion. Can't say I'm too crazy about another tribe vs. tribe gimmick season with Davids vs. Goaliths. Given that the underdogs are easy for many people (myself included) to root for, it will be interesting to see if any of the Goaliths end up being fan favorites or even likeable.
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Post by FannyMare on May 25, 2018 0:45:00 GMT
In my last post on old FORT, I mentioned that a Dom vs. Wendell finale would be unpredictable, looks like I was right, Survivor history right there! Even Laurel voting was somewhat suspenseful...while I had a feeling she'd vote for Wendell, they both did her huge favors in the finale. Dom and Wendell were both clearly dominant players who were deserving of the win, but I'd probably lean towards Dom myself. He just seemed a bit more willing to take huge risks, like his bluff with the fake idol. Wendell had the slightly better social game though, which gave him the win. I suppose it's fitting that the one big move Dom didn't make in the end could have cost him the game. Giving up immunity to make fire himself does seem like something Dom would do, but he still could have lost. Great ending to a meh season. I did enjoy the Ghost Island twist and flashbacks, but aside from Wendell, Dom, Donathan, and to a lesser extent Chris, this cast really wasn't memorable. Reunion show was terrible, but it's been terrible the past several years, so not really disappointed anymore. The problem with having six people in the finale is that there really isn't enough time for a full reunion...while the reunion is supposed to be an hour, we only got a half hour this time. Wish Jeff would have had his apology to Erik and James during one of the pre-reunion segments, as that could have left more time for the cast at the actual reunion. The Kevin Hart show looks meh, certainly not worth taking time from the reunion. Can't say I'm too crazy about another tribe vs. tribe gimmick season with Davids vs. Goaliths. Given that the underdogs are easy for many people (myself included) to root for, it will be interesting to see if any of the Goaliths end up being fan favorites or even likeable. The tribe vs tribe thing, never means to much to me. I mean a few comps, and it's drop your buffs time, which I always enjoy, because those that think they are so safe, aren't... biggrin
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Post by coco46 on May 25, 2018 0:59:32 GMT
I really enjoy how they now intercut the reunion show with the finale, it feels like everyone is watching at the same time (cast, fans, crowd). In fact, I'd love to get tickets to a reunion show one day - would be great fun. I feel lucky that I found this place (someone sneaky linked to it on the TV.com boards). Can someone tell me in a couple of sentences what happened, and why it won't happen here? Also, any word from badseed regarding the pool results? Has he checked in? (edit- I see that he's checked in as of 12 hours ago). Cheers, Jer Love your avatar!! This really is a funny picture.
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Post by coco46 on May 25, 2018 1:31:19 GMT
I did not like the way the winner was picked. I knew who Laurel was going to chose the minute she became a juror and so there was no surprise, very anticlimactic.
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Post by badseed on May 25, 2018 3:56:00 GMT
The problem with the new format was that after Wendell won the F6 immunity challenge, he bacially had a ticket to the end. At 5, an idol, and at 4, the firemaking at worst (And his edit strongly suggested he made the finale)
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Post by ginger2 on May 25, 2018 6:12:54 GMT
I loved the whole show. I was pretty sure that Laurel would vote for Wendell over Dom but wouldn't have been disappointed if either of them had won.
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Post by indy1945 on May 25, 2018 11:31:54 GMT
Happy to see Wendell win but both played a good game. You knew when Laura was the tie breaker who she would pick. On an unrelated note - thanks to the Mods for this new home.
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Post by monte71 on May 25, 2018 22:09:07 GMT
Let's do this d*mn thing!!! And they are still #1 in their time slot. It seems crazy that I have watched this show for 18 years....and never missed an episode. I have only missed one because I was in the hospital. It was the episode that Eliza was voted off and I was mad. I wanted to see that.I have only missed the Amazon Finale. I was on my honeymoon. ***sorry, I am learning how to respond in the new forum. Will figure it out through trial and error I guess. :D
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Post by atwi80d on May 25, 2018 23:32:42 GMT
Really that Angela trying to tell them not to put Laurel on the jury as that would happen. IMHO Dominick should had won as a father of two daughters.
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Post by allysense on May 26, 2018 5:04:49 GMT
Yeah...I made it to this forum! The game play wasn't that great this season (except for Dom and Wendell), but the ending was entertaining though. Ghost Island was a bust in the early going and the turning point was when Domenick and Wendell made an secret alliance with the Malolos which help give them an edge over the other Navitis. Their immunity idols also helped.
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Post by silver18 on May 26, 2018 16:45:36 GMT
Again - I want to thank anyone and everyone responsible for re-creating FORT!!!!!
Having said that I do have to say this was my least favorite season of Survivor, but in the end I was happy to see Laurel, Wendell and Dom in the final, and I was fine that Wendell won it all. I also loved watching Donathan - and what a hoot he was!
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Post by FannyMare on May 26, 2018 16:57:17 GMT
Again - I want to thank anyone and everyone responsible for re-creating FORT!!!!! Having said that I do have to say this was my least favorite season of Survivor, but in the end I was happy to see Laurel, Wendell and Dom in the final, and I was fine that Wendell won it all. I also loved watching Donathan - and what a hoot he was! It's good to see you silver...
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Post by silver18 on May 26, 2018 19:20:57 GMT
Again - I want to thank anyone and everyone responsible for re-creating FORT!!!!! Having said that I do have to say this was my least favorite season of Survivor, but in the end I was happy to see Laurel, Wendell and Dom in the final, and I was fine that Wendell won it all. I also loved watching Donathan - and what a hoot he was! It's good to see you silver... You too!,,
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Post by Bearcata on May 27, 2018 19:27:00 GMT
Absolutely one of the worst seasons of Survivor EVER.
Laurel & Dom had a chance to get rid of Wendell they did not.
They had a chance to get rid of Dom and Angela opened her big mouth.
It was the Wendell and Dom game right down to the wire.
Shocked that Laurel rolled her eyes at the jury vote. Did she really expect to get any votes. Funny that the winner depended on her vote.
Dom --- I don't particularly like his style of play as much of it is telling people how great he is. He can back up much of what he does, but he also takes all the credit and it happy to tell everyone how their play didn't matter. One of my co-workers is like that is it gets on your nerves after awhile. The total chaos and constant drama is not pleasant and I totally understand why many folks want to get rid of him. Thing is his Achilles heel is his overwhelming ego.
I am glad Dom didn't win.
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Post by l144s on May 27, 2018 21:41:46 GMT
It was interesting Laurel thought she had a chance to win. It was an ok season. I enjoyed it, but no one player that will stick out as a great player.
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