Am I the only one who is frustrated beyond measure by this, and other Reality TV's pension for bring back old contestants rather than new ones? They try to create drama by re-purposing the same ingredients into a new product by changing the theme. Old vs Young. Men vs Women. Villains vs Heroes. But it is just the same old stuff over and over again. How hard can it be to find new contestants to bring new life to the show? I've seen Boston Rob, Rupert and Amanda at least three times each, maybe more. It's gotta so bad I no longer watch.Survivor obviously isn't alone. Many Reality TV series now do the same thing, especially The Bachelor and it's spin-offs. Do you really think I wanted to watch Nick Viall come back for a third time after being sent home by Andi and Kaitlyn in previous shows? Instead, I simply stopped watching. It's like the producers are paralyzed with fear that if they change something the entire house is going to fall down. And fall it will if they don't start to bring fresh faces in.

the basic idea is a group of strangers get dumped somewhere interesting to survive with little or no basic facilities. they usually starve a bit and may have no water until they discover fire to boil it. they then either survive or fail a series of tests getting one person voted off each week by the other competitors. it starts with two competing teams and as numbers dwindle it becomes individual competition.it's all very American in style. lots of excess emotion and temper tantrums. cries of 'oh my God' abound. It seems they are all told that they cannot use any other expletive.There's lots of gushing, hugging and crying when relatives are brought on for a day after four weeks. it's like nobody ever travels or lives hundreds of miles away from their family no matter what age they are. even ex military sob and gush when they see their partner after the four weeks. maybe they have never had a posting away from home. lol so they build alliances and the weak gang up on strong individuals as they are a threat to winning. it's one way that everyone has an equal chance and people lie, cheat, deceive and betray to win. the winner gets 1 million dollars.when it gets down to four people they have a program where they show excerpts of those that have lost with smaltzy music in the background. they say nice things about people that they have screwed and cheated.the last eight voted off then vote on who should win the 1 million.so, is it worth watching. sort of, it's irritating how stupid, ignorant, snide and prejudiced and downright unpleasant some of the people are. the winner is often the least worst of those left and often not deserving. it can be entertaining tho.

what can i say about this show that hasn't been already said? it is perfect. entertainment, fun, psychology, beautiful surroundings...there is one thing however that often puzzles me. i recently read an interview with jeff probst (the host of the show) and he said that contestants are not allowed any cosmetics etc. on the show. well, how come girls always have they eyebrows perfectly shaped, no sign of hair on their legs or intimate areas and head locks look washed and clean? it's been puzzling me for a while.castaways don't look the part. also why so many beautiful people? i understand the show must sell and probably whoever is responsible for casting must comply with that rule but at the same time the show seems less real because of that.i would really like to see normal people with cellulite and other flaws some time.other than that i wholeheartedly recommend it. hope the show will go on for as long as i'll be able to watch it.

You do realize that you've been watching the EXACT SAME SHOW for eight years, right? I could understand the initial curiosity of seeing strangers co-exist on an Island, but you'd think that after watching unkempt, stink-ladened heroes run roughshod through the bush with an egg on a spoon for half a decade would be enough to get you to commit to something a little more original (and interesting).And I'm not even speaking of the shows validity which for the record I find questionable. It's just hard to suspend disbelief for "Bushy Bill" eating a rat when the entire crew of producers and camera people are housed in an air conditioned make-shift bio-dome sipping frosty mochcinno's with moxy.What's the appeal here? I don't care about these people or their meandering lives. I just don't get it. But if you DO find yourself being captivated by hairy, unwashed people, I suggest you turn off your TV and just take a trip to your local bus station where you can see people like this in their TRUE habitat. They call them HOMELESS PEOPLE, and free of charge, you can sit back and marvel in their uncanny ability to retrieve various cigarette debris from a plethora of garbage canisters, eventually striking "pay-dirt" and fashioning a homemade Dr. Frankenstein-styled cancer-stick, all the while begging people for change for food when the stink of "Aqua Velva" on their breath is enough to suggest otherwise. And the best part? Much like Survivor, every week one member of the tribe "Leaves" the "Island" when they are unceremoniously sent packing to the local Institution when the frightening unmedicated state of full-blown schizophrenia kicks into gear! Now THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!