Survivor China

I am a fan of the show since it started in 2000.. although I did missed a couple of the seasons in between.. This is the 15th season of this reality show and it doesn't fail to amaze me.. Up to today, 6 episodes of this season have been shown and I've watched all of them.. :)


This time it is being held in JiangXi, China.. except for the 'exotic'-ness of the location, the game is still the same.. survive 39 days in the outdoors with 15 strangers and try to outwit, outlast and outplay them.. and people just don't seem to learn from all the past seasons.. :x

There are always those who are just being themselves (ie, being difficult, being obnoxious, being rude, being lazy, etc) and those who came into the game saying that they 'had no idea that it is so tough'??!! Helloo!! This is Survivor! Not some summer camp at outward bound school or some picnic in the country side.. It never fails to amaze me that the contestants never bothered to learn some basic things that are crucial to the game.. Things like starting a fire, fishing, swimming, using a machete, etc.. And people would even wear a dress!! wow.. they think this is a beauty pageant or a cocktail party??? As always there will be people who over-strategize, those who just lie low under the radar, those who rides the coat-tail of others, and of course those who annoys everyone in the tribe.

And also there bound to be people in the game who love to say things like: "I am not going to play the game ", "I'm not going to go against my principles/religion/whatever to get ahead" and "I am not going to lie/scheme/back-stab/play both sides in this game".. Then the question I wanna ask them is "Why the hell they sign up Survivor for??!!" This is THE game that requires you to do all the backroom maneuvering, strategizing, back-stabbing, lying to one's face and/or lying behind one's back you can to get your hands on that USD 1 million dollars!!

Maybe that's why it is still interesting to watch the show.. cos people just never learn..