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Season/Series Finales

by Shane Holden on May 17, 2010

The only thing I hate about getting caught up in a show is it’s finales.  Whether it’s a season finale with a hiatus between the seasons, or an entire series finale, they are inevitable and no fun.

Survivor’s finale was last night, and while they called it their best season yet, I don’t think I can necessarily agree.  But it is hard to choose a best season when the dynamics change so much between the players, their strategies, the elements, and the players personalities.  I hated to see that the final 3 were all quite possibly millionaires, given that Russel was without a doubt one, and Parvati and both Sandra already having won the game of Survivor previously.  Of course though, that was already a gripe of mine when the season started, and one of the negatives that come with letting people play the game multiple times.  Regardless, it was a great season, and I’m glad to see that there will be a 21st season in the fall.

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Survivor: Heros vs Villains Disappointments

by Shane Holden on January 11, 2010

I’m always excited to see that Survivor has been signed on for another season, but for a few reasons the upcoming season just disappoints me.

  1. It’s a recycled cast.  Sure I really enjoy looking at Danielle and Parvati, but it’s not like an all new cast wouldn’t have provided some eye candy for the show either.  We already know how these players have played in the past, so it’ll be interesting to see what new they offer to bring to the show.
  2. Winners are playing again.  The odds in being fortunate enough to be picked to play for a shot at a million dollars are extremely thin already, so giving people that have already one a million bucks a shot at making that two, makes no sense to me and is somewhat unfair to the countless fans that make an entry to maybe be picked each season.
  3. Being on three seasons.  Basically the same reason as above applies here too.  If two opportunities together is considered a chance of a lifetime, what is 3?
  4. Coach and Tyson.  These are two people who are so full of themselves that it makes me sick to watch them.  I’ll watch the entire season regardless of the disappointments, but I hope these two are the first to be voted out.

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Survivor & Lost

by Shane Holden on May 8, 2008

Now that the season of Big Brother is over, the only two can’t miss shows that I’m watching are Survivor and Lost.

This season of Survivor seems like one of the shortest ever. I think them bringing back the “favorites” kind of hurt the show rather than help it. Everyone already knows how they each play their game, so that has taken a bit of the excitement from the show, in my opinion of course. Even with that, I still don’t miss it each thursday. This season has had the most blindsides and backstabbing ever, which adds to the drama that makes you want to see it each week.

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When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny. — Paulo Coelho