Survivor - The Complete First Seasonsuper
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/28/2007 Rating: Nr
Survivor - The Complete First Season Reviews
Survivor - The Complete First Season Reviews
| 57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:  The Grand Sociological Experiment of the New Age, By "antithesys" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survivor - The Complete First Season (DVD) In June 2000 the landscape of American television was starkly different than it is now; nearly all shows stopped production in the summer, and aside from a traditional game show fad that was beginning to subside, all programming was scripted fiction.Then Charlie Parsons and Mark Burnett brought to CBS an idea that, while not entirely original in concept or design, was remarkably different than anything currently being aired in the United States. It was a "reality" show, based on the hit Swedish program "Expedition Robinson", in which a group of strangers were dumped on an island and forced to fend for themselves, and vote each other off one by one. They called their version "Survivor", and it kicked off a TV revolution that does not appear to be going away. This first season of "Survivor" established all the rules which, eight seasons later, are considered gospel by fans and contestants alike: sixteen players are divided into two tribes where they must build shelter, find food,... Read more 30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:  Why This Show Works on DVD, By REX (Chicago) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survivor - The Complete First Season (DVD) Contrary to a popular belief, SURVIVOR is not the kind of show that only works in its first viewing. Yes, as a game show with an unpredictable outcome, the first viewing may be the most entertaining, but what one must consider here is that SURVIVOR remains popular, season after season, because it is the best-produced show on the air. If you have any interest in TV as a creative medium, think about what it takes to produce a show like this: the countless hours of editing to create story arcs amongst the contestants and keep the outcomes unpredictable, the artfully-woven travelogue elements that present the geography and harsh climate of a remote location, the vast creativity and ingenuity required to come up with dozens of well-designed games and challenges that will entertain viewers while truly testing the players. (It looks as if the DVDs themselves could have presented a few more extras, in which the depth of these processes are shared.) SURVIVOR changed the face of modern TV... Read more 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful: Bring out ALL Seasons on DVD for Fans of the Show!!, By "canyoncreekkaren" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews This review is from: Survivor - The Complete First Season (DVD) I finally succombed to survivor fever back when it was first on tv during the merger episode. By then, I really didn't know enough from the earlier episodes to understand the moronic attitude of the anti alliance group, and to appreciate Hatch. I did not like him for years. However, I got my S1 dvd set this week and I am on disk 3 now. I LOVE THIS. What a great season.Here are some observations. Cheesy stuff they don't do anymore, that I think is great in these episodes: 1) the gong going to tribal council More on the filming: During most of the challenges, you can see boats out at sea that are supporting the production. Most of the time, the cruise ship they used for the crew is parked at the horizon, clearly visible in the scene. I heard helicopter noise during the filming of the merger challenge, where pagong lost for the... Read more |
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