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Oscar Dahl ranked Survivor 7th. He says...
When a series has been on for as long as
Survivor, it starts being taken for granted. The fact remains, though, that
Survivor, the original reality-competition series, is still television's best. Other series can talk about being important social experiments, but
Survivor is THE social experiment, stripping away everything from the castaways and forcing them to survive amongst strangers. The reason
Survivor hasn't gotten stale after fifteen seasons is simple – the show is about the people. Relationships will always be different and
Survivor features human drama in its purest form. For
Survivor to go out of style would be to say that drama is done for.
Survivor: Fiji and
Survivor: China graced our screens this past year and both deserve spots in the upper echelon of
Survivor lore. Fiji saw
Yau-Man Chan and China saw
James Clement, two of my favorite players ever on
Survivor. Dreamz stabbing Yau-Man in the back will likely go down as a top 10 most memorable moment in
Survivor history. China's landscape and scenery brought something new to
Survivor, which doesn't often happen in a show's fifteenth season.
It might be time for long-time fans to start appreciating
Survivor while it's still around. While the show still receives very good ratings, the best host in the business
Jeff Probst has only signed on through season 16. There's a solid chance he won't be back after that, which might signal the end. I hope not, and if I'm Jeff Probst, I stay on
Survivor as long as I can, because it's the best job in the world. But, you never know.
Survivor 16, which premieres in February, will mix new players with all-stars. It's been eight seasons since the first all-star edition, and the time is ripe for another. Bring back Yau-Man! Bring back
Yul Kwon! Bring back James Clement!
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