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"The Traditional Rank-'Em Thread"
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My seasons:
Loved 'Em1. Cook Islands - I loved the whole underdog story plotline, and it was definitely a very diverse cast, not only in terms of the racial casting but the personalities were all over the place. There were villains, sweethearts, bossies....everything.
2. Panama - Incredibly close second, it's practically a tie between these two. I loved the introduction of Exile Island, the casting was great, and I loved the way the boot order worked out. I loved watching the incredibly dysfunctional Casaya somehow manage to win challenge after challenge. All in all a very satisfying season and I wouldn't have changed a thing about it if I could.
3. Guatemala - Yet another very good season, it has my all-time favorite cast overall, I didn't dislike anybody in Guatemala and I thought it was a very interesting season. The only problem I had was the Staph/Booby twist at the beginning but other than that, a superb season.
4. Pearl Islands - Another one of my favorite seasons. At first I didn't remember anything about it, but after watching the DVD's once I got them, I remembered it all! Definitely a very unique game, unlike any other season. I loved the Sandra-Christa-Rupert alliance, and as much as I hated Lil and Burton being brought back, it definitely made the game a whole lot different than it would have been otherwise.
5. Australia - I loved Australia because the game was still new enough for there to be new things going on, but old enough for people to know what the hell they were doing after the first season. Another great cast as well.
6. Borneo - The original season, you have to love it. Sue's snake-and-rat speech, the mud volcano...the game was definitely a lot more interesting, and I enjoyed the fact that they didn't put spend half of the episode talking about the vote back then. I liked seeing more of the tribal life. Liked 'Em 7. Palau - I really liked Palau a lot, it had a great cast, and the way the whole thing went down with the Ulong tribe losing every challenge was absolutely unbelievable. It had some of my favorite castaways of all-time (Janu, Jenn) but the only problem I had was the final two...it was horrible. Katie was a wench, although I did like her for drama purposes, and I just couldn't stand Tom who just had to win every stinking challenge.
8. All-Stars - There are a lot of people who hated All-Stars, but I liked it a lot. I liked seeing the familiar faces and having them in a different context. I thought it was incredibly petty of the jury to vote for Amber to win when clearly the Robfadda was more deserving. It was pathetic to see these "experienced" players voting so subjectively, but aside from the horrible ending the rest of the season was entertaining to watch, in my opinion. The Blah Seasons 9. Vanuatu - I don't really remember much about this except that the older people made it further, which I hated. The Final 3 was absolutely horrendous, I hated them all, and the only redeeming qualities this season had were Ami, Julie, and Eliza. Period.
10. Marquesas - Not a memorable season at all, for me at least. The two things I remember are that Neleh smuggled a mint back to camp in her mouth, and Pappy pulled the purple rock. Other than that? Don't remember a thing.
11. Amazon - Horrible cast. And with a horrible cast, it's impossible to have a compelling storyline.
12. Thailand - Same as above, only an even more pathetic cast. The only interesting person was the Shii-Devil and she didn't even make it to the jury.
13. Africa - YAWN. I literally remember nothing about this season except Lindsey saying she had cramps in the first episode. The only person I liked was Kim Powers, and she isn't as entertaining as Shii Ann. Last place. My Winners:
1. Aras Baskauskas - Played a great game, had a lot of control while still remaining likable. My all-time favorite male survivor.
2. Sandra Diaz-Twine - She was a master at the under-the-radar game, only unlike Tina Wesson, I also found her to be funny and entertaining to watch while she did it. I also loved her "as long as it ain't me" strategy that went along with her UTRness.
3. Yul Kwon - Called the shots the entire game. I don't need to say much more, do I?
4. Tina Wesson - Very masterfully played the game, I wouldn't call it "coattail-riding" although some people would. I think she did a great job of being friends with everybody and making sure to put herself in a good position the entire game.
5. Danni Boatwright - I really liked her, she was one of my season favorites. She played a good game and I liked how she managed to stay in the game despite being in danger around the Final 6.
6. Ethan Zohn - Don't really remember much about his gameplay, since I pretty much slept through all of Africa, although I do remember he was good.
7. Richard Hatch - Wasn't that great, now that I think about it. He didn't really have to work to win, it was in the bag.
8. Jenna Morasca - Don't remember anything about how she played, but I do like her.
9. Amber Mariano - One word - coattails.
10. Brian Heidik - See Richard Hatch, only he wasn't the original pwner.
11. Chris Daugherty - Hated him. Although I will give some credit where credit is due, with his beating the odds against the girls alliance.
12. Vecepia Towery - I cannot remember a single thing she did except say "This is too. Much. Drama."
13. Tom Westman - One of my least favorite Survivors of all time. Cocky, know-it-all, "I'm too good for you" attitude. Plus ugly as hell, equals not good. Yay for too much elaboration. Oh well. 
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LAST EDITED ON 12-20-06 AT 03:47 AM (EST)I am going to have to post my seasons and winners separate or this will get too long. As usual, I have too much to say. It is almost sad to have to be doing this list again, but at least I have rewatched most the seasons by now and have a better memory of all of them. 1. Cook Islands S13- The best! Maybe short on laughs and surprises, but when I watch any reality TV, I want to see likable people do well. And that is what I got this season. The Aitu4 are 4 of my favorite survivors all time. Watching them overcome a terrible turn at the mutiny to gain control of the game and last to the end, together, was awesome. Yul's control over the game, and Ozzy's survival skills and challenge studdery gave us two very deserving winners when we are typically lucky to get one. The best F2 ever, even if an F3, and the best jury ever, surprisingly. Every jury member congratulated the F3 and virtually no hypocrisy or grandstanding! Instead, bonafide, introspective questions. I will remember Yul's mastery, Ozzy taunting Raro, Becky's loyalty, and Sundra's beauty for a long time.
2. All-Stars S8- Lots of bad things you can say, including preshow alliances, the early targeting of the winners, two all-stars leaving the show, and the worst jury ever, BUT, for entertainment value, this season was among the best. Since we knew all the castaways, time didn't need to be wasted getting to know people. It was all game play. The conditions were BRUTAL. Rob M was hilarious and dominant like no one before him, and Chapera was one of the strongest tribes and definitely the most fun loving. A ridiculous bitter jury stole the win from Rob, but Amber was much more deserving than people give her credit for. And I liked the romance. It wasn't a "shomance." It was real. They are married. That is as real as it gets, people.
3. Australia S2- Very likable cast with tremendously likable tribe in Kucha. Good if somewhat tragic storyline of the stronger Kucha falling prey to the petulant Ogakor after Mike falls into the fire. Colby betraying the villian, Jerri, is still an all-time great moment, and great F2 with Colby and Tina. Also, very tough conditions that led to castaways actually starving.
4. Palau S10- After the horrible vote-out on the 1st day, loved it. Koror's surprising winning streak was amazing, and Ulong's utter destruction before the merge is still a unique event in Survivor history. Stephanie's trials on the doomed Ulong made a her a fan favorite. Tom dominated postmerge like few before him with the strategic help of Ian and Katie. With their protection and key IC wins, he became just the 2nd tribe leader to ever win Survivor (Brian). This season also had the best F6 of all time, not counting All-Stars, and one of the hottest Survivor women in Jenn Lyons.
5. Exile Island S12- You had good cast here with the whacky Casayans against the more straight lace LaMina. The Casayans somehow dominated in challenges, which included some great ones, to gain the power postmerge and stuck together. As much as anything out of fear of Terry, who just wouldn't go away. Watching Terry dominate challenges and frustrate Casaya was great TV. The Casayans eventually picked each other off, until two late IC losses cost Terry the game, leading to a deserving win by Aras.
6. Amazon S6- For comedy, this was the best season. Rob C was hilarious. The comments of the "cute girls" were pathetic to the point of hilarity. And the dichotomy of the determined women vs. the libido driven men was also used for comedic effect. Rob C was a pioneer of sorts in his behind the scenes manipulation of the vote, and his willingness to flip to whatever side was better for him. An F3 loss and an idiotic move by his sidekick, Matt, left him out of the F2 and gave us a surprising winner in Jenna M.
7. Africa S3- Brutal conditions. Either this season or All-Stars would be the toughest conditions on Survivor. First ever tribal switch which threw people for a loop and caused some interesting strategy to be played. Led to the downfall of Silas and the young brats. Lex somewhat dominated the season before 2 straight IC wins by Kim handed Ethan the title.
8. Guatamala S11- No spectacular characters or craziness, unless you count Judd's loudmouth directness, but all around athletic and solid cast. Started well with the jungle trek and Steph and BJ's reintroduction to the game, which was a good idea, to me. After an early tribal switch the writing was on the wall once the ultra-athletic Nakum started to eat its own. The best part of the season was when the Axis of Evil was demolished by Rafe and Steph. The HII was introduced but didn't come to much. Rafe and Steph's foolishness at the end gave us our most attractive winner in the former Miss Kansas, Danni Boatwright. That is two pageant winners to win Survivor. Something is wrong with that, obviously.
9. Thailand S5- Mostly remembered for Shi Ann, Brian, and the late merge. Cast was somewhat sad except for some great characters on Sook Jai, including Robb, Shi Ann, and the ultra-hot Erin. Sook Jai self-destructed once it started voting out its strongest, leading to a tie at the faux-merge. Then, in one of the most important challenges in Survivor history, Brian stayed underwater long enough to seal Sook Jai's fate and give the old tribe the majority. It was a clinic by Brian after that. Second worst jury in Survivor history with some bitter jerks.
10. Vanuatu S9- This season gets moved up after a second viewing. The men were still completely inept as Chris gathered the couch potatoes to vote out the jocks, only to get completely played by the women anyway. But I had underestimated the women, who actually had the most attractive tribe in Survivor history. The tomboys teamed with Chris and Eliza to seize the power in the game in one of the most remembered episodes ever. Had one of the most impressive and villianous women in Ami. Like later in Guatamala, the tag-along had an easy victory after a predictable F3 win.
11. Pearl Islands S7- One of the best seasons premerge as we saw the Morgan tribe struggle and then comeback after the dominant Drake tribe decided to throw a challenge. Had very tough conditions which led to the first quitter in Osten. Had some great team challenges and two all-time characters in Rupert and JFP. Season took a turn for the worse when the Outcasts were brought back, including Mr.Throw-a-challenge himself, Burton, and Miss Insufferable- Lil. Though tied at merge, Morgan was doomed when Lil turned against them and gave the power to Drake. After that, it was all backstabbing and lying with no one staying loyal to anyone, degenerating to the survival of the weakest, which eventually gave us the weakest F4 of all time, and then the least deserving and most unlikable F2 ever.
12. Marquesas S4- Introduced Rob M who pretty much carried the season until his boot immediately post merge. Also had one of Survivor's hottest women in Sarah Jones. Rotu was solidly in control until a popularity challenge exposed the Rotu4's alliance and led to their dismantling. This was great TV at the time, until that left us with a mostly unlikable F5. Kathy O was pretty much the only hope the season had until she inexplicably lost in F3 to Neleh and Vecepia, leaving us with maybe a slightly more likable but even less deserving F2 than PI.
13. Borneo- Yeah, after rewatching the entire thing, I put Season 1 dead last. Dirty season with sloppy editing and hosting by Jeff. People actually ate rats? That doesn't make good TV to me. And too many people that seemed to have no clue why they were there. People had no idea how to play the game, especially on the Pagong side, whose idiocy postmerge left their name infamous. Has there ever been a more unlikable F5 than Hatch, Sue, Rudy, Kelly W and Sean? I don't think so. These people cared nothing about one another and couldn't wait to get home. That doesn't inspire people. Survivor has come a LONG way since this.
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12-21-06, 11:44 PM (EST)
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Cindy was nice? To who? Cindy and Judd were attached at the hip.
Yes, Steph was a charter member; however, she still was the prime destroyer of that alliance with Rafe's encouragement and assistance. Most alliances get destroyed by someone from within the alliance.
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12-18-06, 07:36 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 12-20-06 AT 09:46 PM (EST)LAST EDITED ON 12-20-06 AT 09:40 PM (EST) LAST EDITED ON 12-18-06 AT 09:43 PM (EST) LAST EDITED ON 12-18-06 AT 07:41 PM (EST) LAST EDITED ON 12-18-06 AT 07:39 PM (EST) Seasons: 1) Cook Island. Very good cast; great challenges, and most of the twists worked. What really made the season stand out was the mutiny. Made Aitu the first team I really wanted to see win. (Should thank Candice and Jonathan for switching teams.) While the ending lacked drama or controversy, it had in its place players staying loyal to their alliance. And the two best players finished first and second. Think Ozzy was the best all-around challenge competitor ever.
2) Australia. Great cast and the elements really mattered.
3) Pearl Islands. Another good cast.
4) Panama/Exile Island. Same. The Exile Island twist kept it interesting. Deserving winner.
5) Guatemala. Rafe played Stephanie and then Danni played Rafe. Liked the challenges.
6) Borneo. Richard, Greg and Rudy were fun. Sue's speech. Sean's ridiculous voting strategy. Unselfconsciousness of players and novelty factor.
7) Amazon. Rob C. and Matt were fun.
8) Vanuatu. Liked the ousting of Ami's group.
9) Marquesas. Liked the ROTU4 banishment.
10) Thailand. Worth watching to see Brian manipulate his tribemates.
11) Palau. Most one sided team competitions ever. Outcome predictible and no one did anything to change it. Ian letting Tom talk him out of the game was lame.
12) Africa. Not interesting.
13) All-Stars. Dismal. Knew what the ending would be 2/3 of the way through and no one did anything to change it. Lex and Kathy blowing up Mogo-Mogo to get rid of the competition was one of the most foolish moves ever. Past winners were given no chance by teammates.
Winners: 1) Tom Westman. Didn't particularly like him but he combined strategizing and leading his tribe, providing, and strong challenge performances better than anyone else. And his tribe was the most dominant ever.
2) Yul Kwon. Helped hold together his tribe after the mutiny. Used the idol to change the game. Managed to lead without making enemies.
3) Brian Heidik. Have to give him credit for how effortless he made it look. Survivor's best actor.
4) Richard Hatch. Controlled his alliance well.
5) Aras Baskauskas. Giving him some credit for how well his dysfunctional team performed.
6) Danni Boatwright. Survived being an outcast on another tribe. Talked Rafe into keeping her when she should have been ousted then booted Rafe when it was to her advantage.
7) Tina Wesson. Influential with apparent dominant player and convinced jury she deserved to win.
8) Jenna Morasca. Won ICs when needed.
9) Amber Mariano. Rob should have won but Amber was better at challenges than giving credit for and participated in strategizing.
10) Ethan Zohn
11) Sandra Diaz-Twine
12) Chris Daugherty. Made numerous foolish moves early on but survived despite being an outcast. It was Scout and Twila who initiated the strategy to break up Ami's group.
13) Vecepia Towery. Wasn't it Neleh who instigated the Rotu4 ouster? Don't remember Vecepia doing much of anything.
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12-19-06, 00:08 AM (EST)
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>Seasons:
1-Pearl Islands - I liked the way it finished and great characters.2-Marquesas - Rotu 4 get axed, Rob/Sean were hilarious, slow finish though.
3-Cook Islands - Good season, slow finale but two deserving winners.
4-Borneo - The original, gotta love it. 5-Palau - Dominant winner, but pretty straightforward. 6-Vanuatu - I liked the winner and the Leann boot was awesome. 7-Africa - I liked the winner, but brutal conditions. 8-Panama/Exile Island - Terry was great, disappointing final 2. 9-Australia - I didn't like that Colby didn't win.
10-Amazon - unsatisfied with the winner. 11-Guatemala - Too much Steph  and a dull winner. 12-Thailand - boring, but great playing by Brian. 13-All-Stars - didn't live up to the hype, no courageous play at all >Winners:
Brian Heidik - awesome player
Richard Hatch - looked great then, was ahead of his time
Yul Kwon - The Yulfather was pretty flawless
Tom Westman - Dominated, but the difference between the two tribes definitely helped him.
Chris Daugherty - Fought back from 6-1 down!
Sandra Diaz-Twine - UTR, but still played the game.
Vecepia Towery - Lie Sandra, but even more UTR (boring)
Ethan Zohn - I liked him, but Tom/Lex did the work.
Tina Wesson - Thanks Colby!
Danni Boatwright - Boring, but at least Steph didn't win.
Aras Baskauskas - Fortunate that the Terry freight train stopped at the right time.
Jenna Morasca - She has matured, but back then I felt bitter that this entitled, bratty, immature brat won.
Amber Mariano - Rode Rob all the way. At least Jenna had to play the game at the end. 
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12-19-06, 12:10 PM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 12-19-06 AT 12:11 PM (EST)ETA: Ranked top as favorite to bottom least favorite Seasons:
Vanuatu
Australia
Borneo
Pearl Islands
Guatemala
Cook Islands
Panama/Exile Island
Palau
Marquesas
Africa
Thailand
Amazon
All-Stars Winners:
Richard Hatch
Chris Daugherty
Tom Westman
Yul Kwon
Brian Heidik
Tina Wesson
Danni Boatwright
Sandra Diaz-Twine
Vecepia Towery
Aras Baskauskas
Ethan Zohn
Amber Mariano
Jenna Morasca
 
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12-19-06, 02:20 PM (EST)
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Woot I love this thread!! And mine never match up...I may love a season but not like the winner as much, or vice versa, and it usually changes!!Seasons 1. Cook Islands...TREMENDOUS season...Jiffy was right, it has revitalized the series!
2. Marquesas
3. Amazon
4. Borneo
5. Australia
6. Vanuatu
7. Pearl Islands
8. Africa
9. Panama/Exile Island
10. Guatemala
11. Palau
12. All Stars
13. Thailand
Winners:
1. Richard Hatch
2. Chris Daugherty
3. Yul Kwon
4. Danni Boatwright
5. Brian Heidik
6. Tina Wesson
7. Ethan Zohn
8. Jenna Morasca
9. Aras Baskauskas
10.Sandra Diaz-Twine
11.Vecepia Towery
12.Tom Westman
13.Amber Mariano
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12-19-06, 03:31 PM (EST)
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The Seasons:1. Pearl Islands - Still the best. As much as I wanted to choke Osten, strangle Fairplay, smack Burton, throttle Andrew, and kick the producers for allowing the Outcasts back in, this season just plain had it all.
2. Cook Islands - Maybe I don't have a good basis for comparison, since I hated the Exile Island season, but this season was far more fun to watch. Imagine a minority tribe able to Pagong a majority. Usually, you don't hear about that unless it's preceded by the words "In Soviet Russia..."
3. Guatemala - I don't think there's been a more brutal season than this one. Now is it easy to forget the cast of characters and the roles everyone played that were so atypical. It was like Survivor turned on its ear.
4. Australia - The first season I watched, and still a memorable one. I remember cheering hard for Alicia, hoping to see Rodger and Elisabeth saved, and wanting so badly to see someone, anyone, unseat Colby. And someone did.
5. Palau - This was the best season that was dominated by a single individual. Tom Westman's tribe should have been left for dead. You would have looked at the tribes and thought Ulong would run the table. Yes, someone ran the table, but it wasn't Ulong.
6. Africa - I liked this season. This alliance adapted to the situation as well as any monolithic alliance ever has. And then Mama Kim comes out of nowhere. She deserved the final two, but Ethan played a better game.
7. Marquesas - The fall of the Rotu 4 was the biggest redeeming factor of this season. Rotu owned this season almost completely, but their own arrogance kept them from covering their tracks, and it bit them. And we laughed.
8. Amazon - The original battle of the sexes turned out...well, pretty even up to the last vote, which was a wash. It showed us that those who don't study history...that means you, Alex...are doomed to repeat it.
9. Borneo - I didn't actually watch this season, but my understanding of it was that it was fun to watch, even if the people were colossal morons by and large.
10. Vanuatu - Arg. Gender-based tribes again. This season was frustrating for the first half and turned into a snoozer...until a darkhorse named Twila made it fun again.
11. Panama/Exile Island - This had the same thing going on as Vanuatu. Frustrating early on, poorly produced, a snoozer after the merge, and Terry was hardly a sympathetic character. You knew he couldn't possibly win, but the winner was still...hard to imagine.
12. All-Stars - For a bunch of All-Stars, they played like a bunch of kids out of Lord of the Flies. I didn't see this much inane drama in four years of high school. The fact that no one dared touch Rob and Amber was either ridiculous or well-played on their part. Probably both.
13. Thailand - I don't fault EPMB for experimenting. I do fault him for so many failed experiments in one season. Episode 8 of this season still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The Winners: 1. Tom Westman - He's the king. The ruler. The unbeatable. He inspired fear in the other tribe to the point where they didn't win a single immunity challenge. His tribemates had a grand total of three chances to vote him out; he was immune the rest of the game - the first time, no one wanted him out. The second time, one of his operatives cracked and the plot to oust him failed. The third time, he wasn't the target for some reason and he still pulled off a masterful vote. He's untouchable.
2. Danni Boatwright - She's pretty good herself. She pulled off what was quite possibly the biggest upset ever (her or Chris) and she did it with her head kept up high and with no one helping her. And she took on | | |
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