Another season is soon upon us and with it comes a new gimmick: The edge of extinction island. That could not only apply to this season but to the series itself (how long more can it survive?) and, unfortunately, this board. I know it's probably useless but I'm sending a call to all former posters, all lurkers and any new participant to jump in and share your opinions. This ised to be a fun, joyous place to share the Survivor experience and I'd like to see it come back to life.

As far as the season is concernced, the Edge of Extinction will be a place where players voted out will be allowed to stay for as long as they can. They will have a chance to reenter the game but they won't have to win weekly duels to stay, just endure starvation and total boredom.

So what's in it for us viewers? How much fun could it be to observe people with nothing to do, nothing to say? Well, I'll be looking for some strategy; a player who will do anything to sap everyone else's morale, bringing them down until they decide that it's not worth it anymore. Besides that, the concept has nothing really to offer because it's just a way to protect the four returning veterans just like Redemption Island was designed to protect Rob and RussHole. We'll see how it plays out.

For now, here are the new characters that will either amuse us, fascinate us (yeah! I wouldn't bet on that), disgust us and bore us:

The Manu Tribe

Dan "The Wardog" DaSilva

Age: 38
Hometown: Ossining, New York
Current residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Law student/former military

Reem Daly

Age: 46
Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia
Current residence: Ashburn, Virginia
Occupation: Sales

Rick Devens

Age: 33
Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia
Current residence: Macon, Georgia
Occupation: Morning news anchor

Wendy Diaz

Age: 25
Hometown: Los Angeles
Current residence: Bell, California
Occupation: Small business owner

Lauren O'Connell

Age: 21
Hometown: Bakersfield, California
Current residence: Waco, Texas
Occupation: Student at Baylor University

Keith Sowell

Age: 19
Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Current residence: Durham, North Carolina
Occupation: Pre-med student

Chris Underwood

Age: 25
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Current residence: Greenville, South Carolina
Occupation: District Sales Manager

Kelley Wentworth

Age: 31
Hometown: Ephrata, Washington
Current residence: Seattle
Occupation: Marketing manager
Previous season: San Juan del Sur, Second Chance

David Wright

Age: 44
Hometown: Philadelphia
Current residence: Sherman Oaks, California
Occupation: Television writer
Previous season: Millennials vs. Gen-X

The Kama Tribe

Joe Anglim

Age: 29
Hometown: Chandler, Arizona
Current residence: Ogden, Utah
Occupation: Multimedia artist
Previous season: Worlds Apart, Second Chance

Aubry Bracco

Age: 32
Hometown: Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
Current residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Marketing director
Previous season: Kaôh Rōng, Game Changers

Victoria Baamonde

Age: 23
Hometown: Bronx, New York
Current residence: Bronx, New York
Occupation: Waitress

Ron Clark

Age: 46
Hometown: Chocowinity, North Carolina
Current residence: Atlanta
Occupation: Teacher at Ron Clark Academy

Julia Carter

Age: 24
Hometown: Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Current residence: Bethesda, Maryland
Occupation: Medical assistant

Eric Hafemann

Age: 34
Hometown: Chicago
Current residence: Livermore, California
Occupation: Firefighter

Aurora McCreary

Age: 32
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida
Current residence: Orlando, Florida
Occupation: Divorce lawyer

Julie Rosenberg

Age: 46
Hometown: Baltimore
Current residence: New York City
Occupation: Toymaker

Gavin Whitson

Age: 23
Hometown: Erwin, Tennessee
Current residence: Erwin, Tennessee
Occupation: YMCA program director