After 33 seasons, we have seen the Television Series Survivor become the Grandfather of reality television in the United States. We have also seen Survivor struggle against other line ups and move days in order to not lose viewers. The show has long been hailed as the topic of conversation around water coolers, but it may be time they faced their own elimination.
The year 2000 brought a new era of reality tv to the forefront. The concept of 16 castaways being stranded on a deserted island, competing for luxuries and voting each other off one by one, was a new concept to most of us. It made us look at the basis of human relationships and see how perfect strangers can form friendships and enemies right away. This made most of us stop and watch fascinated to see how each person developed being watched by cameras on the beautiful beaches of Palau. The challenges to win luxuries were new and different. These were based on the culture and history of the island and got all of us involved in becoming fans for our own survivor. Slowly we started to see how reality television could be family entertainment and not only for M TV. The show really was ahead of it’s time and spawned a ton of reality game shows after it.
Over the past 16 years, I have not missed a year of watching this show. There have been some seasons I missed a …show more content…
I don’t think it would stand the test of time if it was starting out this season. Reality TV has seen a sharp decline. Television in general has seen a decline in viewership. Cinematic effect is all the rage in top rated shows on cable, Survivor’s helicopter scene footage is far from award winning. Over the past decade we have seen the awards for this show turn from wins, to nominations, and now rarely an honorable mention in the Emmy’s. I obviously am not alone in my boredom in recent seasons. Hollywood as a whole agrees. The Ratings have been in decline for some time. CBS is still pushing
The year 2000 brought a new era of reality tv to the forefront. The concept of 16 castaways being stranded on a deserted island, competing for luxuries and voting each other off one by one, was a new concept to most of us. It made us look at the basis of human relationships and see how perfect strangers can form friendships and enemies right away. This made most of us stop and watch fascinated to see how each person developed being watched by cameras on the beautiful beaches of Palau. The challenges to win luxuries were new and different. These were based on the culture and history of the island and got all of us involved in becoming fans for our own survivor. Slowly we started to see how reality television could be family entertainment and not only for M TV. The show really was ahead of it’s time and spawned a ton of reality game shows after it.
Over the past 16 years, I have not missed a year of watching this show. There have been some seasons I missed a …show more content…
I don’t think it would stand the test of time if it was starting out this season. Reality TV has seen a sharp decline. Television in general has seen a decline in viewership. Cinematic effect is all the rage in top rated shows on cable, Survivor’s helicopter scene footage is far from award winning. Over the past decade we have seen the awards for this show turn from wins, to nominations, and now rarely an honorable mention in the Emmy’s. I obviously am not alone in my boredom in recent seasons. Hollywood as a whole agrees. The Ratings have been in decline for some time. CBS is still pushing