Probst said the cast is a lot more likeable than Guatemala, and that usually translates to a better season (pretty much everyone in the first two seasons was charming in some way)......definitely think it will be at least the best since Pearl Islands.....
How do you all rank the seasons?
1. Australian Outback (The first two seasons had the most people trying to get into the cast, hence why everyone was memorable. They'll never be topped)
2. Borneo
(I'd place the Australian edition of Survivor right here. Fantastic season with totally memorable cast. The folks from Australia complained that they didn't get to see Marquesas, but this was better.)
3. Pearl Islands (Rupert before he got annoying, Sandra, the much hated Fairplay, and the even more hated (for me) Lil. Plus, the show's first quitter, an interesting new twist, and a great premiere episode)
4. Amazon (Probably the most despicable cast ever, but that's what made it so entertaining!)
5. Marquesas (Great bunch of characters, most beautiful location they've ever shot at, along with the first ever power switchup.)
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6. Guatemala (Pretty good after the boring first few episodes. Still, like all of the recent seasons, it suffers from far too much challenge footage and not enough character development. Also, Steph hinders it from being a true classic.)
7. Palau (Loved the pathetic Ulong losing every single immunity challenge. Pretty good aside from some rather boring episodes, and Steph was incredibly annoying.)
(I'd put the second season of UK Survivor, Panama, here. Likeable cast, although a bit boring in the middle)
8. Vanuatu (I disliked all of the male contestants.....they all played horribly and Chris got incredibly lucky at the end, even then, he still screwed up and went about getting to the end the hard way. Loved Ami on her power trip and the always on the chopping block Eliza, but the season was pretty dull at times)
(I'd place Survivor UK: Borneo, the first season, right here. Pretty evil bunch, but I did like the winner's run to the finish.)
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9. Thailand (Has the show's best player ever, but that's about all it's notable for. Great location though, but the worst cast in history)
10. Africa (Awful, awful location. Cast wasn't too interesting either, and the fact that the Samburus had ample opportunity to topple Lex and Co, but didn't do it, really made me dislike this season)
11. All Stars (Let's see......we have four winners (Rich, Tina, Ethan, Jenna M), so they're screwed. We have a physical threat and a strategic threat (Colby and Rob C), so they're doomed. We have two people that are horrible socially (Sue and Jerri). And we have an old man who is a challenge liability (Rudy). And what do you know? Those nine players were also the first nine to be eliminated from the game. The unfairness aside, the fact that the rest of the players allowed the boring Romber to win the game and hog the camera time (which made it even more tiresome) is proof alone that this NEVER should've happened).
But yeah, new season should be great. Somebody give Danielle and Misty chocolate and peanut butter. Pronto!