Survivor China OFFICIAL THREAD

[En Passant]

I only watch because of JRB, and I enjoyed it.

I don't really like the location, as I would prefer it to be at some tropical location. Also, I wish it was in HD.

[zuluking]

James the Gravedigger also works as a bouncer here at bars in downtown Lafayette. I don't know him personally, but people that do say he's very shy and quiet...unusual for a Survivor contestant.

[27offsuit]

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James the Gravedigger also works as a bouncer here at bars in downtown Lafayette. I don't know him personally, but people that do say he's very shy and quiet...unusual for a Survivor contestant.

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He seems like a really genuine nice guy.
He'll never make it for this reason. His best shot is to kick ass on challenges once they go to individual immunity. He should at least be safe until then because he is such a challenge stud. As soon as he took the dragon head last night, I knew they were winning.

Chicken was an idiot, but his group was more stupid for voting him off first. Jesus, he was stupid, though...he had a lot to offer, he just didn't want to rock the boat early. unfortunately, he was grouped with the young, lazy, and stupid group.

Jean-Robert got a good draw, however. He could go for a while...

[Nicholasp27]

chicken woulda been annoying on ur tribe

he didn't say "in my experience, we should be doing it x way instead of y way"...instead he did the condescending "u aren't really gonna do it that way are you?"

and then when people asked for his opinion, he was like "i'm just going with the flow" and "i agree with you"

first condescending, then passive-aggressive annoying...had to go...like one person said "what good is having his strength on the tribe if he isn't gonna use it to help us"

[FGators]

I thought Chicken would be a memorable character at least.

I'm not sure how full of life this group is. Obviously we'll enjoy JRB and Ashley and maybe the Gravedigger for his athleticism.

Besides that I'm not getting too much I don't think, though obviously it's early.

I saw a lot more potential in past seasons for characters.

That NYC waitress Courtney might be the closest guess for good TV.

[Synur]

It's hard to gauge how this show is going to be based solely on this first episode. I remember not enjoying last season's Survivor until about mid way through the season. Still, this first episode was very engaging. I really hate the direction the show has been going by selecting 'characters' as contestants.

[evagaba]

I thought this was one of the most boring episodes I have ever watched.

[Wires]

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I thought this was one of the most boring episodes I have ever watched.

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Then this must be the first episode you have ever watched.

Survivor has been my guilty pleasure since the first season. Things went down hill after the All-Star season largely due to weak casts and twists that impacted the integrity of the game.

The first episode of China has given me hope that this may be an entertaining season.

[bellytimber]

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Survivor has been my guilty pleasure since the first season.

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mine too. And yeah I agree with you, the show's not what it used to be, but last season was really great IMO--Dreamz breaking his promise to Yao was one of the most watchable storylines in the noble history of reality TV.

My first impression of the gravedigger--besides wow christ that guy is a f'ing giant--is that he is authentically a soft-spoken dude in the John Coffey meets Mr Jingles tradition. I think he'll be fine, I'll bet he makes it to the jury at least.

[Jack of Arcades]

Watching the show just for James.