Twelve strangers are shipwrecked on a string of South Pacific islands. Their suitcases scattered around. There are resources and abandoned structures. They have to survive to wait for rescue after an unknown number of days.
In the first season of Survivor, some of the participants didn't get it until they figured it out. They're on a game show, not a survival show. This show is what those participants expected. There are no prizes here. There are no competitions. There is no council. It's a slower, more poetic, faux survivalist show. These people are not in any real danger, even less than other shows. The only danger seems to be drowning as some of the participants get worn out swimming the ocean currents. After they get to a certain point, it is a show of people coexisting and sleeping the days away. It's a slow, languid watch. Some of the personality interactions are a little fascinating. I find myself fast forwarding some of it. I wouldn't mind doing it myself living the shipwrecked life but as a show, it has limited drama.
In the first season of Survivor, some of the participants didn't get it until they figured it out. They're on a game show, not a survival show. This show is what those participants expected. There are no prizes here. There are no competitions. There is no council. It's a slower, more poetic, faux survivalist show. These people are not in any real danger, even less than other shows. The only danger seems to be drowning as some of the participants get worn out swimming the ocean currents. After they get to a certain point, it is a show of people coexisting and sleeping the days away. It's a slow, languid watch. Some of the personality interactions are a little fascinating. I find myself fast forwarding some of it. I wouldn't mind doing it myself living the shipwrecked life but as a show, it has limited drama.