Survivor

We still watch this show in our house. The kids like it, it is after all a competition. One of the first reality shows it is a fact that the formula still works. It is hard to explain why it still works and I will admit that my interest drifts in and out depending on the point in the show and the personalities involved but the show does work. A few friends of mine and I have joked that the series would be funny if they held the contest in a cold climate. It would be different, but of course the skimpy clothing is part of the attraction as well.

Currently in an All star format this season has been very interesting. Russell , perhaps the most interesting contestant I can remember is dominating the show and his tribe. Boston Rob who has been on several episodes lost a battle to Russell and was thus taken down at the most recent tribal council.

The show is not groundbreaking, if it ever was. You pretty much know the pattern and what the process will be. Surprise does not mean excellence however and in terms of what it does this series remains at the top.