Something I Noticed About Survivor...

[Keebler Elf]

TV Tropolis is showing an all-day marathon of the very first season of Survivor. After the last vote, I realized something for the first time. Did you ever notice then when someone gets voted off, the "killing" vote is always the last vote revealed?

Think about it. If player A had 2 votes and players B and C had 1 vote with 2 votes remaining, unless you pre-arrange the votes then you'd have to draw the remaining votes (b/c a tie is possible) and they could very well go for players D and E. In which case, player A would have been "dead on arrival" even before the final votes were revealed. Yet at Tribal Council, it's always the final vote that votes someone off.

So you definitely know they rearrange the votes in the best possible order (for TV viewing).

As an aside, I had forgotten how good the original season really was!

 

[stainless]

it was revealed some time ago Jeff Probst arranges the votes before revealing the names. Just watch the questions he asks at tribal council he always zeros in on the guy who the other tribal members are talking about now how would he know that unless he's seeing the film before it tribla council.

also certain things are repeated for production purposes. Remember this is a entertainment show first and fore most

 

[Keebler Elf]

It's obvious the shows are edited/manipulated. But what's not obvious is exactly how/when/where they do it. I know I've never seen it (the voting process) mentioned here on TERB.

 

[dj1470]

So you definitely know they rearrange the votes in the best possible order (for TV viewing).

Come on Elfie!!!!!! You got to be kidding.

You are just getting this now? There have been 10 Survivor's and they do the same thing at every tribal council.

It's always been very obvious.

 

[Keebler Elf]

Sorry, guess I'm not the Survivor guru that you are.

 

[dj1470]

Sorry, guess I'm not the Survivor guru that you are.

Easy there Tiger it was just an observation. Don't get your panties in a bunch.

 

[moviefan]

I too have been watching the reruns of the original Survivor, and it really did achieve a quality that the other reality shows haven't matched.

Yes, it is entertainment, and the material presented is manipulated for maximum effect. But the originals are still classics.

 

[1HandInMyPocket]

It's obvious the shows are edited/manipulated. But what's not obvious is exactly how/when/where they do it. I know I've never seen it (the voting process) mentioned here on TERB.

isn't it when Probst goes and retrieves the voting ballots?
There's also a trick to know which team is going to lose the immunity challenge. When you see clips of next week, you will see one team having diffuclties with each other, most of the time that's the team that will lose that challenge.

And with the Amazing Race, you know if it's an elimination leg of the race by seeing how much time is left till the show ends.

 

[moviefan]

Sure enough, on the 4 p.m. episode, the "Alliance" votes that eliminated Gretchen were the last four votes shown.

Interesting.

 

[Toasted_Ravioli]

There's also a trick to know which team is going to lose the immunity challenge. When you see clips of next week, you will see one team having diffuclties with each other, most of the time that's the team that will lose that challenge.

I disagree, during the last season Survivor Exile Island the winning tribe always seemed to have more difficties with each other, yet they always won the immunity challenge.

 

[MojoRisin']

i just noticed that the one hour that is on tv doesnt really only cover one hour on the island. I mean wtf happens the whole time we arent watching? It seems that only days go by when a week has gone in my life. Shit man Im confused here. Help a brother out here.

 

[1HandInMyPocket]

i just noticed that the one hour that is on tv doesnt really only cover one hour on the island. I mean wtf happens the whole time we arent watching? It seems that only days go by when a week has gone in my life. Shit man Im confused here. Help a brother out here.

well for survivor, it takes place during a 40 day period. What we see during the 1 hour, is condensed from about a 2 day period not a week. But even during that 2 day period I'm guessing a lot does not happen except for the occasional drama.

 

[spatial_k]

The first season was awesome. Reality TV hadn't quite become the phenom it is now, so most of the 'actors' were still fairly natural, as natural as you can be for a camera anyway. The second season was also all right (taped while the first one was airing, so same flavour of reality.)

 

[MojoRisin']

well for survivor, it takes place during a 40 day period. What we see during the 1 hour, is condensed from about a 2 day period not a week. But even during that 2 day period I'm guessing a lot does not happen except for the occasional drama.

ohhhhhh ok well that makes total sense now...(BTW i was kidding and mamking fun of KeeblerElf at the same time)

 

[spdir.com]

TV Tropolis is showing an all-day marathon of the very first season of Survivor. After the last vote, I realized something for the first time. Did you ever notice then when someone gets voted off, the "killing" vote is always the last vote revealed?

Think about it. If player A had 2 votes and players B and C had 1 vote with 2 votes remaining, unless you pre-arrange the votes then you'd have to draw the remaining votes (b/c a tie is possible) and they could very well go for players D and E. In which case, player A would have been "dead on arrival" even before the final votes were revealed. Yet at Tribal Council, it's always the final vote that votes someone off.

So you definitely know they rearrange the votes in the best possible order (for TV viewing).

As an aside, I had forgotten how good the original season really was!

I have wondered the same thing... but then I am wondering about all reality T V shows including DOG the bounty hunter.