At long last my buddy was able to get me a copy of the new season that premiered in the UK last year.
The style is different as they went for a "younger" feel for the show. For example, a lot more ""pop" music is played in-between and during segments. Font styles of the tribes display flare and even the host Jonathan, makes side-cracks and puns throughout the show and even narrates a little in the beginning and during for adding puns and humor.
But it never got annoying. He didn't try to be Jeff Probst he was his own person and that was refreshing as well.
Not many "twists" in the season that we've never seen before (South Africa and Australia are better because of that) and there really was only one thing holding this show back.....the contestants.
Not a single one had an once of "flare" in the character. They were all so one dimensional and incredibly conscious of how they looked in front of the cameras. Making it for a rather boring season.
In the end out of the 3 left, two were some of the most hated in the tribe because of their cockiness towards others or that they did NOTHING the entire game to make it to the end. So the easy winner was a kid who continued to make stupid moves throughout the season but at least had enough of a personality that most of the tribe liked him enough to give him the prize.
OH! And on top of the cash reward they also received a "Winner's Necklace" which I thought was interesting.
Overall, the UK's return to Survivor was lackluster but I'm willing to give them another season since season one of these shows just means they're trying to find their footing and pacing of the show they want.
I'm looking forward (and hopeful for) to a Season 2.
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