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06-16-2025 , 10:42 PM

#5026

King~of~Diamonds

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06-17-2025 , 12:40 PM

#5027

TimTimSalabim

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Originally Posted by winwin

Binged some Traitors after learning Rob C would be on and, while its a great concept, what horrible execution.

Team competition with no stakes between teams, drawn out editing and repeated scenes in and out of commercial breaks (makes sense 20 years ago but not now), no incentive for Traitors to sabotage or subterfuge beyond the basics of concealing their identities, challenge countdown clocks that are obviously edited in post hoc, challenges that don't feel like they're challenging at all and instead filler and a formality that the prize pool will be continuously increased, and taking the camp aesthetic from something a bit cringe but reasonable in season 1 and turning it up to 11 in season 2 which was more distraction than anything. And besides a few exceptions, the actual strategy element is kept to a minimum.

Good thing is their casting philosophy to produce a less physically and time demanding show for competition show alumni is not proprietary so hopefully some other network picks up the torch with a more clever game mechanic and strategy oriented edit.

Have you tried the UK version? Host is great and she plays it seriously with very little camp. Also regular folks competing instead of pseudo-celebrities, which I always thought was the charm of Survivor.

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06-17-2025 , 05:31 PM

#5028

RubbishCards

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Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,498

UK season 1 is mostly people crying and saying "I'm a faithful", but season 2 is great, with some good gameplay on both the traitor and faithful sides and some entertaining characters. Definitely my fave so far (having watched all the English-speaking seasons).

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06-19-2025 , 12:49 AM

#5029

xnbomb

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agreed. traitors is absolute trash on basically every level. i dont know how people like it

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06-19-2025 , 01:58 AM

#5030

Mark_K

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Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 31,025

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Originally Posted by xnbomb

agreed. traitors is absolute trash on basically every level. i dont know how people like it

One of my big issues is for the producers/traitors to convert a faithful way late in the game. Also, there seems to be a bit of production game manipulation.

The series is entertainment pretending to be a game. And it IS entertaining!

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06-19-2025 , 05:14 AM

#5031

BringbckMichelleYi

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Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 657

USA Traitors is by far the worst out of all the English Language versions i've seen (UK, Au, USA, Canada)

Having a bunch of people that already know each other completely breaks the game which is already pretty broken to begin with.

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07-11-2025 , 06:50 AM

#5032

BringbckMichelleYi

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Now S50 is officially filmed thought I'd submit my very early pre season most likely to win power rankings

Contenders
1) Coach
2) Jenna Lewis
3) Rick Devons
4) Colby
5) Charlie
6) Aubry
7) Stephanie Lagrossa
8) Genevieve
9) Joe
10) Emily

Middle of the pack
11) Kamilla
12) Tiffany
13) Dee
14) Ozzy
15) Chrissy

Outside chance
16) Mike White
17) Kyle
18) Angelina

Cant see winning a jury vote if they get to the end
19) Q
20-21 Rizzo/Savannah
22) Jonathan

How on earth do you get to the end

23) Christian
24) Cirie

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08-15-2025 , 03:56 AM

#5033

AussieJack

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Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,055

Survivor Australia v the World starts on Sunday

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08-15-2025 , 03:18 PM

#5034

Mark_K

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Originally Posted by AussieJack

Survivor Australia v the World starts on Sunday

I'm 1/2 way through the last season. I'm always impressed how the Australian version just crushes the USA version.

Better challenges
Better twists
Better characters
Better drama

Only complaint may be that it feels like maybe more production interference during the game. i.e. they don't let things get too one-sided.

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08-17-2025 , 02:21 PM

#5035

BringbckMichelleYi

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Originally Posted by AussieJack

Survivor Australia v the World starts on Sunday

14 person cast and Parvati got 33% of all confessionals, more than the bottom 10 combined

Never change Australian Survivor

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08-21-2025 , 12:13 AM

#5036

PocketInfinities

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Originally Posted by AussieJack

Survivor Australia v the World starts on Sunday

Pretty satisfying 1st 3 episodes

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08-24-2025 , 08:17 AM

#5037

e1cnr

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Originally Posted by AussieJack

Survivor Australia v the World starts on Sunday

I don't know how to watch it but episode 1 was on youtube was good

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08-26-2025 , 04:46 PM

#5038

BringbckMichelleYi

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Originally Posted by BringbckMichelleYi

14 person cast and Parvati got 33% of all confessionals, more than the bottom 10 combined

Never change Australian Survivor

Episode 6 confessional update

Will put in spoilers in case anyone hasn't watched the episode yet

Spoiler:

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08-31-2025 , 09:04 PM

#5039

PocketInfinities

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Originally Posted by BringbckMichelleYi

Episode 6 confessional update

Will put in spoilers in case anyone hasn't watched the episode yet

Spoiler:

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08-31-2025 , 09:37 PM

#5040

PocketInfinities

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Episode 7 - not a spoiler - if you’re a contestant, why/how do you consent to having cameras in the shower?

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09-01-2025 , 03:07 AM

#5041

BringbckMichelleYi

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Originally Posted by PocketInfinities

Episode 7 - not a spoiler - if you’re a contestant, why/how do you consent to having cameras in the shower?

Also not a spoiler, but episode 7 was absolutely wild

You know you're in for a ride when tribal council starts with 40 minutes left of the episode

One contestant probably had the single worst episode of gameplay in Survivor history.

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09-06-2025 , 11:31 AM

#5042

omgredbaron

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is there a youtube channel or somewhere i can watch this? all i was able to find was a channel that has all of S1 of survivor australia

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09-08-2025 , 02:51 AM

#5043

King~of~Diamonds

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Originally Posted by PocketInfinities

Episode 7 - not a spoiler - if you’re a contestant, why/how do you consent to having cameras in the shower?

Because they’ll replace you with someone who will?

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09-08-2025 , 03:22 AM

#5044

BringbckMichelleYi

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Spoilers for AU vs the world season below;

Spoiler:

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09-08-2025 , 10:34 PM

#5045

King~of~Diamonds

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No way. Awesome

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09-17-2025 , 08:10 PM

#5046

Tommy_Tomich969

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At this point if you aren't watching Australian Survivor, it's basically the equivalent of not watching the Champions League if you are a soccer fan.

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09-17-2025 , 08:12 PM

#5047

Tommy_Tomich969

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Originally Posted by xnbomb

agreed. traitors is absolute trash on basically every level. i dont know how people like it

It's way better with newbie players who aren't 'famous'. The reality stars on the US version just treat the show as a means to get more followers on insta so of course they are just gonna blow up their games for airtime. I think the US is finally doing a newbie version for 2026.

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09-17-2025 , 08:15 PM

#5048

Tommy_Tomich969

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Originally Posted by BringbckMichelleYi

I think the 49 people have slightly more chance that you think if they get to the end with people like Jonathan, Joe, Tiffany, Angelina who aren't really seen as great players and people like Steph an Ozzy who are awful people IRL. I suspect both of them will be better players than all those I mentioned. I also don't think Coach is a realistic contender anymore, he's gonna blow up his game trying to be a cult leader. That won't fly in the new era.

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09-17-2025 , 08:46 PM

#5049

tarheels2222

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49 players will be interesting since they’ll know each other but no one else will have seen them play. I always enjoyed when they used to do players on back to back seasons.

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09-18-2025 , 05:22 AM

#5050

BringbckMichelleYi

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Originally Posted by Tommy_Tomich969

I agree I do think at least one of the 49 players will go fairly deep in the season, however they are also such a default first boot candidate for a safe vote too.

My Coach at number 1 logic is I understand he does have quite a few 'new era' connections outside of the show and will potentially lean into the reliable elder statesman role. He's also never been overly strategic and is strong enough in team challenges so there's not too much value in targeting him in early.

I also think the jury might be looking for a 'legend of the game' to represent their season if one does get to the end