I just voted off a couple of the stupid replies to this thread.
If you don't like Survivor, start your own "I don't like Survivor thread".
Through 8 seasons Survivor has attracted a following of 20 million viewers average. The high has been over 24 million and the low at just over 18 million viewers. All that directly competing against the popular show Friends on another network. There are not many reality shows I do like but I do admit an addiction to Survivor and I also watch American Idol. I do not like the way the voting is done on American Idol though.
The most recent poll on Survivor shows Rupert will win the second million by a landslide. I liked Rupert but also agree he never did seem to want to take charge of his destiny. He made some other bone head moves but who didn't. Rupert was a threat in challenges, he did more than his share of work, he kept his word, he made strong alliances, and this is what made him the one person nobody wanted to go against in the final tribal council. This time he was able to make it to the final 4. I also think Jenna had a better chance if she had pulled rocks from the bag.
Like Rob or not, he did play the game his way and made it all the way to the final two. Just like Johnny Fairplay from Survivor Pearl Islands, he was the player you loved to hate. How would the votes gone if it had been Jenna against Amber? The jury said Jenna would have won even as irritating as she had been.
Lex was bitter, Cathy was bitter but got over it, Big Tom was bitter and I think really wanted to smack Rob, Jerri was........Jerri, Richard was still gay, and the rest didn't have a problem with the way the game played out.
I wonder where then next series will be? I do hope there is not another All-Star series.