Survivor? (USE A QUESTION MARK IF YOU'RE ASKING A QUESTION)
12-22-03 | 03:25 PM
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I don't know, but I have a question for those interested in this. If they were available on DVD would you rent them or buy? If buy, why?
I don't know, but I have a question for those interested in this. If they were available on DVD would you rent them or buy? If buy, why?
12-22-03 | 07:54 PM
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Originally posted by FuzzyBallz
Same reason why Jerry Springer's still on and people are still watching it: People Love Trash.
Same reason why Jerry Springer's still on and people are still watching it: People Love Trash.
12-23-03 | 01:37 PM
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Has anyone actually emailed CBS about this?
Chances are, they will never read this thread, but if they get enough request, I don't see any reason they wouldn't release all the seasons on DVD. A "Best Of" each season would be nice too.
Chances are, they will never read this thread, but if they get enough request, I don't see any reason they wouldn't release all the seasons on DVD. A "Best Of" each season would be nice too.
02-18-04 | 06:55 AM
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From TVShowsOnDVD:
Season set announced
Posted by Gord Lacey
2/17/2004
Paramount Home Entertainment has let us in on a little secret... they will be releasing Survivor Season 1 this May! This is the season with Richard, Kelly, Rudy, Sean, Colleen, Greg and others...
It's something that we thought would never happen. They tried releasing The Greatest and Most Outrageous Moments for the season, but poor sales ended all hopes of a season set release. At the TV DVD Conference last October there was a consensus that game show based reality shows were unlikely to sell on DVD because the outcome was already known.
If you have an interest in seeing other seasons of the series released you should pick this set up. I'm sure there will be many companies watching the sales of this set.
Posted by Gord Lacey
2/17/2004
Paramount Home Entertainment has let us in on a little secret... they will be releasing Survivor Season 1 this May! This is the season with Richard, Kelly, Rudy, Sean, Colleen, Greg and others...
It's something that we thought would never happen. They tried releasing The Greatest and Most Outrageous Moments for the season, but poor sales ended all hopes of a season set release. At the TV DVD Conference last October there was a consensus that game show based reality shows were unlikely to sell on DVD because the outcome was already known.
If you have an interest in seeing other seasons of the series released you should pick this set up. I'm sure there will be many companies watching the sales of this set.
02-18-04 | 08:30 AM
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I would definately buy all the seasons on DVD.
Just think of all the unaired footage that could be added in also.
Just think of all the unaired footage that could be added in also.
02-18-04 | 11:47 AM
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Here's a thought: Each episode could have commentary by the survivor booted in that particular episode, along with Probst. Of course, the last show would feature commentary by the final four.
02-18-04 | 12:19 PM
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I really don't see any replay value in this show - or any reality-type show. I'd re-watch it once if they included some serious extras and uncensored footage, but I just don't think I'd say "Hey, let's watch episode 9 of season 1 again."
02-18-04 | 01:20 PM
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Originally posted by rfduncan
I really don't see any replay value in this show - ... I just don't think I'd say "Hey, let's watch episode 9 of season 1 again."
I really don't see any replay value in this show - ... I just don't think I'd say "Hey, let's watch episode 9 of season 1 again."
I like Survivor better, but I think The Amazing Race has more replay value.
02-18-04 | 03:26 PM
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Originally posted by rfduncan
I really don't see any replay value in this show - or any reality-type show. I'd re-watch it once if they included some serious extras and uncensored footage, but I just don't think I'd say "Hey, let's watch episode 9 of season 1 again."
I really don't see any replay value in this show - or any reality-type show. I'd re-watch it once if they included some serious extras and uncensored footage, but I just don't think I'd say "Hey, let's watch episode 9 of season 1 again."
02-18-04 | 03:41 PM
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Originally posted by evenswr
TV drama with an ongoing narrative?
TV drama with an ongoing narrative?
I mean it is quite literally the same as owning the 1983 season of the Baltimore Orioles and watching one game out of it knowing they will win the world series. Does one single game matter? Well, if it was edited down to a 45 min episode it could seem more harrowing and dramatic, but drama? No.
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02-18-04 | 05:16 PM
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OK, first of all, judging by your description of the show, it sounds like you're not a fan of the genre. I could be wrong, but what you've written doesn't sound particularly flattering. Which is fine; to each his and/or her own. But I hate when people put too much emphasis on the fact that the show is scripted. For me, a huge Survivor fan, I enjoy watching the interplay between the people on the show. It's scripted, yes, but it's not completely scripted. Or rather, it's openly scripted. A guy (Probst) walks out and tells everyone what's going to happen next. Each entire season of Survivor is one overall story. It's the story of these people put through these scripted events. In fact, the only real letdown of the show for me is that the end is almost always anticlimactic. I don't usually care who wins.
Secondly, I don't think it's accurate to compare each episode of Survivor to a baseball game. The only thing that matters during a game in the regular season is win/loss. In Survivor, getting to the end doesn't guarantee you the money. Now, if the World Series was just putting all of the players of the teams knocked out in the playoffs in a room and letting them vote on who should win, that'd be accurate. But it's not, becuase the actions taken by a player, or coach, or team, in any given game, don't effect what happens in any other game, except in that winning more games than anyone else will get you into the playoffs. In Survivor, you can win, and still lose, becuase in the end, the winner is judged by how they performed throughout the season.
Thirdly, it is somewhat accurate to compare to a baseball game, in that each game/episode contains its own drama, in addition to the impact they have on the World Series/Final Vote. Sports are drama. And Survivor is real drama.
Fourthly, baseball rarely celebrates incompetence. People will simply stop going to the games if their team sucks. But with Survivor, the more they fill the cast with boobs, the more people watch. I mean, nobody can even make fire? That's good TV.
Secondly, I don't think it's accurate to compare each episode of Survivor to a baseball game. The only thing that matters during a game in the regular season is win/loss. In Survivor, getting to the end doesn't guarantee you the money. Now, if the World Series was just putting all of the players of the teams knocked out in the playoffs in a room and letting them vote on who should win, that'd be accurate. But it's not, becuase the actions taken by a player, or coach, or team, in any given game, don't effect what happens in any other game, except in that winning more games than anyone else will get you into the playoffs. In Survivor, you can win, and still lose, becuase in the end, the winner is judged by how they performed throughout the season.
Thirdly, it is somewhat accurate to compare to a baseball game, in that each game/episode contains its own drama, in addition to the impact they have on the World Series/Final Vote. Sports are drama. And Survivor is real drama.
Fourthly, baseball rarely celebrates incompetence. People will simply stop going to the games if their team sucks. But with Survivor, the more they fill the cast with boobs, the more people watch. I mean, nobody can even make fire? That's good TV.
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03-13-04 | 08:32 PM
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May 11, according to TV Shows on DVD
Survivor I - Official Release Info for Season 1
The smash hit series that became a cultural phenomenon and continues to sweep the nation, SURVIVOR: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON recaps the entire series of events from Season One in a five-disc box set that follows the first group of castaways as they learn to outwit, outlast and outplay each other to the bitter end. You'll see Richard Hatch, Gervase Peterson, Susan Hawk, Colleen Haskell, Rudy Boesch, and Sonja Christopher.
The DVD collection of SURVIVOR: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON features all twelve episodes from season one, plus the 2-hour finale and town hall meeting which serve as the culmination to this memorable first season of the show that continues to attract a dedicated audience to this day. From the emotional confrontations to voting confessions, romantic liaisons and action-filled immunity challenges, the entire first season of SURVIVOR gets back to the basics of the game that, at its core, is a TV game show that started out with 16 contestants in search of adventure and one million dollars in grand prize winnings. Challenged to compete in an assortment of survival games and deal with the inevitable personality clashes of perfect strangers living together, the contestants were marooned on an island in the South China Seas, and left to fend for themselves.
Full screen format
Dolby Digital English Surround
Closed captioned for the hearing-impaired
Audio commentaries on episodes 101 on disc 1 ("The Marooning") and 113 on disc 4 ("Season Finale") by Jeff Probst, Richard Hatch, Gervase Peterson and Rudy Boesch.
Featurettes on: "Survivors Leave Los Angeles and Arrive in Borneo," "The Late Show With David Letterman Top Ten featuring the Survivors," and "A Look Back with Richard, Rudy and Gervase."
Running Time: 11 hours, 4 minutes
5 DVDs
No S.R.P. Expected to be priced by retailers at under $40 in the U.S. and under C$50 in Canada
May 11
Stay tuned, and we'll be back with cover art as soon as it's available.
The smash hit series that became a cultural phenomenon and continues to sweep the nation, SURVIVOR: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON recaps the entire series of events from Season One in a five-disc box set that follows the first group of castaways as they learn to outwit, outlast and outplay each other to the bitter end. You'll see Richard Hatch, Gervase Peterson, Susan Hawk, Colleen Haskell, Rudy Boesch, and Sonja Christopher.
The DVD collection of SURVIVOR: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON features all twelve episodes from season one, plus the 2-hour finale and town hall meeting which serve as the culmination to this memorable first season of the show that continues to attract a dedicated audience to this day. From the emotional confrontations to voting confessions, romantic liaisons and action-filled immunity challenges, the entire first season of SURVIVOR gets back to the basics of the game that, at its core, is a TV game show that started out with 16 contestants in search of adventure and one million dollars in grand prize winnings. Challenged to compete in an assortment of survival games and deal with the inevitable personality clashes of perfect strangers living together, the contestants were marooned on an island in the South China Seas, and left to fend for themselves.
Full screen format
Dolby Digital English Surround
Closed captioned for the hearing-impaired
Audio commentaries on episodes 101 on disc 1 ("The Marooning") and 113 on disc 4 ("Season Finale") by Jeff Probst, Richard Hatch, Gervase Peterson and Rudy Boesch.
Featurettes on: "Survivors Leave Los Angeles and Arrive in Borneo," "The Late Show With David Letterman Top Ten featuring the Survivors," and "A Look Back with Richard, Rudy and Gervase."
Running Time: 11 hours, 4 minutes
5 DVDs
No S.R.P. Expected to be priced by retailers at under $40 in the U.S. and under C$50 in Canada
May 11
Stay tuned, and we'll be back with cover art as soon as it's available.
