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DVD
SURVIVOR
Publisher: CBS Television
Jeff Probst
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Actors: Jeff Probst, Jerri Manthey, Colby Donaldson, Rupert Boneham, Rob Mariano
Thirty-nine days, eighteen Survivors, three tribes, dozens of lies, a gender war and now, one Sole Survivor.
Against a backdrop of volcanoes and earthquakes, the ninth season of Survivor, called Vanuatu: Islands of Fire, got off to a rousing start at a native ritual ceremony full of spears, nasty drinks, a fertility idol, and a lot of sexist attitudes. When the natives divided the 18 Americans into groups of men and women, it stuck, and another battle of the sexes was on. Among the Lopevi members: Lea, the "Sarge" barking out orders; Travis, a.k.a. "Bubba," wearing his Bob Barker T-shirt; Brady, the FBI agent; Chris, whose struggles on the balance beam made him an early target; and outspoken Rory. Among the Yasur members: power broker Ami; big-eyed Eliza, whose motor mouth overshadowed a surprising resilience; acid-tongued Twila; and sheep farmer Dolly. Also on the teams were two players with physical impediments: Chad, with a prosthetic leg, and the spiritual Scout, whose artificial knee made her the most immobile Survivor contestant ever. Age lines were drawn as well, with one group dubbed the "Fat Five." But just when the tide seemed certain, a number of reversals, one infamous broken promise, plenty of tears, and host Jeff Probst's corniest-ever final entrance kept things interesting. Trivia: one contestant with a penchant for nude sunbathing ended up dating Probst after the season ended. Probst, Chris, Twila, Eliza, Chad, Scout, Julie, and Ami return for commentary on five episodes and 35 minutes of featurettes on the DVDs. --David Horiuchi
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| Survivor Vanuatu |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Slowly buying the whole collection for my husband.
He LOVES the show and watches these as he walks on the treadmill.
If you're a Survivor fan, you've gotta have em!!
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| GOOD,BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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I WAS HOPING THAT THIS WOULD BE THE UNCUT,UNCENSORED VERSION. MOST DVD'S I GET ARE UNCUT,UNCENSORED. ITS A GOOD THING SURVIVOR DOESNT HAVE RERUNS, OR I WOULD HAVE SOLD IT ALREADY, ITS A GOOD SEASON AND I ENJOY IT OFTEN.
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| An underrated season that plays out like an epic. |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Survivor: Vanuatu is the second season of Survivor that I watched in full, the first being Pearl Islands. I skipped All Stars because I found it difficult to enjoy without knowing who the cast were.
Vanuatu is the battle of the sexes - men vs women. Survivor had previously tried to have a battle of the sexes season in Amazon, but the attempt failed due to casting too many flirty, attractive young people. Vanuatu succeeded because the attractive young men were all booted immediately, and the women were not at all flirty, and the female tribe was stacked with girl power. Needless to say, this is what Amazon should have been.
SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT
What I really liked about this season was how the storyline plays out - it almost feels like a scripted drama at times.
As a man, I was of course rooting for Lopevi throughout the season (I hate to admit, I actually bought a Lopevi buff from CBS's online store). The challenges seemed very catered toward the women - two of the early challenges involved balance beams, and no challenges relied solely on brute strength. Needless to say, the men aren't looking too good...
The merge happens with 4 men and 6 women, but the men have allied with Julie and Twila so they feel that they will be safe. Julie and Twila betray the men, voting out Rory and Sarge. When Sarge is voted out, Chris promises that he will win the season and burn all of the women who betrayed him and his friends. From this point, the season turns into the Chris show. Chris weasels his way into an alliance with Twila, Scout, and Eliza and makes sure to stab everybody in the back who voted out his friends. But what really makes Chris a great character is that he betrays his two closest female friends - Eliza and Julie - for no reason. He just saw them as the enemy, and wanted revenge for Sarge, Chad, and Rory.
The season is an epic. It has an amazing storyline, and it is one of the few seasons of Survivor that I enjoy watching even after multiple viewings.
My only complaint about the DVD is that I would have liked commentary for every episode, but that's not a big deal.
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| Another great season |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Just finished this set and loved it! Great extras and commentaries as well. Can't wait till CBS puts out more seasons on DVD.
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| Worst Season |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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CBS... why are you releasing your worst seasons of survivor on DVD and hoarding the best in your vault. This cast is horrible. Give us Africa, Cook Islands, Fiji, ANYTHING other than this one.
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