Trouble Already for Odysseus at the Moon’s South Pole

Survivor has produced a whopping 45 seasons, with more in development. If you remember the buzz around season 1 but can’t believe it’s been 45 years, it hasn’t. They’ve cranked out two seasons per year for most of its run to feed their insatiable fanbase. Each season, the mega-successful reality show maroons an attractive cast of clashing personalities on a tropical island to compete for a million dollar prize. Contestants are subjected to physical, endurance, and mental challenges to earn survival gear or immunity from being voted off the show. The island rapidly devolves into a pressure cooker of scheming and backstabbing, much to the viewers’ delight. – Jack Murtagh Read More