I watched the finale of Survivor last night. Well, technically last night. I got up at 10pm... Anyway, I pretty much ignored the show all season except for this finale since I've been too busy watching LOST. So, yeah. I was curious to see who was gonna win.

My first observation was that the lust and aura of the show seems to have been lost over it's many incarnations. It all ends up being self-righteous pleas of who backstabbed who in the end. Like, get over it!. It's what the show's all about. You can't be "nice" and have everyone love you when there's a million bucks up for grabs, which brings me to thinking a million bucks for 30 days of physical and psychological torture doesn't seem all that worth it anymore. Of course, a million bones is sweet and life altering, yes, but I recently saw an episode of Boob Factor where a million was also on the line and that show only lasts a day or two for the contestants, albeit, after eating pig anuses and other nasty unmentionables. Might as well bump up the survivor ante to 5-10 mill, y'know? Also, throw in some wild animals and give each contestant a weapon. Nothing high-tech. Frying pans, a boot, empty bottles; that sort of thing. That would be cool. That would be awesome actually. I'd watch again.

TAK