User:Kalabang



I'd never watched Survivor before, and I didn't really know what it was. When commercials for Survivor: One World started airing, I decided to give it a try, and I fell in love with it., especially when Michael Jefferson, my first favorite castaway, stole from the women. I haven't missed an episode since.

I've only watched four complete seasons, but of them, Survivor: Philippines is my all-time favorite. When Jeff Kent got voted out I was literally yelling at my television screen.

I'm a Survivor enthusiast. I spent hours on YouTube watching clips of old seasons, I've read and reread the Wiki and Wikipedia pages dozens of times, I follow Survivor blogs on Tumblr (although I won't shamelessly self-promote like Cochran), I'm watching all of the old seasons online, and I have Dalton Ross' Survivor section on the Entertainment Weekly website bookmarked.

My all-time favorite castaway is close between Malcolm Freberg and Jonathan Penner. Malcolm is just someone I love and root for so much, and him being such a fan himself makes him someone I can relate to. I'm praying for a win in Survivor: Caramoan (oops). As for Penner, I fell in love with him immediately in Philippines. He's so elegant and humorous and wise. I was rooting for him in Philippines, but oh well. He was the only one keeping the humanity in the season.

Closing thoughts on Caramoan: The season started off pretty slow, and there were few people I was actually rooting for. But there was evolution. With an impressive string of amazing tribal councils, Eddie and Reynold becoming more likable as the season went on, literally everything that Malcolm did, and some great strategy that Cochran pulled off, it all managed to pull together. Brenda and Erik, my screen-time-lacking-players, made this season all the more enjoyable. While I still favor Philippines more, Caramoan can never be overlooked.

Current thoughts on Survivor: Blood vs. Water: First of all - the premise itself seems rather uninteresting to me. Casting here, more than most seasons, is going to be pivotal. I've seen spoiler cast lists for the returning players, and while I take them with a grain of salt, if they turn out to be true, I will be severely disappointed. Surprise me.

My favorite Survivor castaway(s)
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 * Colby Donaldson, my beloved Top Shot host
 * style="text-align:center;"|1. One World
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Chelsea Meissner

Troyzan Robertson  Malcolm Freberg 
 * style="text-align:center;"|2. Philippines
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Jeff Kent

Jonathan Penner Andrea Boehlke
 * style="text-align:center;"|3. Caramoan
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Malcolm Freberg

Corinne Kaplan

Brenda Lowe

Erik Reichenbach James Clement 
 * style="text-align:center;"|4. Micronesia
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Cirie Fields

Eliza Orlins

Jonathan Penner James Clement
 * style="text-align:center;"|4. China
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 * style="text-align:center;"|4. China
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Todd Herzog

Erik Huffman }

My favorite Season(s)

 * Survivor: Philippines
 * Survivor: Caramoan

My Episode 1 Picks to win

 * Survivor: Caramoan - Matt
 * Alternates: Julia, Malcolm, Brenda


 * Survivor: Blood vs. Water - Tyson
 * Alternates: Tina, Vytas, Ciera
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