[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' post=\'246616\' date=\'Aug 31 2010, 02:11 PM\']I understand what you're saying, but I thought shows like
Survivor and
Big Brother ran their courses years ago and they're still (unfortunately) on.[/quote] When someone leads off with this, I'm less likely to buy into whatever someone says.
I hope Amazing Race stays afloat. Out of all the reality/competition shows, this is still the best.
Really? Amazing Race went from a merit-based race to a muddle. You have, just off the top of my head:
Non-elimination punishments that make it harder for a team who has just been pardoned to stay in the game.
Bunching of teams at airports, where teams that fought to get the lead lose it.
Tasks that are based completely on luck (like, say, finding a clue in a haystack)
The yield, which turns the game from one of merit into one of "who can we tick off right now".
And that's to say nothing of the teams that are cast, which range from your average Ugly Americans to those that do nothing but argue until they're out.
Survivor isn't perfect either, with their reliance on puzzle pieces, pocket immunity and twists that sometimes fall flat or cancel out previous ones. But I think you can make the claim that Survivor is the better game.
