Customer Reviews
OK 
2006-05-23
This season was OK only because a person who didn't deserve the money won it. Kelly should of won hands down. Why did the jury vote Rich? OK Sue, Rudy and Greg had a reason. Wait a minute, Greg did the number thing. So that means that Sue and Rudy had the only good reason voting for Rich and against Kelly. Otherwise the season was very good.
The first is still the best 
2006-01-04
There is no topping Season One of Survivor. Love him or hate him, Richard Hatch made the game of Survivor. Without him, who knows how long this series would have lasted. I've seen every single season of Survivor and I still think Borneo was the best. I enjoy the editing more and its so nice to not have Jeff commentating every challenge nonstop ("So-and-so has her first puzzle piece. Oh now, so-and-so is in the lead". Shut up already!) There wasn't any of that in the first season and I love it. The DVD set is nice, the only thing I wished for more of was behind-the-scenes stuff. I wanted to actually see people filming the castaways and see them doing some of the interviews while on the island. Oh well, still worth buying, that is for sure.
all the survivor tv series 2006-01-01
I am writing in regards to these tv series. They have the first season and the second, well I haven't seen all the rest of the seasons haven't came out. I am upset because they have all the other reality series out there and not all the complete survivor series. It's very frustrating. So I hope to see all the rest of the seasons come soon.
The Beginning of a Cultural Phenomenon 2005-11-23
Take 16 castaways, maroon them on a deserted island in the middle of the South China Sea for 39 days, and watch as they try to outwit, outlast, and outplay each other for the title of Sole Survivor and a $1 million prize. Simple concept, huge result. This is the first season of the #1 reality show of all time, Survivor. This first crop of 16 hopefuls provided for the blockbuster of the summer of 2000. I did not get to see this when it was originally airing on television, but I bought the DVD when it first came out to finally see how this show I had come to love all began. I was not disappointed. While the first season obviously has some technical errors and editing differences, those are easily excusable because, after all, this was the first time. The players were not as savvy (the verb "Pagonging" came out of this show, but the members of the Pagong tribe practically Pagonged themselves), with the exception of the original alliance of Richard, Sue, Kelly, and Rudy. This season also had four to eventually compete in All-Stars, Richard, Sue, Rudy, and Jenna Lewis.
The biggest thing that's nice about this first season is that it's fresh. Along with Australia, it seems like a really new thing, even when you're watching it for the second, third, or fourth time and you already know how far Survivor has come since then.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST YEAR: (spoilers in case you haven't seen it yet, be warned!!!!!!)
~ Rudy comes to be friends with Richard despite his reservations about homosexuals. (Rudy himself is a character highlight of the first year; his honest comments alone are enough to tune in)
~ There is no videotape from home for Jenna, resulting in one of the most emotional moments of the season, and perhaps the series.
~ The formation of the first and original alliance.
~ Sue's infamous "rats and snakes" speech at the final Tribal Council.
These, of course, are only some. There are many more. Buy this DVD and share in the adventure on the island of Pulau Tiga in Borneo that resulted in a cultural phenomenon.
These are fun to watch 2005-09-30
The people in this show are a lot more annoying than the Outback Season, but it's still an interesting watch. A large part of this is the politics that take place, but at the same time, I'm in awe of these people because I can imagine how hard it is.
Someone is mentioned that this isn't true "reality TV" because people are aware that they're being videotaped. I agree with that to some degree, but at the same time, I think people start to get real after they've spent about twenty days marooned on an island with the same people, no showers, electricity and they have to subsist mainly on rice. I don't think I would care too much about that stupid camera after awhile.
The first season takes us to Borneo. This is much more political concerning the constant scheming of Hatch, Susan, Rudy, Kelly. The second season focused more on the actual survival part of it, probably because the Outback survivors weren't able to procure as much food.
Definitely worth watching.
survivor 1 2008-06-10
if u luv suvivor u will luv this 1 it's awsome! buy it & u will see for yourself! debi!
Impressed 
2008-01-29
I don't personally watch Survivor, but ordered this as a very late Christmas Present (on 12/21) With 2 day shipping, it was at my house on the 23rd as advertised and saved me a 'the package is late' excuse.
Good 2007-08-12
It's funny to see how this popular show started. Thank goodness they made some improvements during the following seasons.
The Start of a Classic 2007-02-10
As Survivor started this week with Fiji, you should go back to see how it all started. It was shot in many cases with one camera and things were done on the fly so to speak. In the out takes it explains the how the survivors revolted late in the series when the reward was minimal, and how the production team thought on their feet to fool the winner and provide a good reward.
The voice overs which are optional are good, I watch the series both ways, and sometimes the say something that just makes you laugh or stuns you that you did not think of it before.
This is the original, and worth the watch.
Great 2007-01-19
Very secvure pacakging and good shipping times, were pleased to be able to locate as we could not find in stores.
