MyChemicalShowmance wrote:
The 5 things on Survivor that DO seem the most "staged":

1. Amber and Rob romance
2. Steph ending up on a tribe all by herself
3. Fairplay conveniently finishing in 3rd place (Good over Evil B.S.)
4. The "fire" that burned down camp that was Butch's fault
5. Richard Hatch winning in Season 1

1. You think they faked a marriage? The producers put them on the same tribe, but that was about it.
2. You mean Ulong losing, or Steph happening to be the last remaining member of her tribe? Because as for the former, it can't really be said that any of those challenges were slanted in Koror's favor. And as for Stephenie, we know how much of a bitch she was - there are a lot of characters I'm sure the producers would have rather been able to use as the sole Ulong.
3. I'm not sure what could have possibly been staged about Lill's IC win.
4. This one has always been considered suspicious, but I find it hard to believe that the producers up and decided to burn down the tribe's camp one day during a challenge, and then never do anything of the sort again.
5. Rudy was the fan favorite. Every member of production wanted to see him win. Rich winning was a nightmare for them.

I remember watching on TV how the Survivor crew will tape a certain incident--one that would make for good TV--if they heard about it after it happened and the cameras weren't present to catch it. They will get the castaways involved to reenact the whole thing so they can film it.
Sure. Is it really a big deal if they do that? It happened, so might as well get a reenactment for the cameras. Besides, it's only minor stuff anyway, like bits of dialogue they didn't quite catch or whatever. There have been so many big scenes that had to be edited around because the editors didn't have the footage to use, so it's clear their re-shoots aren't anything major.

That would make sense if some of the show's most famous moments were not actually filmed. For example, Mike falling into the fire.
That was obviously not re-filmed, being as there's no footage of him until after he's already woken up and run down to the water (and the aired tape includes Nick talking to a producer on camera). Besides, how the hell would they ever be able to fake that scene? Ask Mike to stop his screaming for a bit so that they can set up another fire for him to bury his hands into?

And, because I got LTS-y there for a moment, fuck the thread starter. Thanks.