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Since you posted your rankings (or should I say "grouping") AGAIN WylDawg, I'll do the same

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Borneo, Outback

Epic seasons. Yeah, the gameplay was weak, that didn't matter back then, it was all about the people. You rooted for them, you rooted against them , you cared about how far they went, you cared about how they're evolution. Early boots had a more complete back story than 90% of the people who reach the merge in modern seasons. It really felt like watching a human experience with people from all walks of life placed in a comprimizing situation. That's what Survivor is all about IMO

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These were epic seasons--epically boring. Viewing these seasons make it seem like days and months are passing, because they drag on so much. The gameplay was weak, and it totally matters, because I didn't care about the people then and still don't now. I mean, they're nice and everything, but really, you're viewing strangers as characters. I don't care about "back story" or the whole survival, I'm stranded-on-an-island with strangers aspect. That's NOT what Survivor is about IMO. I respect your view, but it's not the only one or more legitimate OPINION necessarily

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Marquesas, Amazon, Pearl Islands, Exile Island, Amazon

The casting wasn't up there with the first 2 seasons, but it was as closest as we got. The gameplay however was top notch and really enjoyable to watch. They all had surprising twists and turns or at least lots of drama

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In retrospect, I think Marquesas is a bit overrated. The casting is x10 better than the 1st 2 seasons. I loved the gameplay, and I agree these seaosns were very enjoyable to watch

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Africa, Thailand, Vanuatu, Fiji

All "meh" seasons simply because there wasn't enough players. And by players I mean people actually trying to win. Lots of people getting snubbed in the editing, espcially pre-merge boots. Vanuatu dick pick up at the final 7, but all the episodes before it were a snore. At least Africa had the surprising twist to keep us awake and Thailand had some somwhat memorable pre-merge moments, just too damn predictable. Fiji had a couple of memorable players to keep it afloat despite it being another season that seem to have taken forever to unfold.

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I disagree that the players weren't trying to win--they just didn't know how to win. I think Thailand and Vanuatu was pretty solid for most of the season, but most of us don't like them for the dominance by older, unattractive castaways. Vanuatu was a lot more unpredictable though, while Thailand was watching sheep go to their slaughter. When Fiji was awesome, it was awesome. Despite the predictable Ravu losing-streak, there were enough twists and interesting castaways to keep things entertaining. Things exploded at the merge, but spoilers and edgic made the end sort of predictable

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Palau, Cook Islands

Just plain sucked. 20 people, about 3 or 4 that stood out tops. Too many modelish people with not one once of personality. No gameplay, people letting a dominant male waltz right through the end. People who made it all the way to the final 6 and were somehow still invisible. By the time they were over, the entire season became a complete blur. At least to me.

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First off, I love large casts. More chances to get someone interesting. I disgaree that only 3 or 4 people stood out tops, but even if that was true, that's about how many stood out in the 1st 2 seasons to me. I love castaways with personality, but "normal" people don't necessarily always have better personalities than mactors. At least, with mactors, you're guaranteed eye candy if they end up being strategic or personality duds. With normals, you could end up with a TOTAL dud that no one wants to watch. I disagree with the "No gameplay" because people definitely contested Tom and Yul's road to victory (which you can't say for Heidik, Tina, Ethan--seasons you rank and like better; your thinking is inconsistent, irrational, and seems emotionally based; that's fine to like a season based on emotion (I rank seasons by emotion too), but don't try justifying it with logic). I agree that the F6 editing of the INV/UTR folk is annoying though.

I was bored by Palau my 1st time around, but I think it was still interesting the next times I viewed it. It had some novel moments, and I definitely felt the F6 players played hard. In terms of CI, I personally liked the racial diversity. I was getting tired of the 1 token African-American male being unable to swim, being aggressive, being lazy, etc. Also, it was nice to see Hispanics and Asians for once, and I think the casting for Caucasians didn't suffer at all. Parvati, Candice, and Jonathan are some of the most interesting and strong players I've seen in any season. It was also interesting to see how ethnic minorities would fare when they weren't outnumbered like 15:1 for once. In a political game like Survival where social and demographic differences totally matter, race is a big deal no matter what anyone says

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All-Stars

Not a regular season, in another league

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I can understand why people would hate it, but you have to admit, you had to have been damn excited when the season 1st started and you saw all the characters and people you loved and hated return and play on 1 season together

I know ASS haters are mainly comprised of those people who were fans of the ASS losers, and hated seeing INV/UTR-edit, submissive Amber and former Jerri-ally end up winning over all their favorites. I would be pissed too (as I was watching BB:AS and AR:AS). However, I personally watched ASS before the original seasons, so for me, the results seemed totally fair, and I feel I can judge the players' gameplay with more objectivity

Personally, I became a Romber fan during ASS, so I loved their triumph, and the finale was epic. That was an awesome marriage proposal and ended the season on such a momentous note. That day created an Amazing Race powerhouse!