Poll of the Day > Interesting strategy for the show "Survivor" that has never been used.

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wolfy42
07/11/20 1:10:57 PM
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I was recently reading a list of rules the contestants have to follow. While doing so, I came across one rule that could easily be abused big time.

It turns out that if you vote for yourself, it causes and immediate re-vote. That is the rule, and that is the only penalty for doing so.

As you might imagine, this could easily be used to flush out an immunity idol (determining if someone is going to use it, or if they have one) but it also lets you know who the other contestants are going to vote for. It would help avoid needing to split votes etc, and could easily change the game if someone ever thinks of using this strategy.

I can't believe nobody has actually thought of it in all these years (I do not actually watch new seasons anymore).

I wanted to go on survivor back in the day lol. I tried to get my wife to go on Naked and Afraid with me as well (it wasn't the naked part she wasn't down for).

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ReggieTheReckless
07/11/20 1:36:20 PM
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I mean, it's a television show so it's all fake and scripted, so they probably just didn't want to write that in at all because of the ideas you stated
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lihlih
07/11/20 1:51:22 PM
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ReggieTheReckless posted...
I mean, it's a television show so it's all fake and scripted, so they probably just didn't want to write that in at all because of the ideas you stated


Pretty much this. It's pretty funny and cute that you think those shows are actually real.
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kangolcone
07/11/20 2:40:52 PM
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The producers would just make that one person revote. They wouldnt wait until Jeff read the votes.

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Lokarin
07/11/20 2:44:59 PM
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It probably HAS been done before, but edited out for time

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wolfy42
07/11/20 3:08:08 PM
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kangolcone posted...
The producers would just make that one person revote. They wouldnt wait until Jeff read the votes.


Interesting. It does say a revote, but it doesn't say they ALL revote, so your probably right, otherwise I'm sure someone would have taken advantage.

Meanwhile, while alot is scripted, it's still a real competition so it's not all fake, or at least that is pretty much what every previous contestant has said.

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Veedrock-
07/11/20 3:44:29 PM
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It's been ages since I've seen the show but I believe they vote anonymously. They show their vote to the camera before putting it in the box for the audience's sake (and rule verification I guess), but if a self-vote happened the others would never know. So as already said, the showrunners would make the offender revote immediately, not redo the entire thing.

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wolfy42
07/11/20 4:09:47 PM
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Yeah, that isn't listed in the rules, but I imagine that is how they do it. Not voting btw is grounds for imediate removal from the game.

Also, I didn't know they need to both write the name and say it out loud, for it to be counted.

They are also not allowed to communicate with each other at all when cameras are not around, and cameras film them at all times (other than a few specific ones when traveling from one place to another, when they are not allowed to communicate). That includes any time they are naked, using the rest room etc (kinda creepy).

They also are not allowed to steal from each other (including immunity idols), but they ARE allowed to search through each others things (to determine if someone actually has an idol for instance). I always wondered if they could steal an idol and now I know.

The whole revote loophole I initially thought of has to be blocked, so your all right, it's probably ONLY the person who voted for themselves that actually has to/gets to revote.


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Zeus
07/11/20 4:13:12 PM
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lihlih posted...
Pretty much this. It's pretty funny and cute that you think those shows are actually real.

Personally, I want to believe these shows are at least partly real and the rest is just editing =x

Granted, I imagine that at least some winners on reality shows are likely chosen by producers from the onset. It would certainly explain a recent Dancing with the Stars season where -- in addition to greater talent being overlooked -- the winner just happened to be starting on another reality tv show from the same network (either Bachelor or Bachelorette).

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wolfy42
07/11/20 4:19:11 PM
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Zeus posted...
Personally, I want to believe these shows are at least partly real and the rest is just editing =x

Granted, I imagine that at least some winners on reality shows are likely chosen by producers from the onset. It would certainly explain a recent Dancing with the Stars season where -- in addition to greater talent being overlooked -- the winner just happened to be starting on another reality tv show from the same network (either Bachelor or Bachelorette).


Alot are total fake, like house hunters, they already have a house, and the 2 other choices are just made up to create the show (I used to watch with my wife). I'm pretty sure the bachelorete is mostly fake as well (if not totally), and dancing with the stars is generally in the bag as they already know who is the best dances and who the audience is likely to vote for etc before hand (even if they use the audiences votes).

Most are fake, but Survivor at least supposedly has some real portions and anyone has a chance to win when they first start. They do hand pick the contestants though, which gives at least some idea of who is bringing what to the table and who is most likely to win, but I think other than that, it's mostly left to play out without interfering with the players choices/actions etc.

Me and my wife were big fans of Rupert back in the day, and Colby and a few others, but it's been like 10+ years since we watched at this point.

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LB1
07/11/20 4:29:36 PM
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I think it's just as dumb to say it's fully scripted as it is to say it's totally real.

But they have a lot of suspicious stuff, like producers/the host pretty much openly play favorites. Whenever they bring in a big "twist" that messes up someone's plans, it seems pretty suspect, though hard to say if they did that on purpose or edited it after the fact to make it seem more dramatic. And lots of people have gotten away with skirting rules (though supposedly there are basically no real rules) if they're a contestant production likes or if it makes for an interesting moment.

And of course tribal council is a whole thing where Jeff can ask questions based on privileged information, though he doesn't outright reveal secrets.
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SunWuKung420
07/11/20 4:37:31 PM
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Lol rules for a "reality" tv show that's scripted for highest ratings.

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dedbus
07/11/20 6:05:57 PM
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How can reality shows be real if our reality isn't real.
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wolfy42
07/11/20 6:52:31 PM
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dedbus posted...
How can reality shows be real if our reality isn't real.

Perhaps if our reality isn't real then reality shows that are not real are really the only things that are real.

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