Survivor: South Pacific a Disappointment

I have been a "Survivor" fan since the very first episode back in 1999. While Survivor has gone through many changes and updates over the years, the one thing you could always count on was an interesting cast. Survivor South Pacific - not so much.

Bringing back Coach? Really? Stick a fork in him hes done. His fifteen minutes of fame expired a couple years ago. Putting Russell's nephew in? That would have only worked if he was half as sly as his uncle. Unfortunately his claim to fame so far is leering at women and protesting too much that he is a married man. I am embarassed for his wife and I don't even know her. He couldn't even keep his "secret" for two episodes.

Ozzy is yet another disappointment. For sure he doesn't have near the charisma of Boston Rob. You actually hardly even notice he's on the show.

Then we have the barbie dolls. Beautiful young ladies with perfect bodies and not a Survivor game playing bone in any of them. Three episodes in and I don't have a clue of what makes these women tick or what their strategy is. The only exception would be Stacey Powell. Thank goodness we have at least one woman that is actually playing the game. I hope she makes it out of redemption island and kicks everyone's butt. I think the rest of the Survivor women only went to get a good tan. But they do look good laying on the beach in bikinis. Someone needs to remind them they are supposed to be playing a strategic game for one million dollars.

I think the Survivor producers have forgotten what has made this show so memorable in the past. It was never the pretty girls or handsome guys. It was always the quirky characters. Where are they this year? I can't even find one I want to root for to win. They do have the nerd John Cochran but he is about as exciting as watching paint dry. He claims to be the biggest Survivor fan ever; but apparently he also missed out on how to play Survivor strategically. Cochran is yet another example of a person that can be very book smart and lack any common sense at all.

I hope the producers of Survivor: South Pacific learn their lesson this season. Beautiful model like contestants do not equal riveting television.