Comments on: Survivor: Desert Island Politics http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/12/24/survivor-desert-island-politics/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 By: Myles McNutt http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/12/24/survivor-desert-island-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-56700 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:20:24 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=7714#comment-56700 Not even a potential political allegory could make me sit through this absolutely dreadful season, but I think you’re right to point out that even the worst Survivor seasons eventually take on a sort of narrative which gives them value (whether political or non-political). Heck, even when a season becomes the worst season, it remains memorable for its establishment of that low point against which subsequent weak seasons will be measured. Even if Survivor no longer has the cultural cache it once had, it had accrued so much meta-cache that its storylines and narratives have history and meaning which can help take seasons like this one and find meaning within the mundane and moronic.

]]> By: Jonathan Gray http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/12/24/survivor-desert-island-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-55534 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:34:24 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=7714#comment-55534 If only American politics instituted CBS’s new rule: (gubernatorial) quitters can’t serve on the tribal council

]]> By: Jon Kraszewski http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2010/12/24/survivor-desert-island-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-54610 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:55:28 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=7714#comment-54610 Daniel,

I really enjoyed this post. These long-running reality series evolve, and it’s important to understand the changes in their textual features and social resonance. I haven’t watched Survivor in years, but your post has me wanting to return to the series. I like the way you connect the changes within the program to the current political climate.

Jon

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