PEL Presents PMP#225: Survivor the Constant (with Wes!)
About this episode
The episode discusses the evolution of the television show Survivor and its cultural implications.
Survivor has remained a top-rated show since its debut in 2000, and some of us (Sarahlyn and our guest Wes Alwan) have stuck with it throughout, Mark just watched when it came out and had to catch up, and some of us (Lawrence and Al) had not previously been on board at all. We talk through the evolution of the show, from torture exhibitionism to now lore-drenched soap-operatic beach games. Is this show designed to be watched in the background? What makes for a good player? What criteria to the jury members use to vote for a winner? What is the target audience for the show? Are the games well designed? How does the show deal with racism? Get more at prettymuchpop.com . Get an ad-free experience, plus bonus talking for nearly every episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop .
People in this episode
Host: Mark Linsenmayer
Guest: Wes Alwan
Topics covered
- Survivor
- television evolution
- game design
- audience analysis
- racism in media
Keywords
- Survivor
- Wes Alwan
- television
- game design
- audience
- racism
- reality TV
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Survivor
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