Survivor Jeff Probst Not Fazed By Social Media Critics

Survivor: Jeff Probst Not Fazed By Social Media Critics

In an affront to Survivor fans concerned about the direction of the future of the show, Jeff Probst says he is not fazed by critics on social media.

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Survivor Jeff Probst Not Fazed By Social Media Critics

In an affront to loyal Survivor fans concerned about the direction of the future of the show, Jeff Probst said he is not fazed by critics on social media. The upcoming season, Winners at War, brings with it both anticipation of what is sure to be a captivating 39 days and the dread of continued tinkering with unnecessary twists.

The season 40 preseason, which kicked off in earnest last week, has been a mostly joyful affair in the Survivor sphere. Interviews, in video and print, have revealed the contestants’ motivations for returning and their strategic plans in the days before beginning the most heavily hyped season in recent memory. The level of excitement from the fans would be in danger of boiling over if not for the fear of an overabundance of complications tainting a season with so much promise. The return of Edge of Extinction, a much-maligned addition introduced in season 38, has Survivor Twitter up in arms. A new wrinkle, fire tokens, gives many pause about whether Survivor is evolving or simply shedding its skin and becoming a different show entirely. The question of just how many idols and advantages will be floating around Fiji for Winners at War – last season, Island of the Idols, there were more hidden immunity idols than ever – could make it impossible to follow the increasingly fluid gameplay.

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Probst doesn’t seem to care. He told ET Canada, “What amazes me is that we are in our fortieth season, our twentieth year, and still one of the most popular topics is, ‘What are you not doing right? Here’s why I didn’t like that.'” The host, 57 at the time of this interview, said he’s learned there are more critics on social media than there are people offering constructive feedback. Probst views it as a positive that there are so many conversations taking place about the state of the series. He said, “We can criticize it, but we like that there’s something to criticize.”

It’s not that Probst is blind to the flood of disgruntled comments from the Twitterverse calling on the show to return to a more old-school form of Survivor, without a pollution of convolutions. It’s that, like the natural process of aging, he is unaffected by it. He fervently believes in moving the needle, even if it comes at the expense of stabbing the essence of the show right in its heart. The #EndEdgeOfExtinction crew sent Probst a loud and clear message, but it’s likely to fly through one ear and out the other. Probst boldly told ET Canada, “We will always try to make it unpredictable. And we will always find a way to go deeper and deeper into the human experience because I’m interested in that.”

Season 40 is the intersection of two divergent paths. On the one hand, it figures to be the greatest season in the show’s history, simply due to the 20 former winners on the cast. On the other hand, it will feature an excess of gimmicks, when the narratives of the players should be enough. Let’s hope the winners’ stories receive their due airtime and that Probst eventually warms to the idea that, sometimes, less is more.

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