Please, oh please don't let the contestants choose sides!
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Niceguy

Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 03:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This, more than anything else made this a less than compelling season to watch. Others may disagree but since the producers have more prior knowledge of the contestants aptitudes, attitudes and probable weaknesses then they should be like social mixologists and put the teams together. I doubt if they do that again for awhile.

Bryan

Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 05:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was very compelled by this season. I hope they do this again.

Dogdoc

Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 06:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If they choose like that again I think they should have name tags and be called by name. Pointing to people sitting in a group was confusing.No one was sure who they were pointing to.

Seamonkey

Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 06:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I feel differently about the choosing of teams after reading Jan's comment about how she chose people. They had gone through the survival training together and she had observed who looked like they'd been listening, and retaining the information and could survive best. THey weren't choosing without some knowledge of the people. It could be that they weren't giving their names yet, who knows?

Niceguy

Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 07:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think that it can really work against players if one is elevated to pick a team.

Car54

Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 07:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It didn't hurt Jake or Jan...he was the last of his tribe to go, and she made F3.

I think it is no more unfair than being combined by the producers...it gives them some control over their destiny, which could add drama.

If it is done again, tho, it won't be a surprise, and people will have seen the poor dynamics on Sook Jai, and may make their choices based on more than looks.