The Survivor You Love To Hate - Johnny Rotten
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The Survivor You Love To Hate - Johnny Rotten
Lorry | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:11 am     I have never been a big fan of Jon. However, I must say that it would have been boring without him. He didn't deserve to win, and he didn't win, but he does deserve recognition for his role in the game. He does deserve credit for not taking himself seriously. He chose to play the villian, and he played it down to the last second of the game. He played it well.... and yet, he wasn't mean about it. He did what he set out to do.... and getting to third place is not so bad. Anyway, I think he deserves our thanks for a great show. I hope he can parlay this experience into something good for himself. JMO |
Hermione69 | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:52 am     Since I am a fan, so I can't exactly say I love to hate him! I can't imagine this season without him. He had such a strong presence that it would have been a totally different show without him there. I am completely happy that Sandra won, but I loved having Jon make it all the way to F3. He gave me a great deal of viewing pleasure! It's funny because many people are translating his behavior on the show into what he must be like in real life. I have no idea what he is like in real life, but he never seemed to take himself seriously and that made me think it was all a persona. Even the anti-women comments did not strike me as being truly malicious, but part of this role. I would bet that Brian of S5 is far more misogynistic than Jon in real life, but that is totally my humble opinion. I am wrong a lot, LOL! In any case, I am so glad he was "cast." This was a great season and renewed my interest in the franchise which was starting to wane after S5 and S6. |
Brenda1966 | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 11:03 am     I don't love to hate Jon, I love to watch him! Paired with Rupert and Sandra, he made this season one to remember. Jon was a good sport. He played smart. He was always on his game. He had a great attitude about the game. And he was very funny. Jon is one of the best, most memorable survivors ever. |
Jagger | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:09 pm     I loved watching the guy in action, my guess is he took his wrestling character, adusted it a bit and was all set to be Survivors bad guy, and he did a very good job of it. I think if he hadn't been on the show I would have lost interest in it about mid way through, but I had to tune in each week to see how he managed to survive one more week. |
Seamonkey | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:13 pm     What I did like is that he didn't whine and snivel. That's a real plus |
Lori | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 01:14 pm     He grated on my nerves...although I will admit he made the game interesting. I certainly hope I do not ever see him again anywhere else. |
Gina8642 | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 02:05 pm     I just didn't like Jon. I loved to hate Rob C, Richard Hatch, and some others, but when you get as icky as Jon, I just turn it off. I fast-forwarded through all his questions during the reunion. Someone like him doesn't add to my enjoyment at all. I think rewarding behavior like his with attention, just encourages others to copy him. I also didn't think he was a great player - he was good but not great. He couldn't adjust his game plan to someone who had different values than himself. He had no clue how to appeal to someone like Lill and it cost him the game. |
Curlyq | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 02:13 pm     Bingo, Gina. It's true. A truly great player wouldn't have given his fellow players reason to think the money would be wasted on him. He could lie about a dead grandmother, but he couldn't paint a better picture about his lifestyle? I didn't love to hate him either. I just found him annoying and irritating. I've never been entertained by this type of person (the nerdy type who thinks he's cool and funny). I don't think he even deserves a spot in the Villain Hall of Fame like Probst kept saying. He was a lightweight...more obnoxious than diabolical. |
Pamy | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:48 pm     He entertained me, that is why I watch the show! |
Queenofnorway | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:52 pm     I don't think Jon was putting on any kind of front for the game. <hd> BTW, there's a strong rumor in Santa Cruz that Lex is on the All Star show. he's been "missing" and his wife has said he's on a special project. He writes a column in the Santa Cruz Sentinal, but wasn't around for awhile. I would think he'd be on ASS , but I don't think there's a chance Jon would be on it. I think Jeff hated him. |
Loganv | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 09:39 pm     Jon was great...and i enjoyed all his antics. He was out there having a good time as well as playing an excellent game. |
Riviere | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:01 pm     No praise for Jon here.. He spelled trouble from week 1.. I was kinda floored by his grandma saying, isn't lying what the game is about? Jon to me was, annoying.. At the reunion he stood there alone with his arms crossed, nobody except Burton seemed to like him much. All his talk of women being inferiors while he's a 'man' should really help him in life, too... |
Zipsdaddy | Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:13 pm     I smell a sitcom with this <el> written all over it on CBS very soon...... We'll see...... Poor Lil, pulled a Colby, and doesn't even realize it, or care. |
Beruthiel | Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 02:52 am     I was very happy that Jon's well-deserved karma was achieved, in that he received his come-uppance from two women. He may have added to the drama, but he if he was playing a part, I'd hazard the guess that he didn't have to play very hard, since the persona he created was only too true to his real personality. The 'man' has the mind of an obnoxious adolescent, and his leering face, mannerisms, and mouth, turned me off from Day One. I was constantly amazed that he managed to stay from week to week, because I'd have made every effort to get him off at every opportunity, had I been one of his companions. Good riddance to bad rubbish, and I hope I never need to see or hear him ever again. I sincerely hope that he will not be one of the celebrity survivors, because I would have great difficulty watching it if he was - and I WANT to be able to watch it! |
Starshine40 | Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 06:48 pm     I didn't exactly "hate" Jon but did find him extremely obnoxious and irritating. At the final IC I did have to laugh though, the way he kept trying to get Lil to make a deal with him, I even saw JP laughing and turning his head away. At the final tribal council Jon did seem very satisfied with Sandra's answer and I even saw him give her a twinkly wink which showed me he didn't harbor ill feelings. |
Allietex | Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 09:24 pm     What I find amusing about Jon and Burton was how they used Lil and treated her with such contempt. If they had treated her with a little more respect, she would have stuck with them through thick or thin. They did not even have to be telling the truth. If they had just not been so obvious about their contempt. Lil would have had to be completely blind to miss it. Their problem was that they just did not believe Lil had it in her to instigate her own alliance or win any challenge, let alone the last one, so they just did not think she mattered. that cost both of them in the end. |
Jennywa | Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 11:27 pm     I think Jon is a <> and other words I can't use here. His too cool attitude and his comments about women were a total turn off. Then he had the nerve to say he was the last man....true, but there were two women who beat him. Pathetic! |
Sasman | Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 05:08 am     Whatever one thinks of Jon, (I could not stand him) his strategy was a loser from day one. He lasted as long as he did only because the others all wanted to take him to the final two. I can't think of any scenario where he could have come out as the winner. |
March | Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 09:56 am     For those who did not like Jon and want to have those feeling confirmed once and for all, read his CBS webchat. He even said on there when asked what he would have bought his grandmother if he had won the million was a prostitute. What a guy!! NOT!! |
Kathat | Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 01:31 pm     The one thing I found so hilarious about Jon is that he kept stating (in his quest to let us all know how inferior women were to men) that he was so much stronger mentally and physically to the women; however, they kept beating him on all the competitions. Did he ever win one? Again, I don't know if this was part of his "persona" or if he just is that dillusional...just found this so funny evertime they showed him saying this (which was many)!!! I also heard Burton making a few similar comments like that before he was booted so you could definately tell they were hanging out together. |
Babyboo | Friday, December 19, 2003 - 05:57 pm     I really like Jon, he is a annoying but he is a funny guy. |
Magicjet | Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 07:42 pm     I really loved watching Jon, he made the show for me. I could not take too much of Lil, especially her comments as to why she took Sandra instead of Jon to the f2. What I really do not like is the bashing of hard core players in all the reality shows. Fans need to re - think what they are watching. This is not Survivor Disney just like Big Brother is not BB Disney version. |
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