I don't have much love for Survivor either. However, I enjoyed the more recent Get Out Alive hosted by Bear Grylls. The contestants got to do some really cool things and since no part of the outcome was decided by the contestants themselves, there really wasn't that negative social aspect of the game (alliances, voting, etc) that drags down most of these type of competition shows for me.
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Victory awaits him who has everything in order — luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck. Roald Amundsen