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The Sims Survivor

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the battle-to-the-finale dept.

Bobby writes "Two great pop culture tastes that taste great together -- the TV show Survivor and the computer game Sims. The premise: eight virtual people trapped in a virtual house with limited resources. Instead of winning contests and voting people off, the characters are subjected to the whims of the Sims game -- but you'll still find the requisite scheming and sexual intrigue. Things really heat up in episode four, a robbery spoils the group's fun in a subsequent chapter, and catfights often liven up the action. Who will be the ultimate Sims Survivor? (Quote From Yahoo!)"

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  1. must...avoid...reality tv... by crystalplague · · Score: 1, Insightful

    dammit, I've been trying to avoid these reality TV shows. I'm proud to say I've seen only 1/2 an episode of survivor and no other reality tv shows for one simple reason...they suck. Go ahead and watch some other people live their lives instead of living yours...it's easier that way. These shows are becoming harder and harder to avoid. They've already been penetrated most of primetime, and I'm running out of ripped episodes of GOOD shows like Futurama and Family Guy.

    1. Re:must...avoid...reality tv... by Xerithane · · Score: 2, Insightful

      What gets me is how difficult it is to carry on a conversation with people who do watch it (Namely, mass fucking majority). Run into old friend,

      "Hey how's it going? How's that cancer that's eating your insides?"

      "Fine, hey you catch last Wednesdays Survivor? Ben told Sam that they had to gang up on Scott because he was trying to hook up with Jenny who Ben wants"

      "Uhm, wasn't that terminal cancer?"

      "Yeah. So you missed it when they voted Sally off the island because she had VD?"

      It's a soap opera for the whole family.

      I'm at a loss because I don't watch any TV and constantly have to deal with people saying things related to TV, and not having any clue what they are talking about.

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      Dacels Jewelers can't be trusted.
    2. Re:must...avoid...reality tv... by Bakobull · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I'm proud to say I've seen only 1/2 an episode of survivor and no other reality tv shows for one simple reason...they suck.

      This gets modded insightful? You're proud to condemn an entire genre ("they suck") after viewing 1/2 an episode of one reality show. That's like saying Windows sucks after viewing the splash screen or saying linux sucks after seeing Tux.

      Hopefully this will come up tomorrow when I meta-moderate.

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      "The ignorant fight to win, the wise win before they fight." -Sun Tzu