Why You Should Watch Australian Survivor

[@Peridiam]

Update as February 15th, 2022: It seems Paramount+ randomly took down all of the seasons (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa). I don't know why and I'm not sure if/when they'll come back. I'll update this message if things change. Really disappointing. Regardless of Paramount+, I still recommend checking out Australian Survivor.

[@bdeutsch314]

Managed to binge Brains v Brawn in its entirety (thanks to this video!) and thankfully finished the day before it was pulled. Ugh. What a shame.

[@miches1892]

So DEVOED!! It was my favorite.

[@randygreen007]

It isn’t coming back. They did this with another show when it was simply CBS. I canceled my subscription to Paramount plus for this reason. They could have at least given us warning!

[@jplaza68]

I was appalled by the decision by Paramount Plus to take out Australian Survivor. I have become a big fan of their version and refuse to watch the American version because of the "woke" mentality. The only way we can watch it now is on the 10Play app using a VPN. Which is way to risky to do. I have canceled my Paramount Plus. I did wait for 1883 to finish their season, though.

[@TioMogi]

@@jplaza68 why would it be risky? It's free on 10play so it's not like you're really doing anything wrong

[@BlackScorpioMusic]

A dedicated David Genat video please - absolute icon of the game, easily comparable to Tony in terms of gameplay and just sheer entertainment

[@howlovewins]

David the Golden God is honestly one of my favourite Survivor players even when compared with American survivor, thankyou for including the iconic popcorn idol grab at the end 😂

[@shesjustafrienduhhafriend8655]

Ikr he’s an icon

[@canyoncovert7582]

If Brooke could have just won one more challenge she could have slayed the golden god😔

[@lemenjr.7872]

👏🤣😂

[@mrinsanity6063]

He slayed my number 1 player dirty harry. The golden god is my number 2 of. likeable he mentions nerdy moments like starwars iron man. All those things that make him relatable

[@Jacobmelrose26]

Agreed! He's probably one of the more satisfying winners overall as well!

[@murrayoversby5609]

Reasons to watch Australian Survivor: 1. Shonee 2. Shonee 3. Shonee

[@jaycartwright5333]

David Genat is honestly one of the greatest survivors of all time worldwide and would be on par with Boston Rob in terms of gameplay.

[@Jacobmelrose26]

That's a tough comparison. I honestly would probably give the edge to David for being a little more evolved. Don't think Rob would ever work out a secret deal with an opposing alliances leader to get revenge on one of his own. That was pretty damn gangster. 😂 Rob will always be a legend but he kinda falls victim to the older era of Survivor sadly.

[@cleigh113]

David is the very top player

[@duglascampbell7967]

No way Luke toki better than Dave Jericho is the most humble

[@gdbssa]

Tony Vlachos > Boston Rob

[@MegaUnavailableusern]

Boston rob is outdated in todays game. There's several players in survivor season 41 alone that are far more skilled than david.

[@lachysims6327]

all us Australians appreciate this very much, also yes we know our version has heapssss of flaws

[@WoodlandT]

I love your version so much! I watched all the more recent seasons between 40 & 41 of US. I found myself almost let down by the brevity & by comparison, rushed editing of American Survivor. It was a shock to the system after at first. And I’ve gotta say, I love JLP. He isn’t quite as sassy as Jeff. But he gives us so much of what we love about Probst without it feeling like an imitation. You’ve got a great show. I hope it continues for many more seasons!

[@AnnaMarkarova]

I loved Australian survivor! Recently watched the last season and I loved people and now I want to travel to Australia!

[@kellymitchell7164]

I’m loving Australian survivor. Two things I’ve noticed: Australians seem to be able to take losing in challenges better than Americans. I always see the winning team saying nice things to the losing team, and the losing team smiling back at them. I don’t see that in US survivor. I’d HATE it if the winning team that’s about to go eat burgers tried to shake my hand or say “bad luck guys!” 😅 I’m just a sore loser, so I love to see how much more MATURE the Australian players seem to be. Maybe it’s editing 🤷🏻‍♀️ Other thing I notice is how much STRONGER the contestants seem to be. I just watched that hug-the-pole challenge in the 2016 one. I think the winner lasted SIX HOURS ? Correct me if I’m wrong, but the longest an American lasted was..2 hours? Not even? Almost all the female Australian players have washboard abs. And I mean…55 days vs. our now 26 days. Y’all are just tougher! Respect.

[@coolwahl]

I don’t see the flaws in your guys version, I probably wouldn’t have bothered watching it if it wasn’t for the downfall of the US version post season 40. You guys now have the best version 😊

[@Cbobley]

I watched Champions VS Contenders 2 and it just blows every US season out of the water. They actually develop the characters. The challenges are rough and high stakes. It’s longer. It’s brutal, cutthroat, and every episode has big moves and blindsides. It’s AWESOME.

[@punkw7852]

Absolutely!! The contestants are athletes that show good sportsmanship, win or lose. They compete for their team’s win, not the individual show they are setting up to be an internet character after the season wraps up. The Australian, and all other non-US survivor shows are about the sport & competition. I’m so glad we (US) have access to a few of these seasons.

[@frida.7831]

And that wasn't even a top 2 season IMO. Season 2 and Brains vs Brawns were even better.

[@awoyaletemitope8096]

Brooooooooooooooooooooooo you need to see Australian Survivor 2017. That was TV GOLD

[@timmarkowicz779]

I watched contenders versus Challengers and I felt the same way I loved it.

[@simoncosgrave6299]

Everyone talks about S2 of Aus Survivor being the best but honestly I think Champions vs Contenders 2 doesn’t get anywhere near enough credit. The storytelling is fantastic and the cast, especially the ones they focus on the most overall, are very compelling. Big characters, great strategic gameplay, unpredictable votes/blindsides, frequent power shifts, it’s brilliant. Maybe I need to watch S2 again to compare but Dirty Harry, Golden God David, King of the Jungle Luke, Janine The Godmother, Pia the Smiling Assassin, the dominant girls alliance, Pia’s FTC, the Abbey blindside, the emotionally charged tribal when Luke goes, his insane immunity run, and even stuff from pre merge with the downfall of the sporty alliance, David and Shaun’s rivalry, Harry’s idol plays, Daisy’s betrayal of David, I could go on for hours. It’s a terrific season!

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

As someone who watches Survivor for editing I wish the editing was more balanced. Other than that definitely a 10/10

[@MUDGameshows]

Yea the editing is the fix they need

[@freddytang2128]

Agree. In champion vs contender 2, only one contender woman had any air time. Every other woman is like “who’s that again? Anyways she’s gone. Next”

[@Lgrftgf]

I agree it also makes the outcome predictable, I have known every winner in the premerge (besides one, but also guessed that pretty soon) so it would help the show a lot to balance edits I would like to be surprised

[@freddytang2128]

@@Lgrftgf I recommend you edit out the name of the winner to not spoil for new viewers

[@um773]

The 2017 season was the best with editing. I think only Ben and Odette got shafted.

[@verinonrenthar9176]

I love that you made this video, but IMO, it doesn't go far enough into how AU is better than US Survivor. For example, ever wondered how the players strategize about how they're gonna do a challenge, just before it starts? AU has that. And yeah, some people get over shadowed in the edit, but the people that are overshadowed *get more screen time in general* than their US counterparts, simply because there's more episodes and more footage of them talking strategy. And yeah there are some advantages and the occasional Redemption Island, but they're used sparingly, unlike US. Another oddity I noticed while binging AU Survivor is that almost everyone is super nice to each other. Australians just seem like nice people.

[@jenniferconstantine9041]

Yes, the cast is much more likeable and nice. It reminds me of the early seasons of Survivor where everybody wasn't a game bot.

[@frida.7831]

Well, in Brains vs Brawn the edit was a mess for a great season. One of the mid merge boots didn't get any confessional after the merge and the 7th place didn't have a confessional like two thirds of the episodes

[@xJwp2525x]

I agree with the last part heavily, one of my biggest gripes with US survivor is some players not being able to respect the game as a game. US survivor players get so bitter in a hypocritical way, while in AUS the majority of players commend good gameplay / deceit in the end if it was the right move.

[@kellymitchell7164]

YES about that last part! I notice the winning team always shaking hands/patting backs of the losing team, and the losing team smiling back at them. Just like “bad luck guys!” That’d never happen in US survivor. Or it’s edited out? But as an American myself, I am a SORE loser and can only imagine I’d just be giving a death glare to the winning team as they go off to eat burgers 😅

[@TheMan64.82]

Yo, coming back to this video after Australian Survivor Titans vs Rebels ended, literally my favourite season and second favourite winner of all time, please make another video cos we had: 1. Two big players out for each other in the pre-merge, who then form a bond and work with each other throughout the merge, finally coming to a heartbreaking end. 2. Pretty much everyone playing in the merge was active and had a chance to win. 3. Great use of idols, fake idols and the new "Ultimate Vote" advantage. Blindsides were great to watch. 4. Very diverse cast, with a mixture of funny, calculating and mischievous personalities. 5. Even in the Final Tribal Council I was impressed by the runner-up's speech despite knowing they had no chance. 6. The production quality and the cinematography is crazy good (editing might be skewed but personally I didn't mind).

[@viniciusrocha749]

Australian 2017 or season 2 is one of the best seasons. Luke, Michelle, Jericho and Sarah ara the best alliance

[@JarinCOD]

I hated them lol, but still enjoyed the season.

[@viniciusrocha749]

@@JarinCOD lol. Luke is my top 1 contestant

[@JarinCOD]

@@viniciusrocha749 Luke is okay.

[@williamjacobs4857]

I finished season 4 of Australian survivor last night and it was the first season I saw and loved it I dont know if it only happened this season but all the players were likeable. They showed background for every player. The best thing I saw was no matter what happened at the end all the players still liked and respected each other which is rarely seen on American survivor. The game play was still excellent too. Definitely worth watching. I hope American survivor can take a cue and keep at least to 39 days.

[@HadesStorm99]

It's been a while since I watched them now, but seasons 2 and 4 are regarded as the excellent seasons of Survivor AU - so if you only want to watch the best check season 2 out.

[@ericmicke4130]

There's definitely more of a respect and friendliness in the Australian and NZ versions. Sometimes it's a little frustrating to be fair because alot of players just don't play but it is nice to see for the most part they're all able to separate game from personal feelings.

[@reignBeaux4946]

@@HadesStorm99 Yes..season 2 was sooo goood!! But I enjoy the 'Brains V Brawn' and 'Champions V Contenders 2' more..

[@noahhunt5689]

Something to add on the length of the season in Australia we get 3 episodes per week rather then just the 1 episode so it usually last around the same amount of weeks we just get more throughout the week

[@PB-rb5xy]

As an Aussie and Survivor fanatic I LOVE this video! I will say, the season that is currently airing here (Season 8) is, so far, the best season of Survivor I have ever seen!!! You guys will be in for a real treat.. especially with the most jaw dropping, stunning and amazing tribal council I’ve ever seen in Episode 7! Truly truly amazing game play and strategy going on!

[@crystalsakina1605]

Im watching it as well, best season so far

[@leeberliner2905]

I randomly put on Australian survivor season 4 a couple of months ago late at night and had to pause it after 10 minutes and wake my wife up to watch with me cause I could not believe the epicness I was watching. I like it better than American survivor.

[@CheefChaos]

Champions Vs Contenders 2 (season 4) Is absolutely one of the greatest seasons in the history of any version of the show.

[@murderbear9576]

? lol its awful.

[@freddytang2128]

@@murderbear9576 editing was awful, the gameplay was pretty innovative. Like the pre merge idol swapping mechanic

[@shesjustafrienduhhafriend8655]

I agree loved that season

[@JCL1970]

I started with Australian all stars. Love it. I would like to see Australian all stars vs U.S. all stars. I think Aussies would beat them. They are tougher and challenges are harder.

[@bozgy]

in an US vs AUS all stars, i don't think US would win many challenges. in AUS all stars they had about 7 boys that would qualify as challenge beasts. the ladies are amazingly strong and fit also, i never saw in US something similar. ozzies strategic play has gotten better from first season and they have plenty big players. US vs AUS all stars. somebody make it happen pls 🙂

[@cj9789]

Seasons 1 and 5 are usually considered the worst, so if you like 5 then that's a good sign!

[@bozgy]

@@cj9789 I love all of them. Champs vs Contenders 2 stand out to me. David & Luke being down numbers and destroying alliances, Harry's battle vs the Godmother. Epic 🙂

[@meechibell9602]

1:49 in and I'm sold!!! TYSM for sharing that Paramount Plus added these shows! Even though I have it, I didn't know and I'm a HUGE Survivor fan (best reality show EVER!), so big thanks! Now if we can just get Paramount Plus to add seasons of Big Brother from Australia, Canada, & UK, I'd be the happiest girl in the world! ;) Finished your video, very well done! I hope Paramount plus plans to add each new season of Aussie Survivor too b/c I want to see Sandra and her daughter play. New subscriber here! :)

[@carina3167]

I’m an Aussie and when Australian Survivor started I was hesitant about whether JLP would measure up to Probst but he’s great and I can’t imagine anyone else hosting. Can’t wait for Blood Vs Water to start in a few days. Fun fact for US fans who also watch WWE NXT. If you watch Champions Vs Contanders 1, Matt on the Contenders tribe is now Grayson Waller on NXT

[@jason8507]

After watching this last season of American survivor I'm so glad the show was made in other countries where it's actually still good

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

Definetly want to echo this! Survivor Australia is great. Champions Vs Contenders has great tribal councils like the first, second, final 9, final 6 and final 5 not to mention the final 2 that season! 🙂 Great video as always Peridiam -Bandit

[@Forest9528]

I started watching Australian survivor when it was contenders Vs champions and wow the last 3 seasons have been a rush. We have seen so many players who are just on another level of the game. I love it Now all we need is for the us to do a big season where its the big 3 survivors competing against eachother US vs SA vs AU. Although they must do it before I've entered survivor SA because I'll take any chance I can get to play with the big dogs in an international season

[@freddytang2128]

“You must jump off a 10 meter tower” “what’s that in feet?” You’ll be carrying a 15 pound sandbag” “mate how many kg is that?”

[@daverussell457]

@@freddytang2128 A metre is pretty close to a yard (3 feet). It's actually just 3 inches more. So 2 metres, 6 foot. 10 metres, 30 foot. A kg is 2.2 pounds. i.e. 15 pounds is 33 kg. While viewing survivor you can get close enough by imagining 1 pound is 2 kg.

[@freddytang2128]

@@daverussell457 Im kidding, just pointing out the confusion if you put Americans and Aussies in same island together lmao

[@daverussell457]

@@freddytang2128 LOL I thought you must have been a confused American.

[@xJwp2525x]

Can you imagine a combined season of three starting tribes as US vs AU vs SA??? that'd be so hype. If they started at 3 separate tribes, the swaps / merge would be so damn legendary. First moves where players to "betray" their country would be so thrilling.

[@machupichu18]

Im so happy you made this video, as an Australian, our Survivor was how I got into the series in general as an adult and I'm so happy its out overseas and can get more exposure!

[@codypagels1598]

CvC 2 alone had The People's Champion fka King of the Jungle, Dirty Harry, The Godmother, The Little Italian Assassin, and The Golden God. Characters are off the charts.

[@tommymcphee3777]

Janine queen best player of the season

[@shesjustafrienduhhafriend8655]

Loved that cast and how they gave themselves badass nicknames😂

[@itizzano8233]

Jonathan's cool, Nico's a Goddamn Legend.

[@aaronaarons788]

He sounds like the South African muppet we didn't know we needed.

[@enronhubble638]

Truer Words Have Not Been Spoken

[@madisonsmith7244]

I just watched season 6 of Australian Survivor on Paramount Plus and let me say it is one of my favorite seasons of all time!! The strategy, the players, the winner, EVERYTHING is incredible. The gameplay by the Brain tribe alone is worth the watch. I cannot recommend this enough to anyone who likes Survivor, I just made my mom watch it and she thought it was one of the best ever. PLEASE WATCH IT!

[@canyoncovert7582]

I just finished Brains vs Brawn and I will say it is pretty exciting, but so many players do get underedited and that might be their biggest issue. Hayley and George both had Russell Hantz level confessional amounts and it got a little excessive. For those who have been waiting for an idol to be available at Tribal Council, the newest season had it 😏

[@daverussell457]

The only issue I had with Aussie Survivors' Brains vs Brawn season was that during episode 3 I realised who the winner was going to be by the editing. Though I admit a few times late in the season the editors had me thinking I was wrong.

[@PrincessOfPop]

The only issue i've had with australian survivor is brains vs brawn. I couldn't stand how edited it was

[@abbyrose6660]

@@PrincessOfPop the only season that actually has a good edit is s1 and even that season isn’t perfectly edit

[@lhiatt2]

OMG! I am SO Happy to hear they've dropped the rest of the seasons plus New Zealand!? I haven't watched US Survivor in years, decided to watch this season and was just not excited about it. Started watched Australian Survivor and LOVED it instantly. The people are great, the competitions are amazing, and I love there are more episodes so you get to know everyone. Now I need to go home and sit myself in front of the TV and watch ALL the Australian episodes!!!

[@anonarat]

Funny story. Ages ago one of your videos popped up on my recommended and reminded me that I enjoyed watching Survivor when I was a kid. American Survivor is hard to get at over here, but Australian Survivor is on Amazon Prime. So one of your videos maybe half a year ago got me watching Australian Survivor, and now it's come full circle. With Australian Survivor in particular I feel like one of the biggest changes is the cultural one. It's definitely great.

[@317sportsball]

Worth watching alone for The King of the Jungle and The Golden God

[@murderbear9576]

ewww no

[@MUDGameshows]

@@murderbear9576 uhh yes :P

[@akosijr5213]

im from the Philippines. i started watching US Survivor Gabon, then i watched the past seasons and got hooked from season 1-41. because of pandemic and home quarantine, i wanted to watch replays of Survivor but got an idea to watch the franchises, i started with Australian Survivor, and i was happy that most shots are almost like the US version. and since then, i got hooked and begin to be a fan of Australian Survivor, i almost love most players. In US version, you became a fan of the show and some players that you can count in your one hand because you will love how they play but on Australian Survivor, you will love most players in each seasons because of their characters and how they play, most of them are likeable.

[@Shmokahontas]

There were only a few Aussie Survivor seasons about a month ago, thanks for letting me know they’ve put all of them on there! I’m super stoked to watch from the first season.

[@jamesdaniel2986]

It’d be cool if Paramount+ showed any care for Canadians and gave us the same survivors as the US. As of now we only have season 30 and onward of US Survivor.

[@mikemars2112]

I have a feeling it's coming. Eventually.

[@m.carrick]

use a VPN!

[@TootieFruutie]

SAME!! Ugh 🇨🇦 :/

[@Drewbydrew]

The infuriating thing is that it *used* to have all the seasons, and then they removed *all* of them before S30 with *no warning*. Right now there is literally no way to legally watch S1-29 in Canada.

[@jamesdaniel2986]

@@Drewbydrew I know I cancelled for a bit because I was getting burnt out and then in December subscribed again and thought it was a glitch. Such a piss off.

[@claudial4177]

The current (2022) seasons had the Most brutal challenge. It was episode 2’s reward challenge. Literally four people in the water, winner climbed up surrounding nets. The other 2 opposing team members grab onto you on the net and pull you down, in to the water. It was brutal, like I was honestly scared someone was going to get choked

[@dragonzord6615]

My main criticism of our Survivor in Australia is the frankenbiting. So many edits of sentences that just have been clipped from multiple other sentences... Sounds really off, almost to the point of it seeming like the editors just making up whole things sometimes. Like someone will be talking, then halfway through it goes loud, then the next word is quiet again, then loud again...

[@ericmicke4130]

Maybe not with the level of sound but US Survivor does the same. I was just watching and interview with Ricard where he pointed out that the audio playing during a conversation with him and Shan was actually Shan talking to someone else at a different time. But the camera was showing the back of Shans head and Ricard just reacting to it. And it made it look like Ricard was being told by Shan what the plan was for a vote when in reality it was Ricard who came up with the idea in the first place. So always have to remember there are heavy edits to tell the narrative the producers and editors want to tell.

[@fatalcalamityz1365]

These physical challenges got me thinking... The current Australian Survivor format debuted in 2016. The Challenge: War of the Worlds premiered in 2019. Missed opportunity on MTV's part, if you ask me. They got a Turkish Survivor player; so why not an Aussie Survivor player? :)

[@kranjos]

Australian Survivor has definitely had its fair share of big gameplayers (some who win, some who don't), as well as wildcards, and challenge beasts (both male and female). As an Aussie, it's been cool seeing people from my part of the world squaring off in the best game show on TV. Having seen every season of US Survivor since I was 8 years old (2008), and even going back to watch the first 4 seasons ever, Australian Survivor holds its own. However Jeff Probst is still number 1 in my heart.

[@freddytang2128]

I feel like aussie survivor has the flaw of casting too many recruits that’s never watched survivor. Without spoiling too much, some people in most recent season get confused by concepts like vote splitting and think that’s “too complicated”. There was someone literally “confused” by who they’re supposed to vote for. It’s like watching NFL and half the players don’t even know how football is played

[@messymop9772]

Actually love when that happens. Might need to check it out then

[@tripledigit4835]

Cara cooking the vote which lead to Daini getting idols out was a top ten moment in that season.

[@freddytang2128]

@@tripledigit4835 its so facepalm worthy, a lot of viewers like myself thought its some next level scheme by Cara. its hard to believe she actually got confused

[@tripledigit4835]

@@freddytang2128 nah, it’s hilarious as fuck.

[@shesjustafrienduhhafriend8655]

That was hilarious what do you mean

[@redranger-x1w]

Australian vs USA is being worked on as the next season of Aus Survivor after Brains vs Brawn 2 which finished filming this month.

[@michaelswagart5784]

Australia Survivor has been really fascinating to watch! I have enjoyed the past few seasons more than the American version honestly. It's great seeing more players & the twists that come in play. Looking forward to S9: Blood v Water! Let's go Sandra & her daughter! 🔥🔥

[@minners19]

I love love love how they show them "scrambling!" US version shows maybe a minute or two on it, but AUS shows a good 10 minutes! Drrrraammmma! Me loves it!

[@adammccall]

Watched 4, 5, 6 and they blew me away - so good, I wish I could have watched the first three before all stars, but better late than never. Going to go back and watch them now. Love the larger cast, longer play, better challenges, the twists and turns work for me much more than say 41...

[@amfxr27]

You and me both!!!!

[@sacvideo1998]

I'm a Canadian, and I love Australian Survivor, just finished watching the most recent season. I like how Australian it is, like when the reward is a Holden Commodore or a fest from Hungry Jacks. Australia seems to be way ahead of Canada in terms of producing their own version of reality competition shows

[@OziJo1]

Haha as an Australian watcher of all Survivors. that little “I wish…” section at the beginning perfectly sums up Australian survivor, so i had to have. a little chuckle. In Australia they broadcast 3 episodes a week so it takes a big commitment to watch it as it is broadcast. It rates fairly well here and has won best reality programme a few times. Love that you showed that footage of ET (Andrew Ettingshausen) He was a brilliant Rugby League player from the 80’s and 90’s, playing for my team, the Cronulla Sharks. Oh yes please bring Ozzie out play!

[@JesseHOH]

Australian Survivor is by far the best version of Survivor. It’s phenomenal!

[@SweetRyGuy]

Watching Australian HvV right now and it’s some of the best TV I’ve seen in years. Great characters and strategy. Hope you enjoyed it as well Peridiam!

[@felixvecchiarelli6458]

American survivor has a queen. Australian survivor has a king. No one greater than King George!!

[@JM-my4sb]

The host is actor Anthony LaPaglias brother by the way.

[@ezzrin]

would love to see a video on aus heroes vs villains!! it’s criminally underrated their plays and tribal councils go crazy

[@reneepope-munro8115]

As an Australian OG Survivor fan since Borneo, this video fills me with SUCH patriotic energy (which is not particularly Aussie, lol). Get around our kickass version of Survivor!

[@jenniferconstantine9041]

I purposely waited to watch this video because I just started watching Australian Survivor this week and I wanted to avoid any spoilers. I absolutely love this show. It reminds me of what was great about Survivor years ago. Granted I've only watched season 4 so far, but there were so many great characters, the challenges are amazing, and the storytelling is well done. I thought 24 players would be too hard to follow but they actually did a pretty decent job, even though there were a few purple edits. I also thought Jonathan gave Jeff a run for his money because he didn't insert himself into the game, again one more thing I loved about old Survivor. I highly highly highly recommend Australian Survivor. It's definitely worth paying for a Paramount Plus subscription. The only areas where US Survivor beats it is that they don't have a live reunion and the votes are read right there in Fiji, and I haven't figured out a way to watch Australian Ponderosa, which is referred to as the Villa.

[@declassifiedMalaysia]

Challenges in Australian Survivor is the best. I'm always looking forward to it.

[@iMaDeMoN2012]

My sister introduced me to Survivor just before the pandemic hit. This Christmas (2021) I discovered Australian Survivor. I had to torrent season 1 because it wasn't on paramount+ yet. This was the most epic season of Survivor I have ever witnessed. Now I get to introduce my sister to the greatest season of Survivor ever.

[@lisazelko3353]

As an Aussie who looooves the game, thanks for the shout out…mate!

[@vendingmachinelove]

The other thing regarding the hour long episodes is we also get 3 a week in a row. It basically plays Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night which I personally am a big fan of

[@helixmediacorporation862]

Also in australia it airs 3-4 nights a WEEK Sunday-Tuesday/Wednesday (depending if Bachelor/ette is back on)

[@valessiaharris8138]

Started season 4 before paramount uploaded seasons 1 through 3. I am obsessed and will definitely will watch season 1 next

[@gandharvadubey7304]

Have been following you for years now, and really like what you put out and this is the first time I am commenting, just to thank you.................. being a survivor fan, love the game but after this recommendation went for Australian Survivor Season 6 and 10 episodes in I am blown away by how good it is ..... cant thank you enough for this recommendation

[@babz3347]

I’ve been binge watching your survivor videos lately and as an Australian, was so happy to see this video and even so proud you enjoyed watching the Australian cultural difference lol! Loved your Aussie pronunciation of ‘surviva’ towards the end and the ‘day dot’ lol 😂 (even as an Aussie, I hate the overuse of that particular slang in the show hahah) Love your videos!

[@rogercalvomedina674]

Honestly I'm more excited for Survivor AU Blood vs Water than for Survivor 41. I just know its going to be EPIC 🔥🔥🔥

[@michaelswagart5784]

I agree 💯🔥🔥 All of the AU Survivor seasons have been phenomenal! Even the host JLP is truly authentic to the game!

[@daverussell457]

Peridiam is correct. The water in Aussie toilets doesn't spin the opposite way... because it doesn't spin at all (due to the design of the toilets). But if you fill a hand basin or sink with water then pull the plug out the water does spin the opposite way to when in the northern hemisphere.

[@kangalotto]

As an aussie, the only thing that bothers me is the casting. I hate having B and C grade celebs on it. I much rather watch everyday people who can use the money more. You Americans won't know who anyone is(apart from Russell, which was the worst casting decision and episode ever. And Sandra) because they are aussie 'celebs.' We don't need to watch ex aussie rules footballers who made 500k a year try and win more money!

[@quoth7330]

I dont think you need to be an Aussie to feel this way. That said, David is probably top 5 of all the contestents so far.

[@laldrete9842]

I agree with you 100%, I have had such a great time watching Aus Survivor. And I yes the challenges are more brutal. I would love to see a season of US v Aus Survivor: best of the best. Thank you for shining a light on this.

[@messymop9772]

When you don’t live in the US: “pirates plunder, pirates steal”

[@ice-cubey2032]

would love to see some content discussing aus survivor a bit more in depth!! some really fun characters and great moments

[@argue.with.yourself]

This video made me start watching! Binged season 1 & 2, and I can appreciate the love for the game!People are actually playing and there is no clear winner. So far so good! Plus I noticed Sandra and her daughter in the new season.. can't wait 😬

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

1:46 No thanks, I'm already well acquainted with "The Ozzy Variant". Back then we just called it Ozzy Lusth.

[@jodiecarlson6955]

They definitely should do a show with American and Australian winners, and others too, playing against each other!

[@mikemars2112]

Australian, South Africa, and NZ are all gold!

[@gagamba9198]

NZ was awful. Almost everyone going on about their 'honest' and 'moral' game. Then resentful when they're voted off.

[@mikemars2112]

@@gagamba9198 Have you seen season 2? A few more gameplayers in that cast.

[@soucy24]

Facts! Just finished brains vs brawn (wanted to see if it was worth watching) and started champion vs challenger 2. So pumped to hear they added all the seasons. Definitely recommend watching if your a fan of the show in general.

[@tuki8468]

My teacher was on the brawn team Emmett Pugh - in real life, he's an alright person to chat to. He was a sub and after school gym teacher. Pretty crazy seeing him on TV.

[@Roos1981]

Loved Emmet on the show!

[@Luv2tickt]

YES...the challenges are FAR more wicked in Australian Survivor than the US counterpart. No idea why they couldn't do those same challenges for the US version. I didn't know about the New Zealand or South African ones, so thanks! When we're done with Champions vs Challengers Part Deux, we will have to check those out as well. Thanks!

[@FloKzySLay]

just finished season 6 of Australian Survivor, it is so good! can't wait for season 7.

[@jordanhutchinson1723]

Yes yes and more yes. As an Australian, I always love and look forward to the US seasons of Survivor. However now having our own, that is so well put together. I am so so hyped and so good to see you giving it a boost!

[@MsPianopower]

Not me thinking you were saying “OZZY SURVIVOR” this whole time lol

[@GamingFanactic911]

It is definitely worth watching. I was not sure about it at first but holy crap I was wrong. It is so fun to watch the characters and AU Survivor does so many things right that US Survivor needs to do or go back to in some cases. Seriously, highly recommended and oh thanks Peridiam for the reminder about the rest of the AU Survivor seasons on Paramount+. I totally forgot about it. :D

[@elenarobinson3650]

And Jonathan the host (or JLP as he's called) is so loveable and he definitely gets into all the drama at tribal

[@Zander.and.lightning]

Aussie Survivor is brutal. I think US survivor players would do well with the politics and scheming, but the physical challenges and surviving aspect would crush most of the Mericans. I think players like James Clement would thrive.

[@bozgy]

I've seen all US and AUS seasons and highly recommend the ozzies. I've enjoyed their seasons much more than US ones in all aspects. Challenges are out of this world. Great casts, big move players, great strategic play. They got everything.

[@elchristrejo882]

Mexican survivor season 2 had more than 100 episodes of 2 hours each And the final 7 were there there like almost 4 months

[@elenikaragiozis2508]

I know this video isn’t meant to be funny but coming from an Australian this was very funny to watch and see you and American views Australian slang

[@gagamba9198]

It's great that three episodes are broadcast per week. Makes the series fly by. Better challenges in Oz series - they really physically push the castaways. There are fewer idols. I don't care for 'biographical back story' edits, but I suppose I'm a minority. US series gets better rewards.

[@will_williams_12]

The first season is one of my favorite survivor seasons ever. The storyline and characters are top notch.

[@Jacobmelrose26]

Australian Survivor is definitely my favorite of the two at the moment. Although I will say the only thing better about the US version is casting, But only slightly. David the Golden God, Dirty Harry, Shonee, AK, Brooke and many more I can name are all brilliant but there are quite a few boring characters in there as well. US does a better job of putting together all around more entertaining cast but thats just me. Everything else about AUS I love more. The longer seasons, the not too over the top advantages, the editing, camp life is all amazing. On season 6 right now and its yet to fully pull me in but that could be just because season 5 was so great.

[@reignBeaux4946]

I agree 🔥🔥

[@meghanmarie840]

I just started watching Australian survivor (I’ve seen every episode of the us version) I’m loving it so far, I had no idea Russell and Sandra were in the Australian version as well, that’s awesome. I also wish paramount plus had the older seasons of the Australian version. personally I feel like the older seasons are more raw and everyone is still tryna figure out the game, instead of scrambling to find alliances right off the bat

[@vianorae]

Binged watch all seasons of Survivor Au and it has been great! And my greatest wish is to have an ultimate Survivor game... U.S. tribe VS. AU tribe

[@BondasTimotei]

I was in between watching the last season of Survivor AU. With this video you made me watch it

[@zensen1504]

Australian Survivor is great. Sometimes the longer episodes can drag on with boring content. But overall they’ve produced great moments. The twists can feel a bit unfair too and production favoritism shows, so it’s not perfect.

[@MegaUnavailableusern]

It doesn't compare to jeff probst and actual students of game ie american survivors. Jonathan has to be the dumbest survivor host possible and asks the most basic questions as if everyone doesn't already know the answer to.

[@bolt7881]

What have you done? Now I can’t stop watching the Aussies. Haha this first season is great! Thanks for the recommendation. Really hoping to see Craig go far.

[@itsfvn9918]

“I wish they had louder music” very accurate 😂

[@jump-hullkingstw7002]

I got an ad for Paramount Plus right next to this video

[@XanArt21]

The au survivor 2017 season is the best ever. What a great bunch and amazing ride.

[@katarinarepinski9979]

What would be awesome is an ultimate season with winners from all English speaking countries competing. Australian, USA, New Zealand, and South Africa, and maybe the hosts have something too. I don’t know which would be better, the tribes by countries or make the tribes mixed. Maybe call it something like The Ultimate Survivor????

[@mackarroyo6376]

Okay, just an update. Australian 8 Heroes vs Villains is killing it so far! Such great plays!

[@projectnostalgia5427]

As an Aussie I have only seen Australian Survivor. I'm kinda new to it.

[@jefrichan]

The current Aus season Hereos v Villians is beyond awesome!

[@gmsimon]

One... Sohvivah!

[@elenarobinson3650]

As an Aussie its funny how you Pronounce Aussie as Ozzie😂 I love that the Aussie players are a bit more kind and trusting rather than backstabbing and rude (no offence US just an observation) but i like that the game has a stronger sense of family while still maintaining a good level of drama throughout

[@RussellMuscleTV]

I plan on starting Australian survivor during the off-season after season 42

[@BlksnshN]

I just started watching Australian Survivor. After the horribleness that was season 41 of American Survivor, the Aussies have been a breathe of fresh air.