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    From SurvivorFan@SurvivorFan@dizum.com to alt.tv.survivor on Mon Feb 23 23:59:16 2026
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    Australian Survivor: Redemption, is the fourteenth season of Australian Survivor and the twelfth to air on Network 10.

    The season premiered on 23 February 2026 and is based on the
    international reality competition franchise Survivor.

    Off to a good start.



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  • From Rick@Rick@nospam.net to alt.tv.survivor on Mon Feb 23 18:30:35 2026
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    On 2/23/2026 5:59 PM, SurvivorFan@dizum.com wrote:
    Australian Survivor: Redemption, is the fourteenth season of Australian Survivor and the twelfth to air on Network 10.

    The season premiered on 23 February 2026 and is based on the
    international reality competition franchise Survivor.

    Off to a good start.




    Except we have to endure David Genat as the new host. I only watched
    the first few minutes, but it was obvious he was trying to duplicate
    JLP's cadence and delivery in the opening voice-over, and he also wore
    the same type of hat and shirt as JLP. The real test will be in how he handles the narration on challenges and how he runs the Tribal Council.

    It will also be interesting to see if he show makes any reference to
    JLP's departure. The other players were clearly surprised to see Genat
    (one said "What's up, Golden God?"), but nothing was said about Jonathan
    being gone.

    It's just unfortunate that Survivor US and Survivor Oz are premiering
    the same week. With three Oz episodes and an over-sized 3-hour US ep
    this week, that's really a lot of Survivor...
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  • From Rick@Rick@nospam.net to alt.tv.survivor on Tue Feb 24 14:19:57 2026
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    On 2/23/2026 6:30 PM, Rick wrote:
    On 2/23/2026 5:59 PM, SurvivorFan@dizum.com wrote:
    Australian Survivor: Redemption, is the fourteenth season of Australian
    Survivor and the twelfth to air on Network 10.

    The season premiered on 23 February 2026 and is based on the
    international reality competition franchise Survivor.

    Off to a good start.




    Except we have to endure David Genat as the new host.-a I only watched
    the first few minutes, but it was obvious he was trying to duplicate
    JLP's cadence and delivery in the opening voice-over, and he also wore
    the same type of hat and shirt as JLP.-a The real test-a will be in how he handles the narration on challenges and how he runs the Tribal Council.

    It will also be interesting to see if he show makes any reference to
    JLP's departure.-a The other players were clearly surprised to see Genat (one said "What's up, Golden God?"), but nothing was said about Jonathan being gone.

    It's just unfortunate that Survivor US and Survivor Oz are premiering
    the same week.-a With three Oz episodes and an over-sized 3-hour US ep
    this week, that's really a lot of Survivor...


    I did watch the entire first episode, and I have to say Genat was not as
    bad as I feared. He had clearly prepared himself and ended up doing a reasonably credible job. His commentary on the challenges was
    straightforward and certainly not as detailed (or as funny, frankly) as
    JLP would have done, but it was okay. He asked all the right questions
    at TC, though I'm sure they were prepared in advance for him. He had a
    few interactions with players acknowledging his status as a former
    player (one calling him "GG" for Golden God), but he didn't try to hide
    that he played on the same tribe as a couple of the returning players.
    All in all, it was a serviceable job, certainly much better than Matt Chisholm's awkward stint on Survivor New Zealand several years back.
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