Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-1294345-20151127064546/@comment-5277627-20151128074534

Coolio15 wrote: @KvngDragon

Personally, I know that it's your opinion and all, but from someone who has stopped a season because they gave everyone too much airtime, I have to disagree. Having some characters out of the picture is essential for a storyline, especially if that character gets developed later. Take Alexis Mandel from mine and Anita's most recent season. We never developed her personality one bit until the merge, and even then, she only became a true character one episode before her boot. Why did we do this? Because it was the role that we chose her to play. If we had just decided to bring in her personality during the pre-merge, it would've constricted us and we would've run out of material before we even got to the merge. My point is, everyone can write their fanon how they like, but it is of my opinion that the best seasons are the ones where people are not getting equal screentime OR fully developed before their elimination. Trust me, I tried it in Canadian Wilderness and I ran out of material for all of the characters by the merge since they had all already been fully developed. at that point.

So yes, I'm in agreement that from now on, every castaway should have some type of profile and whatnot before a season can begin. I do think, however, that seasons that have FINISHED before this was enacted should not have to bend to this rule since I think it would be really pointless for them to go back to a season that they've already completed and where we already know all of the personalities. Coolio, I know the feeling. Everyone has equal screentime and I'm running out of material;. :p