"The Weakest Link" Redux
Remember the British game show The Weakest Link hosted by Anne Robinson? Trivia game shows always piqued my interest being a trivia geek myself. The strategies employed by the game's contestants though irritated me enough to make me not watch it after I saw how they played the game. It's also part of the reason why I never watched Survivor ; those contestants used the same tactics. When either show has its full complement of players, the challenges and stronger contestants weed out the weaker ones through mutual attrition. When the numbers dwindled to three or four people, that's when things start to get weird. Clearly one person stands head and shoulders above the remaining participants. That person succeeds by observing all the rules and manages to excel despite the obstacles and challenges presented. The others, not being slouches themselves, recognize that while they still have talent and skill they do not possess what the perceived leader has. To increase thei...