In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first season of Survivor, The Rattana Chronicles is a podcast miniseries presented by The Reality Prodcast in which DamienX will be analyzing Survivor: Borneo episode-by-episode, scene-by-scene, and often shot-by-shot. In this introduction, DamienX explains his background with the season, provides an overview of where the Survivor series came from, and ends with a close analysis of the famous opening credit sequence.

As referenced within, here are the Survivor: Borneo credits in the style of Expedition Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8odCOy2NRQ

Be sure to subscribe to The Rattana Chronicles for future episodes in this series.

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The Reality Prodcast is hosted by DamienX, an audio-visual director, producer, videographer, and editor who currently leads a 20-person production team and still finds time to watch reality TV on occasion.

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The Reality Prodcast is hosted by DamienX, an audio-visual director, producer, videographer, and editor who currently leads a 20-person production team and still finds time to watch reality TV on occasion.

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The Reality Prodcast is hosted by DamienX, an audio-visual director, producer, videographer, and editor who currently leads a 20-person production team and still finds time to watch reality TV on occasion.