Survivor, Life Without the Phone, and the Shock of Coming Back

One of our family’s guilty pleasures is Survivor. My wife and I discovered the show after we moved back to the United States from Romania. My parents had several seasons on DVD, and we watched them shortly after our first son was born.I’ve come to think Survivor is still the best game on television—tweaked and altered just enough each season to keep things fresh (and to provide endless fodder for fans who either embrace or loathe the latest experiment that tinkers with the formula).Anyone who wa