Survivor adds top Smash Bros. player to line-up

by Justin McElroy { Aug 28th 2008 at 8:45AM }

You probably don't think that being really excellent at video games is a marketable skill outside of pro gaming, but Ken Hoang has found one other field it can help you get a leg up in: The lucrative "not dying on an island" industry. The pro gamer (one of the nation's top Smash Bros. players) has been added to the cast of the 17th season of Survivor.

Why would a spindly thumb jockey think he could hang with the beefy cast? Ken recently told Entertainment Weekly: "Gaming will help me because I do well under pressure. ... I'm the underdog, I think all the fans will root for me to win. I would root for myself if I was watching TV."

Note to Ken: If you're watching yourself on Survivor and you root against yourself, you've probably got some pretty serious stuff to work through.

Tags: ken-hoang, pro-gaming, reality-tv, survivor

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Santo @ Aug 28th 2008 8:49AM

Jesus tap dancing Christ, there have been 17 seasons of Survivor? I feel so old right now...

Ricksta @ Aug 28th 2008 8:53AM

Each season less memorable than the previous one...

Seriously who watches Survivor anymore?

StrangeBum @ Aug 28th 2008 11:19AM

Damn..I'm not even that old and I feel the same as you do, I remember how big the show was when the first season started. It was new, innovative and exciting.

Now, ehh, screw it.

Maverick Saturn @ Aug 28th 2008 12:24PM

If you still watch survivor, you must be a survivor.

Jack of No Trades 85 @ Aug 28th 2008 8:57AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(TV_series)

Wow, its been running since 1992. Holy Crap

vidGuy @ Aug 28th 2008 9:25AM

No it hasn't. It was first conceived in 92 but not developed until the Swedish show Expedition Robinson started in 1997.

Jack of No Trades 85 @ Aug 28th 2008 9:41AM

Thats still a long time.

PhilipWPerna @ Aug 28th 2008 8:59AM

He probably takes getting kicked off the island literally.

/double jump

"Now I'm back on the island, bitches!"

Blazur @ Aug 28th 2008 9:59AM

I LOL'ed.

mocax @ Aug 28th 2008 9:07AM

I prefer Survivor Series

007craft @ Aug 28th 2008 9:08AM

im surprised people still watch that show. And 17 seasons? Theres no way survivor has been around for more then 10 or 11 years, how did they get to season 17?

Aaron @ Aug 28th 2008 9:36AM

They have 2 seasons a year. 1 in the spring, 1 in the fall. It's only been on for 8 years.

vidGuy @ Aug 28th 2008 9:12AM

17 seasons sounds so wrong, but then I looked up the air schedule. The show started airing in the United States in May 2000, which makes more sense than sometime in the 90s. Interesting fact (as far as wiki can be trusted): Season 2 was the most watched. So yes, it's been downhill since then.

znz212 @ Aug 28th 2008 9:38AM

It's the 17th season, but it hasn't been around for 17 years. As mentioned above, it started in 2000. They do about 3 seasons per year. Does no-one remember that the last one ended just a couple months ago?

samfish @ Aug 28th 2008 10:58AM

"Does no-one remember that the last one ended just a couple months ago?"

This implies that someone actually watched it...

vidGuy @ Aug 28th 2008 12:32PM

@znz212, well obviously. "As mentioned above", you mean by me? Yeah it's pretty obvious that it hasn't been on 17 years if it only started 8 years ago.

BigD145 @ Aug 28th 2008 12:43PM

It never made it up the hill in the first place. It's been crawling on a flat plane all this time.

iPatchofSaul @ Aug 31st 2008 6:17PM

Survivor does 2 contests per year. Each one is considered a season. Technically, its only been on the air since the year 2000.

And yes, people still watch it, its usually in the top 5 every week, or top 10 at worst. I still watch it occasionally. Last season was the best one they've had in years.

Donald @ Aug 28th 2008 10:17AM

I'm actually tempted to watch if only to see if he tries to wavedash during one of the immunity challenges.

ballistic3188 @ Aug 28th 2008 11:17AM

didn't you hear they removed wave dashing in survivor 16 and then replaced it with random tripping.

TWiNKiE @ Aug 28th 2008 10:18AM

I forgot Survivor was even a show. It's honestly so unimportant in my life, it's hard to believe it has SEVENTEEN SEASONS!!!

This is just like the time my sister told me there were 9 seasons of America's Best Top Model.

Whatever, tell me when he wins.