“Frustrated”, “disappointed”, fans of the show protest against its cutting

• The next two evenings of Koh Lanta will be shortened due to the coronavirus.
• TF1 prefers to spread its flagship program over time to offer its final live and on set.
• 20 minutes has gathered the viewers view of this cut.

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Normally, a Friday evening without Koh Lanta, it’s not a self-respecting Friday night. So
when TF1 decides to shorten the episodes, the beginning of the weekend has a bitter taste. During this period of confinement, fans are impatiently waiting to fly to Fiji at 9 p.m. “It’s a little bubble of oxygen that transports us, disconnects us from this daily life” explains Armella, while Geoffrey, another viewer, confesses that ”
containment is complicated and the show lets us escape for two hours. “

Shortening the length of the episodes allows the channel to delay the deadline for the finale, which usually takes place live, on set and in public. But if we trust the opinion of the public, all these elements are ultimately of little importance. “The final can be done with Denis on set and the candidates on the big screen in video” claims Caroline, who shares the same opinion as Aymeric: “If the final must be by Skype, it will be by Skype! The most diligent fans protest against the justification of TF1 which says that a final must be held live. However, in 2018, Revelation of the winner of the Battle of Heroes could not have taken place in Paris, Denis Brogniart being thousands of kilometers away for the shooting of the following season. “Why not do the same thing as a few years ago? Asks Pascale.

We turn off the station and we mate the replay ?

Frustration, disappointment, even anger, viewers multiply the qualifiers to show their dismay. “It means nothing if it is not for TF1 which will lead the audience twice as long. Doing half-episodes is nonsense, “protests Sébastien. While some say they will no longer watch the show because of this cutout, others use ploys to keep the magic intact. “I will watch the full episode next Friday in replay,” said Adrien.

It must be said that the last time TF1 shortened an episode of Koh Lanta, he didn’t necessarily want to come back, the first ten minutes being a replay of the previous week. “We had to broadcast the recorded programs and then make the final program as soon as possible,” asked Marie-Claude. For his part, Coraline explains that “cut Koh Lanta in two, it’s as frustrating as having half a movie. To see a little bit of it every Friday is torture. “

Go to bed earlier

However, we are delighted with this programming. For Charles, who wants to see “the fun contrast between the candidates’ outfits on the set and their Robinson outfits on the camp”, it is not a problem that the show spans over time. Fan of Koh Lanta, he can enjoy his favorite program longer, just like Jade who is delighted with these shorter episodes. “Between the children, the animals, the housework, the meals, the DIY activities, my days are full so I collapse with fatigue in the evening and I rarely stay awake after 10:30 pm,” she laments. Thanks to this format, she can therefore see the program without going through replay.

This Friday, Koh Lanta will therefore not be entitled to his test of immunity and his solemn advice which follows. Will the reunited team of viewers still be there every week? We will know the answer quickly, and their sentence may be irrevocable.

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