Ponderosa has really sucked the last couple... they only do one per person and they aren't that long. Not sure why they are skimping on that since really they have all the equipment there to do that already. I got season one on DVD for a Christmas present, as I really was curious to how this game was at first since I didn't start watching until 2005. I have to say I am blown away by how much cooler the challenges were then to me, than they are now. They had one where they had to "rescue" a teammate in the forest and drag them out on a stretcher. They really seem to blend in with the island and actually look natural, making the new ones look like neon colored carnival games in comparison. Also, I love how the voting almost seems random in that season, it's almost funny.