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* ''[[Prison Break]]''. It depends for every fan, since each of the four seasons are radically different from each other (including its tone and writing quality). Some fans enjoyed all four seasons, more or less. Others dismiss seasons three and four as unwatchable. A few viewers stopped watching after season one's long awaited jail break. But generally, season one is favored by the fanbase, while season three is widely disliked.
* ''[[Survivor]]'''s [[Base Breaker|Russell Hantz]], of seasons 19 and 20, notably caused the first major rift between the show's non-internet fanbase and its internet fanbase. Rupert of ''Pearl Islands'' caused a similar rift, but it wasn't nearly as pronounced. Due to the show's editing positioning him as a [[Villain Protagonist]], Russell tended to be very popular with casual fans of the show (note his winning of two consecutive "America's Favorite Survivor" awards), however, he's absolutely reviled at forums such as "Survivor Sucks", where both of his losses in the final vote triggered huge celebrations. Note that the internet doesn't entirely hate Russell, it tends to be about 60-40 in favor of hating him, and mentioning him will likely cause a huge [[Internet Backdraft]] wherever you go.
* ''[[The Amazing Race]]'' has two groups of fans, those who believe that [[ThisSerious Is a CompetitionBusiness|This Is A Race]] (and prefer to intense competition between the teams), and the [[Call It Karma]] fans (who watch to see teams they like). They generally get along at the beginning of a season, until something sets them off and the flame wars carry on for the remainder of the season. Arguments about team selection and how the courses should be planned out can get pretty heated as well.
** Ask the fans to rank the seasons. Seasons 5, 7, and 12 will generally be at the top, while 8 and 15 will be at the bottom, but no one will be able to agree on how everything else places in-between.
* Do not, repeat, ''DO NOT'', let slip that you have a favorite couple on a [[Soap Opera]] fan site. Other fans will [[Die for Our Ship|gladly sacrifice themselves]] to prove that you're wrong and stupid.