Just three days after he evacuated his Los Angeles home in January because of deadly wildfires , Emmett Whitaker returned to the Pacific Palisades through footage of his fan-made “Survivor” series.

“Every single day, I look at footage of what it used to be. It’s hard when you see it 24/7 just to realize that it’s not what it is anymore,” Whitaker said.

“Survivor” features a group of contestants who are stranded in a remote location, divided into tribes, and forced to compete against each other in a series of games to win a $1 million prize. The franchise is a classic, and will hit its 50th season next year.

Whitaker, a Boston University sophomore, has self-funded, cast, produced, and edited five seasons of “Survivor Palisades,” his tribute to the original show, since 2018, with four s

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