How I would've done Survivor 50's Cast

 I know I just did a post with alternative picks for each of the players, but I wanted to take a slightly different approach here.  I wanted to explore a scenario they should've considered.  Since they're willing to do a 24-player cast, why not do one representative from each pair of seasons?  So one player from 1-2, one player from 3-4, and so on.  Also, with the flexibility of returning player seasons, you could select a player from their returning season rather than their OG season if you want to get someone else.  This way, the entire history of Survivor is represented.  Jeff has said "everywhere in between" was represented when he and the rest of production ignored seasons 19-31.  

I will pick 12 men and 12 women from every two seasons of Survivor.  I'll try to take a member of the 50 cast when possible, to appease Jeff.

Seasons 1 and 2: Colby Donaldson
Clearly, there was mutual interest, so I'll stick with Colby here.  Could use Jenna, but we also have All-Stars to consider her for.

Seasons 3 and 4: Sean Rector
Apparently, he was in the running?  Haven't heard anything definitive.  But he'd have been a joy to have back.

Seasons 5 and 6: Rob Cesternino
We know he was in the running but cut last minute.  Shame.  Here's his opportunity.  I considered Heidi, but I went with someone who was more in the running, it seems.

Seasons 7 and 8: Jenna Lewis-Dougherty 
Here we have Jenna.  That is all.

Seasons 9 and 10: Stephenie LaGrossa-Kendrick
And now with Steph.  Vanuatu unfortunately gets shut out.

Seasons 11 and 12: Cirie Fields
And now Cirie, since she was on Panama.

Seasons 13 and 14: Jonathan Penner
I'm using Penner here since I'll be saving Ozzy for later.

Seasons 15 and 16: Amanda Kimmel-Cooper
She may have been in the running, so here's Amanda.  If not, you could also go with Peih-Gee, Courtney, or Natalie Bolton.

Seasons 17 and 18: Coach Wade
And here we have Coach, since his season was 18 (Tocantins).

Seasons 19 and 20: Courtney Merit 
We didn't have Courtney above so I include her here.  You could swap her and Amanda; it doesn't matter.  They each represent the 15-16 and 19-20 pairings.

Seasons 21 and 22: Fabio Birza
Here we have someone who probably wasn't even in the running for 50, but who else would be cast?  These seasons started the dark ages for Survivor...

Seasons 23 and 24: Ozzy Lusth 
Ozzy represents these seasons since... who else would it be?  Yikes.

Seasons 25 and 26: Abi-Maria Gomes
Apparently, she was in the running, so let's include Abi!

Seasons 27 and 28: Spencer Bledsoe
Why not?  He might've been in the running, and we know Jeff loves him.

Seasons 29 and 30: Natalie Anderson
She didn't have a great end to 40, so why not?  Could also consider Mama C (Carolyn, 30) here.  

Seasons 31 and 32: Aubry Bracco
And now we have Aubry.  Yay...

Seasons 33 and 34: Hannah Shapiro
I don't know who else it could be, but I like Hannah and I'm a little surprised she hasn't even been mentioned as a possible returning player.

Seasons 35 and 36: Chrissy Hofbeck
As much as I hate to snub Domenick, I have to go with Chrissy since the producers did.  Oh well.

Seasons. 37 and 38: Christian Hubicki
Oof, only one choice between Christian, Devens, Angelina, and Mike?  Yikes... Guess I'll go with Christian.

Seasons 39 and 40: Yul Kwon
Screw it, bring Yul back.  Give him one more chance.  

Seasons 41 and 42: Jonathan Young
Have to stick with the original choice.  

Seasons 43 and 44: Carolyn Wiger
Obvious choice is obvious.  Although I could've gone with Jesse from 43, then I'd only have women to pick from in my last two picks.

Seasons 45 and 46: Q Burdette
He was the most entertaining character of this bunch, so I'll stick with Q.

Seasons 47 and 48: Genevieve Mushaluk
Had to pick a woman based on the totals so far, so it was either her or Kamilla.  We saw Kamilla more recently.  

So here's how the new cast stacks up.  New players in RED.

Men: 
Colby Donaldson (1-2)
Sean Rector (3-4)
Rob Cesternino (5-6)
Jonathan Penner (13-14)
Coach Wade (17-18)
Fabio Birza (21-22)
Ozzy Lusth (23-24)
Spencer Bledsoe (27-28)
Christian Hubicki (37-38)
Yul Kwon (39-40)
Jonathan Young (41-42)
Q Burdette (45-46)

Women: 
Jenna Lewis-Dougherty (7-8)
Stephenie LaGrossa-Kendrick (9-10)
Cirie Fields (11-12)
Amanda Kimmel (15-16)
Courtney Merit (19-20)
Abi-Maria Gomes (25-26)
Natalie Anderson (29-30)
Aubry Bracco (31-32)
Hannah Shapiro (33-34)
Chrissy Hofbeck (35-36)
Carolyn Wiger (43-44)
Genevieve Mushaluk (47-48)

Look at that, exactly half the cast changes.  I think I'd prefer this cast as well.  And this way, they could have said we drew from every era of Survivor and meant it.  No gaps.