My take on the cast - http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/
Abi-Maria - seems more of lib world citizen but she’ll be eye candy for the guys so they’ll keep her.
Angie - more eye candy for the guys but the gals might want her out.
Artis - if he brings his “yelling at the tv” attitude to the game it’ll be great for us viewers but not so much for his game play.
Carter - can climb a tree and rope wing his way outta there
Dana - gaydar?
Dawson - seems the kind who’s all sweet and innocent until she turns on you.
Denise - sex therapist. Yo, Denise, if you can’t spell “do rag”, you shouldn’t wear one.
Jeff - will be voted out at jury simply because they’ll decide he doesn’t need the money
Katie - An unemployed beauty queen who wanted on the show to find her dream guy
Lisa - no down side to her except for being an Oprah fan.
Malcolm - uh, really, hair ties and OJ was just legal drama? He can follow Carter outta the game.
Pete and his pillow buddy Hambone - will Hambone compete as himself? They’ll both probably make jury.
RC - should be great in competitions, especially if there’s a hoop rolling comp.
Roxy - seems nice but nice doesn’t get far in Survivor
Zane - we don’t need another Brandon
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Stupin - woo hoo! I’ve been wanting him to come back. Hoping he and Lisa make it to the finals.
Penner - he’s ok
Swan - probably gone early
Survivor Ping!
Revision to yesterday's post:
Although the CBS site is dragging its feet and has yet to update, this article from Entertainment Weekly makes it official:
'Survivor: Philippines': Michael Skupin, Jonathan Penner and Russell Swan return, and talk about it here -- EXCLUSIVE
Michael was evacuated from Survivor: The Australian Outback (Season 2).
Jonathan was evacuated from Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs Favorites (Season 16) and previously competed on Survivor: Cook Islands (Season 13).
Russell was evacuated from Survivor: Samoa (Season 19).
The cast includes retired major league baseball player Jeff Kent (2000 National League Most Valuable Player with the San Francisco Giants), actress Lisa Whelchel (The New Mickey Mouse Club, The Facts of Life), and beauty contest winners Katie Hanson (Miss Utah Teen USA 2010, 3rd runner-up Miss Teen USA 2010), and Angie Layton (Miss Delaware USA 2011).
Kalabaw Tribe: Carter, Dana, Dawson, Jeff, Jonathan, Katie
Matsing Tribe: Angie, Denise, Malcolm, Roxy, Russell, Zane
Tandang Tribe: Abi-Maria, Artis, Lisa, Michael, Pete, RC
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