Posted on 01/14/2004 6:12:11 AM PST by cuz_it_aint_their_money
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THERE BAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaCK!
Yes Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Posters and Lurkers, Freepers of all kinds!
Those Intrepid Castaways and all round Media Whores are back for another shot at glory!
18 former Survivors, 3 tribes, 1 host, in the Pearl Islands of Panama.
The first episode will air Sunday, February 1st, after the Super Bowel.
So make sure you save enough Super Bowel munchies and adult beverages for the season premiere of:
SURVIVOR: ALL STARS
Alicia Calaway
Current Age: 35
Current Occupation: New York lifestyle reporter
Previous Show: Australian Outback 
Age then: 32
Place: 8th voted out; 1st Jury member
Best known for: finger-wagging at Kimmi; being one tough cookie
Best pal: Jeff Varner
Nemesis: Kimmi Kappenberg
Amber Brkich
Current Age: 25
Current Occupation: Pennsylvania model
Previous Show: Australian Outback 
Age then: 22
Place: 11th voted out; 4th Jury member
Best known for: flying under the radar
Best pal: Jerri Manthey
Rob Cesternino
Current Age: 25
Current Occupation: Plainview, New York stand-up comic
Previous Show: Amazon 
Age then: 24
Place: 3rd place; 7th Jury member
Best known for: being constantly distracted by Heidi and Jenna
Nemesis: Jenna Morasca
Famous Luxury Item: Magic 8 Ball that melted in the fire
Rob Mariano
Current Age: 28
Current Occupation: Boston construction foreman
Previous Show: Marquesas 
Age then: 26
Place: 7th voted out
Best known for: his aggressive attitude
Best pal: Sarah Jones
Nemesis: Hunter Ellis
Nickname: “Boston Rob”, “The RobFather”
Susan Hawk
Current Age: 42
Current Occupation: Las Vegas juice bar owner
Previous Show: Pulau Tiga 
Age then: 38
Place: 4th place; 6th Jury member
Best known for: impassioned snake-and-rat speech at the Final Tribal Council
Best pal: Kelly
Nemesis: Kelly
Tom Bucanhan 
Current Age: 48
Current Occupation: Virginia goat farmer
Previous Show: Africa 
Age then: 46
Place: 4th place; 6th Jury member
Best known for: his distinctive accent, his feather dance during a Challenge
Nemesis: Kim Johnson
Nickname: Big Tom
Father Figure to: Lil' Kim
Ethan Zohn
Current Age: 30
Current Occupation: New York soccer promoter
Previous Show: Africa 
Age then: 27
Place: 1st, Sole Survivor
Best known for: winning SURVIVOR: AFRICA
Best pal: Lex
Nemesis: Brandon
Jenna Lewis
Current Age: 26
Current Occupation: Los Angeles actress
Previous Show: Pulau Tiga 
Age then: 22
Place: 9th voted out; 2nd Jury member
Best known for: not being able to see her family videotape
Famous Fashion Attire: Her Pink Two Piece Bathing Suit
Jerri Manthey
Current Age: 33
Current Occupation: Los Angeles actress
Previous Show: Australian Outback 
Age then: 30
Place: 9th voted out; 2nd Jury member
Best known for: Accusing Kel of bringing Beef Jerky to the Outback
Best pal: Amber Brkich
Nemesis: Keith Famie
Rudy Boesch
Current Age: 76
Current Occupation: Virginia Beach retired Navy SEAL
Previous Show: Pulau Tiga 
Age then: 72
Place: 3rd place; 7th Jury member
Best known for: being the oldest Survivor on any show
Individual Immunities: 1
Rupert Bonham
Current Age: 40
Current Occupation: Indiana social worker
Previous Show: Pearl Islands Panama 
Age then: 39
Place: 9th voted out; 2nd Jury member
Best known for: wearing a skirt; his fishing skills
Best pal: Balboa the snake
Nemesis: Burton Roberts
Nickname: Blackbeard, Hagrid
Tina Wesson
Current Age: 42
Current Occupation: Tennessee motivational speaker
Previous Show: Australian Outback 
Age then: 40
Place: Sole Survivor
Best known for: betraying pal Maralyn "Mad Dog" Hershey, winning with no votes cast against her until final round, winning no Immunity Challenges
Best pal: Colby
Colby Donaldson
Current Age: 29
Current Occupation: Los Angeles actor
Previous Show: Australian Outback 
Age then: 26
Place: 2nd place
Best known for: taking Tina, not Keith, with him into the Final Two
Best pal: Tina
Nemesis: Jerri
Jenna Morasca
Current Age: 22
Current Occupation: Pennsylvania Playboy playmate
Previous Show: Amazon 
Age then: 21
Place: Sole Survivor
Best known for: winning SURVIVOR: THE AMAZON, & getting naked for Peanut Butter.
Best pal: Heidi Strobel
Nemesis: Rob Cesternino
Lex Van Den Berghe
Current Age: 40
Current Occupation: Santa Cruz writer
Previous Show: Africa 
Age then: 38
Place: 3rd place; 7th Jury member
Best known for: many tattoos
Kathy Vavrick-O’Brien
Current Age: 50
Current Occupation: Vermont realtor
Previous Show: Marquesas 
Age then: 47
Place: 3rd place; 7th Jury member
Best known for: peeing on John's hand after he was stung by a sea urchin
Richard Hatch
Current Age: 42
Current Occupation: Rhode Island corporate trainer
Previous Show: Pulau Tiga 
Age then: 39
Place: Sole Survivor
Best known for: being the first Sole Survivor; walking around naked
Nickname: Naked Guy
Shii Ann Huang
Current Age: 30
Current Occupation: New York TV producer
Previous Show: Thailand 
Age then: 28
Place: 7th voted out
Best known for: scheming prior to the merge
Best pal: Jake
Nemesis: Robb
Nickname: Shii Devil
NFP
I'm looking forward to the show. I think it will be interesting to see how they have changed...especially those from the first show (the groundbreakers so to speak) and to see if our favorites remain so.
Thanks Cuz for the ping list!! :)
And the Jenna's.
The women casted looks like the making of some all out cat fights.
/shudder
Go Rupert!
So Cal Rocket – My sources tell me that although 3 tribes compete for Immunity, only 1 tribe goes to Tribal Council. How that’s gonna work out is up for grabs. Could be the tribe that comes in last or has the lowest score is the one that goes to TC. Or it could be the tribe that wins Immunity picks which of the other two tribes goes to TC. Guess we will have to wait and see.
And yes, the Robs are back (although not Robb Two Bs dude! Two Bs! from Thailand. Yeah!) and the Jennas are back as well.
However! SPOILER ALERT!
Sources also say that due to Jenna M’s mother passing away from Cancer, she quits the game on day 8 and returns to the States for the funeral.
Take care,
Cuz
A storm is brewing on cutthroat island. Divided into three tribes of six, the new cast of Survivor: All Stars has traveled, blindfolded, by boat over shark infested waters to reach a picturesque stretch of beach in Panama's Pearl Islands. Soon they will compete in an immunity challenge that will force the losing tribe to give one of its members the boot. But first they get a chance to check out the competition.
As thunder rumbles, host Jeff Probst instructs the tribes to emerge, one by one, from the separate patches of the mosquito riddles jungle where they lie in wait.
The tribe names on their flags - Chapera, Mogo Mogo, Saboga, from 3 of the more than 100 islands nestled along Panama's Pacific Coast - may not be familiar, but the members are immediately recognizable to any Survivor fan. Here come Saboga tribe members Rudy Boesch, the curmudgeonly ex Navy Seal who is sporting a fresh buzz cut, and Pearl Island's Rupert Boneham, with his tie died tank and unruly beard. Loud mouthed former trucker, Sue Hawk appears with the Chapera while Australian Outback's buff and bronzed Colby Donaldson steps forward with Mogo Mogo - beside the Machiavellian Richard Hatch, who's wearing a khaki skirt he's soon to doff.
It's a surreal, awe inspiring site. Even Probst seems at a loss for words. "Wow", he says, shaking his head and laughing. "That is so...weird."
CBS executives likely have another word in mind: jackpot. In Survivor: All-Stars, executive producer Mark Burnett has brought together 18 of the most memorable type A personalities from the series' seven competitions. All of them are determined to do whatever it takes to outwit, outplay and outlast the rest for a 1 million dollar prize - not to mention bragging rights as the ultimate Survivor.
While the show has consistently gone the distance with viewers, All Stars may well return Survivor to heights of popularity it has not seen since it became a national addiction in the summer of 2000.
"All of the elements for big success are there" says media analyst Bill Carroll of the Katz television group. "It's like being able to have Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter all play together." CBS executives are so high on the show that they'll premiere it February 1st in the prime spot after the Super Bowl.
So What's New? Aside from the 3 tribes and a total of 18 players, rather than 16 in 2 tribes, much of All Stars may seem familiar. For instance, the name of the game on this sweltering November day is "Quest for Fire", a souped up version of the very first Survivor challenge. In fact, several all star challenges will be variations of favorites from the past that have been "all twisted up abit," says challenge producer John Kirhoffer.
Even the location is recognizable. "We have 18 very known people," Burnett explains. "They're our marquee stars this time, not the place".
Deciding which names belong on that marquee was "very unscientific," Burnett says. First, he grabbed a legal pad and jotted down the most memorable characters from each season. (Winners weren't automatically listed: Thus, Marquesas' Vecepia Towery and Thailand's Brian Heidik didn't make the cut.)
While original Survivors Richard and Sue and Outback bitch Jerri Manthey were all shoo-ins, Probst says it was 75 year old Rudy who was at the top of their wish list: "He's the sentimental favorite". Adds Burnett of Survivors oldest ever castaway, "it may be too much for Rudy. But he deserves to be here period". Rudy certainly had no hesitation signing up again: "I'm gonna keep doing this til I win".
Jolly giant Rupert didn't think twice either, even though his invite came less than a month after he returned from the Pearl Islands. "Why would I go into Survivor 8?" he asks. I was always a fat kid that got picked on in school. Survivor 7 empowered me with so much self-confidence, I gotta come back."
But not even a hefty chunk of change could woo original Survivor Colleen Haskell and Outback's Elisabeth Hasselback (formerly Filarski). And Burnett tried. For this edition, he upped the prize money - the first person voted out will get $25,000 instead of the original $2,500. (The winner still gets a million). Colleen "had just had enough," Burnett says, while Elisabeth was auditioning for her new gig on The View.
Their rejections opened the door for some head scratching choices. Um, outback's Amber Brkich? "Women are going to say we only picked her because she's cute. And," Probst admits, "they might be right".
Its day 3 and Chapera still doesn't have fire. Sue hardly cares: She's downed the parasite filled water and snacked on the beaches crabs - raw, which has Dr. Adrian Cohen, Survivor's Doctor, concerned. But Amazon's Rob Cesternino laughs. "He shouldn't bother," he says. "The only way to kill Sue is with silver bullets and a stake".
The big question is whether these Survivors will be as willing to stab each other in the back. No longer strangers, these alums have become something of a fraternity. They routinely see each other on the charity event circuit and many have become close friends.
Africa's tattoo covered Lex van den Berghe and Marquesas' Kathy Vavrick O'Brien considered opening an adventure travel business together, and current tribemates Ethan Zohn and Jenna Lewis reportedly dated. "I adore Ethan," Jenna says. "He'll probably try to use our bond to his advantage, which I'm more than willing to let him think he can."
Back at Chapera, Marquesas' "Boston" Rob Mariano is gossiping to Amber about how Ethan's love life could affect the game. "Imagine," he says. "You, Jenna Lewis, Jenna Morasca and Ethan in one tribe." Rob C. pipes up: "Yeah, Ethan with all his exes. That's a sitcom right there".
But for most of the castaways, this game is no laughing matter. Many have gone to extreme measures to get ahead of the competition. Rob C. hired a personal trainer 2 months before he even knew if he'd be cast. "This is my job right now," he shrugs. "I'm a professional Survivor." Kathy worked with a corporate therapist to create personality profiles of contestants which helped her determine "who I'm not going to get along with," she says. (The verdict? "The younger girls. She said, '[Don't] look at them as competition. You've got to pretend they are your son's girlfriends.'")
Such intense preparation seems to amuse Burnett, but he claims he won't be the one making things difficult. "I don't need to do much," he says. "They're own paranoia will do them in."
I couldn't agree more. For me, Rupert is right up there with Rudy in my favorites book. What I have been able to hear from him via the show and what interviews he's done, he's not only a sentimental favorite, I think he may have what it takes to be the untimate Survivor winner.
Now a reason to look forward to Super Bowl Sunday! lol
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