Posted on 08/24/2006 7:29:17 AM PDT by cuz_it_aint_their_money
Yes FReepers and FReeperettes, its time once again for another season of Survivor.
This time they are in the Cook Islands, in the middle of the South Pacific.
I was going to start off this thread by informing you all about how Mark Burnett’s Production Company has decided to split the tribe along ethnic backgrounds. But that subject has been pretty much beaten to death on at least three different threads. So. . . .
I would like to point out that for all their talk about “minorities” not applying to the show as much as “whites” and about how they had to send their casting producers out to round up minorities, they apparently didn’t have to look too far.
Of the 20 contestants recruited for this season, no less than 13 are from California!
And of those 13, NINE are from the greater Los Angeles area!
So much for diversity!
"A kiss is nice… Maybe if it were love he would have given you the Immunity necklace."
my favorite line so far :-)
Time for the rest of the kids to go, IMHO. Adam and Parvati (sp?) are a waste of air (and fish and water) on the island. You can bet that with Candace gone they'll be getting plenty of 'alone time'.
Adam also could have given Candace enough money to outbid Becky at the auction. He ponied up a little then shook his head no, causing Candace to spend another trip to exile.
Adam really is a moron.
Again credit goes to Survivor Sucks member “James Barber” for the transcript of the Early Show interview.
HARRY: After Jonathan switched sides again in the last episode, Candice became the next target. She decided she wasn't going down without a fight.
(clips)
HARRY: ...and Candice Woodcock is with us this morning. Good morning.
CANDICE: Good morning.
HARRY: You were still smiling, though, at the end, when you sort of turned around and (waves).
CANDICE: I was. It was a great experience, I'm a huge fan of the show, never missed an episode. I was on cloud nine to be out there as long as I was.
HARRY: You were fighting for your life. In that clip just there it sounded like you emptied everything in your arsenal to try to get those guys to vote Jonathan out.
CANDICE: Yeah, at that point I'd done all the rational things I could possibly do to try to work people in a nice way. At that point everybody said no, so I thought I'm going down I'm going down swinging and maybe I can bring Jonathan down before me.
HARRY: Well, it seemed close, the way it was edited anyway. It looked like there was at least some conversation about getting rid of him. Cause he does drive everybody nuts.
CANDICE: Jonathan is a really loud personality, but he's a great guy. He's a fun person, he played the game. I really gave it to him last night on the episode, but he played the game just as hard, and he wanted to win, so...
HARRY: The guy catches a lot of fish, you can't say anything about that.
CANDICE: That's right. Hard worker.
HARRY: Here's another thing - if you had it to do over again, in the mutiny, would you have made that move?
CANDICE: A lot of people ask me that. I'd have to say that knowing what I knew at the time, in the moment, yes.
HARRY: That was the right decision to make at the time.
CANDICE: Looking back, you could say woulda coulda shoulda, I didn't know everything that was going on, but I thought Becky and Yul, they were very smart and they played hard. I thought they would want to take someone else other than me. So to get further...
HARRY: This was your chance, your window of opportunity. In retrospect, everything is 20/20, but at the moment, it seemed like the right thing to do. Here's another question. You and Adam - are you still an item? Were you ever an item?
CANDICE: Um, that's a good question. (laughs) We are not at all an item. Adam and I, I knew I could trust him out there. To have someone you can trust in the game...
HARRY: It really looked like he was comforting you.
CANDICE: Yeah...(Candice is flustered)
HARRY: (Laughs) You may be one of the smartest people to ever play, you're going to medical school, and it's interesting, cause this is your little stumble here.
CANDICE: Yes, I'm blushing.
HARRY: Here's the one other part. Exile Island. I think you spent more time on Exile Island than you spent in the actual game. How many trips?
CANDICE: Four trips. I think I figured out that 1 out of every 6 nights I was on Survivor I was on Exile Island.
HARRY: We sure enjoyed watching you play. Thanks for coming on this morning. Take care. (pats her knee)
I have a question for the group..Parvati is described as a "boxer"...have we ever seen any pics of any of her bouts? Are they on You-tube? Anyone found her record anywheres?
"You may be one of the smartest people to ever play, you're going to medical school, and it's interesting, cause this is your little stumble here."
NO SHE'S NOT!!!! Not even close.
Many thanks.....
Many thanks.....
Ya think she slugs someone on the island?..or maybe punches out an octopuss
Parvati SWALLOW?
”Any consideration given to the possibility that there may be a final three instead of a final two –“ Posted by bioprof on 11/27/2006, post #842.
”Count me in as one who believes that there will be a final 3 rather than a final two this year.” Posted by Right Cal Gal on 11/27/2006, post #854.
The following is an excerpt from the TV Guide (December 11-17 issue):
"Think of Survivor like a letter from a loved one," says Mark Burnett, who created the reality show that's coming to the end of its 13th edition. "You recognize the envelope and the handwriting, but [inside] is a fresh letter."
Fresh is a good word to describe what's coming up in the finale of Survivor: Cook Islands. In an exclusive sneak peek, Burnett tells TV Guide that he'll upend a hallowed Survivor tribal council finale by increasing the number of finalists to three (from the usual two). And with the size of the jury raised to nine (from seven), the possibility exists of a three-way tie in the competition for the $1 million prize. Not to mention a bigger dose of rancor, bile, and wacko questions from the Cook Islands castoffs who make up the newly expanded jury.
The finale begins busting protocol immediately with five players still in the game. Their first challenge, Burnett reveals "is the hardest puzzle we've ever done, called Compass Rose." The final four's last immunity challenge, he says, is "a trial of balance and endurance."
So how do the surviving quartet react to the news that three will be headed to the final tribal council? "The reaction is mixed," says host Jeff Probst. "A couple are excited because it gives them an extra shot, but for the other two, there is a sense of dread--they realize their strategy won't work."
< snip>
And the future? Survivor: Fiji--the 14th edition of the show, which takes place in that Pacific Island nation--will likely debut in February. "It has an extremely unique opening episode," Burnett says. "There will be an Exile Island, but it's quite different, and the hidden immunity idol portion of the game has an interesting twist." And look for yet another way to divide the tribes--and keep Survivor fresh.
Take care,
Trivia question: In what great war novel does "Compass Rose" appear?
Have they already filmed Survivor: Fiji? What affect might the recent military coup in Fiji have on those plans?
Fiji?
Fiji!
Fiji!
I didn't know that!
Fiji!
Oh!
Oh!
Love Fiji! I've always dreamed of Fiji. I even like to buy Fiji brand water. It clearly tastes sandy. I can drink Fiji water while watching! Be just like I'm there!
Why thanks, Cuz, but the real rub is that I figured with 10 jurors there's a chance of a tie, which is why I thought there'd be 9 instead - of course with 9 jurors and 3 finalists there's still a chance of a tie. Man, Math Sux.
Oh, and am I the only one who got sick and tired of Nate's mugging for the camera constantly during tribal. I kept yelling SHUT UP NATE'S FACE!
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