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Survivor V: Thailand
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Posted on 08/26/2002 4:36:57 PM PDT by YourAdHere
Survivor V kicks off on Thursday September 19th, and since a lot of us Freepers had fun speculating on Marquesas, I thought it would be fun to start a thread on the upcoming series.
The bios are out, which you can check out here, and there's already been scandal associated with two of the castaways.
First there's Brian, an actor/used car salesman, who neglected to tell the show that he had a few "blue" movies in his past. They cast a porn star!
Then there's Tonya. Her story could have a lasting impact on the outcome of the show. Shortly before filming came to an end, Tonya's father back in Tennessee was tragically killed in a car accident. Reports are that she was immediately evacuated from the island.
If Tonya was one of the first 7 people ejected from the show, then her departure would have no impact on the outcome. However, if she made it past the merger and either onto the jury or in the final two, then that could mean one less vote in the final two, or something even stranger. Only time will tell.
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To: Mr. K
And by the way, since we retired Sarah's moniker at the end of Survivor 4, for this season we will refer to them as "Medically Enhanced Attributes".
The womenfolk on this thread kinda get a little miffed if ya call em Major Hooters.
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
Due to the popularity of the Survivor shows, Texas is planning to do its own, entitled:
Survivor, Texas Style. The contestants will start in Dallas, travel to Waco, San Antonio, over to Houston, and down to Brownsville. They will then proceed up to Del Rio, onto El Paso, then to Midland, Odessa, Lubbock, and Amarillo. From there, they'll proceed to Abilene, Ft. Worth and finally back to Dallas.
Each will be driving a smoking '92 pink Volvo wagon with a bumper sticker that reads:
"I'm gay, I'm a vegetarian, I voted for Al Gore, and I'm here to confiscate your guns!"
The first contestant to make it back to Dallas alive wins.
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
I dont think Erin is 'medically enhanced'.... Usually you can tell (not that it makes a BIT of difference....!!!)
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posted on
09/17/2002 5:45:20 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
"Major League Yabows."
Animal House
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
I watched The Good, Bad, and Ugly Survivor Special on MTV tonite because they kept saying there was going to be a Survivor V Sneak Peek. Considering they had abour 4 minutes of Commercials for every 3 minutes of Show, and the Sneak Peek was probably 45 seconds, I was disappointed.
They did have recaps of the previous Survivor Episodes, to include Richard Hatch's Butt Crack, gross food, grossest injuries and biggest coconuts.
To: one_particular_harbour; 43for8; 4wvueers; agarrett; Amore; Anitius Severinus Boethius; ...
SURVIVOR - PING
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1 day, 5 Hours, 40 Minutes (+/-) till Survivor: Thailand!
Well fellow FReepers, while searching the websites I came across this little tidbit of an interview with Mark Burnett and thought I would pass it along. Some interesting reading while we are waiting for the show to start. Enjoy.
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Burnett Teases Twists on Thursday’s ‘Survivor’
Tue, Sep 17, 2002 06:40 PM PDT
by Kate O'Hare
Zap2it
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - When “Survivor: Thailand,” the fifth installment of the popular reality series, launches on Thursday, Sept. 19 on CBS, things start off quite differently for the 16 castaways stranded on an island off the southeast coast of Thailand.
“The first five to eight minutes are a very new beginning to the show, which includes the make-up of the tribes,” says executive producer Mark Burnett. “In fact, the way the tribes are even chosen is a very new way of doing it.”
“As you can see from the promos, it looks like it could be split down gender lines.”
Asked if those CBS commercials are accurate, Burnett says, “Uh, no. I’m giving you something huge. You asked me, and I told you the truth, which is, in fact, the tribes are not split along gender lines.”
In another “Survivor” first, series host Jeff Probst revealed to reporters that a confrontation among the castaways got physical. Burnett elaborates, saying, “There was some high tension running between certain testosterones, let’s say that.”
Pressed for details, Burnett revealed that the confrontation -- which will be seen in episode three -- took place during one of the show’s contests.
“What went down was,” Burnett says, “there was a situation where, for the first time, we allowed physical contact in a challenge, and it got a little out of hand. Jeff started feeling like he was refereeing the NFL, I think.”
“We’ve never allowed a contest to include any physicality, and we thought, ‘Let’s see what happens.’ You know what, tensions run really high when big rewards or immunity are at stake, and you’ve got a bunch of guys with too much testosterone running around. It makes good TV, though, that’s the good thing about it.”
“Jeff was able to tone things down by yelling at them. I’m trying to think of the words he used. I think the words he used were, ‘I’m beginning to sound like a broken record here, guys, chill out.'”
Burnett also emphasizes that getting on Probst’s wrong side is not a good thing. “Jeff is in charge during the game. He’s not somebody you want to screw with, because he has a lot of power in the game. You don’t want to mess with Jeff. He’s totally, down-the-line fair on everything he does.”
“When people step over the line, it becomes annoying, and they’re not doing themselves any favors, because remember, everyone’s out for themselves in ‘Survivor.’ They’re playing the game as a team or a tribe, but really they’re out for themselves. So every behavior that’s exhibited that could be looked at as negative, doesn’t do you any favors when it comes to who gets a million dollars.”
Declining to reveal details of the finale (which airs in mid-December), Burnett says, “That’s something I’ve things in mind for … maybe in a few weeks.”
And those expecting revelations about contestant Brian Heidik’s past as a soft-core-porn actor will be disappointed. Although Burnett and “the appropriate people at CBS” knew about his past -- and warned him that it would likely come out -- Heidik chose not to reveal it to his fellow contestants.
As to the future, while “Survivor” has thus far been a warm-weather phenomenon, that’s no guarantee of endless summer. “Regarding cold weather,” said Burnett, “don’t give up so easily. I joke around, saying, ‘Yeah, it’s the bathing suits,’ but truly, I’m totally considering Tierra del Fuego, which is the southern tip of Patagonia (in Argentina), which is the ends of the Earth.”
“There’s no question we could do something not on an island and not necessarily in a warm climate. I don’t want to go to Antarctica or Greenland, because it’s so cold, but you could go to a place like Patagonia, the southern tip of the Andes. Iceland would be a beautiful location, and so would the Himalayas.”
Well thats all for now.
See ya tomorrow.
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
I would like to see the teams chosen the way we used to choose teams for softball.
Two captains are selected by Probst, then these two alternate picks from the remaining pool of players to form the teams.
A few interesting things could turn out:
1) The aquaintences created before the selections would have to be put aside while the captains select people on their perceived ability.
2) The captain could even select someone first on the physical attraction they have for another player, leading to passion between them, and anger from the rest of their tribe.
3) The captain thinks he becomes the de-facto, self-appointed tribe leader and is shocked when he is booted early for pushing people around.
4) The tribe mates all know who was selected first (by game survivability), and these people might be voted out in the same order with the bottom 5 forming an immediate alliance. Of course, this would cause the 4th player to realize he is screwing himself when he realizes he would be the fourth person booted.
5) The captain is blamed by the rest of the team for any lazy POS that winds up on the team.
6) Probst could pick a fat-headed, wanna-be leader (Daschole or Hillary types) to be the team selector, driving an interesting intra-team confrontation between the captain and the person on that team who has the true leadership skills.
7) Then the surprise is that the captain who wins the on-the-spot sudden death mini immunity challenge gets first pick on the site on which the tribe will live, after everyone had the opportunity to visit both sites. This will drive the loser team to hate the captain and the crappy site they were stuck with.
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
Judging from their bios, I can imagine the cop (Ken) and the skateboarder (Robb) angrily going at each other in a challenge.
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
If she doesn't respond to the name Major Hooters, maybe you can call her Gloria Stitts...
To: stands2reason
I really need a vacation.
It took me a full 15 minutes reading and re-reading your post before it finally became clear what you were saying!
I kept asking myself, "Who is Gloria Stitts and what does she have to do with Survivor?"
Sometimes ya just don't get things till they smack ya upside the head, know what I mean?
To: YourAdHere; one_particular_harbour; cuz_it_aint_their_money
Well lets see almost 3 hours here for Survivor. Make sure all you folks watch Big Brother 3 following Survivor so we can talk about that too.
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posted on
09/19/2002 1:43:49 PM PDT
by
Dengar01
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money; All
Im ready.....lets go....btw Clay looks older than 46.....but Im not going to get catty before the show starts....LOL
To: Dengar01
...how's your audition coming along?
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
cuz....my money's on Jed....hubba hubba!
To: mystery-ak
Looks like the old guy's got the "beautiful" team....
To: HighWheeler
Can you pick me out some stocks...
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
Damn, cuz...you are a guy, right?
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
Somebody please put Robb out of my misery....
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
Hey! where the heck was my ping?! :-)
Had to search to find you guys. Go Old Folks Tribe!!!!!
And, darn, in spite of what those 3 med students think, I guess I'm NOT a bigot. This time, I'm really impressed with the 2 black contestants. The guy certainly seems sharp and if that woman is a legal secretary, she should have a fair amout of smarts. And I like her attitude about women!!!! We rule!!!
,
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posted on
09/19/2002 5:16:41 PM PDT
by
Amore
To: Dengar01
Hello!!
Hello?
Hello?
Anyyyy-body out there?
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