SURVIVOR 7: PEARL ISLAND

14 Aug, 2003 | Cuz_it_aint_their_money

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

ARRRGGGHHHHHHH!
AVAST Me Mateys!
Shiver me timbers & Blow Me Down!
All hands on deck!
Heave to & strike the mainsail!
This here's Captain Cuz bringing you scurvy scallywags the latest in Survivor news!
ARRRGGGHHHHHHHH!

Well ping-ees, it’s that time again!
Mark Burnett Productions has once again permitted 16 media whores to ply their trade just to bring us a few hours of blissful enjoyment. So without further ado, here is what your intrepid Captain Cuz has come up with so far.

During the final show of Survivor 6: The Amazon, Jeff Probst provided the following voice over for the first Survivor 7: Pearl Island Promo:

This Fall, 16 new Survivors journey off the coast of Panama, to a land steeped in a bloody history of piracy.

A hidden chain of more than a hundred tropical islands, located in the blue-green waters of Central America. These are the PEARL ISLANDS. It is a place of ancient riches, with a turbulent history of looting and plundering. The ruins of Spanish forts and sunken ships are monuments to a violent and infamous past, where the deeds of pirates like Drake and Morgan are legendary.

In these Panamanian waters lurk some of the most exotic and dangerous marine animals anywhere in the Pacific Ocean. Schools of sharks, sting rays, dolphins and sea turtles thrive in a spectacular world beneath the sea.

And our Survivors will begin their adventure during the migration of the humpback whale. For the first time, each tribe will have its own island and the marooning will be unlike anything experienced by the previous Survivors.

Who will outwit, outplay and outlast all the others to become the sole Survivor? Find out this Fall as the adventure continues in the Pearl Islands.

Well, you just knew that with all the Survivor Junkies out there in Webland, it wouldn’t be long before someone came up with some pictures about the Pearl Islands, and here are a few I have selected from the many out there in cyberspace: Photos courtesy of claycritters.com

Tribal Council view from right rear

Tribal Council from left side.

Close up of Tribal Council. Stairs under construction leading from the beach to the fort.
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Here is a brief “History of the Pearl Islands” – (an excerpt from SurvivorFever.net)
These islands have a long history as they were the first islands to be explored by Spanish Conquistadors. In fact the most famous conquistador and the person who gave the Pacific Ocean its name, Balboa, lived on these islands after having crossed the Panamanian Isthmus. He chose the islands because the weather was cooler and the mosquitoes non-existent.

After Balboa left, the islands were a center for pearl divers and the greatest of pearls, La Peregrina was found off their shores.

La Peregrina was given to Queen Mary Tudor by Philip the II of Spain in 1554; later the pearl ended up in the hands of Napoleon the III and today Elizabeth Taylor has the pearl in her possession. Richard Burton gave it to her as a Valentine's Day gift in 1969. Who knows maybe there are more such pearls to be found? In the 20th century the Pearl islands, especially Contadora were developed into vacation spots for Latin Americans and Europeans.

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Well intrepid ping-ees, that’s just about all Captain Cuz has for now.
The show will debut Thursday, September 18th, 2003 at 8 PM EDT.
And hopefully, the official Survivor Website will list the contestants sometime next week.
If so, I’ll be back next Thursday with the bios of the players.

Until then, feel free to post your own spoilers!
And remember, don’t take any wooden doubloons! Har Har Har!

P.S. Remember to Freepmail me if you want on or off the Survivor Ping List.

[girlscout]

Cuz...

It's been a real pleasure reading your weekly cap's, recap's and etc. Thanks for all of your hard work and input!!

[alisasny]

KUDOS TO CUZ for being the greatest Survivor punster and fan of all time..I am blessed to know CUZ : )))

<p< THANKS Cuz..you done good : )

[MAGEE]

Ditto on your post to Cuz - what a great idea having all that information for us to read - I feel lazy but grateful too! Thanks Cuz

[PoisedWoman]

Again thanks for the spoilers, which are probably wonderful but I'm NOT reading them.

You've been a faithful poster and master of this thread. Hip Hip Hurray!

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Arrrrggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!
Shiver me timbers, Maties! Here be yer Final Across The Board Picks for Survivor 7.

Well, Well, Well! Seems things are really getting shook up today!
First, WE GOT HIM! Hooray for our troops and our President!
And now it seems that there is dissension in the ranks at the Survivor Spoiler Websites!

About the only thing everyone seems to agree on is that Lillian will come in second. So without further ado, here they are:

Forth place:
Sandra – 46%
Jon – 27%
Darrah – 27%

Third place:
Jon – 73%
Sandra – 27%

Second place:
Lillian – 100%

SOLE SURVIVOR
Darrah – 73%
Sandra – 27%

So it’s almost 3 to 1 that Darrah will win it all tonight. Let’s see how close we are.
Only 3 hours to the start of the final.
Take care all, and I’ll try to post some kind of a re-cap tomorrow.
Till then, I’m your humble,

[mystery-ak]

Of all night for this to be on...

[alisasny]

cuz I still think JON is going to win this......

[MAGEE]

OK Cuz - got popcorn and coffee all set to make, but it's only 3:20 here so I have some waiting to do. Besides I can't peek into Free Republic to see what happens before the end of the night.

Looking forward to the end of the long journey, and what you have to tell us tomorrow!

Enjoy your evening and again thanks for all the hard work!

[PoisedWoman]

It will be 4-1/2 hours before Finale starts PST. After the HUZZAH since three this morning (yes, I somehow woke up to see it all), I'm headed for bed, setting clock for Survivor. How ridiculous is it to live your life on Survivor time? LOL.

I hope Darrah and Sandra take #1 and #2 in that order, tho the reverse would be OK too. Darrah has been a real little champ, quietly beating all comers at immunity challenges, offending few, keeping her powder dry, so to speak. And I've enjoyed spunky Sandra since the first show.

Logically, Jon or Lil would make a great #2 foil for the eventual champ. But this is a weird game and the two likeable ladies might make it to the end, leaving the jurors with a very difficult choice.

[SuzanneC]

Thanks for all your comments, cuz. And, what a great night for this to be on. First, Saddam is captured, then Jon loses the contest. (I sincerely hope)

[HighWheeler]

Bacause the football game is running late, with about 3 minutes left right now, SeeBC just said that "60 Minutes" will be shown in its entirety, meaning that Survivor will be running late too.

[stands2reason]

Aww, man! I hope that won't cut into the reunion show! I want Sandra to have plenty of time to kick Jon's ass all over the stage...

[stands2reason]

Thanks for all your hard work, cuz. You make the show so much better as our personal host!

[stands2reason]

Showtime guys....

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It's The Rummy Show!

At least on my station.

[SC Swamp Fox]

Here we go!

[mystery-ak]

60 mins here...so much to watch..TNT has a Christmas in Washington special...Survivor and all the news coverage.

[HighWheeler]

All I have on my screen is RatherBiased crying about his best friend Sodom.

Buwahahahahahahahahahah!

[stands2reason]

You're not missing much. Jon just talked himself back in the alliance.

[HighWheeler]

You must not be in the Eastern time zone