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.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

PING!!!!!!!!!

[krb]

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!

[krb]

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!

[Ben Ficklin]

bump

[SuzanneC]

Good work Cuz. I'm looking forward to the new season.

[HELLRAISER II]

I appreciate the ping, have you by chance watched the Paradise Hotel series. What a trip these young people are!

[Notforprophet]

ARGH! Avast ye scallywags! Run up the mizzenmast, the salt air and the stars to guide us!

Looking forward to another bunch of clueless yahoos gradually piquing my interest. :)

NFP

[agarrett]

  No. Survivor is the only one of the reality series' I watch. I don't want to get swept up in any others. I'll be here again with all of ya.

  Looking forward to it.

Drew Garrett

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Mark Burnett Productions has once again permitted 16 media whores to ply their trade just to bring us a few hours of blissful enjoyment.

*happy sigh* (yes I know, I have no taste or moral fiber)

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.

It's not exactly the same pearl it once was. Her dog used it for a chew toy at best. It is rumored that the doggie actually ate it and a sad little lump was later retrieved from Liz’s yard.

[baseballfanjm]

Finally! We Survivor junkies can come out of the woodwork again. Add this to the Red Sox' comeback win today, which moved them back in front of Oakland for the Wild Card lead, and all I need are a chocolate bar, a bowl of ice cream and for the Yankees to lose and today will officially be a good one.

[PoisedWoman]

all I need are a chocolate bar, a bowl of ice cream

Yo ho ho, would ye settle for a bottle of rum?

PoisedWench

[EmmaPeel]

Thanks for the ping! It's time for another season..and after that, All Star Survivor, right?

Cheers :D

[MattinNJ]

Thanks for the Ping. I just asked my wife today if she heard anything about the next survivor series. Holy coincidence Batman.

Anybody hear anything about the Survivor all star show. I'd really like to see Colby get another shot.

[YourAdHere]

Thanks. It was reported on Survivor News that the names of the two islands that the tribes lived on were MOGO MOGO and GIBRELEON. I'm wagering that those would also be their tribe names, although it has also been speculated that the tribe names are DRAKE, MORGAN, and BALBOA, after the Pirates/Explorer.

Also, Darrah Johnson, a Native American female from Mississippi, has been named as a possible contestant.

Sketchy info on the first two booted is also available.

[HELLRAISER II]

I pretty much feel the same way, but my wife wanted to watch this show so I reluctantly started watching. Now even though i'm embarassed to say it, look forward to the show and it's worse than any Soap Opera i've ever seen. But still I like to watch it, I guess stranger things have happened.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

ARGH! Mateys!

The ghost of Davy Jones be telling me that the cast of Survivor 7 will be introduced on this Thursday’s Early Show on CBS! Har! Har! Har!

And since yer humble Capt. Cuz is stuck here at work er I mean onboard the mighty ship FReeper, I will be unable to view the show.

If the website comes back up after Thursday, then I’ll be back some times next week with my cast bios.

Until then, enjoy 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.

[Wrigley]

When does the season start?

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Thursday, September 18th.

[ken5050]

Shameless prediction....next summer..CBS, in a shameless attempt to boost ratings on its other, putrid, reality show...will select 16 people formerly on Survivor shows, and lock them up in the next Big Brother House, after replacing Julie Chen as host with Jeanine Garafalo...