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.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Rupert was kinda huffing, though. He'll have troubles on challenges.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And they sailed their ship cross the ocean blue
A blood-thirsty captain and a cut-throat crew
It's as dark a tale as was ever told
Of the lust for treasure and the love of gold
Shiver my timbers, shiver my sides
Yo oh heave ho
There are hungers as strong as the wind and tides
Yo oh heave ho

(This song just seems to fit)

[mystery-ak]

Where is everybody?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

He might do well in the water.

[mystery-ak]

Yeah, Rupert is way outta shape...whats with the Scout's uniform...LOL

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You can tell that none of these people have ever lived in the tropics.

No bug spray.

Not starting to boil water right away.

[mystery-ak]

The Scout leader kills me...why would she wear that...what a dweeb....

[Chancellor Palpatine]

The most physically challenging Survivor, in Africa, had people losing a huge percentage of their body weight. Several months after returning, Lex was still dealing with no less than 7 different intestinal parasites.

These folks aren't being careful.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And those buccaneers drowned their sins in rum
The devil himself would have to call them scum
Every man aboard would have killed his mate
For a bag of guineas or a piece of eight
A piece of eight
A piece of eight
Five, six, seven, eight
Hulla wacka ulla wacka something not right
Many wicked icky things gonna happen tonight
Hulla wacka ulla wacka sailor man beware
When de money in the ground dere's murder in de air
Murder in de air

(I tell you, this song just fits)

I see a possible alliance forming between Rupert and the women of the tribe

[Chancellor Palpatine]

On the Survivor Sucks board, they nicknamed him Hagrid.....

[mystery-ak]

I don't know about the skirt...why didn't he just cut off his jeans?

The Morgan Tribe finally looked at their map for water...LOL

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The Scout leader kills me...why would she wear that...what a dweeb....

They told them they were dressing for a photo shoot. I guess she thought that was the right thing to wear.

Rupert looks cute in a skir...er... kilt!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

What? No sun screen either?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Dudes! Ever hear of drawstrings?

[HighWheeler]

Well, congratulations to the producers. This is by far the most interesting Survivor, with the survival options left for the players to make the best of their situation.

Being stuck with the clothes on their backs, going to the village to bargain their supplies, having to think fast to get the right supplies. All this folded into the wide, varied personalities of the players.

Obviously, none of the Morgan's have ever driven on Daytona Beach.

[NYTexan]

"Rupert is way outta shape"

but he swims like a seal and catches dinner well!
an attribute not to be forgotten!!!

[YaYa123]

LOVE it The Morgan Tribe finally looked at their map for water...

LOL

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Damn - the eye candy is gone.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The Morgan Tribe be the first to go to Tribal Council.

Yep.

And (never let it be said that Capt’n Cuz lets his libido overrun his logic. Har! Har! Har!) the first bootie be..... Nicole Delma. AAARRRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep.

Would you like a crying towel?

[mystery-ak]

Bye Bye, Nicole.....this was a good show....the last few Survivors have been ho-hum...I like the new twist.