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.
.

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.

.

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.

[Ramtek57]

Bye, Bye Burton

[mystery-ak]

I worry about Lil...Burton is now going to put the pressure on her.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Girls the Survivor god AKA Mark Burnett has now given you four chances to get rid of Burton. By the Buffs you wear, DON'T BLOW IT THIS TIME!

[mystery-ak]

Ditto....don't crack Lil

[stands2reason]

I LOVE this...the guys are reduced to trusting SANDRA!!!

Jon is again making himself look like an idiot....

[mystery-ak]

God, give me strength...I hope I never run into Jon.

[Ramtek57]

When he gets back to the State, his Grandma will probably knock out a few teeth of his.

[stands2reason]

Why does everyone think Lil's unbeatable in the final2?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

YES!

[mystery-ak]

LOL...Jon your next...he was stunned....

[Ramtek57]

Jon and his little S&^* eating grin will be gone next.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Because they figure that she is just "so nice" the problem is that I bet the people she voted out don't think that she is so nice.

[stands2reason]

Buh bye Burton! You're pretty, but you got beat at your own game!

I was hoping they'd cut to the jury! LOL!!!

[mystery-ak]

I don't think she's unbeatable...has she ever won a challenge on her own?

[mystery-ak]

LOL...Burton just accused Lil of breaking their alliance...that was rich...he promised her in the final 4

[stands2reason]

Dumb, dumb, dumb....She's a loser, an idiot, AND an Outcast...

Love Burton's parting shot to Lil...I take it as one of the few times in his life he wasn't looking in a mirror...LOL!

[dwilli]

Lill now controls the game, she's in the drivers seat.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Oh the gall! Did you hear Burton's final words? Lil broke their alliance? Lil broke it? Gee I must have been dreaming that stuff that they said to Sandra about voting Lil out. Guess I dreamed Burton writing Lil's name down too.

Oh the sheer unmitigated GALL!

[stands2reason]

Guess I dreamed Burton writing Lil's name down too.

Seriously, they voted for each other! WHAT fricken alliance? I'm sure she got a laugh out of that...

To hell with the finale...I cannot WAIT for the reunion show!

[beaureguard]

Did anyone catch the camera on Rupert after Burton was voted out? Rupe liked that vote!