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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
51 MonthsGood ol' "fat naked guy" - Richard Hatch, the winner of the first Survivor, who didn't pay taxes on his $1M winnings, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for tax evasion and, apparently to the judge, repeated perjury during the trial.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Richard, the jury has spoken *snuff*What the hell was he thinking? Did he REALLY think he could get away with this?
Good ol' Richard Hatch, winner of the first series of "Survivor" back in 2000 was found guilty of tax evasion for not paying taxes on his $1 Million prize (not to mention of evading taxes on $327,000 he earned as co-host of a Boston radio show and $28,000 in rent on property he owned). He had seven bank, mail and wire fraud charges that he was acquitted of. He was deemed a flight risk an immediately taken into custody.
His future? Possible maximum 13-year prison sentence and $600,000 fine.
I mean, this guy had a deal on the table last March and he rejected it.
What an idiot. Outwit? I don't think so...
Somewhere, Susan Hawk is laughing her ass off...
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire cast announcedCBS announced the cast for the next Survivor series: SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire.
Would you believe Gary Hogeboom? You know, former NFL quarterback from the '80's?
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CBS ANNOUNCES 16 NEW CASTAWAYS FOR "SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire"
Former NFL Quarterback Gary Hogeboom Among The New Castaways Set To Compete When The Eleventh Installment Of The Hit Television Series Premieres on Thursday, September 15
CBS today announced 16 new castaways to compete in SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire. The castaways will begin their adventure with a grueling 11 mile hike through the jungle when the eleventh installment of the Emmy Award-winning hit series premieres Thursday, Sept. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.
SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire takes place amid the ancient Mayan ruins and ceremonial sites (some as many as 2,000 years old) located in the northern area of Guatemala. Amid the excruciating triple-digit heat, crocodile infested waters, relentless mosquitoes and terrifying sounds of the howler monkeys, these new castaways will attempt to "Outwit, Outplay and Outlast" in hopes of winning the $1 million prize and title of "Ultimate Survivor." In addition to the grueling overnight hike, the castaways will be faced with two additional surprises in the first episode that will dramatically impact how they play the game.
Castaways that will be competing in SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire (in alphabetical order) are:
BRANDON BELLINGER
22
Manhattan, Kan.
Farmer/Rancher
DANNI BOATWRIGHT
30
Tonganoxie, Kan.
Sports Radio Talk Show Host
MARGARET BOBONICH
43
Chardon, Ohio
Family Nurse Practitioner
BRIAN CORRIDAN
22
New York City (originally from New Milford, Conn.)
Ivy League Student
CINDY HALL
31
Naples, Fla.
Zoo Keeper
GARY HOGEBOOM
46 (turns 47 on August 21)
Grand Haven, Mich.
Ex-NFL Quarterback/Real Estate Developer
RAFE JUDKINS
22
Providence, R.I. (originally from Pittsburgh)
Ivy League Student
JIM LYNCH
63
Northglenn, Colo.
Retired Fire Captain
MORGAN McDEVITT
21
Decatur, Ill.
Magician's Assistant/Waitress
LYDIA MORALES
42
Lakewood, Wash. (originally from Okinawa)
Fishmonger
JAMIE NEWTON
24
N. Hollywood, Calif. (originally from Douglas, Ga.)
Water Ski Instructor
AMY O'HARA
39
Revere, Mass.
Police Sergeant
JUDD SERGEANT
34 (turns 35 on September 13)
Ridgefield, N.J.
Hotel Doorman
BROOKE STRUCK
26
Santa Monica, Calif. (originally from Hood River, Ore.)
Law Student
BLAKE TOWSLEY
24
Dallas, Texas
Commercial Real Estate Broker/Model
BRIANNA VARELA
21 (turns 22 on Oct. 29)
Edmonds, Wash.
Retail Sales/Make-Up Artist
SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire is produced by SEG, Inc. Mark Burnett and Tom Shelly are the executive producers.
For more detailed information on SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire and the castaways, log on to www.cbs.com/survivor.
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Saturday, October 09, 2004
Dread Pirate Rupert
I drove out to Algonquin this afternoon to go to the Grand Opening of a new Galyans. Now, we've got a Galyans in Schaumburg that we go to often, and the Schaumburg one is a lot bigger than this new one in Algonquin, but I drove out here not to shop but to see someone. I went to see America's Favorite "Pirate" - Rupert Boneham.
The line to meet him was enormous and really net letting up, so there was no way I was going to meet him personally. I sort of camped-out by his table, taking pictures, which allowed me to listen to him interact with everyone and get a good idea of his character.
When I watched Survivor Pearl Islands and Survivor All Stars as well as the America's Tribal Council, that I liked Rupert. He seemed real. He seamed to care, he seemed "honest", and he truly seemed to enjoy his time in the show.
I was wrong.
He is double and maybe even triple what I thought.
He was engaging. He took time with every single person going through that line. He made sure he shook their hands. He made direct eye contact. He talked to them by name. He thanked every single person for coming out. When he talked about his time in the game, it was as if he just got off the island yesterday, speaking about details that you know he feels in his heart. He speaks well of some people (Like Sandra, the Pearl Islands winner, and Rudy) and he still talks about issues he had with a certain Mr. Fairplay.
The way he treats kids is wonderful and magic, working hard to win their hearts if they weren't already won before stepping forward to the show's only legitimate Pirate.
I watched a handler briefly talk to him, talking about that people may have been upset about the amount of time he was spending with people in line. It's obvious that those weren't the people at the front of the line who were meeting him, for each and every one of them just soaked-up his energy and everyone walked away with a smile.
I can't say anything bad about the guy. He is real.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Cast announced for Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire THEME
The cast for the 9th edition of Survivor, called Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire. There are 18 people (which is interesting since All-Stars was the first series with 18 people). It's also back to "Battle of the Sexes" again - the tribes' colors are yellow for Yasur (the women) and red for Lopevi (the men).
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- Julie Berry, 23, a youth mentor from Gorham, Maine
- Chad Crittenden, 35, a teacher from Oakland, Calif. (Chad is an amputee, losing part of his leg to cancer)
- Ami Cusack, 31, a barista (coffee server) and model from Lakewood, Colo.
- Chris Daugherty, 33, who works in highway construction, from South Vienna, Ohio
- Brady Finta, 33, an FBI agent who was formerly in the military service, from Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Rory Freeman, 35, a housing case manager from Des Moines, Iowa
- Mia Galeotalanza, 30, a finance manager from Tom’s River, N.J.
- Brook Geraghty, 27, a project manager from Boston
- Lisa Keiffer, 44, a real estate agent from New Orleans
- John Kenney, 22, a mechanical bull operator and model from Los Angeles
- Scout Cloud Lee, 59, a rancher and entrepreneur from Stillwater, Okla.
- Lea "Sarge" Masters, 40, a drill sergeant who lives in Columbia, S.C.
- Dolly Neely, 25, a sheep farmer from Mercer, Pa.
- Eliza Orlins, 21, a pre-law student from Syracuse, N.Y.
- John Palyok, 31, of Los Angeles is a sales manager at a Home Depot.
- Travis "Bubba" Sampson, 33, of Johnson City, Tenn., works in loss prevention.
- Leann Slaby, 35, a research assistant from Kansasville, Wis.
- Twila Tanner, 41, of Marshall, Mo., who works in highway repair
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Monday, January 12, 2004
Survivor: All-Stars Cast Announced THEME
The cast for Survivor: All Stars was officially announced on The Early Show this morning.
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The location is back at the last location - Panama's Pearl Islands, and the tribes are names after the islands where they camp. There are 18 people instead of the usual 16, and there are 3 tribes instead of the usual 2.
In the Chapera Tribe:
In the Saboga Tribe:
In the Moga Moga Tribe: « hide the extended part of this entry
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Sunday, January 11, 2004
People's Choice: Survivor
Survivor: Pearl Islands won as Best Reality-Based Program tonight on the People's Choice Awards on CBS. You want to know what was really scary? Seeing the entire cast dresed-up in formal wear!
I never watch this show - I find it too... cheap. I don't know, I just don't "trust" it. Yes, I know it's voted on by the public (allegedly), but I don't buy it. Sorry. If it's not an industry awards show (Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and I'll even "allow" the Golden Globes), I don't view it as a "legitamate" award.
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Monday, November 24, 2003
Elisabeth done goodposted at 07:23 PM | Link | Survivor § |
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 9 THEME
Shocking! Simply Shocking!
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So, the new Balboa tribe wakes-up after their first Tribal Council. Rupert tells Lil that she's a Drake, not a Morgan and he actually talks her up and pumps her up a bit - something she has sorely needed. Burton and Ryan O. also talk. A lot of strategizing, which you would expect out of a new tribe. Burton goes fishing and spears a ray. It turns out that this stingray shocks Burton. Rupert comes over and, sure enough, it shocks Rupert! It's an electric ray of some sort! Cool! They eat it anyway. (As Rupert says, it's "a high voltage meal".) Rupert talks about enjoying being able to feed the former Morgan tribemembers. Balboa goes to their first individual Reward Challenge. It's a typical slingshot challenge (hitting plates with marbles), and they're playing for a complete breakfast meal. Rupert wins the challenge, but in typical Rupert style, since Burton gave him his immunity at Tribal Council last night, he gives the reward to Burton. Burton gets to take a partner to the meal. You can hear Rupert under his breath say "Take Lill" and he does. Well, I guess she's a fellow Outcast, so it sort of makes sense.
The next morning, Burton says he's not thinking about is Drake tribe any longer - he wants to win this for the Outcast tribe, and he has no loyalty to Christa, Sandra and Rupert. Burton and Jon talk about getting rid of Rupert. (What? Ye bastards! Not the Spirit of The Pearl Islands!) The boat picks-up Burton and Lill for breakfast. Over the huge breakfast spread, Burton pumps Lill to get rid of Rupert and Lill, basically, pledges her undying allegiance to Burton. Back at camp, Christa and Sandra and talking about the same thing - getting rid of Rupert. Sandra then gets Tijuana and Darrah and they go for a walk. Back at breakfast Burton is still working Lill that Burton, Lill and Jon will be the top 3. (ed: gag)
There's a discussion about how lazy the Morgan tribe is. Christa says they just lay around. Tijuana thinks the Balboa tribe works a "great deal more than is necessary." It's time for the Immunity Challenge. It's a local pirate lore test. Correct answers earn the players coconuts, which they then place in a bin in front of another player. When a player gets 5 coconuts in their bin, they're eliminated from the challenge. Though everyone seems to have talked voting out Rupert, they concentrate on other players in the game and Rupert wins Immunity.
Ryan O. gets the feeling he's the one that is going at Tribal Council tonight. He tries to swing a 5-on-4 vote with Darrah and Tijuana and maybe work Jon & Burton. Christa talks to Jon about voting Burton off (obviously without knowing about Jon and Burton's alliance). Jon says it should be Ryan. Burton joins them and concurs. Jon in an interview says he will stab anyone in the back if it benefits him. (I totally believe him. Such a prick.)
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Thursday, November 06, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 8 THEME
What the...? - PART 2
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I'm not sure how this week will top last week... all we seem to have to look forward to is dissent from the tribes when The Outcasts come back... but who will they be?
In another Survivor first, the Outcast tribe goes to Tribal Council to vote two people back into the game. Everybody makes their case to re-enter the game. The tribe votes. Burton Roberts, the 31-year-old marketing executive from San Francisco, California was voted-in first, and Lillian Morris, the 51-year-old scout troop leader from Cincinnati, Ohio, was second. Burton and Lill grab their torches and relight them. Jeff sends each of the other four off, one at a time. Lill then choses the Buff of her new tribe from a container... and it's Morgan. Each of the Outcasts goes back to their original tribe.
The storm has rolled in and Drake is talking in the dark about who could be coming back. Burton walks back into the shelter. Even though he was booted out, he came back to camp with an upbeat attitude and the tribe seems revitalized. At Morgan, Lill returns and it's just an OK reception. Lill seems a bit peaved (can you blame her?). Back at Drake, Rupert pulls Burton to the side and lays it out for him why he voted him out. Rupert viewed Burton as all the punks that teased him growing up. Burton felt bad and apologized and strategized, promising to vote out Jon at the the next council. Lill is back at Morgan, doing the work she's always done there, while everyone else has no energy left. Andrew seems bitter about the entire situation, having Lill back.
Burton, Rupert, and Christa go off looking for their lemon tree and talk about how decptive Jon has been and how much he's lied. It sounds like Jon is the target of the next Tribal Council. Back at Morgan, the tribe cooks the last of their rice - they are now officially out of food.
The tribes meet for the next challenge. Jeff asks Sandra about the food situation and she talks about the fact that there isn't a food situation - they have rice and corn and yesterday they had about 15 pounds of fish and refried beans at night and everyone went to sleep full. Andrew hangs his head in dispair. Andrew says they are surviving only on mussels and coconut.
Jeff asks if anybody came here today expecting a merge and counting on it to save them. Andrew says he disn't expect a merge or a big buffet under some table (huh? did he mean on a table? or under a tree?) Jeff says: "Once again the game changes when you least expect it. Drop your Buffs. You're merging." There's a lot of excitement, mostly from Morgan as Drake doesn't seem all that happy. Jeff passes out new black Buffs (fitting, don't you think?) Andrew takes his a burries his face in it as if he's hiding the fact that he's crying. The have to come up with a new name, paint a new flag (we never see that anymore on the show...) and they're going to live on Drake's beach. This almost means that they now compete for individual immunity, and that's what they're competeing for now. It's a variation on Keel Hauling, but they're swimming laps underneath piers in diffrent heats. Jon in his heat hits a cross at the end of the pier (like he's out of control) and falls in (he!). The final heat is between Rupert, Jon, Burton and Ryan O. The each have to do 5 laps, this time transferring gold medalions from a cross at the back of the pier to the front. In almost a photo finish, Burton wins over Rupert and wins immunity. Jeff tells everyone how this all works (like we all know already, I mean this is the seventh season of the show, but Burton already has immunity because he re-entered the game, so he can re-assign the immunity if he choses), and then Jeff says: "Oh, and one more thing, guys. Savage - that buffet you referred to? It's waiting for you back at camp." Everyone celebrates and paddles off.
The feast was ribs, lamb, bread, cheese, nuts, oranges, on a table with silver goblets (very Pirate Booty-looking), The new tribe is named Balboa (same as Rupert's dead snake). Then the game play begins... there's additional discussions about getting rid of Jon (by the Morgan tribe!) and Drake finds Lill is interested in "coming over" to Drake and vote off a Morgan. Andrew wants Lill to vote-off a Drake and she takes offense to this saying that that Morgan still wants her out.
At the Tribal Council, Burton re-assigns his immunity to Rupert since he's already immune. Andrew Savage, the 40-year-old attorney from Chicago, Illinois, is voted-out 6-4 over Jon.
Damn, I'm upset for two reasons... first, I think Andrew played the game so well, he "deserved" to at least be on the jury (now, he's not - he didn't survive long enough) and second, I really want that grinnin' Jon off that friggin' island and out of the game! « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, October 30, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 7 THEME
What the...? - PART 1
BEST. SURVIVOR. EPISODE. EVER.
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It's dark at the Drake tribe and out of the darkness you hear a booming "Who the hell voted for me? Who the hell voted for me? JON??? Who the hell voted for me?" It's Rupert and he's going after pissant Jon for voting for him at Tribal Council. Rupert is pissed, but he gets over it. How the hell is Jon still around??? The next day it's raining and Morgan looks like they're in bad shape. They haven't been getting any fish since rupert left. They're eating beans. Osten looks like he's checking out again. The damn bastard looks like he's tired and depressed... and like he wants to quit. Drake finds Tree Mail (or Sea Mail as they say) and they realize that there's a challenge coming up. The tribe decides they want coconut popcorn before the challenge (if you fry-up coconut meat it's supposed to taste like popcorn). Everybody except Shawn, that is. More verbal sparring ensues between Jon & Shawn about the damn coconut popcorn.
It's time for the challenge. When the tribes arrive, Jeff starts to talk: Nineteen days, you've been out here in the Pearl Islands. You have survived the bugs, the lack of food, miserable living conditions and the ever shifting tribal dynamics. Together, you've voted six people out of this game - three from Morgan, three from Drake. The reasons you voted these people out vary. The only real common trait among the six people you voted out is that they're no longer in this game.
But that may soon change.
Morgan, Drake - your past has come back to haunt you.
Come in, guys. And with that, you see the six former players literally come out of the bushes. They have purple bandannas and Burton is carrying a purple banner. The six people you have voted out return now as a third tribe.
Nicole. Skinny Ryan. Lill. Burton. Michelle. and Trish.
You guys have a tribe name?
(Burton replies) "We're The Outcasts."
The Outcasts. Not unlike the pirate days, they got tired of somebody, felt they were no longer worthy, they shipped them out to sea - left them for dead. Typically, they died. But every so often, they didn't, and when they came back they usually had one thing on their mind. I'm guessing it's the same with you. Michelle?
(Michelle replies) "Revenge, baby. All about revenge." The music comes up. Close-up shots of the existing tribe members' faces. And... commercial.
When we come back from the break, Jeff describes how this will work: (why is it that when they show Jon, he's always got that smile on his face that makes me want to smash him in the teeth to get rid of it?) the Outcasts will compete against Morgan and Drake in a Three-Tribe Challenge. If Morgan or Drake lose to the Outcasts, they will have to go to Tribal Council tonight and vote somebody out. The Outcasts will go to Tribal Council and vote somebody in to replace the member you lost. If both tribes lose to the Outcasts, both will go to Tribal Council separately, both will vote somebody out and two Outcasts will come back into the game. If any Outcasts make it back into this game, they are Immune at the next Tribal Council to give them a fair shot at integrating with their new tribe and getting back into this game.
The challenge is a rescue to get out of three different cages. It's a bit convoluted, so I won't go into details. From the start, The Outcasts take the lead, but Drake gets ahead. When it comes down to the end and getting a key ring with a pole, the Outcasts get the keys first and win. Drake and Morgan have to go to Tribal Council and vote people out, while the Outcasts vote two people back into the game for the first time in the history of Survivor. Holy crap, this is going to get interesting...
The tribes go back to camp, and everybody at Morgan feels the same way - the Outcasts must go at the first opportunity, ans everyone is frustrated. Then Osten tells everyone to vote him off. His body isn't functioning as well as he would like, so he can't compete as well, so he wants out. Huh? Have you looked at this guy??? What the hell is wrong with you, Osten? At Drake, a purple crab is crawling around their shelter (Hmmmm... purple? The color of the Outcast Tribe? Coincidence?) Sandra asks for volunteers to go home. To no one's surprise, nobody volunteers. Rupert, Christa and Sandra talk among themselves and Sandra says they should just ask the other two (Jon & Shawn) to make their case on why they should stay (!) and they agree!
Drake goes to Tribal Council first and votes off Shawn Cohen, the 28-year-old advertising sales executive from New York, New York, in a four-to-one decision.
Morgan then goes to Tribal Council. The weather has turned nasty - it's raining with lightning and thunder with heavy winds.
We are now treated to another historic moment in Survivor history - something called "laying down your torch":
Jeff: Well Drake has been here and gone. They were lucky with the weather. Unfortunately, you're not. Been a while since you guys have been here. Had a nice run. Savage - what happened when you guys got back to camp? Suddenly you're faced with an unexpected Tribal Council and you're going to have to vote somebody out.
Andrew: Soon as we get back to camp, Osten steps forward, says that his mind and his body have shut down and that he needs to go. He can't take it another day. Absolutely insists that we put his name on the parchment and vote him out tonight.
Jeff: You had enough, Osten?
Osten: Ah... going into this I was like I want to go as far as my body would allow me go. And right now, my body is done. It's exasperated. (ed. huh?) Every bone in my body hurts. Ahh... I just can't go any further. I'll be more of a liability than an asset to my team, and I refuse to do that.
Jeff: Savage - how much of this experience is about finding out what you are made of?
Andrew: It's all about that, Jeff. It's all mental. Your mind controls your body. If your body is shutting down it's because you... in my opinion... it's because your mind is shutting down.
Jeff: OK. So, Osten, your body, although it appears to smack anybody's body that's still left in this game (shot of Tijuana smiling), I would argue probably that your mind has had enough as well. So, when you hear a guy like Burton come back and say today "You don't know what down is until you've been humiliated by being voted out," and yet he still has a burning desire enough to be back in this game that he'll risk it again, is there any part of you that questions your own will to go on when your body may be saying "I'm tired"?
Osten: Absolutely not. I equate my temple to a car. (yes, Osten refers to his body as a temple) If it has no gas it can not run.
Jeff: T - from what I gathered at the 2nd Tribal Council, it was Osten who was the mysterious person that wanted to quit. So this goes back to Day 5 or 6. What's going on from your point of view right now with Osten?
Tijuana: Um, I can't dictate to Osten or understand where he's coming from. This experience may not be enough of a sacrifice for him versus his health. It is for me. I'm willing to go until probably I'm dead here - either that or I'm voted out. But that's just me.
Jeff: Darrah - I'm watching your body shrink by the day - pulling your top up, nothing staying on. You want out of this game?
Darrah: No, I do not want out of this game. Like T said, you know, I guess you'll have to carry me away, because I'm going to leave this game until I have to.
Jeff: Rhino - What's your take on this happening tonight? Is it "You know what? Fine, Osten, you wanted to quit twice. Go home."
Ryan O: As far as I'm concerned, if was me, I would be clawing and scratching and have to have pneumonia and stuff but, you know, Osten is going to do his thing. That's... that's his wishes. I'm going to grant him his wishes.
Jeff: So, I'm going to go back to you, Osten. I think you know I'm not picking on you.
Osten: That's fine, if you are.
Jeff: So when you hear your four other tribemates, who obviously adore you, when you hear them say "I wouldn't quit. Not for nothn', Jeff", you can't tell me, somewhere in the back of your mind, there's a little part of that says "I am quitting"?
Osten: Take it for whatever you want. mean, if you want to say "quitting", you want to say "stopping". Yeah, I'm "quitting". My health to me is more important to me... ah... than a million dollars I guess right now. Does the means justify the ends? No, it doesn't.
Jeff: Let me ask you something, Osten. Have you wondered what the hell you're doing out here?
Osten: You know what? I'm clearly out of my element. As a situation I would of thought that hey, give it a shot. I can at least say that I went and tried it. I'd like to have been successful. Apparently I'm not going to be. But you know, I won't live my life saying "what if?".
Jeff: Savage - you're shaking your head.
Andrew: If were to do this I would have a "what if?" Flat out. What if what if I went another two days. What if I went one more day. And, then but that's just me. I don't pretend to walk in his shoes, Jeff. I can't... understand what he's going through. It's his decision.
Jeff: Well, Osten - I don't pretend to know what you're thinking either, but I know this: I've been to about a hundred Tribal Councils. Never, ever seen anybody lay down their torch. So, this is a first for me. Seems unanimous. I just want to make sure. Savage - you're going to indulge Osten, sending him home?
Andrew: Yes.
Jeff: Darrah?
Darrah: Yeah.
Jeff: Rhino?
Ryan O.: Yep.
Jeff: T?
Tijuana: Yes.
Jeff: No need to vote and waste any more time. Grab your torch>
(Osten grabs his torch and places it into the ceremonial holder. We then hear Jeff say something he never said before at Tribal Council)
Jeff: Osten - per your wishes - (he snuffs-out the torch) Go home.
(Osten leaves the Tribal Council area. Jeff pulls his torch out of the holder and throws it to the ground)
Jeff: All due respect to Osten, people work too damn hard to get in this game and fight to stay alive. If he wants to lay his torch down so it shall be.
Jeff: Who knows maybe this is the best thing to happen to the Morgan Tribe. All I know is you will head back to camp. Soon after, a new tribe member will arrive and I can promise you this: that person wants to be in this game.
Jeff: Grab your torches, head on back. Good night.
And with that, Osten Taylor, the 27-year-old equity trade manager from Boston, Massachusetts, becomes the first quitter in the history of Survivor.
Remember I had mentioned that Jeff Probst mentioned that there would be a big regret in this game. This was it.
Later, Mark Burnett in a print interview said that he had only made one mistake in casting Survivor over all these years - it was Osten.
Osten, unlike Shawn, was not given the privilege of recording any parting remarks.
Best. Episode. Ever.
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Thursday, October 23, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 6 THEME
Me and My Snake
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We start off with Drake re-hashing Tribal Council. Balboa the snake dies, and Rupert buries him (so he won't be used for bait). At Morgan, we see their new mascot - a pelican - that flies in from the water. Ryan takes to it, names him Pelican Pete, and the bird follows him around to the amusement of the tribe. Osten freaks out (like he does at all animals on the island) and starts sharpening his machete, threatening to kill the bird and ruffling the feathers of his tribe (did I really say that?). Drake decides to rebuild the floor of their shelter. Shawn disagrees, and an argument ensues between Shawn and Jon (Shawn may have been wrong, but you know Jon is just an ass...). The Reward Challenge is firing actual canons at targets for a grill, utensils, spices, 3 very large lobsters and 6 steaks. It was interesting to see cannonballs hook and slice! Drake wins and enjoys the food. They send Jon to plunder Morgan. Bad move. Very bad move. He goes over and is welcomed by Morgan. Things go well. He takes a cooking pot while Morgan thought they would have wanted the shower. In a nice diplomatic move, Morgan allows Jon to wash and shampoo his hair. As I said, Jon is an ass. He tells Morgan (after he takes a cooking pot) that Drake threw that immunity challenge. Holy crap. You are an idiot. Morgan is upset. Andrew, in a narration, calls Jon a "little pissant". They're pissed and fired-up now. The tribes show up for the Immunity Challenge. Christa looks like hell - her face is full of bug bites and Jeff mentions this. The challenge is strategy & endurance - Tribe members from each tribe would be forced to hold a pole up on their shoulders behind their neck. Periodically, weight would be added to the pole. Members of each tribe would determine to which of the opposing tribe members' poles the weight would be added. The last tribe standing would win immunity. Andrew, Osten, and Ryan with the strategy of Tijuana and Darrah go up against Rupert, Shawn, and Christa??? Oh, this is so wrong... Jon and Trish doing strategy? Osten is the first one out at 160 pounds in weights (plus 15 pounds for the bar), then Rupert loses his pole, Shawn goes down at 140, Christa finally falls at 160 pounds - giving Morgan the win. Bad, bad, strategy. Back at camp, Trish turns the tribe against Rupert to vote out tonight. Huh? Oh, oh... the title of the show is "Me and My Snake" - if the snake died, will Rupert go as well? Sandra talks to Christa about the situation, and Christa alerts Rupert. Rupert talks to Shawn, forms a little alliance and then set their sights on Trish. Jon talks to Shawn and he plays along with the unsuspecting Jon. at Tribal Council, Trish Dunn, the 42-year-old sales executive from Annapolis, Maryland is voted-out 4-2.
Next week: Holy Crap! The former tribemates come back! And compete! It's "The Twist to end all Twists"!!! « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, October 16, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 5 THEME
Everyone's Hero
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We start with Drake talking about the after-effects of their first Tribal Council. Next it's time to see how Rupert is doing over at Morgan. Morgan decides to move their shelter away from the incoming tides. Rupert, of course, helps out. Osten doesn't want to move the shelter. He's easily outvoted. Rupert just takes it all in. Drake starts talking about their fears that Rupert is giving away secrets. Boy, you people just don't know Rupert. Rupert goes fishing and sort of teaches Ryan how to use the spear. Rupert catches some nice fish for lunch. During the Reward Challenge, we see that: 1) Rupert makes a difference 2) Drake can't work together paddling a canoe and 3) Jon is still a friggin' idiot and must be wiped off the face of the earth. Drake's canoe goes everywhere and actually goes off the course. It's not a contest - Morgan wins the reward. Rupert is given the option to partake in the reward with Morgan and go back to Drake later or to go back to Drake now - and he choses to go home with Drake. He is welcomed back and tells them how bad it is back at Morgan. Andrew comes over from Morgan to plunder Drake's camp for the first time (he brings two coconuts as gifts). Rupert quietly goes up to Andrew and says "You can take whatever the #$&* you want, but I'm going to show you what I want you to take." Rupert makes a great offer - knowing that Morgan only has about two more bowls of rice left for food, Rupert pours some rice into a bag for Andrew. Big kudos for Rupert. Man, this guy knows how to be a pirate and knows how to play the game. Rupert finds a snake floating in the water that's injured - and takes it as a pet and names it "Balboa". (Next week's episode is titled "Me and My Snake".) The Immunity Challenge is this season's gross food challenge - blending up multiple seafood items and drinking them. Everybody does well and it comes down to a tie breaker and Sandra looses to Darrah. Three straight wins for Morgan. At Tribal Council, Drake votes out Michelle Tesauro, the 22-year-old student from Pittstown, NJ by a 6-1 vote. « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, October 09, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 4 THEME
Pick a Castaway... Any Castaway
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Oh, my... the Morgan tribe goes 0-6 as they lose the Reward Challenge and almost lose Osten in the process. Osten almost drowns and has to be rescued by Andrew and Ryan O. (or Rhino as they're calling him). Drake wins an old fashion manual sewing machine and fabric to make new clothing (though Rupert makes another skirt for himself). Drake gets the final clue for finding their Treasure Chest and they dig it up, full of odds and ends (candles, blankets, mosquito netting, honey, sugar, and even some chocolate), but some people complain that it's stinks. No, literally, it stinks - it got a little damp and some things were a little moldy. Some people didn't like it all that much (Jon, specifically... when are they going to get rid of him?) Trish plunders the Morgan Tribe and takes their lantern. Andrew and Ryan O. went searching for a good fishing spot and get into a dangerous situation by getting lost without any water. Worse yet, they eventually get back to camp without any fish. Drake is not really a happy crew, and some discuss throwing the immunity challenge just to get rid of other tribemembers. When the tribes arrive for the Immunity Challenge, Jeff announces how the game works and says there's also something else that goes with it that will be revealed later. Sure enough, Drake loses giving Morgan their first win. Then Jeff unrolls the scroll he was holding. "Chose one tribemember from the opposing tribe to come live with you until the next challenge. Here's what that means - you are going to chose a tribemember from Drake right now. They will leave with you right now. They will not go to Tribal Council tomorrow night. They cannot be voted out. They will participate with you in the next Reward Challenge and share in that reward if you win." Morgan picks Rupert. Drake has a bad day with lots of scheming. At their first Tribal Council, as Jeff talks to Jon, he realizes that Jon is drunk. I really thought he was going to tear him apart. In the end, Drake votes out Burton Roberts, the 31-year-old Marketing Executive from San Francisco in a 5-2 vote. This is going to cause lots of problems as there is betrayal involved (by the drunk). « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, October 02, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 3 THEME
United We Stand, Divided We... ?
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The Morgan tribe has now started Survivor: Pearl Islands 0-5 in the challenges. The are plundered again, this time for the large pot they use to boil water. Losing the tribe's last fish hook seals the fate of Lillian Morris, the 51-year-old scout troop leader from Cincinnati, Ohio, who was voted out of the tribe in a 5-1 vote. In a Survivor first, we see Jeff unable to extinguish Lill's torch on the first try. Symbolic?
More later... « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, September 25, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 2 THEME
To Quit or Not to Quit
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More pirate antics this week and it feels good! We've got a "Pirate's Booty" buried in each camp, with information coming only if you win reward challenges. Oh, and if you win a team reward challenge, you get to plunder the other team's camp for one object! Cool! It's too bad that Drake keeps winning and Morgan has nothing of value to pillage! So, after so many failures, Morgan kicks out Ryan Shoulders, the 23-year-old produce clerk from Clarksville, Tennessee, in a 5-2 vote (even though Osten, the most buff male of the Morgan tribe can't take it after just a few days on the island and wants to quit - or get voted off).
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Thursday, September 18, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 1posted at 08:37 PM | Link | Survivor | 1 comment § |
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Jeff's hints THEME
Jeff Probst was on Live with Regis and Kelly this morning talking-up Survivor: Pearl Islands. There really wasn't much he revealed (which is pretty normal for Jeff). Regis asked Jeff "What's been the toughest location?" for Survivor and I always thought the answer was Africa. Jeff's answer confirmed that - sort of as he said "Up until this one, I would say Africa, definitely. It's just stifling." Hmmm... does that mean Jeff is saying that the Pearl Islands could be worse? He reveals that the cast was setup in the fact that they were told that they would have to "do some press" so wear something that they would look good in. Guys had Armani suits, women had sun dresses. So they do the press, but then the show starts... as in the show starts. Some of the women... umm... don't have anything on under their dresses... so everyone starts with what they are wearing. The effect is that it ends up more like as if you were shipwrecked.
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Now the two interesting quotes are these: "There is one of the greatest lies ever this season. It is a fantastic, horible lie" (referring to a contestant and of course not Jeff). "There is a huge regret that somebody does that has a big impact...". Sounds like maybe somebody thinks someone should get voted-off and doesn't and comes back to bite them?
A clip is shown of the cast on deck of what looks like a 3-masted schooner. Jeff greets them: "Welcome guys to Survivor: Pearl Islands. The game is on. I know everybody here brought their suitcases and I know you got a lot more luggage downstairs, and it's true, in the past, Survivors have been allowed to go through their luggage and pick out a few essential items. You guys won't have that luxury. You're going into this game with the clothes you have on your back." « hide the extended part of this entry
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Friday, September 05, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands contestant background "problems" THEME
You know, if you show up on a Reality show and you've got some baggage in your personal history, leave it to The Smoking Gun to find out about it. In this case, it is problems with four contestants from Survivor: Pearl Islands.
First, there's Christa Hastie, the 24-year-old computer programmer from Los Angeles. Even though her bio on the CBS website has She was once arrested for a misdemeanor and charged with "disrupting an officer's ability to perform his duties.", what's a bit more questionable are her postings to alt.drugs.hard and alt.drugs newsgroups in the late '90's about methamphetamine wants and uses as well as cocaine.
This is similar to Ryan Shoulders, the 23-year-old produce clerk from Clarksville, Tenn., who also posted messages, this time to the alt.drug.psychedelics newsgroup.
Third is Jon Dalton, the 29-year-old art consultant from Danville, Va., who entered a no contest plea to a DUI count and a charge of driving without insurance.
Last is Ryan Opray the 31-year-old electrician from Los Gatos, Calif., was arrested and charged with vandalizing the lawns of nine homes in his Los Gatos neighborhood with his Ford F-150.
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Thursday, August 28, 2003
Survivor: Pearl Islands cast announced THEME
CBS announced the cast of Survivor: Pearl Islands this morning on The Early Show. The two tribes are Drake and Morgan (must be in keeping with the Pirate-theme). Oh, oh... two Ryan's in the same tribe...
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- Rupert Boneham, a mentor for troubled teens, is 39 and hails from Indianapolis, Ind.
- Tijuana Bradley, 27, is from St. Louis, Mo., and works in pharmaceutical sales.
- Shawn Cohen, who turns 29 on Sept. 20, works in advertising sales and lives in New York, N.Y.
- Jon Dalton, an art consultant, hails from Danville, Va. He is 29.
- Nicole Delma, who turns 26 on Sept. 19, is a massage therapist from Hermosa Beach, Calif.
- Sandra Diaz-Twine, 29, an office assistant, is from Fort Lewis, Wash.
- Trish Dunn, a 42-year-old sales executive, Dunn is from Annapolis, Md.
- Christa Hastie is a 24-year-old computer programmer from Los Angeles.
- Darrah Johnson, a mortician, 22, lives in Liberty, Miss.
- Lillian Morris, 51, is a scout troop leader who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Ryan Opray, an electrician, is 31 and lives in Los Gatos, Calif.
- Burton Roberts is a 31-year-old marketing executive from San Francisco.
- Andrew Savage, an attorney, is 40 and lives in Chicago.
- Ryan Shoulders, hailing from Clarksville, Tenn., is a 23-year-old produce clerk.
- Osten Taylor, 27, is an equity trade manager from Boston.
- Michelle Tesauro, from Pittstown, N.J., is a 22-year-old student.
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Monday, June 30, 2003
Why am I not surprised???
We have the post office hold our mail when we go on vacation. Carol went today to restart mail delivery and pick-up what was held. She came home with an entire postal container full of mail. Buried in there was the latest issue of Playboy. There they were - on the cover. Survivor: The Amazon winner Jenna Morasca and her buddy Heidi Strobel have a 10-page pictorial in the latest issue. The shoot was done the day after the finale aired, right after Jenna's appearance on Letterman, and they were approached as a team, not individually.
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Thursday, May 15, 2003
Survivor 8 - All StarsSurvivor 6 (Survivor: The Amazon) just finished airing, Survivor 7 (Pearl Islands) was just announced and hasn't even started shooting (they even, for the first time, outsmarted Survivor Maps from getting the scoop on the new location as they thought it was going to be the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in Quintana Roo, Mexico), and now word comes out (because of the networks UpFront presentations (where they tell the press about their fall lineups)) that Survivor 8 will be an All-Star show, with contestants from prior seasons.
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Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Survivor contestant ill
Daniel Lue, the 27-year-old Tax Accountant from Houston, TX (who I thought performed worse than Ryan in the Immunity Challenge last week) is laid-up at home after being diagnosed with malaria.
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
Survivor: The Amazon - Episode 1
"Boys vs. Girls"
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It's 103 degrees as the boat moves down the Amazon with the new batch of contestants. Jeff says that as he calls someone's name, to get into the yellow boat tied to the big paddlewheel boat. After the fifth person, everybody realizes that he's calling all of the women. Yep, this year the tribes are split along gender lines. The men of the Tamaqui tribe untie their boat and head off to their camp. the women of the Jaburu tribe... try to untie their boat, but stumble trough it, delaying their departure. Eventually, they are off and there's an unsettling feeling that either the women are doomed or Mark Burnett is orchestrating the editing. The tribes get to their camps (which seem pretty damn isolated) and set up. Sort of. The men actually start putting together shelter, the women... not so much. The men are cocky and arrogant and think nothing of the women... unless if it's to "hook up". Oh, great, guys. Thanks for dragging all of us men along this dark, dank path along with you. The guys get a fire going promptly by using a couple of drops of kerosene in their kindling. The women don't take that tack at all, and use damp leaves, which results in a 5-6 hour delay in getting fire. Christy is having problems because, even though she told her tribemates that she is deaf, none of them are helping her at all, leaving her out of conversations and decisions. (This, of course, just pisses me off. She, of all people, needs to stay on this show as long as possible to show that someone that has a disability can still play this game. I start to worry that she'll be the first one out.) The men play with a Magic 8-Ball, asking questions about if they will "hook-up" with one of the women. Oh, God. Men - we're going down a long, slippery slope. Eventually, it's time for the first immunity challenge (huh? no reward challenge this week?) The tree mail says:
From the start,
As time goes by,
You'll surely part.
Use balance, agility
And a bit of wit.
Be the one to fall short,
And tonight could be it!
The tribes are bound together with belted chains and locks race through the jungle, negotiating an obstacle course. As each station is completed, they get keys that unlock their chains one at a time. The race is pretty even until Jaburu gets hung-up on deciphering a code to a hint. The race is even until Jaburu gets hung up trying to decipher a code at one of the stations. Tamaqui races ahead to a balance beam that they must cross is pairs (they're now down to just pairs being chained together). Daniel can't walk a beam to save his life (or his tribe's, for that matter) and has to keep redoing that part over and over again, chained to Ryan in the lead. Jaburu gets the code, hits the beam, and now leads the guys. Oh, oh. Eventually, the guys get to the next station which is just building a puzzle. The women get through it, the guys struggle while Jeff is yelling "Come on, guys! We got a rocket scientist and a computer guy stuck on a puzzle!" Heidi finishes the last leg, and Jaburu wins the first Immunity Challenge. The men a clearly dejected (gee, no kidding!). They show up at tribal council and the discussion begins about their performance and chest-thumping. Then Jeff asks about the guys about the women in the other tribe, and then the testosterone starts flowing and stupid just falls out of every single mouth of the tribe. Then Jeff finally says: "You know what's great? You came out from day one talking more trash than I've ever heard. Ever. You got your asses kicked, and yet, when we get to women, it's like 'ah, who cares... I wanna hook up!' That's why you guys can be really in serious trouble." ... and the voting begins. Ryan Aiken, the 23-year-old model from Ellicott City, Maryland, is voted out of the tribe in a 4-3-1 vote. Roger is in trouble with the three votes. « hide the extended part of this entry
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Still another Reality TV Update
Do you remember Vecepia Towery? (hint: winner of Survivor Marquesas) Well, her 15-minutes of fame aren't up yet. TLC's "A Baby Story" will follow her when she gives birth to a baby boy (named already: Jordan Levon) in May.
As long as I'm doing an update, here's one from The Bachelor/The Bachelorette. Apparently, Amanda Marsh ended her relationship with Alex Michel when she discovered he had slept with runner-up Trista Rehn.
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Monday, January 13, 2003
Survivor The Amazon Cast Revealed
CBS unveiled the cast for Survivor The Amazon this morning. (*Spoilers Below*).
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According to CNN, it's going to be a tribe of men (Tambaqui) competing against a tribe of women (Jaburu).
The Jaburu Tribe ("Jaburu" refers to a bird or stork that is native to the area) wearing yellow buffs will consist of:
Christy Smith, 24, Children Adventure Guide for the Deaf, Basalt, CO (She is partially deaf and wears a hearing aid the first person with a disability to compete on Survivor)
Deena Bennett, 35, Deputy District Attorney, Riverside, CA
Heidi Strobel, 24, P.E. Teacher, Eldon, MO
Janet Koth, 47, Travel Agent/Abstinence Counselor, Manchester, MO
Jeanne Hebert, 41, Director of Marketing, North Attleboro, MA
Jenna Morasca, 21, Swimsuit Model (! - past work includes posing for "Stuff Magazine"), Pittsburgh, PA
JoAnna Ward, 31, School Guidance Counselor, Orangesburg, SC
Shawna Mitchell, 23, Retail Clothing Sales, Redwood City, CA
The Tambaqui Tribe ("Tambaqui" meaning a local fish) wearing blue buffs will consist of:
Alex Bell, 32, Triathlon Trainer, Los Angeles, CA
Butch Lockley, 50, Middle School Principal, Olney, IL
Daniel Lue, 27, Tax Accountant, Houston, TX
Dave Johnson, 22, Rocket Scientist (No, really, a freakin' rocket scientist from JPL!), Pasadena, CA
Matthew Von Ertfelda, 33, Restaurant Designer, Washington, D.C.
Rob Cesternino, 24, Computer Projects Coordinator, Wantagh, NY
Roger Sexton, 56, Vice President of Estimating, Valencia, CA
Ryan Aiken, 23, Model & Actor, Ellicott City, MD
Don't forget to check out Survivor Maps for info on the location, tribal camp sites, etc. « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, December 19, 2002
I'm OK with Brian...At least I'm not throwing things at my TV tonight like last night. I think it may have been different if Clay won...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Misdemeanor Corporal Injury to Spouse
The Smoking Gun has more twisted Survivor news. This time, it's about Misdemeanor Corporal Injury to Spouse charge... against Charmaine Ann Heidik who, allegedly, punched her husband Survivor Brian Heidik in the nose. She was jailed for two days and was released on her own recognizance. Trial started yesterday. In the meantime, the court has ordered that the "Defendant shall stay at least 100 yards away from the person, place of residence, place of business and/or schooling of Brian Heidik." and "not own, use, or possess any dangerous or deadly weapons, including firearms, knives, or other concealable weapons." Charmaine was also known as C.C. Costigan in adult films, and has appeared with her husband Brian in at least two films: 2001's The Regina Pierce Affair and 2000's Scandal: Passions Obsession.
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Thursday, December 12, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 12
"The Tides Are Turning"
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The tribe received a special Tree Mail, which accompanied a full-length mirror and pictures of themselves taken just before the game started. Everyone took time to gawk at themselves in the mirror. Actually, the men took the time and the women couldn't even get to the mirror! Later Ted and Brian had a discussion about their "alliance", leaving Ted skeptical about Brian's loyalty. On the way to the final Reward Challenge, the tribe is almost run over by Jeff Probst driving a Chevy Trailblazer. He picks up the tribe and they ride together the rest of the way to the challenge site. They are playing for the Trailblazer (this year's SUV of choice), as well as a full Thai dinner, a shower, and massage. The challenge was to retrieve a series of placards with English letters on them (mixed in with Thai letters), and then come up with a two word answer from the letters that spell "an activity". An odd thing happened at the beginning of the challenge - all of the tribe members were standing on a small platform. The first letter was underneath the platform. Jeff told them that they were standing on the first of eight letters. When the challenge starts, everyone starts running to the next station. No one checks underneath their little platform to get their first letter. Jeff has to run after them yelling "You're standing on the first one! Guys!" You're standing on the first one!" Eventually everyone hears Jeff and goes back to the start and the rest of the collection goes normally. Brian figured it out first, but misspelled the clue. He said the clue out loud - "Road Trip" - giving Ted the correct answer. Ted rearranged his tiles correctly (Brian had flipped the "o" and "a" in "Road"), and Ted won the challenge. Because of being saved in a prior Immunity Challenge, Ted chose Helen to join him on the reward. Ted got to drive the two of them in the Trailblazer to the reward site, where there was a feast setup. Neither Helen nor Ted drink, and there were about a half dozen bottles of wine. They decided "what the hell" and started drinking while enjoying their meal. Well, needless to say, Ted got drunk. He was slurring his words, had that "droopy-eye" look, and was just getting loud and obnoxious - hard to enjoy a soothing massage when a big black man is yelling out loud in the shower and yelling in ecstasy when getting his massage. The next day, Ted and Helen go back to camp - with the rest of the unopened wine and food stuffed into their canteens. There were some private discussions on who to vote out. The Immunity Challenge was to build pieces of a 10-step staircase. First one to the top is the winner. Brian wins immunity again. At Tribal Council, Ted Rogers, the 37-year-old software developer from Durham, North Carolina, was voted out of the Chuay Jai tribe 4-1. Next week: The Sole Survivor! « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, December 05, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 11
"A Big Surprise... and Another"
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After Clay throws a hissy-fit about what Jake said at the last Tribal Council, the tribe heads out for the Reward Challenge. The big surprise waiting them (as alluded to in the title of the show) was that each tribe member had a loved one on the island and they were brought out one by one. Unfortunately, the tribe members couldn't go to them - they had to sit in their bleachers. The winner gets their loved one to spend 24-hours on the island as a tribe member. But Jeff explains: "For the losers - nothing. Hear me clearly - not a kiss, not a hug, not a handshake. You been out here for over a month. And so far, you've been able to find enough coconuts, and clams and edible plants that you've been able to avoid having to live off the bugs and the insects that are out here. But, what I'm curious about is, would you eat those bugs and those insects if it meant getting to spend one full day with your love one?" Everyone chimes in with what they would do. They're pumped. But then Jeff continues: "You know what? I believe you guys. I believe all of you would do just about anything to win this reward. But that's not the question. this question is: would they? Yep, it's this year's gross-out challenge and the loved ones compete! So they endure eating a spoonful of red and flying ants, a huge water roach (that Helen yells at her husband "Don't you dare!" when he starts choking on it), three live grubs, a boiled tarantula, and finally a boiled scorpion. Helen's husband Jim wins over Jake's wife Jenny in the final. Jim spends the next 24 hours as a member of Chuay Jai. There's nothing too exciting to his stay, just a gut-wrenching goodbye when it was over. Later at the Immunity Challenge, Jeff asks Helen what it was like to have Jim in the tribe, then asks Jake about Jenny and how well she played the game. Jake says "She tried so hard." So Jeff says "She didn't want to leave. Well, look. None of them wanted to leave. Funny thing is - they didn't." And sure enough, the loved ones run out of the brush and attack their tribe member. Jeff says they're going to stay and they'll help each of the tribe members with the challenge. It's a cube puzzle - be the first to put together the pieces to make a cube with all of the colored faces facing outward. Everyone tries hard (the couples are tied together at the wrist), but Ted and his brother finish first and win Immunity for Ted. After the necklace is put on Ted, the loved ones have to leave and the tribe goes back to camp. At Tribal Council, Jake Billingsley, the 61-year-old land broker from McKinney, Texas, the "elder" of Sook Jai and the last remaining tribe member of that tribe, is voted out 5-1. « hide the extended part of this entry
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Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Survivor Thailand
"A Closer Look"
ARGH! A DAMN CLIP SHOW! ON A WEDNESDAY! (Well, it's the last night of November Sweeps, so they snuck in one more program into the sweeps period.) Looks like there are visitors to the island next week.
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Thursday, November 21, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 10
"While the Cats Are Away"
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After discussions about Ted's three votes at the last Tribal Council and about Jake "The Snake", the tribe shows up for a Reward Challenge, which is a series of obstacle course-like events, that vary from team to individual heats. In the end, Brian wins over Clay (after an interesting choice by Clay to pick Brian over Ted in one of the obstacles). Brian wins a helicopter trip to the Thai mainland to go on an elephant trek into the jungle, followed by a Thai lunch. He gets to chose someone to come with, and choses Clay since they were team mates through most of the challenge. The trek looked pretty cool, and the lunch was pretty big. Clay empties out their canteens and fills one up with a shrimp soap that they were eating and fills up the other with the rest of their beer to smuggle back to the Chuay Jai camp (a patented Survivor political/tactical move). The Immunity Challenge is at night, and is similar to the Marquesas Coconut Chopping challenge - everyone has three burning torches. It's a quiz - every correct answer earns you the opportunity to snuff-out someone's torch. When all three are snuffed-out, you're out. The winner - Helen. At tribal council, Penny Ramsey, the 27-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative from Plano, Texas, was voted out. Next week: this seasons clip show (blech). « hide the extended part of this entry
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Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Survivor 6 Location - The Amazon
This is really late, but Survivor 6 should now be shooting in the Amazon. Survivor Maps has the details on the site, including photos, maps and other information (they have had great detail on each of the Survivor sites, before shooting even begins). "The Production Camp will be located at the posh Ariau Towers Resort reserved October 22 through December 22. "
"Sources say the Tribal Camps will be located on the Rio Negro's Praia Grande (Great Beach). Rumors say Tribal Council will be deep in the Amazonia rain forest on the Rio Acajatuba near Acajatube Village."
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Clay's Bankruptcy
The Smoking Gun has documentation that shows that Clay Jordan piled up debts totaling $420,250, according to a bankruptcy case that was closed out in January, just months before he shipped off to Thailand.
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Thursday, November 14, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 9posted at 08:02 PM | Link | Survivor § |
Thursday, November 07, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 8
"Sleeping With the Enemy"
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This whole thing of two tribes living together has proven very interesting. Even more so during the course of this episode. Chuay Ghan keeps the fire burning and soup warm for Sook Jai to come back from Tribal Council, which they seem to be appreciative of. Both tribes seem to have found a way to live together in peace, though Helen is getting on some people's nerves with constantly talk about recipes (not a good idea when everyone is starving). The Immunity Challenge comes at 23 minutes into the show, which has got to be the earliest in history. But then again, there was no Reward Challenge (hard to do with the two tribes living together). The challenge looks really simple - stay under water for the longest period of time (totaled by tribe) by using bamboo snorkels. Jeff thinks this could last a long time. It looks easy. Because Chuay Ghan has one more member, they sit out Helen The Navy Swim Instructor! What are they thinking! So anyway, the challenge starts and Penny lasts 9 seconds. Wow, that was quick. She must have panicked. Then Ken pops up at 15 seconds. Huh? Clay pops up at 20 seconds, Ted is up at 21 seconds. Jan is up at 23 and Erin is up at 25 seconds! What the heck is going on here! Chuay Ghan has a total of 64 seconds, and Sook Jai has 49 seconds! This is a long time? Jake bails out after a while, and Brian wins immunity for Chuay Ghan. The tribes return to camp, only to find "Magilla" the monkey has raided the food. Sook Jai takes the loss of immunity really hard. They kill/eat the last chicken (which Jan had to bury its head and feet in her "Pet Cemetery" because she was so upset). Sook Jai says their goodbye's to the Chuay Ghan members and go off to Tribal Council, where Erin Collins, the 26-year-old Real Estate Agent from Austin, Texas is voted off the island by a teary unanimous vote. « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, October 31, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 7
"Assumptions"
This week, both tribes receive body paint in 5 different colors. Each member chooses a color and paints themselves however they want, and then show up at a meeting with Jeff. Since both tribes received the same colors, like-colored people are paired off to spend the day with each other - Shii Ann and Clay, Penny and Brian, Erin and Ted, Ken and Helen, and Jake and Jan. Two groups also have special instructions - Shii Ann and Clay visit Chuay Ghan camp and Ken and Helen visit Sook Jai. At the end of the afternoon, everyone meets back together. Jeff tells then that there is going to be something different happening - "The two tribes will live together on one beach" The four people that went on visits chose to live on Chuay Ghan beach. The tribes walk there and are greeted by a nice bread,brie, apple and wine feast and party hard into the night. They now call themselves "Chuay Jai". Time for the immunity challenge (As they leave, "Magilla" the monkey, raids the camp for food!) When the group arrives at the challenge, Jeff asks Erin how the first night went. Erin, in her response, says the word "merge". Jeff says "You said merge. I never said merge" And sure enough! It's still tribe versus tribe, living together on the same beach!!! The challenge is a Prison Break that Chuay Ghan wins. The Tribal Council for Sook Jai is long, with a lot of discussion about division, loyalty and information sharing. In the end, Shii Ann Huang, the 28-year-old Executive Recruiter from New York gets the unanimous vote to leave.
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Thursday, October 24, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 6
"Power of One"
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The men of Chuay Ghan decide to swim to the next island to find their lost boat - they don't find it. This time there's no footage of the boat by the production crew, so it may be actually gone by now. The reward challenge, a game of slingshots shooting balls into the air to be caught by team members using wicker baskets, was won by Sook Jai. They get a feast with music and dancing. The immunity challenge was a game of 21 Flags, and Chuay Gahn won. Now, I've skipped over a lot of things, most of which have to do with Robb - excessive banana eating, arguments, and a final epiphany in the dark after losing the immunity challenge that maybe there was more to life than a paycheck. Apparently, the tribe thought that now that he has finally grown-up, it's time to send the boy home. By unanimous vote, Sook Jai votes 23-year-old Bartender (and skateboarder) Robb Zbacnik from Scottsdale, AZ off the island. Next week: Time to merge the tribes - or is it??? « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, October 17, 2002
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Thursday, October 10, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 4
"Gender Bender"
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Well, Chuay Ghan fumbles two challenges again, and Ghandia Johnson, the 33-year-old Legal Secretary from Denver gets the boot - a deserved boot, if I must say. In the parting words at the end of the show, she says that she realized it was a mistake with the way she handled the "incident". In regards to Sook Jai - don't you think they're going to get sick from eating too many bananas? And what's happening next week? It looks like an injury to a Sook Jai tribe member (was it Ken?) and it looks like another "tribal makeup shakeup" is coming. « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, October 03, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 3
"Family Values"
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Sook Jai tribe member Jed Hildebrand, the 25-year-old Dental Student from Dallas, got the first boot from that tribe tonight. That tribe is a mess, as was shown in both challenges tonight. The immunity challenge showed that they've got the wrong people trying to give direction to the team (Jed and Robb). Then in the reward challenge, Idiot Robb (that's right IDIOT ROBB) showed his true colors by literally going for Clay's throat for no reason at all, and then complain that they lost "because of the rules". HELL YES, BECAUSE OF THE RULES YOU IDIOT!!! Robb needs to go! I'm not sure where I'm sitting on the Ghandia and Ted issue - I think I'm leaning a little bit on the Ted side of things, only because of the way Ghandia handled the situation afterward. « hide the extended part of this entry
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Tuesday, October 01, 2002
DWI and, um, porn
The Smoking Gun has uncovered a DWI conviction of Sook Jai tribe member Jed Hildebrand, the 25-year-old Dental Student from Dallas, including RealPlayer or Windows Media Player footage of his sobriety test. And, in case you didn't know about it, The Smoking Gun also has stills from Chuay Gahn tribe member Brian Heidik's (the 34-year-old "Used Car Salesman" from Quartz Hill, California) "other occupation" - soft-core porn film star, credited as either "Dave Roth" or "Chris Hayden" or "Brian Linton".
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Thursday, September 26, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 2
"The Great Divide"
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Chuay Gahn just can't win - they seem to get so close... anyway, "Tennessee" Tanya Vance, the Social Worker from Kingsport, TN, gets the boot this week. (I'm going to miss those eyes...). Jan is the weakest (and inadvertently causing tension) and should go soon. I don't know why, but I love the idea of Clay's luxury item: the golf club & ball. It just looks like a great "down time" item to pass the time. In the meantime, even though they've been winning, Sookjai just looks like it's a mess, like an accident waiting to happen - though it looks like the accident is going to happen at Chuay Gahn next week between Ghandia and Ted... « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, September 19, 2002
Survivor Thailand - Episode 1
"The Importance of Being E...est"
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HEY! No conch shell trumpeting to open the show!!! (I don't think I like the new theme music). The title of the first show was "The Importance of Being E..est". Most people would immediately thing "Earnest" but in this case it meant "Eldest" as the two eldest male and female chose the tribes (like picking people for your pickup-game). So, that was Jan Gentry (53) that chose the members of Chuay Gahn tribe, and Jake Billingsley (61) chose the members of Sook Jai tribe. John Raymond, a pastor from Slidell, LA was the first booted off the island. « hide the extended part of this entry
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Thursday, August 15, 2002
Survivor Thailand Cast
Today, on the CBS Early Show (as well as in USA Today), the new cast for Survivor Thailand was announced. They are: Jake Billingsley, 61, Land Broker from McKinney, TX; Erin Collins, 26, Real Estate Agent from Austin, TX; Stephanie Dill, 29, Firefighter from Fayetteville, AR; Jan Gentry, 53, Teacher from Tampa, FL; Helen Glover, 47, Navy Swim Instructor from Middletown, RI; Brian Heidik, 34, Used Car Sales (!) from Quartz Hill, CA; Jed Hilderbrand, 25, Dental Student from Dallas, TX; Shii Ann Huang, 28, Executive Recruiter from New York, NY; Ghandia Johnson, 33, Legal Secretary from Denver, CO; Clay Jordan, 46, Restauranteur from Monroe, LA; Penny Ramsey, 27, Pharmaceutical Sales from Plano, TX; John Raymond, 40, Pastor from Slidell, LA; Ted Rogers Jr., 37, Software Developer from Durham, NC; Ken Stafford, 30, NYC Police Officer from Brooklyn, NY; Tanya Vance, 27, Social Worker from Kingsport, TN; and Robb Zbacnik, 23, Bartender (what, another one? Why do all of these shows have to have bartenders?) from Scottsdale, AZ.
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Friday, June 14, 2002
Survivor Thailand
It's official - Survivor 5 or Survivor Thailand started shooting this past Tuesday. They are already in trouble with the local fishermen. AND GET THIS - the applications are already available for Survivor 6.
Oh! A scoop! From an article in today's Sports section of the Chicago Tribune: "Carey Schueler, daughter of former White Sox general manager Ron Schueler (who is now Sr. Vice President/Special Consultant to the Chairman), made the final cut of contestants for the next edition of the reality show "Survivor." Carey, an Orland Park native who was once drafted by the Sox, will test her survival skills in a remote part of Thailand."
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Sunday, May 19, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 13
THE SOLE SURVIVOR - Vecepia Towery. Whew. Well, I leave watching Survivor: Marquesas unfulfilled. I don't know what it is. I think it's because I wasn't fond of either of the finalists. Sorry. After Paschal and Kathy were gone, quite frankly I didn't give a damn. And speaking of Paschal, isn't this the first time that someone on Survivor was kicked out based on random chance? Man, I felt sick about that - here's a guy that wasn't even "in play" at Tribal Council and he gets booted because he picks a purple rock instead of a yellow rock. And no one had ever voted for him at other Tribal Councils. A sad way to go. HOWEVER, in retrospect, would he have been able to go on and compete? If he fainted from severe dehydration after he was out, what would have happened if he was still playing? A quick couple of notes about the Live reunion show in Central Park: I hate the helicopter bit. They've done that before with Australia, and well, let's face it, we all know that Jeff doesn't fly from the South Pacific to New York via helicopter. Neleh cleaned-up really well, and Kathy looked great as well (and it was nice to see Paschal with a little more weight on his frame). Oh, and SO LONG BRYANT GUMBLE - YOU WON'T BE MISSED. The Reunion show had a totally different vibe now that he is no longer with the network. And it was good that a fan of the Show - Rosie O'Donnell - hosted. She was natural in the role, and she handled it well without going overboard.
Survivor Thailand is next. The advance crew is already there. Shooting is scheduled for the summer monsoon season. Check out Survivor Maps for a map of the island (as well as maps of the other Survivor locations).
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Thursday, May 16, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 12
"A Tale of Two Cities"
Well, it took a while, but Sean Rector is finally out of the island, in what had to have been the best Tribal Council yet from all 4 Survivor series. That was the most tense, most aggressive, most acrimonious council. And up to the Tribal Council, I still had no idea how it was going to swing. After Kathy got immunity, I didn't know how it would go. I thought Neleh was definitely a good candidate (it would have broken-up the Paschal/Neleh alliance (if Kathy would just recognize that), but then I thought Paschal was a bit too vocal during the episode, which is usually a death knell for the person. I think Sean sealed his fate at Tribal Council with his speech/argument/tirade (though Paschal didn't come off well help either). And I have no idea what going to happen to Vecepia - she's just flying under the radar so well, who knows?
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Thursday, May 09, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 11
"Marquesan Vacation"
OK, first, let's start at the end - limo driver Robert "The General" DeCanio was booted. Again, not too surprising... except the setup made it look like Neleh was the target. Now, let's look at how CBS setup this week...
An unexpected event brings the castaways to tears for what one castaway calls "the most emotional moment of my life." OK, I was duped by this, but it was pretty emotional. The event was this week's Reward Challenge. Soliantu turns up for the challenge, only to find out that each of them has a loved one there on the island (well, Sean had a lifelong buddy). They're introduced, one by one and come toward the game board, as our island castaways crumble into sobbing piles of goo. The challenge is similar to one they've done before on another show, where you step on a tile on a game board, and turn over the ones that you've been on, trying to be the last one on the board. The twist - the loved-ones are the players. As each loved-one is eliminated, they go and say goodbye to their respective castaway, in still another sobfest. OK, it was very emotional. The winner - Patrick, Kathy's son.
A newcomer joins the tribe, but the honeymoon is short-lived when it comes time to plotting strategy. So, that's Patrick. He spends the night with the Soliantu tribe, and I really don't think he enjoyed it one bit. Kathy took him out for a walk and asked him what she should do to win this thing. So, that's the "plotting strategy" bit.
So, we're getting down to it. There's one more show next Thursday, and then the big 2-hour finale on Sunday the 19th (followed by the obligatory reunion show, this year hosted by Rosie O'Donnell instead of Brian Gumbel). There is a rumor floating around that Sean and Vecepia are in the Final Four.
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Thursday, May 02, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 10
"The Princess"
I'm seeing a theme over the last couple of weeks. We're not seeing people win at Survivor, we're seeing people cause their own demise on Survivor. Rob lied and stirred the pot a bit too much and he finally leaves. John gets a bit cocky showing what he belives are his leadership qualities, turns arrogant, shows off what everyone belives is how he believes the game will progress (via an immunity challenge) and he's gone. In the same immunity challenge, "The General" and Tammy also show their true colors, and forcing Tammy to win immunity. Zoe gets a little vocal against the tribe and gets booted. Tonight, Tammy Leitner doesn't earn immunity (but The General does) and everyone still remembers the coconut immunity challenge and she gets booted off. But has "The General" gotten himself into a "must win immunity" situation? And even though Paschal won the reward challenge tonight, he brought Neleh with him, and she talks just a bit too much when they get back from their Cruise Ship reward. Is she targeted next? And why, oh why was Vecepia targeted for votes tonight? What made her the target of Tammy and "The General"? AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK??? The promo makes it feel like it could be another Michael Skupin falling in the fire incident??? UPDATE: The CBS website has two items of interest for next week's show. The first: An unexpected event brings the castaways to tears for what one castaway calls "the most emotional moment of my life." Hmmm... maybe not fire, but flood??? The second: A newcomer joins the tribe, but the honeymoon is short-lived when it comes time to plotting strategy. Newcomer? Huh? Prior cast member or family member? Oooo... how about a spinoff of my prior guess - since he's the only one to not win or be voted off, how about Michael Skupin joining for more camera time???
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Thursday, April 25, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 9
"Two Peas in a Pod"
Damn it, damn it, damn it... Since early in the show I've wanted Sean booted off the island. The he and Paschal win this huge reward challenge. Then you see when a young black man and an old southern white judge come together to share the moment and damn it I get choked up watching it. It was pretty damn moving and you see a totally different side of Sean. And the two of them smuggle out food for the rest of the tribe! Oh, and then after Tammy won immunity for the second week in a row, a unanimous vote booted out fishing boat captain Zoe "Lobster Lady" Zanidakis.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Epiosde *blech*
"Look Closer"
Clip show. Blech.
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Thursday, April 18, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 8 and Amazing Race 2 - Episode 7
"Jury's Out"
You know, people just don't like arrogance, and the Immunity Challenge tonight really showed that. That's why Sean Rector lives to see another day while John F. Carroll, RN gets voted out 6-3 by a disgruntled Soliantu tribe. Yeah, the immunity challenge was done in "good nature", but, boy did ever lay out everyone's alliances right out in the open. Let's ignore the fact that people had to get the answers correct in the first place to hack down the other person's coconuts. And Tammy Leitner was happy with her immunity. It was nice to see people realize what was happening around them instead of being oblivious and just get picked-off. Pagong comes to mind. Oh, and John - no crying in the final confessional, bud. Kind of reminds me of Bunky. You know, this kind of reminds me of the "Chilltown" alliance on BB2. You've got to watch out for the underdogs.
"I'm Gonna Throw Up On Phil's Shoes"
Which reminds me, I have another reality show that I watch that I haven't commented on - The Amazing Race. The week, Mary and Peach go from First Place to Eliminated in one episode. What is it about guys named Wil(l) in reality shows? First it's BB2 and then it's TAR2. The "Two Stooges" - Gary & Dave are now in First after taking the Fast Forward. Oh, I have a fear of heights and there would be no way in hell I could could climb up into one of those container cranes in this week's Roadblock, though once you were up there it'd be pretty cool to move the those containers.
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Thursday, April 11, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 7
"True Lies"
Well, after a quick check of my TiVo I found out that construction worker Robert Mariano was thrown out of the new Soliantu tribe. I'm going to have to sit down and watch the show sometime to see how this all came about. All I know is that both Carol & I are happier after seeing the results of the voting...
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Thursday, April 04, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 6
"The Underdogs"
Well, though Maraamu won the reward challenge, they didn't make it through the immunity challenge, so they had to do something they didn't want to - vote off one of the "family" - and it fell to nature guide Gina Crews, the last original member of Maraamu. Robert Mariano and Sean Rector live another 3 days to be part of the merge on next week's episode. Please, oh please. oh PLEASE don't let these two bozos make it to the finals...
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Thursday, March 28, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 5
"The End of Innocence"
I know who the evil ones are and they're screwing up the game. Robert Mariano and Sean Rector are knocking off people that are good players just to show that - even though they don't want to do any work - they are in charge. This week they toss bartender Gabriel Cade. At least Maraamu won both challenges, and the "Pirate Raid" of Rotu was priceless.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 4
"The Winds Twist"
OK, it only took three weeks and a shake-up in tribal membership, but Maraamu finally voted Account Manager Sarah Jones' ass of the damn island. She needed to go much earlier, and certainly way before Hunter Ellis was booted. Robert Mariano and above all Sean Rector need to get their pompous, lazy asses booted off as soon as possible. They're not deserving to continue this game.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 3
"No Pain, No Gain"
Third week in a row, and the Maraamu Tribe loses immunity and boots off the strongest castaway on Survivor Marquesas tonight. They booted off Hunter Ellis, the FedEx pilot. I hope the damn NoNo's eat every last one of them. The tribe will get systematically hacked apart by Rotu... unless the producers pull an "African Switch"...
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Thursday, March 07, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 2
"Nacho Mamma"
Another wrong booting of a castaway on Survivor Marquesas tonight. Patricia Jackson, the Truck Assembler from Lugoff, SC got booted off because some people that she was "too bossy". Great. At least she was doing work, you idiots. You need to get rid of Sarah Jones, who seems to be the Doppelganger of Lindsey Richter from Survivor Africa. And oh, man, eating Fafaru just looks nasty. I was going to say "at least it's not bugs", but I think bugs or cow's blood would be better than that stuff...
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Thursday, February 28, 2002
Survivor Marquesas - Episode 1
"Back to the Beach"
Ah, the sound of a trumpeting conch shell, the snuffing of a flame... Survivor Marquesas is back on the air. The location looks great. And no food, water or fire being provided - this should be good. First off the island - Peter Harkey a yoga practicing Bowling Center Owner (not a Bowling Alley Owner - they're lanes not alleys... oh and they're channels, not gutters... hey 20 years at the Corporate Headquarters for Brunswick Corporation and you get a few things drilled into you, you know?)
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Thursday, January 10, 2002
Survivor Africa - Episode 13
"The Final Four: No Regrets"
So Ethan Zohn won Survivor Africa. The way it was being setup, I didn't think that was going to happen...
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