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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 8:01 am
Thanks to Survivor Fever, we have pics and transcripts from Episode 10: ************************************ Transcript: Jeff Probst: Next time on Survivor... Benry: Oh my God, this is unfreakingbelievable.
Holly: Words can't explain, I don't know what to say...
Male Voice: I don't know what to say. Benry: Oh my God. Holly: Oh my God, you guys, I'm going to cry.
Benry : This is the day from hell. ******************************** Ginger: In the season spoiler thread, we have been told by Missyae that there will be a fire at camp, discovered after a Reward Challenge when the losers of the RC return to camp. Pictured above, we see: Benry, Sash, Dan, Holly and Brenda. That should mean that Chase, Jud, NaOnka, Purple Kelly, and Jane have gone off on a reward. The fire is supposedly started because the Sears boxes that were brought over at the merge were left too close to the fire. Plus, the fire was stocked up by Jane with added wood just before they left camp to keep it going. Usually the boxes are moved back from the fire during the day. Regardless, the fire destroys a lot, including the tarp, and requires a clean-up by the players. Don't know yet what the RC is, but we can see who the winners are. The only spoiling I have at this point (other than the fire) is that Brenda gets the boot this episode.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 8:03 am
Voting confessionals from Episode 9: ************************ Voting Clip Dan (Jane): <says nothing> Kelly Purple (Marty): Marty, you're a villain. You gotta go. Benry (Jane): Jane, you're a great lady, thank you for all the fish, but you're too damn dangerous. Jane ("Martie"): I hope it's you tonight and not me. You are a disgrace to every man that calls himself a father. If I had a child or grandchild there's no way in heck I would allow my child or my grandchild to come play with your children after you went off on me last week. That is an attack against women, plain and simple. And you're a disgraceful father. Holly (Marty): I must admit, I do agree with a lot of Nay's comments about you, Marty. NaOnka (Marty, with three paw prints): It's time for you to take your ##### home. I'm sick of you...and your damn cooking. (as she walks away, turns and says): Toodles. Chase (Marty): In real life, I'm 100% with you, man. Na's got a big mouth, and she's frustrating. But in this game, I'm aligned with her, and I gotta stick with her, unfortunately. After this game, let's get a beer together, man, and I'm sure we'll get along. Marty (Jane with some sort of symbol like a sideways fish with an x on it)): Ya'll's catfishing trip has been terminated, cause ya'll messed with the wrong gator, missy. This is for me and Jill. Jud (Jane): I'd rather vote for NaOnka, but it's part of a two-step plan. So...sorry, Jane. Sash (Marty): Your strategy takes out my closest allies in the game and doesn't guarantee me final 3. So, you gotta go. Brenda (Marty): I saw through your little nobility act from the start. I will miss your cooking. Bye-bye.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 8:05 am
Here's Jeff's Blog from EW.com ********************************** Fabio: “I call it being cool.” Ah Fabio. You’re awesome. Fabio continues to crack me up…in the best possible way.. every single episode. More on Fabio and “being cool” later… REWARD CHALLENGE One of the most enjoyable aspects of Survivor is you truly never know what is going to happen next. For the reward challenge, we did a random draw and ended up with all men on one team and all women on the other. To make it even more dramatic the challenge was the most physical of the season. The women had very little chance simply due to strength. The “stick crossing” and the “brick wall” at the finish was extremely tough to get through. We never anticipated an “all men vs. all women” challenge but that’s just how it played out. I was very impressed with the women. Jane was completely spent by the time the challenge was over because she gave everything she had. Remember they have been eating very little for nearly a month. They are already severely depleted. To then be tested with one of the biggest obstacle courses we’ve ever done was a major challenge. The women really gave a huge effort and made it much closer than any of us predicted. Another fun aspect of hosting Survivor is that you are living in the moment along with the contestants. After the challenge was over, I was very moved by the effort of the women. Purple Kelly was crying she was so hungry and Jane was barely standing. So I took the opportunity to give the men a chance to step up and say “I’m gonna give up my spot on the reward to one of the women.” The reason you ask this question is that regardless of the answer, it is guaranteed to reveal something that will move the story forward. In this case, none of the men were willing to give up a spot to any of the women. Fine. I don’t blame them for the decision. But their answer gave us a story. What this showed everybody was despite any alliances this was an individual game. It’s a small moment but it registered with everybody and will live inside their brains as this game continues to progress. Survivor-is-an-individual-game. Never forget that. Another surprise from the reward challenge was Chase choosing to back the women. It was a very revealing move and definitely raised a few eyebrows. He let the guys know that he is pulling for the women, which means he probably has an alliance with a few of them. In addition, not being with all the guys on the reward challenge removes you even further from the men. That move could haunt Chase for a long time. You could argue it was a bit of a lose-lose, as no matter which side he chose the other might be upset, but in this case I think choosing the guys would have done less overall damage. BRENDA If Brenda represents “every woman,” then Brenda is giving a free class on what women look for in men. Her comment about Chase… Brenda: “Chase is like a little baby who is always going ‘wah, wah, wah.’” …said it all. Women want a guy with some balls. Balls! Come on, Chase. Where are they? Your balls, that is. Women don’t like wishy-washy. Chase is wishy-washy. Brenda is in charge of this game. She says it’s her and Sash together but it’s not. It’s her. Not Sash. If you remember, when Brenda asked Sash what his plan was, Sash said, “My plan is your plan.” There ya go. Brenda is in charge. Don’t misunderstand – Sash is a very good player. He is great at looking out for himself and that simple little strategy is how Sandra Diaz won this game twice… by looking out for herself and nobody else. IMMUNITY CHALLENGE At this point in the game, the immunity challenges are really pressure filled. Everybody wants it and depending on where the alliances stand in each episode, a few absolutely need it. Tonight, Jane needed it, Chase needed it and Marty clearly needed it. Memory Challenges always seem so easy when you’re sitting at home with your bag of Doritos and a Diet Coke. It’s kinda like watching Jeopardy. The answers are always so much easier from the couch. Okay that’s a lie. I could Tivo Jeopardy, watch it twice and still struggle to come up with the answers on the third viewing. But you get my point. It’s much more difficult to do these types of challenges when you’re actually out there with all the distractions, such as cameras and crew. You’re tired, you’re hungry. It’s hard to hold even the smallest thought in your head. Whenever we do a challenge like this, I always ask the challenge guys to prepare lots of extra rounds because I am always afraid everybody will get every one of them right. In reality it never seems to go more than a few rounds. Pressure. These types of challenges also tend to show whose mind is the sharpest. If you watched Marty during this challenge he kept running the list in his head, you could see him saying the words to himself over and over and over. It was clearly a pretty effective strategy, but in the end he lost to another very sharp mind – Brenda. BEING COOL Benry and Fabio hanging in the shade, talking Survivor strategy. It was almost like a trailer for a new comedy: Benry: You and I should just lay low… play stupid. Fabio: I know dude, I hate playing stupid so much… but it’s like the smartest thing to do right now. Benry: It’s easy. Fabio: It’s… real easy. Come on! That’s brilliant. That’s yet another beautiful element of reality shows. People forget the cameras are there, they stop thinking about what they are saying and they get so depleted that can’t even monitor what they are saying. Put those elements together and you end up with moments that wouldn’t be half as funny if you wrote them in a script. TRIBAL COUNCIL Naonka deserves a special achievement award for still being in this game. That alone is one of the most most amazing achievements this season, maybe ever. She stole Fabio’s socks, she stole flour, she stole food, she tackled a woman with one leg, she yells at everybody whenever she’s in a bad mood and is one of the most despised contestants to ever play Survivor…but she is still in the game. Not only is she still in the game but she has a hidden immunity idol. In case there was any doubt, I am so happy Naonka is still in this game. In order to have a good season you need big polarizing characters like Naonka. Love her or hate her, she is a gift from the reality gods. HINDSIGHT IS ALWAYS 20-20 It’s so easy to backseat drive. I do it all the time. Every day. “Monday morning quarterbacking” is one of the great American pastimes. And while I do it every day, I hate it when people do it to me about something I did or said. Case in point: It was the second episode of the first season of Survivor. We had just finished tribal council and Mark Burnett, the Executive Producer of the show, came up to me and started to make a suggestion about a different way I could have asked a question. To be clear, as EP he is fully entitled to not only suggest but to firmly encourage me to do something differently. But being a new host of a new show with a format that had never been done before, I was overly sensitive to being “back seat” driven during Tribal Council. I sensed that he was about to criticize the way I ran tribal and my brain (ego) quickly foresaw a problem. If he said something that made me think he was second-guessing me, how would that impact the way I’d run Tribal Council from there on out? So I stopped him and said something to the effect of “You can’t second guess me. I need to know you believe in me or I’ll never be able to fully run tribal council with confidence.” In hindsight, it was probably a major overreaction on my part but to his credit, Mark never said another word. I’m sure there have been many times when he wished I might have asked a different question or handled something differently but he never lets on and in doing so, he instilled a confidence in me that has helped me do my job for 21 seasons over 11 years. But like I said, that doesn’t stop me from doing it! Especially with Marty. I’ve given Marty a hard time the entire season but I’m the first to admit, I’m really bummed he is gone. Marty is a story starter and a story finisher. He’s a good interview. He’s confident enough, even cocky enough to believe he is the best player in the game. He is willing to make big moves and say outrageous statements. Marty is a pretty good player of Survivor but with a bit of tweaking I believe Marty could be a great player. If Marty made a mistake it was in not seeing that maybe his best option would have been to just “back off.” Pushing to get Jane voted out seemed to me to be a personal agenda as opposed to a truly “big picture” strategic play. I could be wrong, I’m not inside his head. I am merely backseat driving as I do every week in these blogs. I think his ego got too involved. If Marty played again I think he would play a better game. I’m sure he learned a lot. I too have learned a lot from Survivor and one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned is that in any negotiation (and Survivor is a 39-day negotiation) the less you talk and the more you listen the better off you will be. Marty should have listened more. So is that advice for future Survivors… or simply lippy “Thursday morning quarterbacking?” You decide. SURVIVOR MEMORABILIA HEADS UP: I’ve opened up my personal stash of Survivor memorabilia and it will be up for auction immediately following this season’s live finale. I found some great items such as: a. My “oversized” shirts and shorts from our first season, Survivor: Pulau Tiga. (Talk about a great Halloween costume!) b. The rice tin that Tina pulled from the raging river in Survivor: Australia. c. The pot they used to boil their water in Survivor: Australia d. The original buffs from Survivor: All-Stars. c. Some original Q/A cards from Survivor: Africa. I’ll have all the details as we get closer to the finale. See ya next week.
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Panda
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07-15-2005
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 5:01 am
hahaha, In the thread for this week's show I called Chase "wishy washy" LOL GMTA.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 6:26 am
CBS Misdirection Clues: ********************** "Stuck in the Middle" — The tribe suffers a devastating blow when they find the camp in ashes after a fire, and the loyalty of an alliance is put to the test as Libertad heads to tribal council, on SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA, Wednesday, Nov. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 6:49 pm
CBS Misdirection Clues (Edited) --- I didn't have it all the first time: *********************** From CBS: TWO UNLIKELY CASTAWAYS TEAM UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A POWERFUL MOVE, ON "SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA," WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17 "Stuck in the Middle" — The tribe suffers a devastating blow when they find the camp in ashes after a fire, and the loyalty of an alliance is put to the test as Libertad heads to tribal council, on SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA, Wednesday, Nov. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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Pamy
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01-02-2002
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 11:38 pm
LOL CBS gives away the big shock with their tv ads!
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 2:22 pm
Transcript: Announcer: Disaster strikes the Survivor camp.

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Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 4:24 pm
Pamyluv - I think CBS has adopted the policy that "if you can't lick 'em, join 'em" when it comes to spoilers!
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 4:47 pm
Do you think maybe I should just close up the spoiler thread and let CBS do the work from now on? It would be a lot easier (LOL).
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 4:59 pm
Thanks to TDT, here's a pic of the immunity challenge, and a synopsis is what it entails. *************************
The weekend's PIP promo contained shots of what appears to be the immunity challenge, an endurance "lean" supported by ropes. Pretty similar to the Ep11 IC in Samoa (which Jaison won thanks to the one-knot advantage he purchased in the preceding auction, which doesn't seem to be in operation here), except now the challenge is above the pool Fabio peed in. The contestants lean back over the pool, holding on to ropes with a series of knots in them. After a certain amount of time, they move down to a lower knot, until the last person drops out. Ginger: Obviously Brenda does not win the IC, cause this is her week for the boot.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 9:03 pm
TDT has also announced that the Reward Challenge is: *************************** Volcano Boarding.......sliding down the ash covered sides of a volcano on a board. Boy, I'm sure that Purple Kelly will love that one. (LOL)
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Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 9:13 pm
Sure looks like Dan is going to be first out ...
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 9:50 pm
Uh, Oh .......... Boo! Boo! TDT has also announced that the Reward (not the Reward Challenge) is Volcano Boarding. Sorry for the goof!!!
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Biscottiii
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05-29-2004
| Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 10:52 pm
Alaginger, I know it's a LOT of work for you. But I seriously enjoy all the 'fruits of your labor', trust it more WRT analysis! Heck, CBS could offer out a week or two of spoilers, then simply go back to giving misdirection. Plus, they may be trying to rev up the audience while knowing that holidays will be racking up this month.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Monday, November 15, 2010 - 6:48 am
No Worry, Bisc .... I was only being silly. All the posting here and at other boards about CBS spoiling their own show, doesn't make sense to me. They have always had previews, and we have always speculated from them. ******************************** Transcript: Announcer: Wednesday, the Survivors are scrambling. <scenes of volcanic surfing>
Benry [camera confessional]: Getting rid of Sash and Brenda is number one on my list.
Holly [camera confessional]: I'm keeping my eye on Chase.
Brenda [camera confessional]: Benry, Fabio...it's only a matter of time before they go.
Chase [camera confessional]: I'm stuck in the middle of two alliances again. Announcer: A do or die for immunity. Jeff Probst: Don't you dare give up on this challenge. Benry [screams]: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Announcer: Disaster strikes the Survivor camp. Benry: Oh my God. Holly: You guys, I'm gonna cry. Announcer: Will it destroy everything?
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Monday, November 15, 2010 - 6:59 am
Missyae posted this a long time ago about the fire, and it was in the General Season Spoiler Thread. Can now bring it over here: **************************** Re fire: "....the camp catches on fire while they are at a challenge. LaFlor took over their Sears crates with them. They were keeping the crates around the fire at night. This particular day before leaving for a challenge some players put some extra wood on the fire and left the crates too close to the fire, instead of removing them during the daytime like they normally did. It was a reward challenge. Whomever did not win reward had a nice cleanup job when they returned to camp. POOF Tarp was burned, some clothes, shoes. Jane was one of the ones who placed extra wood. She has lots to do with fire this season. She started a fire, she uses her own fire to cook fish for herself and not share, then she helps burn down the camp..." "They would place the 2 Sears crates around the fire at night. In the morning before leaving for Reward Challenge, Jane put too much wood on the fire and did not remove the crates. So the fire burned out of control and the crates caught fire too. This happened while they were away at Reward Challenge. Some players returned, others went on the reward. Jane was on the reward and didn't even have to help clean up the fire damage. Among other things, the tarp even burned. Keep in mind what I just said about players and the Reward Challenge. TEAMS"
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 6:46 am
The TV Guide says November 24th episode will be a recrap episode. So ... now we know!
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 7:02 am
The SOTS (State of the Spoiling) is up once again over at Survivor Blows, done by poster Flowerpower. They haven't had one in weeks because there is so much right-on spoiling done, that they haven't been doing much speculating and spoiling based on just pics and transcripts alone. *************************** The Reward Challenge - Challenge producer John Kirhoffer showed how teams must use only barrels, planks and rope to build a bridge from one point to another without letting their feet touch the ground in 'Barrel Bridge'. The winning team is Chase, Jud (Fabio), NaOnka, Purple Kelly and Jane. The reward is volcanic ash surfing and probably some food. The losing team - Brenda, Holly, Dan, Benry and Sash return to camp to find it in ashes from a fire. The Immunity Challenge is pictured up above, with individuals leaning out over the pool using ropes with knots and every so often they have to change to the next knot, making it harder and harder to hang on. The SOTS is speculating that Jane will win Immunity because of this picture in the previews.
They seem to think that CBS is giving away the IC winner. The SOTS 2nd choice is Benry. And the boot has been spoiled and is definitely Brenda.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 4:10 pm
Confirmation from Missyae: ****************** Yes, indeed, the winner this week of the immunity challenge is: Jane (again)
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Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001
| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 9:12 pm
Well, depending on timing I won't get to watch the episode until Thursday or maybe even Saturday,so I am happy to know that it will be very satisfying!!
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