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The TVClubHouse: Survivor XI - Guatemala ARCHIVES: First Episode Sept 15 spoiler thread: ARCHIVES: Archive through September 16, 2005 users admin

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Jooleechenlvr
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04-21-2004

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jooleechenlvr a private message Print Post    
LOL @ Messalina.. Lets hope she doesn't want to rename her tribe "The Friendship"

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
By Bill I think you mean Jim? or am I wrong?

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
of course julie went with jeff to guatemala. he met her through a survivor series...do you think she'd let him go alone?!
i did hear they were engaged (on cnn) about 3 or 4 months ago. guess it was a rumor. and i still say 19 years is wayyyy too much age difference.'
okay, i really didn't like julie that much, either!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Great first episode. This season is going to be grueling, and thankfully so far it seems the twattage factor is low (see BB6 for contrast). I'm looking forward to this - the Mayan sites are gorgeous.

Messalina
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06-19-2005

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Messalina a private message Print Post    
OMG, Joolee. If they start calling her Maggie and name their tribe The Friendship it's gonna be "de ja vue" all over again. (I don't think I spelled that correctly but YKWIS?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yay! Survivor is on!! Whooopee!!! Yippee!!! I'm so excited!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I wanna know though... how the heck did they get permission to live amongst the ruins? Aren't they sacred? And shouldn't they be preserved?

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I saw a preview on the TV Guide channel the other day. Pretty sure I recall them saying they had strict guidelines about living amongst the ruins. No set, shelter, etc could be built touching any of the ruins. The tribal council, while built around the ruins, is carpeted I believe in the parts that interacted with the ruins so that nothing actually touches the ruins.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
You'd be surprised, Costa - down in Mexico, there are entire theme parks which incorporate Mayan ruins. You can climb on them all day. The more important ruins, though, they are increasingly preserving and preventing tourists from climbing on them. These particular ruins, given the relatively major-looking temples, I'm sure CBS had to make a number of concessions/promises/donations to see to their care and upkeep.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Thanks guys. I'm a tad bit appalled to see 'em start there, but I'll wait till I see their "camps." :-)

Messalina
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06-19-2005

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Messalina a private message Print Post    
Costacat, I wondered about that too.

1. CBS has agreed to return it to it's original state after the show ends OR...

2. Many palms were crossed with silver.

If the ruins are sacred sites then I would expect that money wouldn't count. I suppose it's like filming a movie at the Statue of Liberty or something like that. They have to leave it like they found it.

Willsfan
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09-04-2000

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Willsfan a private message Print Post    
Brandon (the farmer) was the only male that wasn't sick and throwing up, although Judd wasn't as sick as the other three. He was the one that commented on Judd's premature evacuation. The mud was pretty thick. LOL

I wonder if the thorny branch that fell on Blake's shoulder was mildy poisionous (sp?). I imagine all the people get shots & stuff ahead of time.

Sunrvrose
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08-13-2001

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunrvrose a private message Print Post    
Notice they said that the ruins were "authentic", that doesn't mean that they are real. It just really struck my brain, when Jeff said authentic, that it meant copies. It could well mean that they are authentic reproductions.

No way in hell they would shut down those tourist attractions for 40 or more days for CBS.

Loved the first episode, and, of course will be watching every week.

Jim was obviously the first to go. A senior citizen in a sling is not a good thing for the tribe.

They are sooo showing Brad as sickly, he must go a long way. Bobby Joe, not so sure.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 8:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Wow. This is gonna be one tough a$$ Survivor! They came out of the chute firing on all cylinders! Yay! Survivor!

Flamingo
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08-19-2003

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Flamingo a private message Print Post    
wow, great first ep

so happy to see stephenie is actually able to compete. i hope she gets to stick around a while.

how lucky for the one tribe with all the sickly men to have a nurse! can't see her getting voted off any time soon.

and next week, ant eating. yikes!

it's gonna be a great season!

Scarebaby
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07-31-2005

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scarebaby a private message Print Post    
What a great first ep! And I'm so torn - I really love Steph as much as I do Bobby John. So I don't know who to root for yet.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I cried when she won, it was so sweet watching her finally win one

Spygirl
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04-23-2001

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spygirl a private message Print Post    
Wow, the sick tribe must have done something qualitatively different than the other tribe did on that 11 mile treck. It doesn't make sense that no one on the other team was sick like that!! Whatever strategy they used obviously sucked because it looked as though they won the hike by less than 10-15 minutes. I wonder if it was worth it.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Not just what did they do different than the other tribe that all the guys got sick, but what the heck did they do that only the guys got sick and not the women. Was it just dehydration/pain/that huge hike?

Awesome episode though, I'm so excited Survivor is back!

Puzzled
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08-27-2001

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puzzled a private message Print Post    
I give the old firefighter props for hanging in there until tribal council, so he didn't quit--he was voted out.

A torn muscle is excruciatingly painful, but he hung on.

Osten would have been screaming to be taken to a medical facility.

Wallflower
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08-26-2004

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wallflower a private message Print Post    
It seemed to me like the guys tried to be "strong" and carry a lot more stuff than the women, which led to their over-exertion.

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 11:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rupertbear a private message Print Post    
Roflmao...funny but so true, Puzz!

Sue
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06-02-2005

Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 11:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sue a private message Print Post    
So glad to have Survivor back...was an great episode!!!
Was sure happy to see Steph not have to go to tribal, I teared up a bit too over that, and the farmer cracked me up a couple times...its got me hooked but good already...OH..except I wish they would quit showing them darn big spiders!!

Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Friday, September 16, 2005 - 12:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
I think Wallflower's right, in that the guys were carrying more weight than the girls and felt the strain that much more. As to why this didn't happen on the other tribe, maybe that's why Yaxha was always behind in spite of Nakum stopping for injuries and sickness. Yaxha didn't move as fast and ended up with enough energy to build a shelter the same day. Plus, I'm wondering if the guy who got hit with the tree might've gotten some kind of poisoning from those prickles.

Seems like they paid too high a price for getting the better campsite.

Jandy
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07-08-2005

Friday, September 16, 2005 - 3:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jandy a private message Print Post    
i was so happy to see Steph on a team that worked together. AND Bobby Joe looked so thin..is he modelling now, and had to lose weight?