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Aus10
Member
09-28-2000
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 8:35 pm
Is it just me, or is anyone else having trouble finding someone to cheer for during this Survivor? I haven't necessarily agreed with bringing back Steph and BobbyJon, cause I thought they had their shot, but there's just something, and I really can't put my finger on what it is that I don't like about the others....At this point, I'm just not caring about any of them.....
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Ronjon
Member
07-08-2004
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 8:43 pm
Do these episodes come and go quickly or what? It seems like you wait all week to hear the intro music and then you have the tribal council. It went by so fast, I almost forgot what happened. I think the smug, grumpy chic (Brianna) who never smiled got voted out. She complained about Lydia not liking her but who really would like her with the way she acted? Good riddance. Don't let your droopy lower lip hit you in the booty on the way out. It looks like Gary escaped episode 3 without having to out himself as an ex pro QB. Other than watching what happens with him, I don't really have a favorite either. Both teams seem to cut it close in the competitions though.
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Kearie
Member
07-21-2005
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 8:43 pm
I agree Aus....the only person I like is Steffi.
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Kearie
Member
07-21-2005
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 8:45 pm
Seems to me like the challenges are getting longer so we have less time to get to know the players. Anyone else noticing that?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:14 pm
Kearie, I was totally just thinking that tonight!! The challenges bore me, let's have some more player interaction footage... (or are the players that boring this season?)
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 10:39 pm
I agree, Kearie and Julieboo. The challenges seem to go on and on and on and we don't get to see what happens with the players. That soccer/basketball thing just went on forever, and most of the time I couldn't tell who was who. Very boring.
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Justpassingby
Member
08-02-2005
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 4:29 am
Oh, good! I thought it was just me! I am finding a few people that I don't like much, but can't find anyone that I really want to win. Since I tend to like the underdogs, I'm sort of liking Lydia, but even she hasn't really "grabbed" me yet-.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5:19 am
So far everything seems very focused on Stephanie. When Brooke came on at the beginning I said to my dh who the heck is that? I don't remember seeing her at all on other two eps. Last night I cheered on Rafe, he really got in there with that immunity challenge. If you look back ( I just rewatched both) at Survivor 1 and 2, there was far more time spent focusing on the players and there interactions. so far we just have a lot of puking and insect eating as camplife. No one seems to be playing.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 5:21 am
I am getting tired of Stephanies pity party. Every survivor is poor me, why do I always get stuck on a team that doesnt win anything. I dont know Stephanie, why is that? She is the only Survivor who is always blaming her team for dragging her down. She is also a poor loser.
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Messalina
Member
06-19-2005
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 6:17 am
I started out liking Stephanie and still like her so far this time around but was put off by her grousing last night. Seems a little premature to me...the season is just 3 weeks old. Or...perhaps she was filmed griping about being on a losing team at a later date in the season and it was edited into last night's show. I like Lydia. She's such a little thing and yet seems to be hard working and pleasant. I thought I wasn't going to like Judd after the first show but now he's starting to appeal to me.
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 6:26 am
I think the fact that we don't get to see the interaction at camp is a big factor on why Survivor is becoming a bore to watch. (IMO of course) I also find that most "players" of late don't actually seem to be "players" at all. Some seem to be there for the glory, some for the experience, some for the TV exposure, some for the million bucks......but few seem to actually be playing a hard game for a million bucks. So far the only good players this season that are coming to mind are Dani, Step, and Gary. I feel like I'm rambling so I'll stop now.
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 6:54 am
I thought last night's show showed some good player interaction...at least compared to the first two episodes. It showed the Yaxha women bonding, and the friction between Margaret and the younger guys at Nakum. There haven't been any real fights as of yet, so that can't be shown. I can't seem to remember anyone scheming so far, and all of the votes at TC have been virtually unanimous, so that could be where the bore factor comes from for some people. I like Danni, Judd, and Brandon on Nakum 'cause they seem to be the most competitive and have the coolest personalities. I like Steph, Gary, Brian, and Lydia on Yaxha for a variety of reassons. This season has good potential if we can give it a chance.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:15 am
Maybe it's like Big Brother, in that there is SO MUCH footage of just plain crappy people, that Survivor has trouble glueing together a story. Every year we complain that the players have worse and worse personalities. Perhaps it's the same story in Survivor, and we're just spared the "Live Feed" perspective. I liked last night's set up for a future showdown between Steph and the other Sporty Chick. I agree that I find more people "unlikeable" rather than endearing. I like Judd, BJ, and another guy from the Yaxha team whose name I don't know. See, so little time spent on player stuff, that I STILL don't know anyone's names.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:43 am
Right now I'm leaning towards Lydia for my favorite. She seems hard working and I don't think she's that bad at the challenges at least compared to those who came before her. I never was a Steph fan I prefer Bobby Jon to Steph especially in their original season. He worked harder than Steph and Steph got luck last year with building the fire that had her win the last challenge. She admitted she never got the fire started it was Bobby Jon that did that. I kinda like Brandon and have a feeling he’ll win this season. Not sure why I like him but I do. I may be wrong but he gets for face time in the confessionals.
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Trekchic21
Member
09-14-2005
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:20 am
Bobby Jon went down in my book last night because he didn't like Margret giving imput on the tarp. I guess he doesn't remember how she helped him when he was dehydrated and his eyes were rolling back in his head...?jmho... So far I like Lydia as well as Danni, Steph shouldn't be so vocal about a losing team...I still like her tho.
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Docbeckums
Member
07-15-2005
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:26 am
I haven't found anyone to really cheer for this season, I was leaning towards Bobby Jon until last night. When he started in on how bossy Margaret was he lost me. After all the time she took to nurse him and Blake back to health, I thought it was very childish of him.
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Survivoraddict
Member
09-02-2005
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:49 am
I'm just hoping for a season where we see the power shift more, the last few seasons, it's been so obvious where one team comes out and dominates the other, and I'm sick of seeing it
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Amac
Member
09-07-2001
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:27 am
This group of Survivors is as bland a group of Survivors as we've ever seen. Apart from Steph and Bobby Jon, nobody is standing out except mabye Gary and that only because of the "will the other players unmask his ex-quarterback status" subplot.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:31 am
I too am finding myself hard pressed to get involved in this year's cast. Not real sure why tho... ...could it be because the tribe members appear tame after all the hoopla of BB6? Or maybe it contrasts to the fun and hectic excitment being exhibited by the families on TAR? Could it be that the contestants are all worn out from the heat and just don't have the energy to be entertaining? (I'm not seeing any Rory or Tom types here). The tribe members (both tribes) just seem so ... blah. I'm not feeling any excitement or strategizing or alliance making... NONE of the usual things I look for... Could be just me tho...*shrugs*... doesn't matter tho, I'll keep watching and hoping things pick up.
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Callasin
Member
06-21-2005
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:39 am
I agree that Stephanie and Bobby Jon's return, Gary's real identity and more footage of the competitions has kept us from getting to know the others. I don't think the others are as bland as it appears. Hopefully things will change and we will start to get to see more of the others before they are on their way out.
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Justpassingby
Member
08-02-2005
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 9:57 am
Doc and Trek, I agree with you both about Bobby Jon. And he didn't help his case any when he muttered about being 28 and not needing anyone to tell him what to do---seems to me that that attitude was what did in his last tribe!
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:23 am
Question: just because Margaret nursed the guys on her team, does that give her the right to boss them around? I think she is insensitive to what the needs actually are. I think it's great she could step in with her nursing skills but she doesn't seem to realize these guys don't need a 'parent'. Insensitive in that regard. IMHO
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Aus10
Member
09-28-2000
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:24 am
Maybe thats it Kep! I've been watching the reruns on OLN and survivor was fun. No matter what...Big Tom was hilarious and at times all the contestants had fun. We haven't seen one scene of humor since this one started. That's what I missed most about BB this year, and perhaps that so far is survivors missing piece. Good to know I'm not alone.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:28 am
I don't think I can handle the abomination that is Lydia's Hair much longer. It's just so....BIG. I can't look at the TV when she's on. And the bad streaks in it? Oh I can't WAIT to see those grow out. I would be LIVID that she travelled during the ball game. I was like "You stupid IDIOT! They said no running or walking with the ball! Don't you LISTEN!??!?!!!" I'm a bit of an athlete, so I felt Steph's pain.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, September 30, 2005 - 10:44 am
I'm glad those "highlights" offend someone else as much as they do me. It's not the bigness of the hair that gets me as much as it is the "blonde" [gold really] worms jutting out with three month's regrowth. I guess it's an indication of how I feel about this season that during the second half hour I watched the Will and Grace live season premiere, which IMO was better than the second half hour of Survivor.
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