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Alaginger
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Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Lots of new footage.........

To see pictures from the next full episode, go to the thread for 12/3/09

Alaginger
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Friday, November 20, 2009 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Thanks to Survivor Fever for Transcript and Pics:
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Transcript:

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Announcer: Thanksgiving Thursday, secrets revealed.

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Russell <talking to Mick> : Last year I made 1.7 million. I own an oil company in Houston.

Announcer: New strategies exposed.

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Dave <talking to Shambo> : We're concerned that you will say something.

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Shambo <camera confessional> : What am I, seven?

Announcer: If you think you know everything about Survivor: Samoa...

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Russell <camera confessional> : If I find out that somebody knows something about my spot, I'm voting 'em out.

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Erik: Don't mock me chicken.

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Jaison <at challenge> : I'm coming for John! I'm coming for him.

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Russell <camera confessional> : I didn't come here to work, I came here to play!

Alaginger
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
From Dalton Ross at EW.com (Entertainment Weekly)

'Survivor: Samoa': Thanksgiving episode actually worth watching!

The dreaded Survivor recap episodes have long been thought of as, well, turkeys, by fans. But last season’s Tocantins recap turned out to be a decent watch, crammed with new footage and story lines that shed light on some major moves in the game. And tomorrow’s recap episode of Survivor: Samoa (titled “The First 27 Days”) follows that same script. Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s nowhere near as satisfying as an original episode (especially considering there is no fresh torch-snuffing to be had), but for hardcore fans, there are definitely some interesting deleted tidbits sprinkled throughout. Among the things revealed in the episode: We find out what happened to Daisy, the chicken that Shambo let slip out of the coop; a contestant threatens another player after a rough-and-tumble challenge; and there’s even more sneaky sabotage from Russell. All that, plus this genius quote: “Don’t make me throw up on your face.”

Alaginger
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 5:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
CBS Press Release:
(Just saw this at Survivor Phoenix, and I'm sure it has been there for days!)

NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE OF THE FIRST 27 DAYS IN SAMOA REVEALS HIDDEN SECRETS AND DEVIOUS PLANS, ON "SURVIVOR SAMOA"

In never before seen footage, one castaway reveals a guarded secret and the whole tribe suffers at the hands of Russell in the aftermath of the merge.

Tntitanfan
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 7:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Is the guarded secret Russell's $1.7 million?

Alaginger
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 8:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Yep .... that was it! And Mick said that if they were one on one at the finals, he would use it against him. With as much lying as Russell has done, I doubt if anybody would believe it....or maybe he could bluff his way through that he lied to Mick. For all we know, he could have been lying to us. It's not good for the jurors to know you already have a million dollars or more when you start vying for the vote.

Pamy
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 9:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
and if Mick told then Russ could just tell that he is a doc.

LOL at Sham singing!

Jezzedout
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 7:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jezzedout a private message Print Post    
Loved the recap episode. Thought it was one of the best ever recaps, hands down.

Random thoughts...

- Loved the scene with Erik chasing the chicken. The clucking and fast motion of the chicken running was really amusing.

- My negative opinion of Laura was only reinforced,

- Danger Dave should be called Dumb Dave.

Shambo: So what else is new?
Dave: I was told not to tell.

Idiot. I give it to him on the firemaking, but strategically he seems to be playing a different game from the Survivor that I've watched for 19 seasons. From the Erik vote to his handling of Shambo, and his episode 10 decision to completely disregard any discussion of whether or not Russell might have an idol, I say again... idiot.

- I'm glad to see Shambo is not completely unaware of she sometimes comes off. She's clearly more aware of the alliances around her than I realized from what the episodes show us. Loved how she handled herself with both Dave and Monica.

- The conversation between Shambo and Laura with Sham crying was painful to watch. Laura is cold. Shambo is all heart.

- Was glad to see a little more of Mick, Natalie and Brett. I think Russ underestimates Natalie. Mick and Brett are playing the game more than I realized. Glad to see it.

- Sham laughing at herself singing at the end of the episode was hysterical. I was laughing along with her.

Great season, great recap. Can't wait for the finals. The reunion should be awesome.

Happy Thanksgiving !

Jezzedout
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 7:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jezzedout a private message Print Post    
PS...

I really, really dislike Laura.

And,

Was Shambo wearing Erik's black socks at the end? LOL!

Bonbonlover
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 8:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
Wow Jezze clearly we were watching the same show, but we saw 2 different things. I hated how Shambo handled herself with Dave and Monica. Calling people out isn't going to get her aligned with anyone. Dumb strategy! Shambo said she likes group work, yet shw wouldn't let anyone touch the fire. Laura, yes she is cold, but at least she was trying to comfort Shambo... I didn't see Shambo as all heart either... Bad her for criticizing Laura for "putting a hand on me and trying to reach out" ---

Anyhow, I love that we can see things differently!!

Alaginger
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Just for the records .... I did not like the recrap show. I didn't think it gave us any more insight of strategizing, or alliances, or anything at all of spoiler or speculation value.

Russell has been hyped up of doing a lot more chaos stuff than what we have seen to date, so I thought when he was letting the chickens out that we would see more of that....but they never showed us any of the results to what he did, and that was on the 2nd day of the merge. Erik, Kelly and Laura were still there...so I don't think we will ever see what happened. I found that disappointing.

I found the scene with Shambo and Laura uncomfortable, and was put out that Shambo didn't think another person's efforts of trying to comfort (regardless of who the person was) was good enough. I didn't care for the editing of Laura during this whole season, but I agree with BonBon on this one. I'm afraid after the recrap show, I do not care for Shambo as much as I did in the past. She was a loner from Day 1 .... but maybe I will be plesantly surprised and will see more out of her later.
Sorry to be a downer, but I just didn't enjoy it at all.

Merrysea
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 8:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
I thought Laura came off as pretty cold when Shambo was talking about how her sister and brother died, and Laura just said, "Well, they're in a better place now." It sounded flip to me.

Goddessatlaw
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
I couldn't take it if someone was crying about their dead siblings around me I'd start crying too we'd have to fight over the buff to blow our noses.

Alaginger
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 8:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Well, Dalton Ross at EW.com (a previous Survivor player) ++see later post for correction seemed to find the show enjoyable. Here's what he had to say about it:
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Ah, the formerly-dreaded Survivor recap episode. We used to mock it even more than gratuitous Palm Pre product placement. But then something unusual happened during the Tocantins season. The recap episode became less of a recap and more of a collection of deleted scenes and storylines. And some of those deleted scenes and storylines were actually pretty decent. So it was with moderate hope as opposed to unwavering boredom that I approached the Survivor: Samoa Thanksgiving recap episode. And that moderate hope was rewarded…with moderate entertainment! In case you were too busy stuffing your face with, um, stuffing, click below to read the full post and see what you missed, as we were treated to previously unseen sabotage, threats, tears, and vomit!

• We always assumed Mick was a crappy tribe leader since the only things we saw him leading were Jack and s#&@. Well, we were presented with irrefutable visual evidence as we saw Mick offering no direction whatsoever at the Foa Foa camp, stammering on and on to Ashley and Natalie about, well, nothing. “He sucks,” said Russell.

• Yasmin called Shambo “Shamu.” That’s mean, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t laugh.

• As far as I could tell, every single member of both tribes was hoarding secret stashes of papaya. Erik even cut a whole tree down and was hauling it away to God knows where. Now, I’m now arborist, but wouldn’t it have been a tad more inconspicuous to just leave the tree standing there camouflaged by its buddies as opposed to plainly dragging the entire thing across the beach? Just sayin’.

• Very interesting exchange after the basketbrawl challenge (the one Ben was kicked out of). We saw Jaison spanking John and complaining about getting kneed in the chest. But he wasn’t done. Just as Probst was about to award victory to Galu, Jaison interrupted him and gave a speech about playing within the rules and how “I’m coming for John. I’m coming for him.” This caused Shambo to say she was “disheartened” by Jaison’s comments, to which Jaison actually concurred, talking about all the obstacles his dad had to overcome in his life and how he never
complained once about them, and therefore neither should he. It was a combative moment that turned into a touching one as well. Good stuff.

• I always wondered what happened to Daisy the chicken after Shambo accidentally let her escape. Well, we now have our answer. Erik was a man on a mission, trying to capture the bird and even comparing himself to Rocky trying to catch the chicken in preparation for fighting Apollo Creed. The persistence paid off, as he set a trap with a net that Shambo used to finally catch Daisy and return her to the coop. Erik was so out-of-his-mind thrilled after that he was acting like he had won the damn Super Bowl. Seriously, I half expected him to dump a cooler of Gatorade over himself and proclaim that he was going to Disney World.

• No sooner was Daisy back in the coop that Russell decided, “It’s time for me to create chaos. I’m in a bind right now so I have to get everybody else at each other’s throat.” He went in the middle of the night and opened the door to the chicken coop to let Daisy and her pal out (although I’m not so sure they actually left). Then, Russell couldn’t help but show off a bit, putting on his hidden immunity idol while watching everyone sleep. Only everyone wasn’t sleeping. Dave woke up and had himself a nice little chat with Russell…who was wearing the idol right in front of him the entire time! It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Dave, but I have no doubt that if he was watching this go down that he was silently mouthing the word “wow” at the TV screen. After all, that seems to be his go-to move.

• Don’t look now, but we got the season’s first quality Brett scene! Poor Brett. His one decent scene — relegated to the recap episode. (Insert depressing Charlie Brown music here.) It also involved giving us some more background on the last minute Galu decision to oust Erik. Brett didn’t like it, but went along with it under his plan to “fly under the radar for a while.” Is that what he calls it, flying under the radar? Dude, you are flying so low, you’re a freakin’ submarine!

• Shamu…I mean, Shambo was undoubtedly the star of this episode. We saw her calling Dave a moron for taking over making the fire (which he was successful at). We later couldn’t help but sympathize with her when Dave began treating her like a little kid by refusing to share their alliance’s strategy with her for fear that she would spill the beans. “The tribe of Galu is going to take me deep into the game. Oh, I am so appreciative,” said Shambo sarcastically. “These people can kiss my ass.” This was not her best line of the night, however. That would be after Laura tried to comfort Shambo who was grieving over her dead siblings, yet couldn’t help but insist that the former marine was paranoid for thinking the other girls didn’t like her. Shambo’s response? “Don’t make me throw up on your face.” Had she actually done so, it would have only been THE BEST DELETED SCENE EVER! Shambo still wasn’t done, though. She then hilariously called out Monica for trying to get her to join back up in one big, happy Galu alliance. “Drop the bull about Galu loyalty,” responded Shambo. “Because there is none. It’s Puff the Magic Freakin’ Dragon.” (I take it back, dragons on Survivor would be the best deleted scene ever.) And how do you top that for an encore? You sing! Yes, all of our suspicions about Shambo being an 80s arena rocker were confirmed when she closed the episode by crooning the words — at least some of them — to “Eye of the Tiger.” (By, of course, Survivor.)

All in all, it was pretty decent stuff. Not as great as an original episode, of course, but certainly better than the recap rehashes of yesteryear. And on Thanksgiving, I am certainly thankful for that.

Jezzedout
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Hey Bon,
I totally appreciate your comments. A large part of the fun of "reality tv" to me is in fact the many ways different people interpret what they see, and the discourse that comes from that. Interesting though that I appear to be in a minority concerning both Shambo and Laura. I don't think I'd want to be stuck on an island with either one of them, but Shambo to me is the more benign of the two. I see Laura as a classic mean girl. Anyone who isn't like her is less worthy or relevant. Sham wasn't paranoid -- she saw the situation for what it was and called it out. For Laura to suggest Sham was being paranoid, and in a tone that was so dismissive, was just ridiculous to me. There were other ways to handle that situation and I just didn't care for the way it went down. But that's just me ((-:

Bonbonlover
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bonbonlover a private message Print Post    
Dalton Ross at EW.com (a previous Survivor player)

Are you sure about that? Maybe the name Dalton rings a bell as Johnny Fairplay's real name is John Dalton...

Alaginger
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Oh Dear .... now I'll have to go check that out. I thought Dalton Ross was on one of the early Survivor Shows and then became a columnist and they favored him with Survivor input. I may be completely off-base, cause I have thought this for a long time....and have no idea where I got the information from. I definitely wasn't confusing him with Johnny (Fairplay) Dalton.

Hey Jezzed.....I never cared for Laura during the show either. I just thought the episode on the beach with Laura didn't help Laura look any better, but to me the reaction made Shambo look worse. Laura still came across as stilted and cold, but I felt she was at least trying to relate to Shambo.......and it just bothered me that Shambo reacted that was to it in her confessional. I've been checking out the other sites, and lots of posters are talking about it.......and, FYI, the reaction seems to be mixed. Some don't care for Laura now even less than they did before, and some now have a negative taste in their mouth for Shambe based on all the airtime she got and the way she was edited in the recap show. Yep.......you are right, that it how it is perceived by the viewer.

Be back shortly after doing my research on Dalton Ross.

Alaginger
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Okay .... here it is!!!
Back in 2005, when it was announced that "Survivor Live" would return and they showed Jenna Morasca as one of the two hosts, I assumed the other guy was also a previous Survivor player. Over the past 4 or more years, I have gotten use to seeing Dalton, and recognize him very much now, but back then I had no idea who he was. So, that assumption has stayed with me all this time..........and now I know, he is with EW.com (period). Thanks, BonBon ... I'm glad you made me look that up.

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CBS.com has announced the return of the Survivor internet talk show, “Survivor Live.” This time around it will be hosted by Jenna Morasca (winner of “Survivor: Amazon”) and Dalton Ross (senior writer for Entertainment Weekly Magazine). CBS.com also announces contest for "Survivor Live" where fans are asked to re-create their favorite "Survivor" moments.

Reality Reel Media
02.20.05

The internet weekly companion show began LIVE on Friday, February 18 at 2:00 pm eastern/11:00 am pacific.

CBS.com announced the return of “Survivor Live.” The weekly internet talk show and the cyberspace companion to CBS's hit reality series, Survivor, will premiere with a new format and new hosts, Jenna Morasca (Winner of "Survivor: The Amazon" And Participant of "Survivor: All-Stars") and Dalton Ross (Senior Writer for Entertainment Weekly Magazine) beginning Friday, Feb. 18 (2:00-3:00 PM ET/11:00 AM-12:00 PM PT).

In addition, CBS.com also announced a weekly contest for “Survivor Live” called Re-play Survivior, where fans are invited to send in video tapes recreating their favorite moments from any previous Survivor series.
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Seamonkey
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Ginger, I edited your original post with a correction.. so hopefully you won't be haunted later when someone says.. but you said he was a Surivor.. lol..

Thanks for bringing all the good stuff here to be read.

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I wasn't THAT impressed by the recrap.. I thought Laura, who I see as pretty cold, came across as in character and even trying to break out of character to listen and show some sympathy.. she may have been awkward, but really, she is in a GAME to beat Shambo and all others, they aren't allied, and while Laura clearly hasn't been nice to Shambo, Shambo has been outspokenly targetting Laura all along.

Now per Shambo, Laura came along and interrupted Shambo's personal moments of grief for her losses of 20 years ago. Perhaps, Shambo should have just not shared her memories with someone she didn't trust? Laura DID try and draw her out and that isn't always the case in such situations where people feel awkward and clam up. And Laura's pretty young, so something that happened 20 years in the past must have seemed to her like something ancient (assuming Laura hasn't had such a loss yet.. I'd assume Jenna Morasca would be able to relate totally)

And then mocking Laura's attempts made Shambo every bit as insensitive, IMO. Calling someone a moron, etc.

But I've never been a huge Shambo fan anyway.. and even less a fan of Laura.

My pick for favorite tribe member is Daisy the Chicken!! And I surely hope that she indeed escaped again and avoided being eaten by these people. Let them eat mangoes.

Mamabatsy
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamabatsy a private message Print Post    
Laura might ACT as if she's one of the young ones but she is only 6 years younger than Shambo.

Alaginger
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Thanks Sea for editing my post. I'm sure glad somebody has my back. I could hove sworn he was a past Survivor player, but seeing the 2005 advertisement made me realize why I had jumped on that thought and gone with it. See....I've been telling you guys "what do I know", but you keep on a-trusting me (LOL).

Yes...it's amazing that Laura is a Grandmother. She definitely doesn't look it when she is all cleaned up. During those last days there, she was starting to look a bit ratty, but as soon as she got to Ponderosa, cleaned up and did her hair, 10 to 15 years jumped off of her. I think she is approaching 40, and Shambo is 45.

Sea ... also I thought it odd that Shambo said "along came Laura", cause it looked to me like Laura was sunbathing and Shambo sat herself down there next to her. Since we didn't see that part, we don't know .... but I just thought it was odd that Shambo said "along came Laura".

My favorite tribe member is Natalie. She is just adorable and as far as I have seen, hasn't sounded off to anybody are called anybody names (behind their back or to their face), and she was just awesome in that challenge where she hung from the sling. Next to her, I would pick Daisy, too. My maternal grandmother would be proud of me, cause that was her name.

Lexie_girl
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Daisy rocks !!!


Catfat
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I just can't get past Laura's tattooed eyebrows and her muffin-shaped breast implants.
And I think she looks every day of 40 years old.

Pamy
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Friday, November 27, 2009 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Dalton has loved survivor since the start, he has written about it in EW for years. He was the reason I subscribed because he also wrote funny articles, now he is mainly online.

He is a big fan and one season they flew him in and he had interviews on the island with all the players preshow or after 1 challenge. He has even done a fake TC with Probst, he voted him off! LOL!!!

Julieboo
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Jezzed, you are NOT in the minority about Laura v. Shambo on the beach. Laura telling Sham "they're better off" and "where is the sun" right when Shambo was telling her about her sister's death--well, not only did that make Laura really look cold and clueless, but to me it clearly showed that the editors of Survivor do not like Laura. She could not have looked worse. Laura's attempt at empathy was inane.

So glad Laura got das boot!! Hope Monica goes next. Other than that, I think I like the rest. Still love Russell (after I hated him the first few eps).

Biscottiii
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One thing it said to me was,

if John is the target next week, I can see how it would easily fall into line & be the logical choice. Jaison called him out, even though Jaison apologized & felt bad about doing it.

With FoaFoa gaining strength and Galu just hoping to make it through another TC - anybody else can go as long as they/themselves are safe (plus his flipping to vote out Laura), John has a HUGE target on his back.

Daisy the Chicken was the best part of the whole recap!