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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 12:13 pm
Wow! "... the perfect conclusion for Jonny Fairplay...." Does that mean we won't have to see him ever again??? Jeff: "....he gave us exactly what we deserved." He sure did! SEG probably promised a huge bonus regardless the length he'd be on tv. He may also have words w/Michelle that, unless winning was a huge possibility, he was not going to get beaten up for nothing! That said, there was a couple moments when I wondered if JFP could slide into the F3!! Plus, I suspect it is hard for him to do w/o alcohol. Could those have been tears from withdraw? Real enough but still a big liar! Regarding the romances going on... Sigh! I think it's pretty real all four of them "messed around". My money would be on James & Parv being the couple caught on film as JP mentioned. I remember reading some site who calls these two couples the Cream Team.... yuck! I don't care if anyone deserved a bit of attention or if there's deeper attractions, don't be called cream anything!

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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 12:22 pm
Lexie, I think the early rejects, meaning the ones not on Jury, get to go on luxury trips in groups of three or more. They don't have to spent all 39 days in Palau. But they don't get to come home right the way either. MB's way to throw the scent off.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 12:25 pm
JFP was seen on a plane with a few other players (that I will not mention here --- no spoiling)... so he didn't come exactly straight home.
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Mrsmel
Member
07-04-2007
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 12:39 pm
All I can say is THANK GOODNESS JFP is GONE. I almost couldn't stomach him for one episode. There is no way I could have watched him the whole season. I am dead serious when I say that I would not watch if he had not gone home and I bet I am not the only one who felt that way. As it is the seasons are coming out too close to each other, and doesn't give you enough time to get over the previous one and wish for it to be back. (I suppose I may be getting a wee bit tired of Survivor, its editing, and predictibilty)
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 12:41 pm
I remember when Rupert when on All Stars right after his season he didn't really have that much down time...I doubt James and Amanda have gotten out and socialized with the other Survivor players that much. Interviews with James have said that he and Amanda were the unknown elements so maybe they don't know the other players at all...and are just taking the opportunity to "get to know the other players better" LOL!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 12:44 pm
Wasn't the last season showing on tv as they filmed this one? Not only wouldn't they know the other players, but the other players and the fans wouldn't have known them either.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 12:49 pm
Yeah, I thought that too... and then I thought that maybe it was just editting when the fans were excited about James..although that big guy on the fans knew exactly who he was and was excited to be up against him... but maybe that confessional came after a few days....don't know.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 12:54 pm
I thought that too Wargod, but the Fans seemed to give James a big welcome, like they'd seen him before. Maybe just a little of the season had aired. OK... looking at the wiki, they're saying Micronesia was filmed between late October and mid-December. Survivor China started airing September 20th, so I guess they'd seen six or so episodes with James and Amanda in them.
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Chy
Member
07-19-2003
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 1:33 pm
I believe tptb would show the S: China to them just to even things up. Not tough. They usually give DVDs to the ones who'd never seen a single epi of the show to "study" any ways...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 2:08 pm
I had also understood that they didn't get much down time before going to this season.. so if the favorites got to see them on DVD that would make some sense and maybe the fans did too, but James and Amanda probably didn't get to meet them in real life until the show started. I'm guessing Jonny did get a bonus for coming and of course would be getting a stipend while he was at loser lodge or travelling or whatever. Pity the next person off if s/he has to share quarters with him.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 2:19 pm
I never thought about the dvds, Chy! Yeah James and Amanda finished filming S: China on Aug 2nd and started S:Micronesia on Oct 29th, according to the same wikis. Given the travel at the end of China and whatever sort of training they had in Micronesia, it would be about two months off between shows. But you can see Amanda had a chance to regain her weight, and it even looks like she learnt her lesson and put on a bit extra to help her this time.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 2:39 pm
I think it's kind of funny that in THIS season of Survivor, Amanda doesn't yet know if she was the winner of LAST season!!!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 2:46 pm
Well, I have to agree with everyone here that I could not have watched this whole season with JFP on my TV screen (in HD yet! Ack!!!). When he started whining about missing his GF and his baby, I turned to DH and said, "Isn't that disgusting that he's using his unborn baby as strategy???" I'll never believe a single word that comes out of his mouth, and I can't believe his GF does either. Someone who would lie about their grandma being dead just to win money, that's just WRONG!!! I don't know about these "Favorites," either. I've seen every single season of Survivor and I don't remember some of them. I never minded Jonathan. He reminds me so much of Alan Alda, I can forgive him almost anything. 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 2:58 pm
Okay, I just checked the Survivor China thread. S:China's first episode was on September 20, 2007 (and the finale was December 16). So the fans can only be "vaguely" familiar because they probably only saw 4-5 episodes before being sent to Micronesia. I'm going to bet that James doesn't tell the fans that he had two idols and got blindsided.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 3:12 pm
Read up a few posts, Lexie ;).
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 3:19 pm
There will be a Survivor idjit game over in the Animal Farm area. Anyone wanting to join in is welcome! 
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 4:01 pm
I thought JFP was trying to use Dr. Will's strategy, vote me off, I want to go home! I don't believe for a minute that he was being honest.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 4:54 pm
I think he realized he wasn't going to win big money and opted for the easy money at loser lodge, along with food and drink.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 8:13 pm
Roxip said: February 08, 2008 - 6:56 am "I saw Jeff saying that everybody talked about JFP negatively on the TV Guide Survivor special. He said every time you asked about who you wanted on an All Stars Show everybody said they DIDN'T want JFP. So of course he had to be on the show. " Thanks Roxip for answering my questions! After you said that, I remembered my Sis talking about TV Guide Survivor special. So THAT's where she must have heard it. Actually, I'm glad that they separated teams Favs vs. Fans. That way the newcomers aren't able to target the oldtimers until after the merge. More of an equal setting that should prove more interesting IMO.
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Sallycat22
Member
08-31-2005
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 9:42 pm
My favorite moment was when JF got his head slammed into the boat and freaked out. I think they got all they could from his participation in this one show and I guess all agreed.
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Cinder
Member
09-01-2000
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 9:57 pm
Maybe they did get to see DVD's= but many many seasons back- I think I remember Jeff making a comment that the new Survivors didn't didn't know the twist of the last Survivor because they didn't get to see it- so they could use twists two seasons in a row. (so they could see a few episodes - but not enough to know the "twists")
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, February 08, 2008 - 11:01 pm
Why I think Chy might be right about them seeing S:China dvds is to even the playing field. If the fans are all Survivor experts they would know lots about all the other "favorites", but not James and Amanda. I think they might have been shown dvds to even things up. If they did they'd know Amanda got to the end, even if they didn't know whether she won. Otherwise James and Amanda have a bit of an advantage over the other favourites because the fans don't know how they play.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 12:04 am
Well the twist of the two idols at both camps was on the very first China episode (remember? Leslie got it, and told Todd?) So the new "fans" should know about the twists so far.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 7:36 am
I don't think James DOES play, so there wouldn't be any disadvantage to the Fans! I am going to yell at him on Central time and encourage Pamy to yell at him on Pacific time - maybe between the two of us we can get his head in the game!
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 9:22 am
I read over on Survivors Sucks an interview that stated that James and Amandas outcome in China was not known to anyone and nor were they allowed to ask about it... I'll try to find it
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