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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 6:42 am
What I am seeing is that the Thanksgiving Day Show is a Recap............ I Was Put On The Planet For This Show In a very special Survivor, never before seen footage reveals who the castaways are and how they came to be entrenched in the adventure of a lifetime together. When the power shifted out of Kota's hands, it landed in the unlikeliest hands as Sugar, Susie, Ken and Crystal took control of the merged tribe. New scenes shed light on their rise to the top. Audition tapes and secret scenes reveal the deepest secrets, motivations, hopes and dreams of each castaway.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 7:00 am
Bleah. I hate recaps. And "unseen footage" is usually a yawn. I guess that's as good a night as any to give us a recap though.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 7:03 am
Link to watch Randy's arrival at Ponderosa and reunion with Marcus and Charlie ..... http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/video/ponderosa.php
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 7:03 am
Well, I guess they think that after all the turkey a yawn is all we can handle, lol ...
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 12:03 pm
LOL! I thought they put the Thanksgiving ep on Wed so we still get a new show. darn! I hate recraps!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 1:05 pm
If I remember correctly, it seemed like last season's recrap show had quite a bit of new footage and was worth watching.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 3:34 pm
Jeff's Blog .... for those that want to read it out of the Spoiler's Thread. http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/jeff-probst-b-2.html#more
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 3:44 pm
I was thinking the same, Lexie, that the Survivor recrap was better than most recraps.. but still I'd prefer to have a new show.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 4:05 pm
Yahbut... I don't eat turkey!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 4:09 pm
RE Jeff's blog.. Ooooh Jeeeef.... Jeff? *I'm* nice!!! How about dating ME??? 
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 7:01 pm
Here's an interview with Randy. There are a few things in here worth seeing, and I'm putting the things I think are noteworthy in red. ******************** “What Good Could Giving Me a Fake Idol Do Him?” – RealityNewsOnline’s Exclusive Interview with Survivor: Gabon’s Randy by David Bloomberg -- 11/21/2008 RNO: Hello, Randy, and thanks for taking the time to talk to us here at RealityNewsOnline! Starting at the end, what was going through your mind as you watched last night’s episode and saw what led up to you being voted off? Randy: I was thinking, “Finally, Sugar is being shown for who she really is.” She’s gotten the golden edit this year, making her out to be America’s sweetheart and everybody got to see how vicious… enough about Sugar. I was relieved, I had a lot of closure last night. (Author’s note: Randy’s statement about the good edit Sugar has been getting corresponds with what Charlie said in his interview last week.) RNO: What do you think the average viewer was thinking as they watched? Randy: I would guess they were saying to themselves, “Finally, the villain Randy is gone.” That’s the average unsophisticated viewer of course. RNO: What about the sophisticated viewer? Randy: They’re thinking, “What am I going to do next Thursday night – that’s one of five or six players that know how to play this game and have an IQ over 85.” RNO: Who were the others who knew how to play? Randy: From being out there as well as watching, Jacquie, Ace, myself, Charlie, Corinne, Marcus has a great early game, and somewhat Kenny. Kenny is lasting longer than me and Corinne and Marcus, but if you look at it, he’s gotten every break in every tribe flip-flop, and unfortunately, other strong players got the short end of the stick. I’d also put Crystal as one of the best players. I want to point out that when Kenny won last night’s immunity challenge, Crystal set the all-time record in 17 seasons for losing the most challenges. This is coming from a gold medallist. And she even sucked at the auction. RNO: To clarify for those reading this interview in print, when you said that about Crystal… Randy: I was being totally sarcastic. Crystal from day one, she was looking at Dan and Marcus and Matty and she chooses Susie. Maybe I’m not smart enough to understand the brilliance of that move, but she left me scratching my head so many times. RNO: Why did you seem to have such dislike for Crystal? Randy: I pretty much disliked her for every move she made. We won that reward challenge early in the game where we got two blankets and when we slept at night, she put one blanket underneath her and used the other to cover herself while the rest of us were freezing. And she didn’t see anything wrong with that! It was early enough in the game that I let her get away with it and bit my tongue and didn’t say anything. I disliked her just because I disliked her. Period. RNO: Going back to the beginning, what was your strategy coming into the game? Randy: I pretty much pulled off exactly what I wanted to pull off. I wanted to be a floater at first, which I was at the original Fang. There was nobody there I could form an alliance with. Fortunately, I didn’t. Then we switched up on Day 10 and I found some smart, fun people that I thought knew what they were doing. It took until Day 18 or 19 until we made it official with an alliance. A week later, another switch. My strategy was right, I just wasn’t quite patient enough. But I don’t regret it, because when I picked Corinne, Marcus, and Charlie to play the game with, I decided I was going to win the game with them or lose the game with them, because I could not communicate with Crystal, GC, Matty, or even Kenny. Kenny was playing the dumb kid and I didn’t see through his act. I wish I would have. I was happy with my strategy. But with so many twists in the game, the only strategy is no strategy. With Sugar and Bob still in the game, that pretty much proves that theory. RNO: Considering the way you have described your own personality, why did you choose to go on a show where social interaction is so important? Randy: I didn’t choose to go on the show, they chose me. Of course, I said yes. You used the word “choose.” My lifestyle, I choose to live it the way I live it. I’m totally socially adept. I’m good at it. But I choose not to play the game in the real world, but I knew I could do for 39 days in the fake world of Survivor. RNO: How do you feel towards Bob knowing that he was in on the blindside, even if he didn't actually vote for you? Randy: I’m glad you brought that up. There’s just no strategy there whatsoever. Bob’s a good guy. But to give me a fake idol and to turn around and vote for Susie? God help the kids at his high school. I just don’t understand that logic. Do you understand that? RNO: The only thing I can think of, based on what we saw and the previews for next time, is that he’s going to try to convince Corinne that he was played – and use his vote against Susie as evidence for that. Randy: So you’re saying Bob’s going to try to sell that he actually thought it was a real idol? RNO: That’s the only thing I can think of. Randy: (Sarcastically) No wonder I lost. Nice move, Bob. I mean, he made the idol! RNO: Speaking of Bob maybe making that claim, at the time, did you realize Bob had played you, or did you think Bob was being honest and had somehow been played himself? Randy: I knew he hadn’t been played. Bob was a friend and an ally. I’m still thinking from a strategic point of view – what good could giving me a fake idol do him? It would get me not to vote for him at the end if he’s in the finals. When Jeff asked for the immunity idol, I looked down and saw Sugar and Crystal laughing. I knew it was fake, but I said what the hell, Eliza played a stick last season. It was my only move, I was going home anyway. What you didn’t see last night was when Jeff put out my torch, Sugar was on the ground laughing at me. I’m not smart enough to know what the strategy was there either. Maybe she thought that would be endearing and I’d vote for her in the finals. RNO: Do you think you underestimated Sugar's intelligence? Randy: What intelligence? That’s the edit of the show. For whatever reason, she’s looked cute and semi-smart. That’s just not it. She’s not cute. Maybe she’s a little smarter than I gave her credit for. I wish the best for Sugar. I hope she meets a nice guy and gets married. Oh wait, she did that a month ago after meeting the guy for a week. And it’s already annulled. RNO: Unfortunately, I’m being told we’re out of time. Do you have anything else you’d like to tell us about your time on Survivor? Randy: It was great. I had a great time. Let me throw in one quick plug for my friend, Ace. Ace did not hit a woman. Ace did not get dragged away saying, “I’m famous, I’m famous.” Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. Ace is a good guy.” (Author’s Note: Randy is referring to a TMZ article from earlier this week that makes claims similar to what Randy just mentioned.) RNO: Thanks again, Randy!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 7:11 pm
good stuff. I am anxious to see if the next person talks about Sugar's good edit. I think she must go far
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Needmylifeback
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 8:11 pm
And of course .. every thing that Randy says is gospel! ... I too think he is still a little bitter .. and hey .. wait .. how long ago was this portion of the show shot?????
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 9:04 pm
If you believe Jeff's blog, it sounds like Kenny doesn't make it to the end.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, November 21, 2008 - 10:05 pm
or does he? JP posted reply on that site to ppl saying he was giving it away and he said he likes to throw herrings.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 5:51 am
In the biographies at imdb for both Jessica Kiper (Sugar) and John Lands, it shows that they are still married. Wonder why Randy said it was annulled??? ************************************* From her MySpace Blog From her MySpace Blog This is not a joke.... His name is John Lands. I came to Louisiana to do a movie and I met and married the director on the 11th day of knowing him. I **** you not. This may be disturbing and shocking to some. Especially a few people that haven't been told (or would rather not know),but it's awesome to me and my loved ones that are in on it... It wasn't planned. I thought I'd NEVER want to get married again no matter what! They'll be a party Sept. 6th in Louisiana and on the 25th in Los Angeles (this will be a double premier/wedding party). We flew to Vegas and got married last weekend in the middle of filming. Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding/Saved by the bell) is my co-star in the film and hooked John and I up with a fabulous suite @ Treasure Island and a ton of clubs (thanks Mr. B!) I wore black and Elvis walked me down the isle while singing "Fools Rush In". We are NOT insane! When you know something is right-you do it. I've always followed my heart (even if it means I'm living in Louisiana again for a while-until Pilot Season). So there you go. It's not a joke. I married an eccentric genius who adores me and encourages me to be myself and doesn't mind sharing me with the public. This is what I needed. I can only tell you that time will prove to everyone that we know what we're doing...you'll see! Oh yeah- we signed a prenup so F-off if you think it was anything else other than love!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 6:36 am
hmmmmmmmm ck out that last line. was she wealthy before Survivor?? if not why would she need a prenup? hmmmmm or maybe he was the rich one.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 12:20 pm
Could have been either one of them.. or maybe she's smart enough to tease us? Those are interesting items, Ginger! You are the best at bringing over jewels from afar. Last night when I was reading Jeff's blog and Dalton's blog, then I started up the unshown footage video and they way they have it set up now, it plays that and then just runs through ALL of those videos so I let it run and saw several I had never seen. Matty had nice things to say about Sugar in his clip. I sure hope Randy was being specific when he included Corinne in those who left before Kenny.. hope she can go to Ponderosa and the four can have a fun snarkfest.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 4:26 pm
An interview with Randy after he was booted ... check out the hair...... http://realitytvcalendar.com/shows/survivor-gabon/news/randy112108.html
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 7:47 pm
Yikes! That is NOT an improvement!
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 6:22 am
Interview with a Spoiler in it....don't read if you don't want to know!!! Interview was with Yahoo Buzz two days ago, on Friday, the day after the airing where Randy got the boot. ************************************* Thank you so much for doing the interview. I really appreciate it. I don’t have a choice. They make us do it. You are contractually obligated to talk to me. So had you thought about trying out for Survivor in the past or was this the first year that you went for it? I started applying in Survivor 3, the first Africa, and I’ve maybe missed one or two application periods. Did you do anything to prepare for being on the show, training wise? I jogged a little bit, lifted some weights. You know, quit drinking for a month just to make sure I could do it. What was the hardest part for you being out there? Without a doubt, the people. Surviving was a piece of cake. You know, sleeping on the dirt, going without food, that was fun. It’s been a dream of mine for so long, it was no problem at all. The hardest part was just fighting the urge to scream at people. Do you leave the game being good friends people because, despite what they showed on tv, in their interviews, Charlie and Marcus spoke very highly of you and said that you were a true friend of theirs. Who did you leave the game being close to? Don’t refer it to just Charlie and Marcus, you know. Dan is… you know, believe it or not, I had a lot of friends in the cast. Got a few enemies, too. So what happened with the cookie incident last night? Did you intend to make a big deal about it or were you genuinely upset about it? It wasn’t the cookie, you know. I ate spaghetti and drank beer the whole time and it was just Sugar acting like a 3-year-old and taking the last cookie and giving it to Matty. She’s horrible. I’m so thrilled with last night’s episode because finally, the editors are showing the world what Sugar’s all about. She’s… she’s a skank. As a fan of the show, and as someone who’s been trying to be on the show for years, does it frustrate you that weak physical players like Crystal or Susie are getting ahead? Uh, yeah it frustrates me but no more than it frustrates Ace or Charlie or Marcus or Jacquie. There’s some other good players that got screwed, too. It’s frustrating. Give me Survivor: Borneo and I’ll win it. The fake idol joke last night seemed so out of Bob’s character. Were you surprised that he was part of it? Yeah, and you’re right. It is not Bob’s character and you saw he had a lot of help making that decision. You bring up something that I want to talk about – Bob giving me the idol. His only strategy could be to make a fool out of me and he forgets that I’m on the jury and I’m voting whether or not… pretty much a million dollars. It shows last night that Sugar fell off her chair and rolled around in the dirt laughing at me when I was playing the idol. Again, is that trying to get my vote? When Crystal votes for me, she goes on that loud rant that she’s so famous for now. What if she gets to the end and then I’m on the jury? If any of those three make it to end, I don’t see how I could vote for any of them. If those are the three that make the final three or two of those make the final two, I’ll probably just walk off the set and quit. I’ll say, “Jeff, get me a plane home. I quit.” There’s a lot of people in the world. Osama bin Laden, Charles Manson, and Charles is second, Osama is third, and Sugar is number one and I mean that. Now, as a member of the jury, what kind of Survivor player will get your vote? What are you looking for? What qualities? With who’s left, it’s gonna be interesting. You look at the original 18 and you think of somebody like Marcus who’s gonna win this game or you think of somebody like Dan or Matty or Jacquie. None of them are left. I’d love to see Corinne go all the way but I’d love to see Corinne voted out next so I can see her at Ponderosa. I don’t know. I mean, Crystal holds the record for losing challenges. In all of Survivor, she’s lost more than anyone in 17 seasons. How can you vote for her? It’s gonna be tough. ***************************** Ginger Note: See the spoiler there about Matty??? One of the posters making comment called out about the spoiler, and then another poster said that the above poster should have marked their comment as a spoiler, and then the first poster said, "Sorry .... but Randy said it" and then a 3rd poster made this comment. Sorry "alw8503" but Matty's my cousin, and since Randy let the cat out of the bag, I feel it's alright to say that Matty will only be on the jury and not one of the top contenders for a million bucks. As for Randy, he developed a "strategy" (as he calls it) that allowed him to be unnecessarily mean to everyone, and the tribe responded in kind. I don't think what happened shows any more spite on the tribe's part than on Randy's. Either they didn't deserve to be ridiculed, and he didn't deserve to be played for a fool OR they derserved to be ridiculed and he deserved to be played for a fool. That's the only two ways to look at it. So, either we have a spoiler, or somebody is setting us up......but I think it is a spoiler.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 7:33 am
I also think it's a spoiler for who is in final 3, or Randy is really good at setting us up! He didnt mention Kenny at all. Interesting. He talks about how could he vote for Bob or Sugar after what they did and cant vote for Crystal cuz she holds record for sucking at challenges. Then says he would walk if he only had those 3 to choose from, so my guess is Kenny is in final 3 with Sugar and Bob/Crystal. He doesnt give anything away re Corrine though. hmnmmmmm I am loving not knowing real spoilers this year, its fun to guess!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 9:22 am
All I can say is all these interviews he is giving only reinforces my dislike for him. <24>
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 10:53 am
Pamy, he talked about how he could NOT vote for Sugar or Bob (after what they did), and also not vote for Crystal. I'd love for it to be those three in F3 (although I want Crystal out at F3 and F2 to be Bob and Sugar). Because I'd love to see Randy claim he quits, and then find out he can't, he has to cast a vote or he'll lose his entire stipend AND be subjected to a lawsuit for failing to fulfill his contractual obligations. Now THAT would have ME rolling on the floor laughing! I kinda agree with the person who knows Matty... Randy was rude and disgusting (from what we saw of him) to a lot of people, so those people were rude back. While two wrongs don't make a right, karmic payback usually hurts. And his ego got whacked a good one (and thus I think his snide remarks are colored with sour grapes). I don't like him, no matter what. And LOL at Crystal losing the most challenges. She's really been a disappointment, hasn't she? All those muscles and all she's doing is coasting.
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Panda
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07-15-2005
| Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 11:11 am
this is what I got out of the interveiws: you're only a good player if Randy likes you. lol
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