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Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 6:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Picked this up over at Survivor Fever. Since it relates strictly to Episode 1, I figured it is time we start a thread for the first episode.
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Episode 1:

Tribal Abandonment: Expedition Truck

Castaways will be divided into two separate tribes from the very beginning and these diverse individuals must immediately begin their game based solely on their first impressions of each other. In advance of any formal introduction and before the castaways speak their first words to each other, one person from each tribe will be chosen to remain behind and will not continue with their group on the journey that lies ahead. Will this mean the end for these two individuals or will they get a second chance to make a first impression?

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
hmmm sounds like Wilson's idea is going to come true :-)

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 12:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Thanks to Survivor Fever:

Episode 1 Challenge -
Tribes swim out to inflated rafts with ladder planks attached, carry ladder planks to staging area, build ladder...
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Timbira assembling
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Timbera (black tribe) is ahead of
Jalapao (red tribe)
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 5:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Transcript:

VO: Friend [Erinn shown]
[drum beats]
VO: or Foe...[Brendan shown]
VO: Ally [Jerry shown]
[drum beats]
VO: or Enemy. [Sierra shown]
VO: Who would you trust? [Carolina shown]
[drum beats]
Debra: I honestly, genuinely care about people.
[monkey screeches]
[pic flash w/alt drum beat sequence: Candace, Spencer, Sandy, Joe, Taj, Tyson]
VO: Who would you send home?
Ben: I'm going to leave a bunch of bodies in the wake.
[alligator chomps]
VO: The first 5 minutes of the new Survivor in Brazil...
[Sierra, Tyson react]
JP: We're gonna a have our first vote...
[drum beat]
VO: Will change the next 39 days...[Ben shown]
JP: One person [Sydney shown]... from each tribe [Candace, Brendan, Erinn shown]...is not going to make this journey.
[torch snuff]
[Taj shown] [Jaguar shown]
VO: First Impressions [Candace, Tyson]....are everything [Sandy shown].
[drum beats]
VO: The new Survivor premieres CBS Thursday, February 12th.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 6:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Is it just me, or is there something going on with that girl's boob in the bottom picture?

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL she just has HUGE ones and the right one is hoisted up on the sand, looks like she is preparing to hoist the left one up next LOL

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Thanks Pamy. I can't stop staring at it every time I open this thread. Her boob is making me crazy (in a non-lesbian sort of way...).

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LMAO! and now I cant either! hee hee I cant wait to see this ep to watch it live!

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 12:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
What??? You mean it comes alive!!! Oh, No!!!
{{{GULP}}} --- "Call the Law"

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 19, 2009 - 2:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
hee hee!

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 5:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Again, brought over after the hard work at Survivor Fever:
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You've got 2 minutes to get everything you want for your journey off the truck.
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But ..... don't break anything.
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Castaways will be divided into two separate tribes from the very beginning and these diverse individuals must immediately begin their game based solely on their first impressions of each other. In advance of any formal introduction and before the castaways speak their first words to each other, one person from each tribe will be chosen to remain behind and will not continue with their group on the journey that lies ahead. Will this mean the end for these two individuals or will they get a second chance to make a first impression?

Chy
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07-19-2003

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
That's the biggest puzzle right now:
Will this mean the end for these two individuals or will they get a second chance to make a first impression?

We have to assume there's no "Wanda" situations here since she did get announced as a castaway to begin with. -- Even though she was only on for the first bit of the 1st episode, remember?

In advance of any formal introduction and before the castaways speak their first words to each other,

So, the tribes were divided by TPTB this time?
Didn't they see each other in the hotel, canteen, rides, etc. ...?
Sugar said (pp)she saw Bob who reminded her of her dad, and that was what sealed a lot of things in Gabon.

one person from each tribe will be chosen to remain behind and will not continue with their group on the journey that lies ahead.

Is there a chance that not with their group means swapping them with the opposite tribe??

From all the other ep'1 caps we could practically count them all up in both tasks(unload the truck & Beach/raft/puzzle. Call me an a$$ but I say whatever this twist that will happen in the first five minutes of the show won't cut down the castaways numbers from 16 in the opening to 13 at the end of the show.
That's about the only thing I'm certain of now. :-)

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 10:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
That's a good solution, Chy. To just pick one from each group to be left behind, and then instead of being left behind, they are told to switch sides. I hadn't thought of that one .... and it's so sweet and simple.

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, January 23, 2009 - 6:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Article on Ben Wade, the Symphony conductor who was seen so thin and with a cane after Survivor: Tocantins. Since some think he may be the person bit by the scorpion, I thought this article about him might be on interest to some.
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Ben Wade challenges to be CBS's next 'survivor'
Posted on Tuesday, January 20 @ 13:27:06 PST
Jan. 20, 2009 — The possibility of knowing a contestant on a top rated TV show is rare but in the city of Susanville many can say they know Ben Wade, a contestant on the 18th season of the hit “Survivor.”

Wade can well be on his way of becoming the face of Susanville — a face that is recognizable and friendly.

“This show was made for me,” said Wade. “I wanted to change the game from what it is to what the producers had in mind. Rather than a game of deceit and lies, I want the game to be about actual survival.”

“Survivor: Tocatins, the Brazilian Highlands” premieres on CBS, Thursday, Feb. 12 and Wade, known around town as Maestro or Coach, tells the world his hometown is Susanville, Calif. and that his main job is as artistic director and conductor of the Susanville Symphony Orchestra.

That’s how locals know Wade. He was also the Lassen College Women’s soccer coach for years before heading to Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., to be the head coach of its women’s soccer team.

“I should have done this years ago. One of my assistant coaches said that I should be the next bachelor and the idea (of being on a reality show) kinda clicked,” said Wade who began investigating how to apply for “Survivor.”

“I am one of a kind, and I used that in my interview video. In my three minute tape I showed scenes from a symphony concert, video from my coaching and some of my kayaking,” Wade said.

Wade said he had a surreal confidence that he would become one of the 16 chosen to be on the 18th season of the show.

However, even though he had an inner assurance he would be cast and people who know him could see him on the show, Wade said when he got the call, he turned CBS down because filming would begin before soccer season ended.

“The (SBU) soccer team was doing really well this year and I would have had to leave before the season was over and I was not going to that.

“I wasn’t settled with my decision so I talked to my supervisor and he told me to pray about it so I called CBS back and said yes. They gave me a hard time, but I told them I was a man of my word. It was like a millstone taken off my neck,” Wade said.

Wade is not afraid to tell people that his confidence comes from the Lord and his Christian faith. He has said he does nothing without seeking “God’s guidance in everything” he does.

“The Bible talks about a peace that passes all understanding and that is how I felt when I boarded the plane to Brazil. God was behind my decision,” said Wade, who quickly pointed out that being on the show was not about winning, though he likes to win.

He said he went into the game with the same strategy of his American Indian ancestors. Wade’s uncle was the last Delaware Indian. He also said that he thought of the Nordic Vikings and their seven layers of heaven.

“The bottom level is for those who lived a long life and the top level is for those who met a worthy competitor on the battlefield. I never lie; I have integrity; I am a strong Christian,” emphasized Wade.

The man TV viewers see on the show is the man they know in Susanville.

“I love Susanville. (People) know that. I am committed to the symphony for the rest of my life,” said Wade with a catch of emotion in his voice.

Wade is not allowed to talk about what happened once the plane landed in Brazil and while he was there. Brett Gold of CBS said that all participants stay on location until there is a winner. Therefore Wade returned to the states with the rest of the cast.

Wade returned the same day as the first symphony concert of the season in its new location, the Susanville Assembly of God.

“I never saw the music. I can get super focused, and when I got to Susanville I was still focused on Brazil. It was a miracle the concert was so good considering my severely different state,” said Wade, who can’t say enough about the orchestra and its willingness to let him conduct with no previous practices.

The December Christmas concert was the talk of the town for several weeks because it was obvious to everyone that Wade went through a significant ordeal.

“One of the older ladies in the front row said, ‘That’s not Ben … Where’s Ben?’ and that explains everything said Wade, who admitted he lost 45 pounds from an already physically fit body.

Wade appeared haggard, tired and unwell. He said he has gained the weight back and is back to his old self.

Wade reiterated several times he went on the show to change it and it will be interesting to see how he did. And since he can’t say much about his time in Brazil he said he can say that his life experiences have forged his character and it will not be shaken.

Reaction
Wade has a large following in Susanville and many friends who were quick to let everyone know by phone call and e-mail that someone they know would be on a popular TV show.

The newspaper received at least 100 e-mails and a dozen phone calls to let the staff know about Wade. Many wanted to know if the paper would be following Wade’s progress and said they could not wait to get the paper in the weeks to come.

The paper is planning to add a new column called Wade Watchers. It will tell how Wade did in the week’s prior episode and opinions on how he may do on Survivor.

Those who have ideas or insider information are encouraged to contact Barbara France, managing editor, at 257-5321 or bfrance@lassennews.com.

The Susanville Symphony Society is also planning a fundraiser event for Feb. 12 to watch the first episode. Details are in the works, said several symphony members who first were only going to have a party somewhere but then decided to invite the entire city.

To see more on Wade before the show begins log onto cbs.com/primetime/survivor. There you can read Wade’s biography and watch a three-minute tape on why he is there and why he plans to win.

Other Web sites about Wade include susanvillesymphony.com and coachbenwade.com.

Chy
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07-19-2003

Friday, January 23, 2009 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
Alaginger, not sure if you'd noticed, but since the Mods unlocked the cast area, I've been putting things I found with each castaways under their prep. names over there. :-)

Reality Blurred has Sandy's up today. I'm C&Ping that under hers.

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, January 23, 2009 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Aha.......just noticed the Cast set-up as I came in here this evening. That's a much better place for the write-ups on each individual...thanks!

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Saturday, January 24, 2009 - 11:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Over at Survivor Fever they have a tentative Boot Sheet started. The way they see it, the following are vulnerable, however they say they don't know which tribe goes to TC and not sure after the "left behind/switch" who will be switched and wind up on the other tribe. The thought here is that the tribes are as we have seen them listed, and then 2 people get left behind, but instead of being left behind, they are just switched which means they do not go ahead with the tribe they were on. This is backed up pretty much because pictures of the 1st challenge show 8 against 8, and if 2 had been left behind at the truck, then it would have been 7 against 7.



VERY VULNERABLE
Sandy

VULNERABLE
Erinn
Candace
Taj
Stephen


Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Another image from the challenge in Episode 1 taken from the TV Guide shows that the pieces to the ladders carried by the competitors lead up to
the top of a platform where tables are (puzzles?).

As Survivor Fever pointed out at their website, this may be Dreamteamers instead of the actual Survivors. If it is the Survivors, it appears that the red team was behind.

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Chy
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07-19-2003

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 7:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
Ginger, my turn to be busy(I know you're not done yet), but Mayan has more vid caps and talks about TVG's clip at SFNet.

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
(LOL) I've got a Royal Dinner for the Court on Saturday and the Ball the following week-end with 400 people and I'm the Ball Captain...so anything you can do, please jump in. I'm so busy...and exhausted!!!

Antkaki
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07-20-2005

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Antkaki a private message Print Post    
hey ginger, don't think i've really spoken to you before, but you saying the royal dinner and the ball made me thinkyou must be from new orleans...only place i know of that has things like that going on about now. if you are i just wanted to wave and say hey from st rose (west of the airport)

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 4:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Well......hello back at cha Kaki, from Slidell.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 8:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Checking in from Gretna...

Chy
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07-19-2003

Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
So far, the only thing that means to me is that the Lent is coming. What shall I give up this year? Hmmm, ... I think I rather give up singing in English or Chinese whenever possible. I'll sing in Latin in a crouching way instead.... :-)

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Thursday, January 29, 2009 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Yep.......things are really gearing up here for Mardi Gras Season. It was a long haul back after Katrina but we are right on top of it now.

Thank Goodness my Ball will be over before this next season of Survivor starts, cause I can't do without my Survivor fix......crouched or not!