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Rollerboy | Monday, April 16, 2001 - 11:42 am   It sort of like, "it depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is", huh Max? Also, just because something appears in a deposition, that doesn't guarantee it's the 'truth'. I've actually had people lie while being deposed. |
Moondance | Monday, April 16, 2001 - 11:44 am   OMG people lie????? |
Rollerboy | Monday, April 16, 2001 - 12:16 pm   I know Moon, shocking isn't it? Especially since they are under oath while being deposed. |
Willi | Monday, April 16, 2001 - 01:36 pm   There has been a run on rose colored glasses recently.
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Grooch | Thursday, April 19, 2001 - 08:46 am   I didn't know where to post this, but I figure there will be a lawsuit filed soon over this. Leave it to Beaver to worm into strife 17 APR 2001 From SYDNEY CONFIDENTIAL, Daily Telegraph IT has often been said that one doesn't need a long neck to be a goose and to prove that, your honour, we offer you US actor Jerry Mathers, better-known as Beaver Cleaver from the TV show Leave it to Beaver. Mathers, 52, swallowed a worm as part of a Survivor: Australian Outback parody on the Jay Leno Show last month - but the worm was a deadly South American variety and left him fighting for his life. Other TV stars, including Charlene Tilton of Dallas fame, took part in the Repulsive Food Relay Race, which mimicked how Kucha and Ogakor tribe members were forced to eat items such as huge river worms and cow's brains. "This was a race and I didn't have any time to study what they were giving me to eat. It was just bam! And I swallowed it," Mathers recalled. The 7-10cm super worms -- with sharp, biting pincers -- are a delicacy in South America, but only after they have been fried. They should not be eaten alive. It wasn't until mid-March that Mathers sought medical help after two weeks of stomach upsets caused him to lose about 6-7kg. The deadly worm bore through Mathers' intestinal lining. He was admitted to hospital in a severe condition after it left him with abdominal cramps, relentless diarrhoea and rectal bleeding. "The first few days in hospital are a complete blur," Mathers said. "I was dazed and confused. They put intravenous tubes into me. It took three or four days before my body could even tolerate food." His manager Brian McInerney said doctors feared Mathers would not pull through. |
Grooch | Monday, May 21, 2001 - 08:42 am   Here's the latest: http://www.dallasnews.com/survivor/stories/371219_survivor_19ove.html |
Grooch | Sunday, June 03, 2001 - 09:49 am   An article on Been's deposition. 06/01/2001 - Updated 08:57 AM ET Sugar cane and other 'Survivor' revelations By Gary Levin, USA TODAY CBS Dirk Been was told shave for "health reasons," but Richard Hatch was allowed to keep his beard. Survivor contestant Dirk Been's claim that producer Mark Burnett 's "influence affected the outcome of the game in an unfair manner" wasn't the only revelation contained in a 206-page deposition released last week. The document, filed in connection with a lawsuit claiming the show had "manipulated" the ouster of Stacey Stillman, also unveiled other Survivor secrets. • Tapioca root and sugar cane, prominently featured as dietary staples indigenous to Pulau Tiga, did not grow there but were planted by producers. • A lighting technician told Been he had heard producers discuss "putting fish in the traps" so contestants would find food, but they later abandoned the idea. • When chosen to compete, Been was told to shave his sideburns and goatee "for health reasons," but once on the island, saw Richard Hatch with a full beard. • A rafting challenge gave an unfair edge to the rival Pagong tribe because Tagi members like Hatch and Susan Hawk were much heavier, Been claims. "Physically it was impossible for us to win that game. We were very upset." At odds with Been, Burnett says he didn't "direct" or "suggest" players' votes. |
Grooch | Sunday, June 03, 2001 - 09:54 am   Another interesting article: Burnett Knows Manipulation Is the Key to Ratings Survival Wednesday, May 30, 2001 BY MARTIN RENZHOFER SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Between airings of the first and second "Survivor," Mark Burnett didn't accept responsibility for creating the anti-"Survivor" Web site "Survivorsucks.com." But he did not deny it. Also, Burnett nimbly waltzed around a question about whether he was responsible for creating a plot twist last summer concerning a hacker who supposedly broke into the CBS' "Survivor" Web site. The "leak" named the next contestant voted off the island. The leak was wrong but the item continued to keep Burnett's show in the news. It was good for ratings. I don't buy this "Survivor" trial, either. It feels like another trick. Stacey Stillman, a contestant from the first "Survivor," is suing the show, CBS and Burnett. Stillman says the program is rigged and Burnett manipulated the voting. CBS released copies Friday of a deposition given by contestant Dirk Been in the lawsuit filed by Stillman. Been, the contestant who brought his Bible, testified that his vote against Stillman was completely his own. At the same time, Been testified that Burnett suggested that Been form an alliance to vote against Stillman and to keep popular Rudy Boesch on the island. When the show was on the air last summer, Been said, he talked by phone with Burnett, who denied that the conversation about voting off Stillman had ever taken place. "He denied it, that he never remembered ever saying anything like that, and that he woudn't do anything like that," said Been. "Obviously I was a little distraught, simply because now here's somebody that I care about and thought I was friends with telling me something I know that happened didn't happen." The testimony, released Friday because lawyers said a judge was about to unseal the documents, is the second bout of negative publicity in a month to hit "Survivor," which has been a television sensation since its debut a year ago. Earlier this month, Burnett admitted to staging scenes in the Australian Outback with stand-ins. He employed the cinematic technique of the "pickup shot," or filming wide-angle views after the fact, when the original scene is cluttered by close-up camera crews shooting the actual contests. For example, the river-swimming race was later re-staged with body doubles so a helicopter crew could shoot uncluttered aerial shots. Burnett said the staged parts of "Survivor" didn't impact the game and the technique was merely "cosmetic." "I couldn't care less," he told The New York Times. "I'm making great television." Been said Burnett "believed that certain people would make a better TV show than others, and he did what he could to have influence over those people staying on the island." Burnett, of course, denies any manipulation. Of course. The entire process, from those who watch or write about "Survivor," is one big manipulation. As much as this trial may cost CBS, it can't be more than a smidgin of what the network has and will make off of this so-called reality show. I'm not a conspiracy kind of guy, but part of me believes that Burnett prompted Stillman to sue. As the saying goes, "I don't care what you say about me, just spell the name correctly." |
Grooch | Friday, June 15, 2001 - 12:47 pm   Judge Won't Dismiss 'Boot Camp' Suit By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge refused to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Fox network, rejecting Fox's contention that its ''Boot Camp'' reality show differs from CBS's ''Survivor'' because it's not rigged. Even if the outcome of ''Survivor'' is found to have been manipulated, CBS still has the right to protect its show from being copied, U.S. District Judge Lourdes Baird said in a ruling released Thursday. ''Moreover, permitting such allegations to be developed at trial will simply distract from the core issue of copyright infringement, and will needlessly complicate the proceedings,'' the judge said. The network sued Fox on April 9, charging that ''Boot Camp'' copied ''Survivor's'' idea of putting contestants in harsh conditions and requiring them to complete difficult tasks and vote members out. Fox denies copying the show. A trial date is pending. Fox lawyers argued that allegations from ''Survivor'' contestant Stacey Stillman that votes were rigged meant the show, unlike ''Boot Camp,'' was not a reality program. CBS officials say their show's outcome has never been predetermined although some scenes have been reshot with stand-ins to get better camera angles. AP-NY-06-15-01 1013EDT !--END--> |
Grooch | Saturday, June 23, 2001 - 08:57 am   Interesting article. Were Rudy & Mark Burnett friends before Rudy was cast as a survivor? Maybe Stacy is on to something. Mark & Rudy |
Bijoux | Monday, June 25, 2001 - 05:40 pm   More on the suit against Stacy. http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?18804 |
Grooch | Monday, June 25, 2001 - 06:19 pm   Bijoux, I am believing Stacy may have a case, after all. Esp. with the article that I posted above yours that Mark Burnett knew Rudy before hand. One thing for sure, they'll never have a lawyer again as a contestant. But I say good for her. If what she says is true, it really isn't fair to the other and future players. |
Bijoux | Tuesday, June 26, 2001 - 11:04 am   I just wish that it was someone I consider more credible than Dirk who was testifying on behalf of Stacy. I read through most of his deposition, including the cross-examination. He seems to read a lot into things and draw broad conclusions based on little evidence. If the others were backing him up, I'd have no problem and say go Stacy, but the others aren't and her entire case is based on his interpretations of events. He may be right, but he hasn't been able to substantiate his claims. It may end up being a case of his word against anothers, in which case the benefit of the doubt goes to the defendent. |
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