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Digilady | Sunday, April 01, 2001 - 11:19 am  On the Survivor news group, there is speculation that a large sum of money will be offered to someone to leave (shades of Big Brother!) I am pasting my post below. ============= :Matt wrote :> Look, they're not going to ask anyone to leave. That would mean CBS would :> lose a week of ratings and revenue, and that's not going to happen. My :> guess is that they'll offer food in exchange for the final prize being :> reduced (by $100,000, maybe more). serge wrote: :I highly doubt your presumption. Why?: I dunno... Big Brother pulled this: offered a large sum of money to any guest willing to leave. They even brought the money in a suitcase and displayed it to the HGs. No one took the offer there. :Probst says "we will reduce the prize from :a mil to 900k in exchange for giving you :this food". They say OK! End of story... Or they offer something other than money. A pair of new cars, for example. :No hardship, no drama, no tension, nothing. :As you say above, ratings are the name of the :game and this scenario just does not provide them. Unless, perhaps, MB tests the water first. Depending on =who= would be willing to accept such an offer, the dynamics of S2 could change in a flash. One less Ogakor would be my bet. I personally think that the Ogakor alliance is still strong. They'd be fools to give it up. Bet MB sees that also, and realizes that at this point two tribes with equal members would make for fine suspense. :Burnett wants the winner to hold up that check for :a full million dollars not answer everyone that asks :why is it only 900,000? I'd bet that if a sum of money is involved, it won't come out of the million awarded to the winner. :Bottom line: no one cares whether it is 900K or :a million so this scenario does not add any interest :for the viewers. The interest would come in seeing the difficult choice the players would have to make. They aren't all so financially stable that $100,000 wouldn't be a huge lure. And, again, the loss of a key individual could reshape the entire show. That said, I wonder if MB would go there at all, being that this scenario has already been played on Big Brother. Also, didn't the spoiler say "Affect =2= people?" Cat Mod for http://www.tvclubhouse.com ================================== Interesting concept, though. Maybe Nick would bite: he doesn’t feel well. Maybe Colby has debts we don’t know about, and he would fly the coop. Woah! |
Digilady | Sunday, April 01, 2001 - 05:57 pm  Yikes! More. Instead of money, instead of leaving... ====== NEW YORK, Sunday, April 1, 2001 (UPI) -- Several sources confirmed today that Michael Skupin, the "Survivor" contestant who left the show during the sixth episode due to severe burns on his hands, will return to the game in a special arrangement with the other contestants. Skupin, a 38 year old software publisher from White Plains, Michigan, was never voted out of the tribe in the normal "trival council" procedure. CBS documents simply indicated he had left the tribe. Carefully managed by Survivor executive producer Mark Burnett, he engaged in a limited number of post-game interviews as though he had left the show altogether. A source on the production staff, unwilling to provide his name due to a confidentiality clause in his contract, revealed to UPI that Skupin's burns were not as severe as they looked on TV. "Mike spent a week in the burn unit, then another 7 days in further rehab. After that he was itching to get back in the game, even without the use of his hands," said the source The player's contract indicated that any player unable to make one of the games "immunity challenges" would be disqualified and immediately leave the game. However, the contract also allows for modification of the rules with the consent of 2/3 of the players and the production company. "Burnett knew that Mike had been the star of the first six episodes. He was heartbroken when he heard he couldn't play again. Mike was willing to cut any deal to return to the game." According to the source, and confirmed by others, the players were offered additional food if they allowed Skupin to rejoin in episode 11. As a further condition, to avoid altering the balance of power, Skupin was not allowed to vote in tribal councils, and if voted off, would join the jury but not be able to vote. Skupin, whose hands were bandaged and still receiving regular medical treatment, would be able to opt out of challenges that might pose a medical risk to his recovery. Fans were shocked at the news. "We saw him interviewed, and his hands were healed. How can he go back in the game?" said Tracy Johnson, 24 of Dallas, a self-described "rabid" fan of the show. "I loved Mike but this is crazy." Sources close to the production revealed that the producers didn't feel it would be possible to hide Skupin from the media after his accident. "If he didn't appear with Jane [Clayson, host of the CBS "Early Show"] people would ask a lot more questions. So Mark went on with him, the only time he's done that, to make sure the spin went right." Skupin's return will be negotiated in this week's episode and take place in the next, according to sources. Previews for the episode only reveal that some deal is made in exchange for food. ======= Ya think? |
Lancecrossfire | Sunday, April 01, 2001 - 06:11 pm  It seems strange to have him come back in under all the restrictions mentioned above. He can't vote, yet can be voted out. He can't vote if placed on the jury. He can opt not to participate in challenges. That means he could win without being involved in any challenges, yet can't affect any of the voting. I don't think MB needs the ratings--already has them. I think this would throw a big cloud on the game. We shall see though. I've come to realize most anything can happen. Also, all the interviews indicated that his therapy process to get his hands back to working condition took a very long time. Not that MB/Mike wouldn't lie in interviews of course. |
Maire | Sunday, April 01, 2001 - 06:12 pm  I love all this speculation over the rice offer. If in fact this scoop on Mike is for sure, I'd be very happy. This makes more sense to me as to why he didn't say anything to his family about the burns either. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed on this one!! |
Moondance | Sunday, April 01, 2001 - 06:16 pm  Nope, I don't see it ... too many loop holes for more lawsuits and MB has had his fill of them... They had a special TC and ceremony that was not aired so Mike is gone (thank God!) |
Max | Sunday, April 01, 2001 - 07:17 pm  Digi, That one sounds like an April Fool's Day joke to me. |
Seamonkey | Sunday, April 01, 2001 - 07:25 pm  I hope it is a joke. That would be gross manipulation way in excess of the manipulation already present. What would be the point of bringing in someone who had a time of good nutrition, didn't have to DO anything (challenges. vote, etc.) and couldn't vote. The speculation is fun, though. |
Fruitbat | Monday, April 02, 2001 - 05:12 am  I don't believe that for a minute. Another reason this is unlikely: his burns were second degree and it takes longer that 2 weeks to completely heal. Risking infection or further injury to the fragile new skin would be out of the question. Barimundi is too far from medical facilities should he need further attention. I'm sure MB was fearing repercussions as it was. Why push it? |
Fruitbat | Monday, April 02, 2001 - 05:13 am  And it would have to be in the contract they signed. How could they have forseen this possibility? |
Fruitbat | Monday, April 02, 2001 - 05:29 am  I forgot to say I think it is unlikely that they would fool with the cash amount either. In BB they were winging it, Survivor has a formula. Why mess with a good thing. Sur1 was a smash hit. |
Leap | Monday, April 02, 2001 - 10:20 am  I think I read in a previous spoiler that the tribe held a symbolic TC when Mike left. Wouldn't that count as a TC? Anyway, if they did this, I would be really irritated. I don't like this kind of manipulation. I just want them to play the "game" as it is. But, I love to read all the gossip and potential spoilers. |
Wink | Monday, April 02, 2001 - 12:10 pm  I'm with Max on this one. Wonderful April Fools joke Dig. |
Twiggyish | Tuesday, April 03, 2001 - 08:30 am  I was going to post an opinion..but I think Digi got us on that one! |
Digilady | Tuesday, April 03, 2001 - 10:40 am  <snark> Was an April Fool thing I saw on the newsgroup. That dude got a lot of people... I actually fell for it. But then, someone else said that it had really appeared in their local news... so. Who knows? |
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