Archive through March 06, 2001
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Archive through March 06, 2001
Guruchaz | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 05:58 pm  Apparrantly, Mike was building the morning fire and got too close and inhaled some smoke. He passed out directly on the flame and started shaking around. This woke up the other tribe members who went to help. All it showed was Mike running towards the water screaming and he jumped in. He was yelling and you could see a small burn mark on his cheek and on the top right of his chest. His hands were massively burned as skin was peeling off. The medics arrived, wrapped his hands, put him on a stretcher and flew him out in a helicopter. He was still conscious and was yelling "Kucha!" as his tribe members saw him off. Everyone was upset over this. It looks like there will be no banishment challenge this week. There's also speculation that the tribe merge might happen sooner than expected with Mike gone. There was no mention if Mike would get to return and that's very unfortunate. |
Wilsonatmd | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 06:07 pm  Yikes! From the way it sounds, I'm glad I forgot to set my VCR to tape it, I'm not sure I want to see that! |
Cammie | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 06:09 pm  Wow. That was pretty gross. I hope poor Michael gets to come back. |
Spamgirl | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 06:11 pm  No, he's not coming back He gave his little goodbye speech at the end... He was my favourite.. sigh |
Affinity | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 06:13 pm  Yeah he was one of my favorites I now use this time for vulgarity F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK!!!! |
Judy | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 06:24 pm  WOW! Intense show... After contemplating what a croc attack would do to the tribe and then coming to the conclusion that it was all hype and the unthinkable would "just" be Mike getting his hands burned,,,,I must say there was nothing JUST about it.. I kept thinking how terribly it hurts when I burn my finger on a pot and I just can not fathom the pain Mike went through |
Aja | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 06:46 pm  I can imagine the pain first hand and really want to know what was in the blue thing the medics had him breathe in!!? He was clearly a changed man after that, it sure seemed like the pain was replaced with euphoria... how come americans don't have that little ditty?! If I ever get burnt again I hope it's in Australia! What was it? What's in it? I gotta know! |
Guruchaz | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 07:10 pm  It was a Paramedic Bong. An Opium Puffer. A Morphine Popsicle. uh huh huh! (I'd like to know myself out of curiousity.) |
Noslonna | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 08:59 pm  Ok I have to say this 'cause I just saw it... I am sooooo upset! My fav to win and he was the one to get hurt! Poor Michael. Did you see his hands when he came out of the water? It looked like the skin was hanging off them. Must have been a horrible burn! Makes my eyes tear just thinking about it. That would be excrutiatingly painful. He is such a tough guy but the pain was obvious. I am so glad that the medics alleviated the pain once they arrived. I still think Michael would have been the winner.
Go Michael Go! |
Seamonkey | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 09:04 pm  Obviously painful, and after I saw it I realized that there would be no challenge, meaning Jerri wasn't out before the merger... arrrgh. It was good he went for the water and thankfully he seemed to react quickly and the fire missed his eyes. I'm bummed. e'll be on the early show so I guess we'll hear from him firsthand. Interesting that even though Mike's tribe immediately started talking trash about taking out the others after they merged, it was a bad thing that Colby and Keith could possibly talk about the same thing. My guess that Jerri will still go for Keith. I would want her out ASAP. |
Max | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 09:26 pm  O U C H ! ! ! ! I'm so bummed. I was hoping that the burns wouldn't be too bad and Mike would be able to return. No way, though. Those were some BAD burns. When the skin starts sloughing off like that, it's 3rd degree time. Burn unit treatment, followed by a long recovery and physical therapy are next in line. Hopefully, they didn't have to do skin grafts. We'll find out tomorrow on the Early Show. Just when I thought Jerry was a shoe-in to be booted, too! I wanted Mike to win. Darn!!! |
Heyteach | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 09:53 pm  I also would have liked to see Mike win. Does anyone know why he would pass out like that? He said he inhaled the smoke but does it take so little to do that? That's really scary to think something like that can happen so quickly. Maybe there will be details on the a.m. show. |
Guruchaz | Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 09:59 pm  Smoke inhalation will knock you out in a split second. It doesn't take much and if he was trying to start a fire, he probably caught a big puff of it that blew in his face or something. That was bad news. |
Riviere | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 03:17 am  It was a terrible accident. Much as Michael was on the bottom of my fave list I never wanted to see him leave in such pain that way. My leg had 3rd degree burns and the pain was too intense to describe, left some permanent scars. But better a leg than your hands. Michael will suffer lack of sensitivity in his hands the rest of his life due to nerve damage. I didn't care for his cocky bloodlust about the animals and Nature seemed to take revenge for his bad Lord of the Flies Karma, but I'd never wish being badly burned on anyone. My husband said Michael was messing with the fire like a city boy, it was a boneheaded thing to get his face in the smoke, a Cub Scout wouldn't be that dumb. Good thing it's just a stupid tv show with medics standing by since none of the players know much about survival.. Anyone think Michael will sue? Or the producers will pay all medical bills? I know the accident was his own fault but will the whole Survivor genre suffer now that a player was badly injured? I don't care much for a show that's mostly about eating bugs & rats & killing their own chickens for mild shock value, it's like BB without groceries, but there's a big chance for injury & illness or even death. It's hard watching anymore. Some folks are turned on most by the bug eating & animal slaughtering and even players getting hurt. It's strange but sadly true.. Sure hope Michael will heal well and from now on players will be much more careful.. |
Scribe | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 04:02 am  Can't see how the Genre will suffer..this episode sure "sparked" "re-fueled" my attention...absolutely intense....Hope they all get Jerri next week ..... |
Guruchaz | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 07:43 am  It's too bad that someone has to get severly injured in order to spark attention for the "reality show genre". |
Spamgirl | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 08:15 am  I think it already had attention, it just got people sitting on the edge of their seats a little more... not so much to see someone hurt, but to find out what happens - an injury such as this totally changes the dynamic of the show |
Karuuna | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 08:28 am  I, for one, am not sad to see Michael go. I have a hunch about this guy--that he has a truly violent temper. I'll be interested to see if that ever comes out in the flurry of interviews and scandal that usually follow participants in these shows. At the same time, I'm sorry to see anyone injured so badly. According to the news reports, he has some redness and minor scarring, but otherwise he says he has completely healed without surgery. So that's good news. I believe he also said that he had every intention of returning, but it became clear that he would be unable. |
Max | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 09:18 am  Mike was on the Early SHow this morning along with Mark Burnett. I saw most of it and will watch for the replay online. Karuuna, if this guy "has a truly violent temper," I'm a monkey's uncle. He seems very grounded to me. He talked about how he was so sure he'd be returning to the tribe for quite a while and how he had a period of mourning when he finally figured out that it wasn't going to happen. He talked about how the doctor at the first hospital they took him to said, "There's nothing I can do for this guy, get him out of here" and walked away leaving him with the Survivor doctor. Then, they flew him to the burn center in Brisbane. He talked about how he kept praying as he tried to deal with the pain. He also said he never contacted his family through the whole thing. He didn't go home until he was healed because he didn't want them to know what had happened. Even when he did go home, he told them he'd burned his hands, but never let on about how bad it had been. At one point, the doctors were talking about skin grafts, but he said he experienced a miracle of healing and ended up not needing to have them. This guy is simply a competitor and a nice guy, IMHO. The fact that he got wrapped up in being the food provider with the pig thing doesn't, in my book, make him violent. Seems to me, if he had a temper, it would have exploded at Kimmi at some point like Alicia did. Instead, he was calm and kind and tried to explain to her that she stank. Anyway, that's my take on the guy. Of course, he could just be incredibly good at putting on a front for the cameras, but I don't get that impression. I was rooting for Mike to go all the way. Such a bummer to have to leave the game that way. |
Seamonkey | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 11:44 am  I wasn't rooting for Mike, but I have to agree that he doesn't seem psycho at all. I saw the show this morning. Survivor did pay for his medical needs and let him choose.. go home, fly his family in, whatever. He claims that his family was not told the extent of the accident until they saw it last night on tv. He also feels that he was healed by a higher power. I had wondered last night how his eyes were spared and he explained that he had his sunglasses on, as usual, and because it was a very hot day, he had his hat on.. the brim of the hat and the sunglasses protected his eyes. The earlier "roundtable" with Richard Hatch, an aussie outback anthropologist and a comedian was fun.. all agree that Jerri is next to go. Richard thinks Colby and Jeff are looking good to win, the comedian thinks Rodger is the one. They also loved the scene where Colby flung the water at Jerri Me too!! |
Karuuna | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 12:08 pm  Hey, we're all entitled to our own opinions, but frankly I'd keep my distance from anyone who proclaims proudly "I feel the need to kill today." Just call me psycho.  |
Moondance | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 01:03 pm  Guru, you were close.... It was morphine by inhalation... a morphine inhaler used as an emergency anesthetic ... to numb pain and relax the victim... |
Guruchaz | Friday, March 02, 2001 - 05:04 pm  Ah! OK! Thanks Moon. I've learned something new today. There is such a thing as a Morphine Popsicle. lol! |
Eaglemagic | Tuesday, March 06, 2001 - 12:05 pm  I actually have heard some stuff about Mike and his violent streak. Supposedly he shot at a deer while sitting in his car - it crossed in front of the car. And someone told me that it was captured on video that he was beating his son. I don't know what show it appeared on. It was obvious to me that he has a violent temper. I know he has supposedly had a "spiritual awakening." I certainly hope it is true. |
Guruchaz | Tuesday, March 06, 2001 - 12:13 pm  They said the same stuff about Richard Hatch and how he beat his son and blah blah blah. First, you have to define the word "beat" by the original person who said that. It seems to vary these days and probably one of the reasons why kids aren't getting the discipline they need to keep them in line and from shooting each other in high schools. Parents fear being sued for another person's definition of "beating" like with a belt or a fly swatter or the flat of the hand. I seriously doubt they meant with a fist. |
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