KimP and her interviews

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Gina8642

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 02:15 am Click here to edit this post
Saw KimP this morning on CBS. They didn't ask her any of the hard questions. I was disappointed. I remember Amber got asked about her strategy at the end (or rather lack of strategy).

They seemed more interested in what happened at the beginning of the game. I really don't care about that anymore. Let's ask her some tough questions.

Lancecrossfire

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 02:27 am Click here to edit this post
Gina, I think with tough questions come tough answers. I'm not sure CBS wants to do that to the game, since it's their own. As it draws to a close, maybe some of the tough answers give away something. Maybe Julie just doesn't give a rip.

Gina8642

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 02:48 am Click here to edit this post
Lance,

I kinda agree on the Julie statment. It isn't that she doesn't care - I think she just doesn't know. I don't think she's been watching Survivor. She is a smart lady and would have asked something about recent episodes if she knew anything. Even just a comment about that amazing reward challenge. A few tough questions/answers would have been ok, or even a slightly hard one..... Instead we get "hot" comments.

Guess I need to wait for the online chats.

If anyone sees any, please post a link. Those have been great info in the past.

Thanks ahead of time. lol

Car54

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 02:51 am Click here to edit this post
I just watched this week's insider, and I don't think Kimp would have any answers to any tough questions. To put it kindly, I think Frank had a pretty good read on that young lady. Not a very deep thinker.

Lancecrossfire

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 02:54 am Click here to edit this post
Considering her job, one would think she'd need to be able to do some "deep thinking".

Car54

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 03:29 am Click here to edit this post
Her bio says she is a free-lance marketing exec for an athletic wear company. I don't get it?

Lancecrossfire

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 03:35 am Click here to edit this post
I think that such a job if done successfully, would require thinking about what people want, and a connection to why. I see that as fairly detailed and deeper thought. I could be wrong though.

It would require deep thought on my part to be able to relate to what so many might want.

Fruitbat

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 04:46 am Click here to edit this post
Julie could be given questions to ask by MB. Production has a lot of control.

Car54

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 05:44 am Click here to edit this post
Kim's final words:

I guess the first thing is that I'm pretty proud of myself for lasting 33 days out here, in one of the driest, most unforgiving lands I have ever seen in my life. I know I've said it before, but I've never even gone camping, and to have lasted out here and slept outside with people I didn't know--in the dirt, drinking disgusting boiled water every day, with absolutely no comforts at all--I'm pretty proud of having gotten this far in the game. Since there's only 39 days, I guess 33 days sounds pretty good.

I made it all this time without any votes in Tribal Council, and that's definitely something I'm happy about. I know it was my time to go, because I was the only original Samburu person left on that tribe, and I've been that way for quite a while, almost seven days now, so that's also something I have to say that I'm pretty proud of.

It was a heck of a game. It was something that I'll never ever be able to describe in enough detail to give anybody who wasn't here any idea what it was actually like to be out here and to go through the physical elements of living in this terrain, especially the emotional part, the emotional stress and strain of trying to play this game in the best way that I could. I've definitely made some mistakes. I can look back and think "oh, my God!" and laugh at myself.

For the most part, I am super glad that I did this. It is an experience that I will absolutely never forget. Things that I have learned here I will take away into my life. I've gained some courage and gained some inner strength, and I'm very, very thankful for that. It has been something that will probably have changed me for the good, I hope. I definitely have enjoyed playing.

Some of the people that I met here are absolutely phenomenal people, and I hope they continue to play hard for the next six days while they're out here. I'll be very excited to come back as a Jury member and help in deciding who actually, ultimately wins this game, which is pretty cool. I'm psyched to be part of the Jury!

Joan

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 06:23 am Click here to edit this post
"I am the last remaining member of the original Samburu tribe and I am proud that I made it as long as I have. I made it this far and have no regrets."

"...because I was the only original Samburu person left on that tribe, and I've been that way for quite a while, almost seven days now, so that's also something I have to say that I'm pretty proud of."

These comments throw me. Is T really that invisible??

Neko

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 06:31 am Click here to edit this post
I know!!Someone commented on that in another thread. I was like "What is her problem?Is she that dumb...or blonde?"

Resortgirl

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 03:09 pm Click here to edit this post
I think sometimes "freelance" = "unemployed"!

Car54

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 03:12 pm Click here to edit this post
That was my point. I posted this in another thread. I really think Kim is telling us she did not consider Teresa a Samburu. I think Te has something on with Lex and Kj

Car54

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 03:18 pm Click here to edit this post
Kim Powers Chat

Here is a link to Kim's chat- nothing very useful here.

Urgrace

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 04:01 pm Click here to edit this post
Joan, that was my first thought when she said it, too! Did she think T bird was a Boran just because T was traded over? Or was this to make us think T has another alliance... Then again, we have been mislead by the parting guests before, haven't we?
(I think if Carl ever slept in the same vicinity with anyone on this game it was 1- on the way to Africa, 2- on the ground during the game, or 3- in his dreams...)

Gina8642

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 04:15 pm Click here to edit this post
I pretty sure all she meant was that she was the only one who was a Sam the whole time. She didnt' forget Teresa.

Gina8642

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 05:00 pm Click here to edit this post
Thanks for the link Car. I just read it. She does say she regrets not voting with Brandon after the Kelly vote. At least she realizes her mistake now. Took her awhile. I hope I wouldn't be that dense. Of course, I'm not sleeping on the ground, starving, being biten up by bugs, and living with a bunch of unfamliar people - all while trying to fake everyone else out.

She thinks she is like Alicia. I think she is like Amber - very nice, but not really on the ball or a leader.

She knew she was going. So did everyone else. They just had to try to keep us guessing in the editing. Otherwise, why watch?

Sammmy

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 05:08 pm Click here to edit this post
I saw Kim on the Early Show this morning. She was cute on Survivor, but I thought she was beautiful this morning. I really was struck with how pretty she is. Maybe when she was on Survivor I didn't notice her because I was too busy watching Ethan or (now don't tell anyone I said this but....) Lex. (Imagine him without his tattoos and cutting off heads comments.) Anyway, Kim could definately get some work in commercials, if not more, due to her model good looks.

Car54

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 05:16 pm Click here to edit this post
She had a cute new haircut and makeup- very Colleen Haskell. She is very short for modelling, but there are a lot of guys on the Survivor boards who are lusting after her already.

One thing I thought was interesting was she was asked what her goals were and she wants to go back and do something in Africa, a show, or write about her experience- if she was so
into Africa, how come she never found anything in common with Linda and Frank- both of whom seemed to be genuinely touched by the trip. She seemed to be pretty busy making jewelry.

Sammmy

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 08:35 pm Click here to edit this post
and sleeping

Lilkimishot

Friday, December 28, 2001 - 10:31 pm Click here to edit this post
Ah yes, but sleeping was "part of the strategy". I bet if any Survivor has ever had regrets...it'd be this one.

Car54

Saturday, December 29, 2001 - 12:06 pm Click here to edit this post
Kim Power's Early Show interview

Bye Bye Brat Packer

Kim Powers Is Latest Survivor Casualty

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2001

CBS
(CBS) Kim Powers, who aligned herself with the twenty-something allegiance of Silas, Lindsey and Brandon is the latest castaway to be voted out of Survivor: Africa. She joined Julie Chen of The Early Show to talk about her time in Africa.

"The first few days were really hard," she told Chen. "I kept thinking what have I gotten myself into? Part of me thought no way I'm going to make it, and part of me thought yes, you're going to make it."

Chen asked her what was the hardest part.

"The lack of water was the hardest for me. I felt very dehydrated. My eye sockets - everything was dry. It was hot, real dusty," she said. "That was hard to deal with."

Powers said the merge "really messed up" her game plan.

"I had an alliance with Lindsey, Brandon and Silas, and when they twisted and made the change...My alliance was just taken away then and there," she explained.

"Unfortunately for me, it was a big mistake for me. I hadn't followed Survivor enough in the past to form a strategy of playing the game - that was a really weak point for me."

Chen brought up the issue of the generation gap. The rancor between the twenty-somethings and the older players was quite apparent. She asked if the younger group's laziness was part of their strategy.

"Unfortunately the tribe split down the middle - four to four. There was such animosity between the two groups," said Powers.

"I slept a lot just to keep my mouth shut more than anything. I thought if I was sleeping I'm not going to say anything to bother anyone. It was a strategy. We knew it was going to get under their skin and make it seem like we were really together. Honestly, you'll do anything."

Asked about the realignment Powers said, "Luckily for me Teresa was very warm and open - a strategic player. She knew her only way to go forward to get the old members to realign. My only thing was to get into the good graces of Teresa and Frank. I always had Brandon by my side - until he betrayed me."

"Why were you voted off?" asked Chen.

"I really was trying to just fly under the radar and be quiet. My strategy was 'just don't come across as a threat.' Once Brandon was gone I had no one. It was painfully obvious I was by myself."

"From day two it was the older vs. the younger. It was odd because usually you see the tribes unified and we weren't. It was such a problem and it was a big mistake on our part to do that."

She admitted the necklace incident didn't help things. "I do think it made the hostilities worse. When you're so enmeshed with all of it - you can't see how it looks from the outside."

Powers said she had thought about changing her alliance, but that she was "too vulnerable to go over to the older people and make it five to three. They were so tight I knew I'd be the first to go. I thought my position with the four younger people was more secure."

It was noted that Kim P. had become this Survivor's resident cutie. She laughed and said thanks, but that she couldn't understand how people could say that. Thirty-three days without a shower didn't do much for looks, she said.

Asked about her plans for the future, Powers said, "More than anything I want to share with people my experience in Africa. I was so moved by the magic of Africa. I'm so enthusiastic. If I could go back and do a show, or even write about it - that would be great!"


© MMI, CBS Worldwide Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Car54

Saturday, December 29, 2001 - 12:09 pm Click here to edit this post
Kim Powers ET online interview

Week 11 | KIM POWERS

"I talked about ice cream for 33 straight days. I drove everyone crazy talking about chunky monkey."

December 28, 2001
Ousted "Survivor" Kim P. talked to ET about thirsting for water, her leprosy-like skin and gorging on ice cream!


ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT: Tell me a little bit about what prompted you to try out for Survivor.

KIM POWERS: Well, I had been laid off from a dot-com company and I was searching for things in my life… looking for adventure and things to feel passionate about. I put everything I had into applying for Survivor because I thought, "What an adventure!"

ET: Did anything prepare you for the physical and mental challenges?

KIM: Having done triathlons in the past, I knew how grueling things could get, but it still surprised me. There were definitely days when I thought, "This is more difficult than anything I've done physically." And on top of that, the mental part was so taxing. I don't think you can prepare yourself for that.

ET: What were some of the toughest challenges you had to deal with?

KIM: The toughest challenge was our lack of drinking water. Our water hole was far away. You had to travel over rough terrain to get there, carry it back, and then boil it. Not having water to bathe in was horrendous too. I felt my skin molding at some points. I'd rub it and it would come off. But nothing compares to the mental part of the game. That was the most strenuous, the most taxing part.

ET: You talked about the alliances and how it was a mistake to even try to form them in the beginning. Was that one of the mistakes you made?

KIM: One of the biggest mistakes was that our tribe split. From the beginning, we were split in half -- four and four. You need to be unified, and start to win immunity as a tribe, and not worry about an alliance in the first couple days. At one point, we all felt like, "If we go to tribal council, it might be a good thing." And that's not the way to win this game.

ET: And you bid on some of the food, the ice cream. It looked like you absolutely devoured it!

KIM: I was really hungry for ice cream. I talked about ice cream for 33 straight days. I drove everyone crazy talking about chunky monkey. So when they brought that ice cream sundae out, I would have given anything for it.

ET: Last night, did you think LEX would be voted off, or did you think some of the ladies would stick with you?

KIM: (Laughs) I was hopeful that KIM might come over and vote for me, but I had the feeling that I was going to go that night. I had prepared myself for that. They didn't vote for Lex because they had been in the alliance with him for so long and they felt secure with that.

ET: How did it feel being the last member of the Samburu tribe in the final rounds?

KIM: It mad me feel very vulnerable. But I was really proud of myself, because it could have been me that went a lot earlier than I did.

ET: You talk about your love of ice cream. What was the first thing you had when you got out of there?

KIM: It was ice cream. (Laughs)

Ark

Saturday, December 29, 2001 - 01:22 pm Click here to edit this post
"I had been laid off from a dot-com company"

Resortgirl, looks like you hit the nail on the head, freelance does = unemployed!

Lancecrossfire

Saturday, December 29, 2001 - 01:45 pm Click here to edit this post
Yes indeed it looks like RG was right! And all this time I was thinking freelance was just an indication of how cheap I really am.

Great call on the other term for unemployment, RG.

Lilkimishot

Saturday, December 29, 2001 - 06:53 pm Click here to edit this post
The ONLY thing she did that showed any brains was the fire bit towards the beginning...using the magnifying glass to start the fire. It was all Amber Part II from there...

Resortgirl

Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 07:57 am Click here to edit this post
Why thank you!

Tntitanfan

Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 09:18 am Click here to edit this post
Pretty clever, Lance! I had to read it twice!!

Car54

Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 03:13 pm Click here to edit this post
Just read a very interesting post on the Votedoff board. They had an interview with Kim P and at the end of it they asked if she had any regrets,
She said she would have banded together with Frank, Teresa and Brandon and voted ETHAN off- that would have CHANGED THE GAME. Is this an Ethan F2 spoiler?
KIMP Interview

Sorry, the link takes you to the main pg- this post is in the EVIDENCE thread.

Car54

Monday, January 07, 2002 - 05:06 am Click here to edit this post
From TV Guide online:

KIM TO SHOW SKIN?: Looks like Survivor: Africa castoff Kim Powers will follow in vixen Jerri Manthey's footsteps as a Playboy cover girl! A rep for the men's mag confirms Powers is now "negotiating" to bare all for a pictorial layout. "Oh, I would definitely consider doing it," the petite (and currently unemployed) Pennsylvania marketing exec tells TV Guide Online. "I don't think [my family] would be jumping for joy if I said, 'Guess what? I want to pose for Playboy!' But I think it's usually tasteful — not that I read it. Ultimately, it's my decision on whether or not I'd want to do something like that."

Aw Kim!

Willi

Monday, January 07, 2002 - 06:09 am Click here to edit this post
I'm soooo shocked!

Not!