Hereiam | Friday, March 29, 2002 - 11:51 am     I know they are not supposed to sit the same people out in back-to-back challenges - but didn't they do that. On the weaving immunity challenge Rotu had Rob and Sean (I forget who else) sit out. Then on the next challenge the reward one where they can raid the other camp, Rob and Sean sat out again. Wouldn't that be back-to-back challenges - or is it back-to-back immunity challenges? Thanks for any info. |
Twiggyish | Friday, March 29, 2002 - 12:07 pm     I thought it was back to back challenges. |
Gina8642 | Friday, March 29, 2002 - 12:40 pm     You're right Hereiam, I noticed that too. I'm assuming they mean they can't do both challenges in a single episode - or put it another way - a single voting cycle. So after a vote, the slate is clean again. Any member can participate in the first challange (Reward) but then the sit out rules apply to the second challange (immunity). |
Hereiam | Friday, March 29, 2002 - 02:04 pm     Thanks Gina! That makes things clearer. I thought I was missing something. |
Maris | Friday, March 29, 2002 - 06:52 pm     That is what I thought too Gina. They cant do both in a single episode. |
Guinevere | Friday, March 29, 2002 - 11:34 pm     I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) that Survivors participate in some challenges that aren't shown? So I assumed that maybe there had been something between the two challenges that the viewers hadn't seen, and that Rob and Sean participated in that. |
Joan | Friday, March 29, 2002 - 11:51 pm     Challenges that are not shown? I don't think so. I also noticed the Rob thing and Gina's explanation is the only one that made sense to me. |
Tbear | Saturday, March 30, 2002 - 10:47 pm     I am glad to read this thread! I thought I was losin' it. Ha. Ha. I can see Gina's theory. I don't believe that there are challenges that we don't see or the next episode aired would have proof of that, sorry Guinevere. |
Gina8642 | Sunday, March 31, 2002 - 03:53 am     I don't think Guein is necessarily wrong. In the first season when they showed outtakes there was a weighing activity where all the contestants guessed their weights and got on a scale. That was never shown in the regular shows. I remember video of Colleen losing 13(?) lbs. I'm not sure if this activity was really a challange or just an activity. I seem to remember they were trying to beat each other with their guesses. We saw a similiar challange on BB2 and I thought 'hey look, they are copying Survivor'. Maybe the first season had more activities planned. So the editors could figure out what would and would not work for this show. |
Moondance | Sunday, March 31, 2002 - 11:05 am     I remember I read (maybe Jeff V's article) and other survivors talk about that they did do some challeneges that were not shown. |
Tbear | Sunday, March 31, 2002 - 05:56 pm     MOON-WHAT!??? How can they do that? (Not that I expect you to know....it just amazes me sometimes the dishonestly in tv and in our society.) |
Moondance | Sunday, March 31, 2002 - 06:15 pm     No not dishonesty really ... there is just so much time in 60 minute to show us what happens ... I completely understand... Maybe MB feels it is more important to show us the dynamics in the tribe instead and sometimes I would rather see that too |
Pamy | Sunday, March 31, 2002 - 07:57 pm     Maybe Jeff meant they don't show us all of the challenge, meaning one challege could last from 15 min to 6 hrs and they just show us the best parts, maybe Jeff meant they don't show us everything that happens during each challenge. If not, then what do they get on those unaired challenges?
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