Joan | Monday, January 14, 2002 - 03:18 pm     One of the articles linked from the calendar Car54 posted says 3 of the candidates refused to eat some salty fish dish and were "penalised" for it. I wonder if they just mean they didn't win immunity or if there was some real punishment? |
Car54 | Monday, January 14, 2002 - 04:14 pm     I found a post today that said there was a "rule change" in S4, but can't find any details yet. |
Moondance | Monday, January 14, 2002 - 07:00 pm     Car... In the Tahitipresse they reported that the 14 survivors went to tribal to vote for the winner ... could be a mistake on the press's part or MB changed the rules to have all Survivors to be on the jury... just a thought. |
Car54 | Monday, January 14, 2002 - 09:11 pm     I saw that. There has been a lot of discussion about whether that number is true or whether it is because the Tahiti Presse was relatively unfamiliar with the game and didn't know that not all booted survivors are on the jury. Personally I would let them all vote- let each boot tell the others what happened, and give them all a say. It would make TC more complex- more fun! |
Joan | Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 08:06 pm     I wouldn't let all of them vote. I don't think it is fair at all to let people vote who may have had zero experience with the 2 finalists. |
Car54 | Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 03:59 am     The other possible rule change I have seen is that apparently mid game one tribe moved from their camp to a totally different site. Some other "twist"? It wasn't the merge- the other tribe stayed in their camp. |
Car54 | Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 04:16 am     This list is posted on the Ez board: includes the players we had already heard about Matthew Altman - A Stanford University student and a member of the varsity crew team from Gillette, Wyoming Jim Powdrell - A meteorologist and father of three from Jefferson City, Missouri Brett Haase - A recent high school graduate from San Diego, California. Gabe Cade - A bartender and father of two from Annapolis, Maryland Scott Mason - A park ranger and part-time hunting guide from Durango, Colorado. Marcus Rowton - A youth counselor from Seattle, Washington Norm Turner - a hotel manager from Helena, Montana. Doug Younkin - A commercial fisherman from Anchorage, Alaska. Andrea Healy - a College Lecturer from the Bronx, New York Jessica Belskis - A homemaker and mother of two from Columbus, Ohio. Haley Foschi - an aromatherapy consultant from Lexington, Kansas Tara Kirk - A musician and gay-rights activist from San Francisco, California. Mellissa Sanders - a phycology major from Slidell, Louisiana Kathy O'Brien - a real estate account executive from Manchester Vermont Kay Wellik - A retired medical practitioner from Chicago, Illinois. Elaine Winters - A cross-cultural communications specialist and writer from Jackson, Mississippi A park ranger and a commercial fisherman- well that takes care of the hunter/gatherer jobs! I wonder about how accurate this is- the recent HS grad makes me wonder- isn't there an age limit? |
Awareinva | Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 08:36 am     Oooo, oooo- can I pick the team I want to be on? Lets see: I'll take the meterologist so I don't get caught in the rain, the park ranger to do my hunting, the fisherman to do my fishing, the phycologist to find all the good plants and algaes to eat, the medical practitioner to keep me well, the guy from the crew team to row the boat, and the musician to entertain me. Ahhhh, all set. Good luck to the other team with the aromatherapist! Actually, since these groups have to live off the land, having the phycology student or the commercial fisherman would probably be the best benefit as long as they can actually practice their craft (sorry Tom and Frank, but you guys sucked at herding and shooting). Luck of the draw for your teammates may mean more than ever to this group. |
Car54 | Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 09:09 am     Aware... you forgot, don't you want your own personal aromatherapy consultant? (THAT'S a useful skill in the wilderness!) |
Mindyrama | Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 09:35 am     But someone else on that board said that list was already distributed and claimed false back in December. Guess we'll find out soon enough. |
Spunky | Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 06:21 pm     The psychology major should know how to handle the other players. If a soccer player managed to do just that, it should be a breeze for Melissa.. |
Car54 | Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 02:01 am     I think Teresa was a psychology major, she did pretty good. I just hope they don't put all the wilderness guys on the same team- spread them out so it is fair. |
Awareinva | Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 10:02 am     Oh, I read that as Melissa being a phycology major like its written- maybe you guys are right and its a typo- psycology. I'm a biologist by trade and so I didn't read this as a typo. Phycology is the study of algae- I thought that would be a useful skill in Marqasas. |
Spunky | Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 05:48 pm     Oh boy did I get that wrong, I didn't even look twice. I was sure it was psychology, instead what do we have??? a phycology major?? Scrap her survival instinct...algae don't kick your ass but the other players do... |
Car54 | Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 05:49 pm     Hey spunky, I was following you! Aware, can you eat algae? What do you do with it? |
Moondance | Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 11:20 pm     http://www.survivorfever.net/s4-promo-jan17.html |
Neko | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 10:43 am     One guy and one girl. They really did try to make sure you couldn't see faces. But all someone has to do is zoom in on the guys face because you can see it quite well already..Hmmmmm For some reason, I don't think that list is true. No *real* reason, just a "gut" feeling... |
Spunky | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 07:17 pm     How could they not give them fire nor food?? They must have had better tools this time and the nearby jungle must be full of "free" edible fruits and coconuts, etc... In this case they really should let the players live with nature and fend for themselves and reward them on that score... It should be interesting to see how things have changed for S4...will have to wait till March. |
Pamy | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 08:31 pm     Kelly was a Behavior Specialist and she was horrible and turned out to be such a bad sport in the end. I think she not only lost on Survivor but probably ruined her career! |
Awareinva | Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 07:17 pm     Car, I think there are lots of edible algae (maybe make a yummy algae and fish soup! )and since phycology is a botany specialty- I would think that a person who is majoring in phycology would have had a lot of plant related courses. Myself I majored in zoology and genetics, so yuck to the plant stuff. I would be absolutely worthless in foraging for more than the typical plantain and mangoes. I really like the fact that they get to forage and no food given- more like true survival Robinson Crusoe kind of stuff. Oooo, maybe they'll be really inventive and we'll get some Swiss Family Robinson type of treehouse!  |
Car54 | Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 01:40 am     Yay! There are lots of pics with people swimming and climbing- better than sitting around eating mush! Hey- I always wanted a tree house! That would be so cool! |
Neko | Monday, January 21, 2002 - 11:15 am     That would be cool! |
Joan | Monday, January 21, 2002 - 11:24 am     lol I see our bartender and homosexual quota has been fulfilled. |
Egbok | Monday, January 21, 2002 - 05:35 pm     I see one of the S4 members listed above is "a recent high school graduate" from San Diego. Question: Isn't the age minimum 21yrs to participate in Survivor? |
Neko | Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 01:56 pm     Yes..but you graduate when you're 18 and 21 is only 3 years after that and this person may not be in College yet soo.... But I don't think so...who has been the youngest survivor yet? |