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Highlander | Sunday, July 01, 2001 - 08:15 am     CBS announced they are taking applications for Survivor IV. Go to the website CBS.Com to apply. |
Seamonkey | Monday, July 02, 2001 - 01:21 am     I saw a little clip tonight on CBS.. it showed a black panther and said to apply today!! |
Highlander | Monday, July 02, 2001 - 05:55 pm     The amazon perhaps????? Get your "OFF" ready and apply. Deadline is end of July. |
Panthers1 | Tuesday, July 10, 2001 - 07:52 pm     I already got my video done! |
Car54 | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 12:42 pm     I found this unconfirmed schedule for S4- Survivor Marquesas Intro epsiode: Feb 28 Ep1 - March 7 Ep2 - March 14 Ep3 - March 21 Ep4 - March 28 Ep5 - April 4 Ep6 - April 11 Ep7 - April 18 Ep8 - April 25 Ep9 - May 2 Ep10 - May 9 Ep11 - May 16 Ep12 - May 30 Ep13 - June 6 * And with a recap added all the subsequent episodes would be pushed back a week and the finale would be June 13. |
Car54 | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 12:44 pm     Here are a series of press releases from the Tahiti Presse: Survivor: "Spirit of Oceanus" cruise ship will have to pay the customs taxes 12/28/2001 : 18h14 The negotiation between the Manuia Production Company and the Minister for the Economy and Finances, George Puchon, which took place on Friday December 28th at12.30, in Papeete ended on a final judgement: « Spirit of Oceanus » cruise ship will have to pay 444 000 US dollars or (3,171million FF) of tax to leave Papeete harbour. The cruise ship of the American television game " Survivor " which is prohibited to leave Papeete harbour. A cruising in the southern Pacific ocean with a hundred American tourists on his board is scheduled on december 31st 2001. The tax will have to be paid if the ship wants to leave. The final word of the meeting says that the regulation of the customs will have to be applied. " We granted Manuia Production a special favour ", said the Minister for Finance George Puchon. He explained: " Normally, since the international transit of Spirit of Oceanus lasted two months in Nuku Hiva, the clearance through customs should have been based on the value of the ship. » According to the minister, no convention was signed for the filming of « Marquesas-Survivor », endorsed by theGovernment. This is why the Manuia Production company has to abide by the Polynesian customs regulation. When "Survivor " made the decision to mobilize a ship in order to place its staff, the company had 15 days (between the decision taken and the arrival of the ship) to set up a convention within the framework of the lawful texts. Another meeting between the French Territory and Manuia production is not planned. Customs officers inspecting "Survivor" cruise ship 12/27/2001 : 17h31 The "Spirit of Oceanus" cruise ship used by the Survivor producers during several weeks in the Marquesas archipelago returned to Tahiti, december 26th 2001. However, it looks like customs officials are not willing the let the ship leave French Polynesia. They said the "temporary stay" statute of the ship was not respected during his stay in French Polynesia, and more customs taxes have to be paid. Customs officers inspected the "Spirit of Oceanus", december 26th 2001, and a long meeting between the Manuia production and customs officials took place in the afternoon. Talks between both sides resumed, thursday december 27th 2001. The ship is scheduled to tour Pacific islands, starting december 31st, during three weeks, with port calls in the Cook islands, Tonga and Fidji. The "Spirit of Oceanus" is a former Renaissance cruise ship. Survivor leaves Marquesas islands and should go... to Amazonia 12/26/2001 : 18h54 The US TV show "Survivor-Marquesas" is over. There are only about 30 Survivor technicians left in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva (Marquesas islands). They will be back in Tahiti, thursday december 27th 2001. The "Survivor court" has been dismantled, saturday december 22nd 2001, and will be sent to the United States. It will be used by CBS for new broadcasts presenting "Survivor Marquesas" in March 2002. According to sources in French Polynesia, the scout locator manager, Raine Hall, plans to organize the next Survivor TV show in 2002... in Amazonia. The final decision, however, has not been taken yet. Raine Hall was the one who made the "Survivor-Marquesas" project come true. She discovered the Marquesas islands in June 2001. She flew to Kenya after september 11th 2001 and convinced the "Survivor" chairman, Mark Burnett, to change locations for the next Survivor TV which was to be filmed in Jordan. The Survivor production wanted to avoid terrorist threats. More tourists to come Mark Burnett arrived in Tahiti, september 14th 2001, and met the president of the government of French Polynesia, Gaston Flosse, september 15th. He went to Nuku Hiva, september 16th 2001, and said that the next Survivor will be filmed in the Marquesas. It was only eleven weeks before the Survivor-Marquesas show started. The "Spirit of Oceanus" cruise ship, which was already sailing to Jordan, went to Tahiti and to the Marquesas islands. The Survivor production arrived at the Sheraton hotel, in Tahiti, tuesday october 2nd 2001. Mark Burnett arrived in Tahiti, october 8th, and flew to Nuku Hiva the very same day. He joined the team of 198 technicians from Australia, United States, New Zealand and Kenya. Almost 400 Marquesans were involved in the making of the Survivor TV show. In Taiohae today, everyone wants to believe that the filming of a TV gameshow will rejuvenate tourism. Moreover, the (female) founder of an internet site devoted to Survivor in the United States has anticipated undertaking a 'pilgrimage' to Nuku Hiva in early January 2002. "I want to be the first American to see the filming locations in person," she asserted in a message addressed to the editors of Tahitipresse. "Survivor-Marquesas" candidates released for Christmas 12/23/2001 : 16h24 Their ordeal is finally over. The sixteen candidates of the "Survivor-Marquesas" TV show flew to Los Angeles, saturday december 22nd 2001, at 11.45 PM on Air Tahiti Nui. They will share their Christmas dinner with their families. The candidates of the "Survivor" TV show came back from Nuku Hiva (Marquesas islands) friday december 21st on a Wanair charter flight to Tahiti. The Wanair jet made several roundtrips from Tahiti to the Marquesas islands that day. At their arrival in Tahiti, the candidates were brought to the Sheraton hotel, in Papeete. About 100 of the 163 technicians from the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Kenya already took international flights to leave Tahiti. In Taiohae, Nuku Hiva's main city, the "Survivor" technicians who are still there put all their camera and TV equipment in the "Spirit of Oceanus" cruise ship. The very special "Survivor necklace" which allows candidates to remain in the game until the "final four" has been carefully stored. This necklace is made of wild pig teeth, Marquesan carved "tikis" and ox bones. "Survivor court dismantled" A tahitian schooner will take care of the seven speedboats used by the "Survivor" production. The boats will be sent to the United States. The 350 Marquesan inhabitants who worked for the "Survivor" producers received, sunday december 23rd 2001, their wages. Some wages were worth 15 000 US$. Some Marquesan security guards are still in the Colette bay, where the "Survivor court" is to be dismantled. Gerard Goltz, one of the owners of Colette bay, said he did not want the "Survivor court" to remain after the show. The "Spirit of Oceanus" cruise ship will leave Nuku Hiva, wednesday december 26th 2001, and so will Philip Du Prel, who heads the "Survivor" security department, the day after. Final vote for the "Survivor" winner 12/19/2001 : 18h40 Fourteen of the sixteen candidates voted off the "Survivor" TV show had to choose, wednesday december 19th 2001, between the two final candidates of the game, a man and a woman. The fourteen candidates were brought back from New Zealand where they had been sent, far away from all local media. They went by feet on the crest of Colette bay (Haeotupa). When they arrived in the "Survivor court", they discovered a carved wooden "umete" (traditional polynesian dish). One by one, they had to write the name of the one they picked to be the final winner on a "tapa", a vegetal and traditional sheet of paper. Each "tapa" went in the "umete" dish and, once the ceremony was eventually completed, a lid was put on the "umete". A television camera was the only witness of the vote. No "Survivor" technician attended the ceremony. No one except Mark Burnett, the "Survivor" creator, his wife and his two children. In order to keep the final vote secret, it is very likely that the "umete" will be sent to the United States and opened only when the "Survivor" show will be aired in April 2002. The winner will get a million US$, a car, and will, in addition, sign several contracts with CBS. He should also appear on major TV shows in the United States like "Entertainment tonight" and "Larry King live". "Fafaru" and "nono" among the worst enemies Among the challenges last week for the eight candidates left, there was also "fafaru", a traditional polynesian food (fish left in salty water during several days...) Marquesans love "fafaru" but it is true that it has a very special taste. Candidates were warned : "If you do not eat it now, it will be full of worms tomorrow!" Three of the eight candidates refused to eat it and were penalized for it. The idea to use "fafaru" for "Survivor" came after Mark Burnett had dinner with polynesian friends a few days ago. They offered him a bowl of "fafaru". Mark Burnett tasted it but refused to swallow it. "This has to be in 'Survivor'!", he said. During their stay in the Marquesas, "Survivor" candidates also suffered from "nono" (kind of mosquitoes) bites. This can be very painful. Final countdown for "Survivor" : one man and one woman left 2/18/2001 : 19h14 Tahitipresse has learned that, since Tuesday December 18th 2001, there are only two people left in the "Survivor" TV show filmed in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas islands. The two candidates left are one man... and one woman. One of them will finally win the 1 million US $ prize Wednesday December 19th 2001, after 39 days of hardships in the Marquesas. The images of Survivor's final day will be sent to Tahiti, Thursday December 20th 2001. The people in charge of protecting these images will be again under pressure. The "Survivor" TV show is to be aired in the United States in April 2002. Note: The French version says, "This Thursday December 20 2001, they will have, in their black satchel, the result of this television game that millions of American television viewers will not know until April 2002." Wezzie "Survivor-Marquesas" : only three candidates left 12/15/2001 : 13h24 With only five days left, there are only three candidates left in the "Survivor-Marquesas" TV show. Thirteen candidates have been voted off the game so far. There will be only two candidates left, wednesday december 19th 2001, for the ultimate test. In Taiohae, the main city of Nuku Hiva, one can feel the pressure on the Survivor production and on the last castaways. Besides, Gerard Goltz, one of the land owners of the Colette Bay (Haeotupa), demands the destruction, as early as december 20th, of the "court" and of the "pae pae" (traditional marquesan temple) built for the "Survivor" TV show. Palms and carved trees Some marquesan elected representatives want the "court" and the "pae pae" to be rebuilt, after the show, in some place nearby Taiohae. This, they think, may attract lots of tourists. According to several marquesan witnesses, the "Survivor court" is a huge rectangular construction. Three lines of four carved trunks support a roof made of coconut tree palms. A volcanic stone wall surrounds the court. One can see there three tikis guarding the entrance. The court is located at the edge of the ocean, on the east of Colette bay. Hot shower and a good meal for a castaway 12/12/2001 : 20h37 The "Survivor" TV show goes on. There are only eight candidates left in the game. Another castaway has been voted off a few days ago. The game is to last until thursday, December 20th 2001. One of the castaway won a "challenge" and one of his dreams will come true. The "Survivor producers" enabled his parents to fly all the way to the Marquesas islands. They will arrive thursday, December 13th. The castaway who won the "challenge" will leave "his tribe" for just one evening. He will be allowed to take a hot shower - the first shower in 33 days! - and will have dinner with his parents. It will certainly be an enormous dinner. The castaway will return friday to the Hakapaa valley and try to be the only castaway left at the end of the game. He would then win 1 million US$. This will allow him to get lots of hot showers and good meals. "Gentleman Burnett" Mark Burnett, the "Survivor" creator and producer, has decided to be generous. At the end of "Survivor-Marquesas", he will give more money to those who claim the show has been filmed on their land. This will be case for Jean Charles Tekuataoa and Yvonne Katupa, although they both lost their case, December 5th, at the Papeete court, in Tahiti. "Gentleman Burnett" will also give about 3 millions CFP (23 000 US$) to a member of the Bambridge family in Tahiti. One case remains to be settled. It is the one of Gerard Goltz who wants to get thousands US$ from the "Survivor" producers. Marquesan rythm for " Survivor " 12/10/2001 : 19h06 "Survivor" producers have asked Marquesan musician Rataro to record the soundtrack of their show. The "Survivor" TV show will be aired in the United States in March or April 2002. Rataro recorded his songs from December 4th to December 7th 2001 in the Landau production studio, in Santa Monica, California. The US audience first discovered Marquesan rythm in a special report aired during a CBS evening news program. Rataro and his fellow musicians appeared tattooed in their traditional outfits. Rataro was quite satisfied with this first encounter of the American audience. "It is more than just my success. It is the recognition of the Marquesan culture", he said. It is also the result of a long-term effort with his producer, Eric Laroche, who organized his latest trip in the United States. Eric Laroche said further cooperation with producer Russ Landau is possible. "They were really impressed by our genuine music and they seem ready to work with us on other projects in 2002", he said. TNTV will air "Survivor-Marquesas" in Tahiti in May or June 2002 12/09/2001 : 19h08 The "Survivor-Marquesas" producer, Mark Burnett, granted TNTV, Tahiti Nui Television, the right to air the "Survivor" show in French Polynesia in May or June 2002, a few weeks only after CBS aired it in the United States. CBS plans to air the show in March or April 2002. This is a way to thank French Polynesia for its help on the "Survivor" project and all the Marquesans from the islands of Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou and Ua Huka who worked with the production during several weeks. At the end of "Survivor Marquesas", there will be only one 'castaway' left. Before getting his 1 million US$ prize, the winner will attend exotic dances. He will also have the choice between flying over Nuku Hiva in a helicopter, looking for lobsters in Nuku Hiva caves or giving a phone call to his family... "Survivor": nine candidates left 2/07/2001 : 19h33 The final countdown to the end of the "Survivor" TV show goes on. The Survivor Tribal Council met once more, Thursday December 6th 2001, in the Colette Bay (Haeotupa), in Nuku Hiva and another castaway has been voted out of the tribes. There are only nine castaways left. These nine candidates have now teamed up to create one single tribe. Friday December 7, in the morning, the nine " survivors " merged into one tribe which resides in Hakapaa where it will remain until the end of the game. These very special candidates have been placed in secret locations in Nuku Hiva. They first were brought to the "Spirit of oceanus" cruise ship, in the Taiohae bay. Then, they moved earlier this week of December 3, to another valley not far away from Anaho (north of the island). They were moved Thursday, December 6 at the end of the day to another secret site. Their current location remains secret so far. Contrary to a rumour circulating in Taiohae,The seven candidates not selected for the final part of the game will not be transferred to New Zealand even if Mark Burnett, the "Survivor" creator, has a new game going on there around volcanos and fjords. People say in Nuku Hiva that the candidates not selected may soon fly to Australia. The Survivor technicians had a party going on thursday night in their camps and aboard the "Spirit of Oceanus". Claiming land in the Marquesas for a few more US dollars 12/05/2001 : 19h27 Four tahitian families, the Tekuatoa, Katupa, Bambridge and Goltz families, are involved in a court battle against the producers of the "Survivor" TV show. The Tekuatoa and Katupa families claim to be the real owners of the Hakatea valley where the show is filmed. They want to control access to this valley. The Bambridge and Goltz families want to do the same at the Colette bay (Haeotupa) where the "Survivor" tribunal is located. The judgement on the Tekuatoa and Katupa case handed out by the Papeete court, wednesday december 5th 2001, satisfied the "Survivor" producers. The judgement said the Tekuatoa and Katupa families had no rights to seize the material filmed. They were even sentenced to pay the "Survivor" lawyer fees. As for the Bambridge family, current negotiations with "Survivor" producers could lead to a financial agreement. Papeete lawyer Jean-Dominique Des Arcis says Gerard Goltz wants the "Survivor" producers to build a dock, a bridge, a power station, a church for 60 persons in the Haeotupa valley in exchange for the loan of the land. According to Jean-Dominique Des Arcis, Gerard Goltz also asked the "Survivor" producers to buy him a boat and to give him 15 millions US$. The case has yet to be judged by the Papeete court. The "Survivor" bonanza 12/04/2001 : 14h10 The "Survivor" TV show is a real bonanza for Marquesan inhabitants. The TV show provides employment to lots of people. It will also boost tourism in the archipelago as the show is to be seen by millions of people in 147 countries. Marquesan music for "Survivor" 12/04/2001 : 10h19 Marquesan singer and musician Rataro will soon record sounds for the "Survivor" soundtrack. His music directly inspired by the traditional songs of the Marquesan archipelago ("Henua Enana", land of men) has seduced the producers of the TV show. Rataro was to fly from Tahiti to Los Angeles, tuesday december 4th 2001, with five musicians from his native Marquesan island, Ua Pou His performance will be recorded wednesday december 5th and thursday december 6th in California. The Rataro producer in Papeete did not wish to comment this information. "Survivor Marquesas" in Nuku Hiva, Five Candidates Eliminated 2/02/2001: 19h15 According to people living in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, there are only 11 candidates left in the "Survivor" TV game. Three more candidates have been voted out of the game. The five candidates stay in an unknown place in Nuku Hiva. "There's been an unexpected change in the rules of the game for reasons that I cannot imagine", said a Marquesan. According to the same source, one of the two tribes has moved to Hakapaa. It is not sure however if it is the Hakaui or the Hakatea tribe. (According to Wezzie, the original article in French reports, "...one of them is now in Hakapaa. The second tribe remained in Hakaui.") The "Survivor" Tribal Council now takes place at Colette Bay every three days. "Survivor" Nuku Hiva: Two Competitors "Voted Off" 28/11/2001: 17h12 Two of the sixteen " Survivor " contestants were eliminated during the week of November 24, according to residents of Taiohae, the capital of the archipelago. They left the valleys of Hakaui and Hakatea for another secret site. They will remain there until December 21, 2001. They are safe. The proof - during the same week, the head of security, Philip du Prel, was informed that two people equipped with cameras had gotten off a yacht near Hatiheu, not far from Anaho, in the north of the island, and drove towards Taiohae on board a car with tinted panes. The security guards were quickly mobilized. A few hours later it was announced that the two " intruders " had been intercepted. They turned out to be representatives of a tourist organization. This anecdote proves once again that Manuia security is effective and that all those who visit Nuku Hiva are closely supervised - nothing must filter outside before the end of production, in a few weeks, to the United States. (Translation by Wezzie) Marquesan hunters hired for Survivor 11/23/2001 : 16h04 - 170 In the Marquesas Islands, some say that security for "Survivor" candidates is as tight as President Bush's security. No less than 170 Marquesan hunters have been hired to control entrance to the four "Survivor" valleys. It is the first time in "Survivor" history that the population works closely with US producers," says Philip de Prel, who is in charge of all the "Survivor" security guards. His main task was to set up a security guard entirely made up of Marquesan hunters. The deputy security officer is Miamo Huukena, a well-known Marquesan boxer who was a boxing champion a few years ago in Tahiti. Philip du Prel and Miamo Huukena selected the 170 Marquesan hunters to keep all strangers off the "Survivor" valleys. "In Africa and Australia, the "Survivor" producers rented a four square kilometer area for the show. There was barbed wire and guards all around the place," says someone from the "Survivor" crew. Horses and binoculars Given the situation, with 2,500 inhabitants in Nuku Hiva living near the four forbidden valleys, and 1,700 inhabitants alone in the main city, Taiohae, it was important for US producers to convince the population to collaborate. In addition to the 170 hunters, 200 Marquesans were hired for various positions (drivers, secretaries, seamen, etc.). But the security department is undoubtedly the most impressive one. "Only the Marquesan hunters, who knew every square inch of the island can do this," said Philip du Prel, who heads the security department. Six antennas have been set up in Nuku Hiva. They enable the security guards to communicate easily. Each one of them has a walkie-talkie. Marquesan hunters are young people accustomed to staying many weeks in the mountains with their dogs. They also use horses to go around the step Marquesan cliffs looking for wild goats. When the night comes, they build their own camp. On the Taiohae heights, above the Keikahanui Hotel (Nuku Hiva Pearl Lodge), a shelter has been set up for these proud hunters. It enables them to control access to Colette Bay. Here again, there is always someone, day and night. The guards use binoculars and walkie-talkies. No photographer will outsmart them. "Some of these hunters never had a wage before in their life. It is the first time they have had employment, and "Survivor" pays them well, both for them and their horses," tells an old man whose son works for "the Americans." "When a Marquesan swears he will control entrance to a valley, you can really trust him," says a gendarme in Nuku Hiva. And indeed, they have sworn that no press photographer, no paparazzi, will outsmart them. It is a question of pride. "Of course, the hunters are not real law-enforcement officials and they do not carry guns," says Philip du Prel who points out that there is real teamwork with the French gendarmes. Reinforcements from the gendarmerie offices in Tahiti came to Taiohae for "Survivor". Ten gendarmes patrol day and night in Nuku Hiva. It is necessary, since 250 people (60% from Australia, 40% from the United States) arrived in the island for the "Survivor" show. Any photographer who would be arrested near one of the forbidden valleys will be prosecuted for "violation of one's private life." Jail terms are possible according to French law. Cameras used by trespassers can be seized. Marquesan hunters are asked to turn trespassers over to gendarme officers. Survivor producers and French Polynesia still looking for an agreement 20/11/2001 : 18h32 Survivors producers, Dick Beckett and Keith Hall, and representatives from the government of French Polynesia had a meeting, monday november 19th 2001, in Nuku Hiva (Marquesas islands). Both sides were to sign an agreement for the making of the Survivor TV show in French Polynesia. Survivor producers reminded tahitian representatives that Survivor was to be aired in March or April 2002 in the United States. This will be a great boost for Marquesan tourism, they said. The program has 80 millions viewers, they added. But the vice-president of the government of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch, said Tahiti's financial aid for the project was already worth 60 millions CFP (460 000 US$). Edouard Fritch wants a "Tahiti-mystic island" logo to appear on each Survivor broadcast. He also wants the program to let people know about one of French Polynesia's official websites. This website will provide informations to all the viewers who would like to visit the Marquesas island once the Survivor game is over. All these informations, he pointed out, will help "US citizens to locate the Marquesas islands and Nuku Hiva on a chart". Both sides did not reach an agreement on these issues. Survivor producers said they had to talk about these specific requests with CBS officials. CBS is airing the program in the United States. Survivor producers and representatives from the government of French Polynesia will meet again in early December. Four Marquesan bays "TAPU" during Survivor TV show 11/13/2001 : 16h47 Wezzie's Translation from French The government of French Polynesia made a decree in the Council of Ministers, October 31, 2001, as published in the Official Journal of the Territory on November 8, prohibiting the entrance and navigation in the four bays on the island of Nuku Hiva reserved for the production of Survivor. The bays affected by the official " tapu ", which obviously excludes the members of the production company, are those of Hakatea, Hakapaa, Haaotupa (Colette bay), and Haatuatua, as Tahitipresse had already indicated. Prohibition to enter in these places extends from November 4 to December 23, 2001. Trespassers will be prosecuted and will be held liable for fines worth 20,000 to 50,000 CFP (153 to 384 US$). The chairman of " Survivor ", Mark Burnett, in Tahiti 8/11/2001: 16h35 Wezzie's Translation from French In beige clothes and exotic colors, Mark Burnett, Chairman and Managing Director of the Production Company of " Survivor " arrived, Thursday November 8, 2001, at the airport of Tahiti-Faa' on an Air France flight from Los Angeles. Carrying a shoulder bag marked " Survivor " on which was reproduced the three key words of the television game, " outwit, outplay, outlast " (to show themselves more malignant, to dominate the others, and to last longer than the others), the producer of the number one show in the United States embarked at once for Nuku Hiva (Marchionesses), the island where the episodes of the television broadcast will proceed. He will meet the representatives of the government of French Polynesia with whom he will sign a partnership agreement. Mark Burnett will chair then, Monday November 12 in the morning, the launching of the television game will be followed for 39 days by millions of television viewers in 147 countries. On location, in Nuku Hiva, the sixteen men and women contestants, two teams each of four men and four women, prepare to face the hard realities of the Marquisien valleys and the tests imposed by the play. To decide between these two competing teams the tribunal. of " Survivor " set itself up Thursday November 8. On Monday November 12, the Survivor contestants will have to swim to their respective valleys. The second test consists of the construction of a hut where they will have to remain for more than one month. The production in Nuku Hiva currently mobilizes 230 American and Australian technicians. It must end on December 21. Right now, one notices in Taiohae the presence of paparazzi from various countries. Survivor candidates in Nuku Hiva 11/05/2001 : 18h45 Survivor, the TV show popular in the United States, is about to begin in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas islands. "The TV show will undoubtedly start, thursday november 8th 2001. The sixteen candidates are already in the Marquesas aboard the Spirit of Oceanus cruise ship", claimed, monday november 5th, one of the Nuku Hiva inhabitants. Hakaui (Daniel's Bay) Three of the five Nuku Hiva valleys chosen for the TV show are already closed to the public. Marquesan hunters have been hired by the TV production to guard the valleys' entrance. These three valleys are Haatuatua, Hakaui and Hakatea. The Hakapaa bay, at the entrance of the larger Taipivai valley, is however still open to the public. About 20 000 Marquesans used to live in this valley before Europeans arrived in the archipelago. The Survivor crew is responsible for major roadworks in the Colette bay, in the south of the island. Access to this part of the island has always been difficult and is limited to four wheel drive vehicles. "The Survivor headquarters will be located in the Anaho bay, in the north of Nuku Hiva. Some significant computer equipement, unseen before on the island, has been unloaded in this bay during the last week-end", said another Marquesan inhabitant. He added that there were about 230 Survivor employees in Nuku Hiva and that most of them were Australians. About hundred of them are accomodated aboard the Spirit of Oceanus cruise ship and the rest lives in hotels and special campsites created for the event, in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva's main village. Flying over the designated valleys for the TV show is from now on prohibited. One of the inhabitants complains that prices in Nuku Hiva go up for everything. Survivor TV show will use former Renaissance cruise ship 31/10/2001 : 18h55 The crew of the Survivor TV show is getting ready to go to the Marquesas islands. The TV show will start in November, in Nuku Hiva, the main island of the archipelago. The accomodation of the Survivor crew will be provided by the "Spirit of Oceanus", a former Renaissance V cruise ship. This cruise ship can accomodate 114 passengers. The "Spirit of Oceanus" will stay in Nuku Hiva as long as the TV show lasts. Survivor will be filmed in November and December. Tensions on Survivor: "I’m confident", declares Pascale Haiti, Minister of the Craft Industry. 10/13/2001 : 06h33 The tension went up a notch in Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands) where the production team of the American programme "Survivor" is to shoot its fourth episode in December 2001. The reason for such tension lies in technical and financial disputes between the population and the managers of "Survivor". Pascale Haiti (left) with Nuku Hiva mayor Lucien Kimitete The rumour says that the American production is even believed to plan leaving the Marquesas Islands for another archipelago of the South Pacific, such as the Fiji Islands. And yet, on the spot, all is made as if nothing had changed in the projects: 70 houses should be built on the island of Nuku Hiva; everyone gets ready to welcome the Americans despite everything. On the one hand, Pascale Haiti, the Minister of the Craft Industry, who is a Marquesan woman, on her return from Nuku Hiva where she met the population, tried to reassure people and declared on Friday October 12 to "Tahitipresse" agency: "I’m confident!". Along with Nuku Hiva’s Mayor, Lucien Kimitete, Pascale Haiti tries to moderate these tensions for the good continuation of the shooting. As a Marquesan woman, she knows that it is in the habits of the population to test first-time visitors. On the other hand, the American production team is very demanding, hence the fever which goes up in Taiohae, the Marquesan capital. "Survivor" staff in Tahiti 10/10/2001 : 19h44 Technicians from "Survivor", the famous US TV show, have arrived in Tahiti. Their headquarters in French Polynesia are in the Tahiti Sheraton hotel. Sixteen US candidates will stay during forty days in a Marquesan valley for this TV show. "We work thirteen hours per day to take care of all the details", said one of the technicians adding that he could not unravel anything else about the "Survivor" project in French Polynesia. For several days, the "Survivor" team has been hiring Polynesian people to assist the TV crew. 250 persons, including a team of Australian cameramen, will participate in the "Survivor" project. The heavy material needed by the crew will be carried from Tahiti to the Marquesas, 1,500 Kms away (940 miles), by the "Aranui" schooner. Tahitipresse has learned that four valleys in Nuku Hiva, the main island of the Marquesan archipelago, have been chosen for the TV show : Hakaui, Hakatea, Haeotupa and Aakapa. All of them are located on the western part of the island. They are also, and it is not a surprise, Nuku Hiva's wildest valleys. Hakaui is famous for its unbelievable landscape and for its 350 m (about 1000 feet) high waterfall. Rough valleys The second valley, Hakatea, is known to be a hunting place with lots of wild pigs. A US family is established in this valley. They often welcome people sailing across the Pacific ocean. The third valley, Haeotupa, is a true labyrinth. Marquesans say one can easily get lost in this lush vegetation. The fourth and last valley is called Aakapa. It is probably the roughest of the four valleys. Mosquitoes and "nonos" (sorts of small biting flies) are tough on visitors. "It is impossible to live there because insects keep on attacking you", said a Marquesan hunter living in Tahiti. These four valleys all have at least one river. In Taiohae, the main city in Nuku Hiva, many houses will be built in only three weeks to accommodate the "Survivor" technicians. And since the entire project has to remain secret, a code name, "Manuia", is now used. "Manuia" means, in Tahitian, success and good luck. Hunting wild goats in the Marquesas 10/10/2001 : 19h38 The Marquesas islands, located 1 500 kilometers (940 miles) in the north-east of French Polynesia, are known to be a rough place. Marquesans themselves call the archipelago "Henua Enata", the "land of men". Once in a while, in Nuku Hiva, the main island of the Marquesas, young hunters dare to capture wild goats. They climb the steep hills of the island with their dogs. They run after the wild goats near the Nuku Hiva rugged cliffs. This traditional hunting is indeed quite dangerous and many accidents occur every year. Marquesan hunters can stay in the mountains many days. They will in fact stay away from home until they get all the food they need. No more, no less. Hunters use guns and knifes to finish off the wild goats. Then, it will take them many hours to walk back to their villages. Life in the Marquesas is never easy. Visitors encounter a genuine but unforgiving nature. "Survivor" TV show in the Marquesas Islands 02/10/2001 : 18h54 The "Survivor" TV show will soon be filmed in Nuku Hiva, Marquesas islands, in the north east of French Polynesia. A crew from the TV show is already in Tahiti to check the last details. About 250 US technicians are expected in the weeks to come in French Polynesia. The "Survivor" TV shows had in the past 80 million viewers. Previous shows were in Indonesia, Australia and Kenya. Sixteen people are to participate in the "Survivor" broadcast. After 39 days, one "survivor" will get the 1 million US$ prize. In Taihoae, Nuku Hiva, the population is delighted to see the project come true. Four valleys of the island should be used for the TV show. Nuku Hiva is the island where writer Herman Melville stayed for a few months in the XIXth century. He encountered a cannibal tribe and escaped. He later recalled the story in a novel entitled "Typee". Typee comes from Taipivai, one of the most famous bay in Nuku Hiva. |
Car54 | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 12:47 pm     Here is a link to the Dan Bollinger site that maps the Survivor filming. This place looks beautiful. Survivor Marquesas Maps |
Car54 | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 01:05 pm     From Theage.com Survivor cops a rocket in French Polynesia By BEN MATTERLY Thursday 13 December 2001 The producers of the Survivor reality TV series are embroiled in negotiations with the government of French Polynesia over the level of promotion that US network CBS will give to the country when the show is screened in the States next year. Survivor producers Dick Beckett and Keith Hall discussed the issue with government officials on the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, where the next series of the show is five weeks into filming. The producers have agreed to call the show Survivor Marquesas, which they seem to feel is enough promotion. But French Polynesia's vice-president, Edouard Fritch, says the government has spent 65 million French Pacific Francs (about $940,000) on promotion for the Marquesas Islands through the show and it wants a bit more for its money. It's all very well having the island group's name in the title but, unlike the Outback, the setting of the second Survivor series, Marquesas is not instantly identifiable, Fritch believes. The French Polynesians want a Mystic Tahiti Islands logo to appear on every Survivor broadcast, as well as pointers to one of French Polynesia's official websites, which will provide information on the Marquesas. The two sides have failed to reach an agreement on the issue but more negotiations are underway. Hall says they have to discuss the government's requests with CBS management before they can make any promises. This is not the first problem Survivor has encountered in French Polynesia. Technical and financial disputes between the local population and the crew, as well as complaints over the behaviour of the Americans, threatened to boil over in October, forcing the producers to consider dumping the Marquesas for another Pacific location. But money seems to have cured all evils for the moment. Christian Durocher, of the government news agency, Tahitipresse, says 170 local people are now being very well paid to patrol the site and prevent nosy photographers from taking pictures, a product of the curiously obsessive paranoia surrounding the show. The government has given police backing to the security operation and ordered that unauthorised people discovered on the site should be handed over to the gendarmes, after which, presumably, they will have their tongues cut out by CBS. |
Car54 | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 01:12 pm     Here is a link to a calendar of the Survivor4 filming: Survivor 4 calendar |
Weinermr | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 01:12 pm     Wow, alot of great spoilers in your prior post Car! We will be returning to this document over and over again during Survivor IV I'm sure. |
Car54 | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 01:35 pm     yeah, pretty much ran out of stuff to spoil on S3, thought we might get started on S4! |
Car54 | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 01:50 pm     Here is a link to a picture of the S4 Marquesas Logo- very pretty! Burnett said the buff colors would be lime green and teal blue PIC OF S4 LOGO |
Neko | Sunday, December 30, 2001 - 04:37 pm     Oooooo..I like...I like..Can't wait. Hehehe Bad Cars Bad! I had to just fly past that large spoiler part!You should have warned me!I actually want to be surprised for Survivor 4(Like that'll ever happen if I stay here!!^_^) |
Heyteach | Saturday, January 05, 2002 - 10:54 am     You're a good little vehicle, Car! And obviously very clever! I am so glad to know that at least this group will have plenty of water! Now, which news agency would be your best bet for Amazonia? |
Car54 | Saturday, January 05, 2002 - 01:32 pm     They say the contestants for the Marqesas are a "very pretty" group. |
Awareinva | Saturday, January 05, 2002 - 06:56 pm     Man, if even half of that stuff in the articles is true- WOW! I hope, I hope, I hope it is right....we have had so little to go on this time!!! Great Job Car!! Thanks for all the work. I was already anticipating Survivor withdrawal- and you have gotten me a fix already.  |
Gina8642 | Sunday, January 06, 2002 - 11:30 am     Thanks for the posts car. Now does anyone know when the show will air? I've seen some comments in various threads like folks already know. But I don't. The sooner the better. I too feel survivor withdrawl coming on...... By the way, many of the reality TV type web magazines are calling this franchise dead. Boring, etc... But I've noticed that is is still in the top 15 ratings wise. I don't think Survivor is going anywhere until at least Survivor 5 airs. |
Moondance | Saturday, January 12, 2002 - 10:09 pm     Looks like Lex was on the wrong Survivor! Tattooing |
Moondance | Sunday, January 13, 2002 - 05:16 pm     The two tribes names are Hakapaa & Hakaui Getting closer... I want the cast list!!!!! Thank goodness for Car... I am sure she will get it soon |
Car54 | Sunday, January 13, 2002 - 05:55 pm     Here ya go, Moon, knock yourself out! These have been around for a while, but seemed pretty vague. The only one that seems pretty sure is Kathy O'Brien. None of these are confirmed yet POSSIBLE SURVIVOR 4 CAST MEMBERS Kathy OBrien hmm, that Gabe guy looks pretty interesting. |
Moondance | Sunday, January 13, 2002 - 06:10 pm     I saw both of these over the last week... it does look interesting... can't believe we might get a Mike Boogie II LOL Thanks Car! |
Squaredsc | Sunday, January 13, 2002 - 07:15 pm     oh my god another mike boogie, hope he doesn't rap too or he will be the 1st one voted off. |
Moondance | Monday, January 14, 2002 - 12:55 pm     ohhhhh here are some pix! http://survivorfever.net/s4-pc-promo.html |
Moondance | Monday, January 14, 2002 - 12:57 pm     And the promo shots http://survivorfever.net/s4-10.html |
Moondance | Monday, January 14, 2002 - 02:57 pm     Survivor 4 To Cast Town Local By Karla Wastow You may all know the realiry television show, Survivor 3, created by Mark Burnett. We have received word that Samuel Gaskow, 49, Scotch Plains resident, will be a 'Survivor!' He was recently casted for the 'Survivor' series, making him the first confirmed cast member. We could not reach Samuel, but this was confirmed by his sister, Claire Gaskow, 47. We are not able to confirm this, but Claire Gaskow did confirm. We will bring you more up to date news next month. Source with Pix |
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