Ted Roger's Post Boot Interviews
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Squaredsc | Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 08:24 am     ooh no beard? got to find a picture of that. thanks sea, i was just wondering about the contact thing. sidenote, can't stand trent lott and it amazes me he has been in office as long as he has, but thats for another topic. |
Csnog | Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 11:11 am     Teds baby was born the day before he left to tape the show. He was not allowed to hold her because she was in isolation for some reason. I liked Ted in a beard. |
Catfat | Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 09:34 pm     On the CBS chat transcript, Ted said something about "it wasn't the time to vote off Brian yet" or words to that effect. I can't get back on that site, can someone please check it out. Looks like a spoiler big time to me. |
Catfat | Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 09:48 pm     OK, I found it, as follows: Funnylucky: Why is it that when you all have your discussions no one ever mentioned voting Brian off? Ted: Good question...the reason is because his time wasn't due as of yet. His timewas coming but wasn't due at the time of our discussions. What do you all think? I think is says that Brian is going to be voted off soon. |
Car54 | Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 09:58 pm     I think it just means TED thought Brian would be voted off before the end. Ted thought he and Helen and possibly Jan would be taking control...if they booted Clay, then next would probably be Brian. He also said his strategy and understanding of where he stood were flawed. |
Fruitbat | Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 07:39 am     I got that same thing, Car. They blew their chance. |
Car54 | Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 07:57 am     Well it would sure be cool if they DID boot him next. Heck, we had no idea KimJ would make an immunity run at the end of Africa...we thought it would be a sure show-down between Lex and Ethan. Strange things CAN happen at the end. I am kind of hoping for ol Jan to take it all ...just for the heck of it! |
Fruitbat | Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 10:43 am     Me too. I just want that damn spoiler to be wrong. Helen is kicking herself as she watches these episodes and her husband is saying, I told you so. |
Hermione69 | Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 11:12 am     Ditto. |
Car54 | Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 11:12 am     Yeah. I hope he kicks her butt. Boy, a husband never had better backup that his wife should listen to his advice. Helen is gonna be hearing about this the rest of her life. |
Car54 | Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 04:27 pm     Posted by Rose54321 at the Mess Hall: ED ROGERS/SURVIVOR #12 VOTED OUT Q: You look great! You've really kept off the weight you lost in Thailand. TR: Yeah, you know, I wanted to put to bed the old Ted! All my life I've been eating like a football lineman, so I wanted to take this opportunity to start a new Ted, and it feels great! I can finally go to the mall and find my size! Q: Let's talk about the highs and lows of last night's episode... how much fun was it winning the Reward Challenge? TR: You know, we all went into the game hoping the last reward would be a car or an SUV, and the fact that it was a Chevy Trailblazer was amazing! I love it, and it drives beautifully! (editorial comment: not only evades the question but campaigns for a job as a Chevy pitchman!!) Q: That was the high point, the low point was obviously at Tribal Council. Did you feel betrayed by Brian? TR: Not at all. I used my questioning last night just to kinda get a balance of where we were as far as the alliance was concerned. I was looking to see whether he was wavering with the alliance, and he did, and that really gave me the ammunition to go ahead and start working on Helen and Jan, building that alliance up. Q: Yet they both ended up betraying you to further their own cause in the game. How did that make you feel, and did they at least have the courtesy to tell you before Tribal Council? TR: No. I knew I was gonna get voted out, however, based on the actions of the tribe. One of the advantages of being with a tribe for 36 days, you understand the mode of operation. So when I wasn't receiving information about who was gonna be voted out next, as well as deceiving information that was being received, I knew I was a target, especially after winning the SUV. I had a big red target on my back after that! So I think it was self-preservation on their part, they had to do what they had to do, to balance the fact that they talked to me and proceeded further in the game. Q: What was the toughest aspect of Survivor for you? TR: The toughest thing was missing my family and my daughter. At the time I went out there, she was 4 days old, and now she's a beautiful 6 month old baby girl, so that was the toughest part. (shows pictures) I have the Proud Papa Syndrome! Q: I'm sure the other difficult thing was dealing with the Ghandia situation, especially having to come home and face your wife, knowing everyone in America was going to be seeing what went on. TR: Yeah, that was tough, but my wife is an amazing, amazing woman. Beth is amazing, and has been supportive, and that was an issue that we definitely had to work through, and we worked through it successfully. We weren't gonna let that issue tear us apart. So the drama train of that situation left the station a long long time ago, we've moved past it, and now we even joke about it! Q: Two surprises, as we get close to the end of the game, are Jan's survival and Clay's survival. TR: Right. Jan... I tell you, Jan is a very intelligent person. In my mind, she's playing the best game, because externally you would perceive that she's "loosey-goosey", but she is on point with everything, and she knows exactly what she's doing, and I respect her highly, I did so before, and even more so now. Clay, in my opinion, is just basically being himself... (hesitates, stumbling) and basically he's gone as far as he's gone based on his actions. Q: Are there rules on the jury about whether you can discuss voting with the other jury members? TR: That's a very good question. Being that I just got voted out last night, I'm not really sure of the jury procedures and I'm quite sure I'll be briefed. Q: What's it going to take to get your vote? TR: It's gonna take integrity, it's gonna take honesty, and it's also gonna take who I built a friendship with. Yes, this game is "outwit", but you know, I really wanna make sure my vote goes to the person that really deserves the vote the most. It's gonna be an interesting vote, because Sook Jai has the majority on the jury. Right now I'm the only Chuay Gahn member on the jury, so it's gonna be a tough decision. Q: out of time, thanks etc. One other note... as I listened to other interviews on the satellite feed before our show started, Ted had one interesting answer to a question about how he would make his voting decision: TR: With some of them, all they'd have to do is smile at me and they'd have my vote. With others, they'd have to do some serious campaigning, and be more convincing than they've ever been in their life before I would vote for them. |
Aussiedeb | Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 04:55 pm     Great interviews.. He does come off as classy doesn't he? I just wish it was Brian that got booted last night though.. I just want to smack Brian  |
Car54 | Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 05:11 pm     It's ok, Deb, his wife did it for you. |
Fruitbat | Monday, December 16, 2002 - 07:36 am     |
Ark | Monday, December 16, 2002 - 08:49 am     I noticed two things in the last interview. First the statement "I was looking to see whether he was wavering with the alliance, and he did, and that really gave me the ammunition to go ahead and start working on Helen and Jan, building that alliance up." So why did he vote for Jan if he was working to build that alliance up? Second, in another thread, I questioned how the X-survivors talk about how they have to wait to see how things play out before they decide who to vote for. I thought it was odd because we're pretty sure the votes have already been cast. This Q & A pretty much confirms that they are being coached to act like in their post-boot interviews like the boot is in real time. "Q: Are there rules on the jury about whether you can discuss voting with the other jury members? TR: That's a very good question. Being that I just got voted out last night, I'm not really sure of the jury procedures and I'm quite sure I'll be briefed." |
Car54 | Monday, December 16, 2002 - 07:42 pm     Ted is on Letterman tonight. |
Cyn | Monday, December 16, 2002 - 09:04 pm     Ted is on Letterman in two minutes (east coast). |
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