Archive through August 15, 2002
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Archive through August 15, 2002
Earthkitten | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 09:40 pm     On Thursday, August 15th, The Early Show will have a segment announcing the new Survivors! Whoopee!! |
Kaili | Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 10:09 pm     Yay!!!!!! I'm so happy!!!! *clap*clap*clap* Thank you Earthkitten! I would never know this stuff if it wasn't for this board because I otherwise never watch any of those morning news and fluff shows. I'm a CNN/MSNBC girl myself. |
Micknrc | Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 10:08 am     from the cbs website and eyemail:
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Micknrc | Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 10:11 am     From the Early Show:New Format For '‘Survivor' NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2002 'Survivor' host Jeff Probst (CBS) (CBS) "Survivor: Thailand," the fifth and latest game in the successful reality TV series, will have all new challenges and a brand new start, host Jeff Probst has announced. In an interview on The Early Show, Probst said the show, which begins Sept. 19 on CBS, will have an all-new way of starting and will offer new challenges as well. He said producers are trying to shake up the 16 contestants, most of whom have seen previous games, and challenge their assumptions on how the game is played. The 16 competitors, who will vie for the $1 million prize by outlasting everyone else in the game, are to be announced Aug. 15 on The Early Show. The game show was shot during monsoon season in Thailand and contestants are subjected to a lot of rain – driving sheets of rain – during the last half of the game, Probst said. He also said the Tribal Councils will be held in a Thai temple and the setting was the "most ornate ever" for council meetings. "It was very weird to me," he said, "because you are there in your smelly khakis in this beautiful temple." © MMII, CBS Worldwide Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 11:44 am     Jeff also said this was a "more diverse group". |
Car54 | Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 02:10 pm     THIS THURSDAY?????????? OMG!!!! I AM SO NOT READY!!!!!! Ok, now this is my one any only thing that even approaches a spoiler....last time, they put up the S4 site but it was black and the night before the announcement, if you went there and moved your mouse around over the dark parts of the screen, if you looked, you could make out the people's names! Then I came back here all excited and NO ONE was on the freaking board all evening! Big fat ol spoiler! LOL I am checking tonight! |
Webkitty | Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 03:26 pm     OMG! I never would have known! I will have make sure I tape this tomorrow morning. Thanks Earthkitten for starting a thread on this. Yippie!!! Survivor again! ~happy dance~  |
Moondance | Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 04:21 pm     HAPPY HAAPPY HAPPY Moon! |
Honeybeebaby | Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 09:05 pm     If you go to http://www.survivorfever.net they have the same picture with the faces revealed today check it out. |
Maris | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 08:01 am     http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor5/ you can get the bios here. |
Micknrc | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 08:26 am     Okay, what's up with all the Texans? Two from Plano alone? The South in general? Texas, 2 from Louisiana (one of which is a transplanted texan), Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida...... sheesh, and I used to think that I shouldn't bother to apply since thay'd already had their "Kentucky" contestant! altough I could always say my hometown is NYC-LOL--and maybe if I went back to bartending....hmmmm..... |
Whoami | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 08:34 am     Dang! I forgot to tape it! Oh well. Observations: Hey, someone from Denver! I think that's a first for CO. I think BB from SI had Denver ties, but I don't think he was officially listed as a Coloradan. Oh gee, surprise, surprise. A contestant who is an NYC Policman. No, I don't mean to be callous. It's just that I wish everyone would stop using 9/11 for ratings puposes. It's just wrong. |
Amac | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 08:39 am     Same pic as above with the masks removed:
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Duncan | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 08:43 am     I counted 5 of them over the age of 40, and a couple in their mid to late 30s. At least is isn't 14 twenty-somethings and two folks in their 50s this time. |
Kaili | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 08:52 am     Based on the picture above, they also don't look like supermodels either- and to be that's actually a plus. The girls with the little pink hat looks like a cutie- I'll have to check out the links above. Missed the Early Show this morning- I woke up at 6:30 but fell asleep again until 9. |
Marysafan | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 09:21 am     I caught the Early Show...we didn't get to actually "meet" them. We just saw a brief clip of them on the island while Jeff Probst gave us their names, ages, occupations and hometowns. I was about ready to strangle Jane Clayson as she teased the segement for most of the two hours. At one point, she even said..."Coming up next..."....45 minutes later! |
Webkitty | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 09:27 am     I taped the Early Show, this group is better looking than the pic about would indicate. They have a diverse age range, the oldest being 60. His name is Jake Billinsly. The youngest is a 23 year old bar tender (hunk type) There is also a 53 year old teacher (woman) from Florida and a 47 year old Navy swim instructor (also a woman, I think?) A 40 year old pastor (man) and the rest mostly in their 30's. The location looks stunning and I can't wait! I love Survivor and I don't want to see any grousing and complaining! Ya'll hear me?? J/K!!!!!  |
Crazydog | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 11:50 am     No complaining, just some observations... At last they have cast an Asian-American. I read somewhere that they said they had been feeling a lot of pressure to cast an Asian-American and that only 200 out of over 65,000 applications were AAs. Once again, two blacks, one male, one female. Why does it always have to be two and why is it always one male, one female. Why can't they have two females or two males? I noticed once again we have our resident bartender (read: I'm trying to make it as an actor and I'm essentially unemployed). What is it with Mark Burnett and bartenders? Nice to see a more diverse age group. The guy at the bottom right (don't remember his name) is scary looking. Which one of them is the token gay? Who is the lazy clown? Who is the frail older mother figure? Who is the bossy know-it-all? Who is the Playboy wanna-be? LOL |
Mejane | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 12:40 pm     Crazydog, I'm betting the token gay is Stephanie Dill. |
Whoami | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 02:10 pm     Am going through the bios in another window. Thought I'd make a few more observations. Brian Heidik is a bonafide actor. I guess it's better to have an up-front one, than all the wanna-bees who are there to become famous. Here is his info on IMDB. +Brian,Brian Heidik on IMDB Penny. Pajamas as a luxery item? This one made me LOL! Robb. Looks a bit like "don't mess with me" in his pic. If he enjoys sushi, he should have no problem with the "yucky food challenge!" LOL. Shii Ann. Excellent to have an Asian American! Tanya. I see that name now (after BB3) and cringe. But she really looks cool and down to earth. I hope she was able to get far in the game before her home tragedy hit. Though, in the grand sceme of things, who cares about games when important family stuff comes up. Helen. 47, and a Navy Swim instructor. I bet she's used to men who think they are superior to women. A chance that she could be underestimated (age, sex), but be very competative. I could see her holding back on challenges (to not expose her stregth), and competing enough to win. But really step it up when needed if she makes it to the merge. Jake. Cool, another one with Colorado ties (though he doesn't live there now). Looks like he wears his 61 years better than I wear my 44. Jan. Love the fact there are more older women here, that aren't feeble. But I must admit my guard went up when I saw she has ties to a public figure (formerly secretary to Martina Navratilova). I guess even ordianry people can have ties like this though. My cousin went to school with Ron Howard, and Larry from the Beaver. And my other cousin actually played in the Masters the first year Tiger Woods won. In fact, the old radio show stars Fibber McGee and Molly are distant distant cousins of ours. So hey, maybe I should apply for the next Survivor! Ken. Like I said in a previous post. It irritates me that someone may want to use 9/11 for ratings. Let's hope Ken doesn't allow that, or milk it to get further in the game. My guard is already up, but I'll reserve judgement till I "meet him." Overall, the age ranges aren't as diverse as it looks. Comparing to SIV anyway. The number of 20-29 on SIV was 6. SV has 7. The number of 30-39 on SIV was 6. SV has 4. The number of 40-49 on SIV was 3. SV has 3. The number of 50-59 on SIV was 1. SV has 1. The number of 60-69 on SIV was 0. SV has 1. Overall average age on SIV was 34.8125. Overall average age on SV is 35.375. |
Car54 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 02:22 pm     They cast a fireman AND a policeman...how timely is that? That guy in the safari suit has got to go early... Lots of blond guys with tattoos.... Mick? Mark Burnett said this is the best looking cast ever. Oh boy..that is what I watch Survivor for. Gotta update all my Survivor spoiler bookmarks. Can we keep our teams in the Deadpool or do we have to re-up?
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Micknrc | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 03:38 pm     Car, I'm wondering if EMB isn't suffering from serious eye problems....I don't think this bunch is all that. plus Rob skeers me I know it's corny, but I'll take a Brooklyn Cop (Ken) anyday! I've got my fave already! (It's in my family rulebook, ya know, grandpa was an Irish cop in NYC on a horse, and so on into this generation.....} plus I spent 6 years (7-13 yo) in Brooklyn, after the Bronx..... Don't laugh at my all-too-early pick of who to root for--I chose Lex from his bio before the show started! He's still one of my all-time favorite survivors (and I had to stick up for him almost as fervently as Josh and Roddy supporters do now!) The surprising thing for me is I'm already also pulling for two women (Helen and Tonya) I have a soft spot for social workers and chicks who make it in the man's Navy (or Army, or Marines, or AF...). Normally only the men capture my imagination I'm PO'ed re: Brian. He, plus all the LA/showbiz hangeronners from BB burn my a$$! Real Americans, my foot. Memo to Arnie S. and EMB: Cast from the real people of the country who actually buy your PR and APPLY to be on your show. Quit scouting for and recruiting the right 'types' and 'looks.' I'm half tempted to write a complaint to whatever that commission is that oversees "gameshows" *Whew* Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong...(to quote DM). |
Car54 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 03:49 pm     Feel better? |
Micknrc | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 04:43 pm     much. |
Car54 | Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 06:14 pm     From the commercial during BB3 tonight, the Survivors arrive on their beach in Siam, Thailand (where the hell are they this time?) in these King and I lookin boats, and Jeff divides them into Men v Women. WOO HOO..this is gonna be choice. |
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