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Whoami

Monday, May 20, 2002 - 10:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, the "location" thread started to meander into what the new changes will be for SV, so I thought I'd make a thread for the topic alone. Hope that's okay with ya all!

I like the idea that all the survivors will be dropped off in one group. Maybe they will be dropped off on Challenge Beach, and spend one night getting to know each other, then have one big challenge, where the first and second place winners become "captains" who then get to take turns picking members of their own tribe. Then both tribes pack up belongings and hike to their respective campsite.

Could be too, that they'l use the parachuting in idea that they ditched in SII. Rememeber when Tina was an alternate, and someone who was already picked dropped out cause she had an issue with skydiving (I wonder who that was, and did they participate in a later Survivor?). Then they ditched that idea after all!

I'm getting tired of the hyped "wait till you see" crap, and it being a big let down. MB needs to rethink his marketing department. Fool me too many times, and I'm not gonna watch, no matter how much you try to trick me to watch.

Jeep

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 06:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Who!

I'm like everyone in the other thread and think it could be a "pick your own team" situation. Your idea of the top 2 winners of the first challenge being the ones who choose is great. If that person selects a nasty/lazy/obnoxious member, it could come back to haunt him/her.

Lancecrossfire

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 12:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, I've got one way to keep them off balance and keep them from setting up alliances from the start--or at least easy to keep together alliances.

And it's something that can be done in conjunction with any of the above ideas that include at least 2 tribes to start with. Every couple days. they bring them together like they did with the standing on the stump thing, and make it a random selcetion for who is in what tribe. This way, everyone has to basically realize that anyone could be in your tribe and out again, or stay awhile, then go, or any combination.

This would make it tough to set up allainces right away, and would keep voting blocks down to a minimum. People would also have to be more careful about what they shared with others--as it's more likely it would get passed on. We'd also see them having to figure out how to work with a greater number of folks.

It would also reduce the chances for Pagonging. And as side benefit, we'd see challenge results changing all the time.

Ketchuplover

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 04:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You said VOTING BLACKS. Did you mean VOTING BLOCKS? I like all of the ideas presented.

Lancecrossfire

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 04:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Ketchuplover--yes, voting block--sorry. That will teach me to try and write a message in the middle of being busy at work--lol.

Whoami

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 10:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Umm, I'm reading "voting blocks." You couldn't have edited it, Ketchup's note was four hours after your post. How'd you do that?

Lancecrossfire

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - 10:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami, I'm a moderator, so I can edit a post more than 10 minutes after it's been posted.

Whoami

Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 02:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
No fair! You can go back and correct your goofs! The rest of us have to leave them out there for the world to see? Yea, yea, I know. We should proofread before we post.

Ketchuplover

Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 12:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lance is a moderator?

Gail

Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 06:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
yep

Angelnikki

Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 06:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
oh no im scared of lance now.....lol

Julieboo

Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 01:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lance-you shoulda just played a joke on Ketchup. You could have changed it and then acted like it was always "blocks"! (gaslite!)

Lee

Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 08:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How about starting out with girls vs guys tribes....wouldn't work for the whole game, but might be interesting for a couple of episodes !!

Sorry...just saw this question in another posting...guess I should read first..talk second !!

Neko

Friday, September 06, 2002 - 06:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They're already doing that one..

Pamy

Friday, September 06, 2002 - 07:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Neko!!! Haven't seen ya around for awhile.
On one ad it looks like they are starting out girls vs guys but then last nite they showed an ad and said something like you won't believe the change made to the game. They show JP having girls on one side then guys on the other, if it is something we won't beleive then maybe there is more to it than girls vs guys

Neko

Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 07:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Probably, because in having it girls vs guys, they'll have to merge them together some time....

I'm just wondering wether it will be, at the time of the usual merge, or if they will have two merges this year...

Hey Pamy!

Pamy

Monday, September 09, 2002 - 12:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Where is Owl with the Countdown to show thread?

Sheilaree

Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 10:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it is going to be ladies vs men type contest

Wilsonatmd

Friday, September 13, 2002 - 05:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
well...the second episode is titled "The Great Divide", according to TV guide. I think that might be enough to confirm the men/women original split --or the "great divide". When was the tribal mixup last year, about episode 5 or 6? My guess is it's men/women for a while, then a tribe switch before the merge. If it is,they're gonna have to really, really be careful in how the first few challenges are set up, so it's not too unfair onw way or the other.

Ruditoo

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 07:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LANCE,isn't this season already a done deal? I like you suggestions mybe MB will use some of them next year!

Fruitbat

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 12:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Probst says it begins differently this year. So we will not see the boat/plane/bus ride in silence.

The arrival may be staggered and all allowed to talk and bond as they arrive. When all are there Jeff enters the scene and announces there is a challenge. Individual. The winners become the captains of the teams and alternate choosing.....but not right then.

Since the second episode is titled the Great Divide this will happen later, after there is time to check each other out. They will have a makeshift camp ready for sleeping the first night and will not make the trek to their permanent camps until the teams have been chosen the following day.

That would allow them to time gravitate and be repelled by some and influence the choosing.

Fruitbat

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 01:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It would also give some time to bond with another that could end up on the other team creating a different dynamic to any merges.

Since all is changing, I doubt we will see the one switch in the middle this year either. I anticipate severl shake ups.

Fruitbat

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 01:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, I will just sit here and talk to myself. I don't have a problem with that, much to the dismay of my family, I might add.

Car54

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 01:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bat, I just came to post and ask you if you were talking to yourself....and dang if you aren't.

It is a little early for you to get the Survivor itch isn't it?

I think the boy/girl thing is just a trick to make them think something is gonna happen...then they stand on a stump or sit on a log or something and the different color buffs are randomly placed....and that is how the teams happen. Maybe there is some little game or competion to make them think they are boy/girl teams for a little while or something...(there are promos of them commenting on "girls kicking the guys a$$" etc.

Fruitbat

Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 02:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank God someone showed up! Yes, I am peaking early. I have not been into BB much so I am in need of a fix.

It is too early to make dinner for Thursday night in front of the TV so I am eating a pear and talking to myself. Unless you have any better ideas I shall get on with it.