Boot # 3- Jed Hildebrand's post boot articles and interviews
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Car54 | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 04:26 pm     Transcript of Jed's CBS chat today...posted by Groovycat at the SS board: Survivor Host: Hi Jed! Thanks for spending some time to chat with us today. Are you ready for some questions? Survivor Jed: Yes, fire away! Q: Jed, Im wondering if you had any idea you were going to be voted out or was it a totall surprise? thanks A: It was a total surprise. I believed people when they said they weren't voting for me. Q: What were your tactics or strategy for playing the game? A: My strategy was to have people of the same mind set wanting to enjoy their time on the island rather than stir up drama and get rid of those that wanted to cause tension. I wanted to keep the team as strong as possible to win immunity but others had a different strategy. Q: Did you watch any of the previous seasons of survivor, and if so did you use any strategic moves from watching them? A: Yes, I watched the other episodes from Survivor and took other people's mistakes to make my game plan. I really liked how Gabe was not going to fall into the trap of playing the backstabbing game but also Colby's efforts to appease everyone and compete 100% in the challenges. Q: What was the first thing you did when you got voted off? A: I grabbed a quick snack and started scrubbing off all the dirt in and grime. Q: There has been many comments that you have been lazy, is that true? or are you just misunderstood? A: Complete misunderstanding. It was a perception of what was important to survive. Some thought the fort was more important than food or water for surviving. Also, the perception of some building the fort looks at all other activities as frivolous. I just wanted to keep the team as healthy and strong to win challenges but others chose to throw the challenge. Q: you spent a lot of time with stephanie were you attracted to her? A: I spent a lot of time with Stephanie and Robb because they had the same philosophy of keeping things strong on the team and food and water being essentials of live. She's a good looking girl and I think of her as my sister. Q: all of girls are wondering of you have a girlfriend or wife? A: I have neither a girlfriend nor a wife. I am single. Q: Jed I think you are so hot! What did you think of Rob's actions during and after the last reward challenge? A: Robb is a competitor and his emotions were running high. Robb should have held his tongue a little more but in those situations with lack of food and water your emotions get the best of you. Q: How did you feel when you saw the camera pan to the net when you were in the water looking for it and it wasn't that far away? A: When I saw that the net was about 20 yards beyond me it would have been great to have actually gotten it back but the fish that were caught in it equaled about two so it was more of a morale loss than a way of getting food. Q: Hey Jed congrats at being chosen for Survivor 5. What were your favorite aspects of being on an island in Thailand? A: The stars at night are amazing along with the sunsets. Also, the free time that we got to have without the errands of everyday life. The Thai islands are gorgeous and I can't wait to go back. Q: Hi Jed, so how badly does everyone need a shower? A: After the first day you can't even imagine the dirt and grime that collects on you. The smell goes away and you stop worrying about it but every once in a while you're wondering if it's a tan or if it's actually dirt. Q: Hi Jed, why did you crawl in the shelter which you vehemently opposed building? A: I didn't crawl in the shelter...if you watch close I crawled under it. I had built the floor of the shelter and thought that after three days of shelter building it was time for food. Call me crazy but eight people don't need to work on a shelter for five days. Q: Do you think the fact that you took such a leadership role in the immunity challenge and then lost had anything to do with why you were voted off the island? A: No, the other tribe members besides Robb, Stephanie and I had decided that they weren't going to participate in winning the challenge and so the outcome of the challenge was decided before it had even started. After the first two immunity challenges I decided to go ahead and step up to try to give it my all and win. Q: Jed, were you upset that Sook Jai lost the Reward Challenge with the Red Berets? They really could have fixed your camp. A: The reward challenge was more of a morale loss than it was a reward loss. Our camp was divided into two groups and the red berets were not going to be able to put us back together. Q: Jed, what did you do to keep from being bored? A: I would read the bible verses on my frisbee and body surf in the ocean. Q: Jed, is Robb as arrogant and idiotic in real life as he portrays himself on tv? A: No, Robb is a fun, happy go lucky guy that speaks his mind even when he shouldn't. Q: your shorts were hanging pretty low and were quite revealing...were you even wearing underwear? A: *laughs* No, what was I was wearing were board shorts and you don't wear underwear under a swimsuit. Q: If playgirl asked you to do a photo shoot, would you? A: No, I don't think that it would be a good portrayal of my beliefs and what I stand for. Q: Jed if you could go back in time *zap* to any point in the game to try again, where would you go to? A: To when Jake picked sunset or sunrise. If he would have picked sunrise then we would not have had to build a fort. Q: Was Survivor harder or easier than you thought it would be? A: Survivor was harder due to the lack of food intake and dehydration that I never would have expected. Feeling weak brings down everyone's attitude and zaps some of the fun and beauty of Thailand. Q: Jed, the other tribe had the company of monkeys while on the island. Were there any monkeys around your area of the island? A: There were a few families of monkeys that lived right behind us that would come out for sunrise and sunset and we loved watching them swing from the vines and play around our fort. Q: Hi Jed!!! I was so disappointed to see you go...you didn't deserve it... you're way too sweet!..my question is...what four other luxury items that you chose before cbs chose the frisbee?? A: A hammock, Bible, devotional and a picture of my family. Q: Do you keep in touch with anyone from your tribe? Anyone you'd consider a lifelong friend? A: Yeah, I keep in touch with most everyone from the tribe. I love hearing how this changed their lives. Q: Jed, Do you feel that you were a strong team player? A: Yes, I feel like during the challenges I had to take a leading role but back at camp the tribe was divided in their priorities of survival. Q: Hi Jed, What did you think about the rules at the Immunity Challenge? Would it have been better if there were no "Attack Zone"? A: During the reward challenge if the attack zone had been on a separate level clearly marked there wouldn't have been the close calls but the attack zone made the reward challenge more competitive and a lot more fun. Q: Jed, how did you feel about the way the tribes were chosen this time and were you happy with your tribe? A: The way the tribes were chosen spiced things up and my tribe definitely had a lot of different personalities which I learned from. Q: What did being on Survivor help you learn about yourself? A: Survivor makes you dig down deep and find out what you're really made of and seeing if you can handle stressful situations and bond with people unlike yourself. I take from it good friendship and the beauty I saw in Thailand. Q: After seeing the show, what did you think about the ted and ghandia incident? A: I was shocked and it's sad to see drama like that in such a beautiful place. Q: What was Sook Jai eating for food? A: Robb, Stephanie and I would collect snails and crabs to boil and cook with chopped up coconut. Q: Were you attracted to anyone on the island? if so who? A: No, attraction leaves after the first day and everyone reverts back to trying to stay alive in such a harsh environment. There are definitely good looking people out there who became more like family than anything else. Q: What is the thing or things you'll miss the most and what will you miss the least from the island? A: I'll miss the gorgeous sunsets and the time to reflect on my life the most. I won't miss the drama and tension caused by a few people in the tribe. A: Robb has his moments but luckily he was one of the few that were honest and true. After getting to know him better he;s a good guy to have on your side. Q: What did you do for your audition tape? **** lost my internet connection **** Q: Did you underestimate anybody out there? A: I was deceived by members of our tribe on who they were voting for and wouldn't have imagined that some of the tribe members would have lied. Q: Is this your first time in NYC? What are you going to do while you are here? A: It's not my first time in New York City. My sister and mother are flying up to see the city with me. I'll spend time with friends and relatives that live here. I also want to make it over to see Ground Zero. Q: Hi Jed, was there a noticeable difference in the tribe's behavior, the hungrier you all got? A: Everyone gets more agitated and lethargic which causes tensions to be high and people not to enjoy themselves. Q: Was there anyone or anything that drove you absolutely nuts on the island? A: I just didn't understand what occupied the girls' time since they didn't build the shelter and didn't go get food and water. Sun bathing? Q: Jed, how did you try to make the others know you were providing food/water? A: It was obvious when me and Stephanie would come back with pots of snails, boil it and serve them while they sat around in their fort. Q: Was it tough only eating snails? A: Snails were good for about the first three days and then the trouble that it took to open them up and clean off the sand was not worth the reward inside the shell. So, our diet changed to crab and coconut. Q: Jed, did you feel in danger at any moment during your days as a castaway in Thailand? A: No, I was pretty comfortable with the surroundings and having lived on the beach for many years it was like I was at home. Q: What was Robb thinking bringing a skateboard as a luxury item, and did he use it? A: Robb used his skateboard as a pillow as the first night and then it sat underneath the fort the rest of the time. Luxury items are to portray your personality and a skateboard was perfect for him. Q: Has anyone recognized you off the street> Is it weird being and instant celebrity? (A cute one at that.) A: Yes, I am recognized at most places I go but I don't consider myself a celebrity but I'm flattered to be known. Q: What did you miss most about home? A: I missed my friends and family and the quality time spent with my brothers wakeboarding on the lake. Q: Hi Jed, can you tell us about the monsoon season in Thailand? A: Monsoon doesn't mean rain, it means changes of weather and wind so it was exciting to see a sunny day instantly turn into cloud cover and then back to clear skies. It was nice though to have the wind cool us off at night. Q: what was your favorite challenge while in Thailand? A: My favorite challenge was the first immunity challenge...coming from behind and once I saw Ghandia still at the puzzle I knew we could win. I just wanted to stay focused and not have to go to tribal council that night. Q: What was the first thing you ate when you got back to Dallas? A: My mom had brought me two Chick-Fil-A sandwiches to the airport and then we stayed up late sharing stories of Thailand. Q: What are you plans after your "Survivor" experience? A: I can't wait to graduate from Baylor Dental School in May and am excited to see what the future holds. Survivor Host: Well everyone, our time with Jed is up. Jed, thanks so much for taking the time to chat with us today. Any final comments for the Survivor fans? Survivor Jed: I appreciate all the support and wish everyone luck in what they pursue. Live life to the fullest. transcribed by groovykat |
Mygetaway | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 07:43 pm     Thanks Car! This is the second time I've seen someone mention a Chick-Fil-A sandwiches.. Does anyone know what they are? A special sandwich in NYC? |
Knightpatti | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 07:58 pm     Thanks Car! I really like Jed from his interview. I think it is nice when a person does not cut anyone else down. Why would they think he was lazy when he was providing food? THeir tribe sounds like they are in big trouble. Chick Fil-A sandwiches are chicken sandwiches on a bun. You can get them grilled or fried and they are delicious. We have them in SC and they are also in FL. I have eaten there alot. They are not in WA? |
Car54 | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 08:11 pm     A lot of mall food courts have Chick-Fil-A's . |
Jadarville | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 08:16 pm     I've lived in California, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida and have seen Chick-Fil-A chains in the malls in each of those States. |
Car54 | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 08:19 pm     From CBS.com, here is a transcript of Jed's Early Show appearance: Jed Gets The Goodbye Oct. 4, 2002 Jed Hildebrand (CBS) "I knew someone had to take control. I basically over-thought it." (CBS) Jed Hildebrand, a 25-year-old dental student, is the third survivor - and first member of the Sook Jai tribe - to get voted off the "Survivor: Thailand." In an interview on The Early Show Friday, Jed was asked "what happened, what was his downfall?" He said there was a big split over priorities among his tribe mates. He and some of the others believed it was important to search out food and water so that the tribe remains strong and healthy; the remaining tribe members chose to put all their effort into building shelter. Did he have a strategy for playing the game? "My strategy was to keep everyone strong and healthy," he said. And that's why he didn't help build the shelter. "Everyone was complaining by the sixth day that they were starving. And if you're starving, you can't produce on the challenges. But luckily, me and Robb and Stephanie were still eating and still drinking water, so we were able to fix on the challenges." Julie Chen wanted to know if there was anything he could have done to prevent being voted off. "Well, looking back you can always say 'I should have done this. I should have done that."' Chen noted that not only did he not help build the fort, but that he didn't sleep under it much. Was that because he felt guilty about not helping? Not really, he replied. The bamboo floor was uncomfortable. "It was like sleeping on bumpy concrete." The sand was much more comfortable. "It forms to your body. It was really nice." He was asked if he was surprised by the vote. "Well, no," he said. "You talk to people about who they're going to vote for and who they're not. I was pretty sure, when people told me who they were voting for, that they were going to follow through. But when it comes around to people voting, I guess you can have your own strategy." For the first time ever on Survivor, a reward challenge resulted in physical violence between competitors. Jed was eliminated for knocking off someone from the Chuay Gahn tribe outside the "attack zone." After reviewing a replay of the competition, Jed said, "Well, I mean, as I look back on the replay - you don't look down right when you're about to attack somebody - or else you'll get thrown in the water." Still, he admitted the ref made a fair call in ousting him. "It's a fair call. It's what the ref said. So you just gotta go with it." Despite his easy-going ways, Jed did take a leadership role in the immunity challenge, even though it didn't work out. "At the end, I realized when you have Ken, one of our biggest men, sitting out of the immunity challenge, I knew something was amiss. I knew someone had to take control. I basically over-thought it. I thought you should go to number two and build it up and then go to number three. And by that time it was me, Robb and Stephanie doing pretty much all the work. And we were just drained. And everyone else was just sitting around. It was tough. It's like you're fighting against your own team." Jed also got in trouble for his actions on the "net patrol" when the fishing net disappeared. "It's interesting," he said. "Because the first three hours me and Robb were watching the net. And everone was sitting in the hut. Then after a while, you're like... We had Jake and Penny sit out and watch the net and Jake rowed out and checked it out. And we went to bed because we were exhausted. And I wake up, and everyone is sleeping around us. I'm like -- wait a second." He figured that he was blamed because "Me and Robb took it out. I guess if you take something out you gotta bring it back. I take the responsibility. I mean, I should have gone and tried to find it." Jed said that when he went on the game he was just being himself, otherwise "you'll sit back there and double-guess when you're off. So I was myself and I was true to my actions and my beliefs of what was important, what wasn't. Then I could only blame myself. And I would have no regrets." He was asked about his luxury item. "The frisbee was just for throwing on the beach. Some relax time. To kind of bond everybody. And so basically what we do is - me and Robb and Stephanie - go throw the frisbee. And I wrote all my Bible verses that my family sent in to me on the back. So, like, during the morning I would have my quiet time and just read it all. And it would, kind of, get me at peace. And before challenges, before meals and stud, I would read one to the group to share what I believe." The dental student was asked which castaway would get their first root canal on the island - without painkillers. Like so many other survivors, Jed wouldn't bad-mouth his companions. "Oh, I don't know. There's no real hard feelings right now. What people say on the show, I mean, you're in the heat of the moment." Survivor is an edited show. Jed was asked what wasn't shown on the show that had been shot. "Basically, just having fun," he said. You know I was there with all the people to enjoy Thailand. And what they show is, yeah -- we were doing food. But we're out there body surfing and throwing the firsbee. Trying to enjoy why we were there. The show pretty much is accurate. "It's just, if I'm sitting - if I'm going to be lazy - it's not laziness. It just what people's thoughts are of what's important. If laziness is making food and water and doing all that, and not shelter, then I was lazy. It just people's perception of what is lazy and what's not lazy." And the hardest part of being on the island? "The hardest part was probably the lack of food. Because you're sitting there and it's all day one and you know you're going to have to give 110 percent in the challenge and you're taking from nothing. You're withering away." Jed will chat with viewers Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET on CBS.com |
Mygetaway | Friday, October 04, 2002 - 08:33 pm     Knightpatti, I haven't seen one here in WA. I knew it was probably some sort of chicken fillet sand, but have never heard of that particular brand. (I usually get a BK broiler, which I think is now a chicken whopper..LOL.) I also don't get out much, but didn't see a chain like that the last time I was at the mall. Thanks for the info!! |
Mak1 | Saturday, October 05, 2002 - 05:15 am     No Chick-Fil-A in Maine either. My daughter lives in NC and told me about it. She misses Dunkin' Donuts down there, lol. |
Bcandscott | Saturday, October 05, 2002 - 06:53 am     Chick-Fil-A uses a cow in most of it's advertising. It has a sign that says "Eat more chikn". They also have waffle fries. |
Car54 | Saturday, October 05, 2002 - 07:21 am     From EW.com: Jed End Jed is voted off -- The doctor is out... of luck, says Dalton Ross, in a ''Survivor'' episode that gets both down AND dirty SOOK BYE Hildebrand is the first Sook Jai member voted off ''Thailand'' This is why we love ''Survivor.'' Where else on the planet can you find licensed throat choking. And not just licensed, but full-on ENCOURAGED! Who in the name of Mark Burnett thought up that bizarre reward challenge? It was incredible, from Ted head butting that Tommy Lee wannabe Robb in the crotch (Robb later claimed that ''Big Teddy wasn't so big.'' Funny, Robb, I hear he's saying the same thing about you.) to little man Clay having the life choked out of him. Now don't get me wrong, skater Robb attacking someone half his size and twice his age (a ''weak little whiny… backwoods hick'' is how he described him) is reprehensible on many levels, but damn, it was fun to watch! In fact, I taped it and watched it back eight times in a row! No joke. (What exactly was that yelp that emitted from Clay's mouth as he was being man-handled anyway?) Now Burnett may say he had no idea it would get so brutal, but what do you expect when you dub something ''The Attack Zone.'' Of course, this drama was nothing compared to what was going on at Tribe Honk Kong Phooey (yeah, yeah, I know--Chuay Ghan). Now, ''Survivor'' has a history of overhyping feuds in its ads, but this, people, was no joke. As far as I can tell, this is what went down: First we had Ghandia claiming Ted (or, excuse me, ''Big Teddy'') was grinding her. Then Ted apologized for grinding her. Then Ghandia told the other women Ted was grinding her. Ted defended himself to the fellas, insisting he WASN'T grinding her. Then they had a big meeting where Ted said, yes, he was grinding her, but it didn't matter because he wasn't even attracted to the woman. All throughout, I couldn't help but wonder, what is Eric Neis from MTV's ''The Grind'' up to these days? I also couldn't help but pity the poor Red Berets who stumbled into this madhouse. The only thing that would've made the whole situation even better is if they had actually captured the damn canoodling on tape. You just KNOW Mark Burnett fired the cameraman who missed that one. Well, the folks in Honk Kong Phooey Ghan may be caught in the middle of a civil war of the sexes, but they at least bonded enough to win that boring-ass immunity challenge, where Dr. Jed sealed Sook Jai's fate by flubbing the temple brainteaser. (What is it with dim-witted doctors on ''Survivor''? Paging Dr. Sean.) That, coupled with his lazy attitude and losing the team's big fishing net got Dr. Sleepalot voted off. I say, good riddance. Robb may be more of a jerk, but at least (for now) he's more animated and fun to watch/hate. Jed just sat there being boring and trying to look buff. He succeeded on the first count, but not on the second. Maybe I shouldn't dis him, though. After all, you never know when you're gonna run into someone in… the Attack Zone. |
Car54 | Wednesday, October 09, 2002 - 03:32 pm     New Jed interview: Sounds like ol' Jed is not feeling like being such a good sport anymore... a little more info here: New Jed Interview |
Hereiam | Wednesday, October 09, 2002 - 05:19 pm     Wow! Not really what I would call a good sport. Apparently nothing was his fault and everything was done to him. Does give insight on how fractured that tribe is. Thanks Car54 |
Moondance | Wednesday, October 09, 2002 - 05:58 pm     Good Find Car... Thanks! |
Alegria | Wednesday, October 09, 2002 - 06:30 pm     Jed definitely needs to switch his focus to teeth now. How does one spell b-i-t-t-e-r?  |
Tester | Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 11:53 am     Don't think I want him in my mouth  |
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