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Car54

Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 05:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
From SurvivorNews.net

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No day at the beach in Santa Monica, California for 16 more people - and we don't mean the cast of Survivor: Thailand.
BY GREY MATTERS
Thursday, September 19, 2002

The cast for the SIXTH installment of Survivor will be selected as casting concludes in Santa Monica later today, sources say. Once again, the next crop of wannabe castaways are assembled at a hotel - dining at the requisite tables for one, undergoing the various interviews and tests put to them by SEG staffers.

SEG Casting Director Lynn Spillman is overseeing as an estimated 65,000 applicants are pared down to 48. Several days of intensive interviewing and testing cut that number in half. Once the group is cut to 24 CBS chief Les Moonves will meet hopefuls and select the final 16.

"Casting this thing is friggin' awful," moaned Executive Producer Mark Burnett in an interview with National Geographic back in 2001. "People have to want to sleep with our cast, you know. But they have to identify with 'em, too, so they can't all look like bloody Julia Roberts. There has to be some Alan Alda."

Burnett looks for adventure seekers “who want to be leaders and want to win.” Age, race and geographic diversity are other factors. "If they look great, all the better,” he says.

Burnett recently admitted in a WWJ TV interview to playing bad cop during the interviews to uncover real personality traits.

"The reason I’m so tough, casting time, is because I figure they sent videos in and they are in control of that. They are presenting an image of themselves that they want us to see. We know they did 50 takes of the video... But that’s not what I want to see. I want to see what they are like beneath that."

The 48 finalists are scrutinized by casting agents, Burnett, Host Jeff Probst, and even doctors. Tests include a 1,400 question psychological test, background checks, and medical assessment. Burnett described tests with E! in 2000, in the midst of casting Survivor: Outback.

"They're the same exams given to law-enforcement officers," Burnett says. "We want to find out, 'Are they too fragile? Are they too aggressive and may pick fights?' We have a huge obligation to make sure we don't put people on who shouldn't be there."

Car54

Sunday, October 06, 2002 - 09:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
From Survivor Fever:

Satellite Shows Next Survivor Camp Location
(SurvivorMaps 10.1.02)



Survivor Maps – The Amazon rainforest is the location for the sixth installment of Survivor says John Melton, of Tropical Nature Travel, who just returned from Manaus on a fact-finding trip for Survivor Maps. “It seems to be a pretty open 'secret' there that Survivor is planning to film here using the Ariau Towers Hotel for their base camp and filming on the Rio Negro. Filming staff are arriving in Manaus; every thing is setting up.”

“Finding the location is just the first step for me,” said Dan Bollinger of Survivor Maps. “Mapping it comes next. Topological maps of Amazonia are difficult to obtain. Instead, I went to Space Imaging and searched their online satellite image archives. I was surprised to find high-resolution images of the Ariau Towers Hotel area. In about ten minutes I selected an image and called in my purchase order.” (SurvivorMaps)

"Space Imaging provides high-quality, map-accurate imagery from our IKONOS satellite, said Mark Brender of Space Imaging. "While most of our customers are from state and local governments and the forestry and environmental communities, we are pleased that our space-based imagery is useful for Survivor sleuths like Dan Bollinger so he can better see the world."

“This is the first time the crew will sleep in hotel room on real beds. After the rigors of Thailand, this will feel luxurious,” said Bollinger “The hotel is a collection of buildings on stilts high in the Amazon rain forest canopy connected by catwalks and located at the juncture of the Rio Negro and Ariau Creek, about 40 km west of Manaus. I’ve heard the entire resort is reserved for ‘Survivor’ production between September 22nd through December 22nd.”

“It appears that the owner of Ariau Towers has secured the rights to some land in the area,” said Melton. “Already rumors are flying that Survivor doesn't want to pay the extortionate amount that Ariaua is trying to charge ($500,000 per month was mentioned), and there are rumblings from the local translators who are refusing to work for the daily rate that is being offered.”

Other sources say the two Tribal Camps will be located on the Rio Negro's Praia Grande (Great Beach) west of Ariau. The beach is 4-5 kilometers long. Annual flooding washes the white sand clean. The Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Rio Amazon, is 10 miles wide at this point and is known for its piranha and rose-colored freshwater dolphins.

Tribal Council is rumored to be deep in the Amazonia rain forest on the Rio Acajatuba near the small village of Nossa Senhora de Perpétuo Socorro (also called Acajatuba Village) founded in 1977 by then sixteen year-old native Marlene Alves de Costa.

This is the third time Survivor has considered the Amazon as a filming location. South America is the only equatorial continent that the show hasn’t filmed on. Reportedly, negotiations between Survivor Entertainment Group and Ariau Towers Hotel had stalled at times over leasing charges.

Not the Philippines - around the globe Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said on Wednesday that the hit U.S. television show, Survivor, will hold its next challenge in an undisclosed location on Siquijor Island. Survivor Maps contacted Philippine Tourism Minister Richard Gordon’s office who said, “Secretary Gordon, during his trip to the United States, met with producers of the Survivor Series who intimated interest in filming episodes in the Philippines. On another note, a Japanese crew is filming its version of
Survivor in Siquijor Island since September 1st.

Space Imaging and Survivor Maps made television history last year when they published an IKONOS 1-meter resolution satellite image of the Survivor: Africa camps collected during filming. This is the fourth ‘Survivor’ location Survivor Maps has discovered.

Moondance

Sunday, October 06, 2002 - 10:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Very Cool... thanks Car.... for Gods/Goddess's sake why won't they put in the game!?!

Moondance

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 03:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Car!!!OMG I even replyed to it for friggin sakes! LOL

http://www.claycritters.com/map/survivor_6_map.htm

Car54

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 05:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL, brain fart!

Pamy

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 06:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Damn, they all ready cast the 6th one? I was gonna have my hubby apply. Anyone know when they will cast the 7th?

John32070

Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 11:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
About time they go to South America. Silly they haven't before now. Now if they'd consider Survivor: Antarctica or Siberia, that would be cool, literally.

Lycanthrope

Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 02:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
MB discussed the idea of doing a Survivor in the Antarctic, but said it's not feasable with the show guidelines. Basically, they couldn't be "scantily clad" if they went to a cold climate so that idea will never come to fruition. They were thinking about doing one on the Nile River, but due to the war, that's been scratched. I'd like to see them do something in New Zealand one of these times. The shots we saw on the TAR2 in N.Z. were awesome.

Mygetaway

Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 01:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Saw on Access Hollywood that S6 will start airing in February.

Essence

Monday, December 02, 2002 - 08:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Looks like they are filming now. Here is an audio interview with Mark Burnett. I hope this works...

http://histar.com/mornings/starchive/2002/11/audio/mark_burnett.asx

Bastable

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
NZ would be interesting, but there are no stinging insects or snakes or monkeys...or pretty much anything very dangerous about the land there. The challenges would be sea-based, I guess, because you can't have them running around hunting kiwis to eat, and the moas are gone. And they wouldn't be able to run around in bikinis every minute, since it's a temperate country. It sure would be gorgeous to look at, though.

Csnog

Friday, December 20, 2002 - 08:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Survivor 6 is slated to air February 13th.

Car54

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 03:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
FYI, there is already an early rumor over at the S6 board as SS. The "sibling" of one of the Amazon players posted and gave the supposed boot order for the first 4 TC's (also said that the twist is that there are 2 tribes living on one beach in the beginning)
When reminded of the risks of violating contracts, the "sibling" came back and deleted his/her posts...but you can get the gist of it from the other posters...several posters saved copies of the original posts and are offering to forward them.

They moved everything around last night to pull the S6 stuff over to the main spoiler board, and now the S6 thread is for S7 info.

There is also a thread with possible contestant info.

Sibling Thread

Neko

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 06:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, that's quite a spoiler if it is one.
But I'd have to say, stupid sibling if it's true.
*Shakes her head*

LOL

Car54

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 08:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, it might not be true, but heck, we missed the whole Gdiva thing for S5, so thought we should at least know it happened!

I agree, stupid sibling! If it is true, we know it is the 4th or 5th person off.

Webkitty

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 08:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for posting that Car. I haven't been over there since S5 ended, if you snooze you lose.

Opening twist: two tribes live at one camp. I don't like this idea.
Example: the second boot: Older male, tried to jump to other tribe.
If this is true, what is the sense in it? MB wants them to try, but if they do, they get voted out! (just as I thought would happen) Bah humbug!

I guess we'll know if this spoiler has any truth in it after the first boot.

It seems MB is having a harder time keeping the lid on leaks. Clay practically told us he was in F2 with his: the challenges stay hard right up until the end, and all the other things he let slip. Ghandia posted at SS too, with some spoilers. Fudgenut and his Ted spoiler. Not to mention the TDT final spoiler, geesh. Ahhh, the power of the internet! I don't like it all
Now we possibly have the first four boots?
<crossing fingers hoping this is a fake>

Corriecat

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 09:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I haven't been around since BB but I was keeping up with the spoilers over at SS. It seemed like Thailand was so predictable in part due to spoilers I hope this season is better. I'm not sure about the two tribes at the same camp. I hope it is more of a twist and not just bickering.

Car54

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 01:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like the idea of booting the young alpha male first (altho, technically we had a run of older ladies, then 2 middle aged men, so I think actually it is now time for a young America's sweetheart girl to get the boot first, just to be fair!)
I liked also the idea that someone tries to jump to another tribe...if that happened there must be an option that they can trade or something.
I think there must be some way Jeff tells them you can do it... like the giving away immunity thing...and someone falls for it...
When did this start? Did these people know about the fake merge or were they already filming.

<Going over to TDT to see if they have their calendar up yet> Anyone remember when the fake merge happened? Rough date?

Car54

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 01:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nope, they are not up yet....wonder if they are exhausted from the stress of having THE spoiler for S5.

Fruitbat

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 02:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL! They seem in a twit about it. They removed the post but reposted the info it held. They will email you the original. I fail to see any logic in deleting it if they were going to post it's contents. They claim they are protecting the person who diviluged it even though we all know it was SurvivorSibling. Makes no sense to me.

Car54

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 02:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think they offered to delete the whole thread if the Sibling asked for it to go, but they have never come back! Sibling deleted his/her own posts, not the admins.

See, I think this is all because MB did not sue Gdiva and enforce the contract they sign. Now anyone will post anywhere and think there are no consequences. Thin end of the wedge.

Fruitbat

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 03:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It is not Sucks or anyones responsibility to save someone that decides to spoil. I just don't get that curious loyality. We are all responsible for what we do. The readers can decide to belive or not. Message boards are not tabloids that can be sued for cryin out loud.

It is MB's job to keep a tight ship, not the fans.

Having said that, I hate spoilers. They take the fun out of guessing.

Car54

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 05:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't think they are doing that, Bat. The person posted, then some others reminded them of the confidentiality and they came back and deleted their own posts, and then I think several people suggested that if Sibling wanted the thread deleted, they could PM the admins, which they haven't done.

I agree, and I wish MB had sued Ghandia's a**. Not doing anything to her opened a big can o'worms... there is no bite in the contract now.

Whoami

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 08:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, SV just got over with. I'd say there's still time to sue Ghandia if MB wants too. My guess is that spoilers and such raise the interest in the show, and cause people to watch to see if the spoiler is true. So I'm betting MB doesn't mind a leak or two if it draws in viewers.

Csnog

Monday, December 30, 2002 - 08:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The very last episode that they "could" have seen would have been week 5. They had the fish challenge and Stephanie was booted