Questions that don't need a new thread
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Tabbyking | Monday, March 24, 2003 - 11:10 am     okay, here's a different question....i am playing the fantasysurvivor game (a different one than the one cbs has) and one of the questions is about 'if' someone falls off their perch, then 'why' does that person fall off? they have things such as 'never got a good footing at the start' and 'tries to reposition foot', 'wind blows them off', a few other things and then 'another reason.' so if the girls 'drop trou' and one of the guys gets, shall we say 'excited' and that er, uh, middle leg pitches them forward, well, would that count as 'another reason'? LOL just being silly... gosh, now i see why this is called 'questions that don't need another thread'! |
Frogichik | Monday, March 24, 2003 - 12:06 pm     Could someone please post a list of what each survivor makes for being on the show. I know someone posted it before, but I can't find it. THANKS!! |
Csnog | Monday, March 24, 2003 - 12:38 pm     Fees paid are in the archives March 8th in the "really great spoiler thread". I knew I posted it somewhere in there. |
Frogichik | Monday, March 24, 2003 - 12:50 pm     Thanks Csnog, that's exactly what I was looking for! |
Micknrc | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 08:10 am     I didn't feel like starting a thread for this, but....Wow, The NEW YORK TIMES!? (I didn't post the link as it's one where you need to register to see) The Finale as Rerun When Trumping ‘Survivor’ March 27, 2003 By JOANNA PEARLSTEIN New York Times THEY collect evidence carefully, cultivating sources and assessing their credibility. They survey locations with satellite imagery and painstakingly analyze video clips frame by frame for clues to help them find out who walked away with $1 million. But these detectives are not investigating a bank robbery or a case of corporate embezzlement. The object of their pursuit is the identity of the million-dollar winner of "Survivor: The Amazon,'' the CBS reality program. Even in cases when they are not excited by the program itself, "Survivor" gumshoes enjoy the challenge of spoiling the taped show's conclusion before it goes on the air. "When I saw the first episode, I thought, this is a really terrible show," said Stephen Turley, who works at a financial services firm in Baltimore. But once Mr. Turley visited Internet message boards where participants were trying to determine how contestants were faring, he said, "I was pretty hooked." "Survivor," for those who have not seen the program, goes something like this: 16 people are taken to a remote location, provided with minimal supplies and divided into two "tribes." The tribes participate in competitions, and the losing tribe has to vote one of its members off the show. Eventually evicted tribe members form a jury that chooses which of the final two contestants wins $1 million. The sixth season of "Survivor," filmed late last year in the Amazon rain forest in northwestern Brazil, is on the air now; previous seasons were filmed in such places as Thailand, Kenya and the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. "Survivor" is filmed months before it is broadcast, so by the time it reaches American living rooms, contestants and film crews have come and gone. The winner is revealed in a live broadcast of the show, but spoiler sites like Acmebraintrust.com and Survivornews.net thrive on much more than who is going to get the prize money. Each week, there are predictions of who is going to be voted off the show, and ultimately, of who the two finalists will be. Among the more popular sleuthing techniques at the spoiler sites is collecting tips on contestants' weight loss. Since food in the game is scarce, the more weight "Survivor" players lose, the better their chances of winning - or so the theory goes. "Weight-loss spoilers, almost all in press stories or posts on message boards by casual acquaintances or co-workers of the contestants, gave away the final five in 'Survivor: Thailand,' " said Jeff Pitman, a research scientist in Providence, R.I., who runs TrueDorkTimes.com, a satirical Web site that attracts "Survivor" spoilers. Mr. Pitman said that last year one enterprising spoiler traveled to a car dealership that employed a contestant, Brian Heidik, and took photographs of him. Mr. Heidik appeared fairly emaciated, and it turned out that he had won the game. In fact, predictions at the sites are sometimes so accurate that reading them can make episodes seem almost like reruns. For this season, Survivornews.Net, run by Tim Gilman, had a perfect track record as of last week's episode. Acme Braintrust members - the site, which has about 100 members, is made accessible by invitation only, in part to keep costs down - have correctly picked four of six evicted tribe members. "In Survivor 4, we got 15 of 16 picks correct,'' said David Kathman, a stock analyst in Chicago who is a member of the site. "Survivor 3 was not nearly as good. There wasn't as good information available.'' The various spoiler sites tend to be cooperative and competitive in their quest to reveal which "Survivor" players have outwitted, outlasted and outplayed their competitors. Other hints come straight from CBS: fans record promotions for coming episodes and scan them frame by frame for clues. These "vidcaps," as they are called, recently helped fans correctly predict the specifics of a tribe swap. CBS will neither confirm nor deny its use of red herrings, but some believe that after the first vidcap revelation in the first season, the show's executive producer, Mark Burnett, inserted a digitally altered image into the credits to sidetrack determined spoilers. "I really have to tip my hat to him - that was a genius move," Mr. Turley said. Mr. Burnett said he appreciated the interest from spoiler sites. "It's a natural expression of human nature," he said. "With so much of our show shrouded in secrecy until it's broadcast, it makes complete sense that many individuals consider it a challenge to try to gain information before it's officially revealed - sort of like a code they are determined to crack. "While it's my job to keep our fans on their toes and stay one step ahead, it is fascinating to hear some of the lengths these individuals are willing to go." For fans of the Web sites, "the spoiling is the fun part," and Mr. Burnett said he did not mind. "If it keeps them excited and interested in the show, then everybody wins." While slimmer contestants and video captures can be informative, sometimes the spoilers' level of detail suggests inside connections. Dan Bollinger, an industrial designer from West Lafayette, Ind., operates Survivor Maps (www.claycritters.com /map/survivormaps.htm), which publishes maps of "Survivor" filming locations, based partly on satellite images. "Our tips come from the people at the location," Mr. Bollinger said. "Government officials, tourism chiefs, resort managers, those sorts of sources. It is hard to hide 300 people." But the site does not engage in spoiling. "We don't investigate the winner,'' he said. "We'd rather watch and be surprised." |
Fruitbat | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 08:46 am     Thanks Mick. I am glad to hear MB is aware and possibly trying to mislead. That makes it more fun. He can't control those who spy and leak info though. It would be a refreshing change if next season had tighter security and production took measures to confuse things. |
Auntiemike | Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:42 am     Was Roger on the Morning Show today? I didn't get a chance to see it. I really miss that post-show interview the next morning....gives me a different insight to players every time. |
Squaredsc | Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 06:09 am     is the show on tonight or tomorrow? |
Essence | Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 06:24 am     tomorrow |
Squaredsc | Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 09:44 am     thanks essence, that give me more time to think bout my votes. |
Micknrc | Monday, April 07, 2003 - 06:06 am     Is anyone else having trouble getting into Sucks/ezboard. or is it just me? egads, maybe I'm banned! (for not creating any obnoxious flamewars in the last two years!) |
Fruitbat | Monday, April 07, 2003 - 06:09 am     I just got in with no trouble. |
Micknrc | Monday, April 07, 2003 - 06:13 am     Thanks Bat, I was afraid of that.... |
Car54 | Monday, April 07, 2003 - 07:12 am     Mick, try clearing your cache. That happened to me a month or so ago and I almost fell out of my chair... could not get in, got a banned message...(why would they ban someone who never posts?). I finally just cleared my cache, rebooted and tried again and got in no problem...it must have been a glitch or something. Scared me tho. |
Dipo | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 06:04 pm     does someone know where the list of episode names is and when the finale is planned. I am trying to figure out how many shows are left. Thanks |
Csnog | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 07:49 pm     There are 13 shows. April 10th will be episode 9. If they want to stretch it farther into May sweeps they might have a recap week. |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 09:01 pm     Car54!! Please check your folder.. I have a request.. |
Seamonkey | Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 01:02 pm     Nevermind.. you caught it and I thank you |
Dogdoc | Friday, April 11, 2003 - 04:44 am     On the gross food competition last night,4/10/03, Jeff made the comment to Matt about the last item being alive. When they showed us the pan of larva they ate earlier they were wriggling. Were these not eaten alive too? |
Dipo | Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 05:14 pm     Can someone direct me to a really good transcript of the show. My friend's missed the finale (I knew I should have called them) so I told them I would try to find a transcript. Normally I would have a tape, but I was so annoyed by the winner that I didn't bother to tape it when it was shown on the west coast. Thanks. |
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