Archive through November 14, 2003
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Rupert Boneham (Team Drake):
Archive through November 14, 2003
Chiparock | Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 09:13 am     Even TV Guide loves Rupert! The October 11-17 issue has the following in the Cheers & Jeers secton: "CHEERS to CBS' Survivor: Pearl Islands for landing one of the best reality characters to wash ashore in ages. Whether Rupert Bonham is yo-ho-hoing while swiping the other team's shoes or spearing fish with a hearty "Aargh," the grizzled dude is Pearl's perfect pirate." |
Maris | Sunday, October 05, 2003 - 12:42 pm     He is definitely my favorite, but if I was on his team I would look to evict him right before the merger. Once they merge the tribes he will be unbeatable. I look to him to win every immunity competition single handedly. |
Chiparock | Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 05:28 am     Unbelievable! The October 18-24 issue of TV Guide has a fold-out page in front for a "TV Guide Greatest Moments 2003" ballot and sweepstakes. You vote for your favorite star in each category and "you could win a trip for two to Hollywood for the taping of our new TV special." There's a category for "Favorite Star, Reality," and the nominees are: Clay Aiken, RUPERT BONEHAM, The Fab Five, Evan Marriott, Ruben Studdard, Trista & Ryan. Imagine -- Rupert being nominated before the show even ends! Wonderful! Even if he doesn't win the big bucks on the show, he may make it in show biz, with his bigger-than-life personality and flair for the dramatic/comedic. |
Twiggyish | Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 08:55 pm     Rupert is one reason I love this season! |
Whoami | Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 10:33 pm     ITA Twiggy. I was figuring I really like Drake, and how awful it would be for Rupert to have to go to Morgan (when we were afraid it could be permanent). But, Rupert MAKES Drake. Would we have liked the tribe as a whole if not for him? |
Texasdeb | Monday, October 13, 2003 - 04:28 pm     Rupert's tribe would have been the one I cheer on no matter which team he got on. Morgan may have temporarily adopted Rupert because of his strength, but wait until they get ahold of the charisma this guy has. Morgan are sure to realize leadership on Survivor could/should be different & hopefully vote out that no good Andrew b/4 merger. |
Hermione69 | Friday, October 24, 2003 - 04:20 am     There is a fan club thread and a non-fan club thread for Rupert in the General Discussion. Since I am really neither, I thought I would post this here. I like Rupert and think he is a fascinating man, but I think he is getting very arrogant. At two tribal councils now I feel like has talked down to his tribemates. I'm a little tired of hearing his morally superior speeches of "I tried to tell them not to throw the challenge." With the power he has in that tribe, which we all saw last night, I believe he could have convinced them not to throw that challenge if he really wanted to. I think he wanted Burton to go, but also knew they were taking a huge chance, and positioned himself to be guiltless in case it ended up hurting them. And it did hurt them and he keeps playing the martyr. Right now he has a king-of-the-jungle attitude that is going to cost him. Okay, that would have been a better analogy in the Africa edition, but I couldn't think of a good pirate analogy, LOL! Although we won't know the whole story until we see next week's show, I don't like the glimpse of him getting all angry at the second vote he got. As Andrew would say, "That's the game! That's the way it goes!" Suck it up and deal. He has so much going for him, but right now there is a big old target being painted on his back and he is holding the buckets of paint. Trish was right, he has WAY too much power in the group and they are going to realize that, I think. I know I am in the minority and I bet 20 people are going to come in here and defend him, but that's MHO. I would like to see him stay around, but he needs to stop acting all "better-than-thou", even though he probably is better than the whole lot of his tribemates, LOL! |
Whit4you | Friday, October 24, 2003 - 08:34 am     Herm, That's funny I said the exact same thing last night, had he really really been against throwing that challenge he would not have AGREED to do it and would have instead done all he could to convince them not too. (He was right it was a dumb move, at least for one more week...) I like him and was going nuts last night thinking he might be the one to go (I don't read the spoilers this year, the shows too good) but I was also getting more irritated with him. He's gotten too arrogant, and he's not willing to get over that thrown competition and is playing the martyr. I think his attitude about this (and no doubt he brings it up more than just the times we see) is contributing to the effects of that thrown competition. He should have gotten over it by now. But you never know he seems pretty intelligent, perhaps he's doing some of this stuff to make others think he won't be the 'most liked' in the F2. Imagine he'd have like NO chance to make it to the F2 if he were sugar sweet all the time you know? So maybe part of his negative stuff is strategy. |
Lumbele | Friday, October 24, 2003 - 08:40 am     Ditto, Hermi! |
Kappy | Sunday, October 26, 2003 - 07:53 pm     Good points, Hermi! It worries me when I have a fav and put them so high up on a pedestal only to find out that ~ oh darn, they're human ~ with an ego! And yet I still want him in the final three! And after going to a family wedding this weekend, sounds like even those who have never talked about Survivor before are all loving Rupe. He might be grating with his power but he's the best thing on the show this season. And his ego doesn't even know about the tv guide bit, yet ~  |
Starshine40 | Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 12:12 am     Next week's TV Guide article by Matt Roush (p. 17 in my issue) is "Why we love Survivor's Rupert", the article says.... He's Bluto with team spirit. Hagrid in a skirt. A Blackbeard who truly believes he's the Blackbeard. With a little caaveman thrown in for good measure. If cavemen could sew. Has there ever been a survivor more born to the game than Rupert Boneham, the powerfully charismatic troubled-teens mentor from Indianapolis? "This is definitely a pirate adventure," the burly Rupert announced with glee in the first episode of Survivor: Pearl Islands as he ransacked his rival team's raft. The larger-than-life caretaker of the Drake tribe, Rupert unleashes an earthshaking roar at moments of triumph: winning challenges through brute strength, finding a spear tip lost by a careless tribe mate, catching bushels of fish for his hungry team. A good-natured symbol of Darwinism at its most primal, Rupert is clearly the people's choice. When the Morgan tribe of chronic losers got to pick someone from Drake to live among them temporarily, of course they chose Rupert. What Robinson Crusoe wouldn't want this guy as his all-purpose Friday? |
Bastable | Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 03:51 pm     If Rupert gets planked, it will be fun to see him interviewed on David Letterman. Two Ruperts in one camera shot. |
Cinder | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 07:00 pm     I was disappointed in Rupert tonight. He looked like he was getting ready to choke Jon. Granted- I don't like Jon either- but this is the second time we have seen Rupert lose his temper. I am sure he relates well to the kids he works with- but not setting a great example some times. I still like him though. |
Loppes | Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 08:28 pm     Hermione, I agree with your assessment. Rupert is become scary, very, very scary. Lon |
Spear | Friday, October 31, 2003 - 12:27 am     His screaming at Jon wouldn't have bothered me if it was followed by an interview clip of Rupert chuckling and saying that he took advantage of the situation to try and intimidate Jon. (Not that it was a good strategy. I don't think Jon was really intimidated either.) Unfortunately, I think he really did go nuts. |
Denecee | Friday, October 31, 2003 - 11:41 am     Rupert lost a few points with me last night. I even felt a little sorry for Jon but just a little. Rupert lost his cool and made himself look bad. Hopefully he will redeem himself. |
Hippyt | Friday, October 31, 2003 - 11:57 am     Well,I dislike Jon so much,I didn't mind seeing Rupert up in his face. I gotta say though that Jon handled it well. I'd have been crying like a school girl if that guy was yelling at me! |
Fluff | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 10:44 am     Bleh. |
Texasdeb | Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 08:47 am     Ruperts still the man!!! |
Tabbyking | Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 09:15 pm     if he can keep winning IC's, he will hang in there. otherwise, they may want him out because he is showing them all up! |
Hermione69 | Friday, November 14, 2003 - 06:08 am     I don't think he is playing that great of a game. Sooner or later he will lose an IC and he has made himself such a huge target. He will have no one to blame but himself either. I'm pretty neutral about him. I respect his strength and think he is fascinating to watch, but don't like his "MY" attitude. I'd kinda like to see him take a fall. He acts like everyone should bow or cower before him and that got old for me a long time ago. |
Fluff | Friday, November 14, 2003 - 09:47 am     Yuck. I hated his arrogant smirk last night at TC.  |
Prisonerno6 | Friday, November 14, 2003 - 09:51 am     Yea, he has a big ol' target on his back now, so big that it distracted everyone else in the immunity challenge and they forgot to give him their coconuts to prevent him from getting immunity last night. Yea, he's pretty arrogant. I mean, what has he ever done for any of them except provide them with food every day, help the Morgan team with their shelter, won at least one immunity challenge almost single handedly for his---oops--their tribe, displayed an admirable work ethic. And how arrogant of him to give away *his* breakfast! He probably expects people to like, you know, thank him or something. (All said with tongue placed firmly in cheek)
{{{Go Rupert!}}} |
Hermione69 | Friday, November 14, 2003 - 11:16 am     Prisoner, I give you all of that. He is amazing in what he has provided for them. However, he DOES act like he should be immune from all the lying and backstabbing, despite the fact that he has done that himself. And he does have a bit of an "I'M the boss, this is MY game" attitude that, deserved or not, will cost him in the end. Unfortunately, the things that make him such a fascinating and forceful Survivor will also contribute to his demise, IMHO. |
Tabbyking | Friday, November 14, 2003 - 12:02 pm     i agree with both of you! he works very hard but also thinks it's HIS island. i think he gave the breakfast away to score points and to not be away from the bigger group where they may have plotted against him during his absence. also, he is such a food provider that he didn't really need the breakfast. he isn't starving. he is a great 'survivor'--and great for ratings. but he is overbearing and gruff and these people aren't teenagers in need of counseling. (well, except for darrah and tijuana who have no idea what work is!) i think we will miss him when he is gone because he has been so much of the show. and he is so much of the show because he is a hard worker and a plotter. there isn't much use in showing us long moments of half the gang lying around 'relaxing' LOL |
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