Survivor

[Parker]

Last night wasnt nearly as good as I was expecting it to be - but then again, I dont really know what I expected, so ... maybe just more back stabbing, blindsides, scrambling, etc. lol

After the merge last week, the tribe went back to the camp and had their merge feast and a few people did a bit of conversing and scrambling; but the overall feel for us, the viewers, was that the new Salani tribe (originally, all women, but then 4 women and 3 men) would stick together and vote off the new Manano tribe (originally all men, but then 3 women and 4 men), even though those in the new Manano tribe thought they were in the same original Manano alliance - meaning, all the men together.

They had a reward challenge where Jeff separated them into to groups of 6 and the winning group got to go have pizza and beer and learn that there was another immunity idol back at camp (keep in mind that Kim found a hidden immunity idol a few days ago and told only Chelsea).

The next morning, Troyzan, who said he is usually up a couple of hours before everyone else, went looking for and found the other hidden immunity idol - and, smartly, imo, told no one.

The immunity challenge was standing on a log, holding a tray with first 1, then 2, then 3 balls - last one left standing was Troyzan and the scrambling started.

The new Salani tribe decided to stick together and vote off Jonas, who was on the new (and old) Manano tribe, because they felt he was the biggest threat on that tribe. The women of the new Salani tribe liked this idea because (a) it's voting off a man and (b) it's voting off a new Manano tribe member so whether they stick with their new Salani alliance or their older female alliance, they were good.

During all of this, Tarzan wanted to wash his nasty-shit-stained (he claimed it was "dirt") drawers. While he was wandering around trying to convince people the stains in his drawers were dirt stains, Chelsea was off in the ocean cleaning her clothes and then adding a pot of water to the fire so she could then boil her clothes.

Tarzan decided to toss his nasty drawers into the the pot of water with Chelsea's clothes that she just scrubbed in the ocean which made mer remove her clothes from the pot - but not before offering to go wash Tarzan's clothes in the ocean for him before adding them to the pot.

This whole exchange irritated me because (a) Chelsea acted like it was her job to clean the dude's laundry and (b) Tarzan acted like it was anyone's job but his to clean his own damn drawers. Nasty nasty man.

Anyway at tribal, the shit hit the fan when Jonas talked about being a provider (he's good at fishing and is a chef, so he was able to cook some good food for them) and not a huge threat in immunity challenges and then threw Mike under the bus because he is a large and muscular man who could be a threat - he also mentioned how the new Manano tribe's plan of voting off Kat wasnt a good idea, which made his tribe/alliance raise their eyebrows at him.

This all pissed off Tarzan, who then decided he wanted to vote off Jonas since Jonas threw their plan to hell & he also went off, Tarzan style.

So basically, Jonas and Leif (the little dude) voted for Mike, but everyone else voted for Jonas. Jonas told Tarzan no hard feelings, but Tarzan said he still had hard feelings. After Jeff snuffed Jonas' fire, Jonas told them all good luck with the food and left.

Next week's preview looks like the women might be re-banding together to re-form their all woman alliance to vote off the guys ... we'll see.

[Parker]

While I was searching the internet for Survivor: One World cast so I could get the names right in my last post, I found an interview with Jeff about Colton and whether or not Survivor would ever bring him back .... he said no. lol

Will ‘Survivor’ Villain Colton Be Invited Back? Host Jeff Probst Answers… (<-- link to article)

What a difference an episode makes.

Over the course of one hour, “Survivor: One World” lost its reviled bully to a medical concern, cemented a new power alliance with an idol, and brought both tribes together with a last-minute merge.

So, with all of that going on, it seemed like the perfect time to check in with “Survivor’s” 74-time Emmy-award-winning host* Jeff Probst.

*Not mathematically accurate.

Gordon Holmes: The show just lost one of the most hated villains of all time last Wednesday when Colton Cumbie was removed from the game. Did you realize at the time how big of a bad guy was being carted off?

Jeff Probst: I had no idea how ugly Colton was being at camp. I saw one display at Tribal Council when he talked about “I have a black friend, a housekeeper, who I pay.” I didn’t realize how aggressive he was in treating people and how poorly he treated people. Colton is one of the few people I can recall where the audience just has a true dislike for. He’s different from Russell (Hantz) who you just might love to hate.

Holmes: Think we’ll see Colton again?

Probst: Russell you bring back. Colton, I don’t think you do. I can’t imagine celebrating Colton and bringing him back. But, I could be wrong on that.

Holmes: Some people love Russell, some people hate Russell. This Colton hatred seems pretty universal.

Probst: On one hand, Colton is honest. This is where he comes from, this is his truth. But, that doesn’t excuse it. And I think it would be hard to root for him to win the game ever. And I had no idea when he was evacuated how much people despised him. So, it’s always a little weird for me if I had known. Would I have had an attitude with him?

Holmes: I’m going to give you a quick compliment. Don’t be alarmed. But, I think one of your strong points is when it comes to racially charged Tribal Councils like with Bill and Colton this season or Phillip (Sheppard) and Steve (Wright) in “Redemption Island” you don’t take an attitude with people. Rather than breaking it down from your point of view and being, “You’re right” and “You’re wrong,” you seem to embrace the old writers’ adage that, “No villain ever thinks he’s wrong.”

Probst: Thanks.

Holmes: We’re twenty four seasons into this social experiment; do those put-it-all-out-there moments still excite you?

Probst: Any time somebody brings up differences in how they live or how someone looks or their race or their sexuality and they’re willing to talk about it, I get very excited. That’s the fabric of our society. That is what it’s all about, all of our differences. You think you’re right and I think I’m right and the truth could be somewhere in the middle. I don’t know, sometimes the truth is over on the left. So, I like having those discussions. It never surprises me.

Holmes: I’m at risk of having my “Survivor” press badge taken away for two reasons. First, I make Dream Teamers cry.

Note: Dream Teamers are the crack crew of talented, athletic youngsters who practice the show’s immunity and reward challenges.

Probst: Why?

Holmes: Because I beat them in challenges too often.

Probst: (Laughs)

Holmes: And second, I have no idea what’s going on with these twists. You bring out Redemption Island and my first instinct is, “There’s no way anyone can come back into the game and win.” Then it almost happens twice. A challenge goes a different way and Ozzy Lusth is a champion.

Probst: Yup.

Holmes: Matt Elrod and Andrea Boehlke could’ve been serious spoilers too. Then, you announce One World and my first instinct is, “This is great. We’re gonna have all kinds of inter-tribe mingling. I can’t wait.” Then, the exact opposite thing happens. One minute you have Michael stealing a pick axe and the next these two tribes won’t even share fire.

Probst: It’s crazy!

Holmes: What were you anticipating when the One World idea came across your desk?

Probst: We’ve talked about two tribes living on one beach for ten years. We were never sure we could pull it off. There were issues about identifying the tribes. Another concern is that it would be one big love fest and they’d make one big fire, one big shelter and we’d have this mess of twenty people living together. Fortunately, Mike decided to start stealing stuff off the bat and it was game on.

Holmes: So for the sake of one pick axe, the whole season became cutthroat central.

Probst: I never understand that. Stealing? When you need votes to win the game? How does that work long term?

Holmes: If I’m a Manono guy and I witness that? I’d put that in my back pocket and happily rat Michael out when I needed to.

Probst: You need to be on this show.

Holmes: Sign me up. The only problem there is I’m not good looking enough to be a good-looking guy and I’m not quite nerdy enough to be a nerdy guy. You need to keep the show going until I’m old enough to be the cranky geezer.

[Parker]

My bad, I didnt post a recap this past week - but the episode was so boring, I couldnt bring myself to recap it! Mike was voted off and the women are taking over - or at least, trying to take over - we'll see.


Why I am really here is because while I was watching Breakout Kings tonight, I saw a commercial for a new show that might be of interest to some Survivor fans .... or I should say, Russell Hantz fans. lol

Russell and his brother (remember him from when he visited the last time Russell played Survivor? He was skeevier than Russell imo) are in a house flipping reality show on A&E called Flipped Off - it premieres Saturday April 28th.

I will not be watching because he makes me crazy - hell, he made me like Coach lol - but I thought I'd toss this out there in case we have a few of his fans on the site and they miss him and want to watch him go at it with his brother and others while they renovate and try to sell houses.

Here's a link to the show --> Flipped Off

[gaea]

for what ever reason...i have a lack of attention when watching the show they will be getting ready for a challenge or what not and then it will be over and i will have to think what just happened...

whats the deal with this i think to myself this is my all time favorite reality show and yet i find myself looking more forward to Sundays airing of the amazing race...

I think i just do not care much for any of the contestants on this season..

The title "One World" was an awesome title then they threw in battle of the sexes and yet it hasn't really been any sort of battle girls whining and crying then pulling in trusting dudes then voting them off posh...what kind of shit is that?

they were all together then separated for what 2 weeks what is that like 4 days survivor time????

I watched last night just as i did last week, Parkers recaps keep me posted for some reason my mind just isn't catching anything about this season and so i think i watch however do not really pay any attention at all...

idk perhaps it will get better????

ive been saying that from the start of this season...

maybe this season im just experiencing a bit of survivor "death" all puns intended

[Parker]

Originally Posted by gaea

for what ever reason...i have a lack of attention when watching the show they will be getting ready for a challenge or what not and then it will be over and i will have to think what just happened...

whats the deal with this i think to myself this is my all time favorite reality show and yet i find myself looking more forward to Sundays airing of the amazing race...

I think i just do not care much for any of the contestants on this season..

The title "One World" was an awesome title then they threw in battle of the sexes and yet it hasn't really been any sort of battle girls whining and crying then pulling in trusting dudes then voting them off posh...what kind of shit is that?

they were all together then separated for what 2 weeks what is that like 4 days survivor time????

I watched last night just as i did last week, Parkers recaps keep me posted for some reason my mind just isn't catching anything about this season and so i think i watch however do not really pay any attention at all...

idk perhaps it will get better????

ive been saying that from the start of this season...

maybe this season im just experiencing a bit of survivor "death" all puns intended

I totally feel you on this, G - I have to keep rewinding sections of the show this season because my mind drifts off to something else and I miss entire portions of the show.

Take last night - I actually thought that was a pretty good episode and yet I am struggling to remember what the hell it was about! lol

Let's see ..... they had another of their DIY reward challenges - which I think is weird. Every time they have one of those, I think to myself, what, did Probst call in sick? Dude only has to work 39 days twice a year and he couldnt be bothered to come to this reward challenge? Maybe he's as bored with this season as we are!

Anyway, they split themselves up into 2 groups, did some kind of rope tossing game for points and one of the teams won and went on a BBQ - it was uninspired and nothing really happened except Jay and Troy got together to decide that this tribal, a woman (or girl, since that's how they all refer to the women - girls - like their all 12 years old or something) just *had* to go or that would be proof that their alliance was a sham and it was women vs. men again.

Conversely, Kim, et.al. were scheming that who ever didnt win individual immunity (Troy or Jay) would be voted off next because they are the biggest threat in challenges, then they can worry about Lief and Tarzan.

The immunity challenge was that one where they stand under a big bucket of colored water with a rope tied to one hand while they stand barefoot on a narrow piece of wood - if they step or fall off of the wood or drop their arm, they are doused with the water and are out.

The instant Jeff said they were starting, Tarzan stepped off of his piece of wood and went to sit down. Then Jeff started coming out with food to tempt people to sit down and before anyone could blink, Sab stepped down for some cookies. Eventually, most everyone stepped down for one food item or another - including Jay, who thought he was safe - leaving Troy, Chelsea, and Lief.

Troy lost his balance and fell (I thought he was going to pass out, he just started weaving), leaving Chelsea and Lief. Chelsea said she could do this all day and told Lief that if he stepped down it would make him less of a threat. Then when Jeff brought out a tray with cheeseburgers, beer, and chips, Lief asked Chelsea if she was for real - she said yes, so he stepped down and Chelsea won.

Usually a challenge like that goes all damn day, but this one lasted like an hour - so you see what we mean by this season being ... bleh.

Anyway, the women decided Troy may have a hidden immunity idol so they wanted to split the votes between him and Jay. Then Troy told Jay he was going to play his HI idol because he got the feeling the women were playing them. Jay disagreed and told the women what Troy told him, letting Kim know Troy was voting for her.

At tribal, nothing exciting happened - pretty much everyone thought they were safe, there was no drama - hell, I dont even remember what they talked about and it was just a few hours ago! lol

Anyway, a couple of people voted for Troy - he played his idol and voted for Kim and 2 of the men voted for Alicia, but in the end Jay was voted off - and he was blindsided and looked a little butthurt, but in his parting speech congratulated the "girls" on getting him.

The preview for next week makes it look like Troy is trying to get the few remaining men to band together to try to vote off a woman .....

[Peach]

I will goof around on the computer, or read while the show is on, always have. I find it hard to watch anything steady without something else to do. I should have learned to knit, at least Iwould have been productive while wasting time! There just arent the characters this season. no Russels, Ruperts, Coach etc......unless you count that weird guy standing around in a speedo, claiming there is no poop on it, or the little person who sits and sleeps in that big box!!! Not a single person stands out.

The women are running the game, but that wont last, it never does. One of them will make a deal with one of the men, or they will start infighting, they always do, then their all female alliance will fall apart, like it always does. I HOPE they prove me wrong, but they never do.

I still love the show, willwatch the show, but have been going to Youtube and watching the after show. It shows each jury members arrival at the Ponderosa. They could do a half hour show of that, its pretty good!

[gaea]

Originally Posted by Peach

I will goof around on the computer, or read while the show is on, always have. I find it hard to watch anything steady without something else to do. I should have learned to knit, at least Iwould have been productive while wasting time! There just arent the characters this season. no Russels, Ruperts, Coach etc......unless you count that weird guy standing around in a speedo, claiming there is no poop on it, or the little person who sits and sleeps in that big box!!! Not a single person stands out.

The women are running the game, but that wont last, it never does. One of them will make a deal with one of the men, or they will start infighting, they always do, then their all female alliance will fall apart, like it always does. I HOPE they prove me wrong, but they never do.

I still love the show, willwatch the show, but have been going to Youtube and watching the after show. It shows each jury members arrival at the Ponderosa. They could do a half hour show of that, its pretty good!

I have never seen these...perhaps i will go and watch, is it better than the show these days?