Just got my Feb 13th issue of "Entertainment Weekly".
Guess who is on the cover? Richard, Jenna M (in her bathing suit, of course!) and Colby! Great article, "The Best Survivor Ever....on the beach with 18 dirty, rotten, backstabbing All Stars"
If you don't want to get your own copy here are some highlights :
"It's day 2 of the game. Richard Hatch, the oft-naked Machiavellian mastermind from the very first Survivor, walks up the beach toward the Mogo Mgo shelter to talk shop with his tribemate, Survivor: Thailand's Shii Ann Huang. She asks him for advise on strategy. "I'm not sure you could beat me in the end", Hatch begins. "But if I were you, I'd useme to get you to the merge." And then - unbelievably, inconceivably, astoundingly - Shii Ann asks him, "Can I trust you?"
"Every single player, from Sonja Christopher to Sandra Diaz-Twine, received a call inquiring about their willingness to serve and starve. The two most notable nos: Colleen Haskell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
"We could have had 30 or 60 easily," (Mark Burnett says), adding that Colby Donaldson and Jerri Manthey were shoo-ins, while Australia's fire starter Jeff Varner and fire victim Michael Skupin just missed the final cut. "We went to 18 because I couldn't get down below that number without compromising.""
".....in some cases it seems T&A won out over T&A&l-e-n-t. Former winners vecepia Towery and Brian Heidik, for example, were passed over in favor of STUFF cover girl Amber Brkich and season l cast member Jenna Lewis, who admits, "I think Mark Burnett might have messed up on the envelopes. I feel like the 12th sub on a varsity basketball team" (Duh!
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Why they went on All-Stars:
Rupert: cite the adventure
Ethan - covet the title of Ultimate Survivor
Jerri - "I want to seek revenge on those who did me wrong the first time"
The money: Burnett insists the top prize remains $1M - many contestants suspect that in a typical twist, that amount will double.
- Tina received $25,000 for her three-day stay
- "I need the money, says Susan Hawk. That's the only reason. If i had won the first one, I would not be here. Oh, ...no! Anybody here that's won before are one of two things: They're either an egomaniac, or were stupid and p....ed all their money away"
Other tidbits from the article:
- "I'm a mess physically" admits Colby. "I broke my clavicle and two ribs and separated my should last year, and just broke my nose three weeks ago. Of course, I don't want all them to know that"
- Probst is under contract through season 12 (of Survivor)
-...what makes this Survivor different....These people are not strangers. They have not only all played the game before but attended finales together, worked the same never-ending publicity circuit, and in many cases became good friends. Sometimes even more than friends. "Ethan is a little f....wh..." claims the always-tactful Boston Rob. "He's doing Survivors left and right"
- Kathy worked with a psychologist to prepare her for the competition.
- Rob M - "I guarantee you a lot of people are gonna be psd at me when this is over. The truth is coming out for everybody. In the end, nobody walks away with clean hands after this one"
Amber - "I got voted off last time becasue it didn't seem like I was playing hard enough, but after watching so many other seasons, I know the game so much better"
Rob C - "I'm going to be on my best behavior and I'm gonna underwhelm everybody. I'm gonna Amber it......""
Jenna L - "The bigger personalities are gonna take everyone's attention off of me and let me blend into the background....""
and finally: Tina "It would never, ever, ever, ever, be okay to be the first one voted out. Oh, the pain, the pain! I can't imagine, and I'm like, please, God, don't let it be me"..........
oooooooppps!
Enjoy!
Should be interesting if these spoilers are indeed accurate. Hey, did anyone else notice the "soft" music they played when Rob spoke about his alliance with Amber? It was very subtle, but certainly made me smile!
But didn't any of these folks practice making fire beforehand????????
Remember in the priviews, it showed Rupert and Jerri fighting. I hope Saboga doesn't loose any more members (especially Rupert!!
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