Survivor: Pearl Islands *OFFICIAL THREAD*

[Grog]

This means we will only have about six or seven weeks between Survivors this time around....


All-Star 'Survivor' Gets Post-Super Bowl Spot
(Monday, November 17 01:24 PM)


LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The Super Bowl of "Survivor" is, appropriately, set to debut after the Super Bowl.
CBS announced Monday (Nov. 17) that "Survivor: All-Stars," which will bring back some of the game's most memorable players, will premiere following Super Bowl XXXVIII on Sunday, Feb. 1. The network is hoping for the same kind of success in launching "All-Stars" that it had with "Survivor: The Australian Outback" following the 2001 Super Bowl.

More than 45 million people watched the premiere of "Outback" on Jan. 28, 2001, despite a fairly boring blowout in the Super Bowl that year.

CBS is holding back on announcing the "All-Stars" players, but several fan sites for the show have reported that past winners Richard Hatch, Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca will be back, along with other breakout players like Rudy Bosch and Susan Hawk (the original), Jerri Manthey ("Outback"), Rob Cesternino ("The Amazon") and current favorite Rupert Boneham.

Eighteen players will take part in "All-Stars" -- two more than the usual 16. The prize money, $1 million, is the same as in previous editions of the game.

 

[TiggerPiglet]

Regarding this "All Star" Survivor, does anyone know if they'll be in a harsh environment or since they're now "celebrities" will they have cots and food provided for them?

 

[AlexandNessa]

I hope there's no luxury, or else we'd be watching Big Brother!

Who do you think should be invited back? I think they should definetely have:

Hunter and Kathy from Marquesas
Tom from Africa
Michael from the Outback
All the winners minus Vecepia and Brian because I couldn't take either one of them.
My favorite Rudy, from the Original
And, of course, RUUUUUPPPERRTT

 

[Annie&Hallie'sMom]

I've heard Tom (Africa) will be there as will Kathy (Marquesas).

 

[MaryJ]

Besides the ones all ready mentioned, I'd like to see Pascal come back. I liked Neleh too, but I'd only want to see her back if she and Pascal were on opposite tribes at the start.

 

[Grog]

I'm interested in seeing how Rupert is doing once the All Stars starts. From what I heard, filming on All Stars started as soon as Pearl Islands finished, which means that Rupert probably got no more than a couple of days to rest in between. The others will be coming in fresh.

 

[Liz]

I've heard rumors around here that Neleh is coming back. I would like to see Roger & Elisabeth from Outback.

As much as I like Rupert, it seems too soon to have him back again.

This will be so fun!!!

 

[MeanLaureen]

I was thinking of another one. Maybe she was a firefighter? Anyway, by her video (from what I remember) she would have really stirred things up but came off like a lamb on the show. It may have been Thailand.

I remember who you are talking about. She was a Sheriff's Deputy from Orlando Florida I believe. Pretty girl - long dark hair, looked like from a hispanic heritage? Is that who you are thinking of?

 

[Grog]

She was a Sheriff's Deputy from Orlando Florida I believe

I think that was Jessie (?) from Survivor Africa, who was voted out early because she was sick due to dehydration.

 

[Jeafl]

I know for sure Elizabeth won't be coming back. She is currently hosting a cable show on fashion for less and is also one of three finalists to replace Lisa Ling on The View. She said her new husband just got signed with the Washington Redskins as well. She looks really good, and seems to be well suited for television.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I forgot the firefighter's name, but she did her audition tape in the nude...not at all what I would have expected from her...that's more of a "cute young girls" move from the last, most unenjoyable Survivor.

 

[travelbug24]

Originally posted by MaryAnnDVC
I forgot the firefighter's name, but she did her audition tape in the nude...

Stephanie Dill from S5 Thailand is her name.

 

[SJCSuzy]

They just started filming All-Star Survivor this month in Panama. Filming for Pearl Islands finished in July so Rupert would have had about 3mo to recover from it. There are also rumors that Sandra from Pearl Islands is on All-Star too. Can't wait till Feb to see it!

 

[swandiverpatt]

Since they've switched things up this season .... why not have a viewer vote? I truly hope Rupert can stay in -- he won me the first show when he stole the other tribe's items! I have to miss it this week and am frantically trying to find someone to record it for me!

 

[DISshopkeeper]

Here's a different article on the All Star Survivor!! Can't WAIT!!


Survivor' kicks off on Super Bowl Sunday
By Gary Levin, USA TODAY

Get ready for another Super Bowl/SurvivorSunday.

CBS this week will announce plans to premiere the eighth installment of its hit reality series following its Feb. 1 telecast of the Super Bowl, TV's top-rated event.

"It worked like gangbusters when we did it with the second Survivor," says CBS president Leslie Moonves. Survivor: Australian Outback's premiere averaged 45 million viewers and kept eager viewers tuned in to the lopsided game's fourth quarter and post-game show. "Why not continue the streak? This was pretty much a no-brainer."

The latest edition features "all-stars" plucked from the first seven Survivors. It includes 18 contestants, up from the usual 16. The show will air 14 original episodes, up from the usual 13. And while the jackpot remains $1 million, the total prize pool is increased: The first contestant voted out will receive $25,000, a tenfold increase from the first loser's prize in other editions.

CBS and producer Mark Burnett wouldn't discuss the players or location of the all-star edition currently in production, said to be on an island near Panama that's adjacent to the one used in the current Pearl Islands series.

But Survivor Web sites say the list includes previous champs Richard Hatch and Ethan Zohn, along with standouts such as Rudy Bosch, Susan Hawk, Jerri Manthey, Colby Donaldson and Pearl Islands breakout Rupert Boneham.

"We were simply casting for the most memorable characters we could find," says Burnett, though two contestants he hoped to cast declined his offer.

"Because they've all played before, their whole mantra is to expect the unexpected. So their own imaginations are doing them in more than anything I might do."

Several all-stars wore three layers of clothing after seeing party-dressed contestants in the current edition forced to walk the plank and begin the competition much sooner than they'd expected. "What makes Survivor work is keeping people off balance. They literally were on edge for days."

Still, to compensate for their experience "I made it much, much harder," Burnett says, by offering no rations and tougher immunity challenges. "They got kicked in the butt from the very beginning."

Moonves predicts the all-star Survivor will attract more fans than usual "because people have their favorite characters. The downside is we're going to be up against the wind-down of Friends." He's taking no chances: Survivor will wrap a week or so before the Friends finale in mid-May

 

[Grog]

Sounds like this All Stars will be a good one

 

[Liz]

The natural curiousity in me wants to know who they asked to be on the show and turned it down!

 

[smileybrat]

Originally posted by Liz
The natural curiousity in me wants to know who they asked to be on the show and turned it down!

I wanted to know that too. I glad they're having some of my favs including Ethan and Rupert. I hope Rupert wins this one especially if he doesn't win Pearl islands.

 

[RUDisney]

Who do you think will go tonight? Tijuana or Darrah? My guess is Tijuana since Darrah is wasting away to nothing.... my hope would be that they'd off Jon.

 

[BedKnobbery2]

RUDisney, I don't think either of them is going to go; my guess is the women's alliance is in full swing, and we're either going to have a tie vote (T, Darrah, Sandra, and Christa's vote vs. Burton, Rupert, Jon & Lil's vote) or Sandra will talk Jon into joining them to vote off either Burton or Rupert. Of the 2, I hope it is Burton. My preference, along with the rest of sane America, would be Jon. Can't wait for tonight!