anyone watching Survivor anymore?

[nickel]

i wanted Lii Ann to stay on. i admired her vim and vigor.

who do you think is gonna win it? i think it's gonna be Amber. she is using Boston Rob - just using him good.

[whitak24]

i don't watch it. one of my friends is a huge fan, but i don't know who he's rooting for to win.

[Jenny]

I could tell you spoilers, if you are interested.

I HATED Shi-Ann. I'm kind of digging Rob this season, altho I hated him last time. lol

[DarkFury]

Honestly, of all who are left, I'd vote for Rupert... but he's the FIRST one they'll get rid of being scared of his "friendly" factor...

Everyone else is just a snake in the grass or just plain DUMB.

Amber wanted to lay back in the cut and fly under the radar... I guess Shii Ann had other ideas on that huh?


BTW... Shii Ann really didn't add much to the tribe anyways... other than a bunch of snide comments to the other competitors. So pretty much she went the way of Alicia.. the only other person they hated more than her. Go figure (now Jenna is fighting for "most hated" on the island).

[M_A_C]

As long as they get rid of Jenna soon, I'll be happy.

[gear02]

I bet Boston Rob will win. They'll get rid of Jenna, then Big Tom, then either Amber or Rupert.

[ialsohaveadream]

Unless Big Tom makes a move soon, he's done for. I'm rooting for him or Rob.

[DarkFury]

Rob is a smug snake in my opinion... hopefully not everyone is falling for his "airs"...

But for now, it just seems that everyone is suckin' up to him... (letting him get all the "shared rewards" and such... )

Rupert gave him the Burger dinner and Tom let him have his brother during the family visit. Outside of that, he was winning challenges outright...

Is that a setup or what? Cause I don't understand why Rupert and Big Tom haven't started talking...

[nickel]

there is NO WAY Boston Rob can win. the jury picks the winner from the final two. i'm thinking he's burned enough people that will want to stick it to him.

[DarkFury]

there is NO WAY Boston Rob can win. the jury picks the winner from the final two. i'm thinking he's burned enough people that will want to stick it to him.

But even 2nd place usually gets around 100K... plus there is the normal "car" that someone gets right about the final reward challenge when they get down to the final 4...

[nickel]

or as Boston Rob would say, "cah". he'd like to at least win a "cah".

[ufcrusher]

Well if the previews for next week are any clue, Rupert and Big Tom are going to get in a row....which could be very bad for one of them. I think they should band together and get rid of Rob.......they would have it locked in then between the two of them. Everyone is playing stupid this time.


I'm hoping that Rupert will win.

[YanksFanRy]

They should have joined together and kicked out Rob the last two weeks when they've had the chance. He is so conniving and just has most everyone right under his thumb. To some extent I think too many people hate him to vote him as the winner, but at the same time they have to respect that he's doing something right.

Tom and Amber have mostly just flown under the radar till this week, we'll see what effect that has, if any.

I also like Rupert, he just seems like a nice guy. He deserves the money too, as he has a family and does noble work.

I hated Shii Ann, I absolutely despise Rob. I have no feeling on Amber or Jenna. And Tom's accent can be quite annoying. My favorite before it even started was Tina, with Ethan my second favorite... but the past-winners didn't last. Still an interesting show. Mark Burnett is a television genius.

[DarkFury]

Mark Burnett is a television genius.

Yup... seems like every show he touches turns to gold...

Look at what happened on "The Apprentice"...

[gear02]

there is NO WAY Boston Rob can win. the jury picks the winner from the final two. i'm thinking he's burned enough people that will want to stick it to him.

yeah I agree totally...

btw you noticed that at the last tribal council, everyone pretty much realized that boston rob doesn't do squat. Rupert is pretty much the only guy who does stiff. Rob just saves himself for the immunities.

If any of the 4 are smart, they'll realize they need to get him off now to even have a chance. Rob's pretty much lost all his power. He can't dictate a vote anymore.

[M_A_C]

there is NO WAY Boston Rob can win. the jury picks the winner from the final two. i'm thinking he's burned enough people that will want to stick it to him.

Yeah, but that is good playing. This is all-star, so they might give him his props for playing the game well.

[ialsohaveadream]

Yup... seems like every show he touches turns to gold...

Look at what happened on "The Apprentice"...

Well, not quite. Don't forget that he did make "The Restaurant".

[ialsohaveadream]

Oh, and don't think that Rob won't win because he's screwed people over. This isn't the normal Survivor. These people respect how well people play the game. So if Rob is deceptive and still gets to the final two, he'd probably be the overwhelming favorite.

Another thing: Why do people always want the most interesting people voted out? When that happens (like when Jerri was voted out in season 2), the show SUCKS! It's so boring.

[YanksFanRy]

Well, not quite. Don't forget that he did make "The Restaurant".

The Restaurant was actually very successful last season, and maybe if they didn't put it on at 10 P.M. on a Monday night it would do better this time.

[DarkFury]

Another thing: Why do people always want the most interesting people voted out? When that happens (like when Jerri was voted out in season 2), the show SUCKS! It's so boring.

'Cause she was a lazy "bitch" of a woman... that just got on folks nerves.

Hopefully she made enough off of her first Playboy spread to make it worthwhile.

[ialsohaveadream]

'Cause she was a lazy "bitch" of a woman... that just got on folks nerves.

Hopefully she made enough off of her first Playboy spread to make it worthwhile.

Yes, but do you remember that Survivor season where Shii Ann was voted out? Me neither. The most memorable seasons are the ones where there are bitches (male or female) battling it out until the end. A show full of boy scouts is not entertaining. If it weren't for good ol' Rich in the first season, this show might not have made it to a season two.

[DarkFury]

Yes, but do you remember that Survivor season where Shii Ann was voted out? Me neither.

Actually I do... they were in Thailand that year. And she was just as lazy there as she was on the "All Stars". Where da hell was Gervace? I guess he just didn't wanna go through that again, and honestly I can't blame him if that was the reason, simply because of the odds against you in Survivor as a Black male... Some Black women can sometimes slide under the radar (like the one Black lady that won when there were in Marquesas), but Black dudes just can't lie low in this situation...or at least not all the way to the finish.

Personally, I didn't consider "Shii Ann" an "All Star", but I guess someone had a liking for her. Personally, she had like ZERO compatibility/personality with anyone and basically wanted to keep to herself.

How is that good for "TV watchin'"... but then again, I guess you were looking only for the conflicts to make a good show. Personally, I watch it for the "strategy" (or lack of...) I guess we each have our own hot buttons for what entertains us.

[ialsohaveadream]

I wanted Gervase, too. My guess is that they probably offered it to him, but he refused. Rumor was they offered every former winner a chance to come back, and obviously not all did. I think the only reason Shii Ann was there was that there was nobody else from the Thailand show who was remotely interesting.

[brainsmile]

I've never watched the show.

[DarkFury]

I think the only reason Shii Ann was there was that there was nobody else from the Thailand show who was remotely interesting.

Well with you saying that, I'm surprised that they didn't get "Robb" from Survivor Thailand... since "Brian" probably refused .



Maybe his "life altering experience" changed him so he couldn't come back... Either that, or he knew that "Clay" wouldn't be there so that he could choke him out again during a team challenge.



But yeah... Survivor Thailand was one of the WEAKEST of the group. I'll agree with you there.

[nickel]

I've never watched the show.

i think Survivor started the reality show blitzkrieg.

[DarkFury]

i think Survivor started the reality show blitzkrieg.

Actually MTV's "The Real World" started it... however Survivor made it more "competitive".

[ufcrusher]

Personally, I find some of their choices for All Stars sort of odd. I think they should have required ALL of the past winners and runner-ups to play. Theoretically, that would have been all of the best survivors....but I think it would have shown the weakness of some of the past winners. I also question their use of the same site as the last show.

You also have to remember that certain seasons, such as Survivor Africa, were discovered after the fact to have an error that required reparations. If you recall, Lex ended up being paid an additional amount after the end of the show. The stated reason was that when he was counted out in an event before he was actually out. Thus, he could have been in the final two and Ethan might not have won. If memory serves they paid him an additional $100k (the amount the runner up gets)

[nickel]

so it was Amber, or as Boston Rob says, "Am-bah".
no big surprise, but the vote was closer than i thought for the winner.

i wonder who is gonna get the second million. that is pretty cool.

[ray]

I wanted my fellow Boston College buddy Liz Filarski to be on the All-Stars. I would have watched it if she were competing, but she's taken a job as a host with the View so she doesn't have time to do be doing this crazy let's-lose-40-pounds-in-1-month gig.