Thanks to all of you for joining my Survivor Vanuatu group.  Since this is the
high point of the year for reality shows I wanted to invite you to join some of
the groups for shows airing this summer.  By joining the group you will get
access to group discussions and get regular emails with previews and other
updates too.  Here is a not so brief rundown:

American Idol - The show is over but the tour will be going on this summer and
usually there is usually something going on.
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America's Got Talent - The show premieres Tuesday, June 23
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The Bachelorette - The second episode aired last night
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Big Brother 11 - Premieres July 9th - Since the live feeds can get R rated, so
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Blonde Charity Mafia - A new show on The CW that premieres July 7
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Brooke Knows Best - Season 2 begins June 7
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Canada's Next Top Model - For those of you up north, the season debuted May 26
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The Cougar - The season ends this week
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Dog the Bounty Hunter - Season 4 is in progress
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Don't Forget the Lyrics - Season began two weeks ago on FOX
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Expedition Africa - This Mark Burnett show just started this week on History. 
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Gene Simmons Family Jewels - Season 4 Premieres June 7
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Great American Road Trip - A new NBC show that debut's July 7.  Participants
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Here Come the Newlyweds - Season 2 premiered May 25
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Hitched or Ditched - This CW show debuted May 26
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Ice Road Truckers - This show just began season 3 on Sunday
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Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List - Season 5 premieres June 8
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Kendra - Formerly of The Girls Next Door, her new series begins June 7
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Make Me a Supermodel - This shows season is almost done:
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Miami Social  - This premieres on Bravo July 14
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Million Dollar Password - Just began last Sunday on CBS
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More to Love - A plus sized dating show.  The premiere date has not been
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Paris Hilton's My New BFF - Season 2 begins tonight June 2
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The Shark Tank, an entrepreneurial show - This premieres this fall but they are
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Shear Genius - The third season is in casting but a premiere has not been
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Top Chef - The new "Masters" edition begins June 10
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Wipeout - Season 2 began on ABC May 27
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Finally a few new summer scripted series too:

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Merlin
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Have a great summer!

Thanks to all of you who joined my Survvor Vanuatu group.  You are all
invited to join my group for Survivor: Gabon to discuss the latest
season of the show:

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Could you guys do me a favor?  Go to
http://pub22.bravenet.com/vote/vote.php and vote Kelly G to win
immunity. Thanks! :D

Could you guys do me a favor?  Go to
http://pub22.bravenet.com/vote/vote.php and vote Kelly G to win
immunity. Thanks! :D

About downloading, does anyone know what to do when you download a
torrent file like from a bittorrent site and it isn't ready for
watching... sometimes I get stuff that comes in a folder with a lot of
files and the folder inside says "Sample" then there is a windows
monitor pic, and several files that are numbered?  I'm used to
downloading tv shows that you just click and watch.  This is frustrating.
meg

The following SurvivorVanuatu poll is now closed.  Here are the
final results:


POLL QUESTION: Which SURVIVOR series is the BEST so
far?

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- SURVIVOR, 4 votes, 28.57%
- SURVIVOR: THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK, 4 votes, 28.57%
- SURVIVOR: AFRICA, 1 votes, 7.14%
- SURVIOR: MARQUESAS, 1 votes, 7.14%
- SURVIVOR: THAILAND, 0 votes, 0.00%
- SURVIVOR: AMAZON, 0 votes, 0.00%
- SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS, 4 votes, 28.57%
- SURVIVOR: ALL STARS, 0 votes, 0.00%
- SURVIVOR: VANUATU, ISLANDS OF FIRE, 0 votes, 0.00%

INDIVIDUAL VOTES
- SURVIVOR
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      - cherie@...
      - cathype2002@...
      - marknice1960@...
- SURVIVOR: THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
      - rpkkj@...
      - vlineback@...
      - esatlarfb@...
      - z9mzz9@...
- SURVIVOR: AFRICA
      - bluish_survivor@...
- SURVIOR: MARQUESAS
      - abby_pringles@...
- SURVIVOR: THAILAND
- SURVIVOR: AMAZON
- SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS
      - flatjack33@...
      - pandabear61k@...
      - jester95008@...
      - jimmy62952@...
- SURVIVOR: ALL STARS
- SURVIVOR: VANUATU, ISLANDS OF FIRE


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- In SurvivorVanuatu@yahoogroups.com, rebecca <dylacat@y...> wrote:
> Hi Tina.  There will be a merge not next week, but the following
week.  Steph will spend a night alone, because of it.  Tom and/or
Ian are definately in the F2.
>
> I also wanted to let you know, that we have a new grp for the
Palau show.  The address is:
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/Survivor_Palau/
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> Tina <tinam118@s...> wrote:
>
>
> I can't believe they are leaving poor Bobby John and Stephanie out
> there alone,  Surely they will merge this week.  I can't wait to
get
> rid of Coby (?) the lazy gay guy.  I'd LOOOOOOVVVVVEEE to see Tom
or
> Ian win it.  They are the hardest workers.  I'd hate to see
Stephanie
> eliminated through the merge b/c she is such a strong player!
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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I heard its a challenge 2 decide who goes Stephanie or
Bobby,apparently Boby loses,n is sent home,n Stephanie
ends up spendin 1 night alone,until she goes lives at
Koror.Koror kept losin b/c Ulong is not a real tribe
its just a bunce of individuals,that cant take
orders,or follow some1.
--- SnowBunny4101968@... wrote:
>
> From a lurker that is trying to come out of its
> shell lol::: I was  hoping
> there will be a merge next week but it doesn't look
> like it in the  preview from
> lastnight...I had a thought about this season..OK
> the Ulong tribe  only has 2
> tribe mates left..IF they don't merge next week and
> the ULONG tribe  looses
> immunity again how will they do the voting?? will
> they have questions and  who
> answer the most right doesn't get the boot or
> what...I thought that I was
> kind of interesting to know...I am sad that Ibe had
> gotten the boot..I really
> don't know hwy I liked him but I did lol...I am
> rooting for Coby, Tom, Keren,
> Stephanie umm anybody else? OH yeah Ian...I don't
> know the other names from the
>  Korer tribe...It is very strange to see Korer win
> immunity everytime so far
> in  this season...I wonder if they will lose this
> next immunity?? hmm..Ian
> sure did  pick the smart people and strong..or it
> could be luck that they won
> immunity for  the 6th or 7th time in a row..who
> knows right?? Will I better get
> going..It is  past midnight lol...I'll try not to
> lurk as much hehe...very hard
> when you get  so much emails
>
> ~~Alicia~~ aka The Eagle
>
>
> In a message dated 4/1/2005 6:07:22 PM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> SurvivorVanuatu@yahoogroups.com writes:
>
> Message:  1
> Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005  16:50:40 -0000
> From: "Tina"  <tinam118@...>
> Subject: When is the merge?
>
>
>
> I  can't believe they are leaving poor Bobby John
> and Stephanie out
> there  alone,  Surely they will merge this week.  I
> can't wait to get
> rid of Coby (?) the lazy gay guy.  I'd
> LOOOOOOVVVVVEEE to see Tom or
> Ian win it.  They are the hardest workers.  I'd hate
> to see  Stephanie
> eliminated through the merge b/c she is such a
> strong  player!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005  09:04:07 -0800 (PST)
> From: rebecca  <dylacat@...>
> Subject: Re: When is the merge?
>
> Hi  Tina.  There will be a merge not next week, but
> the following week.
> Steph will spend a night alone, because of it.  Tom
> and/or Ian are  definately in
> the F2.
>
> I also wanted to let you know, that we have a new
> grp for the Palau show.
> The address is:
> http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/Survivor_Palau/
>
> Hope to see you  there!
>
> Tina <tinam118@...> wrote:
>
>
> I can't  believe they are leaving poor Bobby John
> and Stephanie out
> there  alone,  Surely they will merge this week.  I
> can't wait to get
> rid of Coby (?) the lazy gay guy.  I'd
> LOOOOOOVVVVVEEE to see Tom or
> Ian win it.  They are the hardest workers.  I'd hate
> to see  Stephanie
> eliminated through the merge b/c she is such a
> strong  player!
>
>
>
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I can't believe they are leaving poor Bobby John and Stephanie out
there alone,  Surely they will merge this week.  I can't wait to get
rid of Coby (?) the lazy gay guy.  I'd LOOOOOOVVVVVEEE to see Tom or
Ian win it.  They are the hardest workers.  I'd hate to see Stephanie
eliminated through the merge b/c she is such a strong player!








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I can't believe they are leaving poor Bobby John and Stephanie out
there alone,  Surely they will merge this week.  I can't wait to get
rid of Coby (?) the lazy gay guy.  I'd LOOOOOOVVVVVEEE to see Tom or
Ian win it.  They are the hardest workers.  I'd hate to see Stephanie
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I am looking forward to seeing how Boston Rob and Amber fair on
AMazing Race and what tolll it takes on their relationship. Arre you
all going to watch the SDDr. Phil special where he councils the couple
from the last amazing race?

wolfie


On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:58:48 -0500, Steve Lane <sml@...> wrote:
>
> rebecca wrote:
> > Freddy and Kendra just won.  I was happy to see that...they deserved it
> > the most out of the 3 teams that were left.
>
> i would enjoy reading an argument stating that Freddy/Kendra were
> more deserving of the win than Kris/Jon were.  any sane person
> who watched the entire show, and knows how to average numbers,
> knows that Kris/Jon did much better than Freddy/Kendra overall,
> followed by Hayden/Aaron, and then Freddy/Kendra fairly far
> behind the top two.
>
> the only reason why F/K beat K/J is that F/K went to United's
> counter first in Honolulu, and K/J went to American's counter
> first.  switch the two, and K/J would've won.
>
> this was by far my favorite season of AR, and i believe had by
> far the best teams of any season, both in likeability and skill.
>   i think F/K, H/A, and K/J would've finished in the final three
> in any season of AR.  i don't have a clear memory of past
> seasons, but when thinking of better teams, only Chip/Reichen and
> Rob/Brennan come to mind.
>
> i'm interested to see that the AR7 cast is completely different
> than the AR6 cast.  there are still plenty of LA teams, but also
> lots of teams from southern states, no northeastern teams (other
> than Rob), and apparently no models.  and it looks like the only
> male/female romantic-relationship teams are Rob/Amber, Ron/Kelly,
> and Ray/Deana.  i don't see many team types that have fared well
> in the past: Rob/Amber (certainly), Ron/Kelly, possibly
> Brian/Greg.  those three are my pre-season F3 picks.  if the
> entire bunch gangs up on Rob/Amber (which would probably only
> work if every Yield was used on R/A), i'll put Ray/Deana at 3rd.
>
> full pre-season picks (winner to first eliminated):
> 1. Ron/Kelly
> 2. Brian/Greg
> 3. Rob/Amber
> 4. Ray/Deana
> (big gap)
> 5. UChenna/Joyce
> 6. Ryan/Chuck
> 7. Lynn/Alex
> 8. Debbie/Bianca
> 9. Megan/Heidi
> 10. Meredith/Gretchen
> 11. Susan/Patrick
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rebecca wrote:
> Freddy and Kendra just won.  I was happy to see that...they deserved it
> the most out of the 3 teams that were left.

i would enjoy reading an argument stating that Freddy/Kendra were
more deserving of the win than Kris/Jon were.  any sane person
who watched the entire show, and knows how to average numbers,
knows that Kris/Jon did much better than Freddy/Kendra overall,
followed by Hayden/Aaron, and then Freddy/Kendra fairly far
behind the top two.

the only reason why F/K beat K/J is that F/K went to United's
counter first in Honolulu, and K/J went to American's counter
first.  switch the two, and K/J would've won.

this was by far my favorite season of AR, and i believe had by
far the best teams of any season, both in likeability and skill.
   i think F/K, H/A, and K/J would've finished in the final three
in any season of AR.  i don't have a clear memory of past
seasons, but when thinking of better teams, only Chip/Reichen and
Rob/Brennan come to mind.

i'm interested to see that the AR7 cast is completely different
than the AR6 cast.  there are still plenty of LA teams, but also
lots of teams from southern states, no northeastern teams (other
than Rob), and apparently no models.  and it looks like the only
male/female romantic-relationship teams are Rob/Amber, Ron/Kelly,
and Ray/Deana.  i don't see many team types that have fared well
in the past: Rob/Amber (certainly), Ron/Kelly, possibly
Brian/Greg.  those three are my pre-season F3 picks.  if the
entire bunch gangs up on Rob/Amber (which would probably only
work if every Yield was used on R/A), i'll put Ray/Deana at 3rd.

full pre-season picks (winner to first eliminated):
1. Ron/Kelly
2. Brian/Greg
3. Rob/Amber
4. Ray/Deana
(big gap)
5. UChenna/Joyce
6. Ryan/Chuck
7. Lynn/Alex
8. Debbie/Bianca
9. Megan/Heidi
10. Meredith/Gretchen
11. Susan/Patrick
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The Host Has Spoken Jeff Probst ranks past seasons and relives the show's highs. As ''Survivor'' enters season 10, its ringmaster talks on everything from Richard Hatch to Sue Hawk

POINT MAN Probst on surviving Survivor 1 Borneo (SEASON 1) You'll never repeat those first 39 days — never. It was the virgin season, and the show was being created day by day. In many ways, Richard, Sue, Rudy, and the other 13 created it as much as we did. Even though content-wise the show was solid, we weren't always sure where it was going. As for me, I really didn't know what the hell I was doing. Plus, CBS made us put that trunk of cash on the Tribal Council set, which I hated. It was a little corny, but hey, the show was corny, so in that sense it fit. When Sue made her big speech blasting Kelly at the final Tribal Council, the only thing I was thinking was — this is money. It's probably still the greatest Survivor moment, and another reason why season 1 will never be repeated. And I honestly thought Richard would be the first person voted off. He's a scheming, pompous, condescending guy, but is so endearing you want to keep him around even though you know he's got a dagger with your name on it. 2 Australia (SEASON 2) I could almost put Australia as a tie for No. 1. It had the incredible cast led by Colby and Elisabeth. You had forest fires, a flood, Mike Skupin killing a pig and then falling in a fire, burning his hands so severely that the skin was falling off. And rarely do you have a choice in the final three that makes people drop their jaw, and Colby's choice to take Tina to the final two over Keith made people's jaws drop. And then Colby lost. That show delivered every damn week. Everybody wanted to marry Elisabeth, and Jerri was maybe the best female villain ever. And as for that season's biggest controversy: I do think Kel had the beef jerky. Just a gut feeling on what I heard and saw. People try to smuggle things all the time, and if you're really good, you can get away with stuff. It's part of the game. We've had people try to smuggle things up their a--! And I won't say who, because we caught them and it never made the show, but yes, somebody tried to smuggle something up their anus. So beef jerky is no big deal. 3 Pearl Islands (SEASON 7) There are many reasons why Pearl Islands was good. Top of the list would be casting one of the greatest heroes and greatest villains in the same season with Rupert and Jonny Fairplay. You know you're in for a good season when Rupert immediately starts stealing people's shoes. And then you have Jonny Fairplay, who's completely despicable. It was actually fun to work with Fairplay on the show because he's a producer's dream. When he shows up drunk or flips somebody off, he's bringing you gold every time. I wish we had a Jonny Fairplay every season. Personally, however, he's an absolute jackass whose actions at the Vanuatu finale after-party pissed me off so much that he's banned from any event that I'm at from now on. I'm done with Jonny Fairplay. Osten was the complete opposite. Outside of the game, Osten is a very likable guy, but on the show he frustrated me because every time he showed up, he wanted to quit. When he finally did quit — the first person ever to do so on the series — we didn't want to give him the honor of being voted out. Instead, we said, ''We're just gonna lay your torch down and you can go home — loser.'' The other thing about Pearl Islands is one of the most debated twists ever — the Outcasts. I hated the Outcasts. I felt it went against everything we say the show is about — that if you are voted out, you are out of the game. In addition, it cost us a great player in Andrew Savage and in return gave us Lill, the most undeserving final-two member ever. But the flip side is, you ask people what the memorable things are about the show and Outcasts always comes up. So, was it a good twist? I guess so. I just philosophically hated it.     GET A GRIP Vanuatu's Twila 4 All-Stars (SEASON 8) All--Stars, I thought, was great to watch — and miserable for me to experience. Worst season I've ever had. I even considered quitting many times. I thought, I'm done with this show, I don't like it anymore, I don't like these people and their out-of-control egos, I don't like what the show's become. Now, I've gotten some distance from it and realize, it was just a really, really personal season. But it's incredible what happened. First off, there's Jenna with this dramatic gut feeling that something's wrong at home with her mother, who died eight days after Jenna left the island. And then you had this horrible, ugly incident when Sue accused a naked Richard of rubbing himself against her during a challenge. This prompted the single worst Survivor moment I've ever had — standing on the beach with Sue just yelling at me for what happened. That's the only time in nine seasons of Survivor when I had absolutely no idea how to respond. The whole thing between Sue and Richard was a personal train wreck. On the flip side, Boston Rob did something no one has ever done before: He came right out and said, ''I'm running this game, and I'm doing it with my woman tucked under my arm — just try to stop me.'' And somehow he did it, in no small part due to Lex falling for it. Lex will continue to say, ''Hey, I was doing a buddy a favor.'' Bulls---. Lex is a strategist as much as anybody, and he's a good player, but this time, he got played. Much like the Outcasts, I would hope we never do All-Stars again, because Survivor is a game about strangers living together. Once they have had that experience and have spent time together socially, it's a completely different game. It's stunt casting. 5 The Amazon (SEASON 6) I liked the battle of the sexes. I liked how it exposed the differences between men and women, especially in regards to competition. Initially, it seems that women dominate because guys are still preening for the ladies, but as the game becomes more competitive, the men bond and the women begin to fall apart. Rob Cesternino, of course, was a breakout character and really reminded people how to play this game. Specifically, that if you're fifth on the totem pole, you can get with the folks who are third and fourth and knock off the people above you. Plus, he was obviously full of great one-liners and had a quick wit. And this was definitely the most unpredictable of seasons. How do you ever predict Jenna and Matthew making it to the final two, and the spoiled college-sorority girl winning?!? And she only won because the jury thought Matthew was crazy. And they didn't want to give him the million dollars. 6 Vanuatu (SEASON 9) Vanuatu is a great example of how I can never predict how a season will be viewed. Personally, I really enjoyed this group of people. They were fun and easy to get along with. But we didn't have the huge characters, so there were no big events from Vanuatu. Oddly, we did have one of the best final Tribal Councils ever, and I think that was because the relationships were so personal. The things that I liked about the season — I loved that we had two gay women on the show, although Scout has since informed me that she's ''omnisexual.'' As for repeating the battle of the sexes again, it's simple: If you do a show long enough, you're going to have to repeat some things. The characters on Friends can only date each other so many times before they start re-dating each other. Every season of Survivor is not going to have a jaw-dropping restructuring. What frustrated me about Vanuatu, watching it as a viewer, was the double standard applied to Chris and Twila. Chris lied more often and with more brutality than Twila ever did. Twila lied once, swearing on her son's life that she'd remain true to her alliance, but Chris lied the entire time. He's probably still lying!

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The Host Has Spoken
Jeff Probst ranks past seasons and relives the show's highs.
As ''Survivor'' enters season 10, its ringmaster talks on everything
from Richard Hatch to Sue Hawk



1 Borneo (SEASON 1)
You'll never repeat those first 39 days — never. It was the virgin
season, and the show was being created day by day. In many ways,
Richard, Sue, Rudy, and the other 13 created it as much as we did.
Even though content-wise the show was solid, we weren't always sure
where it was going. As for me, I really didn't know what the hell I
was doing. Plus, CBS made us put that trunk of cash on the Tribal
Council set, which I hated. It was a little corny, but hey, the show
was corny, so in that sense it fit. When Sue made her big speech
blasting Kelly at the final Tribal Council, the only thing I was
thinking was — this is money. It's probably still the greatest
Survivor moment, and another reason why season 1 will never be
repeated. And I honestly thought Richard would be the first person
voted off. He's a scheming, pompous, condescending guy, but is so
endearing you want to keep him around even though you know he's got a
dagger with your name on it.
2 Australia (SEASON 2)
I could almost put Australia as a tie for No. 1. It had the
incredible cast led by Colby and Elisabeth. You had forest fires, a
flood, Mike Skupin killing a pig and then falling in a fire, burning
his hands so severely that the skin was falling off. And rarely do
you have a choice in the final three that makes people drop their
jaw, and Colby's choice to take Tina to the final two over Keith made
people's jaws drop. And then Colby lost. That show delivered every
damn week. Everybody wanted to marry Elisabeth, and Jerri was maybe
the best female villain ever. And as for that season's biggest
controversy: I do think Kel had the beef jerky. Just a gut feeling on
what I heard and saw. People try to smuggle things all the time, and
if you're really good, you can get away with stuff. It's part of the
game. We've had people try to smuggle things up their a--! And I
won't say who, because we caught them and it never made the show, but
yes, somebody tried to smuggle something up their anus. So beef jerky
is no big deal.
3 Pearl Islands (SEASON 7)
There are many reasons why Pearl Islands was good. Top of the list
would be casting one of the greatest heroes and greatest villains in
the same season with Rupert and Jonny Fairplay. You know you're in
for a good season when Rupert immediately starts stealing people's
shoes. And then you have Jonny Fairplay, who's completely despicable.
It was actually fun to work with Fairplay on the show because he's a
producer's dream. When he shows up drunk or flips somebody off, he's
bringing you gold every time. I wish we had a Jonny Fairplay every
season. Personally, however, he's an absolute jackass whose actions
at the Vanuatu finale after-party pissed me off so much that he's
banned from any event that I'm at from now on. I'm done with Jonny
Fairplay. Osten was the complete opposite. Outside of the game, Osten
is a very likable guy, but on the show he frustrated me because every
time he showed up, he wanted to quit. When he finally did quit — the
first person ever to do so on the series — we didn't want to give him
the honor of being voted out. Instead, we said, ''We're just gonna
lay your torch down and you can go home — loser.'' The other thing
about Pearl Islands is one of the most debated twists ever — the
Outcasts. I hated the Outcasts. I felt it went against everything we
say the show is about — that if you are voted out, you are out of the
game. In addition, it cost us a great player in Andrew Savage and in
return gave us Lill, the most undeserving final-two member ever. But
the flip side is, you ask people what the memorable things are about
the show and Outcasts always comes up. So, was it a good twist? I
guess so. I just philosophically hated it.
4 All-Stars (SEASON 8)
All--Stars, I thought, was great to watch — and miserable for me to
experience. Worst season I've ever had. I even considered quitting
many times. I thought, I'm done with this show, I don't like it
anymore, I don't like these people and their out-of-control egos, I
don't like what the show's become. Now, I've gotten some distance
from it and realize, it was just a really, really personal season.
But it's incredible what happened. First off, there's Jenna with this
dramatic gut feeling that something's wrong at home with her mother,
who died eight days after Jenna left the island. And then you had
this horrible, ugly incident when Sue accused a naked Richard of
rubbing himself against her during a challenge. This prompted the
single worst Survivor moment I've ever had — standing on the beach
with Sue just yelling at me for what happened. That's the only time
in nine seasons of Survivor when I had absolutely no idea how to
respond. The whole thing between Sue and Richard was a personal train
wreck. On the flip side, Boston Rob did something no one has ever
done before: He came right out and said, ''I'm running this game, and
I'm doing it with my woman tucked under my arm — just try to stop
me.'' And somehow he did it, in no small part due to Lex falling for
it. Lex will continue to say, ''Hey, I was doing a buddy a favor.''
Bulls---. Lex is a strategist as much as anybody, and he's a good
player, but this time, he got played. Much like the Outcasts, I would
hope we never do All-Stars again, because Survivor is a game about
strangers living together. Once they have had that experience and
have spent time together socially, it's a completely different game.
It's stunt casting.
5 The Amazon (SEASON 6)
I liked the battle of the sexes. I liked how it exposed the
differences between men and women, especially in regards to
competition. Initially, it seems that women dominate because guys are
still preening for the ladies, but as the game becomes more
competitive, the men bond and the women begin to fall apart. Rob
Cesternino, of course, was a breakout character and really reminded
people how to play this game. Specifically, that if you're fifth on
the totem pole, you can get with the folks who are third and fourth
and knock off the people above you. Plus, he was obviously full of
great one-liners and had a quick wit. And this was definitely the
most unpredictable of seasons. How do you ever predict Jenna and
Matthew making it to the final two, and the spoiled college-sorority
girl winning?!? And she only won because the jury thought Matthew was
crazy. And they didn't want to give him the million dollars.
6 Vanuatu (SEASON 9)
Vanuatu is a great example of how I can never predict how a season
will be viewed. Personally, I really enjoyed this group of people.
They were fun and easy to get along with. But we didn't have the huge
characters, so there were no big events from Vanuatu. Oddly, we did
have one of the best final Tribal Councils ever, and I think that was
because the relationships were so personal. The things that I liked
about the season — I loved that we had two gay women on the show,
although Scout has since informed me that she's ''omnisexual.'' As
for repeating the battle of the sexes again, it's simple: If you do a
show long enough, you're going to have to repeat some things. The
characters on Friends can only date each other so many times before
they start re-dating each other. Every season of Survivor is not
going to have a jaw-dropping restructuring. What frustrated me about
Vanuatu, watching it as a viewer, was the double standard applied to
Chris and Twila. Chris lied more often and with more brutality than
Twila ever did. Twila lied once, swearing on her son's life that
she'd remain true to her alliance, but Chris lied the entire time.
He's probably still lying!
7 Africa (SEASON 3)
On paper, Africa should have been a better season. We had some great
players and characters in Lex and Big Tom. We had the most epic
locale ever — the middle of Kenya, with giraffes and zebras and
gazelle. But I think the fact that there was no water source made it
miserable for them to live and miserable for everyone else to watch.
It wasn't a fun season. And you ended up with a final two of Ethan,
who is a nice guy but boring television, and Kim Johnson, who is a
wonderful woman, but again — boring television. That's hard to hear
when you're one of those Survivors. It's hard to hear that people
didn't like your season, because you take it personally, but this
group didn't work. As for the decision to do our first tribe
switcheroo 13 days in, that was something we had talked about doing
for a while, but the players hated it. I remember Lex looked at me
like he wanted to kill me. I'm not sure he feels any differently
today.
8 Marquesas (SEASON 4)
One thing that Marquesas has going against it is — worst location
ever. I will never go back to Marquesas — ever. The No-No sandflies
were eating people alive. Dramatically, I just felt like Marquesas
never got any momentum, and by the time you got to the final two with
Neleh and Vecepia — I'm sleeping. In terms of casting a good player,
we cast well with Vecepia, but in terms of casting for the show — she
was a snoozer. And Neleh was no better. It was one of the worst final
Tribal Councils ever. It was sooooo boring. At least Kathy was around
this season to pee on someone's hand. Although she says what really
happened is that a couple of guys tried to pee on John's hand first
and had some performance anxiety. So she did it. And then she
couldn't stop. The most interesting thing about Marquesas — and what
nobody knows — is that we screwed up on the colored-rock tiebreaker
that knocked out Paschal. In the event of a Tribal Council tie,
Survivors pull rocks out of a bag, and whoever pulls the colored rock
is eliminated. The way it's supposed to work is that once the tie is
revealed, the people for whom votes have been cast and the person
with immunity all become safe; the others have to pull rocks. We
didn't realize that process works for all numbers except for four.
(With four people left, only one person is eligible to pull a rock
since one has immunity and two have received votes.) I realized
something was wrong about halfway through as Paschal, Neleh, and
Kathy were all pulling their rocks out. Even if I had figured out
exactly what was wrong, there would have been no way to correct it
because we had already done it. Let me be clear — no rules were
violated. It's just not what we meant to happen. And that's the
truth.
9 Thailand (SEASON 5)
They're going to hate me for saying this, but this final four of
Brian, Clay, Helen, and Jan was the least likable final four ever.
And that, in a nutshell, explains why Thailand is No. 9 for me. There
was so much negativity, with Ted and Ghandia's he said/she said
sexual ''grinding'' incident, and Robb strangling Clay during
the ''attack zone'' challenge. And then you felt like you needed a
shower after watching Brian play, because he was so sleazy. It was a
mean-spirited season. There was a lot of hostility, a lot of
ugliness, and that's not fun to watch. We love conflict on Survivor,
but conflict that is fun to watch, not conflict that is uncomfortable
to watch. It's kinda odd that on the season I liked the least, they
decided to ask me to host the reunion special for the first time,
although I honestly think that's just because they couldn't find
anybody else. I don't think it was that they suddenly thought I could
do it. They just couldn't find anybody they liked, so they were
like, ''Okay, we'll try Jeff.''
By Jeff Probst, as told to Dalton Ross

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