starts this wednesday, any takers

http://www.survivorphilippines.com/

I am in....actually looking forward to it!!

still the only reality show i regularly watch.

one of the girls from 'facts of life' (Blair?) is a contestant!

Blair in there, gotta check her out, wonder if she is still high and mighty

Amral....looks like it will be just the two of us watching this season.

we will have to make comments and keep this thread going for the whole season!

I miss Cher .....  wonder if she plan to watch it?

yep I will be watching tonight, wifey reminded me this morning to get meh rass home early today. Cher might be looking also, not sure about TP

I hope this one will NOT be like the last Season where a Bunch of immoral women took control by using their charms.

Interesting start and some of those chicks look very hot  I like the banker one

Boy Oh Boy! First night and the women at it again. Well, the Banker should be good at trading Assets, Bonds and stocks.

RC

Name (Age): Roberta “RC” Saint-Amour (27)
Tribe Designation: Tandang
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Occupation: Investment Banker
Personal Claim to Fame: I was the 112th Wellesley Hoop Rolling Champion – the oldest and most beloved Wellesley tradition.  The winner is said to be the first person in her class to achieve success, however she defines it.
Inspiration in Life: My mother – she has always been there for me, guiding me, helping me, teaching me right from wrong and sacrificing for me. She always wants the best for me and inspires me to believe that my happiness only comes from my own self-respect.
Hobbies: Swimming, running and traveling.
Pet Peeves: Annoying people and inefficiency.
3 Words to Describe You: Outgoing, headstrong and exuberant.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why?
1) A good book that I could read over and over again.
2) A puppy so I can have at least one loyal friend.
3) A radio to listen to music and news.
SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: None – I’m an original. There’s no one like me!
Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I have been a huge fan of “Survivor” since the beginning. I want to be on the show to win sole survivor and prove to myself that I can do it.
Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I would be a great physical asset for the team. I am mentally tough and very little bothers me. 
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I have the perfect combination of physical and mental strengths. I’m an athlete and have been a competitive swimmer since the age of 5. I hold a Masters All-American title, earned 12 top 10 national master’s records in the last four years, held numerous college and high school records. I ran a half Boston marathon without training and swam the English Channel. As an investment banker, I’m very analytical and have survived Wall Street and the fall of Bear Stearns.

http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/?season=8/

Good start to Survivor Phillipines

no one that I dislike so far (except maybe that same Roberta chick)....i think she will be one to watch for scheming against Blair 

so the guy who got voted off...during the immunity challenge, he was connected by rope to Russell and towards the end their leg of the challenge...he said to Russell 'pull me'!!!!  .....for the strangest reason that tickled my 'funny bone' and i could not stop laughing for the rest of the show.....and then he got voted off and even though he thought he was being cunning using reverse psychology on the others....i know that's why he is gone.  as hubby would say....'a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link'!!

looking forward to next week!

His reverse psychology, back fired on him, VG.  To be honest Russ shoud have been voted off.  He did not listen to the two younger women.

Amral you have to do something about the nasty comments being made of the SURVIVOR WOMEN.

Dont worry with Nehru IGH, he is still a virgin, give a good cuss up and he will go in a corner

Bhai, Dem want yuh Ban meh behind. Ah gat meh eyes pun the Banker, RC.

Nehru, did you catch her likes/dislikes? You might not make it banna.

You notice the woman said she wants to read, play with a puppy and dance up the woman never said she wanted a man

Pet Peeves: Annoying people and inefficiency.

If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why?
1) A good book that I could read over and over again.
2) A puppy so I can have at least one loyal friend.
3) A radio to listen to music and news.

Cain Bhai, I never said she wanted a man . I said I have eyey on her.

LOL! Amral. Methinks Nehru wish he was a player on Survivor; but then again the LADIES will not even vounce on him.

get ready for tonight folks

Yeah Baby. bring it on. ALL Eyes on the banker.

"Booty Trap" is Good, "Booty Trap" works, if I can quote Michael douglas. The Morality of our GREAT America. Survivor is NOW an Accounting Game of assets and Liabilities!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roxy thought that Russ was going to protect her.  When she talked you can see how jealous she was...

She wants to sit her fine boney ass and then criticize Angie for being sick after pulling the ledge...not once but 3 times.

Her votes were 4-0... even Russ voted for her to go.

I think that tribe is washed up, Russel is done

aMRAL, wHEN wINTER COMES AND IT GETS cold, YUH THINK WAN yOUNG cANADIAN gAL LIKE DAT GUN COME TO YOUR sTORE AND warm YUH UP???? wELL she gun also be WARM.

Amral, RC in she Bikini tomorrow, the Brazilian Chick and her slinky Bikini. Cant wait for tomorrow night.

lol @ her boney ass!!

i am thinking that they will now have to make it two tribes....split the 4 peeps left from Russ's tribe into the other two.

which will make it quite interesting.....for the 'love birds' 

looking forward to tonight's episode!

BARAK OBAMA TONIGHT BABY!!!! No Slinky Panties for me.

I will be watching, hope Russell gets booted off

Angie or Russ??...it was a toss-up which was the worse in last night's episode.

Good by Angie 

Russ better smarten up and use some of those muscles to do better at the challenges....such has how to climb a ladder and how to dive in the water.

this guys surprises me since this is his 2nd time in this game and he is playing it very very poorly.

wonder if they will wait till this tribe is decimated before they do any kind of merge?

Russell has the hidden idol I think also????

Russ should have been voted off...

He is not a good decision maker... he should have let Denise go first, then Malcolm...to get the edge ...

He won't survive when they merge...

I don't think he does Amral

actually that's the only tribe who weren't shown actively searching for the idol......which is 'right under their nose' 

they showed peeps from the other two tribes finding it

the things is....i don't know why anyone were still listening to Russ's orders

I fell sorry for Denise and the young fella....they are both strong players and if they make it to the merge i will be rooting for them.

Good morning folks, gotta work all day today, so I will miss the show live, will catch it later on the internet.

Wednesday Night is MINE, sweaty women in slinky Panties and shoe string Bra. GOD BLESS AMERICA.

aMRAL, yUH hAPPY NOW, rUSS GONE.

just saw it now online, yeah I am happy, the guy is coming off as a wimp. Merge is next week.

At last! The secrets of ‘Survivor’ revealed

Fans of reality TV shows are known for becoming obsessive about their favorite series, and that's absolutely the case for "Survivor." Reality show fans want behind-the-scenes information in part due to curiosity about a show they spend hours watching every season, but also because they're sometimes skeptical about how real these shows actually are.

Here are answers to the most commonly asked questions about the realities of "Survivor. " These answers are based upon my week-long visit to the Western Africa set of "Survivor Gabon." Other seasons filmed in other locations may have slightly different answers, in part because the production changes and evolves, but also because different geographic locations can require slightly different approaches.

Is "Survivor" real?

Yes. Are there parts of the production we don't see on TV, however? Absolutely. Besides having to condense the show from thousands of hours of footage into 13 episodes, a lot is required to produce a TV show. For example, when you watch a challenge, you won't see 75 producers and crew members filming, recording audio, taking notes, and watching the challenge unfold. But based upon my observations, none of what doesn't make it on TV actually affects the game. What you see on TV is nearly always exactly as it happens.

Why does the show cast models or actors or people who've never seen the show?
Because they don't receive enough quality applications. Lynne Spillman, who's in charge of casting for "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race," has said in interviews that the show regularly receives tens of thousands of applications, but most aren't from what the show considers to be good candidates. Thus, the show recruits, often models or actors (dubbed "mactors")although those people still go through the casting process. That's become more common recently; everyone except one person on "Survivor Fiji" was recruited, and while that may give us unmemorable mactors, recruiting has also given us unlikely but popular contestants such as Yau-Man Chan.

Can Survivor cast members bring or wear whatever they want?

No. While cast members bring their own clothes to the location, producers select what they take to camp, ensuring that the cast will be wearing camera-friendly colors. Among those prohibited items include shirts or caps with corporate logos. Selecting clothing also allows producers to make sure not everyone will be wearing, say, green T-shirts. They're also searched to ensure that cast members are not smuggling food, matches, or other items to camp with them or in their belongings.

The show used to regularly feature each contestant's “luxury item,” such as Colby’s large Texas flag that actually helped serve as shelter in the “Outback” season. While the items haven't been featured on the show during recent seasons, cast members do bring comfort or luxury items with them to the location, and the producers do approve those items — and decide whether or not to distribute them sometime during the game (if at all).

What do contestants do all day?

Not much. Periodically, on-site producers pull cast members away from the group to do their confessional interviews. And, of course, the contestants go to challenges on two out of every three days. But beyond that, it's up for them to amuse themselves, whether that means foraging for food, strategizing, or just sitting around and talking.

Do Survivor cast members get personal hygiene items?

Yes and no. They have access to a container with necessary supplies, such as feminine products, birth control, vital medications, contact lens solution, sunscreen, and insect repellent. Otherwise, they're on their own. Contestants don't get razors, toothbrushes, or other conveniences, so if they have bright white teeth or aren't growing body hair, it may be because of tooth whitening or laser hair removal they had done before they left for the show.

Where does the crew live and work?

Living arrangements depend upon the location, and ranges from tents to actual hotels. In Gabon, base camp was a two-hour boat ride from the country's only major city, Libreville. A large part of base camp consisted of a large, temporary tent city, where everyone from producers to host Jeff Probst were living until their prefabricated cabins — which included bathroom facilities — could be assembled nearby. The crew works out of trailers or cargo containers that double as offices, and some offices are prefabricated and assembled on site. Everyone except contestants eats their meals in a large catering tent, which opens as early as 4 a.m. for those who need to be on location first thing.

Are the cast members ever alone?

No. Producers and camera operators stay at their camps all day and all night — in part to make sure they don't miss footage, but also to ensure the cast's safety. They work nearby in off-limits, camouflaged areas known as camera camps, where there are cots, food, and equipment storage. Those camps are very primitive when compared to base camp, however, and tribe camp crews work different shifts, so they return to base camp and are not always living out of the camera camps. At Exile Island (called just Exile in Gabon), a producer with a camera stays with the exiled cast member.

How do contestants get treated for injuries?

On-location producers will mention any concerns to the medical staff, and can call for medics if there's a significant problem. Before and after every challenge, contestants visit individually with the show's medics. But as medic Craig "Squizzy" Taylor told me, "During the game, though, they're playing the game of Survivor for $1 million. So, we try to have as little to do with them as possible." He said that minor injuries are "part of the game." While a few major injuries forced people out of the game last season, nearly all of the (mostly minor) injuries or illnesses treated by medics affect the show's hundreds of crew members, who, of course, greatly outnumber the 18 contestants.

How do contestants get from tribe camps to challenges and Tribal Council?

Although they are often shown setting off with packs and walking sticks, making it seem as if they traversed miles on foot, those images only show the first or last part of the trip. They're transported. In Gabon, they were driven in vehicles with black plastic covering the windows. That prevents contestants from seeing where they are, and from seeing parts of the production such as base camp. After arriving, they're kept in a waiting area until Jeff Probst calls them in to the challenge, which is what we see on TV. They are not allowed to talk to one another until cameras are rolling either at the challenges or back at camp, ensuring that viewers won't ever miss a critical moment.

Do the contestants get more information than we see on TV about challenges?
Yes. After host Jeff Probst gives the explanation we see on TV, Probst and John Kirhoffer, the leader of the team that constructs all of the show's games, walk through the challenge with each tribe. The tribes can ask questions or strategize during that time, and doing it separately keeps the other tribe from knowing the others' strategy, if they have one. Accompanying them is someone from CBS' standards and practices division, who makes sure that each tribe has the same basic information so that the contest remains fair.

Who demonstrates (and tests) challenges?

The Dream Team, a group of young crew members, many of whom return for future seasons to work with the show in other production jobs. They run through challenges at least twice, including once with the challenge production team to see how it works, and once for a dress rehearsal, when they're filmed as if they were the actual contestants. That gives the crew the chance to practice filming, so they know where they'll need to be or where they can get their best shots. Footage from that dress rehearsal is shown to viewers when Jeff Probst explains the challenge to the cast. Helicopter shots of challenge locations are filmed separately, so that the production part — equipment like cameras and cranes, never mind more than 50 crew members — won't be seen on TV.

The show also occasionally uses the Dream Team as stand-ins in its faraway helicopter shots. If you think about it, that makes sense, since when you see a challenge from above, for example, no cameras or crew are visible, so who is it that's providing all of the footage of the cast running the challenge? In most cases, but not all, shots from a helicopter are filmed afterwards, after the competition is over and the crew has left with their equipment.

That doesn't affect the game in any way, just how it looks on television.

How long does Tribal Council last?

It varies, from 45 minutes to 90 minutes, but it's a lot longer than what we see on TV. However, give thanks that it's edited, since much of the conversation is also kind of boring.

What does Jeff Probst do when he goes to "tally the votes"?

After actually collecting the votes, Jeff consults with producers, who have been watching the voting confessional footage live in a production booth far away from Tribal Council. Based upon what they've seen and the actual outcome of the vote, they decide the order in which Jeff will read the votes aloud, organizing them for maximum drama and selecting which contestants' votes will be shown on TV. That's why the votes Jeff reveals first are the ones viewers have already seen.

Where do cast members go once they're voted out?
To Ponderosa, a nearby camp or facility. Those who don't make the jury typically leave together and stay elsewhere until the end of the game, while those who are on the jury remain at Ponderosa and on location, so they can attend Tribal Council every third day. CBS now airs an online-only series that follows life at Ponderosa, if you're curious about what happens there.

your time was overdue.....Tata Russ 

merge next week?

whichever tribe Denise ends up on.....I am rooting for her.

very mature, strong and wiry lady!

Malcolm too....I hope he goes very far in the game

but they will be the odd man out in any tribe and will have their work cut out for them!

Good morning folks, expect the merge today, should be fun, in the meanwhile I am looking forward to see more of RC

Thank you Bossman, as you know Wednesday Night is my BESt Night of the week. I love sand, Blue Water and Sunshine.

RC is looking good, she reminds me of the model in the Carib  Beer ad with the yellow swimsuit. I am going to say I think Malcom and Denise in the top 5, those 2 got my pick so far.