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[shadeelady]

i read online today that the new season starts Sept 14th!!

coach is back! ozzy is back! and one of the contestants is russell hantz's nephew!

[gregoir]

I am sick of returning people still excited to see it though

[gregoir]

and stop with anything Russell for goodness sake. It's just ane excuse to have him visit

[B. Diddy]

They know they can spike their numbers if they bring back someone the audience knows, so they do it. Unfortunately Coach is one of those guys that I don't love to hate, I just freakin' hate. Bah.

Ozzy...whatever.

But, South Pacific?

There is nothing like a dame!
Nothing in the world!
There is nothing I can name that is anything like a dame!

[Deadshow Dan]

I am sick of returning people still excited to see it though

[crujonez]

With friend and foe we march to the battle plain
Some to seek success others to seek fame
We play with honor for the love of this game
And with armor or without we will toil in vain
So that someday someone somewhere will remember our name

[Ravn]

I want Survivor: The Siberian Steppes

[shadeelady]

peg, my husband and i talk all the time about how they haven't done a survivor in the cold weather! he said people wouldn't watch cause there wouldn't be any hotties in bikinis.

[fire_rocket]

Excited for the new season to start.

[B. Diddy]

Who wants to watch people huddle together in a shelter by a fire trying to stay warm?

[kramer]

UGH, Fuckin Coach.....

[Joker]

Who wants to watch people huddle together in a shelter by a fire trying to stay warm?

[melissa.phish]

Coach? All the awesome past contestants and they want to bring back Coach???

[gregoir]

Who wants to watch people huddle together in a shelter by a fire trying to stay warm?

It would actually be cool if they did one in summer in Alaska where it is light out 24 hours a day

[shadeelady]

Coach? All the awesome past contestants and they want to bring back Coach???

heh. that was exactly what i said when i saw him. really? coach?

[B. Diddy]

Could be worse:

[gregoir]

I actually like Coach. I find him amusing

[Lemireacle]

Could be worse:

I wouldn't mind seeing Fairplay back in there! His shenanigans were definitely interesting to watch!!

[sums]

i think coach is a great character. it's hard to believe that he's actually really like that! probst has a serious bromance going on with coach (i read his blog every season) and that's probably a big reason he's back on.

as long as it isn't russell again, fine with me. i watched the interview with his nephew on cbs.com. favorite line was something along the lines of: i think i'll play the game totally differently from my uncle because, well, i'm a nice person.

[Joker]

[Deadshow Dan]

Not a bad start.

I forgot what a great competitor Ozzie is. Coach says the Dragon Slayer is back... but then he says he's Coach 3.0

That Hantz kid and his drooling over the woman who he seems to blaming for mesmerizing him .... let's say he didn't make a good impression on me.

Ivy League dork lives to see another day even though the other one on the block is a gorgeous woman! Cochran! Cochran!

[gregoir]

SO my pick to win is Papa Bear. Yes you can say gregoir is picking the gay guy. But point A I could tell he was gay from the second they showed him and for a gay man I have the worst gaydar on the planet. Second he seems down to earth and honest. Third I think he is a completely underestimated physical threat. May be old but he is NYPD he has been through some tough shit and being a detective knows how to read people. And yes he is exactly my type. Take note if you ever want to introduce me to someone maybe 15 years younger then him.

[shadeelady]

i liked papa bear too.

ozzy is a great competitor, but was completely thinking with the wrong head last night. i was glad to see that girl go. that was an easy challenge. how would she have any stamina for the harder challenges.....especially after not eating a lot or drinking a lot of water for a couple of days?

[B. Diddy]

Good start last night!! Ozzie is immediately making himself indispensible to his team. I can see him again going deep into the competition. Lots of interesting characters. I was on board with the infamous nephew until Baby Hantz started going bible-belt and blaming a girl for hyp-MO-tizing him with her girly parts.

The English professor with the crazy eyes is going to be interesting to watch. I pegged her for a nut bar as soon as I saw her. Coach is defintiely playing it down, but how long can he deny his nature? We'll see.

I love Cochrane. Survivor nerd gets his shot. If he can make himself useful and, more importantly, get into an alliance, he can go far. He's in danger now. I can see him finding his groove.

I can also see him falling on his pasty white ass.

Either way, should be fun!

[nancykind]

missed it, is that how he said it? hypmotizing??

[B. Diddy]

Naw, that's just my take.

[fire_rocket]

Forgot this started last night! Of course I was at Phish but I'll have to find it online to watch tonight.

[kramer]

good cast this year.

i already don't like that sneaky woman with the dagger-eyes who told Coach and Ozzy that they were "temporary players".

Harvard boy is already getting on my nerves with his paranoia...

i liked Dawn, the older woman who started crying on Day 1 (despite her obvious control issues!)... hope she pulls it together and fast.

Gregoir, i am rootin for Papa Bear for you!!

[Jersey Thug]

i have had a little crush on Ozzie for years...and his feats of monkey strength and pretty curls aside, he's friends with one of my best friend's brothers, and all reports say he is a solid dude and a great surfer. so i would love to see him win, even if he has to sit in limbo on Redemption Island for a while and beat players one by one to do it (my early call).

Harvard kid flipped from dorky/funny to paranoid and annoying really fast, huh? i'm not a fan of that kind of insecurity, but if he is able to help the team with puzzles (first challenge notwithstanding) he may prove himself enough of an asset to stay for a while.

and i love Papa Bear! Gregoir, we have similar taste in men...who knew? :lol: i hope he sticks around for a while.

lil' Hantz is downright creepy. did he really liken Semhar to Delilah? i hope he gets sent to Redemption next week and Semhar takes him out of the game. it probably won't happen, but then again he IS a Hantz. the probability of ego and false bravado overcoming smarts is ever present.

[gregoir]

I didn't like how lil Hantz was constantly bashing Russel. And I don't even like Russel. But dude the only reason they let you on the show is because you are related to him so maybe you shouldn't constantly bad mouth him.

[shadeelady]

here's my question about lil hantz. didn't he visit russell on one of the seasons as the family member? i thought he had.....then he kept talking about keeping his tattoos hidden....

[kramer]

ooh.. you might be right!

i wonder if Russel will be the one to visit him (and ruin the secret) if he makes it to a family visit....

[kramer]

also, seriously, does he think he can go 40 days w/o taking his shirt off???

[shadeelady]

think about what the survivors clothes look like by the end. there's no way that silly little tee shirt will make it 40 days of him wearing it 24/7.

[crujonez]

I didn't like how lil Hantz was constantly bashing Russel. And I don't even like Russel. But dude the only reason they let you on the show is because you are related to him so maybe you shouldn't constantly bad mouth him.

So i finally dvr'd this last night. LilHantz will turn into Russell as the game goes on, no doubt. Coach was way to tame, where's the dragon slayer? i like the cast better than other years though

[gregoir]

So i finally dvr'd this last night. LilHantz will turn into Russell as the game goes on, no doubt. Coach was way to tame, where's the dragon slayer? i like the cast better than other years though

yeah it seems like a good group. I find it interesting that they seem to do a way better job overall casting The Amazing Race then they do Survivor.

[wonka]

yeah it seems like a good group. I find it interesting that they seem to do a way better job overall casting The Amazing Race then they do Survivor.

I think that is the 'bathing suit' factor on survivor - for the most part, you gotta be 'hot' to get on the show. While I don't watch amazing Race, I am assuming that they generally wear clothes

[sums]

also, seriously, does he think he can go 40 days w/o taking his shirt off???

i wonder what the over/under is on that!

[SunshineDrummer]

Finally got to watch the episode. I think its gonna be a good season. No real big impressions yet, except I like the dorky Harvard Law dude (I'm a sucker for underdogs). I was glad they kept him & voted the other chick off--she totally blew that challenge for them. I think Papa Bear is gonna be fun to watch, too.

I think Little Hantz might be making a mistake by trying to keep his identity hidden though. 40 days without taking your shirt off is gonna be tough and you know Probst is gonna pounce on that sooner than later. Of course, he could just wait a while before telling everyone so they have a chance to get to know him for who he is, not judge him based on who his uncle is. Don't know how that's gonna play out. I gess time will tell.

[shadeelady]

ok, after last night's episode, i think that lil hantz is a freaking nut case.

[Deadshow Dan]

who is the temporary player now

[B. Diddy]

So stupid to be outspoken early in the show. Unbelievable. She should have kept her head down, worked hard, and tried her best in challenges. Instead she runs her mouth, and becomes the target. Saw that one coming.

Lil' Hantz IS a nutcase. Must run in the family.

[shadeelady]

i was surprised that she was surprised that coach had it out for her. did she forget she called him a temporary player? and never look for the hidden immunity idol while everyone else is setting up your camp. silly woman.

scott and i were laughing at lil hantz when he said that mikayla had to go because he was faithful to his wife. seriously? does that mean that all the girls in bikini's have to go???

[B. Diddy]

Mikayla is walking around with no burka. That's the problem. When woman show their flesh, it's a sinful temptation.

[B. Diddy]

So what did we think of last night??? I loved the look on Jeff's face when Semhar was doing her spoken word before losing her duel (good riddance). I'm amazed that Coach has become the leader of his team. Good on him. The dragon slayer has taken it down a notch and is actually playing a smart game. I guess 3 times is the charm.

[nancykind]

it was the "i can't wait to meet him" at the end of that chant that made me go

[shadeelady]

i knew semhar wasn't going to make it. i loved how everyone was looking around like she was a kook while she was doing her spoken word.

papa bear sort of jumped the shark for me last night, too. dawn played great at the challenge. i think she got over what ever issues she was suffering from in the first episode.

it'll be interesting to see if the christine and coach feud escalates any more.

[B. Diddy]

Quick Probst interview about last night's episode:

Jeff Probst on episode 3 of 'Survivor: South Pacific'

by Dalton Ross

Each week, host Jeff Probst answers a few questions about the most recent episode of Survivor: South Pacific.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Every season when I talk to the contestants before the game starts they go on about all these things that they are not going to reveal to the other players. And then they get out there and can’t help themselves. The latest example was Brandon telling his entire tribe about being Russell’s nephew, which he promised he wouldn’t do. Why can’t these people zip their lips? Is it a lack of discipline? And seeing as how people seem to have such a hard time keeping secrets about themselves, do you think contestants are better off just telling the truth from the get-go as opposed to having to come clean or get caught in a lie later?

JEFF PROBST: I think the answer to this question is the reason reality works in general – people want to talk about themselves. Whenever this topic comes up in casting and someone says “I’m not gonna tell anybody I’m a doctor,” I immediately say, “You won’t be able to help yourself.” People just want to talk and they want to share who they are and their accomplishments. In Brandon’s case, the guy is just so conflicted he doesn’t know what to do and as a result he’s reacting rather than acting and everybody sees it. It’s killing his game right now but it’s making him a candidate to take to the end because I don’t think he can win…at this point, anyway.

EW: Semhar is the first person to exit the game, as you predicted before the season started. (Good call!) So now I’m going to put you on the spot: Which contestant from which season were you most sorry to see go out first? (My vote goes to Francesca from Redemption Island.)

JP: Hmm good question.. and good guess as to my answer, but you’re wrong! I did like Francesca and would actually like to see her back on the show, but my biggest disappointment was seeing Jessica DeBen from Survivor: Fiji being voted off first. I really liked her style. She’s attractive, she seemed to have a good sense of herself. Then again, maybe it was better for her that she was voted off. Maybe she was too normal.

EW: Do you ever want to exercise any sort of veto power over self-appointed nicknames? For example, I have to imagine you felt a tad awkward having to say, “Papa Bear, the tribe has spoken.”

JP: Dalton, you’re a funny dude and pretty aware. I think Papa Bear was the toughest of all the nicknames we’ve had on the show. Something about it just felt slightly wrong, or like I was saying something that was not quite appropriate for Survivor. Ask me this question at the end of next season, you may get a different answer.

EW: Don’t you dare go anywhere until you tease us up good for next week!

JP: We revisit a classic challenge and at least one Survivor has a chance to break a record set years ago by Rupert “America’s Choice” Boneham.

http://insidetv.ew.c...-south-pacific/

[kramer]

it was the "i can't wait to meet him" at the end of that chant that made me go

haha, right???!!

[Deadshow Dan]

So what did we think of last night???

I think I'm fed up with having a Hantz back on the show.

The neanderthal doesn't even get me angry, it's more of a 'I don't need to be watching this crap'