TV: Survivor 48

[93LEAFS]

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@93LEAFS

Actually I looked at it sort of half assed and holy shit I can't hear a damn word Michele is saying over the music and Queen is talking AT the camera more than me saying exactly zero remarkable things

Gonna watch Michele again. I have a feeling she knows someone who knows someone

realize, it's the second one that got her cast.

I wouldn't be shocked given Michele's looks that production contracted her and told her to apply again. That was the era they heavily recruited, and I wouldn't be shocked if they saw Michele, realized she was actually a fan who looks like a model and told her to fine tune her video.

edit: also gotta remember Sandra's was filmed on a shitty VHS tape and no one would help her film it so she did it herself. Obviously, its about your personality, not your editing skills or filmmaking. They want interesting people who will be good TV, if they are competent at the game that's a bonus.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

@93LEAFS

Actually I looked at it sort of half assed and holy shit I can't hear a damn word Michele is saying over the music and Queen Sandra is talking AT the camera more than me saying exactly zero remarkable things

Gonna watch Michele again. I have a feeling she knows someone who knows someone and was an easy recruit

I'm 99% sure David's girlfriend is Sara from season 41's Ua tribe. It really has me worried about the recruiting element

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

Idk I appreciate the tips guys. I'm Spencer's (28) brain with Rick Devins' love of bullshit, tomfoolery and general nonsense wrapped up into understanding you can basically do whatever you want and get away with it as long as you have numbers or aren't seen as a threat like Tony and Andy. And when I get going I'm as politically incorrect as Rudy, Tom Buchanan, (3 and 8) or Travis, (9)


That's not something you just sum up in 20 seconds

 

[93LEAFS]

I'm 99% sure David's girlfriend is Sara from season 41's Ua tribe. It really has me worried about the recruiting element

Yeah, saw Jerri dropped that tea on RHAP without saying the name. Then fans figured it out.

Don't be too worried about recruiting. Recruits in the New Era are very limited. Only one's I know 100% were recruited is Jess. It's nothing compared to when 95% of Fiji (Season 14) was recruits.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

Yeah, saw Jerri dropped that tea on RHAP without saying the name. Then fans figured it out.

Don't be too worried about recruiting. Recruits in the New Era are very limited. Only one's I know 100% were recruited is Jess. It's nothing compared to when 95% of Fiji (Season 14) was recruits.

All but Gary was. I know Sierra on 18 was cast 3 weeks before filming. I'm assuming all but like 2 fans in season 26 were recruited too


It makes me feel a little better at least

 

[93LEAFS]

All but Gary was. I know Sierra on 18 was cast 3 weeks before filming. I'm assuming all but like 2 fans in season 26 were recruited too


It makes me feel a little better at least

Oh, you are talking about the great season 26, the infamous non-fans vs non-favorites.

Granted, some all time great personalities were found by recruiting. First one that jumps to mind is Courtney Yates being fast tracked through casting after being found by Lynne at a restaurant working as a waitress, and she's probably my second favorite female player of all time behind Sandra.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

Oh, you are talking about the great season 26, the infamous non-fans vs non-favorites.

Granted, some all time great personalities were found by recruiting. First one that jumps to mind is Courtney Yates being fast tracked through casting after being found by Lynne at a restaurant working as a waitress, and she's probably my second favorite female player of all time behind Sandra.

Eh, Courtney was a good first female villain so to speak. Sassy but not trashy. I have a cat like her who got handled waaaayyyyy too much by my stepdaughter as a kitten. Throws a fit if you picked her up but still cuddles and greets you as ling as you don't touch her much. Then we got into our Corinne and Aliceia (24) era. Kaos Kass and Abi Maria were returns to normal thank God

But the Courtney hype has always been a bit overrated in my opinion. Good player but even someone like Jane in 21 stands out to me more than Courtney did




Allegedly my coworkers twin brother married one of Parvati's cousins. I suppose I could try to shit rat my way on that way

 

[93LEAFS]

Eh, Courtney was a good first female villain so to speak. Sassy but not trashy. I have a cat like her who got handled waaaayyyyy too much by my stepdaughter as a kitten. Throws a fit if you picked her up but still cuddles and greets you as ling as you don't touch her much. Then we got into our Corinne and Aliceia (24) era. Kaos Kass and Abi Maria were returns to normal thank God

But the Courtney hype has always been a bit overrated in my opinion. Good player but even someone like Jane in 21 stands out to me more than Courtney did




Allegedly my coworkers twin brother married one of Parvati's cousins. I suppose I could try to shit rat my way on that way

I mean, I think Courtney is a top 10 confessionalist in the history of the show (for comedic and ragging people I'd have her up there with Tyson and Sandra as my favorites). I don't mean as a player, I mean as a personality. Some of her lines in China and HvV are priceless (for example, the confessional where she's like I dislike Amanada and Todd less than everyone else, they may confuse that for friendship, he Russell impersanation,) or camp life stuff (when she impersonates Jaime or says we shouldn't keep Denise around to win because of her being poor, and we shouldn't lose cuz she sucks at life jks) or just the reunion where she's told by Probst she's love by kids (and then explains why they like her, but that she hates kids). But, to each their own.

Also, calling Courtney the first female villain is Jerri erasure. Now, Jerri probably shouldn't have been a villain but society norms of the time and the editing room made her one. Like, I watched TAO live as an adolescent, and hate for her was nuts. Then she got booed off the stage at All Stars reunion. I do hope the rumors Jerri is on 50 are true though.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

I mean, I think Courtney is a top 10 confessionalist in the history of the show (for comedic and ragging people I'd have her up there with Tyson and Sandra as my favorites). I don't mean as a player, I mean as a personality. Some of her lines in China and HvV are priceless (for example, the confessional where she's like I dislike Amanada and Todd less than everyone else, they may confuse that for friendship, he Russell impersanation,) or camp life stuff (when she impersonates Jaime or says we shouldn't keep Denise around to win because of her being poor, and we shouldn't lose cuz she sucks at life jks) or just the reunion where she's told by Probst she's love by kids (and then explains why they like her, but that she hates kids). But, to each their own.

Also, calling Courtney the first female villain is Jerri erasure. Now, Jerri probably shouldn't have been a villain but society norms of the time and the editing room made her one. Like, I watched TAO live as an adolescent, and hate for her was nuts. Then she got booed off the stage at All Stars reunion. I do hope the rumors Jerri is on 50 are true though.

Ah I gotcha. Yeah Courtney is up there with the Rudy's of the world with the most unhinged content you can imagine. Probably closer to top 5 than 10. I erased Jerri because what constituted a villain by season 2 was unbelievably low.

I'm like 99% sure I lost my job as a nurse because I was the kind of preceptor who told students "Awwww Isn't this cute? We have a 10am Coreg dose for a guy whose blood pressure is 162/82. You know what we're gonna do? We're gonna give that shit to him at 7am exactly like real life and save us some legwork. Let's go bitches"

Pure Courtney Yates in my nursing practice

After a while CBS is gonna think someone who talks like that is playing a character and I'll take any advice on how to tell them I'm just sassy sometimes but in a friendly way

Before I was fired I had an interview for a hospital in Tampa years later (when I was looking for another nursing job) and they did peer interviews with the staff before taking you before the nursing director who made the final decision. I had this woman losing her mind "Oh My GoD iT's NaTe!! You guuuyyyysssss!!! This was the best teacher I ever had. You saved my life because you showed me how it actually works out here before I ever did it myself"

I didn't get the job. But someone remembered me because I was that unforgettable

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Your guys' memories are insane.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I find David to be a particularly annoying narcissist, and a literal poser whose entire persona revolves around, "Look at me! I'm a good-looking guy! Watch carefully now. I will strike a pose for you."

In the film Bull Durham, Crash Davis says to the Durham Bulls team manager about pitcher "Nuke" Laloosh, "He's got a million-dollar arm but a five-cent head." David's got a million-dollar body and a five-cent head.

I'll take someone like Russell Hantz or John Rocker over David any day. David is like when the hosts of the party run out of premium beer and start serving you Miller Lite. Survivor is so watered down now that sometimes we're happy just to receive a Miller Lite when there's nothing else left.

Mitch is a character. It's impossible not to like the guy. He's telling his pit bull story and I'm loving it. The way he handled the criticism about his snoring was amazing. At that moment, I wanted him to win, but I'm still in the Joe camp..

I'm finding it difficult though to watch this anymore, knowing that Eva was targeted to receive at least one advantage from the producers. The producers are cheating on behalf of a contestant, and a million dollars is at stake. I would be livid about this if I were Eva's competition, and if she wins I think there will be more to this story. Am I wrong about this? Has Survivor lost all credibility?

Reaction to Eva's advantage

 

[93LEAFS]

I find David to be a particularly annoying narcissist, and a literal poser whose entire persona revolves around, "Look at me! I'm a good-looking guy! Watch carefully now. I will strike a pose for you."

In the film Bull Durham, Crash Davis says to the Durham Bulls team manager about pitcher "Nuke" Laloosh, "He's got a million-dollar arm but a five-cent head." David's got a million-dollar body and a five-cent head.

I'll take someone like Russell Hantz or John Rocker over David any day. David is like when the hosts of the party run out of premium beer and start serving you Miller Lite. Survivor is so watered down now that sometimes we're happy just to receive a Miller Lite when there's nothing else left.

Mitch is a character. It's impossible not to like the guy. He's telling his pit bull story and I'm loving it. The way he handled the criticism about his snoring was amazing. At that moment, I wanted him to win, but I'm still in the Joe camp..

I'm finding it difficult though to watch this anymore, knowing that Eva was targeted to receive at least one advantage from the producers. The producers are cheating on behalf of a contestant, and a million dollars is at stake. I would be livid about this if I were Eva's competition, and if she wins I think there will be more to this story. Am I wrong about this? Has Survivor lost all credibility?

Reaction to Eva's advantage

Some speculation that the reason the seating was done like that was not that it was specific for Eva, but that it was specific for whoever won that immunity challenge. Otherwise they could find themselves in a Stacy Stillman situation again.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Some speculation that the reason the seating was done like that was not that it was specific for Eva, but that it was specific for whoever won that immunity challenge. Otherwise they could find themselves in a Stacy Stillman situation again.

That's really no better.

 

[93LEAFS]

That's really no better.

It's def way better than specific placement for a specific player to find it. Granted, most of the jury on Samoa thought production was planting idols for Russell, and everyone knows the infamous spot Ben found his last idol in HvHvH's

 

[Chairman Maouth]

It's def way better than specific placement for a specific player to find it. Granted, most of the jury on Samoa thought production was planting idols for Russell, and everyone knows the infamous spot Ben found his last idol in HvHvH's

I get what you're saying, but they're still giving a new unearned advantage to someone who just won a challenge, be it Eva, Joe or anyone. And the note saying she got the advantage because of her effort in the previous challenge smells like bullshit. Many people put in a helluva lot of effort but I've never heard of being rewarded simply because of effort and right after winning a challenge. At best, it's a terrible look, and one would think Probst should know better. At worst it's game rigging where a million dollars is at stake.

We are also speculating a lot, I think, unless I've been missing some things. The only thing we know for certain is that an advantage was planted for Eva to dig up. But she might have been targeted for the advantage even if she didn't win the previous challenge.

 

[93LEAFS]

I get what you're saying, but they're still giving a new unearned advantage to someone who just won a challenge, be it Eva, Joe or anyone. And the note saying she got the advantage because of her effort in the previous challenge smells like bullshit. Many people put in a helluva lot of effort but I've never heard of being rewarded simply because of effort and right after winning a challenge. At best, it's a terrible look, and one would think Probst should know better. At worst it's game rigging where a million dollars is at stake.

We are also speculating a lot, I think, unless I've been missing some things. The only thing we know for certain is that an advantage was planted for Eva to dig up. But she might have been targeted for the advantage even if she didn't win the previous challenge.

The show literally put an idol at final 5 under Ben's confessional spot in HvHvH's, then gave him Fire to bail him out. I'd say that was way closer to jumping the shark than this specific situation.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

The show literally put an idol at final 5 under Ben's confessional spot in HvHvH's, then gave him Fire to bail him out. I'd say that was way closer to jumping the shark than this specific situation.

I don't remember that.

TV: Post in thread 'Survivor 48'

May 3, 2025

Your guys' memories are insane.

• Chairman Maouth

• 

I think some of you guys are far more into the minutia of the series than I am. Not knocking anyone, but the way you guys remember names and teams and seasons is preternatural.

 

[BIeucheeseWithWings]

I find David to be a particularly annoying narcissist, and a literal poser whose entire persona revolves around, "Look at me! I'm a good-looking guy! Watch carefully now. I will strike a pose for you."

In the film Bull Durham, Crash Davis says to the Durham Bulls team manager about pitcher "Nuke" Laloosh, "He's got a million-dollar arm but a five-cent head." David's got a million-dollar body and a five-cent head.

I'll take someone like Russell Hantz or John Rocker over David any day. David is like when the hosts of the party run out of premium beer and start serving you Miller Lite. Survivor is so watered down now that sometimes we're happy just to receive a Miller Lite when there's nothing else left.

Mitch is a character. It's impossible not to like the guy. He's telling his pit bull story and I'm loving it. The way he handled the criticism about his snoring was amazing. At that moment, I wanted him to win, but I'm still in the Joe camp..

I'm finding it difficult though to watch this anymore, knowing that Eva was targeted to receive at least one advantage from the producers. The producers are cheating on behalf of a contestant, and a million dollars is at stake. I would be livid about this if I were Eva's competition, and if she wins I think there will be more to this story. Am I wrong about this? Has Survivor lost all credibility?

Reaction to Eva's advantage

looool.

 

[shakes the clown]

I don't remember that.

TV: Post in thread 'Survivor 48'

May 3, 2025

Your guys' memories are insane.

• Chairman Maouth

• 

I think some of you guys are far more into the minutia of the series than I am. Not knocking anyone, but the way you guys remember names and teams and seasons is preternatural.

It's insane. I literally couldn't tell you who won last season let alone what somebody's name was from 15 years ago. I really do basically forget the entire season a few weeks after the finale airs.

 

[hoglund]

It's insane. I literally couldn't tell you who won last season let alone what somebody's name was from 15 years ago. I really do basically forget the entire season a few weeks after the finale airs.

I agree, I've seen all seasons, but Richard Hatch and Boston Rob are the only winners that I remember. If you reminded me of some other winners I'd probably know them. It's the mean ones like Russel or the guy who lied about his Grandma dying that are unforgettable.

 

[Deputy McRizzy]

It's insane. I literally couldn't tell you who won last season let alone what somebody's name was from 15 years ago. I really do basically forget the entire season a few weeks after the finale airs.

Line up this seasons players for me without name tags and I’d probably get like 7 names right, if even that many.

I don’t have a clue how people remember prior seasons like they do. Insane to me.

 

[shakes the clown]

Line up this seasons players for me without name tags and I’d probably get like 7 names right, if even that many.

I don’t have a clue how people remember prior seasons like they do. Insane to me.

what's even crazier to me is that they remember the names of the seasons and post them here and others know what they are talking about.

I remember players, but only players from 20-25 years ago lol. The current players, forget them as soon as it's over.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

It's insane. I literally couldn't tell you who won last season let alone what somebody's name was from 15 years ago. I really do basically forget the entire season a few weeks after the finale airs.

I didn't really see you and I sharing common ground on the bingo card.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

what's even crazier to me is that they remember the names of the seasons and post them here and others know what they are talking about.

I remember players, but only players from 20-25 years ago lol. The current players, forget them as soon as it's over.

I remember the standouts like Richard from season one, Rudy the Marine, Boston Rob, the guy who burned his hands, Ozzie, Pavarotti or whatever her name was, the villains, and plenty more, but I couldn't tell you what season it was (except for season one), and I definitely couldn't tell you which location they were at. I remember best the people I liked a lot or didn't like at all.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I agree, I've seen all seasons, but Richard Hatch and Boston Rob are the only winners that I remember. If you reminded me of some other winners I'd probably know them. It's the mean ones like Russel or the guy who lied about his Grandma dying that are unforgettable.

Johnny Fairplay! I forgot about him.