I've been a Survivor fan since the first season of the show. Now, that was back before widespread broadband internet connections and the official show website mainly had the bios, recaps and some photos. But now it has content there, especially videos, which catch us up on all the things we miss in the 40-odd minutes we see weekly on the television.In last week's double episode it looks like more show ended up on the editing floor than it did on the show. And I'm here to share some of that with you!
First I want to take a gander at what was said as they voted off Gillian. On the show only one castaway's words were recorded. But here we have it all. I love how Ken said that Gillian isn't a nice old grandmother, that she's another person under the mask. Meanwhile, Gillian said that Ken is clueless as she cast the sole vote for him. Randy kind of scares me with a crazed axe-murderer gleam in his eyes.
Then there's Michelle. I wasn't impressed with her whining and derision of others on her tribe. When I saw the full content of her last words, I'm glad she's gone. How the hell does she think she's so smart and perfect? "Fat people stick together. Old people stick together." She went on about how stupid everyone else is, yet in this video she said they're "frickle." Pot. Kettle. Black.
While Michelle complained about the lack of physical prowess in others and how fit she is in comparison ... she isn't and it shows. In the above video she complained that her clothes didn't suit the conditions. In the next video, she whines that she's cold because she's so thin. Well, duh. You think fans of the show going on to be on the show know that the castaways always lose weight! I think Michelle comes across as a very self-centered person who blames everyone else for her problems. Yeah, Fang is a losing tribe, but had she not whined as much as she did, she'd probably have made it further than the first episode.
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9-30-2008 @ 10:25PM
Nacho said...
So they cut that stuff, but left the shots of Marcus' penis in huh?
Guess we can see where this season is headed.
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9-30-2008 @ 11:35PM
Jackie Schnoop said...
They showed that on the show and I missed it? That's what I get for taking notes while I'm watching! I'll have to go back and re-watch it now.
;-)
9-30-2008 @ 11:39PM
Nacho said...
heh. here's the link to a pic. NSFW obviously.
http://www.dlisted.com/node/28490
10-01-2008 @ 10:28AM
cdawg said...
exactly what I was going to comment on. Michael K at dlisted is a king!
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10-01-2008 @ 10:44AM
dt3 said...
While Michelle complained about the lack of physical prowess in others and how fit she is in comparison ... she isn't and it shows.
No one is doubting her arrogance and self centered-ness but to try and imply she wasnt physically fit is simply ignorant (and/or another example of fat people sticking together). She showed in the first running challenge that she was stronger then all of the other girls (and even some of the guys). Would her weight loss, or lack of weight to lose, cause problems for her later in the game? Of course... but deal with that when it comes. Gillian was going to not only cause just as many (if not more) problems for them in camp but offer NOTHING in challenges (physical or mental). Michelle being on the team could have been the difference between winning challenge 2. Getting that fishing kit could then have been the turning point in taking down the other tribe which is now not only well (strike that, better) fed but obviously stronger.
I think that Fang is going to set a new record for losing/poor conditions in survivor. As soon as they choose the soccer mom in the pink with their second pick (giving them a team of gillian, the former olympian, and soccer mom) I knew that team was in for a world of hurt.
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10-17-2008 @ 1:54AM
jennifer m said...
i think they should have survivor late night. Like they do Big Brother.They can put battery opperated cameras in Trees .
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10-23-2008 @ 9:10PM
BARBARA ABEL said...
FANG SHOULD BE IN THE GUINESS BOOK OF RECORDS FOR LOSING THE MOST CHALLENGES AND KODA SHOULD BE IN THEIR LIST OF HOW I ATE MY WAY THROUGH SURVIVOR!!!ITS DISGUSTING HOW KODA IS FLAUNTING THEMSELVES AND SUGAR SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BRING BACK FOOD TO FANG.WHAT KIND OF EXILE ISLAND IS THIS ANYWAY?!!!AT LEAST GC HAD ENOUGH SENSE TO GO HOME!HERE'S THE ONLY FAIR THING.PICK ONE FROM KODA ONE FROM FANG TO MAKE THE NEXT TRIBES.IT ALSO DOESN'T HELP WHEN EVEN JEFF SEEMS TO BE DOWNING FANG!!!
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