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One thread should be good. Especially if the OP is regularly updated with what season/s are currently airing and the dates and times they air. Helps folks to know when not to read the newest posts if they don't want to get a spoiler...
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Ok it only took a few hours for the season 40 gimmick to be spoilt whilst I was scrolling through YouTube. Oh well, looks fun!
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May 19, 2019 08:38
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Edit: actually I guess I should refrain and watch all the seasons I haven’t yet so I don’t spoil myself on those too!
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May 19, 2019 17:58
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So apparently, Vecepia, Todd, Chris Daugherty, and Richard were all never even asked to compete. Wow, that's pretty harsh to Vecepia and Todd. Todd has liver issues but I imagine they'd at least run him through medical first.
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May 19, 2019 20:09
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ApplesandOranges posted:So apparently, Vecepia, Todd, Chris Daugherty, and Richard were all never even asked to compete. Wow, that's pretty harsh to Vecepia and Todd. Todd has liver issues but I imagine they'd at least run him through medical first. If the rumors about him being back on the sauce are true, the withdrawal would be too dangerous for them to risk. A lot of people don't realize it but it can be fatal, especially at the levels Todd was drinking when he went on Dr. Phil (I'm assuming the relapse is about as bad). Anyway, I'm good with that entire cast, even Sarah, and I don't think I've ever thought that about a cast of veterans. This will probably rule.
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May 19, 2019 20:14
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Propaganda Machine posted:If the rumors about him being back on the sauce are true, the withdrawal would be too dangerous for them to risk. A lot of people don't realize it but it can be fatal, especially at the levels Todd was drinking when he went on Dr. Phil (I'm assuming the relapse is about as bad). If I remember correctly, that Dr Phil episode was a major hoax. He came into the studio sober, and they gave him a bottle of vodka and some Xanex before putting him on the air.
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May 19, 2019 20:17
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JakeP posted:If I remember correctly, that Dr Phil episode was a major hoax. He came into the studio sober, and they gave him a bottle of vodka and some Xanex before putting him on the air. Ehhh getting him plastered for Team TV doesn't discount the real life problems they were addressing, it's just yet another thing that delegitimizes Dr. Phil. I'm using what it was claimed he was drinking as a benchmark, not how he behaved on camera.
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May 19, 2019 20:21
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JakeP posted:If I remember correctly, that Dr Phil episode was a major hoax. He came into the studio sober, and they gave him a bottle of vodka and some Xanex before putting him on the air. I don't see how that's a "hoax". If true it makes the people at Dr. Phil scum but if you lack the self control to not drink and take pills before you go on a tv show talking about your addiction to booze and pills than its probably still your problem. There's just lovely enablers looking to capitalize off it. To that end I'm fine with CBS not inviting Todd back. They probably have more insight into his state of being or health than we do. Hatch is old and sexually assaulted someone the last time he played. Chris is basically known as King Misogynist. So like... Sorry to Vecepia but also there's probably no one asking for her return so... whatcha gonna do?
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May 19, 2019 20:35
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:Survivor South Africa S7 started. The first episode is pretty good. The gimmick is Island of Secrets which is roughly Ghost Island without the "This is X's idol from season Y" dressing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUr9xkulJA8 I think this might be international? I spent an hour trying and failing to set up a VPN or find a working proxy setup but then youtube's recommendations had this video "up next" and it worked raw for me here in the US. I'm into it so far! I do wish CBS had some kind of Survivor-service, I'd pay to watch all Survivors streaming without any hassle but I think even being an avid survivor watcher puts me in some weird demographic already. As for a thread, why not just use this or or the current one?
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May 19, 2019 20:44
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STAC Goat posted:I don't see how that's a "hoax". If true it makes the people at Dr. Phil scum but if you lack the self control to not drink and take pills before you go on a tv show talking about your addiction to booze and pills than its probably still your problem. There's just lovely enablers looking to capitalize off it. Honestly, Vecepia is such an old winner that it'd be interesting to see how she plays in modern Survivor. Danni fills that role too I guess, but I wouldn't have minded seeing more winners from the older half of the show. I do wonder if they bothered asking Chris Underwood back for this season. I think he's gonna be one of the last male winners they'd ever bring back considering the controversy of his win (and I don't think I've seen Probst looked that unsatisfied with naming a winner since Michele).
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May 19, 2019 20:50
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I mean, given time you might bring Chris back just to say "ok, hotshot, try playing the game this time." But he doesn't have any real place in the All Winners season right after his win. And you don't want to give him that "no one really knows what he did or how he won" edge. But then again me and CBS don't often think of things the same way. I wouldn't have been upset to see Vecepia back. But like, she wasn't even really seen as an interesting or good winner at the time so I'm not sad she's not there. Besides maybe a little more diversity or something. Honestly I'm mostly surprised more people aren't sad Cochran isn't back.
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May 19, 2019 21:00
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I imagine people aren't biting for Cochran to come back because... well, Caramoan wasn't a very good season. And despite CBS loving him, I think most people don't really like Cochran that much. Probably even less so since the show gave us Christian. And I'm not sure he does anything for the cast that Nick/Adam don't already fill as the eager superfan. I guess it'd be mildly interesting to see him and Sophie reunite, but otherwise I don't think I'm missing him.
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May 19, 2019 21:11
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I mean, I don't like him and was never impressed with his win. I guess i just had a distorted perception of how much of a fan favorite he was here or from the way Jeff pushes him. But you make a good point. There's been so many other notable versions of the archetype since him that it makes sense that people liked him more before they met Adam and Nick and David and Christian and Spencer and Aubry and Hannah and Gabby and whoever else.
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May 19, 2019 21:15
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Is anyone reading this thread happy that we're using spoiler tags for an early unofficial Season 40 Cast/theme reveal because they don't want to be spoiled? There are no boot order spoilers, of course. If no one says anything after a few days, I think we can drop it.
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May 19, 2019 21:46
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I don't think its a big deal. At least for myself I don't mind typing the extra tag or hovering over the bars if it keeps someone from learning something they didn't want to know. Its not like there's any other spoilers so there's no confusion about what's under the bars or anything. Like the only harm is that a few people might be missing out on a conversation.
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May 19, 2019 21:49
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Some people seriously hate spoilers of any kind. I'm cool with the spoiler bars graciously given us by the forums gods.
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May 19, 2019 22:22
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(S40 casting chat) Cochran would absolutely be on the Season 40 cast if he was willing and able. Like him or not, he's one of the few names that almost every Survivor fan (casual or otherwise) could recognize right next to Parvati and Russell. The thing all 3 of those players have in common are being name-dropped during seasons they're not even on (both by players in game and by Probst at the reunion), and always come up in the "What player are you most like?" pre-game questionaire. I'm sure that if he was on there would be a vocal minority of fans loudly whining online about how overrated he is but production loves that kind of stuff because at least it gets people talking about the show. They'll take a polarizing player like Cochran or Rick Devens over a straightforward player like Gavin any day of the week. The easiest explanation for why he's not on is that he currently works for CBS and/or is too chummy with Probst, and the next easiest explanation is he's too busy with work and can't get / doesn't want to take the time off.
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May 19, 2019 23:17
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i'm just fine continuing to use spoilers (and also just fine NOT using spoilers, so, whatever). It does feel like people should have the option to not have the full cast list spoiled for a season that isn't even officially announced yet. I don't understand necessarily how not having that information would improve their life, but i get it.
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May 20, 2019 00:07
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Khanstant posted:I think this might be international? I spent an hour trying and failing to set up a VPN or find a working proxy setup but then youtube's recommendations had this video "up next" and it worked raw for me here in the US. I'm into it so far! I do wish CBS had some kind of Survivor-service, I'd pay to watch all Survivors streaming without any hassle but I think even being an avid survivor watcher puts me in some weird demographic already. As for a thread, why not just use this or or the current one?
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May 20, 2019 00:37
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Cockran works for CBS now. As I'm pretty sure Survivor has to follow some of the game show laws, I can't really see how letting him compete in a game show on CBS would be okay.
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May 20, 2019 03:24
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:That youtube link is for S5. S7 is airing now. The Survivor discord should point you in the right direction. Once you find Ep 1 it's not hard to do the math on Ep 2 when that airs on Thursday. Thank you for that, v helpful. Kind of spoiler for s38 and Game of Thrones: Bran winning the Game of Thrones is basically Chris winning Edge of Extinction. Spends most of the show off doing something most people don't see or care about... still wins.
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May 20, 2019 04:24
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loving Yikes, Jeff Probst. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzwPzcS9DEg&t=38s
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May 20, 2019 06:58
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Zesty posted:loving Yikes, Jeff Probst. Jeepers! 
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May 20, 2019 07:06
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it's amazing that season even happened and someone gave the ok for jeff to do that skit
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May 21, 2019 05:39
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https://twitter.com/crunderwood37/status/1130558555793297411
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May 21, 2019 07:39
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STAC Goat posted:Under 40 is definitely young by any standard, but off the top of my head (and with some googling to confirm ages) Lance Cade died at 29, Eddie Guerrero at 38, Brian Pillman at 35, etc... There's LOTS more. It's so loving hideous that thinking about it is giving me an ulcer. What if the pinnacle of your life was becoming a small part of a machine that only exists to squeeze money out of your aesthetic and athletic prime, and if anything bad was to happen, throw you away. What if all of life was structured around that. Ahh poo poo
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May 21, 2019 08:24
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Okay I wasn't a huge fan of the Chris win until this. I'm into it now.
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May 21, 2019 15:29
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Alright, I re-got into Survivor during David vs. Goliath and I'm looking for recommendations on which are the best seasons to watch. I've mainly used this list as a guide(http://www.purplerockpodcast.com/survivor-season-rankings-spoiler-free-summaries/) and I've tried to prioritize non-returner seasons before stuff like HvV (which was well worth being familiar with most of the returning players when I got around to it!) Here's what I've seen: Heroes vs. Villains Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites Cagayan: BBB Cook Islands (race wars lol) Pearl Islands China Tocantins Blood vs. Water (S27) Kaoh Rong David vs. Goliath Edge of Extinction And then I'm pretty sure I've seen Seasons like 1-6 when they originally aired, though I don't remember a ton. Actually watching S1 again right now and it's completely bizarre how different the show is. people are outright rejecting alliances! at the merge like four different people get votes and Jenna's like "i feel like there might have been a conspiracy and Tagi's voting against us" like it's a surprise! hilarious. I'm interested in Cambodia: Second Chance next, but since returnees is the theme, I want to make sure I've seen enough of their previous seasons for the full impact. Anything I should make sure to watch before it?
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May 21, 2019 18:50
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philippines!! Great season + a returnee in Cambodia
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May 21, 2019 19:16
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I don't want to tell you what season to watch in order to fully appreciate Second Chances, as it would reveal the winner, but it's an okay season. You've already seen what's considered to be the top seasons by most people, and some inexplicably bad seasons like Kaoh Rong. Main point I want to make is don't watch some of the dogshit seasons (Gabon, Redemption Island, One World, Nicaragua). I personally am a pretty huge fan of Guatemala and think it has the charm of oldschool Survivor while having some memorable characters. A fair amount of people don't love it but it's definitely in the top 5 for me personally, as someone who's watched since the start. I could make an argument for Ghost Island just because there are a few really good players on the season (and many really bad ones) but it's good to see some people steamrolling, with a unique ending. Edit: ^^ Philippines also has the honor of featuring convicted pedo piece of poo poo Mike Skupin.
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May 21, 2019 19:19
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San Juan Del Ser is a hugely underrated season. It's got a slow start but really picks up after the Merge. (Don't read this PopZeus, obviously)I love that the entire season is basically Natalie's Kill Bill story as one by one she takes out everyone who has ever wronged her
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May 21, 2019 20:03
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I like Kaoh Rong! Millennials Vs. GenX is worth watching (the theme isn’t too hammed up after the tribes swap). Gabon as the comedy option.
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May 21, 2019 20:04
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Oh yeah, big +1 for MvGx
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May 21, 2019 20:06
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derp posted:Hi I didn't read the thread but just watched the finale and had to vent. what a loving stupid gimmick and what a waste of an otherwise great season. I only made it about halfway through, I think when Devens came back, maybe one episode after? The other EoEers going bonkers over the opportunity to be tortured more was it for me. I've seen all of every single other season and I don't think I'll ever finish this one.
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May 21, 2019 20:29
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Zesty posted:Not included: but Rob and Amber both, can that really be right? Kinda weird and they've got like 5 kids maybe one of them will one-up Ciera Eastin's Big Move
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May 21, 2019 20:31
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Dejan Bimble posted:It's so loving hideous that thinking about it is giving me an ulcer. What if the pinnacle of your life was becoming a small part of a machine that only exists to squeeze money out of your aesthetic and athletic prime, and if anything bad was to happen, throw you away. What if all of life was structured around that. Ahh poo poo You talkin bout Survivor or WWE? :p
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May 21, 2019 21:39
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Rarity posted:Oh yeah, big +1 for MvGx
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May 21, 2019 23:59
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MvGx is a really weird one for me - I liked it well enough watching it, but now that it's over I'm not sure there's any singular aspect of it I'm raving about. It's an inoffensive season, I guess, and it's produced a couple of okay/fun returnees.
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May 22, 2019 00:28
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In addition to fun characters, MvGX features a lot of unexpected votes, some nice last minute switches, some good old fashioned Emotions™, and at least one legitimately historic tribal council. It's not the season that introduced me to Survivor, but it did introduce me to Survivor podcasts due to me seeing the finale, hearing the winner's story, and typing their name into Google muttering "no loving way that's real." (It was.)
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I think Phillip also had a crazy couple of stories, though he wasn't a winner, and his stories almost could not possibly be true.
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