'Survivor 14: Fiji' - Inside Scoop

One of the great things about blogging is you develop an extended network. You gather sources. Feeling much like Deep Throat with not as much at stake, I'd like to share with you some information which has been given to me from someone who knows one of the castaways who will be on the upcoming Survivor 14: Fiji.

The Unknown Castaway has not revealed anything vital such as the order of elimination or winners, but has told some interesting tidbits. Keep in mind, I can't verify this. So you may wish to file under rumors or foilers instead of spoilers.

• The new season will be introduced on Friday's The Early Show with the website going up around the same time.
• The Unknown Castaway was asked about the possibility of doing an All Stars version in the future.
• Two tribes start out the season and many of the castaways were not all that familiar with the show from past seasons.
• The Unknown Castaway spent at least one night on Exile Island.
• The snakes there are very poisonous and if bitten, they have to get to a hospital within 12 hours. That treatment was a four-hour flight away from where they were stranded.
• The Unknown Castaway has a tendency to swear and there were retakes (probably of confessionals). I bet we see bleeping, too.
• The season was filmed entirely in HD. The cameras weighed 65 pounds each and had to be carried everywhere. The cameramen would do things like walk backwards up rocky terrain to film them.
• They were never left alone. The film crew was always there, but wouldn't talk to them.
• Those who are voted off stay at nice accomodations -- sort of like a paid vacation, snorkeling and all.
• Those on the jury don't have it as nice as the ones voted off before the jury. They basically just get to clean up, but have no neat side trips.
• The challenges were age-friendly to older castaways.
• For the finale, each castaway is paid $3,000 and can bring up to three family members. This is done so that most (if not all) will show up.

Shhh... don't tell anyone.