Survivor Samoa Season Finale Blog Party Post

Argh, football doesn't care that we have a season finale and reunion show to watch. Football doesn't care that we're already booked for TV watching until 11 PM. That's right -- tonight's show is delayed here in the NYC viewing area. I believe 60 Minutes started at about 7:22 PM ET instead of 7:00 PM. While football doesn't care about our lack of sleep tonight, graphic artist Zoetawny cared enough to make us a new logo for the show. (She rocks, as we all know.)

Once the show starts, this entry will be updated with major events. But the real details and fun will be in the comments area. Everyone is welcome and you can even bring food and beverages. I do ask that no one swings from the chandelier, please. I'm going to open up the post now and I'll let you know when the show starts here.

8:22 PM ET and we're finally starting here. (Grr.)

Apparently it started on time in some places and Brett has won immunity again. Jaison was voted out according to those who have the show airing on time.

Russell has won immunity! (Finally!)

Brett voted out.

Natalie wins. That is SO wrong. At least Russell won the 100 thousand from the fan vote.

Survivor Samoa: 12/17 Episode Blog Post Party

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Russell, Shambo, and Jaison won reward -- they go for a village feast/overnight visit.

Brett won immunity again. Can you say dark horse?

Shambo was voted out.

Survivor Samoa - 12/10 Episode Blog Party Post

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No reward challenge -- Jaison won immunity. In the first tribal council, Dave was voted out.

Second immunity challenge -- Brett (Russell's new target) won. Monica was voted out.

Survivor Samoa - Thanksgiving Day Episode Blog Party Post

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Survivor Samoa - 11/19 Episode Blog Party Post

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Reward, split into two teams -- Russell, Laura, Brett, Dave, and Natalie won. They get a flight to a nearby island with a waterfall, picnic, and a Palm Pre to take pictures ... hmm, that's a phone. Could there be more?

BWAHAHA! Russell found the THIRD idol!

Mick won immunity!

Laura is gone.

Survivor Samoa - 11/12 Show Blog Party Post

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They split into teams for reward -- rock slide, picnic. Shambo, John, Kelly, Dave, and Monica won.

Whoa! Russell just found the second hidden idol without knowing for sure it existed and without clues. The group on reward got a clue one exists, but he didn't know.

Only one wins immunity this week -- and it's Laura again.

Russell used the idol - Galu all voted for him, they didn't count. Foa Foa voted Kelly, bye bye Kelly. Even Erik was excited on the jury!

Survivor Samoa: 11/05 Show Blog Party Post

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Before we get started, I want to thank all the gals from the blog who went to Las Vegas for the photos and postcards. It looked like you all had a ball!

The merge went down with a feast.

Two will win immunity. Women play against women, men against men. One woman, one man safe from tribal council. John won for the men. Laura wins for the women ... thus ruining Russell's plan.

Russell played his idol but got no votes. Erik should have played his idol. 2 votes for Jaison, the rest for Erik (it seems). Heh. Bye-bye, Erik.

Survivor Samoa: 10/29 Show Blog Party Post

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The guys of Galu elected Shambo their leader so they can use her. Galu won reward -- a sailboat/lunch outing as well as tarp and a fire making kit. Shambo sent Laura to Foa Foa for the "spy mission."

Galu wins immunity again.

Liz was voted out.

Survivor Samoa Blog Party Post - 10/22/09

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"Good" Russell passed out during reward as shown in the promos. To Commercial.

Jeff decided no one wins reward, both tribes to TC, both will vote someone out. Russ still with medics.
"Good" Russell is out -- dangerously low blood pressure, passed out twice.

At Tribal, Jeff announced no one would be going home from either tribe.

Survivor Samoa - 10/15 Blog Party Post

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Galu won reward -- a BBQ. "Good" Russell sent Shambo to Foa Foa until immunity.

Galu wins immunity.

Ashley was voted out.

Survivor Samoa - 10/08 Episode Blog Party Post

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Galu won reward -- chickens.

Foa Foa won immunity. Yikes!

Yasmin was voted out.

Survivor Samoa: Episode 3 Blog Party 10/01

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Galu won immunity and reward. Good Russell had a choice between comfort or functio. He chose comfort for the girls. He chose Shambo to go to Foa Foa.

Ben was voted out.

Survivor: Samoa Episode 2 Blog Party Post - 9/24

The show is about to begin here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with any major happenings. However, the real action is in the comments section! Please feel free to join in with your thoughts while having fun with friends. Late tonight my show review will be posted on TV Squad.

Ack. Evil Russell went looking for a hidden idol just in case there was one ... and found it. He's allied with Jaison.

Galu won immunity and fishing gear. Ben (Foa Foa) was kicked out of the challenge for cheap shots. Good Russell chose Yasmin to visit camp.

Mike was removed from the game due to dangerously low blood pressure after the challenge.

Evil Russ's target Betsy was voted out.

Survivor: Samoa - Season Premiere Blog Party Post

The show is about to begin here on the East Coast. As it airs, I'll update this post with any major happenings. However, the real action is in the comments section! Please feel free to join in with your thoughts while having fun with friends. Late tonight my show review will be posted on TV Squad. And ... how about Zoetawny's blog logo for the season? Have I mentioned lately that she (and all of you) rock?

Special thanks goes to Margo for running the blog pool -- here it is!
**SURVIVOR POOL MATCH-UPS**

Ashley - ChicMc, Estelle
Ben - gaylos, Karen in CA
Betsy - Donna in AL, Sydney
Brett - Lars, Tessa
Dave - Caroline, Laura in Miss
Elizabeth - Nana in NW, txrednkgirl
Erik - Delee, Rbennie
Jaison - Donna in FL, chris
John - Joe in NY,
Kelly - Lisanne, Meb
Laura - DKNYNC, ML
Marisa - Joanie, Terry in CA
Mick - Monty924, Jackie
Mike - Lynn1, Zoetawny
Monica - PDXGranny,
Natalie - Margo,
Russell H - Becky, Jennasmom,
Russell S - Sizzie,
Shannon - Auntie Leigh,
Yasmin - Laurie

Survivors ready? It looks like we have a good group of characters this season! Tonight's episode --

"The Puppet Master"
The castaways arrive in Samoa and are divided into tribes; each tribe must immediately select a leader, without speaking.

The tribes were already chosen for the opening --
Foa Foa and Galu (sp?), Foa Foa (with my man Mick) won reward.

Galu wins Immunity.

Argh! Evil Russell's evilness won out -- Marisa was voted out.

Meet the Cast of Survivor Samoa, Part 2

As promised, here's part two of my Survivor Samoa castaways quick takes. If you missed the first ten, you can catch up here or by using the Survivor tag for the blog. Without further ado ...


Laura: A wife of 21 years and a grandmother. Ah, so she's my age! Er ... 39? Laura is Hawaiian. I assume that's why there's a flower in her hair. She's not going to San Francisco, she's going to Samoa. She's a conservative Christian. With the exception of Vecepia, I can't think of a conservative Christian I've really enjoyed on the show. We'll see.


Marisa: Here's your country girl next door, raised on a farm with eight siblings. You know, of the women I've written about, she might do best at surviving the actual elements. She isn't all about the farm -- she's spent time abroad. I'm not getting much other than the girl has spunk from her bio. I'll have to see if she can get along with the people game part of the show.


Mick: The moment I saw the name "Mick," I figured there would be a Mike. I bet Mick is a Mike. No one is Mick unless they're Jagger or a mouse. How come my doctors never look like him? I think I might just like the guy -- someone who says they'll buy a vacuum cleaner and pay off their student loans sounds much better than sob stories or silver platters to me.


Mike: And here's our Mike. My caption cuts it off, but he's got this long braided thing going on with that goatee. He lost thirty pounds to go on the show, but I'm wondering how he'll do out in the elements. It sounds to me like the only thing on his side for the win is that he's a huge fan of the show who has watched every year. I get the feeling I'll like him but he'll be picked off early. I hope I'm wrong about the early part.


Monica: She's going to miss partying, clubbing, and lunches with her friends. If she wins, her first purchase will be a designer purse. Now, don't get me wrong -- I respect her academic achievements. But I don't think I'll like her. They mention Parvati in her bio. I didn't like her. Prove me wrong, Monica.


Natalie: Uh-oh. That name is a bit tainted for me due to the Natalie on BB11. Ill try to get over that ... sort of like a bad dream. This Natalie is touted as a Southern Belle, a term which could never be apropos for BB11 bad dream girl. She sounds like she might be determined and scrappy enough to do well.


Russell H: This is the Evil Russell from the promos. I think that's going to automatically label the other Russell as the Good Russell and give him a larger fan base. I don't like this man. He's a wealthy man, yet refused to replace a missing tooth. I don't know, I wouldn't be surprised if he shot a man in Reno just to see him die. He's mean, he's a bully. I hope he gets the boot quickly, but I fear he won't.


Russell S: Ah, the Good Russell. Son of a steelworker in Pittsburgh, he's made something of himself. He's been poor, he seems to have ideals and morals. I don't know if he living off the land while shivering experience, but he might do well. He has a sense of humor -- he said he'd cut off his dreads if he wins.


Shannon: Here we might have our Mad Dog ... a younger version and an ex-Marines sergeant, not a cop. Mullet and all, I think we're going to have a character on her hands. Unlike the last female castaway with a mullet, I get the tough cookie vibes from Shannon.


Yasmin: Sassy Yassy, eh? Not sure if traditional sass might be the best strategy for a win. She says she has a know-it-all attitude which may rub people the wrong way, but she doesn't care. I say she must not care about the million if she doesn't expect to rein in her attitude. The future will tell.

Meet the Cast of Survivor Samoa, Part 1

My apologies for getting this started so late. Darn that Big Brother and real life getting in my way of entertainment! This is part one of two of my look at the cast of Survivor: Samoa which premieres this Thursday night. I'll be doing blog party posts for the show as it airs here on the east coast. So, please mark your calendars and stop by for the fun!

In the meantime as we wait for the season premiere, here's a cheat sheet as we know we'll forget names in the beginning and my quick take on the castaways. It seems we have a lot of law students and lawyers, blondes (I know I'm going to be confused with them), a bartender and a mixologist (same thing), and two Russells. The Russells are easy to tell apart -- one is bald, the other has long hair. All in all, it looks like a fairly diverse cast, unlike some other shows.

Survivors ready?


Ashley: Young, outgoing, flirty, kickboxing. Hmm. Unless she has some tricks up her sleeve I'm not seeing in the CBS bio, I think her chances of winning are slim to none. She'll miss her mommy.


Ben: Whoops, in my photo caption I forgot to mention he's really from Kirksville, Missouri. Most people from Los Angeles aren't. I like his eyes. But he calls himself a mixologist. I didn't like it when Memphis did that, I don't like it now. Dude, you're a bartender. He sounds like a good ol' boy kind of guy. He may do well, but he may irk me. I'll wait and see.


Betsy: Will she be our Mad Dog for the season? As long as she keeps her teeth in, I'd love to have another Mad Dog on the show. A former hippie clean and sober for 21 years and only a cop for a year now. Uh-oh. She won't be a Mad Dog. She has the pity card -- a husband with cancer in remission and no health insurance. But I don't think she can count on the million.


Brett: This kid might have some potential. Something screams friendly about him. Although he's young and healthy (often targeted), if everyone likes him, he'll stay in there for a while. He says he's a flirt. Well, if it wouldn't be cougarish of me to say, he could flirt with me. Perhaps if I were 30 years younger, I'd flirt right on back.


Dave: In his bio, he comes across as an odd duck -- a bit like Ben last season, hopefully not as egocentric. "Fiery personality," opera degree, "rock and roll rebel." Um. Okay. Don't see him getting the million on first observation!


Elizabeth: She has a genuine-looking smile. I like that. She'd be my local choice for a win -- Franklin Lakes, NJ/NYC. Smart, opinionated, and blunt. Eek ... the last two aren't always the best traits for winners on the show. I still think she might do okay ... for a time. The winner? I don't know. If she can handle the people skills ...


Erik: Eep. I spelled his name wrong on my caption. He has a K. Forgive me. A self-proclaimed bartender and womanizer. It's the Anti-Memphis! His special woman in his life is his dog. I don't want to know. He has two degrees but prefers to be a bartender. I'd say it's because he can pick up chicks! If he's a smooth talker, he might do well with the ladies. But how will he do with the men? I see target written on his back.


Jaison: Now, he looks like your basic solid upstanding kind of guy -- undergraduate degree from Stanford, working on his law degree in Chicago, clean-cut. Why, I even think he might have manners. How did he get on the show? He was named Mr. California by Cosmopolitan Magazine ... that's how. He seems smart, has a game plan, and is in good physical shape. Will he be sneaky enough? I don't know.


John: Rocket scientist, eh? The bio page calls him a "charming, cocky genius." He is very nice-looking. He'll be good eye candy for me. But folks who were born with a silver spoon and described as "cocky" tend to come off privileged and sometimes not so nice to me. I think all I'll like about him is his looks. And, if he's that smug about himself, the others will pick up on it and vote him off because he'll annoy them.


Kelly: Free spirit with an edgy twist, spontaneous with a desire to live her life to the fullest. I could be wrong here, but I get the feeling of "flaky" from her bio. If she lasts long at all it will be because she's a flake and no one considers her a threat in the game. Let's see if she gets them chanting mantras or something.

Stay tuned for the remaining ten castaways in part two!

Survivor: Samoa Begins September 17

Although we're still very tied up with Big Brother and the live feeds, I feel I've been remiss not to mention that CBS has the new castaways on the Survivor: Samoa website.

As I have time, yet before the season starts, I'll be doing a breakdown on my thoughts of this latest group. It looks like an interesting bunch and there sure are a lot of them -- 20. Yikes! I can't help but wonder with that number if it's going to be multiples going home right in the beginning.

I'm including a video here with Jeff Probst's first impressions of the castaways. Now, keep in mind that this (supposedly) was shot in the beginning of the season and he had no clue who made it to the final two. Or three, whatever they're going to do this year.



Survivors ready?