The new site is up for Survivor Nicaragua
Friday, July 30th, 2010The new site is up for Survivor Nicaragua. http://nicaragua.survivor.com/
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Top Shot host Colby Donaldson: “I certainly don’t want to rip Probst off” + reality blurred
Friday, June 4th, 2010On Sunday night, the History Channel debuts its first competitive reality series, and it’s hosted by three-time Survivor cast member Colby Donaldson, whose work as a host is admittedly influenced by Jeff Probst, and it has also given Colby “newfound appreciation and admiration” for the Emmy-winning host’s work. Top Shot is a competition between 16 [...]
Colby Donaldson says “reality was manipulated” on Survivor Heroes vs. Villains + reality blurred
Friday, June 4th, 2010If you listened to our interview with Colby, I asked this exact question and he gave us the same answer, explaining how that scene in the bedroom was filmed and edited. Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast member Colby Donaldson was maligned by viewers and even criticized by the show’s host for his role in Danielle [...]
Survivor contestant contract: the waivers, agreements that cast members, families sign + reality blurred
Friday, June 4th, 2010Survivor has been on the air for 10 years as of today, and to date, 301 people have participated in the series as contestants. While casting has turned to recruiting to find participants, many people, from Canadians to teenagers, repeat applicants to first-timers, are still desperate to be cast. But in exchange for playing for [...]
Survivor rules: the contract that details pay, tie-breakers, prohibited behavior, and more + reality blurred
Friday, June 4th, 2010Like any game, Survivor has rules, but as viewers, we’ve never seen those rules. Until now. The nine-page document below is part of the legal contracts and agreements Survivor contestants sign before they are interviewed in Los Angeles. Contestants told me it is the only rule book they receive. (These rules may change from season [...]
Survivor debuted 10 years ago today + reality blurred
Monday, May 31st, 2010Today is Memorial Day, of course, and it happens to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of Survivor’s May 31, 2000, debut. Yes, it has been one decade since the CBS reality competition first aired and changed everything. I tuned in only in time to see Sonja Christopher fall in the water and lose the challenge [...]
After Horrible LOST Finale, Jimmy Kimmel Nods to Survivor
Monday, May 24th, 2010(I was horribly disappointed in the LOST finale. It failed to explain anything that happened in the previous 5 seasons. It was lazy story telling that failed to resolve any of the major story lines that kept me intrigued for 6 years. After being the first TV show to “teach us a new way of [...]
CBS announces fall schedule – Survivor Will Now Air On Wednesdays
Thursday, May 20th, 2010The most significant move is for “Survivor: Nicaragua,” which will now air on Wednesday. “Survivor” has been a force on Thursday nights for pretty much a decade, and this move either suggests that the network wants to dominate Wednesdays now or that they’re starting to think they can find a better anchor. Read the entire [...]
‘Survivor: Palau’s’ Jenn Lyon gets tribute during ‘Heroes vs. Villains’ finale – From Inside the Box – Zap2it
Sunday, May 16th, 2010Jennifer Lyon, fourth-place finisher on “Survivor: Palau,” passed away of breast cancer at the age of 37 in January 2010. She was given a lovely video montage during the “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains” live finale show. Lyon’s diagnosis of stage three breast cancer came in 2005. She endured a double mastectomy at the time and [...]
The Associated Press: Mexico: Hollywood producer suspect in wife’s death
Thursday, April 8th, 2010MEXICO CITY — “Survivor” and “Pimp My Ride” producer Bruce Beresford-Redman is a suspect in his wife’s death days after reporting her missing in the resort city of Cancun, a Mexican official said Thursday. The body of Monica Beresford-Redman was found Thursday in a sewer at the swanky Moon Palace resort where the family was [...]
“Survivor” Producer’s Wife, Monica Beresford-Redman, Missing in Mexico – Crimesider – CBS News
Thursday, April 8th, 2010SANTA MONICA, Calif. (CBS/KCAL) It’s been two days and there is still no sign of Monica Beresford-Redman, wife of award-winning “Survivor” producer Bruce Beresford-Redman. She was at the Moon Palace Hotel in Cancun, Mexico with her husband and their two children. She left Monday to go shopping but never returned. Carla Burgos, her sister, said [...]
Richard Hatch Still Ticked About Being Thrown Back in Jail – TV Squad
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010What happened with NBC that sent you back to jail, was that truly a misunderstanding? No, it was not truly a misunderstanding. It was a calculated action on the part of a corrupt and broken bureau of prisons bureaucrat who had been intentionally targeting me for quite some time. Her name’s Deborah Mann. And we [...]
Survivor 21, 22 may film in Nicaragua, followed by Caramoan in the Philippines + reality blurred
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010If early location reports are correct, Survivor may return to Central America for its 21st and 22nd seasons, followed by seasons 23 and 24 in the Philippines in 2011. The series will be filming back-to-back, same-location seasons for the near future, if not forever. For production this summer, the show may go to Nicaragua, according [...]
Probst stays with 'Survivor' – Entertainment News, TV News, Media – Variety
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Jeff Probst will remain host and exec producer of “Survivor” through May 2011. CBS announced that Probst, who has been the only host of the reality juggernaut since in launched in 2000, will continue with the skein through its 21st and 22nd installments. “Even in my wildest dreams, I couldn’t have predicted we’d still be [...]
Jeff Probst signs on for two more 'Survivor' seasons
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010After a decade and 20 seasons of the reality TV show Survivor, host Jeff Probst understandably considered moving on to other things. But fortunately for his fans, Probst is “not finished with Survivor yet,” and he will still be pulling hand-scrawled names out of a jar for seasons 21 and 22. Probst is also hosting [...]
Orlando Sentinel – The TV Guy – ‘Survivor’: Jeff Probst to return as host next season
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010A new cycle of “Survivor” starts this week, and before the big premiere, CBS is announcing that host Jeff Probst will return next season. And what a relief. The show wouldn’t be the same without him. Probst won the Emmy as top host for a reality competition the past two years. Probst tried something new [...]
Jeff Probst renews 'Survivor' contract – CNN.com
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Good news, Survivor fans: Jeff Probst, whose contract on the CBS hit reality show was expiring, has decided not to snuff his own torch…yet. The host tells EW.com he will be back on the show past the season’s 20th edition, “Heroes vs. Villains” (which kicks off Thursday night at 8pm). “What has kept me interested [...]
'Survivor' Villains Richard Hatch And Russell Hantz's First Meeting
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010“Surviving Survivor” airs Thursday, Feb 4 at 8 p.m. on CBS. “Surviving Survivor” brings together 10 of the game’s most iconic players to relive the memories of their time on the hit CBS series, and ET exclusively has video of the first-time meeting between season one winner Richard Hatch and last season’s runner-up Russell Hantz. [...]
Surviving Survivor relives memorable moments with castaways
Saturday, January 30th, 2010You need to know that this “pre-season” show is going to be broadcast on: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8:00 PM on CBS Survivor is reliving some of the most memorable moments of the reality series with the castaways who lived them on the one hour special, ‘Surviving Survivor,’ on Thursday, February 4, 2010 on [...]
2004 Olympic gold-medalists Crystal Cox accepts doping punishment – ESPN
Saturday, January 30th, 2010COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A member of the 1,600-meter gold-medal relay team at the Athens Olympics has accepted a four-year suspension and disqualification of her results for doping. Crystal Cox, who ran in the preliminaries for the American team led by Sanya Richards, admitted to using anabolic steroids and agreed to the penalty Friday, the [...]
