# CBS Announces Survivor II Cast **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568 "2001-01-05T14:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/1 "2001-01-05T14:03:30Z")
[Here They Are](http://survivor.cbs.com/primetime/survivor2/survivors/) Already I’m seeing parallels between this cast and the previous one. Maralyn=Sonja Michael=Richard Nick=Gervaise Rodger=Rudy Kimmi=Kelly Keith=B.B. …etc. Here’s looking forward to January 28th! ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/2 "2001-01-05T15:47:32Z")
I heard a report on one of the entertainment shows (ET or Access Hollywood) saying that so far, these contestents have been so back-stabbing, they put last season’s to shame (or is it this season’s that should be ashamed). I was curious, though, when do they start shooting. I remember last season, they started shooting quite a while before it was broadcast. Have they already started shooting? I’ve seen footage that looks like it’s from the show. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/3 "2001-01-05T16:13:45Z")
IIRC, this one was shot in November. I also heard that this group was even more conniving and backstabbing than the first group. Should make for a really interesting show. ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/4 "2001-01-05T16:32:07Z")
[quote] I was curious, though, when do they start shooting. [quote] There’s going to be shooting in this one? That oughta make tribal councils a little more interesting. Incidentally, when watching the previous one, I thought that if I were going on something like this, I’d want a scoped .22 rifle with a 1000 rounds as a luxury item. If you can’t find fish or fruit, you could always shoot birds or rats or a camera man… ---
**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/5 "2001-01-05T16:40:47Z")
Who really cares? Does anyone admit he/she watches this crap? ---
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/6 "2001-01-05T16:55:32Z")
I watch “this crap” . . . in fact I was riveted by the first “Survivor”. So, sue me. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kinsey \* > **IIRC, this one was shot in November. > I also heard that this group was even more conniving and backstabbing than the first group.** What we have here is the first group to understand that it is a game. Everyone hated Richard, I know I did. I rooted for Kelly. In retrospect, Richard played the game better than anyone on the island. This group - as fans, and now players, of the first show know the challenge. This is going to be nasty and evil and fun. It will depend on the camera to get all the treaty making. If CBS can pull that off I predict “Survivor” will rule again. I cannot do so for a 3rd edition of this show. I just don’t think it will last that long. This is the true finale, and the backstabbing in this will be cruel to the point of being a car accident. We won’t like it, but we won’t be able to look away. The 3rd edition we will. I will watch this “crap”. Sad eh ? ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/7 "2001-01-05T17:51:41Z")
I think I’ll watch “this crap,” too. . . Mitchell’s pretty hot. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/8 "2001-01-05T18:15:23Z")
Man, I LOVED the first one! I couldn’t WAIT for Wednesday night to roll around. I agree that this time it will truly be ugly but interesting. These people are going to have to be a LOT less friendly and soft. I have heard, on _Entertainment Tonight_ (I think) that living conditions will be worse also and that there is a better chance of interaction with dangerous wildlife. And I’m sure I’ll be lined up for the third one too. Yes, I’ll admit I’m a sucker for “reality” t.v. I watched _Big Brother_ (but only on the live night where someone was bansihed, not the other 37 times it was on during the week–that was just a tad too much) and yes, even though I’m 27 I also watch _Real World_ and _Road Rules_. Don’t ask me why. I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/9 "2001-01-05T18:16:53Z")
I will watch this…well, it’s not crap. You see, the problem with most people who don’t watch Survivor is that they think it is “Big Brother”, which it isn’t. It’s a game and it was cool. Oh, I was cheering for Richard from week one last time. Then again, I’m cruel. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/10 "2001-01-05T18:17:57Z")
By the way, this one is finished filming and there is a winner, just like last time. Imagine the pressure of having to keep THIS one secret!!! ---
**Author:** ![mrblue92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/11 "2001-01-05T19:51:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Mitchell’s pretty hot. Oh my. If you ever saw the movie _Mitchell_ you would understand just how disturbing this is. A greasy, sweaty, flabby Joe Don Baker _is_ Mitchell. ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/12 "2001-01-05T22:50:03Z")
Yeah, I watched the last season and I’ll watch this one two. I find it fun, what more can I say? Strangely, I don’t particularly like, and don’t watch, any other “reality” show. My friend told me about something he saw on ET about the TV crew for _Survivor_. Seems that because the last one was so popular, they had much better accomidations. Instead of one phone line, they each had their own phones this time. They also had a pool table, much better food, and even an Internet connection. Though, they still had to sleep in a tent. ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/13 "2001-01-06T04:29:14Z")
I am a reality TV slut. I can’t get enough of the stuff. I even – dare I admit this? – found myself tuning in to the horrific “Big Brother” live webcasts late at night when I couldn’t sleep. God, I’m so ashamed. Anyway, this season, I have a valid reason to watch “Survivor” – an alum from my school is going to be on. Incidentally, a girl who’s graduating this year is a finalist for “Real World”/“Road Rules.” There must be something in the water. ---
**Author:** ![Tzel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzel)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2001, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-announces-survivor-ii-cast/48568/14 "2001-01-06T10:58:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elshpen \* > \*\*Who really cares? Does anyone admit he/she watches this crap? \*\* Hell yeah. I do. 99% of everything on TV is crap. Sure, Survivor is hardly reality. It’s vicious assholes in a very artificial situation, but it’s a hell of a lot better than the assembly line sitcoms, soap operas, and talk shows all over TV. People hate Survivor because it’s popular. If one doesn’t watch it, they resent the media hype, so there’s a backlash against the show. But the criticism only adds to the whole aura surrounding the show. I watch it because it’s entertaining. So what? I can’t wait for II to start!