They should do a guest host episode once per season. Or even multiple guest hosts - have Cochrane and Phillip host together. Or at least let Phillip do color commentary during the challenges.
No. Once he’s gone, let Philip never be seen – or heard from – again.
I could see Penner as host and Cochrane heading the after-show analysis.
Boring and predictable episode, so I’m not surprised the merge is coming up (and that the producers aren’t even trying to hide it). I keep waiting for the Favorites to turn on Phillip but it might well be they all see him as the Guy Who Won’t Win and will happily take to the Final 3.
I agree with regard to Cochran, he’s acting like how I hoped he would on the first time through - though then he probably was a bit starstruck. This time he’s been there, done that, so he can sit back and really analyze, make insights and play the game.
I do question the producers’ hard-ons for entirely physical challenges in the team stage. It seems like they want to keep pushing the metagame of “need to keep the physically strong players so you can win challenges”, because having puzzle- or mental-based challenges would encourage dumping all the strong, good-looking people.
Correction: it helps keep the MALE strong, good-looking people. The cute young girls – who might be geniuses at puzzles or the social game – are among the first to go.
After appearing on Survivor, Hunter Ellis went on to host Tactical to Practical, Man, Moment, Machine, and Digging for the Truth on The History Channel.
Colby from Top Shot is a Survivior alum, too.
How many Survivor Contestants have gone on to “be famous” after being on Survivor.
A few contestants were famous before Survivor: Jeff Kent, Lisa Whelchel, Jeff Hogeboom, Jimmy Johnson
A few contestants were semi-famous (known by niche fans) before Survivor: People like Penner, Sugar, Grant, There was also a pro poker player and a female pro wrestler. (and others)
A lot of others have been aspiring actors/actresses.
But how many contestants have gone on to parlay their Survivor experience into further celebrity status.
Some players that have gone on to do other things not connected with Survivor
Boston Rob & Amber
Colby
Hunter
Uh, Elizabeth Hasselback? Certainly she tops the list.
He got a vote from Ralph, leaving Earl from Fiji and JT from Tocantins as the only unanimous winners.
Oh, good, because we can’t have the haves… not having. Does all of this season sound like they’re desperately trying to bail out a swamped canoe?
“What? Brandon went crazy and dumped out all the rice? CRAP! Uh… Give them some more!”
“Well, we can’t just give them more rice, because they lost it due to a choice of a player in the game.”
“Ooohkay, let’s do a tribe mashup, then, so we can give them more rice.”
“CRAP! Now we’ve got the Fans getting slaughtered out of the game… let’s do a merge so they stand a snowball’s chance of surviving a little longer…”
The funny thing to me is, all the big muscle is in the Fans, and most of the challenges have been big, physical challenges. It seems like they tried to stack things so the better-equipped, more experienced Favorites would be an even match for the Fans, but the Fans didn’t get their game face on in time and now they’re stuck on the wrong side of the learning curve. Now we’ll see some non-physical challenge (like the gross food challenge coming up…), but it’ll be too late to save the non-studly types.
On paper, I think the FANS tribe did have a Strength and Athletism advantage, but almost entirely from Men on the team.
Shamar, Eddy, Reynold, Mike, Matt > Malcolm, Brandon, Erik, Philip, Cochran
I think the Women on the Favorites were stronger and more athletic.
Brenda, Ashley, Corrine, Dawn, Francesca > Sherri, Julia, xxx, yyy, zzz*
I don’t think TPTB were counting on Shamar of being useless sack of potatoes and that is what hurt the Fans Tribe.
*I can’t remember the three other gals names, and I am too lazy to google. Sue me
At least from my perspective it’s down to the point that about the only way I’ll start another season of the show is if it’s All Losers vs. All Creeps. No more favorites and no more newbies. Get the very worst and creepiest players from the past and let them work their magic in terms of pissing me off more each week.
Only real question is: who would they get to play?
Get all the Hantz boys for starters and then Fairplay and Coach and that type. It would be like a trainwreck from the time they land on whatever God-forsaken place they can find. Have knife fights and torture and starvation instead of these tinker toy challenges.
I don’t think it’s too big a leap to have a Malcolm’s “Bros” alliance with Erik, Reynold, and Eddie pick up Corinne (Malcolm’s ally), Mike (the gay), and Brenda (Erik’s ally) to form a majority with two immunity idols.
Me three for Colby. I like his style on Top Shot and Top Gun. Give Cochran a couple of minutes for exit interviews.
Indeed, those hot babes like Jenna, Amber, Danni, Parvati, Stephenie, Sugar, Amanda, Kim, Danielle, Courtney, Chelsea, and so forth have no chance at all of winning or getting to the finals. 