The lineups have been oficially announced, although i’m sure they’ve been leaked elsewhere already.
The half that are new players have a decent mix of ages, although they all look to be physically fit and strong. They don’t look to be “casted” as much as recent shows have been.
I think they did a good job selecting the returning players - a great mix of strength (James, Ozzy), cunning (Ami, Yau-Man, Jonathon), and a few under-the-radar-but-not-potted-plants (Cerie, Amanda). The only person selected for “attitude” was Johnny Fairplay, who holds a special place in Survivor history. Julie I don’t remember much about, and Parvati seems to be there only for eye candy, although she did OK, IIRC.
I think this show could be really interesting. I am guessing that the tribes will be segregated according to new vs. old. That should make for a high level of paranoia among the returning players.
The most loathsome player ever. I’d like to seem them roast him on an open pit fire.
So, does anyone know if the tribes are set up as Favs vs Newbies, or do they mix them up in the 2 tribes? I’m guessing it’s the former, but I couldn’t tell from the article.
Actually, let me amend that – if the other players have a lick of sense, they’ll keep JF around all the way 'till final 3, and then the jury will award him 0 votes. F3 would essentially be an F2.
That’s assuming he’s kept his charming personality traits, which seems like a very safe bet.
I can’t believe Mark Burnett allowed Johnny Fairplay back. After he turned up drunk at a Survivor event, he had been banned from future Survivor activities.
Rumor here
“Fariplay is claiming his feud with host Jeff Probst is because Probst was dating Katie Doyle from MTV’s Road Rules and he [Fairplay] stole her away. He claims Probst is now with Julie Berry of Survivor, but that’s his second choice. Whatever.”
Man, go to the article with Jeff’s comments and check out Amanda’s picture. Yowza! I’m going to have to sit here at my desk a few minutes while my reaction subsides…
She’d better work on her tan if she’s going to spend a month in the tropics.
The “fan” Michael Bortone (picure 3) is a dead ringer for the guy who played Johnny Depp’s partner/rival in the film “Blow”, right down to the scruffy beard and the creepy beady eyes.
The leaking was pretty good, too, as it relates to the All Stars. The label attached on the Survivor Sucks web site to the Micronesia version of Survivor is Half ASS.
