What do you think of the cast of Survivor: Palau?

CBS revealed the cast for the next installment of Survivor this week.

20 instead of 16 means there will be differences. I’m hoping for multiple tribes again or NO tribes.

What does everyone think? I always like the Dope analysis. I start out rooting for Jolanda not matter what.

Tom seems like one to watch. NYC Fireman means something. Or Janu the Vegas showgirl!

These folks look like they weren’t neccessarily cast for cheesecake, so that seems promising. I have a feeling this cast is going to produce a true All-Star.

I hope this one is better than the last season.

I liked the second half of last season, but the first half was dreadful. Too many non-descript personalities.

I also hope Burnett tweaks the rules this time to keep stale alliances from forming too early. Maybe multiple immunities.

I read the following in the local newspaper article on Jolanda.

(Spoiler is not about Jolanda)

(((Room so it won’t show up on the main page.)))


That there will be three boots in the first episode.

I’m kind of stoked

Eh, every pre-judgment I’ve ever made has been way off. Hell, JAN was my pre-season pick one year. So I’m going completely blind into the premiere. Bring it on.

I just watched the preview on CBS.com of the first episode and it has a funny dig at ABC.

“What will these Survivors do when they realize they are lost for REAL?” Nice.

And my spoiler above is in the preview, so it is probably fair game to discuss.

I’m wondering how this will play out. I’d like to see no tribes, just the twenty of them competing for individual immunity each time, or (from a suggestion here) that they randomly split them into two groups right before each IC. It would be harder to build alliances, not knowing which group you’ll be in for Immunity.

It would also be interesting for them to be in two or three separate tribes, but have them all live together on one beach. They’d have to work together to build a shelter and get food, but at the same time they’re all in separate tribes. Part of the rules would have to be that there only be one large shelter and that they share food (so they don’t split up and hoard food or build separate huts).

Another suggestion was that the losing tribe go to Tribal Council immediately after the challenge, with no time for discussion about who to get rid of.

Well, we know all the good looking guys are getting booted off immediately, so I wouldn’t get attached to any of them.

I’m already in love with Kim. After reading her bio, I don’t see how anyone could possibly hate her. I mean how can you hate someone who’s favorite movies are Joe Dirt and O Brother, Where Art Thou AND can speak Arabic?

If she turns out to be nasty I will be one disappointed boy.

Interesting age distribution. Most are in their 20s, and there are several 39+ people, but there are only 3 players between 30 and 38.

It actually looks like a pretty good bunch. Lots of variety. Of course there are too many good looking bland-seeming young adults, but there are also some obvious “characters.” Hopefully, Burnett will have learned the lesson from last season and the players will turn out to be interesting. There are certainly some potential points of conflict.

I’m rooting for Stephenie. She might have a misspelled name, but she’s a Jersey girl. I reserve the right to start hating her at any time. :slight_smile:

There’s an emo/LiveJournal/indie girl in there! I bet the popular girls give her the boot in the first elimination.

LOL. I certainly hope not, but the odds are good. Us LJ folks tend to be so antisocial… :wink:

Which one?
I didn’t take the time to read 20 profiles - I just glanced at a few.

I think it may be Angie. Am so going to be rooting for her.

Okay Coby is setting off my gaydar like nobody since Richard Hatch. Any other guesses?

Not me. I’m hopin that they’ll split the Survivors into tribes without making multiple tribes in the process, thus causing an existential crisis that opens a black hole on the island. That would make for interesting television.

Singularity is usually saved for sweeps.

Oh I beg to differ. This looks like Cheesecake City to me. One was Miss Ohio, one was Miss Nevada or something like that-and those aren’t even the good-looking ones! And that doesn’t include the 4% body-fat guys.

I hope a lot do get booted off early, there’s no way i can keep track of that many people. I still can’t tell the Amazing Racers apart and there’s only about 8 of them left. If it’s as boring as last year, i may just bow out, avoid the shark jump and beat the rush.

I say yes on Coby, and i have no gaydar to speak of.