SURVIVOR CHINA - Premieres Thursday, September 20

[dr.strangelove]

Hey everyone,
I hope you all have been well. I've not checked in since the end of the TV season a few months back. Anyway, Survivor is upon us again, and with it comes another Dr.S sponsored contest.

This year we return to 16 survivors. This is the 15th Survivor series. Rumor is the end is drawing closer and closer, and Probst has not signed on for another season. Can anyone out there confirm this?

If you have played before, please do so again. If not, join us. The game is simple. Pick a survivor, and the one that lasts the longest wins. The prize is a basic XL t-shirt with a survivor logo on it.

Here are the rules, the contest opens on Monday September 17, 2007 at 9:00 am (Eastern time or GMT minus 5 hours). DO NOT MAKE ANY PICKS UNTIL THE CONTEST OPENS ON SEPT 17 OR THEY WILL NOT COUNT! The first episode airs on Thursday September 20. The contest remains open until Sunday September 23 at 11:59 pm, which is over three days after Survivor's first episode airs.

Once a player is picked, that player can not be selected by anyone else. The first to post a player gets that player. The longer you wait, the greater the chance that the player you want will be taken. This allows people who want to go to CBS.com and view the videos there, plus the TV Guide channel promo, make an early selection before the show airs. It also allows people who want to wait and pick after watching the first episode to play.

Good Luck and I hope you all play. Also, please do not discuss any spoilers in this thread. If you know who wins or have some inside info, feel free to use it to make your pick, but I don't want to hear about it. I like to watch the season unspoiled.

FROM CBS:
SURVIVOR: CHINA will feature a cast of 16 Americans who will begin the series amid the bustle of downtown Shanghai before moving to HuangPu Mountain's Mi Tuo Temple for a Buddhist ceremony where they will be instructed to leave all of their worldly possessions behind. The castaways will then be marooned with the clothes on their back at two separate islands on Zhelin Lake (translation: the Land of 1,000 Lakes) located in the Jiangxi Province. They will split into two tribes, Fei Long (translation: Flying Dragon) and Zhan Hu (translation: Fighting Tiger), and will each be given a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War for tribe motivation and assistance throughout the game.

SURVIVOR: CHINA will once again afford each tribe the opportunity to obtain a Hidden Immunity Idol which may save someone from elimination at a future Tribal Council. This time, two Hidden Immunity Idols will be in plain sight (one at each camp), although the castaways will not realize this at the start of the game. Each week, the winning tribe of the Reward Challenge will be allowed to kidnap someone from the losing tribe. The person who is kidnapped will receive a note from host Jeff Probst before departing for the enemy camp and will be instructed to give it to one member of the enemy tribe (the kidnapped victim will decide who receives it) in private. The clue will inform this person of the Hidden Immunity Idol located somewhere at their camp. This person must then decide if they wish to share the information with their tribe or keep it to themselves. The kidnapped victim will return to their original tribe at the following Immunity Challenge.

Here are the two tribes, the players, their ages, occupations and where CBS says they are from:
Zhan Hu
1. Ashley Massaro
28, East Northport, NY; Professional WWE Wrestler

2. Dave Cruser
37, Simi Valley, CA; Former Model

3. Erik Huffman
26, Nashville, TN; Musician

4. Michael "Frosti" Zernow
20, Chicago, IL; Parkour Athlete/Student

5. Jaime Dugan
22, Columbia, SC; Student

6. Peih-Gee Law
29, Marina Del Ray, CA; Jeweler

7. Sherea Lloyd
26, Atlanta, GA; Elementary teacher

8. Steve "Chicken" Morris
47, Marion, VA; Chicken Farmer

Fei Long
1. Aaron Reisberger
32, Venice, CA; Surfing Instructor

2. Amanda Kimmel
23, Los Angeles, CA; Hiking Guide

3. Courtney Yates
26, New York, NY; Model?

4. Denise Martin
40, Douglas, MA; School Lunch Lady

5. James Clement
30, Lafayette, LA; Gravedigger

6. Jean-Robert Belande
36, Las Vegas, NV; Professional Poker Player

7. Leslie Nease
38, Tega Cay, SC; Christian Radio Talk Show Host

8. Todd Herzog
22, Pleasant Grove, UT; Flight Attendant

You have to love having a Christian Radio Talk Show Host and an openly gay mormon on the same tribe.

Good Luck and please join me for another season.

[Suich]

1. A chicken farmer who's nickname is "Chicken?"

Go figure! The occupations are really varied, aren't they?

:hi:
(How's the baby?)

[dr.strangelove]

2. I got a laugh out of that too

My daughter is 19 months old now and has firmly set up her control over the house. My wife and I live at home still, but my daughter is clearly in charge.
Whats more, she has a reinforcement on the way. My wife is due with child No. 2 in February.

Hope you and yours are well. Looking forward to chatting during this season.

[Suich]

3. Congratulations!!!

:toast:

I can't believe Kailee is 19 months old!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=267&topic_id=3530&mesg_id=3530

[dr.strangelove]

4. Tell me about it

It just flew by.
Thanks for the congrats. I'm not sure now whether it was such a good idea to have them so close togehter. My wife convinced me to start trying again so as to and try to have them closer together. I secretly hoped it would take us a few months and that he or she would be born next summer, about 2 1/2 years apart. Alas, mother nature had other ideas and we were successful right away in getting pregnant. so they will be 2 years apart. My wife is "due" a week after Kailee's birthday. I just hope they don;t have the same birthday. Anyway, thanks again.

On to Survivor. I am on the blackberry now and I can't open up another window to get the players name, but there this one super buff man. He is the only black male on the show, but I'll post his name later. He looks like he is super strong, and after watching the TV Guide preview, he looks really smart and has a good game plan. Strong guys with a good head on their shoulders often do well (Tom, Ethan, Rob...). I am leaning toward him so far. His strength will make him a huge target though. He is simply insanely muscular. He must work out all the time. He says he gets his build from digging graves, he owns a grave prep business.

[Mabus]

5. I like Dave from Simi Valley

I think he will be the ultimate survivor.

[dr.strangelove]

8. You need to pick him again now that the contest is open

[MaineDem]

6. Time to pick?

I do SOOOOO well at this. :lol:

I pick Jean-Robert.

Now watch him be the first to go.

[dr.strangelove]

7. I pick Gravedigger James

That man is HUGE! He is gonna kick ass at physical challenges.

[Duer 157099]

9. Aaron the surfer dude n/t

[Scurrilous]

10. School Lunch Lady Denise Martin.

She has a Second Degree Black Belt in Karate!! :thumbsup:

[dr.strangelove]

13. I LOVE THE MULLET!!!

I hope she wins just because of the Mullet. We need a new Mullet champion.

Business at the front, party at the back baby!!!

[Qanisqineq]

11. I pick Courtney

Her bio describes her as small numerous times but doesn't say how short. Anyway, I'm only 5'2 so I pick her. LOL

She'll probably leave week one!

[MaineDem]

12. "She'll probably leave week one!"

No, I'm good at picking the ones who do that. :7

[qanda]

14. I'll take Eric Huffman

[Suich]

15. I'll take Dave from Simi Valley.

An actor/bartender...I couldn't resist!

on edit, I hope that's ok..Let me know if not.

[dr.strangelove]

16. Dave is all yours

though the bartender actor types usually are only around for a few weeks.

[Goblinmonger]

17. Goin' to have to go with Poker-Face Jean-Robert

I'm hopin' he can play the game.

[MaineDem]

23. I already picked him.

I'm figuring he'll be gone week 1. I have that kind of skill. :D

[Goblinmonger]

24. Dang

I just looked through the subject lines and not the messages. Now I gotta go look again.

[Goblinmonger]

18. Have you guys seen the Fantasy League

they are offering on the CBS site? Bummer is that private leagues are only 8 people.

on edit: I have created a DU league. The first 7 people that sign up are in. Then someone can do another one.

Private Tribe Name: DU Survivor Geeks
Password: impeach

Let me know if there are problems.

[dr.strangelove]

19. I tired, but the site is having problems

I'll join later, thanks.

[Goblinmonger]

20. Yeah, I saw that last night.

I teach a college communication and public speaking class in the high school I am at. I have them watch survivor and then they need to post communication analysis of the show on an Internet forum each week. Several of the kids were quite jacked up for the fantasy league.

[dr.strangelove]

21. I joined up

I picked my players. This shuld be fun.

[Goblinmonger]

22. So far it's just you and me

Two men enter, one man leave.

Hope others join up. I think it looks like a hoot.

[Scurrilous]

25. I joined...

...I think I picked the same players as you.

LOL

[dr.strangelove]

29. Hey Scurrilous

Welcome to the team.

[babylonsister]

26. Hi, everyone. I'll take the flight attendant; Todd Herzog. This could be good! nt

[MaineDem]

37. Congratulations!

He did it!

[Demit]

27. Did anybody pick Frosti? If not, I'll take him.

[Goblinmonger]

28. I'll take Amanda

Don't think I saw her name anywhere.

[dr.strangelove]

30. Contest Closed

Thanks everyone.
This should be a good time.

[MaineDem]

33. Thanks, Dr. S.

This makes watching the show interesting. Especially trying to figure out from the previews if my guy goes next. :D

[dr.strangelove]

35. It makes me laugh

about how good and bad I have been. I won one year, I came in nearly last one year and have done all in between. I've picked young players, old players, city dwellers and country dwellers and all of it seems to matter for nothing. Its a little skill, a little strength and a lot of outwiting to win this game. That is so hard to see early on. But I agree that a game like this makes it more fun for me.

[dr.strangelove]

31. The Players

Well, we have nine players right now. I'm gonna invite Mabus to select another player prior to the next episode airing. Mabus obviouly thought the contest was open when Dave was selected. It only seems fair to give another chance to Mabus top pick another person. So I sent a PM to Mabus. We may have one more joining us. For now, the players are:

MaineDem - Jean-Robert
dr.strangelove - James
dotcosm - Aaron
Scurrilous - Denise
Qanisqineq - Courtney
qanda - Eric
babylonsister - Todd
DemItAllAnyway - Frosti
Goblinmonger - Amanda

Mabus - ???

[Suich]

32. You forgot me.

I picked Dave.

[dr.strangelove]

34. oops

Sorry about that. You did indeed pick Dave.

[dr.strangelove]

36. and the winner is : babylonsister!!!

CONGRATS babylonsister. You picked Todd. I did pretty good with James. Had he used his brain as well as his brawn, I would have won. But oh well. Congrats.

[Goblinmonger]

38. I thought I had a lock with Amanda

when she won immunity. And the she FELL. A. PART. That was the WORST end game I have ever seen on the show. In the words of Chicken "DAAAYYYYUUUUMMMMM"

[dr.strangelove]

39. I still think whe should have won

She should have told Denise, I can't beat you, its nothing personal, but I have to try to win.

[Goblinmonger]

40. I go back and forth about

about her end game.

At first I thought her decision to play the sad, "i wish i didn't have to do this" person was a crap decision.

Then, after the episode, I think she just lost it. Her conscience kicked in about 1 day too early and, I think, she really did feel horrible about the lying she had to do.

I'm now sure which was true, but if she had done a LITTLE better showing at the final tribal, she would have won. She could have pushed her physical strategy more and showed how Todd only had strategy but she had both strategy and physical.

[Scurrilous]

41. Congrats babylonsister!

:thumbsup:

Denise?

What was I thinking??

Last time I choose a contestant based on hairstyle.