» 14-15: "Reunion" 2007.05.13 (recap) Options

[chickapoo]

Probst's question to Lisi during the reunion show should have been "Lisi, show us your shoes... boy those are ugly shoes to have worn to a live TV show - what were you thinking?"

Or, how many zeroes are sitting in front of me?

(My answer would be four.)

[Mr Hypocrite]

<<Mr Hypocrite, there was a blurb televised last season on a Canadian station saying that the first person voted off on a previous season got $2,000. It said that everyone gets paid an amount based on the order in which they are booted so it's a sliding scale between $2,000 and $100,000 (the second place prize).>>

Interesting, thanks for the info. That's too bad, it should be all or nothing.

[Canaduck]

You're welcome. I'm glad that Yau-Man at least got $60K after being screwed out of the truck. I'd have been sick to see him walk away empty-handed after his outstanding performance during the season. It was fun seeing such an unlikely person turn into a challenge monster.

[Coach37]

I'd like to see the reunion be more about getting the players viewpoints on game changing moments like tribal switches, blind side votes, the use of the HIIs this season, and memorable challenges. The whole "how do you fell about so and so now?" and "boy wasn't so and so a memorable character" is getting old. Talk about the game that the viewers have been watching and maybe pull out some extra scenes that we haven't seen before. Make it interesting and informative and maybe it will actually add something to the Survivor watching experience.

[ChiaSatan]

The main issue I had with the reunion that made it dissatisfying despite the Earl win was the way they used the Q&A session to continue to pick on the people who had been picked on, rather than using the Q&A to turn the tables on the bullies, and somehow make the story arc end up a little more clean.

I know that I would have shut the TV off with a sigh of complete satisfaction if Jeff had just once called out either Alex or Lisi for being such stupid assholes. Particularly Lisi. I would have died laughing if Jeff had just said, "So, Lisi, how many zeroes did you think there were in 1 million anyway? You sure were surprised when you found it it was six!" Or maybe if he'd said, "So, Alex, during that final tribal council, your Harvard training really escaped you didn't it?" Jeff then uses a mocking, whiny voice and says: "SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!" Then everyone laughs at both of them, and we're all happy.

But NOOOOO. Instead, we get this: "So Anthony, during the game, people made you feel really badly about yourself, how about we make you relive that again?" And we get farking sympathy questions to Mookie: "So Mookie, tell us, out of all the hardships you had to endure, what was the hardest?" What a load of bullshit. As if Mookie ever really suffered. Bleah.

This post has been edited by ChiaSatan: May 15, 2007 @ 5:13 pm.

[El Guapo]

Very dull reunion show. ITA with spacecitymarc, not one burning question was dealt with. Just stroking Rocky and Lisi because apparently behaving like a complete tool is "go to" behavior.

We need the BobDawgsta to host. Now that would be one nuclear hot reunion extravaganza

"Survivor: China will be the most controversial season to date! The teams will be divided by race, gender, age and social background. There will be two Exile Islands and four hidden immunity idols, which can only be used after you give it to somebody else@ The contestants will face the hardest environment to date, as they will be living in a small pit with deadly spiders! There will be tribal switches every episode! Tune in to Survivor: China!"

Heh. I'd bet dollars to donuts that the immunity idol is a panda.

[Robert Loblaw]

Heh. I'd bet dollars to donuts that the immunity idol is a panda.

Yeah? And what will the fake immunity idol be?

I so wish that Jeff would have at least producted Yau Man's concoction during the reunion show - still one of my fav parts of the season (after the Edgardo dumping)

[mentalpretzel]

Yeah? And what will the fake immunity idol be?

My guess? A dragon (with I.I. painted on it. hee.)

I'd like to see the reunion be more about getting the players viewpoints on game changing moments like tribal switches, blind side votes, the use of the HIIs this season, and memorable challenges. The whole "how do you fell about so and so now?" and "boy wasn't so and so a memorable character" is getting old. Talk about the game that the viewers have been watching and maybe pull out some extra scenes that we haven't seen before. Make it interesting and informative and maybe it will actually add something to the Survivor watching experience.

Yeah, I always end up wishing the Reunion show was two hours long. That way there'd be time for Peachy to kiss whomever's ass deemed necessary by TPTB, and still find out interesting backstory bits.

This post has been edited by mentalpretzel: May 16, 2007 @ 1:05 am.

[Wistar]

If JP leaves and Mike Rowe is not hired to replace him, then I will conclude that there is no God.

They should promote from within. If Probst quits, the new host should be a former survivor champ. Richard Hatch comes to mind, but since he's in a federal prison, I would accept Ethan Zohn. Or Earl Cole. Or, to be completely grotesque about it, Rob 'n' Amber, as co-hosts!

[Jumalan Ruoska]

If Probst quits, the new host should be a former survivor champ. Richard Hatch comes to mind, but since he's in a federal prison, I would accept Ethan Zohn. Or Earl Cole. Or, to be completely grotesque about it, Rob 'n' Amber, as co-hosts!

How about Big Tom? :D

[Half Aussie]

If Probst quits, the new host should be a former survivor champ. Richard Hatch comes to mind, but since he's in a federal prison, I would accept Ethan Zohn. Or Earl Cole. Or, to be completely grotesque about it, Rob 'n' Amber, as co-hosts!

Jonathan Penner, anybody?

[dorakpasa]

Co-hosts Jonathan and Brian. Both are smart and snarky without being a bully. JP likes to nag on those considers weaker, so to build up the male asshats.

[Masem]

What happened to the Rob C love? Remember the faux TC from ASS? Rob's perfect as Peachy's replacement, except that he can make Peachy's dorky hat look *good*.

Actually, I'd just rather see someone else besides Peachy do the Reunion. Peachy's too involved directly such that all he gives these people are whiffle balls to hit back. You need someone that is more aware of the game (eg not like what they did the first couple reunions), but someone that isn't on board while the season's filming. That makes nearly any player that's made it to the second half of the game a good candidate but several stand out, including Jonathan, Rob C, BobDawg, and anyone else that can bring the snark to give more important questions. Peachy can be there for his thoughts as the voice of Production, but just get him off the host position.

[Tipp]

They should just do what Project Runway do and film the reunion a week before it airs, without a studio audience and let it run on for as long as it wants, then edit it to only show the interesting bits.

[GenYus]

How about Joe Rogan as reunion host? He doesn't seem to pull punches regardging behaviour.