Survivor Somao...

A Tsunami kills people in Samoa near Survivor locations, but remaining crew is safe
A tsunami caused by an offshore earthquake hit Samoa and killed an unknown number of people in the areas near where Survivor filmed its 19th and 20th seasons, but remaining crew members are safe.

Filming had already concluded on Survivor Samoa, which taped earlier this summer, and Survivor 20, which was filmed soon after 19 finished and was scheduled to wrap up before Sept. 20, according to a letter to Richard Hatch asking him to participate. Filming obviously ended before then, though, considering that Jeff Probst was at the Emmys Sept. 20, and some crew members arrived home that weekend. The few who are still there are “doing fine,” a CBS rep told Josef Adalian. And CBS posted on Facebook that “the cast and crew of Survivor has not been affected by the earthquake.”

The southwestern coast was the location for tribe beaches and challenges, and “the south coast of Upolu island suffered heavy damage and some deaths,” the manager of the Salani Surf Resort wrote on Twitter. He also said that the resort, which is located on the south side of Upolu very close to the resort that served as Ponderosa, “has been totally destroyed, but the guests and staff were evacuated just in time.”

The New Zealand Herald reports that “unconfirmed reports that 40 people from the Samoan village of Lalomanu — on the south-eastern end of the island of Upolu — have been killed.” That is also near Ponderosa, although further to the east

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Survivor Samoa’s Russell Hantz will be appearing on the 20th, all-star season of Survivor, according to his brother. In other words, the horrifyingly brilliant strategist isn’t leaving our TV sets anytime soon.
The Houston Chronicle reports that Russell “has been chosen for All-Star Survivor,” and that is an indication that Russell’s “opening act is just the tip of the iceberg” (i.e. he sticks around a long time).

The report’s source is Russell’s brother, Shawn, who said his brother’s inclusion on the all-star >season “ought to tell you something” about his time in Samoa.

Shawn works with his brother at Hantz Tankering Service, and also said that Russell is “not putting on a show. He’s just taking it to a huge extreme. He does in a sense try to run things. And I’m not going to say he runs me, but Russell has a very assertive personality.”

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I can't stand Russell so this is not good news. He is just mean and nasty. I really hope he doesn't win.

If he's on the all star show does that mean he won this survivor?

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If he's on the all star show does that mean he won this survivor?

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not neccessarily, just that he was a "popular" character, kinda like Rupert was.

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Russell H
09//05/09
10:59 AM
In addition to sabotaging the tribe (destroying the rice, etc.), apparently he tells one of the young girls (or maybe more than one?) that he's fallen in love with her even though he's married and uses it for votes or a secret alliance or whatever. That could emotionally harm someone if the girl actually believes it. I would assume he got his wife's permission to do this.

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TV Watch.People.com
September 24, 2009
Are there other surprises coming up with this season?
It’s a physical season. We have two medical evacuations. Some people push themselves harder than their bodies can take, and our doctors are telling us that infections are spreading more now and these things are really happening...They say they are not changing their protocol but the world is changing. In Samoa we had 115 degrees every day and a period where for a week it rained nonstop and they had no water. We had one of the scariest moments ever for me on one evacuation. I was really scared.

CalgaryHerald.com
Canwest News Service
September 3, 2009
Alex Strachan: But Survivor: Samoa showed a darker, more malevolent side to paradise, explains Survivor host Jeff Probst...There were rascals in Survivor's paradise, Probst reports - and paradise itself was not always what it was made out to be, either.
Jeff Probst: Through it all, though, the wind howled, the skies opened up and the castaways were drenched. "Samoa is very beautiful - and it kicked the ass of two people to the point where they had to be evacuated," Probst told Canwest News Service in a long, wide-ranging conversation. "It was hot, and then it rained. And it rained for about a week. They didn't have fire. And they couldn't get water. It was hard. It was definitely hard...."
Jeff Probst: "This season, we have one of our most dastardly guys ever. One of the greatest villains in our history. And this is our 19th season. He's had to beat a lot of people. And somebody like that could still theoretically win the game, if they pulled a Richard Hatch....Nobody does that anymore," Probst said. "Nobody gets up and says, 'I kicked your ass; now give me the money.'"
That may change with Survivor: Samoa, Probst hinted.



Jeff's First Impressions Video @ CBS
August 27, 2009
Jeff reveals Russell Hantz as Samoa's Notorius Villain.
Hidden Immunity Idols.

tv.ign.com
August 26, 2009
Jeff Interview by Eric Goldman
IGN TV: What can you say about Survivor: Samoa?

Jeff Probst: A very aggressive season from the participants and from Samoa. We lost a couple of people to evacuations and we emerged with, I think, one of the most notorious villains. When you think about how many years we've been on, to break into that ranking… you gotta play. And this person said from day one, "I'm coming here to tear it up and either go home early or I'm gonna be here late, but nowhere in between." And they lived up to their word!

anyone know why they are only doing one challenge a night instead of the 2 they use to do??

I was asking my husband that tonigh. They aren't doing the challenge where you win things or food. But they did give the team that won immunity the stuff they would have in the other challenge. It seems like they're doing the immunity challenge earlier than they used too. Like thirty minutes into the show too.

Yeah, we were wondering about that ourselves. Maybe it's cause it's early in the game and there's still too many ppl? I hope they break them back up, I like two games.

Yeah, the one challenge thing is getting totally lame.
I like the show because I like the physical competitions.
I think they are trying to fill the hour up with more drama., perhaps for ratings, but it isn't working with me.

I was wondering the same thing my self the other day. I didn't remember there being just one challenge to get both reward and immunity before.

Maybe the $$$ crunch has effected them too...lol
Can't afford the props for the challenges...