Survivor Panama--Exile Island

“A modern day caveman, a Mr. Miyagi wannabe and a hot mama.

If their self-proclamations are any indication, this season's batch of Survivor hopefuls may be the most colorful yet.

CBS on Monday unveiled the latest batch of 16 castaways ready to battle it out for a million bucks in the granddaddy of reality TV's 12th edition, Survivor: Panama--Exile Island, set to premiere Feb. 2.

Along with the identities of the Gilligans, the network also announced some tweaks with the show's formula.

Newly reupped host Jeff Probst will kick off the 39-day contest by dividing the competitors into tribes of four, separated into the politically incorrect groupings of Older Men vs. Older Women vs. Younger Men vs. Younger Women. The four tribes will become two in a "schoolyard pick" during the second episode.

This season's most insidious new gimmick, though, has to do with the show's title--Exile Island. Each episode, one castaway from the losing tribe will be banished to a separate island, several miles away from their group's encampment. While the isolation is not necessarily desirable for contestants, who will be forced to fend for themselves until being reunited with their tribe, there will be a hidden immunity idol located on the island. Should the solo castaway find it, they can save themselves from being voted off in a future tribal council.

Among the latest castaways to be vying for immunity this season are some pretty heavy hitters, including 52-year-old retired astronaut Dan Barry from South Hadley, Massachusetts.

"I've had the opportunity to fly on three space shuttle missions, two to the International Space Station and, along the way, do four space walks," Barry said on CBS' Early Show Monday.

In the first episode, he'll be grouped with fellow "mature" tribe member Bruce Kanegai, a karate instructor from Simi Valley, California, who at age 58 is the show's oldest player.

"I want to be Mr. Miyagi," Kanegai said. "A survivor."

As for the young'uns, 32-year-old Bobby Mason, an attorney from Los Angeles, is coming at the game from a slightly less enlightened angle.

"I'm not like some pretty boy--soft, mushy, sensitive, caring, considerate dude," Mason said. "I'm basically a modern day caveman."

As for the women, South Carolina spawns two contestants this season, 35-year-old registered nurse Cirie Fields and 48-year-old shopping developer Ruth Marie Milliman.

Fields, for one, has her game plan in order.

"I want to be like the hot mama," she said. "I want to be the hot nurse. I want to be the hot cook. I just want to be hot, really."

On the opposite end of the women's spectrum is Tina Scheer, 45, a lumberjack who calls herself a "lumberjill."

"I'm a female in a male-dominated business," Scheer said. "And I have had to struggle a lot."

Here's a complete look at the contenders:

Dan Barry, 52, retired astronaut from South Hadley, Massachusetts
Aras Baskausas, 24, yoga instructor from Santa Monica
Austin Carty, 24, author from High Point, North Carolina
Terry Deitz, 46, retired Navy fighter pilot from Simsbury, Connecticut
Danielle DiLorenzo, 24, medical sales representative from Pompano Beach, Florida
Cirie Fields, 35, registered nurse from Waterboro, South Carolina
Misty Giles, 24, engineer from Dallas
Melinda Hyder, 32, singer from Sevierville, Texas
Bruce Kanegai, 58, karate instructor from Simi Valley, California
Courtney Marit, 31, performance artist from Los Angeles
Bobby Mason, 32, attorney from Los Angeles
Ruth Marie Milliman, 48, director of retail leasing from Greenville, South Carolina
Shane Powers, 35, entertainment marketing company owner from Los Angeles
Tina Scheer, 45, logging sports promoter/performer from Hayward, Wisconsin
Sally Schumann, 27, social worker from Chicago
Nick Stanbury, 25, financial sales rep from Tempe, Arizona”

“Survivor try outs in our town Thursday. I think Birch is gonna go. He's been wanting to tryout for about six years. I asked him not to when he first thought of it because I was pregnant. I hope he gets on this time!”

“that would be cool if he made it. He is athletic enough to handle it but how would he be in playing the mind games that go on.”

“That will not matter much after the first time birch makes sausage out of one of his enemy's innards.”

“Or starts chasing everyone around trying to give them sutures! lol

I'm glad another season is starting. The show has lost some of it's appeal to me but gives me something to watch while riding the bike trainer.

Good Luck Birch!”

“There seem to be a few more middle aged people in the next season. That'll be cool; should make the show a bit different.

I think Birch'll do okay with the mental games bit. His major downfall would be that he's such a strong competitor
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“Especially after the sausage thing.”

“What?! lol!”

“I can see Birch and Bobby Jon bumping chest and yelling at each other...lol”

“I'd be so embarrassed. He's not a butthead like Bobby John, Ewker. Bumping chests! What an ape.

Bitpusher, how'd you find out about Birch's thing for tallywackers?!”

“Sass, I don't think you read my earliest post...”

“Naw, I was just pretending not to. I read it.”

“Oh OK.

Somehow I think if birch makes it onto Survivor, you'll end up being embarrased regardless. It's a husband's job.”

“Ya ever notice how they never show anyone fart on Survivor? I think there's something rigged going on.”

“And no hairy pits either!”

“Even on the guys?”

“First episode is tomorrow night.”

“don't everybody get excited at once.....”

“Yee.

Haw.”

“My wife is happy, she loves this show. She's reminded me every day this week that Thursday is the big night. I'm not so excited - after all these years its finally getting old to me.”

“And now we have to choose between the Office and Earle and Survivor. I'm all verklempt.”

“Filled with joy, ya say?”

“http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=verklempt

Well, I'm not anymore. I just remembered that Survivor atarts at 8, not 9. Thursday is the best TV night ever!”

“well as with most seasons, I get to watch a few shows they kinda forget about it. now that Lex is gone....


well I like the new show. I am digging and rooting for the old guys.
on the older woman side, that black chick needs to go. she stirs the pot way to much and I am really really tired of seeing her fat boobs hanging out!”

“Lmao! Fat boobs indeed. Those women shot themselves in the foot last night. Older guys got my vote too. That smoker is going to snap any episode now, lol. Poor guy.”

“I bet if he did a little looking around, he would find something to smoke.”

“i think that smoker is a little young to be with the old dudes.


ahhhhhhhhh Lex.xoxoxoxox”

“It's the nicotine Bit, not the smoke. You never smoked? Hard as hell to quit. One of the hardest things I ever had to do.”

“1. I kind of like Cilie, or whatever her name is. She is clearly the least prepared, yet she got the other two to vote out Tina, who they obviously should have kept. Gotta hand it to her.

2. One of these years, Jeff is going to be greeting the players for the first time and will slip and say something like, "..and this is going to be the BREAST Survivor yet! I mean BEST!"

3. Why didn't the woman who spent the night on Exile Island put her pot out to catch some rain during the night?

4. Amazing comeback during the immunity challenge by the young guys. I really didn't think they'd be able to figure out the puzzle even after making up the ground they did on the raft.

5. The smoker should tell his tribemates about it - they would probably cut him some slack. Wow. Three packs a day to cold turkey. Hang in there, dude!”

“I smoke cigars, but I realize that it's not really comparable. A friend compared the difference between smoking cigars and smoking cigarettes to the difference between taking heroin orally and mainlining it.

Anyway, if he found "something else" to smoke (this is in Panama, isn't it?) then he might mellow out a little.”

“lol. I guess you're not talking about coconut husk or palm fronds.”

“Um, nope...lol...”

“From the previews, I gathered that the smoker will want out next week.

Gawd, if Cilia ever whacked somebody with one of those things it would knock them into next Sunday.”

“I had to do an interview with one of my engine companies (regards to a fire). They were watching Survivor and the topic came up to "could we think of better challenges?"
Some ideas that came up
1. Get a half a dozen bratty Cub Scouts and have to teach them three skills (knot tying, cooking, setting up camp) then half way through have the parents come in and start telling the participants how to teach the kids.
2. Open a blister pack of batteries or something without knife, scissors, or other cutting implements.
3. Take the group from #1, give them a stove, a lantern and a radio. Then try to get them back in two days. Points for if the kids still have them, if the items work and extra credit if the participants can repair the items for use.”

“Lol XL”

“Can you believe how lucky that one woman was to find a fish laying on the rocks.
She makes fire, finds the water, gets them a fish and BAM she is gone..bad mistake IMO”

“Remember the Army Intel Officer one year (I just see it when I am on duty and have no choice) he was like RANGER trained and worked with the Escape and Evasion Training...the twits threw him off, and damn near starved.”

“Survivor Rule #1: Anybody who tries to be a "leader" of any sort early on in the game is always one of the first to go.”

“well I would keep the breastest lady.
just in case i am drowning she can keep me a float”

“I'm with BowlderMan - Cilie showed true Survivor mettle by getting the other gals to get rid of their only chance for any degree of comfort or even survival. I guess the producers won't let them die....

And speaking of which, how long do you think the Frat Boys will last? I realize that they use judicial editing but watching them play baseball was priceless. Did they expect to run down to Taco Bell when they got hungry?

The Babes with the Boobs are all too predictable. I know, that's why people watch, but really, Danielle needs to keep 'em under control just a little!

And the "Old Guys" - here we have Gary "I'm not going to tell anyone I usta play football" all over again. I can't believe someone would say "can I trust you" on day one!”

“There are two main reasons why Danielle was selected for the show.”

“The left one and the right one?”

“Ok, boobs, boobs, boobs, whatever.

I don't even wonder though that judicial editing of footage is being used to create those stereotypical images for the viewing public. I mean, did Tina really do all the work, probably not. Were the frat boys the only tribe having a bit of fun out there, naw. Remember we see one hour of select footage geared to form opinions, talk about it the next day at work or on trailtalk and mostly, to watch next week.

We're being played I tell you!”

“So, there are boobs?”

“Right ... and those things Cilia packs (don't stand too close, because if one of those things wallups you upside the head, well ... no telling where you'll end up).”

“dhutch - we are willing participants.

question: why does every show have to have one cute chick in an urban cowboy hat?”

“The guy who invented television lost a bet.”

“Let's guess what the clue is and the where the immunity idol is.

I think it's in/under the barrel of water on exile island. Prost did say rice and water are here, something about fate, and "behind".

Yea, it's in the "water", "behind" the rice and "fate" is an anagram for eat'f'”

“Fields swims regularly. Her favorite sports include running

running? I wonder if she has ever knocked herself out?”

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