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"Jeff Probst can make a "judgement call""
heresy 94 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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09-12-01, 09:51 PM (EST)
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"Jeff Probst can make a "judgement call"" |
I'm not really sure where to post this, but this may have implications for our discussions of spoilers this season, so I posted it here.I have found evidence that Jeff Probst can make judgment calls concerning reward and immunity challenges. In the first episode of the first season, while explaining the rules to the Quest for Fire challenge Jeff said the following: "Don't put me in the position of having to make a judgement call. I don't want to, there's too much at stake." This is a direct quote. I reviewed the tape three times to ensure I got it correct, word for word. He isn't shown making this statement again, either in the first season or in the second season.
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Mitrelleum 257 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star"
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09-13-01, 02:30 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: Jeff Probst can make a "judgement call"" |
Just for the record, I don't know if you guys have seen the UK Survivor website, but the host (Mark something-or-other) took immunity away from teams twice for not finishing the challenges properly. The first time it was "Quest For Fire" and one tribe made it all the way to the end just to be disqualified for missing one torch. So indeed, Jeff is responsible for judging the challenges. Too bad he didn't see Colby cheat in front of Amber in the rope maze reward in E11.
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VampKira 4433 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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09-13-01, 08:19 PM (EST)
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3. "RE: Jeff Probst can make a "judgement call"" |
Why does this bring to mind the Colby/Liz broken plates challenge? "Come to me. Come to me because only I, and my like, can end the lonliness you feel." - The Vampire Lestat Du ar min hjälte, Supermänniska
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AyaK 10426 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-17-01, 08:47 PM (EST)
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5. "Agree" |
No question that Jeff has always had first-line judging authority on "Survivor". I agree; the "chipped plate" was completely his call. I think the plate was OK as long as the name was intact, BTW, although I agree that the edited version of Jeff's explanation indicates otherwise. Anyway, if the contestants didn't think the chipped plate was still OK, they would have screamed bloody murder (this was a key immunity, after all). I also agree that it was Jeff's call whether to DQ Colby in the rope challenge and that he blew it. Would the right call have made any difference in the long run? Perhaps, but we'll never know....
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