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"Do the S6 survivors know about the S5 non-merge?"
AZ_Leo 3526 desperate attention whore postings
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11-05-02, 12:12 PM (EST)
 
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"Do the S6 survivors know about the S5 non-merge?" |
I know it is early to discuss this but I didn't want the information to be lost over time. I also thought this would be a safe place to start my first topic since no one comes here much anyway.On an S5 thread, http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID2/3211.shtml#49 Brownroach posted that as of 11/1 they had been on location filming S6 for at least a few days: The radio interview with Probst below was posted at Sucks.
------------------------------ Every Friday, Ben and Brian interview Mark Burnett and/or Jeff Probst about what's happening behind the scenes of Survivor. Ben and Brian's Survivor interviews: www.benandbrian.com/survivor.html On November 1st, Jeff was interviewed via satellite phone from the Survivor 6 location. Here are a few interesting tidbits from that interview. Jeff Probst: Hey, guys! Ben and Brian: Hey Jeff. Where are you? Jeff Probst: We are on location in a place I can’t tell you, but I’m definitely on location. Where we’re at has had some pretty bad storms, so all of our power is down and all of our phones are down, so we’re on a satellite phone…
Does this mean that the S6 cast doesn't know about the non-merge twist? Or would MB show them the episode before they started filming? If I remember correctly, he did show the S4 crew the S3 swap just before they started.
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AZ_Leo 3526 desperate attention whore postings
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11-07-02, 12:09 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: Do the S6 survivors know about the S5 non-merge?" |
On the other hand, letting them in on the non-merge means that this is the first time (since the first time) that the survivors really don't know what's coming. Will there be a swap or not, will there be a merge or not, will there be purple rocks, what other twists and tricks does MB have waiting to throw at them? What strategy do you come up with to get to the end game when you have no idea what's going to happen in the middle.
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11-16-02, 01:30 AM (EST)
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6. "He'll show them..." |
...if it matters.Remember that the regular audience watching S6 will have seen S5, and will thus assume that the Survivors have ALSO seen S5. The general public doesn't think about filming dates while they're watching the show. *This* is why MB showed the S4 folks the swap, and why he's likely to show the S6 folks the non-merge. Because he wants them to know about it so that they don't look as foolish when it happens again... if they're shocked, then the regular audience will ask themselves "didn't these morons learn anything from S5???" If, on the other hand, they aren't shocked, but adjust their strategy accordingly, then we'll see new tribal dynamics, which should be fun for the audience to watch. ...so yes... I believe that he will show them the non-merge... if only to make sure that they're aware of what the audience assumes that they're aware of. 
You never know what might be up my sleeeve...
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12-13-02, 07:50 PM (EST)
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10. "RE: Do the S6 survivors know about the S5 non-merge?" |
According to Survivornews.net, filming for "S6" ended today, 12/13. If that's true, then the non merge ep. 8 (4 or 5 weeks ago) couldn't have been shown to anyone 'before' the game. Although MB could have just told them outright. This is the way I see it. Burnett didn't use any twists in S1 or S2. He switched tribe members in S3 and S4. He messed with the merge in S5. My guess, is that he messes with the merge in S6 too. Since he delayed it 2 episodes this time, Look for the merge 2 episodes EARLY this time... Of course, I am frequently wrong, so take it for what it's worth... Tumbler
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JohnMc 2679 desperate attention whore postings
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12-23-02, 04:11 PM (EST)
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14. "What if?" |
I like Tumbler's thoughts on the fact that S1 and S2 had no twists (we were just getting used to the game), and in S3 and S4 we had a swap/twist (getting used to a new game). Since the merge was messed with in S5, it makes sense that S6 will have some funky merge. I don't know if an early merge is a good idea (though since filming is already done it doesn't really matter) because through the first 6 eps we are still getting to know the members of the individual tribes in smaller circles. Let's just say that they merge at 12 instead of 10. That gives 2 people more opportunities to hide UTR, and a greater chance for a pagong to take place. If an early merge had taken place in S5, then Sook Jai would have been the dominant tribe for the rest of the game (and then Jake would have won!). Since it would only take 3 tribal immunity wins to ensure game domination through F7, it just isn't a good idea. (Devil's advocate: it does allow more opportunities for new alliances to be formed, shaken, etc.) While I don't think that the merge should have been delayed as long as it was, they needed a legitimate tie breaker as the tribes "pseudo-merged" at 5-5. If it was individual immunity, then one team member was safe, but the 2 new tribes, attempting to pagong, would be tied. The team challenge was the only fair tie-breaker, and I think that if S6 enters the "merge", be it real or unreal, at 5-5, then a fair way to break the tie is a team challenge. That takes fate out of the hands of the purple rock and places it back into the hands of the competitors, as it should be. So what about the S6 merge? I don't know, but I agree w/Tumbler in that the merge will probably be messed with somehow.
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01-05-03, 10:39 PM (EST)
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15. "Bump" |
Bumping to consolidate forums.
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