LAST EDITED ON 02-07-07 AT 10:14 PM (EST)
My, my... It's a nice shiny new season! Judging from the buzz circulating from the spoilers and Jiffy's comments out there, this could be shaping up to be one heck of a season. Then again, let's keep in mind that Jiffy's paid very well to talk out of his ass so let's keep that in mind as we analyze the spoilers and speculation here. (Hands out B.S. meters to all of our readers)
So, shall we get started?
A hearty welcome back to all of our ol' spoiling phreaks and if you're joining us for the first time, welcome! Pull up a chair, grab a drink and join the party.
This season, we're in Fiji where a number of their 320 islands are supposedly still inhabited by cannibals. That sounds about right with this season's Survivor cast as well... Don’t let the official government announcement that cannibalism have been “eradicated” over the past century fool you!
Let’s meet the cast: (click on their 8x10s to see their CBS info pages)
Early Show Cast Reveal
Cast Announcement
Alex Angarita, 28, Los Angeles, Attorney.
Spike Lee Anthony Robinson, 32, Compton, CA, Expert Witness Locator. But are you an expert at locating the HII?
Kenward "Boo" Bernis, 32, Lafayette, LA, Construction Worker. Somebody buy him a clue – fave scent is “food” and he cheers for a now-defunct NFL team.
Cassandra Franklin. 42, Los Angeles, Civil Engineer Manager
Andria ‘Dre’ Herd, 25, Wilmington, NC, Cheeleading Coach. Grew up homeless. Goes by “Dreamz” on the show.
Earl Cole, 35, Santa Monica, CA, Ad Exec.
Edgardo Rivera, 28, Miami Beach, Ad Exec. This year’s Jonny Fairplay, reported to be a real sleazebag. As if the “ad exec.” job title and “Miami Beach” weren’t dead giveaways...
Erica Durousseau, 27, Lake Charles, LA, Fundraiser. Is that what they’re calling street beggars these days… “Fundraiser?” All kidding aside, she’s a Katrina survivor.
Gary Stritesky, 55, Ramsey, MN, School Bus Driver.
James “Rocky” Reid, 28, Los Angeles, Bartender. Are we absolutely sure that his dad isn’t Sylvester Stallone? Dead ringer.
Jessica deBen, 27, Los Angeles, Fashion Stylist
Liliana Gomez, 25, Oxnard, CA, Loan Officer
Lisi Linares, 36, Los Angeles, Psychic Firm Customer Service Rep. ”Hello? I’m calling to …” “Yes, yes, I know. You’re calling because your crystal ball is broken.”
Michelle Yi, 23, Cincinnati, Student
Mookie Lee, 25, Wheeling, IL, Loan Manager. Moooooooooooookie! If you’re a Mets or Jays fan, you’ll get this reference.
Rita Verreos, 38, San Antonio, Single Mom.
Stacy Kimball, 27, Boulder, CO, Internet Producer. Is “internet producer” an euphemism for someone who uploads internet porn or something like that?
Sylvia Kwan, 52, Ross, Ca, Architect. Just learned how to swim. Uh oh. If the Fijiian water snakes won’t permanently scare her from swimming again, nothing will.
Yau-Man Chan, 54, Martinez, CA, Computer Engineer. Total Computer Nerd. And having that skill should translate well to island survival, no?
Pre-Show:Sexishelly brought us a Fiji Twist Reveal, which was our first indication that things really were going to be different this coming season. It’s here where we learn that the camps will be split into two; the haves and the have-nots, and we’ll also learn that there will be two hidden immunity idols this season.
Here’s our first look at the Fiji Islands through the show in the S14, Survivor Fiji, Pre-Show Vidcap Thread posted by FloPo. There’s a few good looks at what life in camp will be like with the shelters and china used by the Survivors, plus further on down in that thread, there are vidcaps relevant to Episode 1 as outlined further down in this SOTS.
Here, we’ve got Jeff Probst’s Teleconference 1/31, brought to us by FlowerPower. Don’t miss this thread – there’s a ton of good spoiler-potential material in there that will be worth monitoring as the season unfolds.
It just wouldn’t be a Survivor season without VerucaSalt’s The Players, The Game, The Editing - Survivor – Fiji thread. As usual, it’s a can’t-miss breakdown of the game’s dynamics that is always worth keeping in the back of the mind while watching the show. You’d be surprised at what the editing could be revealing to you…
FloPo has posted some interesting stuff in the TV Guide Channel thread – amongst the things revealed in there:
- Jiffy’s pre-game take on each of the contestants
- Description of a gross food challenge involving pig snouts
- A description of the first challenge (show in its entirety on the link attached within that post) with more details posted below
- And a shot of Tribal Council where all of the cannibalistic activities will be taking place this season:
This week’s episode:From michel, we have this week’s episode title: "Something Cruel Is About To Happen... Real Soon." Speculation so far has it relating to something like finding out one person will be dividing up the tribe or figuring out that half of the tribe would be moving to a crappy camp?
Or as Brownroach put it, it might be related to the suffering we’ll soon be going through on Thursday with a new season airing… 
Episode 1 vidcaps are posted in post #20 by our FloPo: Episode 1, Promo Vidcaps
And the first challenge vidcaps are here in post #13: Dog Sled Challenge … or more accurately, the DAW-sled challenge!
MAJOR! SPOILER! Don’t click on this link if you don’t want to see a boot list. Keep in mind, though, that this boot list has been based on fitting the pieces together, but still, it’s a boot list. Don’t yell at us for having spoiled the show if you go here: The 4Kingdoms pre-jury boot list as brought over from Sucks by forehead.
Future Spoilers:It seems that VolcanicGlass has come up with some interesting tidbits spoiling a few upcoming events. Check it out here at FlowerPower’s Survivor Phoenix Updates. Some of the bon mots include a description of a cast switch and future challenge vidcaps.
There’s a big discussion brewing on the Most! Controversial! Decision! Ever! thread started by (who else? 
) FloPo, as Jiffy dropped a little bomb saying "And one of the most controversial decisions ever made by a survivor, will have America talking!"
What could be this Most! Controversial! Decision! Ever! be? Check it out and share your thoughts. To quote Jiffy even further: "One of the biggest decisions that’s ever had to be made on our show gets made late into the season – and it’s controversial,” he said. “And it will definitely have ‘Survivor’ fans on one side of the fence or the other. There will be no neutral on it. You will think this decision was the right one or the wrong one.” VolcanicGlass followed up by saying this is a controversy that impacts the endgame. Intriguing.
There’s probably nothing that will come out of this one, other than Georgianna’s astrology analysis in Scarlett O’Hara’s Andria ‘Dre’ Herd thread but it might be worth keeping in mind as the game goes along and we’re able to see how Dre is conducting himself in the game.
So… got an idea who you think will be getting the boot this week? Tell us here in the vote thread! Thanks, forehead…
This week’s Cannibalism Victim:
Mellisa McNulty
Wait. Didn’t she already Osten from the show? Sorry, let’s try this one again…
Pretty much the entire world and their dogs have basically agreed it’s going to be:
Jessica deBen
Bon Appetit! Would you like some chianti and fava beans to go with your order?
Thanks for reading, folks, and happy spoiling this season!
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