LAST EDITED ON 09-15-10 AT 00:37 AM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 09-14-10 AT 10:59 PM (EST)

A sneak peek of the first two minutes is online now, if anyone wants to get their thoughts out early based on first confessionals. It's just up to the part where Jeff does his 39 days, one Survivor spiel.
First Two Minutes

LOOSE Paraphrase of confessionals:

Jud: Narrates that It's REAL -- there are dangerous wild animals and not behind fences like the zoo either.

Jimmy Johnson: won Super Bowls blah blah blah now win Survivor

First Impressions spiel by Jeff:

Jimmy T: I don't like the mob boss (shot of Dan) because maybe he's goona try to boss me, I'm not a character who likes getting my buttons pushed.

Alina: Old gray hair dude already pi$$es me off -- looks like he wants to play leader (shot of Marty) good, let him, we'll vote his a$$ off first.

Brenda: I'm so single and I'm so gonna flirt.

First Impression
Jud is edited as a journey character who provides comic relief. Journey characters are sometimes dismissed by us, but they can go far (Matty in Gabon) and occasionally win: Aras. Jud was already my favorite from the bios. Putting him first is not such a good sign, as very rarely if ever does the winner get the very first confessional. Still, I have a feeling about Jud as he is not threatening and he did say he can swim better than Ozzy and Ozzy is his favorite Survivor.

Jimmy J is being milked for all he's worth in case he has a heart attack (seriously).

JimmyT is starting the game looking for conflict, bad sign, and Dan does stand out as Jeff predicted. (Or maybe Jeff heard the first day confessionals before he taped his cast assessment.) On a broader level, this intro's and possilbly foreshadows a theme of alpha male conflict that involves two older males.

Alina's confessional shows that she's not a pushover cute girl and already has her head in the game, thinking of TC. A theme of confident youth is set up ready to challenge the older generation's assumption that age and experience qualify them to lead and give advice. At this time Alina believes that she and Marty are on the same tribe.

Brenda's confessional introduces the theme of possible showmance action. Whether this is actual foreshadowing or CBS trying to rope in the "shipper" demographic remains to be seen. The "Parvati strategy" of flirting to get ahead is not new, so it doesn't endear me to Brenda, but then I'm female, straight, and much older.

All in all, not the best first confessionals they've ever done.

Note there's no gimmick entrance this time. Not stranded in boats, no race for supplies, no grueling hike with supplies, no helicopters -- just contestants walking without packs along a trail ... it's pretty but I think production phoned that one in.

ETA forgot the pans at the end while Jeff does his spiel about in the end one will remain . ,,
Wendy Jo, Yve, Tyrone, Na Onka, Chase, Kelly S -- as they hike along the trail.