Archive for the ‘survivor’ Category

Survivor: Samoa Gets A New Site

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

We’ve created a new site for Survivor: Samoa.
It’s located at http:samoa.survivor.com
Find out the latest news there. This site will no longer be updated. Please change your RSS feed if that’s how you are reading this.
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Reality TV: 20 best shows ever | Entertainment Weekly

Friday, June 12th, 2009

If you were making a list of the 20 BEST Reality-TV Shows Ever!, who would be number one? Of course!, Survivor. “Changed the face of TV” is not a phrase to be used loosely, but you can actually say that about Survivor.

1. SURVIVOR (CBS, 2000-present)
By dropping 16 strangers on an island and letting them battle [...]



‘Survivor’ star burned by tax debts - DETNEWS | Tax Watchdog

Friday, June 12th, 2009

No, not him. Another Survivor alum has tax trouble, but it’s not related to the show this time.

White Lake resident Michael Skupin, star of “Survivor: The Australian Outback,” endured near starvation, falling into a campfire, and poorly cooked rice, but he may be outwitted and outplayed by the tax man. Skupin owes $59,358 in [...]



Survivor: Fiji’s Rita Verreos on Price is Right : Reality Exploits

Monday, June 1st, 2009

by Lynn  
This is absolutely hilarious! My friend, Rita Verreos from Survivor: Fiji was a contestant on Friday on the Price Is Right. She got so excited about the results of her game that she somehow managed to knee Drew Carey in the “jewels.” LOL!
Here’s the clip:

Read the entire article at:
http://www.realityexploits.com/2009/06/01/survivor-fijis-rita-verreos-on-price-is-right/



“Survivor: Cook Islands” winner Yul Kwon is up next on visualizAsian.com

Monday, June 1st, 2009

by Gil Asakawa
The second interview lined up for visualizAsian.com’s AAPI Empowerment Series is with Korean American attorney-turned-TV celebrity Yul Kwon. The interview will be held Tuesday, June 9 at 6 pm PDT (9 pm EDT).
Erin and I were fortunate to see Yul speak during last year’s Democratic National Convention in Denver, and more recently [...]



”Survivor Bulgaria” TV show contestant dies in Philippines | Reuters

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

MANILA (Reuters) - A Bulgarian competing in the reality TV show “Survivor Bulgaria” died of a heart attack during filming at a beach resort in the central Philippines, local television reported on Sunday.
Moncho Vodnicharov, 53, died on the way to hospital after he collapsed at Gotta Beach resort while filming the show on Saturday, ABS-CBN [...]



Survivor’s Ethan Zohn Cuts His Mop-Top - Health, Ethan Zohn : People.com

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Cutting his familiar hair was not an easy decision. “I’m the curly haired soccer player from Survivor. It’s my identity,” says Zohn. But the trip to the salon meant more than that. “I was nervous sitting in the chair, not because I was cutting my hair off. Hair grows back – but it’s what it [...]



‘Survivor’ could come back to life at the Emmys | Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

“Survivor” was an Emmy also-ran for four years before being dropped from the lineup of nominees two years ago in favor of “Top Chef.” How ironic that a show that starves its contestants was replaced by a culinary competition. And adding to the twists of Emmy fate, last year “Survivor” wrangler Jeff Probst won the [...]



Survivor’s Richard Hatch Enters Halfway Home - E! Online

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Back in 2006, the 47-year-old Hatch was sentenced to serve four years and three months behind bars for federal income tax evasion after failing to cut Uncle Sam in on a share of his $1 million reality prize. He has been in prison since July of the same year.
Carla Wilson, the spokeswoman for the Northeast [...]



Probst keeps it real on Survivor

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

BY ALEX STRACHAN
The great thing about cliches, to hear Jeff Probst tell it, is that they’re mostly true. Never let ‘em see you sweat. Make it look easy. If you look as if you’re having fun while hosting Survivor’s live reunion show, chances are, people watching will have fun, too - both the contestants [...]



Traveling with the Stars: Jeff Probst - USATODAY.com

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

By Kelly Carter
Survivor host Jeff Probst recently revisited the Grand Canyon and found it, “Truly breathtaking. I sometimes forget that some of the greatest destinations are right here in my own backyard.”
Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor since the show’s inception in 2000, has traveled to every continent except Antarctica— “Not that I have anything [...]



reality blurred + Survivor 19 is still casting along with 20

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Quoting from reality blurred + Survivor 19 is still casting along with 20
The 19th season of Survivor, which may be filmed in Samoa, is still casting, even though the deadline was in January 14. The application on cbs.com was updated recently to say that “applications are accepted on a rolling basis,” and now is [...]



Survivor: Jamie Dugan And Erik Huffman Are Married | Reality TV Magazine

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Quoting from Survivor: Jamie Dugan And Erik Huffman Are Married | Reality TV Magazine by Britteny Elrick
Jamie Dugan, 23, and Erik Huffman, 28, first met while they were contestants on Survivor: China.  They started dating and soon realized that they lived only 25 miles from each other back home in Charleston, North Carolina.  This past [...]



Survivor Samoa? Is Survivor About To Be Filmed in New Zealand? | Reality TV Magazine

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Quoting from Survivor Samoa? Is Survivor About To Be Filmed in New Zealand? | Reality TV Magazine by Paulene Hinds
The 19th series of Survivor is about to be filmed this summer and the show never reveals where the filming of the next installment will take place until the finale of the season before. The [...]



‘Survivor’ winner seeks release from prison - msnbc.com

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Quoting from ‘Survivor’ winner seeks release from prison - REALITY TV- msnbc.com
Richard Hatch says he’s innocent, had ineffective lawyer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch wants a judge to free him immediately from a federal prison for evading taxes on the $1 million prize he won on the debut season of the CBS reality [...]



First funeral held for Ala. shooting victims - USATODAY.com

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

Quoting from First funeral held for Ala. shooting victims - USATODAY.com
SAMSON, Ala. — Charlotte Jenkins never used to obsess about locking the doors or windows in her quiet neighborhood in this rural Alabama town some locals fondly call Sunnyville, U.S.A.
What happened on Tuesday changed all that.
Michael McLendon, 28, shot and killed 10 people, including [...]



Survivor: China winner Todd Herzog dating Survivor: Tocantin’s Spencer Duhm | AfterElton.com

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Quoting from “Survivor: China” winner Todd Herzog dating “Survivor: Tocantin”’s Spencer Duhm | AfterElton.com
But I just got word from Todd Herzog, the winner of Survivor: China, that we’ve got the next best thing because he’s now dating Spencer Duhm from Survivor: Tocantins, which is currently airing.
Says Todd via email:
I can’t [...]



reality blurred + Jeff Probst caught camera operator who had a seizure; Tom Colicchio performed Heimlich on author

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Quoting from reality blurred + Jeff Probst caught camera operator who had a seizure; Tom Colicchio performed Heimlich on author
For the second time this year, a reality show personality has helped a person having a medical crisis.
Last night at the Academy of Magical Arts Awards (what?), Survivor host Jeff Probst caught and helped a [...]



reality blurred + Samoa may host Survivor 19

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Quoting from reality blurred + Samoa may host Survivor 19
Survivor 19 will be filmed in Samoa, according to several news reports from the region, although those reports claim journalists there are being asked to not report on the production.
Lance Polu wrote a critical editorial on Talamua.com late last month about Samoan journalists being invited [...]



Survivor’s next ’secret’ location exposed - Stuff.co.nz

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

As usual, this information has not been confirmed, so treat it as wild speculation.
Quoting from Survivor’s next ’secret’ location exposed - New Zealand’s source for entertainment news, gossip & music, movie & book reviews on Stuff.co.nz By MICHAEL FIELD
Hit reality television show Survivor is to be filmed later this year in ‘)”>[* click [...]