Survivor 26: Caramoan

Daezuel_sl said:

I find it hard to believe Shamar is a survivor fan, or if he is, the requirements to be called a "fan" are extremely low. His act that he didn't think Survivor would be this way is ludicrous if he's ever seen the show. Phillip is the best.

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Hate that this might come off as defending Shamar, but I think the vast majority of Survivor contestants say it is harder experience than they thought it would be. It looks hard on TV, but it is actually even harder once you have to do it.

Oh yeah you're right. I think I was listening to him bitch and chalking it up to exhaustion and hunger.

So, Shamar's goggle thing brought up something that's been bugging me for awhile. They get to wear contacts? So, do they have a little area with disinfectant and saline and stuff or are they allowed to bring enough daily ones for the duration of the show? That's kinda retarded, but I guess they don't want all their "pretty people" wearing glasses.

Uh, they give the chicks razors and hand out condoms too. They're not really stranded.

No shit, but having access to contact supplies is a little different than handing out rubbers.
I thought some girls got razors on some reward once, but didn't realize it was a regular thing. Do they give out sunscreen, too?

Djay_sl said:

No shit, but having access to contact supplies is a little different than handing out rubbers.
I thought some girls got razors on some reward once, but didn't realize it was a regular thing. Do they give out sunscreen, too?

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If they give out sunscreen, Cochran missed that! His burn the first few days was so brutal his feet swelled.

I think a minimum of certain supplies probably makes for better television. Contacts instead of glasses, tampons/pads instead of yeck... with someone med evacing out about once every other season, I'd think they'd supply them with some off screen care like wound care ointments/liquids and laxatives. Now that I think of it, didn't they give Boston Rob bottled water during his Fans and Favorites season when he passed out? The tribe had fire, which meant water, but it's still no hardcore survival.

Every single person that goes on Survivor comes back from the show saying they didn't realize just how difficult it would be. Yet, people on the internet, all they can bitch about is how easy it is (or it has become). I am in the boat of saying that I don't think a lot of the hardships translate to TV.

Sure, there have been some years, where they seem to be getting much more food than other seasons, but I don't think it is something where you can appreciate both the mental and physical strain until you actually do it. Even the best player ever, Boston Rob, had a mental break down out there and almost removed himself from the game.

Thank god they give the women razors and a minimum amount of hygiene products. This is a TV show, for entertainment. Not some social experiment with the hippies from your college psych class. All that Survivor needs to provide is a level playing field and the most entertaining people they can find.

Afaik the women don't have razors. I remember Parvati saying after Heroes vs Villains how she had gotten laser hair removal everywhere before going on the show because she absolutely hated how hairy the women got. Maybe it has changed since then, but even a couple seasons ago I noticed hairy armpits.

http://theashleysrealityroundup.com/...vor-questions/

Question: Do the contestants have access to anything else that we don?t see on camera?

Answer: Yes. According to Jeff Probst, the women receive tampons, and all of the contestants have access to condoms in case they want to get hot-and-heavy in the hut during filming. In addition, according to the article, they are given vital medications, contact lens solution, sunscreen, and insect repellent.

Fight_sl said:

Even the best player ever, Boston Rob, had a mental break down out there and almost removed himself from the game.

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He caught the Samoan Flu, which is apparently nasty as hell.

I agree with what you're saying though. Being exposed to the elements 24/7 for up to 39 days is rough. Then throw in a severe lack of sleep, calories and the fact that there is a game for a million dollars going on at the same time. It takes as much of a mental adjustment as a physical adjustment, and that's why returning players have such a huge advantage in the game. They're more prepared mentally by a long shot, and they usually come into their 2nd (or 3rd, or 4th) seasons much heavier than their first. See Penner last season or Boston Rob in s20 or 22.

actually, adam, it was a diagnosed case of Crybabyitis.

The lack of food had nothing to do with the mass exiles. Na'Onka and Purple Kelly had as many hot dogs and theater food as they could eat the night before they quit. Casting failures trumps shitty conditions. Saying "it used to be worse" is subjective. On season 1 they had fucking tents, rice and beans, a shitload of comfort items (guitars and shit), and had fishing equipment from day 1. Season 2 was bad due to the lack of anything to forage at all, and Jeff ended up having to go to camp to give them bags of rice. From there until all-stars, the tribes all had plenty of rice to eat on top of whatever they could fish/forage.

My point is that you're misremembering shit. So far in this season they haven't gotten anything above what any other season has gotten, and in some cases less.

BrutulTM_sl said:

I think that they have relaxed the food shortages since they had 3 or 4 seasons where people quit and fucked up the show. That's not to say that it's not stressful and physically challenging, but it used to be worse.

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I remember seeing an interview with Mark Burnett a while ago (maybe 5-6 years ago?) and he basically said they had to provide more food simply for the sake of drama. In some of the earlier seasons people would literally lie around and sleep/do nothing for 20+ hours a day, and it became too difficult to piece together a compelling show.

I imagine Penner is just the type of person who as long as he gets his calories can be satisified. But a lot of the contestants seem like the type who would gorge on donuts if they could. So they bitch about rice and beans because it's not what they want. Then when they get a food reward go apeshit. Not because they're necessarily starving, but because it's a comfort food.

Shrekamar passed up a golden opportunity to go down in history as an extreme survivor badass. When Jeff asked him if he wanted to try and continue on or go home, he should have looked up and said, "Well, shiver me timbers and pieces o' eight! Get me an eye patch, arrrrhh matey!" That tribe is royally fucked.

The last two weeks, they've shown previews of Hantz Jr that I don't think were actually on the show. The one for next week though, holy shit...motherfucker is crazy.

Also, Shamar is such a little bitch. Fuck that dude.