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#Post#: 380549--------------------------------------------------
Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: animaniactoo
Date: March 22, 2026, 7:03 pm
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Thanks to the wonders of the DVR, season 50 of Survivor has been
recording itself and is ready for me to binge now! :)
"In the hands of the fans".... hmmm. Sounds like they'll be
doing early Big Brother style choices where we get to vote on
certain options, which is not quite the same as really not in
the hands of the producers, but it will certainly be an
interesting twist.
Cast thoughts:
Super all-stars season essentially. That should be fun to watch
since most of them have seen each other's seasons or heard about
how each other played, etc. And they'll bring that in with them
as they decide who to work with and how.
Jenna - I didn't watch the original season, I don't have a
strong sense of who she is.
Colby - LOVE Colby. Super happy to see him back.
Stephanie: I remember liking her but not much about how she
played
Cirie - will be interesting to see if she goes for the hero or
the villain path this time.
Ozzie - Didn't see his first season, did see his second season,
happy to see him here. If nothing else, he's easy on the eyes.
;P
Coach - Fun to hate on. He annoys me SO much, but not in an "I
want to turn off the tv now" way.
Aubry - a relatively subtle player from what I vaguely remember
Chrissy - Fun to theorize what she's going to do next, but I
would never want to have to work with her.
Christian - missed his season, don't know anything about him.
Angelina - ditto
Mike - ditto - and... 3 players from the same season? I have to
guess that a few people they really wanted weren't available.
Rick Devins - annoying but fun to watch.
Johnathan - not really ringing a bell. I think he might become
familiar via flashbacks.
Dee - I remember HATING Dee but not why.
Emily - I do not remember here. Not sure if that's because I
missed her season?
Q - Q is one of those people who just annoys me on principle.
Fun at points but he is Drama Overload.
Tiffany - I am neutral on Tiffany. I remember rooting both for
and against her at points.
Charlie Davis - not familiar with him. Must have missed his
season.
Genevieve - Must have missed hers too.
Kamilla - I remember rooting for and against her.
Kyle - no strong opinions on Kyle.
Joe - Happy to see him back. Strong competitor, good heart. If a
bit overdramatic at points.
Rizo - I missed this season, no idea who he is.
Savannah - likewise, missed the season.
Who isn't here who I would love to have here - Malcolm.
Jeff - Jeff is clearly in the running for the Carson Daly slot
of youngest old person.
#Post#: 380554--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: NoLongerAubergine
Date: March 22, 2026, 8:59 pm
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--- Quote from: animaniactoo link ---
>
> Thanks to the wonders of the DVR, season 50 of Survivor has
been recording itself and is ready for me to binge now! :)
>
> "In the hands of the fans".... hmmm. Sounds like they'll be
doing early Big Brother style choices where we get to vote on
certain options, which is not quite the same as really not in
the hands of the producers, but it will certainly be an
interesting twist.
>
> Cast thoughts:
>
> Super all-stars season essentially. That should be fun to
watch since most of them have seen each other's seasons or heard
about how each other played, etc. And they'll bring that in with
them as they decide who to work with and how.
>
> Jenna - I didn't watch the original season, I don't have a
strong sense of who she is.
> Colby - LOVE Colby. Super happy to see him back.
> Stephanie: I remember liking her but not much about how she
played
> Cirie - will be interesting to see if she goes for the hero or
the villain path this time.
> Ozzie - Didn't see his first season, did see his second
season, happy to see him here. If nothing else, he's easy on the
eyes. ;P
> Coach - Fun to hate on. He annoys me SO much, but not in an "I
want to turn off the tv now" way.
> Aubry - a relatively subtle player from what I vaguely
remember
> Chrissy - Fun to theorize what she's going to do next, but I
would never want to have to work with her.
> Christian - missed his season, don't know anything about him.
> Angelina - ditto
> Mike - ditto - and... 3 players from the same season? I have
to guess that a few people they really wanted weren't available.
> Rick Devins - annoying but fun to watch.
> Johnathan - not really ringing a bell. I think he might become
familiar via flashbacks.
> Dee - I remember HATING Dee but not why.
> Emily - I do not remember here. Not sure if that's because I
missed her season?
> Q - Q is one of those people who just annoys me on principle.
Fun at points but he is Drama Overload.
> Tiffany - I am neutral on Tiffany. I remember rooting both for
and against her at points.
> Charlie Davis - not familiar with him. Must have missed his
season.
> Genevieve - Must have missed hers too.
> Kamilla - I remember rooting for and against her.
> Kyle - no strong opinions on Kyle.
> Joe - Happy to see him back. Strong competitor, good heart. If
a bit overdramatic at points.
> Rizo - I missed this season, no idea who he is.
> Savannah - likewise, missed the season.
>
> Who isn't here who I would love to have here - Malcolm.
>
> Jeff - Jeff is clearly in the running for the Carson Daly slot
of youngest old person.
>
--- End Quote ---
I've been watching so I'll keep my lips sealed. Lately I've been
yelling at the TV in regard to two of the people you don't
remember. That's all I'll say. Enjoy.
#Post#: 380557--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: animaniactoo
Date: March 22, 2026, 9:38 pm
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3 tribe setup again.
Ooooh. Jeff got me. He set that up well on the Rice choice.
Interesting that it was that close, I would have expected the
"earn the rice" choice to be a faraway winner.
Supplies - no surprise on that choice either.
Hah. As predicted - the producers are still in charge. Race for
ONE tribe to get it, not all of them having to pass a challenge
to get it.
Vatu seems to be doing the best job of figuring out roles to get
the right people doing the right things.
Cela (sp?) not far behind and nice to see it's not a runaway.
Unevenly balanced tribe groups suck.
Kalo - I don't think they thought through that first part of the
challenge well. Couldn't recover even with several different
legs/types of challenges on the other legs.
Coach vs Ozzy vs Q for a supplies battle... I'd like to see Ozzy
win this.
Starting off not just with flint but an already built fire is a
huge advantage. I'm sure the other 2 camps will have fires going
in quick order and not wait to be "granted" flint/fire, but
being able to hop on building the shelter may mean a better
planned/built shelter.
Rizo trying to tell Colby how to play... oh my. Yes, Colby is
not famiiar with the newer players but he sure seems to still be
able to size people up pretty well.
(I will start doing spoilers when I am only 1 episode behind)
Oooh. Interesting. Mike is the creator of White Lotus,
apparently he did well post-Survivor.
Savannah telling people that she won her season - that's not the
open book you want to be. Winners are always at a handicap. But
Jenna knowing it's a lot more than just winning, you have to
have made big memorable moves to be selected for 50... she's on
her game. And ooooh. Targeting Cirie right off the bat. But
she's talking WAYYYYYYY too early. Like WAYYYYY too early. She's
showing her whole hand when they haven't even finished the
shelter or gotten the results back from the supplies challenge.
This could backfire on her hard.
Coach blaming Ozzy for not winning his season... uh. No. This is
a lot of why I do not like Coach. Take responsibility for your
own crap dude.
Supplies challenge... Ozzy out to a huge lead. Coach better stop
watching him and get on it.
And hmmmmm.. not as straightforward as it looks... Love that.
ANd nope. There goes Coach being Coach again. Talking a lot
about strength and honor and showing ZERO sportsmanship or
honor.
This whole toe ring thing is giving me the ick.
Christian-Devens bromance... this could go really well for them
or they could crash and burn fast. Will be interesting. For now
at least.
And now we've pulled... Emily? in. Hmmmm.
Everyone is super focused on building the relationships and mini
alliances and big alliances right now. Which is interesting
because they're calling it the new way of playing Survivor, but
it's really the old way ever since Hatch pioneered it in the
first season.
Wonder what happened with Colby's hearing.
And oooh. I like the secondary supplies twist.
Bwahahaha. I appreciate Q spilling the tea on Coach even while
not fully explaining his own handicap.
#Post#: 380558--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: animaniactoo
Date: March 22, 2026, 9:40 pm
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--- Quote from: NoLongerAubergine link ---
>
> [quote author=animaniactoo link=topic=4063.msg380549#msg380549
date=1774224188]
> Thanks to the wonders of the DVR, season 50 of Survivor has
been recording itself and is ready for me to binge now! :)
>
> "In the hands of the fans".... hmmm. Sounds like they'll be
doing early Big Brother style choices where we get to vote on
certain options, which is not quite the same as really not in
the hands of the producers, but it will certainly be an
interesting twist.
>
> Cast thoughts:
>
> Super all-stars season essentially. That should be fun to
watch since most of them have seen each other's seasons or heard
about how each other played, etc. And they'll bring that in with
them as they decide who to work with and how.
>
> Jenna - I didn't watch the original season, I don't have a
strong sense of who she is.
> Colby - LOVE Colby. Super happy to see him back.
> Stephanie: I remember liking her but not much about how she
played
> Cirie - will be interesting to see if she goes for the hero or
the villain path this time.
> Ozzie - Didn't see his first season, did see his second
season, happy to see him here. If nothing else, he's easy on the
eyes. ;P
> Coach - Fun to hate on. He annoys me SO much, but not in an "I
want to turn off the tv now" way.
> Aubry - a relatively subtle player from what I vaguely
remember
> Chrissy - Fun to theorize what she's going to do next, but I
would never want to have to work with her.
> Christian - missed his season, don't know anything about him.
> Angelina - ditto
> Mike - ditto - and... 3 players from the same season? I have
to guess that a few people they really wanted weren't available.
> Rick Devins - annoying but fun to watch.
> Johnathan - not really ringing a bell. I think he might become
familiar via flashbacks.
> Dee - I remember HATING Dee but not why.
> Emily - I do not remember here. Not sure if that's because I
missed her season?
> Q - Q is one of those people who just annoys me on principle.
Fun at points but he is Drama Overload.
> Tiffany - I am neutral on Tiffany. I remember rooting both for
and against her at points.
> Charlie Davis - not familiar with him. Must have missed his
season.
> Genevieve - Must have missed hers too.
> Kamilla - I remember rooting for and against her.
> Kyle - no strong opinions on Kyle.
> Joe - Happy to see him back. Strong competitor, good heart. If
a bit overdramatic at points.
> Rizo - I missed this season, no idea who he is.
> Savannah - likewise, missed the season.
>
> Who isn't here who I would love to have here - Malcolm.
>
> Jeff - Jeff is clearly in the running for the Carson Daly slot
of youngest old person.
>
--- End Quote ---
I've been watching so I'll keep my lips sealed. Lately I've been
yelling at the TV in regard to two of the people you don't
remember. That's all I'll say. Enjoy.
[/quote]
Yay! I don't know if I'll get to finish episode 1 tonight. My
husband will shortly insist on giving me the night time cold
dose that will force me to sleep instead of staying up and
watching.
#Post#: 380560--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: NoLongerAubergine
Date: March 22, 2026, 10:11 pm
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--- Quote from: animaniactoo link ---
>
> [quote author=NoLongerAubergine
link=topic=4063.msg380554#msg380554 date=1774231180]
> [quote author=animaniactoo link=topic=4063.msg380549#msg380549
date=1774224188]
> Thanks to the wonders of the DVR, season 50 of Survivor has
been recording itself and is ready for me to binge now! :)
>
> "In the hands of the fans".... hmmm. Sounds like they'll be
doing early Big Brother style choices where we get to vote on
certain options, which is not quite the same as really not in
the hands of the producers, but it will certainly be an
interesting twist.
>
> Cast thoughts:
>
> Super all-stars season essentially. That should be fun to
watch since most of them have seen each other's seasons or heard
about how each other played, etc. And they'll bring that in with
them as they decide who to work with and how.
>
> Jenna - I didn't watch the original season, I don't have a
strong sense of who she is.
> Colby - LOVE Colby. Super happy to see him back.
> Stephanie: I remember liking her but not much about how she
played
> Cirie - will be interesting to see if she goes for the hero or
the villain path this time.
> Ozzie - Didn't see his first season, did see his second
season, happy to see him here. If nothing else, he's easy on the
eyes. ;P
> Coach - Fun to hate on. He annoys me SO much, but not in an "I
want to turn off the tv now" way.
> Aubry - a relatively subtle player from what I vaguely
remember
> Chrissy - Fun to theorize what she's going to do next, but I
would never want to have to work with her.
> Christian - missed his season, don't know anything about him.
> Angelina - ditto
> Mike - ditto - and... 3 players from the same season? I have
to guess that a few people they really wanted weren't available.
> Rick Devins - annoying but fun to watch.
> Johnathan - not really ringing a bell. I think he might become
familiar via flashbacks.
> Dee - I remember HATING Dee but not why.
> Emily - I do not remember here. Not sure if that's because I
missed her season?
> Q - Q is one of those people who just annoys me on principle.
Fun at points but he is Drama Overload.
> Tiffany - I am neutral on Tiffany. I remember rooting both for
and against her at points.
> Charlie Davis - not familiar with him. Must have missed his
season.
> Genevieve - Must have missed hers too.
> Kamilla - I remember rooting for and against her.
> Kyle - no strong opinions on Kyle.
> Joe - Happy to see him back. Strong competitor, good heart. If
a bit overdramatic at points.
> Rizo - I missed this season, no idea who he is.
> Savannah - likewise, missed the season.
>
> Who isn't here who I would love to have here - Malcolm.
>
> Jeff - Jeff is clearly in the running for the Carson Daly slot
of youngest old person.
>
--- End Quote ---
I've been watching so I'll keep my lips sealed. Lately I've been
yelling at the TV in regard to two of the people you don't
remember. That's all I'll say. Enjoy.
[/quote]
Yay! I don't know if I'll get to finish episode 1 tonight. My
husband will shortly insist on giving me the night time cold
dose that will force me to sleep instead of staying up and
watching.
[/quote]
It will still be there another night. Hope you feel better soon.
#Post#: 380561--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: animaniactoo
Date: March 22, 2026, 10:37 pm
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And in Cila camp... yup, as expected, managed to make fire for
themselves even without supplies.
oh my. Ozzy banding together with Cirie but he doesn't know
about the massive target on her back yet... this is going to get
messy fast.
Colby rethinking his opinion on Rizo... interesting. And Rizo's
response to that is even more interesting. I would have seen
Colby's comments to him as really condescending but they hit
with him.
Over to Kalo....
Johnathon... oh I do remember this guy. He was the Hulk guy.
And there goes Coach... "I will never betray you in this
game"... that's the first sign that you can only trust him for
maybe two tribals at most.
And again with the picking targets early! (talking to Chrissy).
Ohhhhhhhhh. That's why I remember disliking Kamilla. She's ready
to backstab and blindside from the getgo. Not prepared to. READY
to.
Some of these mini groups forming are definitely going to be fun
to watch feeding off each other's energy.
Immunity/Reward Challenge.
Vatu out to a lead again. They clearly have the ability to
identify who can do what best.
Cila and Kalo right on their heels.
Oh.... and then Kalo jumped up up... but that puzzle at the end
is really going to even it out again.
Nice work with Kyle...
Cirie was not the right person put got it in the end. Cila is
way back though...
and yup. That was it for them.
Welp... I guess we're gonna find out if Cirie survives the first
tribal.
Vote conversations... these are exactly as messy as I thought it
would be.
Oops... Ozzy has tipped his hand too much and now he's in
danger. Jeff is going to mine the hell out of this when they get
to tribal...
That was some slick understatement driving a direction from
Devens.
And... I think I called that one a few hours back...
#Post#: 380562--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: animaniactoo
Date: March 22, 2026, 10:48 pm
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Idols are in! Yes. And interesting setup with that first idol.
Aubry's thought path on using it is even more interesting. And
it makes me think... because she's basing her choice on past
behavior. But...
1) People are thinking about how they want to play differently
than they played before. Which brings me to another question
about how much they actually can vs how much they think they
can. Because some of it is inherent to who they ARE.
but also...
2) What happened before shapes what people do now. And if you
went home with an idol in your pocket before... well, some
people are going to learn from that. And she's not thinking at
all about that part of the influences of past behavior.
#Post#: 380568--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: animaniactoo
Date: March 22, 2026, 11:15 pm
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Journey adventure.
Yup... tightening those belts...
Oops. Colby painted himself into a corner there.
Idols and advantages are going to be the name of the game
here... no real surprise that the fans would vote for the
ability to make big changes.
Ahhhh... Coach. But you do play a dishonest game. Every time. So
ya better get used to facing the mirror.
Colby being honest about not having a vote... that could work
against him. And yup. There's Kyle thinking you can't even
strategize when you don't have a vote.
Kyle... that's rough. But they did handle it such that it really
was his choice even though they weren't going to give him a
choice.
#Post#: 381737--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: animaniactoo
Date: March 29, 2026, 7:00 pm
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Alrighty, binge time. :D
Vatu: Colby, Q, Rizo convo:
[spoiler]
Rizo does not appear to understand that he's not turned his
perception around so much as he's the backup plan and they are
being PRACTICAL about this.
[/spoiler]
Cila: Joe & Christian...
How did Christian turn such a simple question into such a... oh.
oops. Yeah. That's embarrassing. And boy, are they digging into
this. Super drama over human indignity.
Reward Challenge:
[spoiler]
Kamila is falling apart in a way that's like... you are feeling
too much.
Coach trying to pretend that was honor while "getting things out
in the open. Gag. And oh my! NICE smackdown, Ozzie!
Boy Kamila was fast to make sure she wasn't the one sitting out
of the Immunity Challenge.
Interesting to see Vatu struggling. And not just one, multiple
players.
I appreciate that getting the rings it was just a clip release
and not a knot to untie.
Nice ring tossing in general. Usually we don't see most people
having the aim for it.
[/spoiler]
Back to camp:
[spoiler]
Vatu - Aubry. I thought she was going to spin out. But nope,
It's Genevieve who is spinning out and getting the rest of them
to spin with her. Oy.
Kalo - Jonathon and spearfishing - I remember that he did a lot
of that.
Coach... I am wondering if he's faking that looking for
sympathy. Oh. Maybe not. But somehow I am still suspicious.
Ohhhhh. This might not be a "camp mom" season. Interesting.
Cila -
Savannah appears to be appropriately cautious.
Devins. Ah yes. You are still annoying. Joe is paying attention.
As you need to be in order not to get caught off guard. But oh.
He might be on the wrong tribe.
Christian is clearly the schemer who isn't happy playing unless
he's scheming. and ohhhhhhh. Aubry is lucky that she got that
AFTER they went through her bag. Good thing she's already
carrying her bag everywhere. LOL.
Vatu -
Rizo, um. You won't be able to cut any throats if people are
done carrying your ass on camp life. Camp life is part of the
experience you entitled twit. Get off your ass and put your
share in.
Gotta say, I'm with Q on this. And there it is - he's ready to
pitch camp slackers. At least knows it's a problem that gets
people targeted.
[/spoiler]
Immunity Challenge -
[spoiler]
Wow, they are really going multi-prong on the hard part of the
challenges. Multiple hard sections not a bunch of wear you out
stuff and then one hard part.
Vatu seems to have lost heart or their ability to get people in
the right roles with the loss of Kyle. And then... they came
from behind and then some.
Interesting that they all got to the snake puzzle at the same
time, but nice twist on making them work together and
communicate to succeed.
Vatu.
Cila - Devins should be voted out for that. He had his hands on
nothing, no idea how much tension anyone had. His need to be
listened to lost them that challenge.
[/spoiler]
#Post#: 381739--------------------------------------------------
Re: Reality Show Addict 2026
DIR By: animaniactoo
Date: March 29, 2026, 7:34 pm
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Cila camp
Cirie's social game is still on point.
Dear Lord. People are just demonizing Joe at this point and he's
not wrong. But once you're in that hole it's hard to climb out
of. I hope he can because I enjoy him as a player and a human.
Devin's button down shirt and tie is annoying me.
[spoiler]
Christian and Devin's scheming would be more entertaining if the
players I enjoy the most weren't in so much danger. And Ozzie is
going to be REALLY upset if Cirie uses his extra vote to vote
Joe out.
[/spoiler]
Tribal Council
[spoiler]
Joe speaking well for himself and pulling that back in. Hope it
works.
They stuck with the plan. Savannah. Went home with an advantage
in her pocket... wasn't watching carefully enough. That and
Cirie knows how to not work too hard really really well. Even if
she starts having a doubt. That's her strength I think. Not just
her social game, but her stability when it comes to follow
through.
Christian. "Yeah yeah, I meant to do that." yes. ha ha. Okay,
that was funny. Yes he actually did.
[/spoiler]
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