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Thanx for your support. We look forward to talking for you again, soon.

Mike & Marji

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In the first challenge the contestants must balance multiple dishes on a “arm”.  The goal is to stay balanced and not drop the dishes.  Colby and Parvati are the last two in the challenge and Parvati wins and the last Hero, Colby, is voted out.

The final four then walk the walk of the past contestants and remember each and then head to the final challenge.

In the final challenge the Survivors are blindfolded and must walk through a maze and gather 4 medallions.  After gathering the medallions the first to reach the end of the maze and grab the immunity necklace wins immunity.  It is a close challenge, one of the closest final challenges, with Russell, Parvati, and Jerri both just inches away from the necklace and Russell wins.

Jerri is voted out and the final three face the questions from the jury and then the vote.

Jeff gathers the votes and then heads to NY for the finale and with votes for Parvati and Sandra in the end Sandra is the Survivor winner.

It has been an amazing season because of all of you.  We appreciate your support.

With sincere thanks for another incredible season,

Mike & Marji

Podcast:  AS20100516.mp3

Back at camp Rupert, Colby and Russell align and vow to be the “final three”.

Immunity Challenge - Stand with arms outstretched and balance two poles holding up a board on the tops of their hands.  Colby, keeping to his regular style, is out in 15 seconds.  Then Parvati, in her style, balances the longest and Wins Immunity.

At tribal council Jeff tries to stir things up but it isn’t working.  The votes are cast and Sandra stands up and turns over her idol.  It didn’t matter in the end though as Rupert was voted off.

Picks:

Marji - Win = Jerri

Mike - Win = Russell

We’ll do a live show after the finale on Sunday - come join the chat.  Also, ideas you have for summer shows, call them in.  It has been such a fun season because of all of you - thank you!

Our break music is “Twisted” by Lock4 — an appropriate sentiment.  Check them out at http://www.lock4.net.

Podcast:  AS20100513.mp3

Immunity Challenge 1 - Each Survivor stands barefoot on a perch with his/her hand tied to a bucket above his/her head.  Last person to drop her arm wins.  We wondered if the Survivors realize the goal was to stay IN the challenge as long as possible, not how quickly you can drop out.  Within one minute Sandra and Russell are out and enjoying cookies and milk, 20 minutes later Colby quits, 15 minutes after that Danielle, Candice and Jerri all step down leaving Rupert and Parvarti in.  Rupert loses his balance and drops his arm so Parvati WINS.

At the end of the challenge Jeff reads a clue to another secret immunity idol so all go back to camp and start searching.  Beating out Russell for the first time ever, Sandra finds the idol.  However, not one to give up Rupert puts a rock in his pocket and tries to trick people into thinking he found the idol.

Tribal 1 - At tribal the Villains are splitting the vote to draw out the idol but in the end the Heroes join the split and sway the vote and Candace is out.

Challenge 2 - This time it is a three part challenge.  First they race to dig out a peg and use it to go through a table maze.  Rupert, Sandra, Russell, Parvati and Danielle make it through first so they go to the second challenge.  Use 4 pegs to get to the top of a wall - this time it is just Russell, Rupert and Parvati winning.  The final race is to solve a slide puzzle and Russell wins that and wins immunity.

Tribal Council 2 - Russell tried to split up Danielle and Parvati before tribal but it doesn’t work then at tribal Jeff gets Danielle talking an she reveals the alliance and how close the three are but how much closer she is to Parvati - uhhh ohhhh.  Her lack of the “shut up button” gets her voted off.

Picks:

Marji - Immunity - Russell, Voted Out - Parvati

Mike - Immunity - Colby, Voted Out - Sandra

Our break music come from Merit (http://gomeritgo.com).  The song is “Hold Everything” from “Arson Is For Lovers”.  You can download this file for free!

Thank you everyone for listening, chatting, and blogging with us - you are making it an awesome season!

Podcast: A20100506.mp3

Reward Challenge - Survivor Shuffle.  The team that gets their disk closest to the “X” wins a trip to Robert Louis Stevenson’s house and to view a screening of Treasure Island.  Danielle, Amanda and Colby team wins because of Colby’s fine shuffleboard talents.

At the reward Danielle finds the clue but Amanda sees her and takes the clue and after fighting over it Amanda turns it back over to Danielle.  Danielle takes the clue back to camp and shares the information with Russell and Parv.  Russell, in true Russell the idol finder style, finds the idol but this time doesn’t tell anyone about it except Candace.

Immunity - each person has 150 times to use to build a “house of cards” that reaches 10 feet.  Jerri WINS!

Russell, so therefore the Villians, want Amanda off and the Heroes push to get rid of Russell.  Sandra finds out that Candace has flipped sides and tries to pull her back to the Heroes side where she has gone too but to no avial.  So at tribal Amanda is voted off.

Picks:

Marji - Immunity - Russell, Voted Out - Rupert

Mike - Immunity - Sandra, Voted Out - C _ l _y

Thank you to everyone for listening and for joining in for the live show and chat.  All of you make Survivor the Best!

Our break music is Merit’s Cut and Run from Arson is for Lovers.  Go to their web site at http://gomeritgo.com to download a free copy of this album and find out more about this great band.

Podcast AS20100429.mp3

At camp the Heroes decide to tell Russell they are voting for Parvarti, but really they are voting for Jerri.  The twist, at tribal Parvarti gives Russell’s idol to Sandra AND her idol to Jerri.  JT gets the only votes that count as is voted out.

Picks:

Marji - Immunity - Colby, Voted Out - Sandra

Mike - Immunity - Parvati, Voted Out - Rupert

Our break music is in honor of our favorite Survivor southern boy, JT with “Sick of Chicks” (who lie to me) by Brother Love.  Go buy Brolo’s stuff and while you’re at it support our other artists as well.

Podcast:  AS20100422.mp3

As they feast, Parvarti finds a clue in her napkin so she quickly hides it.  She shares the information with Danielle and the next day the two go out and find the hidden idol.

At the Heroes camp, JT, Colby and Rupert are sure that the Villains have a girl’s alliance and that Russell is in trouble.  They think if they give him the idol to save himself then at the merge he will be on their side.  JT writes Russell a note explaining it all and plans to give the idol to him.

Immunity Challenge - The tribe starts on a platform and has to move a bag of puzzle pieces along a rope through a mini-obstacle course.  Once all the puzzle pieces are gathered they assemble the puzzle.  First to assemble the puzzle wins.  The Heroes WIN.  But tonight the excitement wasn’t all on the challenge.  During the challenge Colby talks to Russell and tells him JT has something for him.  Russell finds JT and is slipped the idol.

Russell tells Parvarti, Danielle and Jerri about the idol and they all have a great laugh.

Tribal - Danielle and Sandra go at each other and Courtney calls Jerri out for flipping alliances, however, in the end Courtney gets the votes and is joining the jury.

Picks:

Marji - Immunity - Colby, Voted Out - Sandra

Mike - Immunity - JT, Voted Out - Sandra

Thank you all for listening and supporting us - we appreciate it

Today’s break music is the hilarious Ben Lerman with his “Na Na Na Na Boo Boo” — a perfect tribute to Courtney.  Buy Ben’s CD’s and go see him live.  Check his web site for more details.

Podcast:  AS20100415.mp3

Back at the Villains camp, JT is restless so he goes off for a walk - or really to find the idol.  He finds it but Amanda finds him so JT changes his plan and says he found the idol for the tribe and they can all share it to use against the Heroes.  What a good guy??

The immunity challenge has the teams tied together two-by-two and they got through a mud pit - over an obstacle, and under another obstacle.  The teams get scraped up and there were quite a few blur shots but once again the Heroes are victorious.

The Villains are scrambling in who can convince Russell to vote off the person they want - what you ask, I’m not sure either who put Russell in charge.  In the end the Dragon Slayer was slayed and he was voted off.

Thank you to everyone listening.  Thank you for your comments, calls and feedback - you guys are the greatest!

For the break we throw Sandra a bone since respectable people keep ragging on me about ragging on her so “There She Goes” from Brother Love’s “Album Of The Year”.  Go buy some stuff from the Brolo and tell him we sent ya.

Podcast:  AS20100408.mp3

More about Ray at his web site:  http://www.raydevito.net/.

Reward Challenge - 4 members of each team race through the water to get a ball and then try to make a basket while the other team does everything they can to stop them.  First team to make three baskets wins a trip to an outdoor waterfall and a lunch of steak, chicken and fish.  The Heroes are “in it to win it” and win making three baskets in a row.  They take off and are enjoying the win as the “Fantastic Five” until Candace finds the clue and Amanda reads that there is another idol back at camp.  Back to game on.  The tribe decides that they will look for the idol together and use it against the villains.

At the Villains camp Jerri is looking for a coattail on which to ride and is being pulled in by Russell’s line.  Coach is torn - should he go with the Russel group ro stay loyal to Rob…

Immunity Challenge - Three members of each tribe run through a relay style race to collect six bags of puzzles and then two members work to solve the puzzle - first to finish the puzzle wins.  We all mumbled to ourselves, “Oh no, another puzzle.”.  However, JT and Amanda worked together and solved the puzzle quicker than Rob and Sandra and… The Heroes WIN!

The Villains must choose between Rob and Russell and in the end Coach caves and Boston Rob is voted out.

Picks:

Marji - Reward - Heroes, Immunity - Heroes, Voted Out - Courtney

Mike - Reward - Heroes, Immunity - Heroes, Voted Out - Coach

Thank you for listening and chatting and commenting - you guys are The Best!  Come be our friend on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (ACSurvivor), and comment on the blog, and then call us and leave your comments.  And, to all who celebrate, Happy Easter!

Our break music was “Anything Goes” by the fantastic Her and Kings County from their “Austin Bottom Rd” CD.  Go give them a listen — we’re sure you’ll want to buy some of that.

Podcast:  AS20100401.mp3

Two lame ducks fight it out in the Hero’s camp as James (crippled by an injury) and Colby (crippled by being a ripe old 35) try to figure out how to stay on the island in a feat that would even make Ty Pennington call wussy.  We love both these guys but come’on guys — grows some pairs.

In Villain land, the two super-alphas, Rob and Russell, piss in the corners and on each other (figuratively) as they battle each other.  As strong a player as Rob is, compared to Russell, Rob, too, is going to make Ty Pennington scratch his crotch just to make sure this break out epidemic of Barney-group-love isn’t shrinking his testicles.

In the end, Tyson go home as Russell pulls off one of the most ballsy move with a hidden immunity idol ever.  He Povarti his secret idol despite the fact he has been told he will be getting lots of votes — and he did it with “honor” to his alliances.  And, ironically, James — the man who did the very worst hidden immunity trick [took the home with him after he got voted out] was sent packing this week, too.

Picks

Mike:  Reward: Heroes, Immunity: Villains, Voted Off:  Colby

Our break music is “Deep Six” from Her and Kings Count’s 1609 CD ’cause there were those who were buried and there are those for whom graves are being dug.  One can smell the death in the air — should be great TV.

Podcast: AS20100324.mp3

We talk with the authors about their careers, including how they got into podcasting, their book, comedy and singing.

The book is candid and presents different points of view on many common questions.  They tell you the “real” answer - keeping it humorous but informational.  It makes for a great gift for the couple celebrating a milestone anniversary, a newlywed couple, the guy or girl that just broke up, or even the newly dating couple.

Next time someone asks you “What do we do now?”, you have the answer for them - go buy multiple copies of this incredible book!

Thanks to everyone for listening, joining the chat and / or commenting on the blog.

In the picture above notice that the kids each have a handful of toys and are smiling (OK, Nick is now fake posing puke for the picture but he was actually quite happy) — isn’t Auntie Chemda great!  Keith was handy with the clean up.  But, Brolo — where’s the phone, buddy?!?

Podcast:  AS20100318.mp3

They may not be Mark Burnett certified but these two are defiantly survivors!

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SPECIAL GUESTS:  Chemda “The Girl” Khalili and Keith Malley have spent the last 5 years (not just 39 days like the wussies on our favorite TV show) in the wilderness of New York City forging a living as podcasters producing the oh so popular Keith and The Girl show.  This audio program is listened to by people around the world.  For an over an hour every week day Keith, Chemda and their guests entertain with hilarious insight and wit from their apartment studio.  Most Armchair Survivor fans know of and/or follow Keith and The Girl, but, for the four or five of you who don’t, this is the perfect opportunity to find out why both Marji and Mike, along with tens of thousands of others listen to this show religiously.

In addition to being probably the biggest independent podcasts in the world, Keith and Chemda are now authors.  Their new book, “What Do We Do Now?“, is available in books stores both on-line and in real-life.   You’ll want to buy this book — we have and we love it.  Click here to buy and to see more reasons to buy.

Keith and Chemda are truly pioneers in the communication arena making podcasting a viable occupation.  Even after the “big boys” like Mevio (formerly PodShow) seem to have failed to let their producers “quit their day jobs” and still make a living, Keith and Chemda continue to grow their media company in much the way Howard Stern has with radio.  Like Stern, The Keith and The Girl Show has set new standards for audio podcast shows.  As well, they have delved into internet video, merchandising, CD and DVD publishing and now book publishing.  In years to come, communication majors will most likely be studying the phenomena that is Keith and The Girl along with others like Howard Stern, Orson Wells, Milton Berle, Mark Burnett and Guglielmo Marconi.

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Reward Challenge - Three of each tribe battle in a pit to get the balls to pass to their tribemates who will try to make a basket.  First team to make two baskets wins reward of a feast of chocolate and a swim in a gorgeous watering hole.  It is a rough game, James even gets hurt, but in the end the Villains win!  The medics look over James and with a heavily bandaged knee goes back in the game.

Immunity Challenge - One person is the caller who directs blindfolded teammates to collect puzzle pieces.  Once all the pieces are collect the tribe can take off the blindfolds and solve a puzzle.  The Heroes have a clear lead after collecting pieces but can’t solve the puzzle fast enough and…  the Villains win Immunity.

The Heroes are frustrated and are considering voting off Candice, Tom or James - in the end Tom gets the most votes and is out.

Picks:

Marji - Reward - Heroes, Immunity - Villains, Voted Off - James

Mike - Reward - Villains, Immunity - Heroes, Voted Off - Rob

Thank you all for your continued support!!

Our break music is appropriately titled Thursday Night from a local Akron Band called Lock4.  Check them out at Lock4.net.  Also note, they’ll be touring the country as a Stone Temple Pilots tribute band.  Go see them and tell them we sent ya!

Podcast:  AS20100311.mp3

Tree mail brings a Sears catalog for the tribes to pick their own reward.  In the reward challenge one person from each team races and heads down a slide, grabs their assigned number and then moves down the slide to shoot a ball into a basket.  First team with four baskets win.  It is a close race and in the end the Villians win reward!

At camp the Villians are admiriing their loot and find an idol clue in one of the tools.  The team decides that whomever looks for the clue will be the next one out.  The clue is your curse.  At the Heroes tribe they decide to make coffee and find a clue also, however, they all scramble and hunt out the idol.  Tom finds the idol and tries to sneak it into his sock but Amanda sees him and tells all he has it.

Immunity Challenge, or as we have titled it (Good) Russell Ball.  One person is in a giant ball and has to guide two blindfolded tribemates to push the ball through a maze.  Then they guide three other blindfolded tribemates through a ball maze.  It was a close maze with Boston Rob and Tom guiding their teams and in the end the Villians won Immunity.

The heroes are scheming and who will go - Colby or Cirie?  JT turns and it ends up with Cirie leaving.

Picks:

• Marji - Reward - Heroes, Immunity - Heroes, Voted Out - Russell
• Mike - Reward - Villians, Immunity - Villians, Voted Out - Candice

Want to hear witty comments and more Survivor chat?  Come join the chat during Survivor (EST) and then stay and listen to the live show on Thursday nights.   Have a witty comment yourself?  Post it to the blog.  Want to be part of the “Survivor Quote of the Day” group?  Follow us on twitter ACSurvivor.

Thanks to all of you!!

In honor of the greaze (both on the survivors and in our…) we picked this cute little filthy song by Her and Kings County from their City-Country CD called “Dirty”.  Go buy stuff from all of our friend artists.

Podcast:  AS20100304.mp3

* You are naive to come back to the game and assume fair fighting

* You can see who is alligning with whom by who sleeps by each other

* You don’t get ahead in Survivor by working hard, being smart, and doing the right thing - you need to schmooze people and look pretty

* How to get ahead in life is the same as it is in Survivor

* If you could bottle up the ability to schmooze people and look pretty - do it!

There is a lot of talk and glimpses of relationships and who is trying to align with whom.  Parvarti and Russell are getting quite cozy and Coach and Rob are perceived as trible leaders, Sandra has no opinion and just goes with the group.

The immunity and reward challenges are combined this week - Square off one on one, sumo style, using a bag to knock the other person off the platform.  First team to get 8 points wins.  The Heroes tribe was in aggressive form tonight and easily won every challenge - nice!

The villians talked about voting Randy off because he wasn’t very strong vs. voting Parvarti off as she has relationships with a lot of the other tribe.  In the end, strength wasn’t as valuable and Randy was sent home.

Picks:

Marji - Reward - Heroes, Immunity - Heroes, Voted Off - Parvarti

Mike - Reward - Villians, Immunity - Heroes, Voted Out - Coach

Thank you everyone for listening!  Come join the live show and chat on Thursday nights after Survivor airs, call in and leave a voice message, follow us on Twitter (ACSurvivor) and also come be our friend on Facebook (Armchair Survivor).

This week’s music is from Her and Kings County from their Austin Bottom Road CD — What’s Crackalakin.

Podcast:  AS20100225.mp3

Immunity and reward challenge - teams of two people run out and get a crate and roll the crate back to the start.  Six crates need to be collected and then constructed to build a staircase then the first team to have everyone race to the top using the staircase wins.  The team wins immunity and much needed nails, ropes and a tarp.

The heroes have a new strategy, “one voice”, so they listen to one person who will direct the group.  This one voice strategy works for a few minutes and then they all try to talk over each other and in the end loose again.  Boston Rob pulls his team back from a slow start and brings the Villians to victory.

Back at camp the Heroes tribe continues to argue over the one voice strategy and who was following and who wasn’t.  James gets heated and is none too pleased with Stephanie.

Before tribal council James is trying to get people to vote Stephanie off as she “never wins anything” and Stephanie, Colby and Tom are trying to get people to vote Amanda off as she is the weakest player.  Cirie and Candice are the middle votes and eventually are swayed to one side.  Stephanie, the tribe has spoken.

We are sorry to see Stephanie go.

Topic

• Living up to the Hero Status

Picks:

Marji - Reward - Villians, Immunity - Villians, Voted Out - James

Mike - Reward - Heroes, Immunity - Villians, Voted Out - Tom

Thank you for your listening!  Please comment on the blog and be our friend on Facebook (Armchair Survivor).

This week we pay a tribute to Stephenie, who spent a lot of time alone after her tribe was obliterated during her initial season with Brother Love’s “Alone” from his “Album of the Year”.  I wonder if her hair is as soft as his?

Podcast:  AS20100218.mp3

At camps the alliances are starting and groups are starting to whisper.

Immunity challenge - six tribe members race to make a boat, then paddle out to get a torch, paddle back, solve a puzzle, then use the planks to build a ladder and climb to the top.  The first tribe to the top, wins.  The Heroes have a clear head start buidling their boat and getting their torch but are stumped by the puzzle and the Villians pull ahead and easily win.

Discussion around who should be voted out start and there are talks of Sugar, Tom, Stephanie, or Cirie leaving but in the end it was Sugar who was voted out.  Good bye Sugar we will miss you!

Marji’s picks - Reward - Villians, Immunity - Heroes, Voted Out - Courtney

Mike’s picks - Reward - Villiams, Immunity - Villiams, Voted Out - Rupert

Come share your thoughts - comment on the blog, call the comment line or post on our Armchair Survivor Facebook wall.  Thank you for listening and for your support.

Our break music is one of our favorites for Survivor:  “Deep Six” by Her and Kings County from their 1609 CD.

Podcast:  AS20100211.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: Tyson’s confessionals on Tocantins were both maddening and highly entertaining at the same time.

Tribe: Villains

Previous Shows: Survivor Tocantins.

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Tyson.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: He’s kind of the like what Boston Rob’s dad would be like if Rob were upstanding.  Girls want him (either as a daddy, an older gent or a DILF) and guys want to be like him when they get old.

Tribe: Heroes

Previous Shows: Survivor Palau.

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Tom.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: So many times to exile but kept her chin up and her smart ass sharp (poor Randy).

Tribe: Heroes

Previous Shows: Survivor Gabon.

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Sugar.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: A Victoria Secret bra and five weeks in the wild does wonderful things for Steph (and Mike, too).

Tribe: Heroes

Previous Shows: Survivor Palau and Survivor Guatemala.

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Stephenie.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: We think she dumped some fish or something.  Wasn’t she on with Rupert?

Tribe: Villains

Previous Shows: Survivor Pearl Islands.

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Sandra.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: Started his Survivor career burning other people’s socks and dumping their water.  He blew us away (even though some of us partially resented it).

Tribe: Villains

Previous Shows: Survivor Samoa.

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Russell.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment:  Likeable pirate who stole the other tribe’s shoes and America’s heart.  He may not be the best Survivor player but he knows how to play the real game.

Tribe: Heroes

Previous Shows: Survivor Pearl Islands and Survivor All-Stars.

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_Rupert.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment:  Everything!  His sneaky charm and accent.

Tribe: Villains

Previous Shows: Survivor Maruesas and Survivor All-Stars

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_Rob.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment:  Surly, surly guy - we like that.  Playing the fake idol and “sharing” his cookies.
Tribe: Villains

Previous Shows: Survivor Gabon

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_Randy.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: She won one didn’t she?
Tribe: Villains

Previous Shows: Survivor Cook Islands and Survivor Micronesia

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Parvati.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: Marji remembers and is looking forward to his dimples
Tribe: Heroes

Previous Shows: Survivor Tocantins

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_JT.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment: Nipple
Tribe: Villains

Previous Shows: Survivor Australia and Survivor All-Stars

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_Jerri.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment:  Marji will never forget James — OH DREAMY JAMES! (details withheld).
Tribe: Heroes

Previous Shows: Survivor China and Survivor Micronesia

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_James.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment:  Mike found her swimsuit “interesting” (if ya know what we mean)
Tribe:  Villains

Previous Shows:  Survivor Panama

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_Danielle.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment:  Mike found her modeling page.  Do you think she thinks she is little?

Tribe: Villains

Previous Shows: Survivor China

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_Courtney.mp3

Armchair Survivor (Marji’s) memorable moment:  The good guy won the “after Survivor” prizes.  He’s hot, nice, kind and hot…

Tribe:  Heroes

Previous Shows:  Survivor Australia and Survivor All-Stars

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Colby.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment:  Coach’s stories, I’m a Warrior, and the Dragon Slayer

Tribe:  Villains

Previous Shows:  Survivor Tocantins

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_Coach.mp3

Armchair Survivor memorable moment:  I’m afraid of leaves.

Tribe:  Heroes

Previous Shows:  Survivor Panama (Exile Island) and Survivor Micronesia

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Podcast:  AS201001PV_Cerie.mp3

Memorable Armchair Survivor moment:  Candice + Adam = CanDunce

Tribe:  Heroes

Previous shows: Survivor Cook Islands

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Candice.mp3

Armchair Survivor (Mike’s) memorable momment:  She’s hot.

Tribe:  Heroes

Previous shows:  Survivor China and Survivor Micronesia

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Podcast: AS201001PV_Amanda.mp3

At tribal the four Foa Foa must for the first time vote off one of their own.  Should Jaison go because he can’t beat Brett or should Mick go because he can beat Russell on jury votes - in the end the drive to beat Brett wins and Jaison is sent home.

The final four take the walk of fame remembering each of the fallen Survivors but head back and face the next immunity challenge.

The challenge is for each player to hold a statue on top of a stick.  Every two minutes an extra extension of the stick is added.  Last one holding their statue wins!  Mick and Natalie go out early leaving Brett and Russell battling each other.  Russell holds on the longest and wins immunity.  At tribal Brett is sent home.

The final three spend their last night discussing jury strategy.

At the final tribal council there are some interesting moments and some “what?” moments - we have Shambo telling Natalie she played like a C (hmmm, now what was the word?  coattails of course), Brett asking Mick where he would take him if they went on a Bro-date and Erik very upset over it all.

After all the votes are in - Natalie wins the title of sole Survivor and $1 million dollars.

It has been an incredible season - the show and players were some of the best, and better yet were all of you with your support, witty and heartfelt comments, and your calls and comments and chat posts.  We say it often and we sincerely mean it each time - thank YOU!

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Our music this week was “Anything Goes” from Her and Kings County’s “Austin Bottom Road” CD’cause Russell proved that anything goes on Survivor.   As well, at the end of the show we gave ya an extra bit ‘o Love (Brother Love) with Family Thing from his “Turn It Up” CD.

Would you like to see what Mike writes when he’s watching Survivor?  You will soon have the opportunity to purchase Mike’s actual show notes — yes the actual papers and ink from his hand, not a copy.  These are what Mike uses to remind him of what he watched an hour earlier.  Proceeds will go to the Gerard Carrino’s March of Dimes Walk for Babies and to John and Joannie Z’s Relay For Life team (Cancer Society).  Keep an eye on this web site for more details.

Podcast:  AS20091220.mp3

Reward Challenge - There will be two teams of three people.  There are intersecting ropes that are holding up coconuts.  Each team alternates pulling out one rope and hopes that no (or just a few) coconuts fall.  Russell and Natalie are team captains and Russell picks Jaison and Shambo for his team and Natalie chooses Brett and Mick.  Natalie’s team starts out strong but in the end the coconuts fall on them and Russell, Shambo and Jaison go on the reward.  They go to the village and get to feast on wonderful food and then get a night of comfort.  Discussions about why Natalie picked Brett start and Jaison and Shambo question Natalie’s alliance…

Immunity Challenge requires the players to race into a field, count objects that are at multiple stations and then race back and use the numbers to open a combination lock and use the lock to break a tile.  First to break the tile wins immunity.  It is a close race against Mick, Jaison and Brett but in the end Brett wins!

Should Mick go because he is strong and his loyalty may be waivering or should Shambo go because she isn’t helping win challenges?  Sorry Shambo - you time on Survivor is over.

Topics:

• Balancing heart and head

Picks:

Marji - 5 - Brett, 4 - Jaison, 3 - Mick, 2 - Russell, and 1 - Natalie

Mike - 5 - Mick, 4 - Brett, 3 - Jaison, 2 - Natalie, and 1 - Russell

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Thank you everyone who joined us on the chat this week and thank you all for listening!

This week they deep-sixed one of the survivors to take it from six to five so Her and King’s County’s Deep Six seemed quite appropriate.  Check them out at http://herandkingscounty.com and buy some of their stuff or follow all of the links to stuff about them.  They good folk.

Podcast:  AS20091217.mp3

Russell is effective with his “damage control” with Shambo and she is back on his side.

Immunity Challenge #1 - Bowling.  Each player is randomly matched up and the two bowl.  The person who knocks down the most pins, wins and moves on to the next round.  This continues until only one player is standing - Jaison!

Tribal Council #1 - Discussions fly around camp - I should stay because…., these people are threats because…  But all the scrambling doesn’t pay off and the plan continues and Dave is voted out.

Immunity Challenge #2 - Each player races into the water to grab one of his/her 3 bags, then use a plank to push the bag into a basket.  The first to get all three of their bags into the basket wins!  The challenge looks exhausting but in the end Brett pools his strength and wins.

Back at camp Brett and Monica are working Mick, Jaison and Mick are questioning Russell’s loyalty, Monica is working Russell to the point that Russell started to get a little anxious.

Tribal #2 - Russell starts the action by standing up and putting on the “hidden” immunity idol letting everyone know it is there, not if he will use it.  Monica tried to divide the group but they stayed united and Monica is sent home.

Topic:

• Strategy for voting people off

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Our break music is not exactly what you may think:  sure Brother Love is singing on it but it’s not officially Brother Love — it’s his old band “All Jive Aside”.  For you we’ve got a couple bits of “Break It Down” — a title so appropriate for the remaining survivors.

Podcast:  AS20091216.mp3

Q:  Why didn’t you just watch it later and do a show then?

A:  First, we had something going on every night until tonight, Wednesday 12/16/2009 since Thursday the 10th.  Also, we’ve become addicted to having our live audience in the chat while we do the show — they help us a lot.  If you haven’t been to our live show recording sessions, please try it — hey, there is one tonight!

Q:  Why did you do a fake show?

A:  You see, we have this live audience and we also have this audience that starts downloading the podcast the moment it is posted to the internet.  We didn’t want to let either down so even if we didn’t get to see a show, we didn’t think everyone else should suffer.

Q:  Was the show you reportedly saw (the one you LIED about you F*CK*NG M*TH*RF*CK*RS!) based on any truth?

A:  Hmmmm — there is a show called Survivor and … well not much.  It was more like a game of fantasy football.

Q:  Did you record your show live while making up the story?

A:  No, since we had no cable we went down into the studio and recorded about a fake Survivor show while the live show was playing in our time zone.  We had our live chat on so we could see who was in the room that night — but they were talking among themselves.

Q:  So, how did you handle the live audience that night?

A:  The show was purposely short so we were done by about nineish.  When we recorded we also faked the pre show talk and if one was listening carefully, the music kind of changed form the normal Brother Love, Her and Kings County, Merit and Ben Lerman to the same stuff but at a different volume (I had to change devices).  We then played the recording of our fake show and hopped on the chat as someone else to stir up trouble.  Luckily we have a couple of old computers around the house so we could be on as ourselves and other people at the same time.

Q:  So the live audience wasn’t in on it?

A:  Not at that point.

Q:  Did you ever tell them you were faking it?

A:  Yup — after our recording was finished playing we got on (for real) and told them what happened.  It was kind of hard not to jump in while the recording was playing and I’m glad we had recorded it because watching the reaction in the chat was kind of weird for us — I guess we’re not very good pranksters.  But we were doing the prank because we didn’t want our audience to go without SOME KIND of a show.  The show must go on my friends — the show must go on.

Q:  Some people reported that the podcast didn’t download properly — that was a real — right?

A:  Nope.  We purposely made the show end in a way that made it seem like either the file was corrupt or the listener’s MP3 player had just given up the ghost.  In reality, neither happened.  But, being a child of the 60’s and a fan of the Beatles, you can hear me in the end talking about a fake show.  It’s really an old school technique I dragged out of the closet and stuck in the feed.  It’s all bullshit, really.

Q:  Wha….

A:  … but fun bullshit, though.

Q:  Thank you for clarifying that.  Are you done now?

A:  Yes.

Q:  Wh…

A:  Sorry.

Q:  That’s OK.  NOW! What are you going to do about this fake show?

A:  Tonight — Wednesday December 12 the year of our Lord — ok the Christian’s Lord — 2009 we are going to do a real show about the real show.  We will be starting somewhere between 4:30 and 5:30.  Come over to http://armchairsurvivor.com/liveshow and join the fun.

Q:  You know you had people going there.

A:  Yup.

Q:  And pissed a couple of people off.

A:  Yeah huh.

Q:  Well?

A:  I guess you gotta break a couple of eggs to make an omelet.

Q:  I guess you learned your lesson — yes?

A:  What lesson?

LIVE SHOW TONIGHT, WEDNESDAY 12/16/2009 STARTING BETWEEN 4:30 AND 5:30 PM EASTERN TIME!  COME JOIN US!

Topics:

• Should your past actions affect the game of Survivor

Thank you everyone for listening.  It was such an incredible episode we may do a mid-week show.  Check for updates here or on FaceBook.

This week’s break music is from our buddy Brother Love — “End Of The World”.  This one is from his “Turn It Up! — Advanced Love” CD which came with an autographed pic of Brolo, as well.  Take it from the Brother of Love, no matter how things may seem, it’s not the end of the world.  Go check out his web site at BrotherLoveRocks.com or better yet, catch him with Her and Kings County and tell him we sent you.

Podcast:  AS20091210.mp3

Immunity challenge - each player is assigned a log that weighs as much as they do, they hold onto the log by a rope.  Every 3 minutes they swich hands on the rope and move down a notch in the rope.  At one point the knots end and you just try to hold on.  Jaison’s advantage is that he, at any time, can move up two notches while holding the rope.  It pays off and Jaison wins immunity!

Shambo wants, no she dreams, Dave out.  However, Russell spills the news to John that he has the hidden idol.  When Russell makes a mistake, telling information, the other person loses.  Russell works the group to get John voted out and once again, what Russell wants, Russell gets.

Now, Shambo wasn’t part of the plan - will she turn on old Foa Foa now?

Topic:

• Do or why do people answer Jeff’s questions at tribal so honestly?

Picks:

Marji - Immunity - Natalie, Voted Out - Shambo

Mike - Immunity - Dave, Voted Out - Dave

Thank you for listening and participating - you all make this the best!

The break music this week comes from Keith and The Girl.  “I Shit On You”  seems to properly convey how the Survivors are treating each other (and is what is making this season so good!).  Check out Mike’s appearances on Keith and The Girl.

Podcast:  AS20091203.mp3

Reward Challenge - There are two teams of five people with one person laying on a cradle and the other 4 people work to pull on the ropes to maneuver the cradle so the person can pick up the 15 flags.  Both teams are working it but in the end it is Natalie and her trapeze-like skills that pull her team ahead to win.  Russell, Laura, Natalie, David and Brett’s reward is to fly to a private island for a picnic and to top it off they get to use the Palm Pre to “document the memories”.  The picnic was nice, the pictures sweet but the clue where the idol was.. priceless.

Once the plane lands bringing them back to camp, Russell pulls his troops together, gives them the clue and is off to search for the idol.  Dave and Laura start searching too but…. Russell finds the idol first!

Immunity challenge - Each player gets one chance to throw one rock at a wall of tiles, for each tile broken the person gets a spear.  Jason, Monica, Mick and Brett earn a spear which they use to try to hit the target - closest to the bulls eye wins.  Brett has two chances but it is Mick who walks away wearing the immunity necklace.

It is a scramble of who is voting out whom and how to avoid a tie.  At tribal council the votes are in and 5 votes for Laura, 5 votes for Natalie - so they have to vote again.  This time Natalie gets 4 votes and Laura gets 6 - Bye, bye Laura!

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Thank you everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!

Considering who got voted off and the discussion that followed, we felt it only appropriate to play Brother Love’s “Sick of Chicks” from “Album Of The Year”.  Go get the whole album, his other album (Turn It Up) and music from the band for which he plays, Her and Kings County.  You can find everything at his web site BrotherLoveRocks.com and HerAndKingsCounty.com.

Podcast:  AS20091119.mp3

Russell gets busy looking for a new idol now that he used his other.  But the challenges still go on.  Reward challenges divides the teams into two and they arrange painted coconuts to form numbers which another team player has to use those numbers to unlock the puzzle.  Monica, Dave, Shambo, John and Kelly win the challenge!  There reward is a trip to a rock water slide and a picnic.

While they are enjoying chicken and brownies Russell is finding his second idol.  Dude you….dude….dude is Shambo’s reaction to the great news.

Reward challenge - each player uses a grapling hook to pull in two bags.  1st three to get their bags go to the next round.  Mick, Shambo and Laura make it to the second round.  Now they have to solve a puzzle where the place geometric shapes in the correct spot - first to finish the puzzle wins.  Cool headed, cold hearted Laura wins immunity.

Russell has a plan though - get all of Galu to vote for him and the Foa Foa tribe will vote off Kelly.  Will it work, will the immunity idol finally be played and used like it should be?  YES!  Russell ‘ain’t finished playing just yet’ plays the idol and they send Kelly home.  Priceless = the look on Laura’s face.

Topic:

• How to know how to play the game?  What Survivors have played the game the best?  Which ones the worst?

Picks:

Marji - Immunity - John, Voted Out - Russell

Mike - Immunity - Mick, Voted Out - Laura

Thank you all for listening to the show, joining us for the liveshow, and your calls and posts.  Keep them all coming!

Thanx to Ben Lerman for letting us use his song “Nip Tuck” — especially since it seems as if the gang in Samoa has done a little surgery to the roster.  Check out Ben’s web site (http://benlerman.net) to see where you can see him perform live.  You can also find him on iTunes.

Podcast:  AS20091112.mp3

Two tribes walk toward each other on a desolate beach…a treasure chest meets them in the middle…in the chest are new blue buffs and the tribes are merged!  The food and alcohol were a welcome sight but the real action was the mingling and “working the room” by Foa Foa with Galu.

The new tribe name is Aiga, the extended family.

Russell works the crowd and shares that he has the idol with Laura, Monica and then John finally buys Russell’s story.

Immunity challenge brings on a game of survivor t-ball.  Hit the ball with the goal that it lands in the section which shows the most points.  The most points wins.  The twist - there are two immunity idols - one for the girls, one for the boys.  A quick game and John and Laura leave wearing the immunity necklaces.

There is soo much talking and scheming we couldn’t fit it on the blog but in the end at tribal council Erik runs his mouth, Russell plays the immunity idol, and Erik is voted out - blindsided!

Topics:

• Arrogance in Survivor - the definition of arrogance is:  offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride.  Does it work in Survivor and who does / did it best?

Picks:

Marji - Immunity - Dave, Voted Out - Monica

Mike - Immunity - Dave, Voted Out - Laura

Thank you to everyone for listening and participating in the chat, blog, facebook, and phone calls - we appreciate your support and love hearing from you.

Our break music this week is “Life Ain’t All That Bad” by Her and Kings County from their City-Country CD.  For everyone other than Erik, life ain’t all that bad — but it looked like it was going to be bad for many.

Podcast:  AS20091105.mp3

Reward Challenge - The game of Memory, survivor style.  13 pairs of survival items are laid out and the tribes need to make a match.  If you forfeit the item you gain a point.  Most points = win.  So each leader has to make the decision - do we Need this item or do we Want to win.  Galu makes the most matches and again WINS.  Shambo sends Laura to the other camp and the rest of Galu takes a sailboat ride and enjoys a filling meal.

Laura is greeted at Foa Foa and Russell works his magic and wins Laura over convincing her that they can have a secret alliance and go all the way to the final 2.  Hmmm, Russell, I think your counting skills are way off because isn’t this the 4th or 5th person you are taking to the final 2?

Immunity Challenge - each team paddles out and fishes to get sets of puzzle pieces.  The first to bring the pieces back and solve the puzzle win.  A pattern was needed but it was the wrong one that Foa Foa followed - they are going to tribal council again, Galu Wins!

There is discussion if Jaison should go because he quits, he isn’t performing at the challenges as they want him to, or should it be Liz.  Liz goes.

Topics:

• Talking - would you talk too much, too little, or just enough?
• Emotions - Mike roots for a player, Marji roots for a team - how about you?

Picks:

Marji - Immunity - Mick, Voted Out - Monica

Mike - Immunity - Dave, Voted Out - Kelly

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Our break music this week is “Hold Everything” from Merit’s album “Arson Is For Lovers“.  You can download this song and the rest on the album FOR FREE at http://gomeritgo.com.  These folks rock — and hard.  Give their music a listen.  Better yet, go to their site and buy something, click their “Donate” button or go to one of their concerts.

Podcast:  AS20091029.mp3

There will only be the reward challenge this week - both tribes are sent to council regardless of who wins.  The winner of the challenge does get pizza as their reward and they get to dine while watching the other tribe suffer through tribal.  One person is in a sphere and verbally guides two of her blindfolded teammates on how to push her along the maze.  Once at the end of the maze she then guides her other four tribe mates, all blindfolded, through solving another maze. Foa Fao and Galu both do well going through the first maze, Foa Foa is leading and then what happens? Russell decides to take a nap, right on the game board, how rude! As his tribe yells at him to get his head off the board, Jeff realizes the issue and calls in the medics.

Russell goes down, but he went down fighting all the way. Jeff calls it and Russell has to go home. But both tribes still have to go to tribal.

At Galu, the boys team up and decide that Shambo isn’t a threat and is a hard worker in the challenges so if she can “lock it up” (or we would say shut up) she will be safe tonight. Foa Foa will be voting one of the girls off to keep the tribe 3 men strong.

At tribal there is a lot of talking and the twist is that Jeff says no one will be voted off.

In tribute to Russell’s effort he had a perfect ending quote “To do it and fail, is better than to never try.” Get out there and try everyone!

Picks:

Marji - Reward - Foa Foa, Immunity - Foa Foa, Voted Out - Monica, New Leader - Dave

Mike - Reward - Foa Foa, Immunity - Galu, Voted Out - Liz, New Leader - Dave

Thank you to JoeInCincin and Slappy McGee for their calls and thank you to all who posted on the blog.  Thank you for listening and for all your support.

This week’s break music is “Asian Baby” from singer, songwriter and comedian Ben Lerman (you’ve probably heard of him on Keith and The Girl or Feast of Fun).  Check out his web site at http://BenLerman.net or just skip the small talk and purchase his album on iTunes.  Also, if you have an issue with what he sang, don’t contact us — we didn’t write it.  Instead check see him face to face at one of these cities:

• Chicago, IL (11/28/2009)
• Austin, TX (12/17/2009)
• Houston, TX (12/18/2009)
• New Orleans, LA (12/22/2009)
• San Francisco, CA (12/31/2009)
• Guerneville, CA  (1/2/2010)

Of course, with Liz just about on the chopping block, we thought this song may fit.

Also, we’d like to thank Merit (http//gomeritgo.com) for also allowing us to play their music on our live show and in our program.  Go to their web site to down “Arson is For Lovers” for free.

Podcast:  AS20091022.mp3

Tree mail alerts the tribes that the food challenge is here.  A person from each tribe face each other and spin the wheel of food to determine what the ingredients are and then Jeff makes them a special Survivor Smoothie.  Nothing on the menu is appetizing but then when it is blended together makes some wicked drinks.  All the survivors do well until it comes to Ashley.  She can’t drink the drink so Galu wins!  Galu gets a Survivor bar-b-que and Shambo is sent to the other tribe to spy and “gets nothing”.  Leader Russell tells Galu that this is Shambo’s punishment for letting the chicken loose.  Russell’s new nickname is The Punisher.

The rain continues and both tribes are miserable and then the Immunity Challenge comes.  A man and woman from each tribe must hold a net.  The other tribe throws coconuts into the net until they get the person to drop their nets.  Last team standing wins immunity.  Galu’s strength and Foa Foa’s lack of ability to make a basket leads Galu to another win.

Foa Foa are stuck huddled under their shelter so planning for tribal council can’t really be done.  Russell can’t strategize and that is worse on him then 48 hours in the rain.  In the end Ashley is sent home leaving Foa Foa needing to re-group and figure out a way to win.

Topic:

• The art and necessity of lying

Picks:

Marji - Reward - Galu, Immunity - Foa Foa, Voted Off - The Punisher, Injured - Dave

Mike - Reward - Galu, Immunity - Galu, Voted Off - Liz, Injured - Jaison

Thank you to all of you for your continued support and for joining in on the live chat, blog, calls and downloading and listening to the show.  Be our friend on FaceBook, join our Fan Page and follow us on twitter (ACSurvivor).  Thank you!

Break Music:  “Words” by Brother Love from his CD “Turn It Up!” It seemed rather appropriate to have a song about words since our Survivors seem to be killing themselves and each other with words.

Podcast:  AS20091015.mp3

The reward challenge calls for a few team members from each tribe to go to the challenge.  The tribes see chickens and treasure chests but instead of running with the goods the tribes are “nice” and compete in the challenge.  Jeff isn’t there so why follow the rules?  Galu wins and Foa Foa goes home empty handed - again.

To win immunity the tribe must run across a net-run carrying blocks.  At the end the blocks must be stacked in one tall stack.  Next, the teams must cross a rope bridge, untie bundles of blocks and again stack the blocks.  Foa Foa stays calm and steady and WINS!

At camp, Russell blames Monica for the loss and wants her out.  The tribe wants Yaz out because she does nothing in camp.  Russell wants everyone to lead him because of course he is The Leader, however the tribe takes over and Yaz is out.  Galu has lost a tribe member but have they lost their momentum?

Caller messages - great calls again this week!  Survivor insight on what is happening in Sonoma and what is happening in Russell’s pants.

Topic:

• Would you vote off the person who works at camp or the person who works at challenges?

Picks:

Marji* - Immunity - Galu, Reward - Foa Foa, Voted Out - Monica

Mike - Immunity - Foa Foa, Reward - Foa Foa, Voted Out - Loudly Leading Russel H

Thank you all for your support!  Come listen to the live show and join in on the chat.  Call in to the listener line too.  Keep those comments coming - we LOVE them.

*Beware, since Marji’s picks were all correct last week she may have insider information due to her close relations to Jeff P.  (believe this and I have some Matches to sell you)

Break Music:  “Silly Boy” (as in Russell in charge) by our friend Brother Love from his “Album Of The Year”.

Podcast: AS20091008.mp3

Treemail bring swimsuits for the players and also a combined immunity and reward challenge.  Each tribe will swim out in teams of two to retrieve a box.  Once all four boxes are retrieved they must be assembled so no one side has the same color.  The twist is that to get to the boxes the other tribe is in the water trying to stop you.  Galu Wins - 3rd time in a row.  For reward, Russell, as leader, chooses for the team between comfort and function.  He chooses comfort because “If I make the woman happy, we’ll all be happy”.  Shambo is choosen to join Foa Foa to observe.

Shambo + Foa Foa = Happiness.  Shambo greets the group with sincere compliments and with camp tips.  While she was working and getting to know everyone she also looks for the idol.

In preparing to go to tribal council Jaison and Russell struggle over who should be voted out - Ashley because Russell doesn’t like her or Ben (choose your own reason - there are plenty).  Jaison and Ben have it out at tribal council and in the end Ben goes.

New nicknames for Russell:  RussHell, RussHole

Picks:

Marji:  Immunity - Foa Foa; Voted Out - Yaismin

Mike:  Immunity - Galu; Voted Out - Ashley

Thank you for your wonderful comments and calls, please keep them up.  Join us for the live show and chat on Thursdays at 9:00(ish) p.m. EST.

Break Music:  “Troubles” by Her and Kings County from the CD “City Country”

Podcast:  AS20091001.mp3

Russell, without any clues, is sure that there is a hidden immunity idol at camp and sure enough he is right and finds it.  Man, that guy has luck.  He shares his find with Jaison.

Immunity and reward challenges were combined and the teams have 3 team members on the “court” where they will battle each other for balls which they give to their other 3 team members to use to try to make a basket.  First team to make 3 baskets wins.  This was a rough, wicked, and dirty challenge.  All the teams were playing rough but even after a warning Ben trips someone and is thrown out of the game.  So FaoFao with one man down looses and Galu wins!  They take home fishing gear and the immunity idol.  The twist is that the team leader gets to select one person from their own tribe to go over to the other tribe and observe and listen.  Yaismin is sent over.

Mike (two beard) played hard in the challenge and medics were called over.  In the end they sent Mike home for medical reasons.  We’ll miss you Mike.

At tribal council Betsy tries to sway the tribe to keeping her and sending Ben home but it doens’t work and Betsy is gone.

PICKS
Mike: Immunity: Galue, Voted off: Ashley
Marji: Immunity: Galue, Voted off: Ashley

Official Armchair Survivor Nicknames

• “Russligula” - Russell H
• “Two Beard” - Mike
• “Schrek-Bo” - Shannon (Shambo)
• “Jaison Obama” - Jaison

Thank you all for listening, your comments and most of all your support.  Leave your comments on the blog or leave a voice mail at 234-525-1549, and come be our friend on Facebook (Armchair Survivor).

Break Music:  “Sick of Chicks” by Brother Love from “Album of the Year”

Podcast:  AS20090924.mp3

Back at Foa Foa camp Russell makes his mark.  He strikes up a “secret” alliance with Kelly, Ashley, Marisa and Betsy.  Then he dumps all the water out of the canteens and burns his teammates socks.  He states he is evil and his plan is to “control how they feel so he can control how they think”.  Look out Foa Foa.

At Galu there is a lot of discussion on how to build a shelter, but not much action.

Immunity challenge requires the teams to carry a rope and run over pyramids, then pull a crate up to the platform, disassemble it and use the pieces to solve a puzzle.  In the end Galu wins and Fao Fao is off to tribal council.

Fire represents life and in the end Marisa’s fire was put out.  As (Survivor) Mike put it, “We are in a dog eat dog world and we are all wearing milkbone underwear”.

Break Music:  “What’s Crackalackin’” by Her and Kings County from their new “Austin Bottom Rd.”

Podcast: AS20090917.mp3

Thanks to all who have been patient with us over the last year - we appreciate your support.  And, thank you to all the new listeners - we hope you enjoy.

 -Marji & Mike

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The final immunity challenge and each player has 200 tiles to build a “house of cards” 10 feet tall.  Winner is guaranteed a spot in the final three.  Susie shocks us all, including herself, and wins immunity.  At tribal Sugar and Bob vote Matty, Matty and Susie vote Bob.  Matty and Bob go to the fire buiding tie breaker.  Bob has been practicing all day and easily wins - Matty joins the jury.

After the honor walk the threesome get food and get ready for the final tribal.  Susie continues to push “I deserve it because I tried”, Bob feels he played hard and his personality and survivor skills made life better for everyone so he should win, and Sugar states honestly that she had to lie, had to sacrifice innocents but she palyed the game.  The questions from the jury ranged from the obvious, why should you get my vote, to Corrine calling Sugar out questioning her tears over her father’s death - ouch.

Back in L.A. the votes are counted and Susie gets 3 votes but Bob gets 4 - Bob is the ultimate Survivor!

Thank you all for joining us this season and your great contributions on the chat and blog.  Doing this show has been so great for us because of you.  Sincere and heartfelt thanks to all of you!

Happy holidays and may the new year bring you all you wish for and deserve.

Be at peace, Marji & Mike

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We might be gone now but Christine, Mike’s sister, is still on Jeopardy.  We’ll open the chat one last time (or more if she wins) to talk to anyone who is watching with us (7:00-8:00ish Eastern Time).  Go Chrstine — good luck!

The reward challenge requires each player to run through a swamp, through nets and bring a ball back and make a basket with it.  Matty has a quick lead but Kenny and Bob are close behind and in the end all three are trying to make the last basket and it is Bob who is victorious.  Bob wins a helicopter ride through Africa to a gorilla sanctuary.  He picks Crystal and Kenny as his guests and sends Mrs. Q (Susie Q) to Exile.

Back at camp Matty is trying to persuade Sugar that it is better to align with him then Crystal and Kenny.  Sugar isn’t convinced until…. Crystal starts in on Matty yelling at him, then Kenny does the same…. Sugar doesn’t like it.

Immunity challenge - each player studies a mask and it’s features then carries a bag of puzzle pieces through a maze and recreates the mask - all this blindfolded.  Bob, Matty and Kenny again are close while Crystal keeps going off course and Susie wanders in the backfield.  Bob wins again!

Kenny’s plan is to have Bob give him the immunity idol, then they all vote Bob off.  Sugar instead tells Bob of their plan and tells Matty to not worry.

At tribal everyone keeps their cool and Bob keeps his necklace and Sugar gives her to Matty.  In the end Crystal is out.

Topic:

• Does one bring their conscience to Survivor?

Our picks - in the order of who goes next to the winner:

Mike - Kenny, Matty, Susie, Bob and Winner = Sugar

Marji - Kenny, Susie, Matty, Bob and Winner = Sugar

Please join us Sunday for the chat during the finale show and then for the live show after, www.armchairsurvivor.com/liveshow.  Also, the chat will be open tomorrow during Jeopardy (starting at 7:00 EST) as we cheer on Mike’s sister, Christine Carrino-Gorowara - she won Thursday night, what will happen Friday?

Thank you everyone.  You are the best!

Break Music
Brother Love’s “Family Thang” from his “Turn It Up” album.
Buy the whole song and album here.

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Show hightlights:

• Bob and Peggy get a conjugal visit
• Does Susie cease to exist when the camera is not on her?
• Kenny’s sister is fat compared to Kenny — but she actually cute and normal sized.
• Bob is spacial
• Sugar is the first survivor to get a visit from two different family members

At the break we play another from our friends at Her and Kings County (the band for which Brolo is the drummer).

Check out their concert schdule here

Album: City Country

Song: Dirty

Buy “City Country” at CD baby

Also, at the end of the show, the lovely Xmas music is from our buddy Tim Henson at the Distorted View.

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Before you watch Survivor on Thursday, December 11, 2008, check out Jeopardy!  Mike’s sister, Christine Carrino-Gorowara, will be on Jeopardy to see how long she can survive with world famous Alex Trebek.  Hopefully she’s smarter than Mike … or that she found a really cheap airline ticket.

We may be turning on the chat early and watching it with anyone who is out there.

Good luck to Christine!  If you get voted off, make sure you mark your ballot in the form of a question.

The tribes have merged but are still divided - Randy, Corrine and Bob vs. Mattie, Sugar, Crystal, and Ken.  Tree mail brings them all envelopes of money which means one thing - auction time!  Randy outbids the team for the first item and enjoys beer and peanuts as the bidding goes on.  Kenny gets a great win by getting to send one person to Exile and taking his/her money - he sends Bob off and takes his $500.  Corrine also is a big winner and for her $500 gets a note which will give her an advantage in the game.  Randy “generously’ buys the group cookies and this turns into a pissing match for control between him and Sugar.  Sugar wins the last cookie figuratively and literally by taking the last cookie and then turning around and giving it to Mattie.  Randy was not happy.

Feeling the pressure, Randy comes up with his own plan, Operation Strong Arm - he will be a royal jerk around camp so they will want to vote him off, Bob will give him the idol and they will blindside the group and vote Susie off.  Randy does his part and works the crowd irritating all.

Immunity is a race across beams carrying puzzle pieces.  The first two who carry over three bags first join Corrine in the final round.  Mattie and Kenny join Corrine and the challenge is to line up the pieces like dominos on a beam and the first to have them all fall just right so as to knock the ball in the cup at the end wins.  A close race but Kenny wins!

Back at camp Sugar tells Bob if he gives Randy the fake idol she will “make it worth it”.  Bob gives the idol to him and all head to tribal feeling that their side is going to pull a fast one on the others.  In the end, Randy was the one blindsided and Sugar and Crystal sat back and laughed like school girls.

Bye Randy - I hope they have lots of clips of you at the Ponderosa.

Topics:

• Can you overthink things in Survivor?
• Too much of anything is still too much

Please join us during the live show, www.armchairsurvivor.com/liveshow and leave your comments on the blog (it makes Marji’s week reading your posts).  We will be out next week for Thanksgiving.  We hope your Thanksgiving is wonderful and you get the biggest half of the wishbone.

Break Music:  “If Only” by Her and Kings County from their album “1609″

Podcast:  AS20081120.mp3

Our sea legs: in place.

Unless you hear otherwise, we’re on for tonight!

Wish we did.

There are people who will no longer be on our Christmas list, though.

You people, though — we miss.

This sux.

Marji, Mike, Gabrielle and Nicholas
Where ever we may be

We will back as soon as we can.  Talk among yourselves.  We love you all.

Marji and Mike

M & M

Ken tries to pump up his tribe but they are starting to crack.  After CG rows off he gets back just in time to go to the Immunity Challenge.  The tribes are to roll a ball down a steep cliff, through obstacles and pas a blindfolded member of the other team.  The person blindfolded is guided by a caller.  Sugar and Ace team together and Sugar is the caller as Ace is the defender.  Randy calls for Dan on the Kota team.  Sugar forgets that she needs to talk out loud and is worthless in helping Ace even get close to blocking balls.  In the end Kota wins again!

Back at the Fang camp GC is ready to quit and go home.  Crystal is tired of his tantrums and is happy to let him “quit” but then they remember that Sugar may have the idol.  They search through her bag and see that she has found it - now who do they vote out?  In the end GC is voted out.

Topics:

• Tantrums
• Crazy or crazy smart?

Predictions

Thank you for everyone for listening, for joining the live show and for your comments.  Join us at 9:15ish EST on Thursdays for the live show and PLEASE post your comments - we love to hear from you.

Music by:  Her and Kings County - “Deep Six” from from “1609”

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Sugar happily goes to Exile as she picks comfort over clue and renames Exile as Sugar’s Shack.

Back in the game the teams are called to an Immunity challenge.  Teams are in individual rafts and each are given a paddle / lacrosse stick.  It is bumper boat / water lacrosse.  First to score 3 goals wins.  This challenge was one sided with Kota dominating the game - Bob, Marcus and Randy had a plan and executed it perfectly - 3 goals in a row and an easy win.

Fang went back to camp and tried to understand what happened to them.  As Ace put it so eloquently “We looked like legless chickens against sleek weasles out there”.  So off to tribal they go.  Should Kelly go as she was the poor performer and “whiny little cow” or should Jacquie go as she had a bond with Ace and Sugar who would be soon joining the tribe?  In the end GC, Crystal, and Ken decided that the bond was more of a threat than a poor player and Jacquie was voted out.

Topics:

• New Fang, Old Fang, Same bad Fang

• Did Ace throw the challenge so he could have Sugar on his tribe?

Picks:

Please join us during the live show - chat opens at 8:00 EST and the live show begins around 9:15 EST.  Also, leave your comments and picks on the blog.

Thank you all so much for your support!

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MARJI!  PLEASE COME HOME SOON!

Nonetheless, Fang was able to make a nice come back this week which kept them from becoming the loosingist tribe in Survivor (actually, they were far from that).  One of Mike’s favorites, Sugar, set aside her distain of swamps to make a nice little gain for herself, too, and in the midst of this we have to think to ourselves, “Is she going to pull another Johnny Fairplay?”  Isn’t is kind of strange that everytime someone’s loved one dies on Survivor we are so jaded as to start in with the “sure — dead — yeah right”  It’s kind of like being a Distorted View fan and hearing about old people getting hurt.  We got to see a show down between the physics geek and the computer game geek and it looked like perhaps Bob may have tied the bow tie a little too tight this time.  Paloma attempt to push a few buttons to save herself but in the end she may have fell a little short.

Gabrielle and Nicholas guest host on both the live show and in this podcast.

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Contestants are dressed for interviews but instead dropped off in the middle of the fields of Africa.  The first task is to pick teams - the eldest of the group are captains and teams are picked.  There is the Fong Tribe (Red) - Gillian, Crystal, Susie, Matty, Randy, Dan, Danny (CG), Ken, Michelle and the Kota Tribe (Yellow) - Bob, Ace, Jessica (Sugar), Marcus, Charlie, Paloma, Kelly, Jacue, Corrine.

The first challenge is for each tribe to race up a hill (a steep hill) - first from each tribe to get there can grab an immunity idol which saves the person from the first tribal council, first tribe where all people reach the mat win extra food.  Individual greed vs. team prospering - what is each person going for.  Marcus and GC go for the idols and Matty helps his team up the hill.  In the end Fong wins the extra food.

Back at camp we start to learn about the players how the teams are interacting and what Africa has in store for all of them.  We get our first “call to the medical team” after Randy hits his head entering the shelter.  He stays in the game after getting stitches and bandages.

The first immunity challenge calls for the tribe to work together and also have spacial thinking - six players are tied together and go through a course and get puzzle pieces which they use to solve a puzzle.  Kota wins!  The debate of who to vote out is Michelle, the non-team player who is miserable, vs. Gillian, who isn’t strong at the challenges.  By majority vote Michelle is the first contestant voted off Survivor-Gabon.

The next challenge is one where the teams push a huge bolder through gates, gather keys, unlock gates and push the boulder to the finish.  Both teams are strong but Kota wins again!  They win immunity, fishing gear, and send Dan off to Exile Island.

Exile Island is different than Survivors past.  This season one can choose Comfort or Clue - Dan chooses clue but cannot crack the code and in the end leaves frustrated and without the immunity idol.

Fong goes to tribal council again and this time it is between Dan, who they think has the hidden idol, Ken, who isn’t blending with the tribe, and Gillian, who isn’t adding to the challenges.  Gillian is off and she leaves with a well-worded good-bye, “Bummer”.

Topics:

• Do they need a leader?

Picks:

Love talking about Survivor?  Come join the live chat as we are recording the podcast - we meet right after the show (and some are even on the chat during the show).  Also, please post your comments on the blog - we love hearing what you have to say.Thank you for joining us for Survivor - Gabon.

Music:  “Sick of Chicks” from “Album of the Year” by Brother Love

Podcast:  AS20080926.mp3

New URL:  www.ArmchairSurvivor.com

New e-Mail Addresses (make proper substitutions):

• show [at] armchairsurvivor.com
• marji [at] armchairsurvivor.com
• mike [at] armchairsurvivor.com

New Telephone Comment Line:  234-525-1549

Also, we may be adding a new community feature but we don’t have it nailed down yet — but it may include prizes.

Of course, we’ll still be recording live over UStream — just go to http://armchairsurvivor.com/liveshow/ to join the live recording and chat.  We’ll also try to do some mid-week shows so everyone can be involved.

Enjoy and comment below early and often.

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Check out Mikey’s new venture, www.tingie.com (inspired by tinge - to apply a trace of color). Watch. Listen. Discover some color. The site is an online entertainment channel where select artists can showcase their works. You can also download music and artwork for a small fee and there is free content, too. If you are interested in submitting work or providing financial sponsorship contact Mike at mikeyb [at] tingie.com (make proper replacements)

During the finale show we will have the chat open so you can talk with your friends - come join the fun at www.survivor.tubecasts.com/liveshow To change your name (be as creative as possible) type /nick XXXXXX (replacing the XXs with the name of choice) at the prompt. I go for the simple /nick Marji but others are much better as /nick NataliesNipples or /nick ThePointyStick to name a few.

As aways, thank you so much for joining us for the live shows, for participating on the blog and for listening! We do really appreciate it.

Peter (the Parental apostle) attempts to mend the ways of Judas (Michael Bortone) as he is coveting the neighbor’s wife in “The Last Supper”

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After winning the immunity challenge he picks Amanda to join him on his reward and sends Parvarti to Exile. Natalie is annoyed.

To win the immunity challenge each player must take two ropes, pull them across a circle using the coordinates given to him/her and where the ropes cross dig to find puzzle pieces. By solving the puzzle, it gives each person new coordinates and he has to dig again. Erik leads the challenge and wins! He has a guaranteed spot in the final four.

Back at camp the girls are scrambling. Cirie, ever thinking, gets an idea for Natalie to ask Erik for the necklace as a show of loyalty. If he does that then Cirie and Nat will vote for Parv. “That is a ridiculous idea. I can’t believe it could work.” says Nat.

The girls work it using the sex appeal, emotional appeal, and need to belong and at tribal Erik hands his immunity to Natalie.

Uggggghhhhhh - the girls giggle in their seats and one by one go up and cast their vote for Erik.

Bye Erik! James happily ends his reign as the dumbest Survivor and hands it to you.

Topics:

• Analysis of the final four

Predictions:

Thank you to all for your comments on the blog and participation in the show and chat this season. You make it great for us!

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This week, because it fit, we used a lot of Brother Love and Her and Kings County in the actual podcast. The songs were “Sick of Chicks” and “Silly Boy” by Brolo and “Deep Six” by H&KC — this episode of Surivor just BEGGED for them to be played. So to show gratitude to then and to keep them from pummeling us, go check out their albums Album of the Year and 1609 on iTunes. Buy early, buy often. Also, while at it, we’d like to thank Keith and The Girl, Madge Weinstein, Norm Augustinus, The Satan Cast and Armchair Kid Nation for letting us play their stuff on our feed during breaks and pre/post show, too.
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Amanda is sent to Exile and searches for the idol. She finds all the clues but has to wait until she returns to camp to find the idol - the idol is buried under the camp flag. Will she have time to look for it and if so find it?

James is called over by the medics and is medically evacuated to the hospital to get his infection under control. In true James fashion he mutters a few quiet words and then says “No use fretting about it. Going to get it done.” We are sorry you had to go James.

The immunity challenge involves saki and rifles - hmmm, interesting. Each tribe member must fire a rifle and break his/her three saki bottles - first to break all three wins immunity. Erik wins and the girls are scrambling.

At camp the group tells Amanda that she will be voted out. However, at tribal council, after an Academy award winning performance, Amanda pulls out the hidden idol shocking the tribe and cancelling out all of the votes for her. Alexis is gone.

Topics:

• Acting 101

Predictions:

Come join us for the live show and the chat. Favorite quote of the chat - they have the technology, they can rebuild him he will be faster, he will be stronger - the 0 million dollar man. Ohhh, poor James. Thank you for your comments!

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The food auction returns and a few win food and one loses and heads off to Exile Island. As the girls eat chocolate cake and Erik licks it off their fingers, Jason is busy at Exile looking for the idol. After a short search he finds the idol!

Reward challenge brings a few past challneges back too - breaking tiles, fitting puzzle pieces together to make a wheel, and using two planks to cross a rope bridge. In the end it is James vs. Erik. Happy birthday to you Erik - your present is the immunity idol

At camp the girls plot to make Jason comfortable in his place with the tribe, while behind his back plotting to make sure he or James are voted out.

Jason becomes too comfortable and trusting and in the end gets blindsided and like his idol, Ozzy, is off to the Pondi.

Thanks all for joining the live show and chat. We’ll be back either mid-week or by next Thursday. Please keep continuing your wit and humor throughout the week by posting on the blog.

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Live show again Thursday, 9:30 EST. Come join the fun.

Favorite quote of the show: “Some funk’s comin’ off the brother!” (Anthony Robinson, 2008)

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For the reward challenge the group is divided into two teams, one person swims out, crawls through a net tunnel and climbs a platform. On the platform are a series of symbols. The person studies the order of the symbols, swims back and then tries to duplicate the order of symbols. First team to correctly put the puzzle in order wins. There are to be two teams of four players - that means there is one player left over. Jason, Ozzy, Eric and Amanda are one team Natalie, James, Parvati and Alexis are on the other team. That leaves Cirie. Cirie is sent to Exile. Jason’s team wins! They fly off to Yap and enjoy dancing, feasting and … (well you all know what Mike would be saying).

The immunity challenge is simple in design - stand on a post with your arm in the air tethered to a bucket of water - drop your arm and you are out. 20 minutes into the challenge Cirie and Erik quit for a bowl of candy (why?????). The others drop out and with 6 hours into the challenge Parv tells Jason he should take Jeff’s offer of food and quit. Jason wants a guarantee that he won’t be voted out then and with fingers crossed everyone promises to not vote him out - so would you have believed them? Jason drops his arm, shares his food with the others and Parvati wins.

All think Jason is a fool to believe the promises but Cirie has a plan to make the move and vote Ozzy out. She pulls the group together and in the end Ozzy is the fool to not play his idol. Ozzy is out.

Topics:

• The game - outwit, outlast, outplay

Predictions:

Thank you everyone!!!!

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Armchair Survivor Bonus: Leif Garret - I’m Made for Dancing. Erik should probably avoid being associated with this — Leif was pretty lame in this video. No wonder he decided to get some street cred and do a little time.

In testifying about the good that the March of Dimes has brought to our society, there are two personal events Jerr has witness: the two lifes of our two children (Gabreille and Nicholas — they sometimes interrupt the show). Jerr’s niece and nephew are alive, in large part, because the March Of Dimes has worked very hard to improve the chances for those born prematurely (read more about the specifics here). Without the good March of Dimes brought to neonatology we would probably be parents only in name — with merely two urns of remains to call children. Instead, they lived. For that we are eternally grateful.

Once again, this year Jerr is doing his part to raise money for the March of Dimes so if you’d like to participate, please follow the links below. We and the March of Dimes appreciates anything anyone can do.

Click here to sponsor Jerr as he Walks for Babies	Click here to sign up to Walk For Babies yourself

Of course, if you do either, make sure to tell Jerr that Mike and Marji sent ya (it’s for bragging rights at Christmas and Thanxgivin’ — you know what an a-hole Mike likes to be).

Tribes are joined and questions of if old alliances hold or which “new” alliance will. Parvati joined with Alexis and Natalie and spoke for herself and Amanda and said that they were an alliance - Amanda is not too happy about that. Another alliance that isn’t making happy is Alexis’ alliance or budding showmance with Ozzy.

After the tribes merge and have a feast the immunity challenge is on! Each person must stand under a grate which is in the water. As the tide comes in there will be less and less room to breath - the last person standing wins. The last two standing are Ozzy and Jason and while Ozzy struggles and in the end gives up, Jason remains calm and easily wins.

Back at camp it appears that Eliza is marked for elimination as Parvati has had enough of her. Jason offers her the hidden immunity idol and they plot to vote off Ozzy. As Jason reveals the idol to her Eliza isn’t convinced - it is a stick, it is a stick with a smile…

At tribal, Eliza plays the stick, Jeff teases us all as he tells how the idol works and then dramatically ends it with “and this isn’t the idol”. Eliza exclaims then ah haa - Ozzy has the idol (to make sure all know), but nothing works for her and she is sent to the ponderosa.

Topics:

• Each player - how do they rate in his/her social, physical and mental game?

Predictions

Thank you al lfor your comments on the blog! Please keep them coming. Also, thank you for joining us during the live show! If you want to join next week, go to survivor.tubecasts.com/liveshow at 9:30 EST - call in through Skype and/or chat with the others. Also, check out our My Space page, www.myspace.com/armchairsurvivor , and be our friend. We really appreciate you all.

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Song part at the end “Deep Six”, Her and Kings County (how appropriate)

See HER & Kings County Nashville TN to Columbus OH Video

These folks played well, were fun and very polite (even the girl who spits beer).

Mike and John shot photos and video, some of which appear in this video. Caleb did the editing. John Z’s picture takin’ web site can be found at www.elimages.com/

Treemail brings news of an immunity challenge but with a twist. Each team has to vote for one person of the other team to sit out the challenge and go to Exile but that person will be immune at tribal council if their tribe goes.

Ozzy and Alexis are off to Exile Island with their immunity.

The challenge requires teammates to cross an obstacle course consisting of various balancing activities all the while the other team swings bags at them hoping to knock them off the course. Ozzy and Jason rock in the challenge but Jason pulls his team ahead to win. Airai wins! Pizza and beer delivered to the winners, the losers get a trip to tribal.

Back at Malakal with Ozzy still at Exile, Erik approaches Amanda and Cirie and to tell them of all of Ami’s plans and deals. Ami confronts them and says that she can be trusted - you know me, she says. Erik goes to his idol, Ozzy, as he gets off the boat and tattles on Ami all the while saying how loyal he is. In the end Erik stays and Ami is sent home.

Topics:

• Ozzy’s strategy and who his competition is
• Trust

Predictions:

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the live show and chat - what a blast. Come join the fun next Thursday at 9:30(ish) EST! Also, thank you for all listening and for the great comments on the blog.

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For a trip to the Herbal Essence Great Escape Spa four blindfolded teammates have to wheel the money wheel through an obstacle course, breaking tiles along the way to reveal smaller money stones which then are put together to solve a puzzle. It was an interesting challenge and in the end Malakal wins! Finally a win for Malakal.

Off to the spa where Ozzy gets to shower with Amanda and Ami, Erik gets to drool, and Cirie gets a good laugh.

Back at Airai Kathy is loosing it to the point Jeff is called in. Kathy quits.

The immunity challenge requires teammates to pull a rope and cross a floating bridge. When at the platform they attach the rope to a puzzle piece and the tribe pulls them in. Once all the pieces are retrieved they have to solve the puzzle. Malakal or should we say Ozzy gets a great lead in retrieving the puzzle pieces but in the end Airai’s puzzle solving ability leads them to victory.

At tribal there is a hint that Ozzy will be out but in the end the Malakal tribemates again follows Ozzy’s lead and vote out Tracey.

Topics:

• Stepping up - Leadership
• Endurance

Predictions:

Thank you all for joining us for the live show and chat! All are welcome during and after Survivor - come join the fun at www.survivor.tubecasts.com/liveshow. Thanks also for your comments on the blog - we can’t wait to hear what you have to write about this episode.

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Mike’s correction (click each): Parvati, Parvati, Parvati and Parvati.

“Penner” is still feeling the pain of his cut but hangs in there for the reward challenge. Teams are playing to win 2 natives coming to camp to show them the ways of living off the land. Each team swims out and gets planks and ropes. After all are gathered the team has 10 minutes to build a blockade for the other team’s tunnel. Then the teams have to make their way through the tunnel - first team to get all their team members through the tunnel and onto the map win. Even with Penner’s injury Airai wins easily!

Chet and Jason head off to Exile Island. Chet uses the time to rest and heal his heel injury while Jason goes in search of the idol. He follows the clues and finds….. the pointy stick! Or, as Jason believes, the hidden immunity idol.

Jonathan is checked by the medics and as much as he sounds like Alan Alda as Hawkeye Piece, even he can’t keep infection from spreading. The medics and producers order him from the island and take him off to surgery - Jonathan, the infection has spoken. You played a great game this season Penner.

The immunity challenge is a repeat from Cook Island where the teams use stepping poles to transfer 2 tribe members from one tower to another. Once the team members are transferred all of the team must stand atop a platform. Airai, or should we say James, changes the game and lifts the stepping pole with the tribe member up and carries all to the next tower. Airai is the clear winner!

Chet begs to go home and in the end the tribe allows him to end his misery.

We talk with Billy Garcia, Survivor - Cook Island, about his upcoming charity wrestling match with Johnny Fairplay - check out all that is happening April 5th at www.myspace.com/billygarcia.

Predictions:

Thank you to all who joined us during our mid-week show. We would like to keep doing the mid-week show and to find a time that meets our audience’s needs. Come join the fun on Thursdays - liveshow with chat and call-ins at 9:30(ish) EST and then later in the week for the mid-week liveshow with chat and call-ins.

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If you caught our live show (9:30PMish Eastern Time) you got to experience one problem after another despite a call to tough guy and former Survivor, Billy Garcia (who is going to drop Fairplay on his face this April 5th, pin him, and then whisper in his ear, “Remember the Carrinos at Armchair Survivor”), a call from our own BrianAlt, as well as a Benny Hill styled video from Wyo Survivor Wannabe.

But when all was said and done, the live show was interrupted by computer melt down and the recorder was set to “Record only the most irritating part of the conversation” (Mike’s noises) so we had to start over again — two and a half minutes of apology topped off with Madge Weinstein agreeing completely.

Nonetheless, there is some good news:

Billy Garcia is going to be wrestling Johnny Fairplay this April 5, at the “Reality Rumble 2008″ in Virginia. There are going to be a lot of reality stars there and it’s for a great cause. Go to Billy’s web site for more details: http://www.myspace.com/billygarcia.

We now feel like the mid-week live show is a must. We’ll post the time on the web site really soon and if you have a time preference let us know. Also, if you’d like to be notified via e-mail, let us know at Survivor [at] tubecasts.com (you know what that really means). We promise this won’t be use for anything but telling you when the live show is going to be. We hate spammers.

Maybe, if you’re really lucky, I’ll see this disaster as an opportunity to post a video about Slappy’s leaf suit. That should be yank-licious (if ya know what I mean).

I’m going to bed — hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

OX
Mike

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The reward challenge has teammates harnassed together chasing the other tribe’s harnassed couple hoping to get their flag. This challenge brought as many laughs to us as injuries to the players. Fat lips, hit heads and leg wounds - it was painful. In the end Airai wins and takes home a bar-b-que feast.

Malakal goes back to the Favs camp and sees what living in Survivor luxury is like - all are happy. Airai’s camp is lucky to not be washed away from that day’s ocean waves. With the Favs help, Airai is able to build shetler and a place for fire - finally, a real camp at Airai.

The immunity challenge requires the team to throw stones to break tiles which then releases puzzle pieces. After all the pieces are released they must solve the puzzle. Airai is behind Malakal until Jon gives Eliza advice to “look at the big picture” Airai pulls forward and wins again.

It seems obvious that Chet will be going home tonight until Tracy starts working her magic. She puts in Cirie’s mind the idea that Joel is the big threat, and not that much help iin challenges, so he should be the one to go. Cirie brings the idea to Amanda and Ozzie and in the end the tribe keeps the weak and gets rid of the threat - good-bye Joel.

Topics:

• Injuries - pain you can work through vs. life flight pain
• Stay strong or keep your numbers - what should a tribe do?

Predictions:

Thank you everyone for participating and making this Survivor season great. Add your comments to the blog, send us an e-mail to survivor@tubecasts.com, and comment and be our friend on MySpace, www.myspace.com/armchairsurvivor.

Live shows are taped around 9:30 EST after Survivor, click on the live show link and join the chat. Also, call in on Skype (it is free). We are considering having a live show another time of the week also - if you would be interested let us know by e-mail.

Send in your Survivor audition tapes - official or unofficial, or any video you have that you would like to (and would be appropriate) to share - e-mail us for the details.

Thanks to all of you!!

Link to YouTube video discussed: http://youtube.com/watch?v=n0C4ZDO5r58

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Kathy and Ozzy are sent to Exile Island where Ozzy is anxious to search for the hidden idol. Kathy is happy to have someone who will show her the ropes of Survivor survival. Ozzy sneaks off to search for clues and ends up finding the idol. Taking direction from Yau-Man’s moves, Ozzy creates a fake idol and hides it - very clever.

For the immunity challenge the tribes are harnessed together between long poles, they have to unlock the harness and then move through an obstacle course grabbing 6 necklaces. Once all necklaces are found the remaining 2 tribe members put then on the coding wheel and solve a puzzle. The Favorites had their harnesses unlocked, and necklaces found before the Fans got unlocked - the Favorites easily won immunity.

Joel still is in charge at the Fans camp and tells Mikey B that Chet is out. Tracy catches Joel and convinces him that he has a better idea - keep Chet and get rid of Mikey - Joel likes “his” new idea and the they vote out Mikey. Darn it!

Topics:

• How did Tracy get Joel to change his mind?
• Both tribes are fighting, how is it the Favorites move past that for the challenges and continue to win?

Predictions

Come listen live and chat with other Survivor fans - we record Thursday nights around 9:30ish EST. Join in with Syke and uStream chat - both are free.

Thank you everyone for listening and participating on the blog and live shows - we really appreciate it!

Happy Leap Year Day!

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Warpaint and a Comfort Catalog are delivered for the tribes to prepare for the reward challenge. Teams line up on opposite ends of the lagoon and charge each other. The goal is to get your team’s three bags and two from the other tribe into the end zone all at one time. It is an all out wrestle fest with grabbing and blurring all around. In the end the Favorites won!

Kathy and Ami head to Exile Island where Kathy wants nothing to do with searching for clues - from the editting it looks like the idols were not found.

The reward challenge has 2 men and 2 women from each tribe holding up a basket. The other tribe shoots coconuts into it and the first to drop their basket looses. It looks like the Fans had the clear advantage and they win Immunity.

The Favs are a divided team with the Penners vs. the Parvatis with both fighting for Cirie’s vote. In the end Penner looses and it is Yau-Man who is voted out.

Topics:

• If you talk enough about it will it make it so
• Fighting logically vs. emotionally - which will get you the win

Predictions:

Come join the chat during the live show on Thursday’s at 9:30ish. Chat with other Survivor fans and call in to the show with your comments.

Thank you all for listening and your support.

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The Fans may have won the challenge last week but they are a divided camp. The younger 7 vs. the older 3 are having a rough time getting fire, building camp and getting food. Finally two camps are built (yes for one tribe), fire and food are had and the Fans are feeling better. Over at Beaches Resort, Favs Camp, the players are getting together in couples and enjoying resort life.

The challenge this week is one challenge for reward and immunity. 5 players from each team must swim out to a platform, leap and break a tile and a key will be released, the key is retrieved - each must get a key. The keys then unlock a chest holding a puzzle which must be solved. Ozzy, dolphin boy, gives the Favs a lead but it is a close race until Chet can’t get one of the keys - after that the Favs have a huge lead and win! They get immunity, a fishing boat, gear and get to pick one person to go to Exile Island (a twister - Exile Island is back). Kathy is the choosen one. Then another twist, the team must also pick one from their team to go to Exile also - Cerie is choosen.

Kathy and Cerie take advantage of the clues for the hidden idol on Exile Island and the producers leave us guessing as to if the idol was found.

There was a lot of scheming on the Fans camp and Mikey and Mary were blindsided as Mary is voted out. Joel is laughing his way to the top of the pack (or so he thinks).

Topics:

• Seperate camps for one tribe - smart or stupid?
• Do the Fans think too much and are they star struck by the Favs?

We have a new show format - we will tape a live show on Thursdays after Survivor (we will still be releasing the recorded show on Friday morning). Please come join us next week for the live show and chat - Mike and I are still getting use to the new structure but all who joined this week were right on.

Thank you all for listening and for your comments and support. Tell your friends to come join the fun.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Have you ever wished you could put your two cents worth into the commentary? Wish no more.

Starting 2.14.2008 we will be recording Armchair Survivor live. You can listen and you can even participate. Best of all, it’s free. That’s better than George Busch’s tax break any old day!

Here’s how it will work:

Right after we watch the show (we live in the eastern time zone), we’ll start the show. Truth be told, though, it takes a few minutes to get the kids to bed and pour drinks. But fear not, we’ll start the show on the feed rolling with some pre-recorded pre-show. This will keep you entertained, let you use our built in chat to talk to other live listeners while we’re getting our acts together and also, give you a chance to adjust make sure you’re tuned in just right.

When we’re ready to go, you’ll be given a 60 second warning — and then we’re live! In all of our glory and all our ugliness. Here are some benefits to listening live:

• You get to hear everything we cut out of the recording — everything that DOESN’T make it to the podcast.
• You get to do live, web based, chat with all of the other listeners. We’ll be watching the chat boards so if you say something really clever we’ll use it as our own.
• You get to see our video feed. Though we probably won’t show our faces on this thing as we’re recording, we will use it to show stuff that we may be talking about during the podcast — and of course, that doesn’t show up in the podcast.
• You get to call the show and be our guest via Skype.

And the best part, all of this is FREE!

Here is what you’ll need to participate:

• A computer that will run a web browser that can run Adobe/Macromedia Flash. If you have any doubts, go over to http://survivor.tubecasts.com/liveshow right now and see if you can see a little USTREAM.TV screen and chat client.
• A computer that will run Skype and the latest version of Skype (this is only necessary if you with to call in to the show). This will also necessitate you use earphones when you call in so we don’t get feed back. Skype is free to download and free to use.

Yup — all of this is FREE.

If you just can’t wait to get started, do the following:

1. Download a copy of Skype, set up an account and set up Armchair.Survivor as one of your contacts. Go to http://skype.com to download the software.
2. A few minutes before 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, set your browser to http://survivor.tubecasts.com/liveshow. When we start broadcasting, your computer will start picking it up.
3. Though it is best to make yourself a UStream.tv account (it too is free), you can also identify yourself on the chat by simply typing in /nick and then a handle you want to use for that show. For example, I could call myself “Amanda” by simply typing /nick Amanda into the chat entry line and then pressing the SEND key.

We look forward to seeing you on line Thursday night!

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Two idols, one for each tribe, are awaiting the person who can find them first. Johnny Fairplay finds the idol but it is the other teams, he then tries to run to his team’s idol but in swoops Yau-Man to steal it away from him(go, Yau-Man! You keep that idol this time). With coaching from Yau-Man, Kathy of the Fans gets the other idol. The twist - the idol can only be used at your first tribal council.

The challenge is wild! After moving a cart through obstacles and assembling a puzzle to build the turnstyle, the Fans are the first to get their wok of flame in the air to WIN.

Back at a well established camp, the Favs divide into groups and Johnny Fairplay believes he has all of the team doing his bidding. He tells the group he wants to go home to be there for his unborn child, he tells the camera he wants to win the million for his child - which is the truth? We’ll never know for sure as Johnny gets only one of his wishes - he gets to go home.

Johnny Fairplay - the first Survivor to be voted out of Survivor Micronesia.

Topics:

• Do either teams have an advantage?
• Was Johnny Fairplay telling a lie or the truth when he told his fellow tribesmates he wanted to go home?

Predictions:

Welcome back to all who are joining us for another Survivor Season and for all our new listeners! We are glad to be back.

Armchair Survivor’s new tag line “We are a podcast that shoots from the hip with a little amnesia”

Next week, after Survivor airs (EST) we will have a live show and be taking calls - we hope to hear from you.

Please add your comments about the show and new season

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Todd gets the $1 million

James gets the $100,000

and Denise gets $50,000

Congrats to them all.

Fans vs. Favorites - the next season of Survivor.  Hope you all join us then.

Thank you everyone for another great Survivor season!  Happy Holidays.

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Courtney and Amanda bond while the other three are feasting and scheming.

The immunity challenge is a mix of some of the previous challenges. From death stars to eating small bird parts - it was a close challenge but Amanda wins! There is talk at camp of who to go but in the end it is Peih Gee. She fought a tough battle but just couldn’t break the alliance.

Topic

• How much of your good fortune should you talk about and or whine about?

Finale is Sunday, 12/15 - who will win? Mike thinks Amanda, Marji thinks Todd - what do you think?

Thank you all for your comments last week and throughout the season.

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For immunity each member has to go through obstacles while tied to a rope and answer questions correctly to get a key to open a box which will release their flag - first to get three keys and release their flag wins. Boy, this was a grueling challenge - all looked exhausted but in the end Peih Gee wins. She is safe for another week.

Peih Gee and Erik try to persuade Denise to come to their side but Denise stays loyal and Erik goes home.

Topics:

• What does family do to Survivor dynamics
• Final 5 - how will this all play out

Predictions:

Let us know your thoughts! Thank you all for your great comments (and patience with the repeating blog) - we really appreciate all of you.

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Topics:

• What is trust in Survivor?
• Lessons learned

Predictions:

Thank you to everyone for your opinions and your comments! Can’t wait to hear what your thoughts are about Amanda’s actions and James being voted off.

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To win the reward of a cruise, food and comfortable sleep the tribe is again divided into two and are faced with the challenge of bouncing a ball on drums through an obstacle course - first team to get three balls into the bin wins. Erik, Frosti, Amanda and Courtney were the clear winners while the other group was drum-and-ball challenged.

Back at camp Peih Gee, who has managed to earn the title of Jean-Robert (not meant in a flattering way either), picks a fight with James. James will have none of it and Peih Gee is on a thin rope.

At the immunity challenge each member must stab zodiac symbol tiles in the order that Jeff calls them in. The twist - you don’t have to participate in the challenge, you can choose to sit out and eat. Courtney, Todd, Denise and James take the food and leave the others to compete. In the end Peih Gee wins (though James “won” 7 hamburgers so he might be called the real winner). The tribe has to choose which of the inner circle must be voted out and in the end Frosti is sent packing.

Topics:

• What’s love got to do with it?
• Is “hanging on” a legitimate strategy for Survivor?

Predictions:

Thank you so much for your comments this week - they were awesome! Let us know your thoughts and picks this week also. To all who celebrate it Happy Thanksgiving - may many things happen to you to make you thankful.

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Don’t let your boat sink - the goal of this week’s reward challenge. One player sat in their boat while the other team tried to fill that boat with water, first to sink the boat twice wins. The red team won in the first two heats and Jean-Robert, James, Todd and Amanda go off to visit an ancient chinese village, get food and another clue. J-R is the only one of the group that didn’t know about the idol, saw the clues for the first time, and the only one to know that there is no point looking for the idol ’cause James has them both.

Wow did the immunity challenge catch us off balance - okay, not the challenge but the winner. Was this the first time that being lazy and not moving wins you immunity? Though do you think she would have voluntarily got off the dragon if offered chocolate and peanutbutter? Courtney wins immunity - ugggghhh!

The tribe is starting to crack and the votes are split between James, Peih-Gee, and Jean-Robert. J-R was dealt the losing hand and was sent home. Next week back at camp should be very interesting…

Topic:

• Sticking with your group / alliance - which is a stronger bond for it, friendship or drive to win?

Predictions:

Thank you all for listening! Comment on the blog or send us an e-mail at survivor@tubecasts.com. Thank you for all your participation.

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The tribes merge and now there is the new Hae Da Fung, Black Fighting Wind. Though all players have the same tribe name there is still the definite line drawn between the two previous tribes.

After enjoying a feast and a celebration the tribe returns to camp and the immunity challenge is presented. The person who remembers the most detail from the celebration wins immunity. Frosti proved to know the most and now has the precious immunity necklace.

There was a lot of scrambling and discussion of who to vote out but the votes were between Jean-Robert and Jamie. Jamie played her idol and Jeff burst her bubble by throwing it in the fire (was that symbolic of when she threw the challenge). So, in the end the Fei Long group remained strong and voted off another Zhan Hu member - see ya Jamie.

Topics:

• Strategy of the power of the jury
• If you were James would you give one of the idols back to Todd?
• Overacting - can Jean-Robert fill in for Jerry Seinfeld if they bring back the Seinfeld show?

Predictions:

Happy November to all! Comment on the blog or send us an e-mail at survivor@tubecasts.com. Thank you!

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After wining the reward challenge Fei Long welcomes back, ahh, I mean kidnaps, James and he reunites with his tribe. Todd takes advantage of the situation and tells James to give him what is in the package from Jeff and if he does Todd will save him. James does just that - Todd solves the riddle and finds the hidden immunity idol. Todd then hatches the plan to give it to James, have Zhan Hu throw the challenge, and at tribal have James use the immunity idol then cast his vote for Jamie. Ahhhhh, quite clever.

The remaining three members of Zhan Hu are unsure of their standings with their previous team members and decide to actually compete in this challenge. The gross food challenge is back and they are forced to eat things from baby turtles to 1000 year-old eggs. Zhan Hu wins! All but Jamie, Eric and PG are devastated.

Fei Long decides between Sherea (to keep the numbers strong for Fei Long) and James-Robert (Courtney and others don’t “like” him). Sherea and her attitude are voted off.

Topics:

• Kidnapping vs. Exile Island - which twist do you like?
• Todd’s talking strategy
• Socially acceptable actions in the game

Predictions:

Thank you all for listening and for your great comments!

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Time for dress up at immunity this week. Tribes dressed up in armor and threw hammers at each other in hopes of breaking vases on poles - quite a cool challenge but just not very intense. Fei Huang Long wins! To vote off it was between Dave the annoying worker-bee and Sherea the lazy challenge-winner. In the end Dave was sent home.

Topics:

• What did Frosti mean when he told Dave “You have to work with the people you are leading”?
• Survivor China’s new special effects

Predictions:

Thank you all for listening! Please post your comments and predictions on the blog - we would love to hear them.

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The immunity challenge was another physical challenge where each person had to cut through wooden beams and then through rope to release disks, once all disks were down they drug them back to solve a puzzle. Courtney would have had better luck if she were given a nail file vs. the machette. In the end Zhan Hu wins! The decision to break an alliance, get rid of a weak player or get rid of a friendly person was a loss for Leslie as she was the 3rd person voted out of Survivor China.

Topics

• Impact of kidnapping on the game
• Strategies of Survivor: Physical, Brain-power, Spiritual, or sex

Picks:

Thank you all for listening and commenting! Please continue to comment on the blog or send us e-mail at survivor@tubecasts.com.

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The players take trains, planes, and boats into China to meet Jeff at the temple where he greets them with a Welcome Ceremony and then takes all their possessions except the clothes on their backs. In return he gives them each a bag and a buff separating the tribes as such:

Zhang Hu (Fighting Tiger) / Yellow:

Frosti, Dave, Jaime, Eric, Ashley, Chicken, Erik, Sherea

Fei Huang (Flying Dragon) / Red:

Jean-Robert, Leslie, Amanda, Courtney, Denis, Todd, Aaron, James

As each tribe sets (or tries to set) camp they get called to their first immunity challenge. After carrying a ceremonial mascot through an obstacle course Fei Huang led by James wins! Zhang Hu goes to tribal council and Chicken becomes the first person voted out of Survivor China. “Damm”

Please join us each week to listen to the podcast, comment on the blog and send us e-mails at survivor@tubecasts.com. Our phone line will be available soon.

Thank you for listening!

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Come join us at http://kidnation.tubecasts.com Gabrielle and Mike have already recorded a preview show, so check it out.

And, yes, we’ve already been asked if there’s going to be a “super secret after show” like Keith and The Girl’s, where Marji verbally beat’s Mike’s ass for what goes on during Armchair Kid Nation.

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So Jupiter got the ax. She seems like a really sweet and upstanding person in real life but un-fortunately on tonight’s episode, she caused the yelling of Jupiter: Stupider! She’d make a great neighbor and probably wonderful mom but the poor girl just ain’t got it for realty TV.

The really interesting study, though, is The Triad — especially Az and Jay. Jay is first at being second. Further more, Az is letting his ego and insecurity get in the way of good decisions. Is Jay playing him?

It’s too bad this Pirate Master was put on in the summer and that it has to stand the mediocre court of big network TV. It’s really a well done show with tons of human behavior to observe. We just hope it survives the gauntlet of simplicity.

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In other news, lately, Mike spent a lot of time listening to “Album of the Year” by Brother Love and listening to BroLo on podcasts. All of that love came spewing all over the podcast. Clean up on isle four — stat! (”Summertime” is available on at music.podshow.com as well as iTunes)

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Also, Pirate Master this week seems to have a little to do with a documentary being shown now on Richard Bluestein’s Insane Films.

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Sometimes in poker a big gamble pays off and sometimes it doesn’t. Yau-Man gave away a car in order to get immunity at the final four but as he was a strategy king, strategy was played against him and Dreamz won immunity but didn’t live up to his promise. Yau-Man was voted out and the final three going to tribal council were Earl, Cassandra and Dreamz.

After an entertaining jury questioning, Earl must have said all the right things because he walked away with all the jury votes and won a million dollars.

Thank you to all of you for listening and participating. We are sincerely thankful for your support. Have a great “break” and we’ll see you for Survivor - China.

Podcast: tcSURV070513.mp3

Finally, the car challenge - the race was hard but it came down to Yau, Stacy and Boo as winners of a new truck. Yau slices through the rope to win! Yau makes a deal with Dre - the new truck for Dre’s immunity idol if he wins at the final four - Dre takes the deal and will now have to get a driver’s license because he has a brand new truck. Another twist, Yau sends himself to Exile and gets the last clue where the hidden idol is.

Yau shares the idol information with Earl and after some hunting Earl finds the last idol and is thrilled.

Immunity is up for grabs and again Boo and Yau are the last two standing - Boo pulls ahead and wins!

Dre starts to make his move to get Yau out and after some discussion has Cassandra and Stacy voting for Yau. Yau with his super senses has a feeling of what is going on - uses his idol at tribal and instead of him going home, Stacy is sent home.

Topics:

• Strategy
• Trust and Karma

Predictions:

Thank you all for such a great season - join us on BuddyTV for the finale on Sunday night.

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The reward challenge was one of the most disturbing - hunks of pork hanging from ropes and the contestants have to chew off as much meat as they can. Boo wins with Yau-Man and Dreamz coming in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. They win an incredible helicopter ride around Fiji, a ride down the rapids and letters from home - awesome.

To win the immunity idol the survivors must dig through the sand to find steps, once the steps are found 3 move forward to use those steps to climp up a pole. Boo won the steps so fighting for the idol were Alex, Boo and Dreamz. It was a great challenge and in the end Boo won.

Alex worked the players but in the end it didn’t work and he was voted out.

Topics:

• Picking on the underdog
• What makes Dreamz tick

Predictions:

Thank you all for listening and participating! Join us next Thursday on BuddyTV, www.buddytv.com - can’t wait to read all your comments.

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Wow - it was another episode filled with strategy and excitement. The tribes had to divide into two again for the reward challenge and the winners all got to go overnight to a spa. Stacy’s group won and she was happy to relax with Dreamz and Earl, just not Alex. Alex tried to win over the group but it didn’t look like it worked well.

The immunity challenge was a new one - pick three squares in a row to set your “immunity ship” and then the players took turns burning up squares - last one standing was Stacy.

Boo told the Earl alliance that Mookie and Alex found the idol so the group split their votes but in the end it was Alex’s vote for Mookie that broke the tie and sent Mookie home.

Topics:

• Honesty, no honestly…
• Skill challenges vs. Luck challenges

Predictions:

Thank you to everyone for listening and participating! Join us on BuddyTV next week at www.buddytv.com.

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Cassandra won the reward challenge and got a trip on a luxury yacht. She was still playing the game though and picked Yau-Man, Boo and Dreamz to join her on her reward - to be nice? No, to stregthen her alliances.

The immunity challenge was painful to watch - I can’t imagine how hard it was to do. In the end Yau-Man proved he could stand on tiny foot holds the longest and won the first individual immunity of this season.

And then the strategizing really went into full gear! What the heck happened? Dreamz sold out the 4 horsemen and gave away that Mookie had the idol but then gave it to Alex. Knowing this news the group voted for Edgardo. Alex gave up the idol at tribal - for nothing.

Join us on BuddyTV next week, www.buddytv.com and keep adding your comments to the blog - you are great!

Thanks everyone.Š

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The strategy game is heating up. Edgardo, Mookie, Dreamz and Alex name themselves the Four Horsemen and work the camp trying to find out everyone’s thoughts - smart move.

At the challenge MB pulls another twist and the teams are divided again - this time though just for the challenge. The Orange Team wins and Earl, Edgardo, Yau Man, Boo and Cassandra go off to a dinner of steak and veggies. The others head directly to tribal council. In the end Michelle is voted off and ManVivor continues.

Topics:

• Sharing immunity idols (and sharing the news that one has the idol)
• Random Division

Predictions:

Links to the podcasts mentioned tonight - Angie from Pop Culture Shock Podcast, www.pcspodcast.com and The Darcy and Holly Show, www.darcyandholly.com.

Thanks so much all of you!

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So this leads me to beg: If anyone would like to make a WikiPedia page for Armchair Survivor (and/or Armchair Apprentice) we would be most grateful. This is truly something we can’t do for ourselves. Apparently, it’s against the rules.

thanx,

Mike

For the reward of a Fijian feast the tribes have to compete in a dance off. Both teams do a good job but Earl and the dancing Ravus are clear winners. The immunity challenge will be won by the team that is closest to the bull’s eye - they have a chance with blow darts, spears, and bow and arrow. Yau-Man uses his brains and hits the mark.

Topics:

• Giving up the will
• Brain vs. Braun

Predictions:

Comment on the blog and come be our friend on My Space, www.myspace.com/armchairapprentice. Also, join us on BuddyTV next week at www.buddytv.com.

Enter the SmartMouth product giveaway contest - details at www.apprentice.tubecasts.com

Thank you so much for listening and participating!

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Click here to see our friends at MAD-TV poke fun and Marji’s heart throb Jeff Probst.

(This IS NOT the where the show will go when it’s finished).

The quiet and reserved Anthony was criticized by Rocky for not speaking up. GUESS WHAT ROCKY!!!

Anthony was doing Rocky a favor by keeping quiet because if Rocky thought that he couldn’t take Rita and Michelle’s conversations about lip gloss, he would probably be put into cardiac arrest by the double-barreled mind of Anthony. We wound Anthony up and let him go. Two hours later we were in pain from laughing so hard — and we had made a new friend. Anthony was fantastic.

Check out Anthony’s web site at www.southhollow.com

Part one: tcSURV070328a.mp3 | Shootin’ The Poop With Anthony

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The reward challenge is cool - launch fireballs into targets to burn. RAVU wins!!!! Way to go - first win for the team. They win a trip to the Arcade with hot dogs and beer, or for some of them an arcade, hot dogs, beer and vomit! Earl gets sent to Exile Island or as we call it Ex Earl Island.

The immunity challenge was interesting. Michelle and Boo were both great callers (way to go Boo - you surprised us). Lisi was easily replaced by Alex and again both teams did well and the race was close. In the end Moto wins. Ravu sends Rocky packing but cool - the guy will get many more appearances as he is the first jury member.

Predictions

Thank you all for listening and joining us. Comment on the blog or call us at 206-888-2764.

We’ll be back with BuddyTV next week - sorry for missing this week but huge thanks to GoHskrs for filling in.

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The quiet and reserved Anthony was criticized by Rocky for not speaking up. GUESS WHAT ROCKY!!!

Anthony was doing Rocky a favor by keeping quiet because if Rocky thought that he couldn’t take Rita and Michelle’s conversations about lip gloss, he would probably be put into cardiac arrest by the double-barreled mind of Anthony. We wound Anthony up and let him go. Two hours later we were in pain from laughing so hard — and we had made a new friend. Anthony was fantastic.

Check out Anthony’s web site at www.southhollow.com

Part two: tcSURV070328b.mp3 | Apologies To Everyone

Podcast: tcSURV070328a.mp3

Earl and Edgardo step forward and become the first to pick a new team member. In the end Earl’s team becomes Moto and Edgardo’s, Ravu. Lisi isn’t picked and is ready to leave the game. Jeff partially grants her wish and let’s her leave the island to go to Exile.

The challenge tonight was one of the best we have seen - both teams really worked it but in the end Moto wins and Ravu is sent to tribal. Rocky’s temper and mouth flare and Anthony tries to work the teammates to be on his side. The persuasion didn’t work but Anthony gave a good fight and was voted out.

Topics:

• Social Skills - do you need them in Survivor?
• Survivor Roles - what role would you take on?

Predictions: