Survivor South Pacific - New Cast

[dr.strangelove]

http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/

I think rick will be fun to watch. He seems like a character. I hope him and coach get together.

[Suich]

1. Do you know where they are in the South Pacific? TIA! n/t

[lazarus]

4. Samoa

same camps, even.

[Ohio Joe]

2. I gotta go Mikayla

Hey... I gotta support a real Jersey girl :D

[dr.strangelove]

3. Survivor finally confirms Ozzy and Coach to return

CBS withheld the names of the two returning players to join the 16 new contestants announced on Monday for Survivor: South Pacific, but EW.com can now exclusively reveal that the internet rumors are indeed true, and those two returning players are Benjamin “Coach” Wade and Ozzy Lusth. This will mark the third appearance for each contestant. Coach made the jury in both Tocantins and Heroes vs. Villains, while Ozzy was the runner-up for Cook Islands and was a member of the jury in Fans vs. Favorites.

Like last season’s returning pair of Boston Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz, Coach and Ozzy will each end up on different teams, this time after breaking an egg filled with the paint color of one of the tribes. Unlike Rob and Russell, however, there is no built-in rivalry between the pair. But host Jeff Probst says the two do have a natural connection. “What they share together is their social games suck,” says Probst. “Coach? He blew it in Heroes vs. Villains. He blew it seven different ways. And Ozzy got voted out with an idol in his hand! If that doesn’t speak to how bad you are in the social part of this game. So we looked at it and said here are two guys that do have a redemption story. Yes, you’ve played. Yes, you’re popular, but you don’t know what you’re doing in this game.”

Probst also told EW.com on location just a few hours after filming kicked off on the franchise’s 23rd season that the two returning players will have a much tougher time after Boston Rob came back to win it all last time on Redemption Island. “Boston Rob winning last season made it very difficult for Coach and Ozzy,” says Probst. “We even talked about giving them immunity. We said, maybe we should give them immunity for the first Tribal Council and let them get their feet wet, and we said that’s just not our show. You’re on your own.”

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/24/survivor-south-pacific-ozzy-coach-return/

I've already said how I feel about this. I think its a terrible idea. I was against it with Russel and Rob and I don't like this either. I want to see the show return to its roots and just offer good personalities and game play. I hate the gimmicks.

[lazarus]

5. I agree it's a gimmick. and I don't like it, either

Whilst I flove Boston Rob, I understand how seeing him dominate a group of rookies wasn't any fun for some people.

But bringing back players specifically because they suck? WTF?

[dr.strangelove]

6. I know

I was tired of the Rob Russell thing early on, but at least with Rob playing such a great game, I could enjoy the game from a strategy point, even if it was far less interesting than usual. But Coach and Ozi have got to be the only two "favorites" or "all-stars" that are worse at the social game than Russell. I mean, both are dumb. Ozi is maybe the best water sports athlete ever on the show, but he got bested by the cyborg Yul (who I will always like if only because I picked him as the winner based on his photo and video on the website) and Coach got bested by everyone who wanted to best him.

Its a gimmick because Coach is crazy and makes for good camp spots and Ozi looks great in teh water and makes for good commercials. I hope they go 1-2 and we can move on with the season.

[truebrit71]

9. Ozzy I'm cool with, Coach can fuck off...

...wish they'd stop with the gimics and leave the premise alone...Oh, and if I have to listen to one more contestant spewing his/her inane religious shit I am switching it off....

[ZombieHorde]

7. Survivor is a fun show. I don't care who wins; I just like to see people

just barely save themselves.

I thought Russel's first season was exciting because he was on the chopping block every week, but he would pull something crazy out of his ass.

I love when smaller groups find a way to take out a bigger group. It's exciting to watch.

[truebrit71]

8. Okay, lemme guess, a couple of real buff dudes, some chesty flirts,

...a couple of older folks (at least one trying to overcome a life-altering event/disease), a fundamentalist xtian, a gay guy, possibly a gay gal, and a minor sporting/teevee celebrity...

How'd I do?