Survivor Samoa (Current US Series) ***Spoilers for TG4 viewers***

Also Starring LeVar Burton

If Russell is in Season 20, he'll have the advantage of no one knowing who the f**k he is as the season was filmed before Samoa was aired or while it was being aired. However, if the cast lists floating around the interweb are anything to go by, our beloved Russell won't even be getting a look in, as he isn't on a single one of those lists. Thankfully they only seem to be speculation at this point, so fingers crossed Russ will be back - he's probably my favourite Survivor contestant of all time, or at least in the top 5 if not in the number 1 spot.
L31mr0d, you'll probably be happy to hear that Amanda's name has popped up on every single list I've seen, and James was on the majority of 'em too, so very good chance they'll be back, as will quite a few of the Favourites of the Favourites season... Fairplay, Parvati, Cirie and Ozzy have all been mentioned. Personally, I'm sick of Ozzy, but don't mind the rest of 'em.
Hatch definitely won't be back though, apparently. He wasn't given permission to leave the US. Stupid legal system getting in the way of epic Survivor.
Is it too early to start a Heroes Vs. Villains thread?
We could use it for updates on who's possibly gonna be in the series or what not...
I won't start it, unless other people see merit in it being started this early...

Mr E

Nah, go for it, Cian. It'll be fun to speculate, and its less than 2 months away.
Beware spoilers about this season though (for TG4 viewers).

Aard

I've always been of the belief that the person who wins the million bucks deserves it. And, though it pains me to say it, I still believe it after Natalie's win. Russell outwitted, out played and outlasted, but he failed the most important test - the social game. He was arrogant, smug, rude, and just an all-around pain in the ass. He may have played the "best" game ever, but was blinded by his own awesomeness into forgetting that, duh, at the end of the day, people have to vote for you. One of the best players, but at the same time one of the dumbest.


(Also, fwiw, my prediction of Russ and Mick in the final came true, go me! :pac: )

Bottleopener

CaptainNegative wrote: »

If Russell is in Season 20, he'll have the advantage of no one knowing who the f**k he is as the season was filmed before Samoa was aired or while it was being aired. However, if the cast lists floating around the interweb are anything to go by, our beloved Russell won't even be getting a look in, as he isn't on a single one of those lists. Thankfully they only seem to be speculation at this point, so fingers crossed Russ will be back - he's probably my favourite Survivor contestant of all time, or at least in the top 5 if not in the number 1 spot.
L31mr0d, you'll probably be happy to hear that Amanda's name has popped up on every single list I've seen, and James was on the majority of 'em too, so very good chance they'll be back, as will quite a few of the Favourites of the Favourites season... Fairplay, Parvati, Cirie and Ozzy have all been mentioned. Personally, I'm sick of Ozzy, but don't mind the rest of 'em.
Hatch definitely won't be back though, apparently. He wasn't given permission to leave the US. Stupid legal system getting in the way of epic Survivor.
Is it too early to start a Heroes Vs. Villains thread?
We could use it for updates on who's possibly gonna be in the series or what not...
I won't start it, unless other people see merit in it being started this early...

The proper cast list is out if you know where to look .


As for Russell winning, frankly he didn't play the best game as his social game was terrible. He was arrogant and didn't deserve it, and his carry on at the reunion was cringeworthy.

Kirby

I was rooting for Russell too...from the moment he started emptying water cans and burning socks . I mean, you just have to respect a move like that. And the guy found 3 idols.....two of which with no clues! :eek: staggering stuff.

And as somebody has already said, nobody will have a clue about him as season 20 was filmed before samoa aired. Having said that, I'm sure the players would have been told by the producers roughly what to expect. Besides, if a guy is on a tibe full of villains, you should know what to expect from him

Next season should be epic.

abelard

Never realised this thread was here during the season....

Personally I thought Russell did play a good social game. He had the other three Foa-Foa hang on his every decision, Shambo trusted him, John at one stage trusted him. I think it's more accurate to say that he fell at the very last minute. He claims to be amazing at reading people, but then he really should have been able to read the jury well enough and adjust his plays and responses to secure more of the votes.

Anyway, good thing Russell was there or we might have had one of the dullest seasons ever (none will ever top Thailand for dullness [hopefully]).


On Season 20;
I hope to see Russell again, though it's hard to know if he'd go through it again so soon.
I have enough of Amanda and James, but their relentless popularity means they'll likely be back
I also never liked Rupert, but again he's bound to be there.
I really want to see Cirie again.
I can't see Fairplay coming back again.
Some others I'd like to see back - Rob Cesternino, Steffanie LaGrossa, Judd & Earl (from Fiji I think?), Rob Mariano (a reality TV whore), Chris from Vanuatu.

Thargor

People have been bastards before and the jury has rewarded them for it, usually because the other 2 are disposeable hanger-ons that the person actually playing the game brought with them, dont know why that wasnt the case this time. I think it might have been the hatred for Shambo, I bet she was praising Russell in the hotel where the jury were staying and they wanted to punish her for it by voting for whats-her-name. I think he was robbed, so glad he's a millionaire already and he got the 100k.

ringlarryduff

I can't wait for the new series. Heroes vs Villains will be brilliant. I agree about Russell being an unknown quantity and hopefully that means he'll go all the way. I read somewhere that Russell assumes that he has won Samoa as he has no idea during the HvV season how he did in Samoa. Tyson will also be an interesting character, as will Coach though the latter has no hope of winning as no-one will take him seriously. It'll great to see Colby again who was unlucky in All-Stars

Thargor

ringlarryduff wrote: »

I read somewhere that Russell assumes that he has won Samoa as he has no idea during the HvV season how he did in Samoa.

Oooo never thought of that, that could be true, pretty funny if it is.

ringlarryduff

Apparently he keeps calling himself 'The Sole Survivor' during HvV....should be hilarious! Hope he isn't knackered coming straight from the Samoa series into HVV.