I’m Over It…

Google Slapped

On August 6, Google changed something in the way they calculate the search results.

They didn’t think that this site was of much value, so it dropped off the front pages of the results pages, so the traffic to the site dropped dramatically.

Viewer traffic has been headed downward over the last few years as fewer people watch TV and watch Survivor.

It’s not the Summer of 2000 any more.

CBS PR hasn’t contacted me about the upcoming interviews, so I won’t be attending those any more either.

As a result, I won’t be updating the site as often, if at all.

There’s an active forum. I’ll leave everything up, because some people are still coming to the site, but there won’t be weekly updates.

What next?

I’m willing to sell the domain name for less than it’s worth. It’s been appraised at $300k.

I’m also willing to turn it into something unrelated to the TV show.

I’m open to ideas.

What would you do with the “survivor.com” domain name?

Please leave a comment.

Thanks for the memories. It’s been a good run.

Please Comment: 68 Comments | Sep 14, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

CBS ANNOUNCES 16 OF THE 18 CASTAWAYS FOR “SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC”

CBS today announced 16 of 18 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC, when the Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 23rd season with a special 90-minute edition, Wednesday, Sept. 14 (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.   Two of the 18 castaways, to be revealed later this week, are former castaways who will return to seek redemption. 

 

The 18 castaways will be divided into two Tribes of nine: the Savaii Tribe and the Upolu Tribe, named after the two islands of Samoa.  The tribes are comprised of individuals from all different backgrounds with the same ultimate goal: to be the Sole Survivor.  While 16 of the contestants are new to the competition, two are former castaways who will be given another chance to compete for the million dollar prize.

 

Please Comment: 46 Comments | Aug 23, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

truedorktimes.com | Survivometer 23

I’m sure you don’t want to know about this, so PLEASE don’t click on any links in this post.

True Dork Times has an almost complete, mostly unconfirmed list of cast members for season 23, Survivor South Pacific.

Whatever you do, DO NOT click on this link:
True Dork Times SURVIVOMETER 23

SURVIVOMETER 23

A largely superfluous aggregator of Survivor 23: South Pacific contestant info.

Click contestant name for more details.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.truedorktimes.com/s23/survivometer23.htm

Please Comment: 9 Comments | Aug 14, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

CBS ANNOUNCES 2011-2012 PREMIERE DATES

CBS will once again launch the majority of its new and returning programming during premiere week (Sept. 19-25).  SURVIVOR premieres one week earlier (Wednesday, Sept. 14) for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons, and the comedies MIKE & MOLLY (Monday, Sept. 26) and HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN (Thursday, Sept. 29) will debut one week later. 

Wednesday, Sept. 14, 8:00-9:00 PM              SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC (23rd edition premiere)

Read the entire article at:
http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_entertainment/release?id=28633

Please Comment: 11 Comments | Jul 31, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

Survivor: South Pacific Casting Rumor — Is Russell Hantz’s Nephew A Contestant? | Realit...

Russell Hantz.  You say his name and it immediately draws an instant reaction on both sides of the spectrum from all Survivor fans.  Love him or hate him, Russell definitely left a major mark on Survivor during the three times he tried to win the $1 million prize.  Although he’s never won the game, Russell claimed he was done playing for good after he became the second person eliminated from Survivor: Redemption Island.  But just because he’s done doesn’t mean the Hantz family name has fizzled out of Survivor.  There’s a widespread rumor that one of his own family members is a contestant on Survivor: South Pacific!  Read on for more details!

Please Comment: 8 Comments | Jul 31, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

Jeff Probst: Survivor returnee was cast because of Twitter, which has “a direct impact” ...

Jeff Probst said today that Survivor South Pacific’s casting twist happened because of a poll on Twitter, and that seems to be a reference to the somewhat random casting of Ozzy Lusth, who returns along with Ben “Coach” Wade for the season that recently concluded taping and will debut in September.

Talking to TV critics, Jeff said, according to Inside Reel, “Twitter allowed me to back in control of what I say and not go through a publicist or network. We’re doing a casting twist that was done by an informal twitter poll. The response was so fast and so clear to what they [the fans] like. It is a direct impact to how we are producing the show.”

Please Comment: 6 Comments | Jul 31, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

Survivor: South Pacific Premiere Date Announced | Reality TV Magazine

The first episode of Survivor: South Pacific — the show’s 23rd season — will air on Wednesday, September 14 at 8 p.m.  This is the third consecutive season in which Survivor will air on Wednesday nights, which continues after CBS moved the show from Thursdays last fall for Survivor: Nicaragua.

If you haven’t figured it out yet, the title of Survivor: South Pacific is very vague in revealing the show’s actual location.  That’s because it’s a clever way of camouflaging the fact this season is actually filming in Samoa once again — this is where seasons 19 and 20 (Samoa and Heroes vs. Villains) were filmed.  Since CBS now uses the same location for back-to-back seasons, Samoa is also expected to be used for season 24, which will debut in February 2012.

Read the entire article at:
http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/2011/06/29/survivor-south-pacific-premiere-date-announced/

Please Comment | Jul 31, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

Brandon Hantz, Russell Hantz’s nephew, rumored to be on Survivor South Pacific with Coach, Ozz...

Among the 16 new cast members who will be on Survivor South Pacific with returning players Ben “Coach” Wade and Ozzy Lusth is someone with a very familiar last name: Brandon Hantz, three-time loser Russell Hantz’s nephew.

Brandon, who’s 20 and married and works at his uncle’s company (Hantz Tankering Service), was identified as a cast member early this morning on Survivor Skills by DanieuBleau, who correctly identified this season’s location well before there was any concrete evidence.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_south_pacific/2011_Jul_01_brandon_hantz

Please Comment: 4 Comments | Jul 31, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

Jeff Probst responds to Survivor fan’s complaints about Redemption Island, more + reality blur...

Although Jeff Probst is currently in Samoa filming Survivor South Pacific (which started production yesterday) and hasn’t tweeted in half a month, he has apparently responded to an open letter posted on Survivor Sucks that details complaints many viewers have about the CBS reality series, from its increasing reliance on returning cast members to the Redemption Island twist.

The well-written open letter was posted by beatles20147 and lacks the vitriol that is sometimes present in Sucks threads. It argues that “CBS, Jeff Probst and the producers of Survivor are so out of touch with what fans want out of this show that I have to assume that they are deliberately trying to kill it off” because “Survivor has strayed so far from its roots that it’s entirely unrecognizable from the phenomenon that transfixed us for a decade.” Its detailed complaints include bringing players back every season and duplicating Nicaragua’s structure again for season 23.

Most convincingly, it quoted Probst from 2005, when he said bringing voted players back into the game “went against everything we say the show is about — that if you are voted out, you are out of the game.” Back then, Jeff also said, “I would hope we never do All-Stars again, because Survivor is a game about strangers living together. Once they have had that experience and have spent time together socially, it’s a completely different game. It’s stunt casting.”

Read the entire article at:
http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_south_pacific/2011_May_31_jeff_open_letter_response

Please Comment: 18 Comments | Jul 31, 11 | Survivor South Pacific

Coach, Ozzy returning for Survivor South Pacific + reality blurred

Ben “Coach” Wade and Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth are the two cast members returning for Survivor South Pacific. They’ll compete in Samoa with 16 new people, as Jeff Probst revealed during last season’s finale.

The evidence that Coach/Ben is on season 23 is pretty clear. As someone alerted me to, his voice mail message isn’t subtle: “I’m going to be traveling the next couple weeks,” he says, encouraging people to e.mail instead of texting or leaving a message. Ben conducts the Susanville Symphony, which he helped to found, and its final concert is next weekend, which up until recently he was conducting. But now, its web site says there will be “a very special guest conductor” instead.

Please Comment: 47 Comments | Jul 31, 11 | Survivor South Pacific