tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43113681533955996092011-06-15T21:44:37.212+01:00A blog for anyone watching the reality TV show <em>Survivor</em>Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-41215382099354726152008-07-09T08:11:00.005+01:002008-07-09T08:56:31.870+01:00

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Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-72047766668332935152008-06-28T20:55:00.002+01:002008-07-14T16:21:12.477+01:00

AaronCourtneyJamesAmandaDeniseJean-RobertToddLeslie

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DaveJaimeFrostiAshleyChickenShereaPeih-GeeErik

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The first episode of Season 15 airs tonight at 21.05 on TG4.And here is the rest of it.

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-36780523084246982252007-08-30T06:50:00.000+01:002007-09-05T18:22:20.258+01:00

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The two remaining Horsemen- Alex and Mookie- have finally realised that the soft, fluffy stuff covering their eyes is wool, and that that isn't all Dreamz has been spinning. Dreamz tried his best to salvage his tattered alliance with the boys, but his weak defenses only mired him further, by inadvertently revealing that he voted for Mookie at Tribal Council. Meanwhile, the Syndicate Six

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Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-84669559684861222712007-08-15T19:23:00.000+01:002007-09-01T16:05:18.903+01:00

Fiji, shit. I'm still only in Fiji. Every time I think I'm going to wake up back on Exile. When I was back at camp after my first trip, it was worse. I'd wake up and there'd be nothing...I hardly said a word to my tribe, until I said yes to a merge. When I was here I wanted to be there. When I was there, all I could think of was getting my hands on the Idol. I've been here a week now. Waiting for

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-21283661905665679402007-08-11T04:50:00.000+01:002007-08-11T05:05:28.019+01:00

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Four ghastly spectres appear at the crest of the hill, their hideous bulks supported by nightmare charges who impatiently paw the stony soil. Silhouetted as they are against the pallid, bloated moon, you find it hard to make out their features; something, a feeling deep in the gut, assures you that to look any closer would be foolish- perhaps terminally so. But now you have no choice; the figures

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-57045551049704158242007-07-28T05:00:00.000+01:002007-08-02T23:57:37.893+01:00

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Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-65802342126599515622007-07-26T22:53:00.000+01:002008-01-18T11:18:28.887Z

Like the slightly balding DJ at your second cousin's wedding (you know, the cousin you don't really like, but your respective mothers were best friends all through school or something, so you kind of feel obliged) I urge you all to get on the dance floor (i.e. this blog) while I spin this hip new record (discuss this week's episode of Survivor) and spout inane platitudes and well-worn clichés (

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This week's blow-by-blow account has arrived, laid out before you with all the trimmings, condiments, side dishes, sauces, spices, obscure utensils- and an over-abundance of wine glasses- the famished Survivor fan needs to dissect and devour this most recent episode. Elbows off the table, please, and remember to use your napkin; we do have some standards around here. And don't forget to chew each

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-7805394762853951472007-07-13T21:04:00.000+01:002007-08-01T15:18:56.845+01:00

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Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-88265411028867644532007-07-11T15:53:00.000+01:002007-08-05T04:22:34.832+01:00

Dear reader,Welcome to the next instalment of the Emerald Isle Quiz, that part of the blog where I test your Survivor knowledge and powers of observation. In undertaking this challenge/quiz, you acknowledge the risks of the task and do not hold the Emerald Isle Blog or any person, place or property thereof, responsible for the loss, damage or death of your person while partaking in this adventure

Anderson Clark Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15623812499284895055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-33399335531252678762007-07-10T01:42:00.000+01:002007-07-11T22:13:56.733+01:00

It didn't take a Survivor buff- if you'll pardon the pun- to realise that this week's episode would deviate slightly from the usual format. After an unusually comprehensive pre-credits recap, and the almost immediate arrival of tree-mail to camp (not to mention last week's brief little teasers), even a series proselyte- or 'n00b' as you kids like to say- could tell that some kind of shake-up was

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-31854375527061491962007-07-07T18:42:00.000+01:002007-08-01T15:19:28.812+01:00

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Grab your favourite leotard and jump in the ring! It's Fight Night in Fiji, as underdogs Ravu go toe to toe with reigning champs Moto in a battle to the death (or to the mud, at least). If schmaltzy made-for-TV movies have taught us anything, it's that desperate, last-ditch, nothing-left-to-lose ventures are almost guaranteed to succeed. A blood-spattered Ravu would lurch off the canvas and claw

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-59215278150892457792007-06-27T19:26:00.000+01:002007-07-09T20:59:05.203+01:00

Ravu have become a ragged gang of caged lions, their fur patchy and lank, eyes dull and despondent, pacing their enclosure in never-ending circles, pausing now and then to lick a paw, or to sniff at some indistinct patch of earth. Like a kid incessantly poking a stick through the bars of their cage, Moto's constant dominance at the challenges has them riled. But Ravu are impotent, and can only

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-58161116146077489562007-06-22T00:32:00.000+01:002007-08-01T15:20:04.497+01:00

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Before we pig out on the juicy main course of third episode analysis, let us take a quick nibble at the hors d'oeuvre of an episode recap, pushing some of the less-palatable morsels under the lettuce, so to speak, though we know that trick fools no one. I shall leave the rest of the laboured metaphors till dessert.Ravu returned from Tribal Council a troubled tribe. Rocky and Rita made some

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-34771813154918350182007-06-14T16:14:00.001+01:002007-08-01T15:20:33.324+01:00

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All week we craved the arrival of episode two: chopping off the tops of lesser TV shows in a craven search for Survivor's precious milk; desperately licking our remote controls in delerious attempts to sate our Fiji Islands dependency; some of us went as far as trying to bribe some natives for a morsel- a cáithnín- of juicy Moto- or Ravu-related scuttlebutt; fruitless endeavours all, until

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-76908004493949614302007-06-13T00:24:00.000+01:002007-07-09T21:08:36.714+01:00

Where was Earl coming from with his Saving Private Ryan piece?Did that poor young innocent snake remind him of the landing of the first wave of soldiers on Omaha Beach during WWII?I like to think that he thought the snake was Tom Hanks and he was chopping him up for You've Got Mail.Anyway, he goes on to say: "Snakes are misunderstood"...and then chops him up and says "now there is an

Yao Wanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797699117745807184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-18617828237727617882007-06-11T20:24:00.000+01:002007-08-01T15:21:20.678+01:00

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I watched the repeat last night (and again today...sad I know, but I do it for you, dear reader). I'm going to post some observations on a few of the other marthanóirí, and examine some of the main events in more detail. You can tag along, if you like. I don't mind.Anthony: Anthony got a lot of screen time this episode, but I'm still not sure what kind of player he's going to be. He seems like a

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-35454589831568168652007-06-06T12:46:00.000+01:002007-07-09T21:15:37.065+01:00

Welcome to the second official Emerald Isle Quiz. All the questions in today's quiz are about the first episode of Survivor Fiji.Bloggers ready?Go!!!!!Q 1. Which Survivor was successful in opening the wooden box?Q 2. Name 3 items which were inside the box?Q 3. The Survivors were given a variety of food to eat. What type of rice were they given?Q 4. After the Survivors had built their shelter,

Anderson Clark Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15623812499284895055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-23432611697834357702007-06-05T13:51:00.000+01:002007-07-09T21:16:53.650+01:00

Exile Island? More like Empty Island. There is nothing on the island worth looking for. But at least this season's island has coverage, unlike last season's. So when it rains the Survivors will have something to sleep under and keep themselves dry. But still, if the idol(s) are back at camp, then both idols are not on Exile Island, and therfore the island is just....punishment.Also I loved how no

Anderson Clark Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15623812499284895055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-84647912661751816382007-06-05T11:23:00.000+01:002007-07-09T21:18:20.828+01:00

Dear reader,Welcome to the official Emerald Isle Quiz, that part of the blog where I test your Survivor knowledge and powers of observation. The series has taken it’s time to return to our screens, but it is finally back, so here we go...In undertaking this challenge/quiz, you acknowledge the risks of the task and do not hold the Emerald Isle Blog or any person, place or property thereof,

Anderson Clark Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15623812499284895055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-75855876937025132662007-06-03T23:58:00.000+01:002007-06-04T15:14:40.576+01:00

Look 'askew' could be seen as a difficult word....Taken by surprise he might not know.....It's not as if when a picture is out of line, he would say "oh it's askew there". He'd say it's crookit or something....Right, so when an old Biddy comes along and is being all Little Ms. Architect trying to wave her Degree that she can draw you don't have to rub it in with BIG words.....As in BIG words not

Yao Wanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16797699117745807184noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-31282715392012391972007-06-03T22:12:00.000+01:002007-09-05T18:24:45.805+01:00

.11 Little Boy Blew It.10 Chez Stacy.9 The Purple Colour.8 En Gardo!.7 Lisi In The Sky....6 Earl Grey.5 B.O.O. - C.E.O..4 Rocky Horror.3 Sylvia, Spelunker.2 Erica, Interrupted.1 Sweet Dreamzcomic .4 in post-production

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I was going to hold off posting until I had watched the repeat on Wednesday, but the blog looks so new and shiny and inviting that I couldn't resist. Apologies if some of the facts are incorrect here, I'm trying my best to remember how it all went down...So, the 20 19 survivors arrived at their resort camp in a rather reserved opening sequence. There was no mad chicken-grabbing, helter-skelter

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-15989498162068558462007-06-02T21:44:00.000+01:002007-08-30T06:59:29.597+01:00

EarlYau ManMichelle (3-2) (only the 5 members of the 'green team' voted)CassandraStacyBooAlexEdgardo (5-3-1)DreamzMookie (4-3-1)

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New RavuAlexEdgardoDreamzRocky (4-2)Anthony (5-1)MookieLisi (4-1)Jessica (6-1-1-1)Erica (6-2)Sylvia (4-3-1)Rita (5-2)

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New MotoEarlYau ManMichelleCassandraStacyBooLiliana (6-1-1)Gary (medivacked, due to chronic Smurf Juice deficiency)

Alan B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04755980937223240851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311368153395599609.post-37405648217566637762007-06-02T21:30:00.000+01:002007-08-05T04:13:47.111+01:00

Welcome to the not-particularly-official Irish blog for fans of the reality TV show Survivor!*'Why do we need yet another blog for yet another TV show?' I hear you moan. Well...Quiet! This is not Tribal Council, and even if it were, I haven't given you permission to speak yet! OK, first, take your torch and light it. Fire represents your life in this blog; as long as you have fire you are safe.

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