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'Survivor' Given Two More Editions
(Variety - 1.18.07)
"Survivor" will live to see its
sweet 16. CBS has given thumbs
up to two more editions of the Mark Burnett reality
warhorse. The 15th and 16th editions of the franchise will
air during the 2007-08 season.
TV Doctor Admits Cocaine Use
(Daily
Telegraph - 1.30.07)
A CELEBRITY doctor who offers
treatment on the set of the reality TV series Survivor
yesterday admitted to misconduct including cocaine use and
inappropriately obtaining prescription drugs.
Survivor
Lives Through Fiji Coup
(Entertainment Weekly 12.06.06)
Host Jeff Probst said that filming on the South Pacific
archipelago has not been interrupted, implying that Survivor's
own brand of warring factions are still battling it out for
immunity and brownie points. "To be shooting Survivor
while in the midst of a coup is a bit surreal for all of us
here in Fiji," Probst wrote Tuesday in an email to Entertainment
Weekly.
Breaking News: 'Survivor' and the Fiji
coup d'etat
(Ent. Weekly 12.05.06)
The folks who run Survivor
(including host Jeff Probst, pictured) may have encountered
more twists and drama than they bargained for when a
coup erupted on Fiji today -- where the popular CBS
reality show is currently filming its 14th season (to begin
airing in early 2007). The military seized control of the
capital, but not of the million-dollar game show, which,
according to an e-mail sent to EW from a Survivor producer,
remains in production.
Fijian
Military Seizes Power
(Daily Telegraph - 12.06.06)
FIJI was last night under military rule years as
renegade commander Frank Bainimarama finally made good on his
vow to topple the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
"As of six o'clock this evening (5pm Sydney time), the
military has taken over the government and the running of this
country," Commodore Bainimarama said.
No
Curfew, But Armed Checkpoints for 5 Days
(Fiji Live - 12.05.06)
Fiji's army commander Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says there
will be no curfew and has urged people to go about their daily
lives without fear. But Bainimarama said security
checkpoints will be installed in the main centres.
Land
Dispute Resolved over Survivor Shooting
(FijiVillage
News - 11.06.06)
The recent land dispute over the shooting of the Survivor series
in Labasa between the mataqali Walana and the NLTB has been
resolved.
$10
Million Demand on TV Series
(Fiji
Sun - 10.31.06)
Landowners want $10 million to allow filming of the renowned
television series, Survivor. And if they don't receive the
money, they say they will halt production .
Survivor
Shooting Back on Track
(Fiji Live - 10.22.06)
The production of the renowned 'Survivor' television series in
Nadogo, Vanua Levu is back on track. This after
Suva lawyer Tevita Fa refused to represent the landowners who
are unhappy with the way the Native Land Trust Board handled the
matter saying they were not consulted for the use of their land
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Wages
for the Survivor 14 Vunivutu Helpers
(Fiji Post - 10.19.06)
The arrival of Crab Bay Limited, and its production crew for
the shooting of the most watched worldwide television series
Survivor, in Vunivutu village in Macuata has not only brought
economical benefits for the village but has also changed the
attitude and life style of the villagers.
Hon.
Qarase - Official Launch of the "Survivor" Series
(Fiji.gov - 10.18.06)
Remarks at the Official Launch of Shooting of TV Series "Survivor"
Province Considers TV Shoot Spin-off
(Fiji Times 10.18.06)
The Macuata Provincial Council says it will
explore the possibility of developing an eco-tourism resort out
of accommodation facilities being used for shooting the Survivor
television series in Labasa
Fiji
TV News Presentations on the Survivor: Fiji Announcement in
Vunivutu Fiji
(Fiji TV - 10.16.06)
Video of the announcement site, including Survivor producer
Kevin Greene greeting the Fijians. Also footage of tent city
at Vunivutu (Transcripts by BlindFreddy)
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Survivor
14 at Vunivutu - Official Welcome by PM
(Fiji Times - 10.16.06)
TV series to eject $6m into community by creating at least 230
jobs and hosting 250-production crew at Vunivutu in the
interior of Labasa.
Fiji
TV News Presentations on the Survivor: Fiji Announcement in
Vunivutu Fiji
(Fiji TV - 10.16.06)
Video of the announcement site, including Survivor producer
Kevin Greene greeting the Fijians. Also footage of tent city
at Vunivutu (Transcripts by BlindFreddy)
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PM
to Launch TV Production
(Fiji Live - 10.12.06)
Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase will formally launch a major
American television production in the Northern Division next
Monday. The Fiji Audio Visual Commission (FAVC) refused
to divulge the name and other details about the production
until the launch citing a confidentiality agreement signed
with the company.
However, the Survivor series is the only American TV
production that has set up operations in the North recently.
American
television series Survivor heads to Fiji
(Radio New Zealand - 10.12.06)
The economy of Fiji's depressed northern division is expected
to get a boost when production of the American television
series, Survivor, begins there next week.
'Survivor'
Shooting Faces Hiccups
(Fiji Live - 10.06.06
)
Survivor producers are reported to have invested
$6million worth of infrastructure in their Nadogo site.
Macuata
Landowners in Tension Over Movie Company Occupying Land
(Fiji TV - 10.05.06)
Tension is brewing in
Nadogo, Macuata
over what landowners claim is the unlawful occupation of their
land by a movie company. One National News understands
Crab Bay Limited will shoot a survival television show
on this location
TV
Production to Boost Business
(Fiji Sun - 9.21.06)
An
international television team
is setting up its production work in the northern division,
and is anticipated to
begin filming by January next year
. The production, once fully operational, is expected to boost
business in the northern town of Labasa.
Sources from Labasa said the TV crew was from the United
States and was already in
Walana, Vunivutu,
setting up venues for the production.
Survivor
TV Series Set for Fiji Location
(Fiji Times Online - 9.19.06)
A new season of Survivor, a popular television reality game
show, is being planned for a location in the Northern
Division.
While it has not been made official, insiders have confirmed
that a television crew is in Labasa to do the groundwork for
the show.
Mayor
Welcomes Survivor Shooting
(fijivillage.com 8.7.06)
FVAC Chairman Joe Mar has confirmed that officials of the Series have
already checked out the Site in Labasas [Fiji] and are quite happy with
what they have seen.
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Interview:
Yau-Man Chan, 4th place finisher on Survivor
(BuddyTV 5.16.07)
Interview:
Alex Angarita, 12th Survivor voted off
(Buddy TV 5.4.07)
Interview:
Mookie Lee, 11th Survivor Voted
Off
(Buddy TV 4.28.07)
Interview: Michelle Yi, 9th Survivor Voted
Off
(BuddyTV - 4.14.07)
Interview:
Lisi Linares, 8th Survivor Voted Off
(BuddyTV 4.7.07)
Interview:
James "Rocky" Reid, 7th Survivor Voted Off
(BuddyTV - 4.2.07)
Interview
With Anthony Robinson
(BuddyTV 3.22.07)
Dreamz
Gets Personal and Survives Week 2
(Wilmington Star - 2.16.07)
Dre "Dreamz" Herd managed to avoid any big
arguments this week on Survivor: Fiji.
Round
One: Stritesky Survives
(Elk River Star News - 2.14.07)
Gary Stritesky was supposed to be in Australia helping build
an addition onto his daughter's home. But it did not take
his friends long to figure out when the Ramsey man left in
October, it wasn't for the Land Down Under, when commercials
for the new season of CBS's "Survivor: Fiji" began
running.
"I
Had No Clue It Was Coming" – An Interview with
Survivor: Fiji's Jessica (RNO 2.12.07)
Survivor Talk with Jessica
deBen
(TVCocktail
- 2.10.07)
No one wants to be the first one kicked off Survivor, but
27-year-old fashion stylist Jessica deBen seems to be taking it
all in stride. See what she thought about her three short days
on the island and the 18 other people she shared it with.
Exclusive Interview: Jessica deBen, 1st Survivor Voted Off
(BuddyTV.com - 2.9.07)
Jessica
deBen, a fashion stylist from Louisiana, received the
dubious honor last night of being the first contestant voted
off of Survivor:
Fiji.
Parents of Local
'Survivor' Contestant Speak
(San
Antonio Express - 2.9.07)
A San Antonio mother of two is one of the
contestants competing on "Survivor: Fiji." "When I picked up the newspaper and saw
my daughter on that, I almost cried," said Jim Verreos. He
is very proud of his daughter.
Survivor
Flashback
(Burlington Free Press - 2.08.07)
Stacy Kimball, 27, is the second Vermonter — Kathy O’Brien
was the first — to have a role on "Survivor."
O’Brien lives in Middlebury, where she’ll tune in tonight to
watch the opening episode of "Survivor." O’Brien
says the show is cast to accommodate and fill certain roles:
"The schizophrenic, the clown, the macho dude, the bimbette".
Local 'Survivor'
Playing For the Fun of It
(Daily
Herald Staff Writer - 2.08.07)
Mookie Lee, who spent his
teen years in Wheeling and now lives in downtown Chicago, has
come home since taping “Survivor” last fall but can’t talk
about the show until it’s finished airing.
Berkeley Alumna, Employee Test Will to 'Survive' in Fiji
(The
Daily Californian - 2.08.07)
A campus employee and a UC Berkeley alumna will
get in touch with their wild sides as castaways on “Survivor:
Fiji,” which premieres Thursday on CBS.
Ross Woman to Prove if She's a
'Survivor'
(Marinij.com - 2.-8.07)
The new season of the TV reality series "Survivor"
begins Thursday night in the South Pacific featuring
contestants including Ross architect Sylvia Kwan.
A
Local 'Survivor' Splash
(Cincinnati Enquirer - 2.7.07)
Those who know her aren't surprised that she's on a reality
show. She was an alternate for "The Amazing Race" in
2005 with her older sister, Helen, who lives in San Francisco. Survivor
Bombshell: Fiji's "Babe" Reveals Why She Bailed!
(TVGuide.com 2.07.07)
28-year-old Melissa McNulty didn't even make
it to the first Tribal Council. The night before filming of the
CBS series' new season (premiering Thursday at 8 pm/ET) began,
the West Hollywood talent manager became the first player to
quit after suffering panic attacks
Martinez 'Survivor'
Impresses Probst
(CONTRA COSTA TIMES - 2.7.07)
ON THE SURFACE, Yau-Man Chan doesn't appear nearly young
enough, rugged enough or buff enough to handle the rigors of
"Survivor." The Martinez resident is 54 years old -- relatively ancient
by the reality show's standards.
S.A. mom expects to use her looks
on 'Survivor'
(Express-News Staff Writer - 2.06.07)
Rita Verreos, the single mom from San Antonio who'll be seen on
"Survivor: Fiji" starting this week, asserted that her
sexy good looks would be part of her strategy.
Boo Bernis - Survivor Fiji Castaway Survives by Working Out
(Red's Gym Newsletter 1.31.07)
Ely
Summer Resident Hits Survivor Fiji TV Show
(The Ely Timberjay - 2.2.07)
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Survivor: Fiji Castaways Talk About Their Backgrounds and
Game Strategies
Ball
State University Graduate on CBS's 14th Season of
'Survivor'
(BSU
Daily News - 1.19.07)
The next installment of "Survivor" will include a
Ball State University graduate and former tennis player, who
men's coach Bill Richards described as a fiery competitor
with a temper. Advertising executive Edgardo Rivera
will be one of 19 contestants in "Survivor: Fiji
Port City Man
to Compete on Latest 'Survivor' Season (Wilmington
Star - 1.16.07)
Wilmington cheerleading coach Andria "Dre" Herd
grew up in Wilmington public housing, at times sleeping on
the streets and eating in soup kitchens. Herd will be one of
the 19 contestants appearing on "Survivor: Fiji"
Lake
Area Native to Appear on 'Survivor'
(AMERICAN PRESS - 1.15.06)
A Lake Charles native, Erica Durousseau, is a castaway of
TV's "Survivor: Fiji,". Gregory and Laura
Manuel, Durousseau's parents, live in Lake Charles. Laura
said she and Gregory weren't too surprised to learn that
their daughter had been selected for the show.
"Meet The Survivors" Video VoiceOver Text
(Transcript by BlindFreddy 1.14.07)
VoiceOver Text and Screen Caps for Meet the Survivors
Segments
S.A.
Woman Takes 'Survivor' Challenge
(San Antonio Express-News - 1.12.07)
Rita Verreos, 38, makes her living as a trainer for
beauty pageant contestants and a performer in TV ads.
Cincinnati Has Another 'Survivor'
(Cincinnati
Enquirer - 1.13.07)
Michelle Yi, 23, a competitive rock climber
and University of Cincinnati fashion design student, was one
of 19 cast members announced Friday for Survivor: Fiji.
Yi grew up in Anderson Township and attended
Turpin High School, says her sister, Helen Yi of San
Francisco. No family members remain in the area, says Helen, a
designated spokesperson for her sister.
Ramsey Man is on Next 'Survivor'
(St.
Paul Pioneer Press - 1.13.07)
Could the next "Survivor" be a
Minnesotan? "This is something he's wanted to do for
so long," says Diane, who helped her husband, Gary
Stritesky train for the
show by making sure he got in his gym workouts. "We've
watched the show since it first started — every episode."
Harwood
Grad is Vermont's Next 'Survivor'
(Burlington Free Press - 1.13.07)
Stacy Kimball, 27, is among the 19 castaways who will
battle for $1 million on "Survivor: Fiji".
Kimball, contacted Friday by e-mail, said she could not
comment on her selection for the television show, but her CBS
biography said she was adopted as an infant and raised in
Vermont. She studied graphic design at the Ai Miami
International University of Art and Design and works in
advertising.
"Survivor" Makes a Project Runway Connection
(People Magazine - 1.12.07)
The theme is Haves vs. Have Nots. The new series will begin
with all of the contestants in a single tribe. All 19
adventurers are dropped off on an island near a natural cave
and given supplies to make for a deluxe camp. But by the third
day the group will be split into two and the tribe that wins
the first immunity challenge will stay in relative luxury,
while the losing tribe will be forced to move to a new island
with only a pot, machete and a water source
Jeff
Probst Talks "Survivor: Fiji"
(The Slug - 1.12.07)
Nineteen castaways?! Two Hidden Immunity Idols?! Luxurious
campsite?! What the heck is going on with the next season of
"Survivor"!? (At least they're not dividing the
tribes by race again.) The Slug called Jeff Probst for every
detail that could be squeezed out of him about the Fiji-set
edition
Jeff Probst Worries about Racial Turn on 'Survivor'
(La Daily News -
10.10.2006)
Jeff Probst, who heads out for his latest tour of duty as
"Survivor" host late this month, is keeping mum
about the possibility that the show will once again kick off
the competition by dividing the contestants into tribes
according to race.
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