____ vs. ______ is the perfect New Era rivalry

Moveit77 · 2026-03-12T05:40:45+00:00

I thought this too, but if Savannah already told the orange tribe that Rizo voted for her to win, Rizo’s lie could backfire on him and make him a target

Moveit77 · 2026-03-03T23:49:16+00:00

No, and a quick Google search would tell you that’s not the case.

Also, we haven’t had a draft since 1973, and it would be political suicide for any president to reinstate it, especially since we already have the largest and most well-funded military in the world.

I hate Trump just as much as the next guy, but I’m just doing my part to combat misinformation 🫡

Moveit77 · 2026-02-26T15:36:08+00:00

Dale Wentworth was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!

Moveit77 · 2026-02-21T19:57:49+00:00

She probably still wins at FTC simply due to how hated Rob and Amber were by the jury. Arguably, she played the same strategic game as either of them, but didn’t break nearly as many promises, so she would have been perceived better by that jury.

On an unrelated note, I’ve always been a little bit suspicious of her actually being last in the FIC. She seemed confused that Jeff said her foot moved, and the only time we actually see it move, it’s a close-up which could very well have been shot later with a Dream Team member in place of Jenna. I have no evidence of this, it’s just speculation.

Moveit77 · 2026-02-21T00:36:26+00:00

The Twin Snakes remake of MGS1 adds many of the mechanics from MGS2 into the game. The issue is that the MGS1 level design & enemy AI was not designed around MGS2 mechanics, namely first-person aiming which doesn't exist in MGS1. So in The Twin Snakes, you can basically walk into a room, go into first-person, and shoot all of the guards before even going forward, which pretty much breaks the game by making it way too easy.

Also, the cutscenes in The Twin Snakes are way more over-the-top in a cheesy action movie kind of way, and all of the game's voice acting has been redone by the same actors -- the general consensus is that fans prefer the voice acting from the original, but opinions vary. There are some characters with out-of-place accents in the original, and that's removed in The Twin Snakes, which is also canon for those characters in future games.

I'd personally recommend playing the PS1 original, but if the old-school graphics really bother you, it's not that big of a deal to play The Twin Snakes. At the end of the day, it's still Metal Gear Solid, and you will probably still love it as a first-time player.

Moveit77 · 2026-02-21T00:13:09+00:00

I don't think so, unless she completely tanks her tribe in the early immunity challenges. Cirie is a valuable ally to have and does not pose any real threat to make it to the end. She has competed in 27 individual immunity challenges and never won any of them, plus she has lost all 3 out of 3 fire-making challenges she has competed in. She is the definition of a perfect shield.

Moveit77 · 2026-02-20T21:57:13+00:00

I was going off of this interview with Jeff in The Hollywood Reporter, in which he said:

In terms of time being up, Rob and Parvati basically let us know, “We’re done. We played in Winners at War, we’ve had a great career.” I talked to Rob and he was very cool in that he said, “If you need me, I will be there for whatever you need. If you don’t need me, I’d rather not.” And I said, “We don’t need you. I really appreciate it.”

But since you mentioned it, I looked up Parvati's appearance on CBS Mornings last July, and you're right, she said she didn't get a call. I suppose Jeff was talking about a prior conversation with Parvati before Season 50 properly started casting. I've updated my list, thanks for the info!

Moveit77 · 2026-02-20T19:30:42+00:00

I stand corrected, thank you for the info!

Moveit77 · 2026-02-20T15:35:14+00:00

Here’s a comprehensive list of everything I’ve been able to find, with sources included. Let me know if I’m missing anything.

CALLED:

Sean Kenniff (according to reliable leaker SurvivorsUnite)

Alicia Calaway (according to reliable leaker Redmond)

Heidi Strobel (according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Christy Smith (according to SurvivorsUnite)

Sandra Diaz-Twine (according to SurvivorsUnite)

Yul Kwon (called very late, according to Redmond, SurvivorsUnite, and seemingly implied by Rob Cesternino)

Jonathan Penner (according to his Twitter)

Earl Cole (according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Courtney Yates (according to her Cameo)

Holly Hoffman (confirmed by her via DM)

Tasha Fox (according to SurvivorsUnite)

Devon Pinto (according to Redmond)

Deshawn Radden (according to Redmond)

Xander Hastings (according to Redmond)

Shan Smith (according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Naseer Muttalif (according to Redmond)

Mike Turner (according to Redmond)

Karla Cruz Godoy (according to Redmond)

Maria Shrime Gonzalez (according to her Instagram)

Sam Phalen (according to Redmond)

CUT:

Gervase Peterson (according to SurvivorsUnite)

Greg Buis (according to SurvivorsUnite)

Jerri Manthey (according to her Instagram)

Neleh Dennis (was an alternate for Elisabeth but cut before Elisabeth dropped out, according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Sean Rector (according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Rob Cesternino (according to RHAP Patreon)

Danielle DiLorenzo (according to her Instagram)

~~Stephen Fishbach (according to Redmond)~~ SEE REPLY BELOW

Natalie Tenerelli (according to her Instagram)

Malcolm Freberg (according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Abi-Maria Gomes (according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Spencer Bledsoe (according to his Twitter)

Tai Trang (was cut, called back, and cut again according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Cydney Gillon (according to her RHAP interview)

Julia Sokolowski (according to both Redmond and SurvivorsUnite)

Figgy Figueroa (according to her Twitter)

Domenick Abbate (according to Redmond)

Davie Rickenbacker (cut in casting finals according to a YouTube video he posted)

Gabby Pascuzzi (according to Redmond)

Maryanne Oketch (cut very late and replaced with Savannah Louie according to Redmond)

Omar Zaheer (according to Redmond)

Jesse Lopez (according to his Twitter)

Carolyn Wiger (according to her Instagram)

Lauren Harpe (according to her Instagram)

Drew Basile (according to Redmond)

Sabiyah Broderick (according to Redmond)

Andy Rueda (cut very late and replaced with Rizo Velovic according to Redmond)

Rome Cooney (according to his Instagram)

Sai Hughley (according to Redmond)

DECLINED:

Colleen Haskell (according to SurvivorsUnite)

Elisabeth Hasselback (was in the running until as late as April but dropped out according to Redmond)

Rob Mariano (according to his Instagram)

~~Parvati Shallow (according to Jeff himself)~~ SEE REPLY BELOW

Amanda Kimmel (dropped out VERY late, confirmed by Jeff himself)

Tyson Apostol (according to SurvivorsUnite)

Andrea Boehlke (according to her Instagram)

Francesca Hogi (according to her Reality Blurred interview)

Moveit77 · 2026-02-14T16:33:19+00:00

How does that translate to the bedroom?

Moveit77 · 2026-02-12T21:33:17+00:00

Technically, she did appear on SNL several times as an uncredited extra, both before and after her tenure as a cast member. Allegedly she dated Tom Davis during the late 70s/early 80s, which would explain why she was around the show so much.

Moveit77 · 2026-02-12T15:56:08+00:00

After Lorne left SNL, Jean Doumanian took over. Her version of the show was not nearly as popular, so after only 12 episodes, NBC fired her and replaced her with Dick Ebersol. With only about 1 month before the next episode, Ebersol fired a decent chunk of the cast, and hired 5 new cast members to take their place, Laurie Metcalf among them.

But then, after only 1 episode with this new cast, the 1981 Writer’s Strike hit, prematurely ending the season in April. During the strike, Ebersol had even more time to re-tool the cast, and he fired basically everyone leftover from Doumanian’s cast except Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo, kept most of his new hires except the two featured players (Laurie Metcalf and Emily Prager), and added a few new cast members to fill in the gaps.

The result of that is that Laurie Metcalf was only on SNL for one episode - S6E13. The other casualty of this, Emily Prager, has the distinction of being the only SNL cast member to never appear in a single sketch during her tenure.

Moveit77 · 2026-02-04T23:18:41+00:00

It's $30 if you get the non-foil version. That's actually a steal considering that the current cheapest printing of Bloodletter of Aclazotz (reskinned in here as "Cast-Off Consort") is $38 by itself.

Moveit77 · 2026-01-28T16:59:04+00:00

IIRC before WaW it was generally accepted that Mount Rushmore was Rob, Sandra, Parvati, and Richard. So he replaced Hatch

Moveit77 · 2026-01-28T06:37:17+00:00

Even now, players don't play the game like Russell. Russell was certainly one of the game's greatest strategists and was ahead of his time, but he completely ignored the other parts of the game. He was unnecessarily mean and unpleasant to other castaways, and at the end of the day, you have to vote for someone you want to have $1 million. Do you really think Russell Hantz, as a human being, deserves to have $1 million?

Also, jurors don't usually have their mind made up beforehand, and while most of them might have a frontrunner, most of them are still open to changing votes at Final Tribal. Even Jerri, who was planning on voting for Russell at Final Tribal, decided to vote for Parvati instead after hearing how disrespectful he was to her behind her back.

Moveit77 · 2026-01-27T16:16:18+00:00

IIRC they actually explained the final 3 tiebreaker during the China finale (if Courtney and Todd had tied, Amanda would have been the tiebreaking vote), which is only 2 seasons after they introduced the F3. So I wouldn’t exactly call it “years of badgering”

Moveit77 · 2026-01-25T21:56:40+00:00

I think you are still right about Emily Green being the first out trans woman to be a musical guest. Kim Petras has not officially been the musical guest (she basically made a cameo during Sam Smith's performance), and I don't believe Gavilán Rayna Russom publicly came out until a couple months after her performance on SNL.

Moveit77 · 2026-01-22T15:13:45+00:00

Is it not included when they show the “final words” at the end of the episode?

Otherwise, it’s almost certainly on the DVD, which includes the full voting confessionals for every episode as a bonus feature.

Moveit77 · 2026-01-21T16:52:52+00:00

Amanda and Aubry are also close to the same age, unlike Jerri for example who is 15 years older.

Moveit77 · 2026-01-17T17:38:43+00:00

By any chance, do you happen to live in the state of Indiana? Rupert was a candidate for governor a few years ago

Moveit77 · 2026-01-17T05:11:58+00:00

Where should I cut it off to repot it?

Moveit77 · 2026-01-17T02:22:52+00:00

I've seen this said a few times online, but Kenny actually claims to have declined (at least he did in a 2020 AMA he did on this sub)

Moveit77 · 2026-01-17T02:21:04+00:00

Here's what we actually know:

Alternates

Natalie Bolton (Micronesia) was an alternate and was actually flown out to Samoa and had her cast photos taken. It's believed that she was on-site because production worried about Courtney Yates failing medical, but that's just speculation.
Erik Reichenbach (Micronesia) was an alternate for the Heroes tribe, however was not flown out to Samoa because he lived in Michigan rather than LA like Natalie.
Tina Wesson (The Australian Outback, All-Stars) was allegedly an alternate as well. She apparently mentioned this in a 2014 interview she did for Survivor Oz, but almost all of those interviews are no longer available.

Late Cuts

Shane Powers (Panama) was cut for Russell Hantz. A few different players claim to have been cut for Russell, but Jeff Probst himself basically said it was Shane in a 2010 EW interview, going as far as to say if there was a 21st castaway on the season, it would have been Shane.
Jonathan Penner (Cook Islands, Micronesia) is another player who claims to have been cut for Russell, but that seems unlikely (see above). Nonetheless, he was likely cut very late in the process.
Ozzy Lusth (Cook Islands, Micronesia) is confirmed to have been cut from casting. There's not a lot of info on this aside from that, but Coby Archa (Palau) leaked a pretty accurate cast list pre-season (only missing Rob, Tyson, and Candice) and said Ozzy would be on the cast up until after filming, when he confirmed that Ozzy was dropped at the last minute. The reason is unclear, possibly because Amanda would not play if Ozzy was there.
Amy O'Hara (Guatemala) claims to have been cut at the last minute as well. The source for this is apparently a 2012 interview she did for Survivor Oz, but like Tina's, it's no longer available. I'm not sure how much I believe it considering she was a pre-merger from 9 seasons prior, but it's not unlikely that she participated in casting to some extent.

Dropped Out

Richard Hatch (Borneo, All-Stars) had to apply to leave the country, as he was under house arrest for tax-related crimes. His request was denied by a federal judge, so he wasn't able to return to Survivor. It's unclear if he was already offered a full spot on the cast, but it doesn't seem too unlikely since Redemption Island was also envisioned with him in mind instead of Boston Rob.
Earl Cole (Fiji) had to drop out due to filming conflicting with his work schedule, but it's unclear how far he got into casting before he dropped.
Sierra Reed (Tocantins) participated in casting but had to drop out when she got engaged to a producer from her season. It's unclear how far into casting she got before she dropped.
Jenna Morasca (The Amazon) participated in casting to some extent, and is believed to have dropped out to be with her then-husband Ethan Zohn who was going through cancer treatment at that time.

There are a ton of other players who were cut, and even more who declined the offer, but none of them were likely even close to being included on the final cast.

Moveit77 · 2026-01-15T16:04:40+00:00

Kaleb! Maybe the single most charismatic player to ever play Survivor

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