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#686334 - 05/14/07 12:23 PM Survivor: China
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The entire preview focusses on the location - China - but mentions nothing about the castaways ('the most diverse group ever'), immunity ('the hidden immunity idol is back with a new twist'), how The Game unfolded ('one of the most shocking...') or even the set up ('divided in a whole new way').

Usually they say something about The Game to intrigue people. This may not bode well for the coming season.
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#686335 - 05/14/07 12:38 PM Re: Survivor: China [Re: Was_John_F]
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The entire preview focusses on the location - China - but mentions nothing about the castaways ('the most diverse group ever'), immunity ('the hidden immunity idol is back with a new twist'), how The Game unfolded ('one of the most shocking...') or even the set up ('divided in a whole new way').

Usually they say something about The Game to intrigue people. This may not bode well for the coming season.




The setting itself is the new feature next season. They have pretty much used up the "new immunity twist" and "shocking tribal split twist" sound-bite stuff at this point. In Fiji they found the best way to use the hidden idols, and the shocking tribal split stuff lately has just been a distraction. The preview didn't give any hints about how the China season unfolded because it won't start filming until June.

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#686336 - 05/14/07 12:52 PM Re: Survivor: China [Re: Hawkeye]
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From the hints given during the preview the spec is that it will be in the vicinity of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Provence. This is at about 29º latitude, which I believe makes it the first Survivor to be played outside the tropic zone. It will be played during the summer months so we can still expect bikinis and water challenges.
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#686337 - 05/14/07 01:40 PM Re: Survivor: China [Re: Kona]
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From the hints given during the preview the spec is that it will be in the vicinity of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Provence. This is at about 29º latitude, which I believe makes it the first Survivor to be played outside the tropic zone. It will be played during the summer months so we can still expect bikinis and water challenges.




Poyang Lake climate

June: Warm, humid, and wet. Peak of the rainy season.

July: Hot and very humid. Rain amount cut in half from June.

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#686338 - 05/14/07 06:36 PM Re: Survivor: China [Re: Hawkeye]
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Survivor Skills has a nice summary of the region


http://www.survivorskills.com/china/china.php
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#686339 - 05/14/07 06:41 PM Re: Survivor: China [Re: Kona]
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Survivor - China preview video


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#686340 - 05/14/07 08:33 PM Re: Survivor: China [Re: Kona]
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What's the nasty food challenge gonna be?

"How long can you keep it down?"

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#686341 - 05/15/07 04:49 AM Re: Survivor: China [Re: ljmanharvick]
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What's the nasty food challenge gonna be?

"How long can you keep it down?"




Maybe more like Are you hungry an hour later?
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#686342 - 05/15/07 06:35 AM Re: Survivor: China [Re: Canuck]
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I hope that doesn't summarize the whole season - you find ourself strangely unsatisfied and wanting more after an hour...but having to wait a week...
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#686343 - 05/15/07 06:49 AM Re: Survivor: China [Re: Was_John_F]
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I hope that doesn't summarize the whole season - you find ourself strangely unsatisfied and wanting more after an hour...but having to wait a week...






It could be interesting...









In this game, the fortune cookie is your life. When the cookie gets broken, your time here is done.

I'm sorry Brad... <crack><crumble> ... the dynasty has spoken, your fortune says that it's time to leave.





Now, we're down to individual immunity... as long as you're holding the immunity idol, you are safe from tonight's vote.
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