Survivor: Pearl Island

CrimsonTide4 · #1 08-28-2003, 07:22 PM

'Survivor' Panama Revealed!

August 28, 2003
Yo-ho-ho! It's a pirate's life for the castaways shipwrecked on the seventh season of CBS' hit reality series, "Survivor: Pearl Island," premiering Thursday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. off the historic coast of Panama.

ET flew to the exotic setting where 16 Americans will be stranded while vying for the title of Ultimate Survivor and $1 million in treasure. The eight men and eight women will be divided into two groups named after legendary pirates -- the "Morgan Tribe" and the "Drake Tribe." But unlike last season, the initial split will not be based on sex. On tonight's show, we'll introduce you to the challengers as they prepare to find food, water and shelter.

The Morgan tribemates are: TIJUANA BRADLEY from St. Louis, Mo.; NICOLE DELMA from Hermosa Beach, Ca.; DARRAH JOHNSON from Liberty, Miss.; LILLIAN MORRIS from Cincinnati, Ohio; RYAN OPRAY from Los Gatos, Ca.; ANDREW SAVAGE of Chicago, Ill.; RYAN SHOULDERS from Clarksville, Tenn.; and OSTEN TAYLOR out of Boston.

The Drake pack is: RUPERT BONEHAM from Indianapolis, Ind.; SHAWN COHEN of New York; JON DALTON from Danville, Va.; SANDRA DIAZ-TWINE out of Ft. Lewis, Wash.; TRISH DUNN from Annapolis, Md.; CHRISTA HASTIE from Los Angeles, Ca.; BURTON ROBERTS from San Francisco, Ca.; and finally, MICHELLE TESAURO from Pittstown, N.J.

Piracy is a huge part of the history of Panama. Executive producer MARK BURNETT points out that legendary pirates HENRY MORGAN and SIR FRANCIS DRAKE are alleged to have ransacked and burned Panama City to the ground.

"I am into Treasure Island and my favorite place at Disneyland is Pirates of the Caribbean," he tells ET of his decision to use the pirate theme. "In fact, I have another whole show about piracy and I borrowed from that."

Each team of Survivors will have its own island, and there are separate islands for the Tribal Council and the challenges, as well. "It gives a sense of isolation," Mark explains, "and the isolation factor adds so much to the drama."

To kick up the competition a notch for this installment, "Survivor: Pearl Island" presented its competitors with a new twist. The 16 men and women were told to dress for a press conference the way they wanted to appear to the world, but when it was over, instead of allowing them to grab some clothes before heading out, they were told the clothes on their back were the clothes they would be wearing for the game.

"This started the game as if they had been shipwrecked," explains "Survivor" host JEFF PROBST, who is enjoying the new theme. "It changed everybody's perception of how the game was going to work, and it played out as the first challenge."

Dionysus · #2 08-28-2003, 11:13 PM

Dayum I had to keep this a secret for three months because she signed a contract that the word isn't supposed to get out until the press do. Tijuana is my first and one of my closest cousins.

Now I just hope that I don't regret revealing this

...I hope that she behaves herself and they portray her decently.

RedefinedDiva · #3 08-28-2003, 11:20 PM

Now we have someone to cheer for!!

CrimsonTide4 · #4 08-29-2003, 07:18 AM

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Originally posted by Dionysus
Dayum I had to keep this a secret for three months because she signed a contract that the word isn't supposed to get out until the press do. Tijuana is my first and one of my closest cousins.
Now I just hope that I don't regret revealing this ...I hope that she behaves herself and they portray her decently.

oh CHIT!!! LOL, you know if she does ACK A FOOL we gonna be able to clown you on GC!!

CrimsonTide4 · #5 09-02-2003, 10:38 PM

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Meet the first three cast members from the upcoming Survivor: Pearl Islands who're already creating headlines (that have nothing to do with cured meats): Christa Hastie, Ryan Shoulders and Jon Dalton.

Those dirt-diggers at the Smoking Gun Website have uncovered evidence of online drug postings and a DUI arrest that make former castaways look tame by comparison.

In an interesting twist, CBS tried to beat the muckrakers to the punch by including Christa's arrest record in her online bio (except that the minor bust turns out not to be the most interesting incident in her background).

According to the Eye network, the California blonde was busted on a misdemeanor while a student at the University of California, Irvine, for "disrupting an officer's ability to perform his duties." Hastie had hopped onto her car and refused to get off the hood while it was in the process of being towed.

Hastie reportedly copped a plea to the charge and was sentenced to a year's probation and five days of community service, and ordered to pay restitution.

But it's the 24-year-old's incriminating Web postings to online newsgroups devoted to illegal drug use that caught the Smoking Gun's attention. During 1998 and 1999 Christa Hilda Hastie reportedly posted messages to alt.drugs.hard and alt.drugs groups from her college email address.

In a June 1998 posting to the alt.drugs group, Hastie sent a message with the subject line "I want meth in LA or OC?" Her posting asked, "where I can hook up w/ some meth in Los Angeles or Orange County...and how and who do you know to ask about this s---?" There were no responses to her query about methamphetamine. According to the Smoking Gun, at the time of the posting, Hastie was living near UCI's campus in Orange County, about an hour's drive south of Los Angeles.

The same month, Hastie responded to a question about "alternatives to speed" with a recipe featuring aspirin, Vivarin (an over-the-counter stimulant) and ephedrine, a prescription weight loss pill. Hastie wrote, "that should work ok....hang in there, I understand :-)!"

In September 1998, when a fellow Web surfer named Phreex suggested the establishment of a first-ever "National Methamphetamine Week," Hastie replied enthusiastically. "I'll make the web site for this wonderful idea," wrote Hastie, who now works as a computer programmer. Hastie later offered to send Phreex "some really cute new pics taken with my digital camera." After he joked that those photos should include "NAKED CHRISTA, JELLO, and METH!," she responded, "Well send those rocks on over my way and I'll send you a thousand pics! That would be enough to make anybody orgasm..."

In a January 1999 post to alt.drugs, Hastie allegedly asks for "any good recommendations for getting the most out of your cocaine? I mean, can you take any pills, i.e. Vivarin, to keep your high for longer periods of time?" She also inquires where to purchase a "coke bong" near Los Angeles.

And it turns out Hastie's not the only one with a deviant Web trail.

Ryan Shoulders, the 23-year-old produce clerk from Tennessee, allegedly posted several messages in 1999 and 2000 to the alt.drug.psychedelics newsgroup. In response to a an August 1999 posting about the difficulty of scoring acid in Atlanta, Shoulders wrote, "Blah blah...Nashville is worse...I think they forgot what acid is here." Shoulders lives in Clarksville, about 45 miles from the state capital.

In a November 1999 posting, Shoulders, who reportedly goes by the online monikers TossSalad and Frog Muffin, asked for advice about sending drugs through the mail. "Is it possible to send gel tabs (windowpane acid) thru the mail?!," asked Shoulders. "How well does the post office check for things like this? Do they check at all? Should it be sent in a regular envelope wrapped up in something? Or should it be sent in a small package in something like a CD case or something?"

In May of 2000, Shoulders asked for "some tripping ideas" since "there are a few dead spots everytime our group trips (which is not often because it is very hard to find). Are there any games or activities anyone can suggest to fill in the dead spots where we are sitting around anxiously on the carpet trying to think of something to do?"

Finally, there's Dalton, a 29-year-old art consultant, who was busted last February by Los Angeles cops for driving under the influence--a charge not mentioned in his CBS bio. Dalton entered a no contest plea on March 14, 2002 to the DUI count, a misdemeanor, and a charge of driving without insurance. The Virginia native was then sentenced to two days in jail, fined $510 and placed on probation for three years.

While CBS spokesperson Colleen Sullivan refused to comment on any specific charges, she said the drug posting accusations were purely speculative. "There's no proof that these individuals made these postings," said Sullivan. " We conduct background checks, psychological tests and extensive physicals, which include a drug test. If they don't pass the drug test they don't participate and we're very comfortable with the 16 individuals that we've selected to participate in the show."

According to Sullivan, one "finalist" has been sent home because they failed the drug test during the casting process of Survivor. No word on which edition the dismissed druggie tried out for.

Survivor: Pearl Islands debuts September 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

lovelyivy84 · #6 09-03-2003, 11:01 AM

Wow

Dionysus' cousin might end up being the most normal one on the show.

How frigthening is it that if you ever went on a reality show they would dredge up every message you had ever posted on an internet site? (although most of us arguably would not be looking for drugs....)

CrimsonTide4 · #7 09-18-2003, 02:51 PM

TTT for Tonight's Premiere

Questions404 · #8 09-19-2003, 09:05 AM

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Originally posted by Dionysus
Dayum I had to keep this a secret for three months because she signed a contract that the word isn't supposed to get out until the press do. Tijuana is my first and one of my closest cousins.
Now I just hope that I don't regret revealing this ...I hope that she behaves herself and they portray her decently.

Where did she go to school?? She looks really familiar and I am not from St. Louis.

Gyrl7 · #9 09-19-2003, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dionysus
Dayum I had to keep this a secret for three months because she signed a contract that the word isn't supposed to get out until the press do. Tijuana is my first and one of my closest cousins.
Now I just hope that I don't regret revealing this ...I hope that she behaves herself and they portray her decently.

Tijuana reminds me of one of my cool former co-workers. But she steppedd ole dummy Nicole who tried to play dumb, im glad they voted her off.

I just wished they told the people to change into something more comfy before coming on that island. Im really feeling Rupert, that man is funny with his Sanna Claus lookin self.......LOL

Questions404 · #10 09-19-2003, 03:38 PM

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Originally posted by Gyrl7
I just wished they told the people to change into something more comfy before coming on that island. Im really feeling Rupert, that man is funny with his Sanna Claus lookin self.......LOL

I don't like him. He stole the folks' clothes and shoes while they were in the village. He can catch a mean fish, but there is something about him that I don't like.

delph998 · #11 09-19-2003, 04:12 PM

Dionysus,

Your cousin seems mad cool! We're not gonna clown you...YET!

Nicole was a BUSTER for lying and instigatin'! I'm glad she got voted off too! BUSTA!

Dionysus · #12 09-19-2003, 06:47 PM

Awww yes...Nicole is such a hater! The whole restaurant cheered when she was voted off.

I'm not feeling Rupert either! That man's psycho, I can tell.

Questions404, Tijuana went to Saint Louis University.

CrimsonTide4 · #13 09-21-2003, 10:26 PM

They are showing it again and since I missed it, I am learning. NICOLE is soooooooo EXTRA!!!

Man I would want to be Sandra's friend.

Rupert looks like Mick Foley.

GROOOOOOOSSSSSSSS @ those mosquito bites.

Gyrl7 · #14 09-22-2003, 12:06 PM

I think it's going to be a good season that's for sure.

Dionysus · #15 12-14-2003, 07:17 PM

Bump for tonight's finale.

I'm not sure who I am rooting for, but I'm NOT rooting for Jon!