Survivor Gabon
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009Survivor Gabon Tv Series - Was Big Premier
CBS launches its 17th season of Survivor from the spectacular country of Gabon Africa. Nicknamed "The Last Eden" the West African country is right on the equator. Gabon has a beautiful coastline set against a country that is 85% rain forest. The diversity of wildlife including gorillas and elephants could make for an interesting season.
The Season premier did not disappoint. Two hours, two teams, three challenges and two tribal councils, all in one night. The first challenge was very early in the night and wasn’t even close. The Kota tribe easily beat the Fang tribe in a reward challenge for extra food. The Fang tribe went on to lose two immunity challenges during the evening and has already had to vote off two of its players. Fang is clearly already the underdog.
The first player voted out of the seemingly weaker Fang tribe was 24 year old Michelle, a music producer from Los Angeles, California. She didn’t like her tribe, (who picked her last) calling them "the dumbest people on earth" and was easily voted out at the first tribal council. The Second player to face the walk of shame was 61 year old Gillian, a retired nurse from Temecula, California. Gillian was considered the weakest player of the tribe after a terrible showing in the first challenge.
Dan, a 32 year old lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts, was the first player to visit the infamous exile island. It is a large island this year and Dan spent hours looking for the hidden immunity idol without even getting in the ballpark. As a new twist this season, the player that goes to Exile Island is given a choice between an evening of "luxury" and the clue as to the whereabouts of the idol. No doubt Dan is wishing he had made another choice.
In another survivor first, Randy was possibly the first player in Survivor history to have to call for medical support on the first night on the island. He hit his head in the dark and required several stitches from the medical crew. He participated in the first immunity challenge sporting a bandage wrapped around his head.
On the Kota tribe, members were busy forming an early alliance. Charlie the gay lawyer and Marcus the straight doctor formed the first obvious bond. Possibly one of the most amusing scenes of the evening was watching Charlie visibly drool over the poor straight guy who just wants an alliance. The two soon added Jacquie and Corinne to their alliance.
Survivor Gabon looks like it will be another successful season with all of the reality TV we have become accustomed to. It’s already shaping up with the usual helping of fighting, romance, back stabbing, and shrinking bodies barely covered in "buffs".
By: Sherry Stone
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