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Old 08-30-21, 09:01 PM
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Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21





Ready to head back to the island? Jeff Probst is!

CBS’ Survivor is (finally!) returning to screens for it’s 41st season, starting with a two-hour premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 22. But that’s not all. The network announced additional details Monday that are bound shake up the game for its money- and adventure-hungry new crop of castaways.

For starters, production has shortened its filming time from 39 days to a “much more dangerous” 26-day game, which will increase the pacing of its twists and overall gameplay. (Keep in mind: Building in production time for quarantining cast members is very much a thing these days.) Probst will also break the fourth wall, addressing the audience directly throughout the season to let us in on some of the twists well before the players are made aware.

Season 41 will additionally include a brand new interactive element. Fans can test their own skills at home by playing the new “Game Within the Game,” where they can find and decode rebus puzzles hidden inside the episodes.

“I cannot remember a time when I’ve been this excited to launch a new season of Survivor,” said executive producer and host Jeff Probst in a statement. “Survivor 41 features a really likable group of savvy Survivor players and they are in for the most intense, most difficult and most dangerous season we’ve ever done.”

If that wasn’t enough to light your (camp)fire, CBS has also released the names and photos of its diverse new cast, continuing to make good on the network’s promise that at least 50 percent of its reality contestants will be Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). https://tvline.com/lists/survivor-se...os/brad-reese/

Brad Reese 49, Shawnee, WY Rancher
Danny McCray 33, Frisco, TX Ex-NFL Player
David Voce 34, Chicago, IL Neurosurgeon
Deshawn Radden 26, Miami, FL Medical Student
Eric Abraham 50, San Antonio, TX Cyber Security Analyst
Erika Casupanan 31, Toronto, ON Communications Manager
Evvie Jagoda 28, Arlington, MA Ph.D. Student
Genie Chen 46, Portland, OR Grocery Clerk
Heather Aldret 52, Charleston, SC Stay-at-home Mom
Jairus Robinson 20, Oklahoma City, OK College Student
Liana Wallace 20, Washington, D.C. College Student
Naseer Muttalif 37, Morgan Hill, CA Sales Manager
Ricard Foyé 31, Sedro-Woolley, WA Flight Attendant
Sara Wilson 24, Boston, MA Healthcare Consultant
Shantel Smith 34, Washington, D.C. Pastor
Sydney Segal 25, Brooklyn, NY Law Student
Tiffany Seely 47, Plainview, NY Teacher
Xander Hastings 21, Chicago, IL App Developer

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Old 08-30-21, 09:31 PM
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

Here’s an ET Canada thread in Twitter with names, pics, and bios of each contestant:

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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

Only 18 contestants? Come on, we can do a Survivor game can't we?
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

I'm so glad this is coming back. I love competition shows and this one is the best, IMO.
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

I've only watched a few episodes from the first few seasons. The don't mention a location in the title anymore. Do they still go to new locations each season or do they have more permanent sets now?
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

It's always Fiji though they usually don't mention it on air until the reunion show. It's gotten to the point though where contestants recognize locations like on Exile Island, from previous seasons, so they're not trying hide the fact that they're reusing the same location season after season.
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

Originally Posted by movieguru
I've only watched a few episodes from the first few seasons. The don't mention a location in the title anymore. Do they still go to new locations each season or do they have more permanent sets now?
They stopped shooting at new locations years ago to save money. And they also shoot seasons back to back to save money.
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

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Only 18 contestants? Come on, we can do a Survivor game can't we?
With the success of the all winners season, there might be enough interest to justify a game. I think we can have a viable game with as few as 9 people in a 2 round draft. Stay tuned. I am considering it.
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With the success of the all winners season, there might be enough interest to justify a game. I think we can have a viable game with as few as 9 people in a 2 round draft. Stay tuned. I am considering it.
I'm down for playing and helping out, but not as the main commissioner. I have two fantasy football leagues that I'm commissioner of and they're taking up quite a bit of time this fall. I can even make a game board if JuryDuty is out.
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Originally Posted by Damfino
With the success of the all winners season, there might be enough interest to justify a game. I think we can have a viable game with as few as 9 people in a 2 round draft. Stay tuned. I am considering it.
I’m in.

​​​​… and I can take over the graphics… it is my day job you know. I’ll build the board on Friday.
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I’m in.

​​​​… and I can take over the graphics… it is my day job you know. I’ll build the board on Friday.
Actually I didn’t know that! I will setup the game thread today and welcome to the team!
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Actually I didn’t know that! I will setup the game thread today and welcome to the team!
You got it! Since we don't know the tribes yet, I'll make it modular and send you a graphic on Friday as a banner.
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

Probst is saying that last year they considered Hawaii and Georgia for a season, but the COVID situation kept changing and they couldn't make it work.
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Less cast members and less time played. Don't like this much at all.
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Survivor Season 41 - Premieres 9/22/21

Two hour Premiere tonight.


Eric Abraham
51, San Antonio, Texas Yase

Heather Aldret
52, Charleston, South Carolina Luvu

Erika Casupanan
32, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Luvu

Genie Chen
46, Portland, Oregon Ua

Ricard Foyé
31, Sedro-Woolley, Washington Ua

Xander Hastings
20, Chicago, Illinois Yase

Evvie Jagoda
28, Arlington, Massachusetts Yase

Danny McCray
33, Frisco, Texas Luvu

Naseer Muttalif
37, Morgan Hill, California Luvu

Deshawn Radden
26, Miami, Florida Luvu

Brad Reese
50, Shawnee, Wyoming Ua

Jairus "JD" Robinson
20, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ua

Tiffany Seely
47, Plainview, New York Yase

Sydney Segal
26, Brooklyn, New York Luvu

Shantel "Shan" Smith
34, Washington, D.C. Ua

David Voce
35, Chicago, Illinois Yase

Liana Wallace
20, Washington, D.C. Yase

Sara Wilson
24, Boston, Massachusetts Ua
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Re: Survivor Season 41 - Premieres 9/22/21

I spent a while trying to find the title for this season, but it seems this season has no title besides Season 41.
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Re: Survivor Season 41 - Premieres 9/22/21

I already made a thread for this.... https://forum.dvdtalk.com/tv-talk/65...=#post13977565
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Re: Survivor Season 41 - Premieres 9/22/21

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I already made a thread for this.... https://forum.dvdtalk.com/tv-talk/65...=#post13977565
Oops. Please close, mods!
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Oh yeah, I forgot about this thread. 😉
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I spent a while trying to find the title for this season, but it seems this season has no title besides Season 41.
How about Survivor: Unnecessary Gimmicks
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

Or Survivor: Quarantine.
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

So basically zero eye candy now, zero alphas. Just boring SJW personalities. These shows clearly don't want to be entertaining anymore.
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So Jeff changes one of his iconic catchphrases because one guy didn't like it? Wait until someone complains that calling them "tribes" is cultural appropriation.

The backstories are a terrible addition. This isn't America's Got Talent.
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I just discovered that Paramount+ has 3 seasons of Survivor Australia. From what I've heard it's supposed to be pretty good. Not sure if I afford another huge time sink though.
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Re: Survivor Season 41 -- Premieres 9/22/21

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So basically zero eye candy now, zero alphas. Just boring SJW personalities. These shows clearly don't want to be entertaining anymore.
A formal NFL player isn't alpha.? Also the 2 young guys seem pretty athletic

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