survivor philippines: paolo bediones reveals details about the finale and reunion show

in an article from philippine entertainment protal, paolo bediones reveals some of the details about the finale and reunion show of survivor philippines. actually, for the loyal fans of the show, these are not new details since this has been released in the forums. theuy will tape the reunion episode after the finale and will air it on december 14, 2 days after the finale. here is an excerpt from the article:

PEP: Paolo Bediones reveals details about Survivor finale

First time na ginawa ni Paolo Bediones na todong nag-share ng blessings sa entertainment press kahapon, December 2, sa Windmills & Rainforest restaurant sa Sct. Borromeo St., Quezon City. Ito ay bilang bahagi ng kanyang year-long 10th anniversary sa showbiz."

Kasama na rin sa celebration natin ang pasasalamat ko sa entertainment press dahil naging mabait kayo sa akin sa loob ng 10 years ko sa business. Yes, may mga times na may intriga, may accusations sa akin. But still, naging mabait kayo sa akin, hindi n'yo ako pinahirapan," nakangiting wika ni Paolo.

Maaga pa lamang ay nasa venue na si Paolo upang i-check ang last details ng affair. Kinuha na ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ang pagkakataon upang kausapin si Paolo nang solo.

SURVIVOR UPDATE. Humingi kami kay Paolo ng update sa finale ng Survivor Philippines sa December 12 na gaganapin sa Studio 7 ng bagong GMA Network Studios sa Jamboree St., Quezon City.

"Magsisilbing reunion ito ng 18 castaways," simula ni Paolo. "Sa first part, ipapakita ang eight members ng Jury at ang final two. Tinapos na naming lahat ang challenges sa Thailand at pagkatapos bumoto ng Jury, naka-seal na ang name ng winner. Hindi rin nila alam kung sino ang nanalo at kahit ako ay hindi ko alam kung sino. During the finals, a few seconds bago ko i-announce ang winner, saka ko lang malalaman kung sino ang tatanggap ng three-million cash prize.

"May ipapakita rin kaming recap ng mga nangyari sa isla during the challenges. Ipapakita rin ang pagtatalo-talo ng Jury, na kinu-question nila kung bakit ‘yon ang napiling final two. It will be an emotional night dahil everyone joined for the same purpose, pero isa lang ang mananalo.

"Pagkatapos ng grand finals, magte-taping na rin kami para sa reunion show na mapapanood sa Sunday, December 14. Ito naman yung reaction ng mga naunang lumabas na castaways matapos nilang mapanood kung ano ang nangyari sa show, at kung ano ang nabago sa kanila pagkatapos nilang sumali sa Survivor Philippines."

Sa kasalukuyan, apat na lang ang natitirang castaways sa Survivor Philippines: sina Charis Yacapin, Cris Cartagenas, JC Tiuseco, at Rob Sy.

Bilang host ng Survivor Philippines, may nabago rin ba kay Paolo?

"Yes," sagot niya. "Ngayon, mas gusto ko ang simple life. Na-appreciate ko ngayon yung mga small things na hindi ko naisip na magagawa ko. It's true na maayos akong nakakatulog sa isang bunk doon, na kasama ko ang may 91 all-Filipino production crew ng show. May bathroom, may electric fan, pero walang special things dahil wala namang hotel doon. Resort ‘yon na ginamit ng mga castaways."

Doon ko na-realize na dapat ay hindi tayo mag-aspire ng mga bagay na hindi naman natin kailangan, na dapat tayong mag-share ng blessings natin sa ibang tao. Doon, nagkaroon din ako ng Bible study sa grupo. Malaki ang naitulong no'n sa amin sa loob ng 45 days na nag-stay kami sa Thailand.

source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/137291/PEP-Paolo-Bediones-reveals-details-about-Survivor-finale

survivor philippines: live chat with vern and marlon transcript

this is the transcript of the live chat with vern and marlon a while ago. these are the questions they answered through typing since i did not have the opportunity to watch thru webcam.

live chat with vern

jambeuz: hi musta naman ang pag stay mu sa island?

VERNDOMINGO: ok naman bonggang-bongga

criswilann: hui vern how are you? are youplanning to became an artist?

VERNDOMINGO: yeah sana m abigyan ng magandangbreak ng kapuso gma7

sonia: last tribal council,bgo pamatanggal si marlon,bat parangang taray ng dating mo,ni hindika ngumingiti,may galit ka pa basa mga natitirang casts away?

VERNDOMINGO: actually wala na drama effe ctlang un

killerkamote: hey vern! grabe im just socurious. pano pag meron ang mgagirls?

VERNDOMINGO: they provide us sanitarynapkin isa sa mga legal na stuffsa island

ohmski: sino namimiss mo sa island?

VERNDOMINGO: mamim iss ko ung mga caastawaychallenges at nga staff na dikami pinapansin kht na anungchika

s_3_c_r_3_t_1_c_s_0_7: galit ka ba kay ate charise ka cbingay mu sa kanya ung blackpearl

VERNDOMINGO: di akjo galit sa kanya nawindanglang ako nung binigay na sakinung black pearl

rainirific: grabe ang angas mo kagabi ah,astig ka talaga

VERNDOMINGO: minsan hehe boyish ng konti

charming_liv: Charisse said na "mukha kadaw tanga dahil nag model- modelka pa sa Tribal Council"and Kaye said "masama kadaw makatingin", they werethinking that you're justbitter.. what can you say abouttheir comments/reactions?

VERNDOMINGO: inggit lang sya kikay kasinatalbugan ko ang kaqgandahannya hahah

girl_interrupted: anong pinakamahirap na challegepara sa'yo?

VERNDOMINGO: ung balacing na tumawid na myoil kami sa katawan

s_3_c_r_3_t_1_c_s_0_7: bat ka kya nla vi note out?

VERNDOMINGO: coz im stong daw

bgkqueen: hi vern, pagpapalit mo ba angkaranasan mo sa island kesa saolympics?

VERNDOMINGO: hindi kasi kakaiba ung xprnce kod2 22012 nalang babawiako

hayley: may boyfriend kb nGaun..?/?

VERNDOMINGO: nope pero mahabaq ang hair ko kcmarami ang nakapila at umaalidid

leilave18: Vern, you are kind of shy saisla, ganyan ba talaga si Vernin person?

VERNDOMINGO: shy type mminsa

diyeysiaquino: may time ba during your stay inthe island na naisip mo na gustomo nang umalis or mag-quit?

VERNDOMINGO: never ako ung tao na di bastabasta sumusuko

diyeysiaquino: nakapirma ka na ba ng contractwith gma artist center?

VERNDOMINGO: yeah i hv 2years contract witdem

vernatic: vern, dba nung nsa island p kauboth ni jace, my something diff.n ngyyri?? wat happened nungngkita kau ulit?? my gnun p dinba?? ung prang M.U?

VERNDOMINGO: di kami mu frnds lang kamiwalang ganung level

live chat with marlon

green2grin: hi marlon! ikaw daw ang"badboy of primetime" ano angmasasabi mo tungkol dito?

MARLONCARMEN: tawag lang nang pangagailanganun para maka survive

jomhane0205: how can you keep the bad imagesa harap ng camera.. (ano, justto survive?!) eh bakit naman ungmga kasama mong cast away, neversilang nagkaganyan pero theysurvive.. so mali strategy mo..anong masasabi mo dun?

MARLONCARMEN: ganun lang ang game wala kangmagagwa kung tinawag na angpagkakataong na magpakasama ka

marixar: natatakot ka ba ngayon nalumabas sa public?

MARLONCARMEN: hinde po me takot napapliwanaganko naman ang mga taong may galit

foxm32: Hey Marlon! Thanks for giving usgood entertainment. Wag kapapaepekto dun sa mga negativeand foul comments say o. For me,you played the game well, yougave us a good show, so kudos toyou. More power to you and yourGF and God Bless you.

MARLONCARMEN: thanks sobra ikaw ang unangnagsabi sakin nyan

sa_pusoko_kapuso: any message sa lahat ngsupporters ng SurvivorPhilippines?

MARLONCARMEN: thanks po sa

silicon: Marlon, what can you say aboutthe rumors that you werepurposely handpicked by GMA tomake the show more exciting.

MARLONCARMEN: dip po tutuo yan simpleng taolang ako.makikaita nyo me kahitsaan sa lansangan

charming_liv: Hi Marlon, how are you now?Don't worry hindi ako isa sa mgamay galit sa yo. Pano moipapaliwanag sa mga tao na ibaka sa totoong buhay kumpara sapinakita mo kung sino ka sagame?

MARLONCARMEN: nag lalaro lang po ako diko kayagawin sa tunay na buhay ang mgaginagawa ko sa isla.may takotdin po me

deeply: fr the start cnu ba talaga angpinaka less mong gus2 sa mgaCastaways.and y prang asar nasar ka k kiko noon?naniniwalaka ba n iba ka tlaga sa 22ongbuhay?

MARLONCARMEN: di ako galit kay kiko.sya langtalaga ang kinatatakutan ko kasisya ang may potensyal na makapagpa alis skin

nadji5220: what's your feeling when peoplecall you the BAD Boy of SurvivorPhilippines?

MARLONCARMEN: gusto ko.diko naman ginagawa yansa tunay na buhay

charming_liv: How did you feel na yung ibangtao hinuhusgahan ang buong mongpagkatao dahil sa pinakita mong"ugali" sa island?

MARLONCARMEN: ok lang di nila naiintindi hanang game.hehehehehe joke lang pook lang po darating ang orasmaiintindihan din nla angginagawa ko

tesay: marlon anung feeling mu nungalis k kagabi?

MARLONCARMEN: masaya dahil may food nahahahaha.toto un at tanggap kona kasi alam ko na bago me pumuta sa tribal alam ko na ako angtatamaan ng boto

vern answered 2 of my questions while marlon answered none. the live chat was quite short compared to the last live chat where kiko and jace participated and they answered more questions. paolo did not type his answers during the live chat.

survivor philippines: cast offs guests in tok! tok! tok! isang milyon pasok

six cast offs from survivor philippines played in the latest episode of tok! tok! tok! isang milyon pasok! which is also hosted by survivor philippines host paolo bediones. the blue team is composed of jury members jace & vern, yellow team was made up of cast offs kiko & patani and the red team is composed of john & nikki. they are also playing for their respective charities.

kiko answered the first 3 questions and patani successfully executed the first two challenges, the snapping turtle challenge and the cobra challenge. they challenged john and nikki in the third task, which is to lift a sumo player 6 feet above the ground. nikki & john failed to complete the task.

john answered the next question correctly and all teams bid on how fast they can finish a meal composed of rats and frogs. vern & jace won the bidding, they need to finish the meal at 1minute and 45 seconds. they were able to finish it just in time. kiko then answered the next question and they eventually reached the finish line and advanced to the jackpot round.

jace & vern won 10 thousand pesos for their charities while john & nikki failed to win anything.

kiko & patani played in the jackpot round and chose the door marked with a star. they were able to double their initial money of 40 thousand pesos. their charity won 80 thousand pesos and a computer set.

in another show, cast offs nina and chev guested in all star k, the 1 million pesos videoke challenge. in a episode where the contestants are look a likes, nina is paired with sexbomb mia and chev was paired with sexbomb izzy. both failed to win the contest. chev was eliminated in round 2 and nina was eliminated on the next round.

survivor philippines: jc wins 2nd individual reward challenge

this week's individual reward challenge is the same challenge used as the reward challenge in episode 12 of survivor micronesia. in this challenge, each of the castaways needs to answer a survey in private. their answers would then be collected and tallied. the questions will again be read one by one and the castaways needs to guess what the answer of the majority is. everytime the castaway answers correctly, he gets a chance to cut a rope that connects to another castaway's effigy. each castaway has 3 ropes, when all of them is cut, the effigy would fall into a fire pit and that castaway is out. the last castaway with the effigy intact is the winner.

the first question was sino sa mga survivors and may sama ka ng loob? the correct answer was marlon and jc. all of them except vern got it correctly. cris, kaye and zita all cut marlon's ropes, sending him out of the challenge. charisse chose rob while rob and jc cut charisse's ropes.

the second question was sinong castaway ang nasa loob ang kulo? the correct answer was rob. only charisse, rob and vern got this correctly. charisse targeted cris' effigy, then rob cut charisse's last rop. charisse was the 2nd person eliminated. vern then cut rob's first rope.

the third question was sino sa mga castaways ang nagpapanggap na walang alam sa larong survivor? the majority answered cris and zita. all of them got this correctly. cris, kaye and zita all went for vern's ropes, lesading to her elimination. rob cut kaye's rope and jc went for cris.

the next question was sino sa mga castaways ang walang silbi sa camp? the majority choice was kaye. only cris and jc got this correct. both of them went for kaye's rope and she was eliminated. the next question was sino sa mga castaways ang pinakamabaho? and majority answered marlon and vern. cris cut zita's first rope. zita returned the favor and eliminated cris. jc then cut rob's last rope and eliminated him.

only 2 castaways are left, zita and jc. zita has 2 ropes remaining while jc has all 3 of them still in place. the next question was sino sa mga castaways ang walang chance manalo sa survivor? both of them answered marlon and that is the correct answer. each of them cut each other's ropes.

the next question was sino sa mga castaways ang pinagkakatiwalaan mo? zita answered kaye and jc answered zita. the majority answered zita and jc cuts the last rope of zita. jc wins reward!

the reward was a scroll that would be kept tied until he is given the signal to do so. they were then tasked to cook dinner with maggi magic sarap. they were given pork, fish, chicken and vegtables that they would bring back to camp. they need to cook all of them but they are not allowed to taste the food while they were cooking. they opted to cook nilaga, adobo, grilled fish and liempo and vegetables.

after they were ready, paolo arrived at their camp and asked jc to open the scroll. the reward was to choose 3 castaways and get all the food that they cooked and transfer to another island where they will stay. jc chose kaye, cris and rob. leaving zita with the ex-jarakay castaways.

surivor philippines: pilot episode review

i have been a survivor fan for years now. i have watched almost all the past 16 seasons of the us version (with the exception of survivor: the australian outback because we still don't have cable subscription then and we had crappy reception for studio 23, but i still read synopsis and episode recaps in the net). survivor has been one of the best reality shows in primetime tv, and has been one of the most successful yet.

i have waited for the debut episode of the local franchise of survivor, survivor philippines. with the great billboards and teasers that they have released, it was really a show to watch for reality tv fans like me. the deput happened last night (september 15) and the countdaown was shown in almost all the shows yesterday in gma 7 (the timer really reminds me of the countdown that is used by abs cbn before the launch or the finale shows of the pinoy big brother and pinoy dream academy). with minutes ticking away and commercials of the shown being shown every 10 minutes or so, anticipation and excitement was really triggered to the max.

the show opened with a survey of the location. the devil's island in southern thailand, which it was called, was previously inhabited by pirates and has been notorious for its wild and unforgiving environment and creatures. the location is the typical tropical location, an island with great beaches and prestine waters. location wise, it was a great location, perfect for the first season of the show.

the next scene shows the castaways arriving to the location on board a fishing vessel. another boat welcomes them with the host, paolo bediones. he instructed the castaways to jump to the waters and swim to shore. they can use the life vests scattered in the waters. it's a race to the shore, with a reward for the first one to reach the beach. the swim proved to be a hard one. some even had cramps and some grouped to work as a team. during the swim, the profiles of each of the contestants were shown.it was jace (the gym instructor) who reached shore first, followed by zita (the laundrywoman) and jc (the basketball jock). the castaways then started reaching shore one by one.

after that, paolo welcomed the castaways to the island and grouped them into 2 tribes: jarakay (the men's tribe) and naak (the women's tribe), which means crocodile and snake in thai language, respectively. tribe colors were blue for jarakay and red for naakthey were also given a trunk full of the things they need for their stay in the island. they also learned that as a reward for jace being the first man on the beach, his tribe will occupy the larger camp.
they then proceed to the reward challenge. all of the tribe members will be chained together except for one who will serve as the keykeeper and puzzle solver. the chained members would sprint to a pole and cross the pole without their feet touching the ground. they would then go to a pole where the first set of keys is attached. upon reaching the pole, the key keeper would unlock the first set of locks. after this station, there would be 4 pairs chained tofether per tribe. they would then go up a platform and traverse a zip line. after the 4 pairs are finished, the keykeeper would then unlock the last set of locks, freeing all the tribemates. the tribemates would go to a rope web one by one to retrieve 8 puzzle pieces tied to the ropes. after all the puzzle pieces are retrieved, the team would give the pieces to the puzzle solver. first team to solve the puzzle wins reward. reward is materials for the shelter.

as expected, the boys had the earlier, sprinting through the course with ease. they were first to the zip line. the girls slightly made ground at the rope web. but what gave the boys the advantage was that they first retrieved the puzzle pieces that are farthest. the boys had a big advantage and started the puzzle way ahead of the girls. but they had difficulty on solving the puzzles. the girls were able to catch up a bit and the challenge now depends on the puzzle makers. the boys were able to solve the puzzle first. jarakay wins.
the rewards were given to jarakay; a larger camp site and materials for the shelter. the losing tribe was also punished by being chained by pairs until the next challenge. they were then instructed to proceed to their respective camps. naak, given the smaller camp arrived first on their camp site. they immediately explored the area, decided where they would put up the shelter, looked for materials for their shelter and were able to find their water hole. on the other hand, jarakay, who was given the larger camp arrived at their camp later and it was already dark. they were not able to do anything and decided to call the day quits. both tribe had difficulty sleeping during their first night, due to the insects and cold weather. the episodes ends here.

let me comment on the pilot episode on different aspects. each aspect would be rated on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the highest.

first is the location. the location is great, great beaches with crystal clear water. the history of the islands (pirate story) also gave it an edge. the snakes, sharks and crocodiles shown also gave it a feel of adventure (i wonder if the cast aways would encounter such creatures). a typical tropical survivor location, much like borneo or pearl island. this location is very close to pearl islands, due to the terrain, environment, weather and pirate history. but i think it would have been better if the first season of survivor philippines was shot in our homeland. survivor japan already shot a season in siquijor. last year, survivor france shot a season in caramoan. i think they can find a suitable location with the same environment here in the country amongst the 7,100 plus islands. i would give this aspect a 3 out of a possible 5.

second, the opening credits and music. the opening credits was a bit lame. maybe due to the monotone background music. as compared to the opening music of the us version, the local music lacks the highs in the beats that would make your heart pound the first time you hear it. the opening credits which introduces the survivor also was quite boring, too dragging and lacks excitement. i would give this aspect a 2 out of a possible 5.

third, the cast aways. a survivor season is only as good as its cast. they would give you all the drama and the shows excitement through their clashing personalities, triumphs and conflicts. the casting crew gave us a good mix of people, from ordinary peolple (a laundry woman, a yaya, a waiter), people from the urban areas and the city (the call center agent, business woman), models and athletes. its a common strategy for the initial season of reality shows to include recognizeable celebrities to get audience share. for this season, celebrities include veronica, the bemedalled taekwondo champ; jc, the basketball jock and jon, who is tagged as a "mechanic" but is a folded and hung model. the males looks almost the same, great looks with great bodies. i still need to watch more for their personalities. for this aspect i give them a 4 out of a possible 5.

fourth, the host. jeff probst is definitely a tough act to follow. so many people were elated when gma 7 announced that survivor philippines' host is paolo bediones. with his vast hosting experience with extra extra, s files and extra challenge to name a few, he really has an advantage. but surprisingly, he did poorly on the pilot episode. he sounded monotonous, far from the up beat tone he previously has. he sounded nervous, i don't know why. i hated it when he instructed the cast aways to jump to the water, his spiel goes something like this: "hanggang dito na lang ang fishing boat na sinasakyan nyo. kinakailangan nyong tumalon sa tubig at lumangoy papuntang pampang... (a long silence) ito ay isang unahan." its sounds lame and it seems that he forgot his line due to the long pause. i also hated his voice over during the swim to the beach. he sounded amateur. for this aspect, i would give the show a passing mark, 3 out of a possible 5. i know paolo can do a better job.

fifth, the tribes. the cast aways were divided into 2 tribes, jarakay and naak. they were divided by gender; jarakay is the men's tribe and naak is the women's tribe. this is the same grouping that the survivor amazon used. its okay but i would prefer to see a mixed tribe to establish dynamics and prefer to see this grouping on a later season. for this i give the show a 3 out of a possible 5.

sixth, the reward challenge. the challenge was a grueling one. i already saw the attributes of the race in different challenges in the us version. it was a good challenge, a lengthy challenging one that combines physical endurance and mental toughness. the props were also good, with the exception probably of the puzzle pieces (because the puzzles from the us version really looks better). i have yet to see the immunity challenge but as of now, i would give this aspect 4 out of a possible 5.

seventh, airing schedule. survivor philippines is shown every day at the primetime slot at about a little past 9pm in the evening. since it is shown every night, some days i would assume would not have challenges shown but will showcase the group dynamics of the tribes. its like stretching a single episode of the us version from 1 hour to 5 hours and chop it to 5 episodes. what does a survivor fan wait for in a good survivor episode? its definitely great group dynamins, a great reward & immunity challenge, lots of schemming and back fighting and an awesome tribal council. this would definitely not be all shown in a single episode, which most survivor fans don't like. imagine watching reward challenge on monday, group dynamics on tuesday, immunity challenge on wednesday, scheming to survive on thursday and tribal council on friday. it would be boring to wait for such a long time for the tribal council. for this aspect, i give them a 2 out of a possible 5.

and lastly, editing. a good episode mainly relies on good editing. its the ability to scan which scenes to show and how to integrate them for the viewers to easily understand the flow and making it look cohesive. i think this is the slowest paced survivor show i ever saw. editing was not good, some scenes are boring and shiftings from one scene to the other was also not good. this was also the case in the early episodes of the amazing race asia, which drastically improved as time goes by. i hope this would also happen to survivor philippines. for this aspect, i would give the show 2 out of a possible 5.

all in all, out of a possible 40 points, the show earned 23. still on the average range and lots of room for improvement. i was really disappointed about the pilot episode since survivor is a very good material and the production really failed miserably. there are so many episodes to go, i hope they would improve. i would still be watching the show but most of my colleagues were very disappointed already that they decided that they would not continue watching at all. i think the show needs to go back to drawing board and look on how to win back their lost audience. it critical to amuse the fans on your pilot episode and i think it did not happened here. leasson learned... hope gma 7 does damage control.