State of RI Drops Charges Against Richard 08/29/2000

The Rhode Island State Attorney General's Office announced today that it will not pursue a child-abuse case against Richard H. Hatch Jr.

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Richard Has Been Writing Book In Secret 08/29/2000

Richard revealed today on his radio show that he has been spending some of his time the past three months working on a book detailing his time on the island and it is now nearly completed! (Remember, Rich's luxury item on the island was a journal, and although I don't believe the show ever showed him writing in it, I'm sure it's chock full of interesting tidbits.) Assuming it gets published soon, it will be interesting to see how Rich's book will compare to Mark Burnett's Survivor book.

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Sean Joins Rich Tuesday On His Radio Show 08/29/2000

Sean appeared unannounced in studio with Richard for his Providence radio gig today. The two of them provided some interesting conversation, with Sean talking to Richard about who he exploited his Jenna vote and more. The general feeling was that apparently really have become pretty good friends. Listen to Tuesday's archived broadcast by clicking below

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Listen to Rich's Talk Radio Show All Week Long 08/28/2000

Well, it turns out that not only can you listen to Rich's guest hosting spot of Rhode Island's 630 WPRO-AM all week live from 9-10AM EST, but BroadcastAmerica.com is also doing daily archives of the show (it is not clear if this means only the current day's show will be available at any given time... it really doesn'tmake any sense, but it appears that that might be what they are doing). The entire show is a call-in show, you can call the show when it's live AT 1-888-398-3578. Click on the below link to access links to both the LIVE WPRO-AM stream and the archived shows. Among today's notable callers were Rich's father.

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Fund Trying To Raise $1,000,000 For Kelly Anyways 08/28/2000

A Survivor fan outraged at Susan's final Tribal Council attack on Kelly and Kelly's former (current?) river rafting tour have teamed up to start the "Send a Message to Sue by Sending a Buck to Kelly" fundraiser. They figure that "900,000 people express their feelings by sending $1.00, and Kelly gets the million anyway" and Susan loses. Humm... anyways, the link to the official page is below.

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Survivor Re-runs To Feature New Content 08/28/2000

Various castaways, including Richard, will appear in short segments during the repeat runsof all 13 episodes of Survivo. The reruns will be airing September 15-29, every night at 9PM EST.

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Survivor Book To Be Released September 12th 08/28/2000

Executive Producer Mark Burnett and adventure writer Martin Dugard's " Survivor: The Ultimate Game" book will hits bookstands September 12th. Look for the book to include Burnett's insights on the contestants and descriptions of what didn't make it to the final cut -- including an in-depth interview with Richard. Also look for a new SurvivorBlows's message board forum (dedicated to the book) to appear.

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Rich, Jenna, Sue & Gervase To Do Hollywood Squares 08/28/2000

Sue Hawk, Jenna, Gervase and Richard will all fill in celebrity boxes on the CBS game show " Hollywood Squares," airing September 25-29th. The game show will do a " Survivor" theme during the week the castaways appear on the show, featuring special set decorations, tropical island giveaways and the " Survivor" theme song. The episodes taped this past weekend. Additoinally Rich will be one of the presenters at this year's 'MTV Music Video Awards,' airing live from Radio City Music Hall on Thursday September 7th at 8 p.m.

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Kelly To Host Tonight's E! Talk Soup 08/28/2000

Kelly will host tonight's edition of E!'s Talk Soup show. Though it first airs at 8PM EST, the show repeats Tuesday at 1AM, 9AM, 2AM, and 6PM.

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Survivors Host VH1's The List 08/28/2000

Well, we missed its original airing, but Jenna hosted this past weekend's edition of VH1's The List with Colleen, Greg, Joel, and Gervase on the panel. Reports are Jenna was a pretty good host. Below is a link to the official VH1 The List website that describes the show, along with its repeat schedule

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First Three Chapters Of Survivor Book Available Online 08/28/2000

Contentville.com hassigned an agreement to make the first three chapters of the upcoming Survivor book available in electronic book format for $2.75. On August 28 chapters 4, 5, 6 will be available for another $2.75. On August 3, chapters 7, 8, 9 will be available for... you guessed it, another $2.75. Then when the book is released on September 12, you'll be able to downlaod the reminder of the book for only $2.21 more. The e-book is in Microsoft Reader format

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Jenna Rejects $750,000 Offer From Playboy 08/22/2000

Apparently the Manchester (NH) Union-Leader is reporting that Jenna has rejected Playboy's offer to pose nude for its magazine, even after the offer was raised to $750,000. "I’d rather work my fingers to the bone at a 7-11 than to take money from Playboy to pose nude." In other news, Spetember 3rd will be Jenna Lewis Day in Franklin, NH.

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Finale Main Editor Claims Finale Is "Just Incredible" 08/22/2000

Rod Spence, apparently the main editor of the finale and the topic of a local-kid-makes-good story, claims that "The show couldn’t have ended any better than it does. ... There are certain moments that happen toward the end of the show that will have the world on its ear. ... You don’t see that stuff on TV a lot. ... It’s just incredible."

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Whiners: "It's Lonely At The Top" 08/22/2000

CBS employees and those affiliated with the show are whining it sucks (um... make that blows) to know the final survivor.

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Thousands Betting Online On The Final Survivor 08/22/2000

Nearly 15,000 viewers have logged on to Intertops.com to place money on the "Survivor" castaway they predict will win in the Wednesday finale of the blockbuster TV show. So far, viewers have placed more than $400,000 in bets at about $25 each. The current 4-5 favorite is Rudy Boesch.

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Survivor II Elite 800 Have Been Picked 08/22/2000

Attention all 'Survivor II' wannabes, CBS has pared the massive list of applicants down to roughly 800 hopefuls. According to CBS, more than 49,000 people sent the network videotapes pitching themselves as candidates for the show.

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Richard's Tactics Cheered By Management Consultants 08/22/2000

America's top management consultants and executive trainers say Hatch managed to survive because he used the same techniques on Pulau Tiga that managers use to grab and hold the keys to the executive washroom

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Survivor: The Too Hot For TV Collection??? 08/20/2000

We can already see it coming... either that or "The Director's Cut". Gervase recently explained how the castaways went skinny-dipping but the footage never made it on air. Well, it least it won't just be Dick we'll be seeing...

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You Too Can 'Survive' Pulau Tiga 08/20/2000

The Pulau Tiga Resort opened recently, which Malaysia hopes to turn into a hit tourist destination as the place where Survivor was filmed. Proceeds from Survivor funded much of the resort's construction. You can even see "the now-covered pit they used as a toilet." Wow, what a tour, I can't wait, though I wish they had "The Final Survivor Survived Pulau Tiga and got $1,000,000 and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt" T-shirts.

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Burnett Reveals Details Of Final Immunity & Voting 08/18/2000

Mark Burnett revealed some clues about next week's final episodes on Thursday's "Access Hollywood." Burnett described the final two immunity challenges saying the first, called "foreign comrades," will quiz the remaining castaways about the 12 contestants who have been voted off the show. The second immunity challenge, called "Fire Walk," will have the remaining three contestants walk on hot coals in order to win immunity. The winner will chose who will accompany him/her to the final Tribal Council. The final Tribal Coucil, dubbed "Closing Arguments," has the two remaining contestants making their cases of why they should win the million before a jury of seven former castaways. The jury will then select the ultimate survivor.

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Reebok Signs Winner to Endorsment Deal 08/18/2000

Not only will the winner of CBS' hit "Survivor" series walk away with $1 million in prize money, but Reebok says he or she has agreed to promote its products. While the Canton, Mass., company claims not to know who the winner is, it has committed to a one-year endorsement deal, which could include TV ads.

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Dr. Superpole Lands Job On 'Extra' 08/18/2000

In addition to an upcoming guest spot on CBS' soap Guiding Light and a novel he's shopping around, the neurologist has just scored a full-time job as a New York-based medical correspondent for the syndicated news mag Extra.

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Coming Soon: Dick Radio 08/17/2000

During the week of August 28, Hatch will host his own radio talk show on WPRO-AM in Rhode Island, sitting in for a vacationing host. No word on whether he'll be offered a permanent gig. You can listen to WPRO-AM LIVE via the Internet by clicking HERE. Like we've said before, we're actually also from Rhode Island as well, so we're looking into recording the shows for possible later posting in case WPRO fails to later post them on their website

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Rudy-mania Hits Virginia 08/17/2000

At "Survivor" parties and local watering holes, southeastern Virginia is rooting for the curmudgeonly retired Navy SEAL. The region was the nation's No. 1 market for the show Wednesday, with about 30 percent of area households tuned to "Survivor."

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'I Will Survive' Survivor Music Video on CBS' 'The Early Show' 08/17/2000

This coming Wednesday, 'The Early Show' has booked soul diva Gloria Gaynor to perform her disco anthem "I Will Survive" as the backdrop for a music video featuring highlights from the first season of "Survivor." The final four castaways will also make their first morning show appearance on 'Early Show' on Thursday.

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Survivor 'Town Hall' To Be Hosted By Bryant Gumbel 08/17/2000

CBS has tapped Bryant Gumbel to host next week's post-"Survivor" finale town hall meeting. Apparently Jeff Probst wasn't available. Oh, sure Jeff gets the gig when it's off on a remote island stranded for weeks at the time. Bryan gets the gig when it's one hour in an air conditioned studio in LA. Sounds fair to me.

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Survivor "Town Hall" To Feature All 16 Survivors 08/17/2000

The Survivor "Town Hall" Special that will air next Wednesday immediately following the two hour Survivor I series finale will apparently feature all sixteen survivors. Everyone get your Sonja questions ready...

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Final 800 Contenders For Survivor II Being Contacted

Well, the article doesn't make it clear if ALL 800 final contenders for the casting of Survivor II have already been contacted, but at least one of them already has... Alabama Live (of all places, believe it or not) has an article detailing the status of one of the 800 -- a 44 year-old redneck who's Mom helped him with the application -- we'll just call him Mr. Susan for now. I see Mark Burnett's going back to the well a second time...

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Survivor: The Re-runs

OK, I guess if you're a summer series that airs when every other network is showing re-runs, then you do your re-runs in the Fall when everyone else is showing new shows???

Well, at least that seems to be the theory at CBS, who have just announced that they'll be re-running ALL THIRTEEN EPISODES of Survivor on consecutive nights during the NBC Olympic Games coverage. Yay, one more chance to see Dick dance, see Dick naked, see Dick run...

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Survivor II: Coming Soon To A TV Near You

CBS will debut "Survivor 2" after Superbowl XXXV on January 28.

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I'm A Doctor, And I'm Also Playing One On TV...

EW.com is reporting that America's most talked about doctor is apparently about to try his hand at acting. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Sean will be doing at least three episodes of the daytime "Guiding Light" soap opera. They also mention that he's also in talks to be a medical consultant for the Fox News channel and possibly going to be an Extra correspondent. Yikes, like *THIS* is the guy we're going to turn to for insightful commentary? ...Mr. "I'M Not Sure If There Is An Alliance Despite The Fact That We're Been Slaughtering One Person A Week For Severak Weeks"?.

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Hey Sean, Make Room For Gervase On That Small Screen...

EW.com is also reporting that Gervase has apparently landed a TV gig... and no, it's not joining Big Brother and sleeping there for 20 hours a day. Gervase will appear on an upcoming episode of UPN's ''The Hughleys'' sitcom. Then again, it's only UPN, so maybe we really shouldn't consider it "TV" after all.

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What's Next For Burnett? "Destination Mir"

Apparently Mark Burnett, the producer of Survivor, doesn't think the wilds of Earth hold enough of a challenge as he's signed an agreement to create a "Survive Russian Cosmonaut Camp" show that lets the "survivor" go to the ultimate surviving habitat -- the Mir space station (is that thing ever going to die?)

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Survivor: The Drinking Game

It was bound to happen... frankly, we're surprised it took so long. And from SEATTLE of all places? And listen to the rules

"Rules go this way: You have to drink whenever certain standardized events occur - when the conch shell goes "whoo-ooo," Richard says something annoying, Susan is hostile or someone gets booted off the island."

Um, hello? The point *IS* to get drunk, no? Then how about some things that happen, oh... often?? ...one drink every time Richard mentions how he "brings home the fish" (if you know what I mean), two every time Ruby talks about gays, queers, or lesbians (on second thought, that might give you alcohol poisoning) and three drinks every time Sean talks about how he's not really sure if there is an alliance yet. Anyways, for those interested in reading the full article, see the below link.

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