Entertainment Weekly has done a giant spread on the 50th season which starts on February 25 complete with this lovely spinning shot of the entire cast on the beach that unfortunately I can't embed.

https://ew.com/survivor-50-exclusive-all-access-first-look-cover-story-11879057

The obvious alliance that I want for selfish reasons is Savannah and Dee. Clearly the producers agree based on these photos.





Photos of everyone on the beach:
https://ew.com/first-survivor-50-photos-exclusive-cast-gallery-fiji-11879835

To lead up to the show and help you remember who some of these people are, they are also airing 10 classic episodes - haven't said which ones yet - but the dates are:

• Monday, Feb 9, and Tuesday, Feb 10 (8:00 9:00 pm)
• Wednesday, Feb 11, and Thursday, Feb 12 (8:00 10:00 pm)
• Friday, Feb 13, Monday, Feb 16, and Tuesday, Feb 17 (8:00 9:00 pm)
• Wednesday, Feb 19, Thursday, Feb 20, and Friday, Feb 21 (8:00 9:30 pm)

Finally, the most important part of Survivor - the TexAgs pickem game. I'm thinking of expanding the # of picks at the start of the show from 4 to 5 or 6 since there are 24 contestants, and so we all aren't picking the same people.
I'm waiting until we're a little closer to the season to pick all the categories. Since the big theme is "in the hand of the fans" I'm trying to get some indicators on what's in the game and what isn't. If there aren't going to be a lot of hidden immunities and advantages, I'd like to know ahead of time.

Any and all suggestions for categories for the pickem are highly encouraged in this thread.

Wow, we used to be big fans. I actually thought it was off the air

50 seasons x like 20-24 contestants each time, then excluding repeats, that's still like over 1000 contestants Jeff has interacted with.

For the game, I'd be totally fine if we want to add some categories after the first episode to better reflect the game, with the caveat being that it's a rule going forward; you can't suggest a rule and then get points from the previous episode for that.

I can't believe this thing has been on for 50 years.

50 seasons of Probst by Vanity Fair

CharleyKerfeld said:

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50 seasons of Probst by Vanity Fair

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"Pretty boy Probst" -Boston Rob

CharleyKerfeld said:

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Southlake said:

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Wow, we used to be big fans. I actually thought it was off the air

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You said almost the exact same thing 11 months ago. You might want to go see some sort of cognitive degeneration specialist.
https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/3529978

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You really looked this up? Pretty creepy.

Im in!

Johnsy3 said:

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"Come on in, guys"

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Probst should still say this!! 2020 was dog****

I've applied 4 times. Just hoping I'll somehow make the cut before they end the show

BigGuyKy18 said:

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I've applied 4 times. Just hoping I'll somehow make the cut before they end the show

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Well you have to break the rules and post if you do make it.

I think my dad could have won it in the early seasons. Great swimmer, doesn't gossip, good at convincing people to do things his way.

I'd be sent home the first time there was a balance beam.