The tribe has spoken. Francesca is the first to be voted out!
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Jeff Probst breaks down the 'Survivor: Caramoan -- Fans vs. Favorites' premiere
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Okay, man, that “1 Survivor!”
shot of you standing on that rocky peak looked super dicey. Tell us how
the hell you got up — or down — there and if you had any concerns
whatsoever about, you know…dying.
JEFF PROBST: Believe it or not just getting to the top of the rock was much more dangerous than actually standing there for the tag line. Here’s how we did it… I was on board the chopper with the door off — our pilot flew in nice and close to the top of the spire and hovered there for about 5 seconds as I stepped OFF, yes, stepped off, the chopper and onto the top of the rock which is only about 2 sq ft. Our director was holding my arm from inside the chopper as I stepped out to the rock- where our safety guy (who had climbed to the top – that’s right – climbed) grabbed my other arm to make sure I didn’t fall off the 125 ft rock and down to the ocean below. He then quickly clipped a safety line to a harness I was wearing under my shirt. For those five seconds I was definitely vulnerable but because of our well planned transition I was never really afraid, but it was without any question one of the riskiest and craziest things we have done. After we had shot the tag line we did the same thing in reverse. I won’t lie, I was concentrating very hard that I stepped carefully and quickly getting out and then getting back inside. I love this job. [See an incredible video of Jeff being dropped off and picked up right here.]
JEFF PROBST: Believe it or not just getting to the top of the rock was much more dangerous than actually standing there for the tag line. Here’s how we did it… I was on board the chopper with the door off — our pilot flew in nice and close to the top of the spire and hovered there for about 5 seconds as I stepped OFF, yes, stepped off, the chopper and onto the top of the rock which is only about 2 sq ft. Our director was holding my arm from inside the chopper as I stepped out to the rock- where our safety guy (who had climbed to the top – that’s right – climbed) grabbed my other arm to make sure I didn’t fall off the 125 ft rock and down to the ocean below. He then quickly clipped a safety line to a harness I was wearing under my shirt. For those five seconds I was definitely vulnerable but because of our well planned transition I was never really afraid, but it was without any question one of the riskiest and craziest things we have done. After we had shot the tag line we did the same thing in reverse. I won’t lie, I was concentrating very hard that I stepped carefully and quickly getting out and then getting back inside. I love this job. [See an incredible video of Jeff being dropped off and picked up right here.]
EW: This opening reward challenge reminded me a lot of the one to start of Heroes vs. Villains. Give me some of the sights, sounds, and smells of being there live, including some things we may not have picked up on TV. Who really impressed, surprised, or disappointed you in that competition?
PROBST: The strongest scent was testosterone. It was really amp’d up. Both sides wanted to prove a point. I think part of it is also they have all this nervous energy that they’re waiting to release and so in the first challenge it just bursts out of their body. In a precursor of what is to come, Brandon and Shamar were definitely the most vocal and I was impressed by weaker players like Cochran really getting in there and mixing it up.
EW: Not to make you sound like big jerks, but you and the
other producers must have been delighted to have the only returning player who
was voted out first come back on…and be voted out first again! That’s just too
delicious. And this is coming from Francesca’s biggest fan. How does her being
voted out first twice stack up to other Survivor humiliations, such as
Matt getting blindsided by Boston Rob twice, and the two people who didn’t even
make it past the schoolyard pick ’em in Palau?
PROBST: It is with mixed emotions that I answer this question. The gentleman in me would like to say “it’s a shame Francesca was voted out first once again. She deserves better. She’s a good woman.” But the producer in me is compelled to dig a little deeper into my psyche and once again thank the Survivor gods for blessing us with yet another historic Survivor moment. I believe that within the 90 minute premiere, Francesca ponders being voted out first… again, more than a few times. I think she says she will A) eat a rock, B) drown myself. Francesca, please do not drown yourself, but it might be fun to bring a rock to the live reunion show? All jokes aside, I love Francesca for facing the ultimate fear – that she might be the first and probably only person that will ever be voted off first, twice — and still showed up to play!
PROBST: It is with mixed emotions that I answer this question. The gentleman in me would like to say “it’s a shame Francesca was voted out first once again. She deserves better. She’s a good woman.” But the producer in me is compelled to dig a little deeper into my psyche and once again thank the Survivor gods for blessing us with yet another historic Survivor moment. I believe that within the 90 minute premiere, Francesca ponders being voted out first… again, more than a few times. I think she says she will A) eat a rock, B) drown myself. Francesca, please do not drown yourself, but it might be fun to bring a rock to the live reunion show? All jokes aside, I love Francesca for facing the ultimate fear – that she might be the first and probably only person that will ever be voted off first, twice — and still showed up to play!
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