JeffProbstHere

That was a fun shoot That was back in the days when we did these really nutty entrances with the votes. We did shoot in the Amazon. We brought in a jetski and I raced out of there with the votes. Then we went to NYC and I rode the jetski on the Hudson and it was the COLDEST day I ever remember experiencing. No exaggeration. I was truly freezing. Took about 7 hours to thaw out. They thought I had hypothermia. I had no "long johns" underneath my clothes - just that damn blue Survivor shirt! But I remember the best moment of all - it was just after 9/11 and I jet skied past the statue of liberty. It still brings back the memory - I don't think I've ever had as much patriotism pumping through my body. I was so proud to be a U.S. Citizen. Thanks for reminding me!

I don't really do it with the intention of being annoying - even though I know it's frustrating for them - I think it's just become an added layer to the game and part of my "play by play" which I also know drives people nuts! If someone told me to fuck off, then I'd know that I was fully in their head. I do sometimes rehearse a challenge and John Kirhoffer (our challenge supervising producer) will play "me" and he does the same thing and man is it hard to solve a puzzle with someone telling you you suck!

This is a very clever idea. We have played around with the idea of extra votes - and may do it one day. I like your "visual" idea of how to play it. When we have a new idea we run scenarios for a long time to try and find the places where it will backfire. Extra votes are a fun idea but we have to be certain we've thought of every situation and how it might play out. I like hearing that a fan is okay with an extra vote too -because it is clearly very powerful. If we end up using your idea on the show I'll deny this was me and be sure to take full credit for coming up with it myself!

There was an "amateurish" feeling to our early seasons, especially season one -- where it really was cinema verite - we had cameras in the shots, we didn't always have great audio - but it was really compelling because it was so raw. Our show is now much more polished, which is ultimately a much better way to tell the story. But there is something very innocent about season one that will never be there again. Great question.

Okay let's address this -- we put people on Survivor for a few reasons - one of them is their ability to tell a story. The reason people like Tony and Spencer or Boston Rob or Parvati or Phillip or Coach end up on the show more than others is typically because their "interviews" are more interesting or do a better job at telling the story and with some "flavor!" We aren't just putting Tony on because we like Tony better -- that's really it. It's not an editing bias. Some people pop better than others. We'd love to have all 20 people be fantastic - but it doesn't always happen.