Who was recruited/applied?

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Merely		#301	[-]
Posts: 5823 (04/12/09 1:14 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Sierra - found at a taco stand in California
LennonFan		#302	[-]
Posts: 917 (04/12/09 5:53 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	EvilDoctorWill wrote: Tocantins 4 applicants - Coach, Sandy, Spencer and JT (all first time applicants I believe) Recruits (and how they were recruited) Jerry - found through an article posted in his hometown paper upon his return from Iraq/Afghanistan (can't remember where he was positioned) Brendan - can't remember how he was discovered, but definately recruit Candace - same as Brendan. Sydney - found in a bar in San Diego a couple seasons ago, casting wanted her but she couldn't fit it into her schedule Tyson - friend of a friend of a casting director Joe - see Tyson Debbie - someone recommended her to a casting assosciate, she has previously applied tho (applied for season two) Sierra - found at a taco stand in California Erinn - found at the Kentucky Derby Carolina - found at a bar, apparently was a fan prior. Taj - they sent an e-mail out to football teams looking for a football wife, she fit the bill Stephen - friend of a friend of a casting director If any of this is true... that sucks! No pun intended.
SurvivorQT.jjb		#303	[-]
Posts: 140 (04/13/09 3:03 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	candace, tyson, joe, stephen, & debbie were all "friend of a friend" with someone in casting Jerry and Taj were recruited, casting went out looking for a "type," in this case, NFL wife and army seargant. I believe they found brendan this way too. Carolina,Erinn,Sydney,Sierra all recruited at random places Yul & Aras were also "friend of a friend" with someone in casting
spyzsrvvrcharmd		#304	[-]
Posts: 1413 (04/13/09 3:50 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	LennonFan wrote: EvilDoctorWill wrote: Tocantins 4 applicants - Coach, Sandy, Spencer and JT (all first time applicants I believe) Recruits (and how they were recruited) Jerry - found through an article posted in his hometown paper upon his return from Iraq/Afghanistan (can't remember where he was positioned) Brendan - can't remember how he was discovered, but definately recruit Candace - same as Brendan. Sydney - found in a bar in San Diego a couple seasons ago, casting wanted her but she couldn't fit it into her schedule Tyson - friend of a friend of a casting director Joe - see Tyson Debbie - someone recommended her to a casting assosciate, she has previously applied tho (applied for season two) Sierra - found at a taco stand in California Erinn - found at the Kentucky Derby Carolina - found at a bar, apparently was a fan prior. Taj - they sent an e-mail out to football teams looking for a football wife, she fit the bill Stephen - friend of a friend of a casting director If any of this is true... that sucks! No pun intended. Maybe next season they'll recruit someone who is standing under a traffic light, practicing yoga in a park, sunbathing on the beach, window shopping, posting YouTube videos ala Chris Crocker.
roadblocker		#305	[-]
Posts: 17308 (04/13/09 2:28 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	4 applicants - Coach, Sandy, Spencer and JT (all first time applicants I believe) Also, Spencer was an alternate this season.
Cuauhtemoc Gilmore		#306	[-]
Posts: 17884 (04/13/09 5:30 PM) OMEDETO, CATHY!! Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I thought we already clarified Candace applied even though she lives in L.A.? She said she thought she had no chance of getting on but the casting peeps were impressed by her application.
SurvivorQT.jjb		#307	[-]
Posts: 141 (04/13/09 6:19 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Reality TV World: How were you cast for the show? Candace: Well, someone from casting told me "Hey Candace there's this opportunity, they want you to apply." At first I said no, I'd never watched the show so they're like "Candace you really need to check out the show. So I got a bunch of past episodes and watched it, became fascinated by it, and just the competitor in me came out. So I went ahead and did the application and video and did the whole process.
Dictatorship		#308	[-]
Posts: 8469 (04/13/09 6:58 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	That is so disgustingly pukeworthy. Some people would kill to be on the show, and ick ick ick ick ick at all of this.
Cuauhtemoc Gilmore		#309	[-]
Posts: 17887 (04/14/09 1:23 PM) OMEDETO, CATHY!! Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	barf
hagiz1		#310	[-]
Posts: 431 (04/15/09 10:26 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	EvilDoctorWill wrote: Tocantins 4 applicants - Coach, Sandy, Spencer and JT (all first time applicants I believe) Recruits (and how they were recruited) Jerry - found through an article posted in his hometown paper upon his return from Iraq/Afghanistan (can't remember where he was positioned) Brendan - can't remember how he was discovered, but definately recruit Candace - same as Brendan. Sydney - found in a bar in San Diego a couple seasons ago, casting wanted her but she couldn't fit it into her schedule Tyson - friend of a friend of a casting director Joe - see Tyson Debbie - someone recommended her to a casting assosciate, she has previously applied tho (applied for season two) Sierra - found at a taco stand in California Erinn - found at the Kentucky Derby Carolina - found at a bar, apparently was a fan prior. Taj - they sent an e-mail out to football teams looking for a football wife, she fit the bill Stephen - friend of a friend of a casting director I believe Brendan was recruited because of the granola (the company that he made, forgot the name) article.
Quiddity		#311	[-]
Posts: 5263 (04/15/09 5:12 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	There was a taco stand across the street from where I was working today. Was tough to resist the urge to go out there to get a taco and get casted for Survivor. (a true story).
OzarkSurvivor		#312	[-]
Posts: 789 (04/15/09 9:35 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Debbie applied for S2... no speaking first episode, epic intro during theme, southern mom... the parallels between her and Tina W just keep increasing. I'm calling it. Debbie FTW.
OzarkSurvivor	More on recruits	#313	[-]
Posts: 791 (04/17/09 12:22 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	I've been thinking all day about the applicant/recruit debate, and about what Adam was saying as he defended his legitimacy as a contestant. Then I remembered something someone said about how Gregg got recruited because "they were looking for an ivy league graduate." I finally put two and two together, and decided that it's not really a copout on casting dept's job if they find recruits, it's purely just a different way of finding people. Here's why: Just because casting might be looking for certain "types" of people doesn't mean that they pick one arbitrarily and then just stop because they have that typed filled. It's not like Lynne found Adam, then immediately called up all her cohorts and said, "Ok, I found a young white frat guy from the south, you all can stop looking now." Like Adam said, he still had to go through the same interview process as everyone else. Why? Because he was competing for a spot with dozens of other young white frat guys from the south. Just because he himself didn't seek out to be on Survivor doesn't mean they didn't find something in him that made him stand out above the other guys that fit his "type." And this doesn't apply just to Adam, so it's not like I'm trying to defend just him. Christina had to beat out other latina cops, Flicka had to beat out other roller derby girls, Rocky had to beat out other young cityboy morons. These recruits stand out to us, because we get to see them as players. How many other "recruits" do you think get rejected every season? Probably hundreds and hundreds of them. So does it irritate me that some of these guys get to be on the show when the rest of us keep sending in our tapes in futility? Sure it does. Do I writhe in agony and pull my hair out when these people don't play as optimally as we would, since they're not all Todds and Amandas? Absolutely. But they're not forced by casting to go out there. They can choose whether to go interview or not. They can choose whether to sign the contract or not. Ultimately, Survivor wasn't made so that you can I can have a cool unique outdoor experience, it's a show, and casting is showbiz. And, as a final note, and it was touched on above, too: There have been just as many GOOD recruited plaers as there have been BAD applicant players. You win some, you lose some.
CSCin3D		#314	[-]
Posts: 11778 (04/17/09 12:33 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Recruits don't get rejected. It's pretty obvious the "application process" for them is just a formality. Lynne herself has even said that most of the recruiting is done EXTREMELY last minute, so they don't have time to really look at a broad range of competing applicants for a specific slot. Oh, and Amanda didn't apply.
jhaphet		#315	[-]
Posts: 4140 (09/10/09 9:26 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Any updates on the applicant/recruit ratio this season?
matty p		#316	[-]
Posts: 316 (09/10/09 11:55 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	jhaphet wrote: Any updates on the applicant/recruit ratio this season? Mick - Recruited at a bar Marisa - Recruited Natalie - Applied for The Amazing Race, fan of Survivor Yasmin - Approached to audition at an open casting call Mike - Big fan, was originally cast on Tocantins Dave - Applied a few years ago, alternate for China, recruited for Samoa Monica - Recruited but a fan Laura - Applied for The Amazing Race Betsy - Applied Russell H - Friends with Boo and James, not sure if he applied Ashley - Big Survivor fan, knows some cast members, not sure if she applied
Bubba4life		#317	[-]
Posts: 795 (09/11/09 12:34 AM) OMEDETO, CATHY!! Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	CSCin3D wrote: Recruits don't get rejected. It's pretty obvious the "application process" for them is just a formality. Lynne herself has even said that most of the recruiting is done EXTREMELY last minute, so they don't have time to really look at a broad range of competing applicants for a specific slot. Oh, and Amanda didn't apply. What is Lynn's contact information?
guatemala fanfic	APPLICANTS and RECRUITS	#318	[-]
Posts: 5155 (09/11/09 5:21 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	jhaphet wrote: Any updates on the applicant/recruit ratio this season? Here's my working compilation from Pygmy Island. I'll add sources when/ if they become available (mostly RealityBlurred interviews and/or other articles probably). APPLICANTS 1. Ashley Trainer, 22, spa sales, Maple Grove, MN - APPLIED for Amazing Race and was transferred over to Survivor - A fan who has watched every season and had met previous castaways at finale parties and events Source: RealityBlurred interview 2. Natalie White, 26, pharmaceutical sales, Van Buren, AR - APPLIED for Amazing Race and was transferred over to Survivor after making finals with her boyfriend - A fan of Survivor/Amazing Race Source: RealityBlurred interview 3. Shannon Waters, 45, sales rep, Renton, WA - APPLIED for this season after being a fan since the beginning Source: CBS Video, RealityBlurred interview 4. Betsy Bolan, 48, police officer, Campton, NH - APPLIED to the show 13 times over 6 years Source: CBS Video, RealityBlurred interview 5. Mike Borassi, 62, personal chef, Marina del Rey, CA - APPLIED for Tocantins - Was cast on Tocantins but removed from the game for medical reasons - A big fan who has seen every episode of the show Source: CBS Video/bio, RealityBlurred interview 6. Russell Swan, 42, environmental lawyer, Glenside, PA - APPLIED for the show way back in the beginning and was a fan of it; he made semi-finals for Australia - Was a fan of the show from the beginning and applied again for this season after not trying out for many years (after his daughter was born) Source: RealityBlurred interview 7. Laura Morett, 39, office manager, Salem, OR - APPLIED for Amazing Race 14 with best friend Jodi Wincheski but was cut because producers wanted a team of two flight attendants - She was then called back for Survivor Source: RealityBlurred interview 8. Russell Hantz, 36, oil tanker, Dayton, TX - APPLIED (?) for Pirate Master, but is friends with Boo Bernis of Fiji and connections may be involved - Was then called back to go to finals for this season - Was a big fan of Survivor Source: RealityBlurred interview APPLICANTS-TURNED-RECRUITS Like Burton Roberts, John Palyok, Mikey Bortone, Debbie Beebe, etc. at least one contestant had applied for some of the older seasons but were now recruited and made the show. 1. Dave Ball, 38, fitness instructor, Los Angeles, CA - APPLIED for the show a few years ago even though he had never seen it; he never heard back from his application - Was RECRUITED by someone in Casting who was also interning where he worked (for China) - Was the alternate for China (possibly a Pirate Master finalist too?) and they kept him in mind for other seasons Source: RealityBlurred interview RECRUITS 1. John Fincher, 25, rocket scientist, Los Angeles, CA - RECRUITED: roommates were approached by Casting person at bar in Venice, CA and told them to call John 2. Monica Padilla, 25, law student, San Diego, CA - RECRUITED at a club in San Diego - Watched some of the early seasons of the show and says she was a fan Source: RealityBlurred interview 3. Kelly Sharbaugh, 25, hairstylist, Los Angeles, CA - RECRUITED outside of a Whole Foods store in Santa Monica - Had watched the show before and considered herself a big fan of Survivor/Amazing Race Source: RealityBlurred interview, DelawareOnline 4. Marisa Calihan, 26, student, Cincinnati, OH - RECRUITED after encountering a producer at Kinkos/FedEx while living in California last year; initially said no when asked if she was interested but was called back for this season and accepted Source: Middletown Journal, RealityBlurred interview 5. Ben Browning, 28, mixologist, Los Angeles, CA - RECRUITED while walking around Venice Beach Source: RealityBlurred interview 6. Erik Cardona, 28, bartender, Los Angeles, CA - RECRUITED by Lynne while walking down the street Source: RealityBlurred interview 7. Yasmin Giles, 33, hairstylist/actress, Los Angeles, CA - RECRUITED while eating breakfast; asked by someone in Casting to go to a nearby open call Source: RealityBlurred interview 8. Elizabeth Kim, 33, urban planner, New York, NY - RECRUITED through mutual friends to someone in Casting Source: RealityBlurred interview, NY Daily News 9. Mick Trimming, 33, doctor, Los Angeles, CA - RECRUITED at a bar in LA after getting in an argument with his girlfriend; approached by a Casting person when he was drunk and gave fake answers to all of her questions; given a card with an interview time and went in for the interview the next day Source: RealityBlurred interview 10. Brett Clouser, 23, t-shirt designer, Los Angeles, CA - RECRUITED while sitting on a bench at a casino/ selling clothes at a tradeshow in Vegas Source: RealityBlurred interview 11. Jaison Robinson, 28, law student, Chicago, IL - RECRUITED through mutual friends/a former CBS reality show contestant (Tammy from Amazing Race 14, who he went to law school with) Source: RealityBlurred interview Last Edited By: guatemala fanfic 09/17/09 1:45 PM. Edited 2 times.
XtremeInnovator420		#319	[-]
Posts: 2093 (09/11/09 8:19 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	Hm, well that clears up the Ashley thing. Before reading that still wasn't sure if she was "Charlie'd" on or not. Edit: But it's still a better ratio than Tocantins.
Snake Charmer		#320	[-]
Posts: 141 (09/11/09 11:16 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Connection Block Invite	RE: Ashley, pretty sure that she is friends with Chelsia from BB10.

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