“Survivor: Exile Island?á?í?A Closer Look” — The first fifteen days on the island are revisited with 13 brand new scenes, on a special episode of SURVIVOR: PANAMA — EXILE ISLAND, Wednesday, March 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Host Jeff Probst highlights the first fifteen days of the castaways adventures on the island. Never-before-seen footage includes tribe Casaya singing “Happy Birthday” to Shane’s son, Boston, who is celebrating his 13th birthday back in the United States, Sally confiding in Austin about her recent divorce and subsequent alienation from her family, an evening eruption around the Casaya campfire that ends when Aras makes a speech to motivate the group and Casaya’s surprise source of food which subsequently powers them to an Immunity victory.

Additionally, clips of upcoming episodes will also be revealed, along with a preview of a brand new episode to air when SURVIVOR: PANAMA — EXILE ISLAND returns to its regularly scheduled time period on Thursday, March 30 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The next new show will be in TWO WEEKS, when “the rewards will be bigger and the risks greater”. Shane says “I’m turning this whole game around”. Then we see a “medical emergency where one survivor may be forced out of the game.”

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After four space walks on various shuttle missions, Dan Berry can now say that Survivor is tougher, in a way.

Berry is the latest to be voted off Survivor: Exile Island.

He told the Early Show on CBS that when you’re on a space walk, “you have thousands of people supporting you” on the ground.

He wanted to see what it was like to do something like Survivor on his own.

He says NASA could use Survivor as an “interesting model” on how to pick crews for long space missions.

SPACE.com
By Robert Z. Pearlman

Named a NASA astronaut in 1992, Barry flew three times over his 13 years with the space agency. His first flight in 1996 was aboard Endeavour. He then flew twice again on Discovery in May 1999 and then in August 2001. His two later missions were to the International Space Station. In total, he logged over 734 hours in space with nearly 26 of them outside the spacecraft.

“I’ve been to orbit three times on the space shuttle, have done four spacewalks, been to the space station twice,” Barry recalled to his teammates Nick and Austin. Terry, the third La Mina man and a former F-14 pilot, had been let in on Barry’s secret identity when the two first met 14 days earlier.

“It wasn’t like hiding anything from you,” explained Barry. “It was because I didn’t want to be the ‘astronaut guy’. It was fun to be [just] Dan.”

The news left the two younger men in awe of their new found and well-traveled friend.

“I never thought I’d even meet an astronaut, never mind live with one,” confided Nick. “I mean the guy has looked at the Earth from space, so he’s an incredible guy and I knew that from the start but to learn that, and how humble he is about being an astronaut is pretty amazing.”

Austin, the 24 year old author, responded more colorfully.

“He actually has dined with Neil Armstrong.?á?í?ôDanfuego’ is a stud. I told you from the get-go, he’s a pimp.”

collectSPACE

March 10, 2006 — Entering his 14th day as a contestant on the CBS network’s reality TV show, Survivor Panama: Exile Island, retired astronaut-turned-castaway Dan Barry was feeling pretty good about his current situation.

“I am solid with five people. I know there is one person in front of me for sure if we were going to lose again,” said Barry just moments before he was voted out.

“It’s incredible how fast things turn,” Barry continued.

The day had started out well. Sitting alone on the beach of his team’s La Mina camp, Barry was left alone to enjoy the sunrise.

“It’s beautiful out here, another beautiful day in paradise.”

CANOE — JAM! Television
‘Space Man’ blasts off ‘Survivor’
By JOHN POWELL — JAM! Showbiz

Houston, we have a problem.

Although he was voted off last night, real-life astronaut Daniel Barry made his mark on ‘Survivor’ by playing one of the most honourable and decent games in recent memory. In such a cutthroat contest, Daniel’s style of gameplay was indeed a rarity.

Unlike some who blew several microchips upon discovering they were next on the chopping block, Daniel left the game with his head held high by publicly acknowledging he was responsible for La Mina’s loss at the combined Reward-Immunity Challenge and should be held accountable at Tribal Council.

Although it was an emotional decision to vote out his pal, even Daniel’s kindred spirit at La Mina - Terry Deitz, the ex-fighter pilot - cast his ballot against Daniel. Honouring their friendship, Terry warned Daniel before Tribal Council about how the vote was shaping up so that he wouldn’t be blindsided.

Following the painful vote, Terry, Austin and Nick stood respectfully as Daniel saluted them all before blasting off to Loser Island.

Shane wants to get out of the alliance. He’s slowly losing his grip. He keeps Danielle up, telling her that he wants out of the alliance because she voted emotionally and it was bad decision. She just wants some sleep and tells him to argue in the morning.

Courtney and Cirie decide that Shane is OUT! Cirie giggles. Cirie tells Danielle what Shane said. Cirie giggles. The 3 of them sit around talking about how much they want Shane to be gone. Cirie giggles some more. For being afraid of leaves, this girl’s pretty smart to lay back and watch the fireworks show.

Over at Boys Club, La Mina, Sally is feeling the heat. She knows she’s out next. They are all hungry and there’s some shots of them eating these little fish. I was eating tacos at the time, so I had to avert my eyes. I just hate the gross stuff on the show.

Dan decides to tell his secret of being an astronaut to the guys. They were all impressed. 3 space shuttle flights, space walks, being on the space station. Austin says “Wow! He dined with Neil Armstrong!”. The man’s man in the man’s tribe. Dan’s looking pretty good.

Shane says he wants out, but he swore on his kid, so he wants permission to go back on his word, which everyone says “Heck Yeah! We’re sick of you and you’re outta here!”, only they said it nicer.

Well, not much nicer. Danielle, Courtney and Shane go a few rounds of bashing each other. They yell at him for lashing out at them and being mean. He has “outbreaks”. He’s so tired of them. Aras says that he’s tired of Shane and really wants him out of the alliance too. Shane tells Aras that he really hates the two girls. “She’s a meatball!” he says of Danielle.

Reward Challenge
Immunity Challenge
One challenge for both reward and for immunity. 3 people run out and untie large puzzle pieces. They unhook them and carry them back. These are large, heavy pieces. When they get all of the pieces, the other 2 people put them on a playing table thing where there are spinning corners to where the pieces go. They have to pin the corner piece to get their puzzle piece to fit.

Reward is a BBQ in a local village. The losers have to send someone to exile island and that person does NOT go to tribal council. The winners essentially pick one person who can not be voted out.

La Mina is way out in front from the start. They get all of their pieces first and have a huge lead when Dan and Sally start to solve the puzzle. Dan blows this. They fall way behind. Casaya just nails each of the pieces while Dan is standing there looking. It’s not even close when Casaya wins.

Now, if you were Casaya, who would you pick as the weakest member of the Boys Club? Yup, Sally takes the trip. She’s ecstatic. She says it’s a gift and that she gets a little “girl time, away for the boys”. She knows she’d go home otherwise. Thanks, Casaya!

The BBQ in the village is wonderful. Good food and a lot of it. Everyone is so happy that they won. They get beer, soft drinks, chicken, rice, beans, more and more food. They’re happy! Dancing with the locals, playing soccer with the locals. Life is good… For everyone but Cirie. She was hoping they’d lose and Shane would go home. She says that “it’s really nice to be around other people than these people. I know it’s only day 15, but Damn! We really needed that.”

Why has Shane been so cranky? That’s right, because he decide to quit smoking on national TV. It’s been 2 weeks. He finds a local with some cigarettes. He trades him something for a smoke. He said he would have traded him everything he had and he’d have walked around naked all day for that smoke. He looks like he’s having sex with that cigarette as he smokes it. It’s an amazing thing to watch. He’s in ecstasy. “There I was, in a stupor, and I thought to myself that that was really bad decision”. You’re finally right, Shane…

Shane, after his smoke, apologizes to Danielle, who accepts it. Everyone is happy. Everyone is full. Everyone loves everyone now. One big happy family. Except Cirie. She was hoping for it all to blow up, but now “Damn!”

La Mina has to make the hard decision about which of the boys to vote off. Dan and Terry have an agreement. Nick and Austin have an agreement. Dan tells Nick it’ll probably be “2 v 2″. Austin has a little talk with terry about how Dan is the weakest of the 4 of them and should be the one gone. Terry says he “will make the Joe Torre decision” and vote against Dan.

Terry talks to Dan and tells him that’s the way it is. Dan says “I screwed up. I take responsibility. I understand.” Wow. Better man than me. Terry says about Dan that “He’s got the right stuff.”

Tribal Council
The four men have talked about it all afternoon and they know it’s going to be Dan. He takes responsibility again. Dan is a stand up guy. They all say it would have been Sally and that this is a hard decision. Then they vote Dan off the island.

Next Time On Survivor…
It will be a “special show” is on a “special night” next week. Wednesday instead of Thursday. Mark your calendars or set your Tivos. Wait, your Tivo will Know. The show will show “new scenes that will shock and amaze you.” We’ll see more about their personal lives.

The next new show will be in 3 weeks, when “the rewards will be bigger and the risks greater”. Shane says “I’m turning this whole game around”. Then we see a “medical emergency where one survivor may be forced out of the game.”

Who is it? Will Shane turn it around? Will Sally survive Boys Club? Tell us in the forum!

Insider - tvguide.com
by Allison Corneau
Bobby Mason by Monty Brinton/CBS
Bobby Mason, Survivor: Panama

Bobby Mason flew under Casaya’s radar for the majority of his five-episode run on CBS’ Survivor: Panama?á?í?ìExile Island (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET), but the Los Angeles native claims that his limited camera time was a purely strategic ploy. When TVGuide.com caught up with the mighty “Bob Dog” after his elimination, he barked about his on-screen portrayal and about what ?á?í?ì OK, namely who ?á?í?ì really irked him during his island stay.

TVGuide.com: What has the reaction been like since your elimination episode aired?

Bobby Mason: People were really angry about the way I was treated. No one really saw a lot of the good stuff that I was doing early on in terms of strategizing. All of a sudden, producers break me out as [being] lazy and taking dumps and stealing stuff. People who I talk to know the real deal and understand it’s entertainment. I’m not saying I played the game perfectly ?á?í?ì there are some things I would have done differently ?á?í?ì but for the most part, I was locked out early on, all because of that funky alliance that started.

TVGuide.com: Is it fair to say that your Survivor claim to fame is being the first contestant to christen “Casa de Charmin”?

Bobby: That was actually my strategy in stealing the wine ?á?í?ì I didn’t want to be known as the “toilet dude,” so I figured, “be known as the wino.”

Disunity among one tribe results in no sleep for the group, as one Survivor’s continuous outbursts last throughout the night.

A strong tribe is weakening from the lack of food and water, but finds strength in relationships they are forming on the island. Will this be enough to win the next Challenge?

For one castaway, being sent to Exile Island is a blessing rather than a curse.

Having an alliance doesn’t always guarantee safety, as a twist in the game leaves one tribe with a big decision to make and places one Survivor’s fate in the hands of another.

Don’t miss all the action Thursday, March 9, 8PM ET/PT.

It was a close call last week, between Sally and Ruth Marie with Sally staying. This made Sally very happy and Dan very unhappy. Bruce decides to build a zen rock garden while everyone else tries to build a fire. Aras takes exception to this and goes off on Bruce. Aras is “disrespectful” while Aras is “childish” and they both make “good TV”.

Reward Challenge
Tribes have to transport bags of rice and beans, and fish from a boat in the water to shore, tossing them from person to person. The fish needs to have their heads and tails chopped off with a big ‘ol knife. Nothing like dead fish heads to make good TV. More… »