the tribe may have spoken but there's
still more to say welcome to
watchmojo.com behind-the-scenes secrets
from Survivor yet excluding scandals
because the hoes deserve a list of their
own number 10 the show uses body doubles
we all know that every reality TV show
has some element of fakery so it
shouldn't be much of a surprise that
survivor dust ooh while technically the
contestants do all of their own stunts
and challenges they do sometimes use
body doubles for certain shots think
about those sweeping aerial shots that
you see sometimes yep the people you see
in those aren't the actual survivors
when asked about it early in the show's
run producer Mark Burnett was
unapologetic about the practice saying
quote I couldn't care less I'm making
great television okay point taken
all right brain tribe grab my stuff come
back to camp Beauty tribe grab your
stuff head back to camp
number 9 there can sometimes be
pre-competition alliances survivor
Cambodia second chance was the 31st
season of the show which aired in 2015
in this season rather than a new cast of
players the producers let the public
vote on which former contestants should
return back for the season you will get
a second shot get up
since many of them had actually met
before at various functions there were
plenty of opportunities for alliances to
form before filming even began nobody
would see us coming Jeff Varner in
particular said that he had already
formed partnerships with many of the
other cast members before they even
arrived at their destination in Cambodia
number eight tribal councils are really
long in any reality TV show they filmed
way more footage than they could
possibly use in a half hour or hour long
episode so a lot has happened since the
last Tribal Council
while we get to see about ten minutes or
so of each Tribal Council meeting in
reality these events take many hours
every single time
reporter Andy dinner visited the set of
the show back in 2008 when they were
shooting Survivor Gabon in western
Africa and said quote give thanks that
it's edited since much of the
conversation is also kind of boring yeah
we can't say we're surprised Russell the
tribe has spoken
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number seven people do sneak things in
there have always been rumors of
contestants managing to sneak things
into the game to help them along the way
remember Kel with the beef jerky all the
way back in season two then you thought
I was eating beef jerky area well how
does a blade of grass and I smooshed it
up into my jaw I was chewing on that in
the aforementioned 31st season second
chance it was alleged that former winner
Richard Hatch snuck matches in with him
in his but but there's at least one
confirmed instance of a player using
true ingenuity to bring in contraband
items peih-gee law made herself earrings
from fishing hooks that could serve as a
dual purpose and also created a cardigan
that had Flint on it for making fires
number six Jeff Probst and nearly left
the show the show's host Jeff Probst has
been around since the very beginning and
is pretty much synonymous with Survivor
but you may not know that over a decade
ago in 2009 he actually quit the show so
much according to an interview he did
with the New York Times he said quote my
Achilles heel for a lot of my life was
that nobody saw me as a storyteller that
they saw me as a white guy with dark
hair who was just a game show host he
wanted to shed that image and start
fresh so he made his official
resignation but the higher-ups told him
to take some time to think about the
decision and of course he ultimately
decided to stay on number five
some hygiene items are available while
it may seem like the contestants on the
show don't have any luxury items except
the ones they're allowed to bring with
them there are a few things that the
show provides for safety and hygiene
this includes tampons sunscreen bug
spray and even condoms yep gotta make
sure they're safe out there many have
wondered how the women of survivors stay
so hairless throughout their time in the
show and asked whether they have been
given razors to keep up their
appearances but producers deny this
saying that if they don't have leg or
underarm hair it's because of laser hair
removal procedures number four
clothing is pre-approved have you ever
noticed that players on the same tribe
seem to be surprisingly well coordinated
when it comes to the
clothing that is no coincidence the
show's producers have final say over
everything that the players wear when
they're competing and they make their
decisions based on which colors will
look good on camera as well as ensuring
that there's cohesion among tribe
members Candice Woodcock even said that
they made her wear a sports bra to give
her a more athletic look even though
it's not what she would have chosen for
herself
number three contestants get driven
around while that may look like players
Trek their way non-stop to get where
they need to go if you think about it
that doesn't make a whole lot of sense
considering some of the challenges are
filmed in varied visually stunning
locations
it doesn't quite add up that they'd all
be within walking distance of each other
let alone the set where they film the
Tribal Council contestants are typically
put into vehicles where the windows have
been blacked out so that they don't know
where they're going and can't figure out
the route number two there are trial
runs for challenges for today's
challenge or if you will be blindfolded
the other two tribe members will use
verbal direction to guide you as you
push a giant money stone through the
jungle course when you see contestants
learning about a challenge it may be
indeed their first time hearing about it
but the trial itself has already been
practiced by the crew sometimes several
times
Jordan laughs Jordan left for the lab a
group of crew members dubbed the dream
team goes through every challenge at
least two times including once as a full
dress rehearsal where they wear the
outfits like the contestants would this
rehearsal is filmed so that the camera
crew can figure out their lighting and
angles and is obviously a crucial
element in creating an exciting and
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contestants are recruited to get on
Survivor you have to apply and audition
right well it turns out that the idea is
actually a bit outdated
and while the producers do still accept
applications many if not most of the
contestants are actually recruited what
does that mean well it means that
they're actually casting aspiring models
and actors instead of quote unquote real
people you know when you're a big
athletic guy and charismatic like I am I
will lie to you it's exhausting Lin
Spellman who heads the casting
Department said that though they
received thousands of applications for
each season they usually aren't the type
of people the producers are looking for
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