Survivor Live with Ethan

Survivor Live, the Internet Talk Show
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004
Guest: Ethan Zahn, winner Survivor Africa
Hosts: Chris Booker & Richard Hatch, winner first Survivor

I listened live again this afternoon and here are some of my notes. I've broken it up into Richard Hatch comments, Ethan Zahn comments and Caller Questions (that both answered). Again host Chris Booker didn't add much to the show.

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Ethan Zahn

Ethan didn't have many earth-shocking revelations. He did say a successful alliance is made up of people who compliment each other. A caller asked if he would do Survivor Africa again. He said he isn't sure that he would do it, that physically it was very difficult. Richard Hatch thinks Africa was the most difficult physically.

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Richard Hatch

As you can imagine, Richard had a lot to say. Here is what I think was the most insightful.

Survivor has changed since the first season, which he won. Players now need to be more subtle. He was more direct in the first season. Players must focus on the game and not the cameras. The players who are concerned with face time usually don't do well.

Does he really dislike Sue Hawk? Yes, she just rubs him the wrong way. He doesn't feel he sexually abused her in All Star Survivor and Ethan agreed with him.

Lastly Richard doesn't understand why Ethan didn't want an alliance with him in All Star Survivor. He feels the two former winners could have gone farther as a team. By the way, each of them said that they thought that they had a decent chance of winning All Star Survivor.

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Caller Questions (paraphrased)

What do you think about the strategy of voting off the physically strongest players first? For example Brook on Vanuatu?

Ethan: You need them around to win challenges.

Richard: The mental part of the game and inter-personal relationships are more important in the long run. However early on it's a little random, they're just looking at more superficial things.

What about alliances forming along age lines?

Ethan: It's a common theme and it's nice that this time the older players are stronger. Usually the younger players pick of the older players.

Richard: It's still early in the game and only time will tell if these alliances hold up.

Is Brady a threat?

Richard: Yes, especially early on in the game. Hard to tell long term.

Ethan: Brady is smart enough to play the game the right way.

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Finally they were going to select their choices for the Survivor Fantasy League, but I don't remember them doing this. If I just missed their picks and you know them please email them to me (mydree[at]yahoo.com). However during the show, Richard Hatch said that he likes Julie (native American beauty), John K. (mimbo), Scout (older renaissance woman) and Chad (bald, peg leg). He dislikes Sarge. Ethan agreed that he likes Julie and Scout.