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Showbiz Today Reports: `Survivor' Concludes This Evening
Aired May 03, 2001 - 10:41 ET
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MICHAEL OKWU, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, everyone; I'm Michael Okwu in New York.
OK, here's your headline: No change, no way, no how, at least as far as we know. The deadline has come and gone; Hollywood writers and studio executives have not yet reached an agreement. Members of the Writers Guild of America and the TV networks and movie studios both continued talks for most of the day yesterday in an effort to stave off of a potentially devastating strike. The contract for writers ran out early yesterday; negotiations will resume today.
The reality show "Survivor" won't be affected by the writers strike. Voting resumes tonight to reveal that show's big winner. Who will be the next and final person to join the jury? Who will be the seventh -- who will be the last and sole survivor? And why am I so pathetically hooked I let the answering machine pick up even when my own mother calls? For the answer to at least two of those questions, you'll have to watch tonight.
We caught up with six of the seven jury members to get some insight into their final vote.
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(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "SURVIVOR")
JEFF PROBST, "SURVIVOR" HOST: Someone will be voted out of the tribe tonight, but they don't go home. They become a part of that jury, and will have a big part in how this thing plays out.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ALICIA CALAWAY, "SURVIVOR" NO. 6: It's a really interesting dynamic, to be a part of the jury. But it's really cool to be a part of it and know that you're going to have an impact on the game until the very end.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "SURVIVOR")
PROBST: Now bring in our jury, Alicia and Jerri. I'll remind you that the jury's not to be addressed. They won't address you; they're merely here to gather information to help them determine who's going to get the million dollars and the title of "Survivor."
(END VIDEO CLIP)
JERRI MANTHEY, "SURVIVOR" NO. 9: I'm look at it now as more of a situation where I have the opportunity to make people squirm. I have the opportunity now to scare people into realizing that voting me off was probably not a good idea.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "SURVIVOR")
PROBST: Last vote: Nick; you need to bring me your torch.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
NICK BROWN, "SURVIVOR" NO. 10: It's interesting; you know, you don't want to wield the power, like, with the revenge stick or anything. But you want to give it to somebody who play the game well and who deserves to win, and who you think will do well. So stay tuned.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "SURVIVOR")
PROBST: Bring in the jury now.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
AMBER BRKICH, "SURVIVOR" NO. 11: We have all the power; if you think about it, you know, it's completely up to us. So it's a great opportunity.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "SURVIVOR")
PROBST: Rodger; you need to bring me your torch, Roger.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
RODGER BINGHAM, "SURVIVOR" NO. 12: Everyone on the jury took that position very, very seriously. They -- the only thing they told us, they said, do not discuss it among yourselves, and especially do not discuss who you voted for. And I have not had one person ask me and I have not seen anyone ask anybody else. I mean, everyone took that very, very seriously. And it is serious; you know, you're talking about $1 million here.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, SURVIVOR")
PROBST: Elizabeth; you need to bring me your torch. It's time for you to go, good-bye.
Well, it's come down to this: three days, two tribal councils, one winner. Head back to camp.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ELIZABETH FILARSKI, "SURVIVOR" NO. 13: Keith is a great guy. And he just kind of had this little roundabout way of ignoring me. You know, it's nice to see it though -- it's just, like, don't you want to get rid of him right now? Is he driving anyone else crazy? Tina and I hit it off right from the get-go, and she is such a wonderful friend and wonderful person, parent, mom, wife. I just -- I really admire her. And Colby is such a strong competitor. You know, I admired how he could just keep pushing on through. So it's an interesting bunch left. The final episode, not to be missed. It's going to be -- it's a dupe. I can tell you that.
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OKWU: On a more serious note: Nikki Taylor underwent surgery this morning, days after an automobile accident that left her in critical condition. The 26-year-old supermodel was a passenger in a car that crashed into a utility pole in Atlanta early Sunday. The surgery performed so doctors could examine damage to her liver and possibly her lungs was expected to last several hours.
Later on "Showbiz Today Reports," we'll have the latest on Nikki Taylor's condition and we'll tell you why superstar Tom Cruise is suing a gay porn star for $100 million. That's at 11:35 Eastern time.
From New York, I'm Michael Okwu. CNN LIVE THIS MORNING continues after this break.
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