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Q: So, what's this website all about anyway? . A: This website is a series of episodes detailing what would happen if 16 people from different areas of my life found themselves competing against one another in the game of Survivor. . Q: "Survivor?" What's that? . A: I try to explain the game here. If you need more information, head to the official website. . Q: Why would you write such a series? . A: Because I like watching how people interrelate to one another. I've always found it fascinating that there's this vast web of people who are connected only through their mutual acquaintance with me. I love to see what happens when these people actually meet one another. This doesn't happen very often, however, so I've taken the initiative of writing a fictional account of their meeting. . Q: OK, so why'd you choose for them to meet in the game of Survivor? . A: Because I like Survivor. The social interaction, the challenges, and the strategic game make for fascinating TV. It's a good medium to force people who would never interact to do just that. . Q: Interesting. Have you written other such series? . A: Yes, in fact, I have. There's one completed sequel, Survivor: Newfoundland, and a third series, Survivor: Nicaragua, is currently being written. . Q: Oh. Um, neat. So, who are you, anyway? . A: I'm actually a contestant in this series, Jake. (As if that wasn't obvious by reading the episodes) You'll find out all you want to know about me by reading the series. On the Survivor NEWF EZBoard, I go by the handle Mumbo the Caveman. . Q: Cool. Now, this series is complete, right? . A: Yes, it is. It ran from November 17, 2001 - February 9th, 2002 and was updated every Saturday. . Q: So I don't have to wait between episodes? Great! How can I read this without spoiling the end results for myself? . A: Read the episodes in order. Don't scroll to the bottom of the episode if you don't want to know who gets voted off. Use the voting history pages with caution. If you want to see who got voted off in episode 1, click the link to the Episode 1 voting history. Don't look at the next page if you haven't read the accompanying episode yet. Don't look at an individual player's voting history unless that player has already been voted out. The page tells at which Tribal Council he/she departs. . Q: How were the contestants chosen? . A: I put myself in, my best friends, several of my relatives, and then some interesting people that I was more distantly acquainted with. I think it makes a good mix. . Q: Hey! I'm a character in this, and you didn't ask me if I could be included! . A: Yeah, I guess I didn't. . Q: I don't like the way I'm portrayed! . A: Just like the real TV show, some characters get bad editing in order to create villians. People need someone to root against. Don't take it personally. I poke fun at everyone who's ever been in one of my Survivor series, including myself. . Q: What if I want to sue you for libel? . A: Please don't. If you're insulted, it's probably because I don't know you well enough to write you as a fully rounded character. Just think of it as a character who shares your first name but is nothing like the real you. Laugh it off. At least I thought you were interesting enough to write about you. . Q: I guess. Why was I voted off so early? . A: When a character is voted off doesn't reflect in any way whether I like him/her or not. Characters are voted off only when it's logical for the other characters to get rid of them. If you were voted off early, it's because the other characters wanted to get rid of you and has nothing to do with my opinion of you. . Q: WTF? High School students as contestants? Fist fights allowed? Knives as luxury items? None of those things would ever happen on the real show! . A: I'm painfully aware of that. I did take some liberties with the rules, since I wanted to make this series as entertaining as possible. If you're worried that it's going to devolve into some silly, illogical piece of crap, don't. I stray from the show just slightly every now and then for satirical or humorous purposes, but for the most part, it remains true to the show's spirit. . Q: I dunno. This series just doesn't seem that realistic to me. People make some really stupid choices, and the challenges just don't seem like stuff they'd really have on Survivor. . A: Keep in mind that Missouri is my first effort. It gets better as it goes along, since I was learning as I went. I also think my next two series are a lot closer in spirit to the real TV show, since the Survivors aren't as closely interrelated and are more willing to stab each other to win. . Q: OK, I'll keep that in mind. So... I really like this website. It's well-designed. . A: No it isn't. I'm horrible with computers. . Q: That was sarcasm. . A: I could tell. . Q: Um, I guess I'm fresh out of questions. . A: Good. You were starting to annoy me. . |