Entertainment Weekly has done a giant spread on the 50th season which starts on February 25 complete with this lovely spinning shot of the entire cast on the beach that unfortunately I can't embed.

https://ew.com/survivor-50-exclusive-all-access-first-look-cover-story-11879057

The obvious alliance that I want for selfish reasons is Savannah and Dee. Clearly the producers agree based on these photos.





Photos of everyone on the beach:
https://ew.com/first-survivor-50-photos-exclusive-cast-gallery-fiji-11879835

To lead up to the show and help you remember who some of these people are, they are also airing 10 classic episodes - haven't said which ones yet - but the dates are:

• Monday, Feb 9, and Tuesday, Feb 10 (8:00 9:00 pm)
• Wednesday, Feb 11, and Thursday, Feb 12 (8:00 10:00 pm)
• Friday, Feb 13, Monday, Feb 16, and Tuesday, Feb 17 (8:00 9:00 pm)
• Wednesday, Feb 19, Thursday, Feb 20, and Friday, Feb 21 (8:00 9:30 pm)

Finally, the most important part of Survivor - the TexAgs pickem game. I'm thinking of expanding the # of picks at the start of the show from 4 to 5 or 6 since there are 24 contestants, and so we all aren't picking the same people.
I'm waiting until we're a little closer to the season to pick all the categories. Since the big theme is "in the hand of the fans" I'm trying to get some indicators on what's in the game and what isn't. If there aren't going to be a lot of hidden immunities and advantages, I'd like to know ahead of time.

Any and all suggestions for categories for the pickem are highly encouraged in this thread.

Wow, we used to be big fans. I actually thought it was off the air

50 seasons x like 20-24 contestants each time, then excluding repeats, that's still like over 1000 contestants Jeff has interacted with.

For the game, I'd be totally fine if we want to add some categories after the first episode to better reflect the game, with the caveat being that it's a rule going forward; you can't suggest a rule and then get points from the previous episode for that.

I can't believe this thing has been on for 50 years.

50 seasons of Probst by Vanity Fair

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50 seasons of Probst by Vanity Fair

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"Pretty boy Probst" -Boston Rob

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Wow, we used to be big fans. I actually thought it was off the air

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You said almost the exact same thing 11 months ago. You might want to go see some sort of cognitive degeneration specialist.
https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/3529978

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You really looked this up? Pretty creepy.

Im in!

I've applied 4 times. Just hoping I'll somehow make the cut before they end the show

i gotta tell you, this got me in the feels a lot more than it probably should have.
Re-recording of Bowie's "Heroes" by Billy Joe Armstrong and his son.

I am not ashamed to admit I am all in on Coach this season.

I am certain Mike White specifically requested to be paired with coach for more white lotus material

Colby and Genevieve on a tribe with Q and Rizzgod is going be a glorious descent into insanity

https://ew.com/survivor-50-official-cast-photos-bios-tribe-divisions-revealed-11891991

Jonathan and Mike White don't even look like they're the same species.

This is the first time in a while I've been super excited for another season. I always love the game but some of the contestants have fallen flat for me in recent seasons.

Odds on Colby being first out?

We likely will have several double eliminations, and I think we know the first elimination is definitely double

Dee would have a massive target on her back being regarded as the best winner of the new era and Kyle is not far behind her honestly. They are gonna have to rely heavily on their charisma

This is the hands of the fans season isn't it? Where we are going to see a bunch of whacky twists and turns?

The unofficial Survivor FB/IG page had its followers vote on the same categories that actual fans got to vote on via CBS.

These were the results of UNOFFICIAL voting done on social media.

Hidden idols: 87% yes
Advantages: There were 3 options - Strategic (48%), minimal (36%) and dynamic (16%).
Tribe switch: 87% yes
Remove Final 4 firemaking: 66% voted to remove it
Live finale: 91% voted yes
Give players rice: 62% said yes
What should the Final 4 challenge be: 40% said the "simotion" game with the balls going down the track, 34% aid a puzlzle, 26% said an obstacle course.
Give the camp supplies: 58% said yes
Twists - not sure what all that entails, but 63% said no twists

There were also aesthetics for what the buffs and the idol look like.
You can see all the results here: https://instagr.am/p/DJrxQUZSV-p