Survivor 50 Spoilers and Speculation

[LadyChatts]

Season 50 spoilers and speculation thread.  I know it’s still a ways off from filming but odds are we’ll start getting info for this season sooner rather than later.
 

S50 is confirmed to be a returning player season, the first since Winners at War (40).  No idea if there will be a specific theme or just a generic type season celebrating the show.  It’ll be filming this coming spring (probably end of May/June) and obviously players are already being contacted and shortlisted (which is why I think we’ll be getting spoilers soon).  I found this on Reddit and it apparently comes from Redmond (I know he’s been talking on his Patreon and I think other accounts about the season).  Take it for what it’s worth.

https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/s/2B6BTTgQbp

Here’s a couple of articles from Jeff talking about the season:

https://ew.com/survivor-50-jeff-probst-reveals-type-of-players-he-wants-exclusive-8741330

https://www.eonline.com/news/1406430/survivor-host-jeff-probst-shares-the-strange-way-show-is-casting-season-50

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by LadyChatts

[LadyChatts]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SpoiledSurvivor/s/1z2sgJtSOe
 

Found this on Reddit-per Redmond some more casting news.  When calls first started going out, based on the names he was hearing he thought S50 might be another Second Chances type, as there were no winners or multi-time players in the mix.  That’s apparently changed as he’s hearing that multi-time players have been contacted.  Nothing’s finalized yet but he says many are far along in the process.  
 

He didn’t say whether he heard if any winners were going to be included.  If not I wonder if S50 might be an unfinished business type season.

 

[Carey]

IMO, S49 should be a so-called unfinished business season and S50 should be those that actually did.

[Carey]

Can't wait for the casting to pretty much get to where we know all the players that will be participating.  I do wonder if the show actually trends toward having everyone staying in the game due to the ultimate jury twist or whatever they did in WAW.  I might not agree if they do since Season 50 is slated to feature some great or memorable people that didn't win.  Hopefully a mix of those that did as several of the winners of Survivor had memorable segments in seasons that preceded their winning one.

[tv echo]

But do you believe him?...

Boston Rob Says He'll Never Be a 'Survivor' Contestant Again
Chicks in the Office   Jan 23, 2025

-- Boston Rob (starting at around the 19:34 mark): "So, like, they're getting ready to do the 50th season. And Jeff called me like last summer and we had a conversation about it. And I just feel like I've done everything I wanted to do in the Survivor space, like, as far as playing. Like, to go back and just go through the motions again doesn't feel like it makes sense, you know? I won the show. I met my wife on the show. I got to play with all the winners... Like, I've lost the show. I've done all different... things... I had a big statue of my face, which is ridiculous, but still pretty awesome. So, I mean - I don't know. If there's another way to be involved in the 50th season to help celebrate it, I'm open to that. But as far as, like, just going back to play again, I don't - I don't need that."

Edited January 27 by tv echo

[DEL901]

1 hour ago, tv echo said:

But do you believe him?...

Boston Rob Says He'll Never Be a 'Survivor' Contestant Again
Chicks in the Office   Jan 23, 2025

-- Boston Rob (starting at around the 19:34 mark): "So, like, they're getting ready to do the 50th season. And Jeff called me like last summer and we had a conversation about it. And I just feel like I've done everything I wanted to do in the Survivor space, like, as far as playing. Like, to go back and just go through the motions again doesn't feel like it makes sense, you know? I won the show. I met my wife on the show. I got to play with all the winners... Like, I've lost the show. I've done all different... things... I had a big statue of my face, which is ridiculous, but still pretty awesome. So, I mean - I don't know. If there's another way to be involved in the 50th season to help celebrate it, I'm open to that. But as far as, like, just going back to play again, I don't - I don't need that."

I kinda do.  He knows when to quit.  After he finally won, he just came back for the all winners season.   He has his podcast and he is branching out to other shows.  I can’t see any way coming back would benefit him.

[seacliffsal]

2 hours ago, tv echo said:

But do you believe him?...

Boston Rob Says He'll Never Be a 'Survivor' Contestant Again
Chicks in the Office   Jan 23, 2025

-- Boston Rob (starting at around the 19:34 mark): "So, like, they're getting ready to do the 50th season. And Jeff called me like last summer and we had a conversation about it. And I just feel like I've done everything I wanted to do in the Survivor space, like, as far as playing. Like, to go back and just go through the motions again doesn't feel like it makes sense, you know? I won the show. I met my wife on the show. I got to play with all the winners... Like, I've lost the show. I've done all different... things... I had a big statue of my face, which is ridiculous, but still pretty awesome. So, I mean - I don't know. If there's another way to be involved in the 50th season to help celebrate it, I'm open to that. But as far as, like, just going back to play again, I don't - I don't need that."

I do believe him.  He's an instant target (and is on other shows as well) and not in the same physical shape as he used to be (he was amazing in his earlier seasons).

However, I will point out that he said "as a player" and "if there's another way to be involved" so I think he is open to continuing as part of Survivor but in a different way.  Even the Island of the Idols season involved him (and Sandra) in a different way.  Do I think it's the end of Rob as a player?  Yes.  Do I think we will see him on Survivor in a different way?  Yes.