Anonymous wrote:The casting thing seems to be about old vs new season players. Skews newer.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/survivor-50-casting-backlash-past-players-jeff-probst-1236641562/

I don't care. I only remember a few players well anyway. Rob and Ambah, Ollie, Russ, Hatch, Rudy, Parvati (loathed her), Mike White, the Harvard law guy. Most of them are a blur.

Ozzy and Mike White are back this season.

Anonymous wrote:This video has clips of Stephanie Lagrossa (apparently she also made anti-gay statements while on the show?). It has about a million views across different platforms.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVFYNgeAKxc/

Go Eliza!

This video has clips of Stephanie Lagrossa (apparently she also made anti-gay statements while on the show?). It has about a million views across different platforms.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVFYNgeAKxc/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you see the controversy with casting?

CBS is done in my household.

What happened?

They (Jeff Probst and other producers) mislead a few well-known former players into thinking they were being cast, then having them find out they weren't by the social media announcement of the season. Imagine what you do to prepare to leave your home/family/job/life for this show?

A lot of people are up in arms that Stephanie Lagrosa was cast despite making hateful comments online - including some horrible things about Jewish people. She's super MAGA, but...CBS.

Anonymous wrote:The casting thing seems to be about old vs new season players. Skews newer.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/survivor-50-casting-backlash-past-players-jeff-probst-1236641562/

I don't care. I only remember a few players well anyway. Rob and Ambah, Ollie, Russ, Hatch, Rudy, Parvati (loathed her), Mike White, the Harvard law guy. Most of them are a blur.

+1 also wasn’t there a guy who lied about his grandmother dying? Johnny FairPlay pr something?

Was Colby the one who burned his hand in the campfire?

I generally don't like it when they bring the old players. I feel like the old players have already well-established "schticks" about why they are and it just feels kind of stale.

The casting thing seems to be about old vs new season players. Skews newer.
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/survivor-50-casting-backlash-past-players-jeff-probst-1236641562/

I don't care. I only remember a few players well anyway. Rob and Ambah, Ollie, Russ, Hatch, Rudy, Parvati (loathed her), Mike White, the Harvard law guy. Most of them are a blur.

Anonymous wrote:The problem for me is Colby and Jenna are probably the only ones I remember. I don't recognize most of the people in the commercial so it would be just a regular season to me.

They are the only ones I remember too.

Very excited about season 50! But I do think the few old school folks will get kicked off very quickly. That always seems to be the way it goes.

Anonymous wrote:Did you see the controversy with casting?

CBS is done in my household.

What happened?

The problem for me is Colby and Jenna are probably the only ones I remember. I don't recognize most of the people in the commercial so it would be just a regular season to me.

This makes me feel very old. I remember when everyone was watching the first season. And my crazy stepfather, who is long since dead, had sent in an audition tape to be on it at some point.

Did you see the controversy with casting?

CBS is done in my household.

Looks awesome.

Jenna Lewis, Colby Donaldson, and other stars return.

I saw that Jenna's twins are now 29.