pulled on his T-shirt as if to say, 'Hey, look at my bad-ass self!' In the preproduced intros, Carolina's Ricky Manning Jr.And now for a few random and/or noteworthy moments:

You know, I came in worried that the Patriots would botch this, as well as thinking that the Panthers were the Florida Marlins of the NFL, but I was more than impressed by the level of play. Woo-hoo! Yeah! Way to go, Pats! All right, I'm done.

Please forgive my blatant New England bias, but. Survivors, go!' But seriously, watching the intense physical exertion each contestant went through during the immunity challenge - without proper hydration - made me think this version should have been called Survivor: Let's See Who Passes Out First. What's next? Maybe they all get splashed with fresh blood and then Jeff Probst will say, 'OK, we've just released a dozen ravenous lions into the jungle. It seems like each successive Survivor edition gets harder and harder. (Oh, and they won't milk this possible story line for all it's worth?) mildly flirting with Amber, later noting how 'beautiful' she is. Ya got Rudy and Rupert forming an alliance Lex working side-by-side with Colby (Schick's not-so-clean-shaven spokesman) Jerri hanging out with Jenna L. The game is great and all, but the real kick of watching this all-star edition is seeing these already established personalities interact with each other. It's a shame that Outback winner Tina Wesson had to be voted off, or for that matter, any of those poor, nearly dehydrated bastards.

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