Lisa Whelchel on SURVIVOR!!! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

FOL1 · 08-20-2012, 01:36 PM

Just read her tweets! http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/08/20/su...hel-jeff-kent/

jayman75 · 08-20-2012, 02:57 PM

It was also front-page on Yahoo this afternoon.

http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/fall-tv/fa...174801481.html

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Lisa Whelchel, best known for her role as Blair Warner on the '80s television show "The Facts of Life," headlines the cast of "Survivor: Philippines," which premieres Wednesday, September 19 on CBS. The former teen actress will join 17 other castaways, including retired MLB player three returning players (to be revealed Wednesday), to compete for $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor.

"I'm a huge, huge fan and have been from Season 1. I haven't missed an episode. I love the game and was born to play it," Whelchel shared with Yahoo! TV while on location during filming. "I never wanted to do reality TV, but this doesn't feel like reality TV. This feels like having an adventure that I've always wanted to have. Even if this weren't filmed, I would want to do it. It just happened that it's filmed and put on television and I use to be on television."

When "The Facts of Life" ended in 1988, Whelchel married a pastor and has been a stay-at-home mom homeschooling her three children. After sending her youngest off to college, the devout Christian "went on a vision quest" to figure out what she wanted to do with her life after focusing all her energy on raising her children. With encouragement from a friend, Whelchel tweeted a video to host Jeff Probst proclaiming her desire to be a contestant on the show.

"Lisa is somebody that a lot of people will recognize from many years on television on 'The Facts of Life.' I think that's going to appeal to a lot of people," Probst told us. "But what made her really appealing to us from a casting point of view is she wanted to do 'Survivor.' She's a superfan. She really knows the show, so it was great when we first met her. It was kind of a no-brainer to say 'yes,' and now to see her out here on a beach doing this is very exciting. I hope she lasts long enough so that she gets a real shot at playing this game that she loves."

Despite her being a celebrity (of the 14 other contestants we spoke to, only one recognized the 49-year-old "Facts of Life" alum), both Whelchel and Probst agree that her greatest challenge in the game will be her age. "Lisa's biggest obstacle is going to be her age, and it's not like she's that old, but she's old for 'Survivor.' I don't think Lisa's celebrity will get in her way nearly as much as her age. If she can find a way to get the monkey off her back of people saying, 'She's the older woman, she's not going to be good in challenges,' She'll be OK. How you do that, you've got to form a great alliance -- strong and with the right people," advises Probst. And being a "Survivor" fanatic, Whelchel plans on doing just that. "I will have to pay attention to where's the majority alliance," she shared. "It would be stupid to get on the minority alliance."

There is her video link as well...

jayman75 · 08-21-2012, 08:54 AM

Some more articles ("Lisa Whelchel Survivor" is #2 on Yahoo right now):

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/..._celebritology

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/20/showbi...-ew/index.html

I might actually watch this season!

One thing - from Lisa's video interview with Yahoo, she said her contract with Women of Faith was "rescinded." I wonder why she is no longer part of their speaking team...

OldBiddy · 08-21-2012, 09:11 PM

If we're really lucky, Lisa's appearance on Survivor might spark a renewed interest in Facts of Life making the release of the remaining seasons of FOL on DVD a more lucrative prospect for Sony.

Hmmm.. I can't find an icon for crossed fingers.

jayman75 · 08-22-2012, 09:28 AM

Here's a great "Where are they now?" on TFOL. It appeared on Yahoo this morning - with updated pictures and write-ups.

http://tv.yahoo.com/photos/the-facts...now-slideshow/

Johnny be good! · 08-22-2012, 10:38 AM

That is so cool.

ABlairican Pie · 08-24-2012, 04:54 PM

I hope to God I get my DirecTV back in time to watch it. I haven't seen it for months!!

Johnny be good! · 08-24-2012, 10:05 PM

I'm sure you will.

ABlairican Pie · 08-27-2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny be good!

I'm sure you will.

If not, I can see it on the t.v.'s at the fitness center while I work out.

Btw, has anyone tried to go on Facebook to Lisa's Tweet site? I was getting messages as of last week, and now I'm seeing nothing at all.

ShamelessFanGirl · 09-02-2012, 02:12 PM

I haven't watched Survivor in a very long time. I watched it once in Season 8 but stopped and now with Lisa Whelchel going to be on there I have reason to want to see it again. Curiously, I do wonder how she will do and how long she can manage to last in the game.

ABlairican Pie · 09-04-2012, 06:52 PM

Which network is it going to be on? I should probably know this already.

ABlairican Pie · 09-11-2012, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayman75

Some more articles ("Lisa Whelchel Survivor" is #2 on Yahoo right now):

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/..._celebritology

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/20/showbi...-ew/index.html

I might actually watch this season!

One thing - from Lisa's video interview with Yahoo, she said her contract with Women of Faith was "rescinded." I wonder why she is no longer part of their speaking team...

Her Women Of Faith contract was rescinded?? Why??

I'd like to find that out as well. She was why I went to that the past two times she was in Seattle.

Btw, which network is Survivor going to be on?

ShamelessFanGirl · 09-11-2012, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABlairican Pie

Her Women Of Faith contract was rescinded?? Why??

I'd like to find that out as well. She was why I went to that the past two times she was in Seattle.

Btw, which network is Survivor going to be on?

CBS

ABlairican Pie · 09-12-2012, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RachaelLane1984

CBS

Funny, I should have known that. I was seeing all these things like "Antenna" and such on the links and thought it was a new network it was switched to or something.

JoPol_wannabe · 09-15-2012, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABlairican Pie

Her Women Of Faith contract was rescinded?? Why??

I'd like to find that out as well. She was why I went to that the past two times she was in Seattle.

Btw, which network is Survivor going to be on?

I'm not for sure why her contract was rescinded but I do know she is now part of the World Vision's 12 gifts of Christmas tour. She will be the Host of all 12 shows.

08-20-2012, 01:36 PM	#1
FOL1 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 27, 2010 Posts: 69	Lisa Whelchel on SURVIVOR!!! Just read her tweets! http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/08/20/su...hel-jeff-kent/

08-22-2012, 10:38 AM	#6
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08-24-2012, 04:54 PM	#7
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08-20-2012, 02:57 PM	#2
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	It was also front-page on Yahoo this afternoon. http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/fall-tv/fa...174801481.html ******************* Lisa Whelchel, best known for her role as Blair Warner on the '80s television show "The Facts of Life," headlines the cast of "Survivor: Philippines," which premieres Wednesday, September 19 on CBS. The former teen actress will join 17 other castaways, including retired MLB player three returning players (to be revealed Wednesday), to compete for $1 million and the title of Sole Survivor. "I'm a huge, huge fan and have been from Season 1. I haven't missed an episode. I love the game and was born to play it," Whelchel shared with Yahoo! TV while on location during filming. "I never wanted to do reality TV, but this doesn't feel like reality TV. This feels like having an adventure that I've always wanted to have. Even if this weren't filmed, I would want to do it. It just happened that it's filmed and put on television and I use to be on television." When "The Facts of Life" ended in 1988, Whelchel married a pastor and has been a stay-at-home mom homeschooling her three children. After sending her youngest off to college, the devout Christian "went on a vision quest" to figure out what she wanted to do with her life after focusing all her energy on raising her children. With encouragement from a friend, Whelchel tweeted a video to host Jeff Probst proclaiming her desire to be a contestant on the show. "Lisa is somebody that a lot of people will recognize from many years on television on 'The Facts of Life.' I think that's going to appeal to a lot of people," Probst told us. "But what made her really appealing to us from a casting point of view is she wanted to do 'Survivor.' She's a superfan. She really knows the show, so it was great when we first met her. It was kind of a no-brainer to say 'yes,' and now to see her out here on a beach doing this is very exciting. I hope she lasts long enough so that she gets a real shot at playing this game that she loves." Despite her being a celebrity (of the 14 other contestants we spoke to, only one recognized the 49-year-old "Facts of Life" alum), both Whelchel and Probst agree that her greatest challenge in the game will be her age. "Lisa's biggest obstacle is going to be her age, and it's not like she's that old, but she's old for 'Survivor.' I don't think Lisa's celebrity will get in her way nearly as much as her age. If she can find a way to get the monkey off her back of people saying, 'She's the older woman, she's not going to be good in challenges,' She'll be OK. How you do that, you've got to form a great alliance -- strong and with the right people," advises Probst. And being a "Survivor" fanatic, Whelchel plans on doing just that. "I will have to pay attention to where's the majority alliance," she shared. "It would be stupid to get on the minority alliance." There is her video link as well...
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08-21-2012, 08:54 AM	#3
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	Some more articles ("Lisa Whelchel Survivor" is #2 on Yahoo right now): http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/..._celebritology http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/20/showbi...-ew/index.html I might actually watch this season! One thing - from Lisa's video interview with Yahoo, she said her contract with Women of Faith was "rescinded." I wonder why she is no longer part of their speaking team...

08-21-2012, 09:11 PM	#4
OldBiddy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 10, 2011 Location: California Posts: 82	If we're really lucky, Lisa's appearance on Survivor might spark a renewed interest in Facts of Life making the release of the remaining seasons of FOL on DVD a more lucrative prospect for Sony. Hmmm.. I can't find an icon for crossed fingers.

08-22-2012, 09:28 AM	#5
jayman75 I Love the 80s! Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2000 Location: THE GREAT UNITED STATES Posts: 3,809	Here's a great "Where are they now?" on TFOL. It appeared on Yahoo this morning - with updated pictures and write-ups. http://tv.yahoo.com/photos/the-facts...now-slideshow/

08-24-2012, 10:05 PM	#8
Johnny be good! Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 1,633	I'm sure you will.

09-02-2012, 02:12 PM	#10
ShamelessFanGirl Great Power and Resposbility Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2011 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 581	I haven't watched Survivor in a very long time. I watched it once in Season 8 but stopped and now with Lisa Whelchel going to be on there I have reason to want to see it again. Curiously, I do wonder how she will do and how long she can manage to last in the game.

09-04-2012, 06:52 PM	#11
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	Which network is it going to be on? I should probably know this already.