I’ve got to say, as much as I dislike the whole concept of the upcoming Survivor: Cook Islands — in which its 20 players will be split into four tribes based on their racial backgrounds — yesterday’s media conference call with host Jeff Probst yielded enough scintillating semi-spoilers that I’m considering keeping the reality granddaddy on my DVR schedule. (That’s still a demotion, though, now that Ugly Betty has stolen must-see status for Thursdays at 8.)
Anyhow, here’s the non-race-based scoop about the upcoming season — in Probst’s own words:
-"We have three love connections of varying degrees, one of which is the strangest love affair we’ve ever had on Survivor, and I would argue that you’ve ever seen on any reality show."
-"We have a record number of blindsides at tribal council."
-"We have more fish caught this season than any of our past 12 seasons. And we have octopus that are caught."
-"There’s a turning point midway in the show that rocks it in such a beautiful way."
Hmmm. Strangest love affair in reality history? Stranger than Flava Flav and Brigitte Nielsen? Stranger than anything involving Bachelor Bob Guiney? Intriguing, sure. But intriguing enough to make you tune in? All must be revealed, people.
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I will be tuning in…Mark Burnett’s brainwashing has been fully sucessful as far as my roomate and I are concerned.
I’m excited about this season. They had to do something to make it more interesting. People that keep complaining about how racist and awful this would be need to take a step back. The producers are going to go out of their way to be so overly PC that it won’t even be an issue. I personally thought Old / Young Men/Women was pretty stupid.
I will be watching, if only because my husband hasn’t missed a season. I was wary about the concept at first, but I have to say I’m intrigued. Plus, just because they start out as four tribes doesn’t mean they’ll stay that way. They’re probably going to merge into two after a week or so.
In a strange way, I am more intrigued about this season than I have for any other season in a really long time. I guess that was the point, right?
The whole race thing never made me bat an eyelash. I think it’s a good sign that we can actually do something like this and not have riots break out. I know I’ll get booed by saying this but we take our P.C nature too serious.
I wanna see the gays against the straights, lebians against homos, bis against trannies. Throw them all in there and see what we create.
I too will be watching Survivor again this year — no matter how much I want to stop, I can’t. However, I was very upset to see that your viewing schedule for the Thursday timeslot (watch Ugly Betty and TIVO Survivor) leaves out EARL and THE OFFICE! How can you do such a thing — simply a disgrace. You have fallen back a page in my book — it’s a shame
If the contestants didn’t have a problem with it, why should the general population? It is no different than being pigeon-holed by your sex, there’s really nothing you can do about it, so you accept it.
I’ll be watching because the people on the show are always so crazy, like they haven’t watched previous seasons? Doesn’t the bossy woman know she’s going to be the first to go?
Slezak, did you sleep through last season when the young and old were divided up into different tribes? What’s the difference between that and this season? Just a bunch of unnecessary hype.
Can’t wait till Thursday!!!
I’ve been watching Surrvivor for the past 6 years, and will keep on watching, even if I’m a bit bored with it, I can’t let go, just like ER. I’m just waiting for them to get canceled so I can finaly let go, and do something better with my thursday nights.
Strangest love affair? Maybe someone gets overly attached to the caught octopus? Now THAT would be a show!
I’m thinking maybe one of the contestants develops a relationship with an inanimate object, a la Cast Away, which eventually turns sour. Even so, I’m not sure that would top Brigitte/Flav.
The FIRST I heard of the upcoming Survivor was in the “media” I loath with loaves! Girls/Guys, Young/Old, This Group of People/That Group of people/Those People Too…So what?…My stomach turned as I heard the premise described by “newsmen & women” presenting it in a biased manner. As if Mr. Burnett is setting out to prove something. Fools…All of them. They are PEOPLE…And will , as the people do in every show, fight together, then fight for their own piece of the pie. Ethniniticty (I really used that word?), I believe, will not factour anywhere in the show. I’ll wager we never hear one tribe utter one word as to enthniticity. i.e. We’re gonna get clobbered by that tribe “Octupi” coz they have so many arms. And Jeff Probst….The Best!
- Dyckns
I am over survivor it hasnt been good in the last couple years
I like the idea of the tribes divided by race if only because it put more minorities in the game and it will be more likely that a minority will win – so far there have only be two? minority winners, Sandra and Vecepia. It just show me that there should be more diversity in general on television. I don’t know why people are so up in arms about this whole development. If it were neo-Nazis against Jews and Ku Klux Klansmen against blacks, then, yeah, I’d have a problem.