Survivor is Officially Done.
The new Survivor : cook Islands the cast members will be divided into.....
Race. White, Black, Hispanics, and Asians..
What a good Ideal
Race. White, Black, Hispanics, and Asians..
What a good Ideal
Playing the race card
Survivor contestants are being divided into blacks, whites, Asians & Hispanics
By BILL BRIOUX, SUN MEDIA
Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the jalapenos: Survivor is about to play the race card.
Host Jeff Probst made it official yesterday, announcing that for the next Survivor series, the castaways will be split into four five-member tribes: blacks, whites, Asians and Hispanics.
"Just like my high school's cafeteria," cracked U.S. TV Guide blogger Matt Mitovich.
Survivor: Cook Islands debuts Sept. 14.
Even in our office, people went nuts over the premise. Outwit, Outplay, Outrageous.
What is this, The Amazing Races? Has Probst been replaced by Archie Bunker? As Rodney King once said, why can't we all just get along?
People, please, it's only a TV show. The whole idea of Survivor is that it is the ultimate social experiment, a show about human behaviour. The series has already pitted men vs. women, young vs. old. If age and sex are fair game, why not race?
The show has been criticized in the past for a lack of visible minorities. Now the minorities are at least on an equal footing. Bring it on, I say.
Where will it end? Tribes split along sexual orientation? Religious or political affiliation? Meat eaters vs. vegetarians? Like we all wouldn't watch.
Don't rule out the possibility that this might be the most truly illuminating Survivor ever. It will be fascinating to see if race has any real bearing on the outcome of the game. These may seem like the ultimate alliances. But will colour or ethnic background be more or less of a bond than hard work, loyalty, cunning, persistence, strength or desire? Will we find out how different we all are - or how similar?
The bottom line is that these are still all Americans. (Thirteen, in fact, are from California and nine from Los Angeles. Many are actors, recruited for this edition.)
Certainly CBS signed off on this to keep the series among the Top 10 shows in America. But while ratings have flattened, the reality show is still a draw. CBS didn't have to resort to stunts, even in this 13th edition of this reality series. Clearly this is an experiment executive producer Mark Burnett simply wanted to see happen.
If interest is piqued by this format (and, judging by the reaction so far, look for Survivor to return strong), maybe Burnett and CBS will finally give in to what many of us feel would be the ultimate Survivor - an international edition, featuring a Canadian team competing against several other nations.
Hey, it seems to work for the World Cup. Remember all that flag waving and horn honking last July? Give it a Survivor spin and watch Canada go nuts. I'll go tally the votes.
Survivor contestants are being divided into blacks, whites, Asians & Hispanics
By BILL BRIOUX, SUN MEDIA
Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the jalapenos: Survivor is about to play the race card.
Host Jeff Probst made it official yesterday, announcing that for the next Survivor series, the castaways will be split into four five-member tribes: blacks, whites, Asians and Hispanics.
"Just like my high school's cafeteria," cracked U.S. TV Guide blogger Matt Mitovich.
Survivor: Cook Islands debuts Sept. 14.
Even in our office, people went nuts over the premise. Outwit, Outplay, Outrageous.
What is this, The Amazing Races? Has Probst been replaced by Archie Bunker? As Rodney King once said, why can't we all just get along?
People, please, it's only a TV show. The whole idea of Survivor is that it is the ultimate social experiment, a show about human behaviour. The series has already pitted men vs. women, young vs. old. If age and sex are fair game, why not race?
The show has been criticized in the past for a lack of visible minorities. Now the minorities are at least on an equal footing. Bring it on, I say.
Where will it end? Tribes split along sexual orientation? Religious or political affiliation? Meat eaters vs. vegetarians? Like we all wouldn't watch.
Don't rule out the possibility that this might be the most truly illuminating Survivor ever. It will be fascinating to see if race has any real bearing on the outcome of the game. These may seem like the ultimate alliances. But will colour or ethnic background be more or less of a bond than hard work, loyalty, cunning, persistence, strength or desire? Will we find out how different we all are - or how similar?
The bottom line is that these are still all Americans. (Thirteen, in fact, are from California and nine from Los Angeles. Many are actors, recruited for this edition.)
Certainly CBS signed off on this to keep the series among the Top 10 shows in America. But while ratings have flattened, the reality show is still a draw. CBS didn't have to resort to stunts, even in this 13th edition of this reality series. Clearly this is an experiment executive producer Mark Burnett simply wanted to see happen.
If interest is piqued by this format (and, judging by the reaction so far, look for Survivor to return strong), maybe Burnett and CBS will finally give in to what many of us feel would be the ultimate Survivor - an international edition, featuring a Canadian team competing against several other nations.
Hey, it seems to work for the World Cup. Remember all that flag waving and horn honking last July? Give it a Survivor spin and watch Canada go nuts. I'll go tally the votes.
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