Survivor #3: The game keeps on changing.

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'Survivor: Fiji'
Mark Burnett gives 'Survivor' international flavor

January 12, 2007

It turns out that the racial diversity of "Survivor: Cook Islands" wasn't just a one-time fluke.

On Friday (Jan. 12), CBS announced the cast members for the 14th installment of Mark Burnett's hit reality franchise, the appropriately titled "Survivor: Fiji." And, true to Burnett's recent promises, the show's cast is every bit as the stars of the race-baiting Cook Islands season.

The contestants range in age from 23 to 54 and the group includes players born in Hong Kong, Colombia, Venezuela and South Korea. Expect plenty of Hurricane Katrina subplots, as at least three players have direct ties to Louisiana.

As always, there will be twists. The players won't be divided into tribes until the third day, prior to an Immunity challenge. The tribe that wins that challenge will return to camp with "copious resources," while the losing tribe will receive only a pot, machete and water source. In addition, there will be a hidden Immunity idol at each camp, but the only clues to find the important trinket are located on Exile Island.

Here's a little info on the 19 new castaways viewers will meet formally when "Survivor: Fiji" premieres on Thursday, Feb. 8:

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CBS Orders Another Year of 'Survivor'
Expect fall and spring installments next season

January 17, 2007

"Survivor" will be back for at least two more seasons of snakes, rats, starvation, scheming, alliances and contrived romances.

With its 14th season set to premiere this spring, "Survivor" has received a two-installment pick-up for the 2007-2008 season courtesy of CBS.

Although "Survivor: Cook Islands" suffered some measure of ratings attrition faced with added competition, the show still averaged 15.75 million viewers and a 5.5 rating in the key 18-49 demo. Even against ABC's Golden Globe-winning hit "Ugly Betty," "Survivor: Cook Islands" was a reliable ratings winner in most key measures.

"Survivor: Fiji," the show's 14th edition, will premiere on Thursday, Feb. 8.

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Op dinsdag 30 januari 2007 12:39 schreef Lucky_Strike het volgende:
Boston Rob en Amber zijn dus blijkbaar nog steeds bij elkaar. Dat is dan wel weer bijzonder. Waar doen ze dan allemaal aan mee?

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'Fiji' Fever: Probst Talks Twists
Season promises no romance, but lots of snakes

By Daniel Fienberg

February 7, 2007

The swallows, who return to Capistrano once a year, are only half as reliable as "Survivor" host Jeff Probst, whose biannual chats with the media are a good sign that the fall and spring have begun.

It's early February, so "Survivor" must be starting its second installment of the 2006-07 season, the franchise's 14th incarnation, this time set in tropical Fiji. Probst, the show's most familiar cheerleader, always has something new to discuss, whether it's the decision to separate tribes by race in the fall, or the decidedly anti-"Survivor" twist that launches the Fiji show.

After the first challenge, the losing team is shipped off to a desolate beach, given only a pot and a machete. The winning team is put up in relative luxury, given an elaborate structure, all variety of cookware, a couch, and ample food.

"The whole idea, initially, was one tribe gets everything, one tribe gets nothing, and the idea was to create disparity between the two tribes," Probst explains. "What surprised me was how quickly there was a sense of entitlement on the winning tribe."

He adds, "The minute there was a winning tribe and a losing tribe, there was a clear underdog and you can't help but pull a little bit for the tribe that has nothing."

Probst has always presented himself as something of a "Survivor" purist, a student of the game's minutiae. Does this kind of cushy prize offend his delicate sensibilities?

"I think it's all good," Probst swears. "You'll hear many times in first two episodes comments from survivors along the lines of 'This doesn't feel like 'Survivor,' it's too easy,' 'Wow, I thought it would be more difficult than this.' Well, 'Survivor' is about social interaction and this fulfilled that mantra. We now have a new dynamic and after 14 seasons, we fortunately found something that worked in which we created adversaries so fast. And it grows."

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With 14 seasons under his belt, you'd think Probst might be looking for other ventures, but with "Survivor" already renewed, he's sticking around.

"I'm signed up to do 15 and 16 and one of the best parts of this show for me has been just the self-awareness of being able to look at myself and watch how I've changed as a human being and watch how I've changed as the host of a TV show," says Probst, drawing attention to himself. "Yes, I'm good to go and I've come full-circle from ''Survivor?' What the hell is this? 57 million people watching it? What does that mean?' to 'Man, this show, how much longer can we go?' to 'This is the best job I've ever had and probably will ever have.'"

That doesn't mean that Probst isn't willing to criticize his show. After defending last season's race-based division to reporters in September, Probst has his share of disappointment about the early season integration.

"Honestly, on last season on the Cook Islands, bailing early with the racial division, I wish we'd had a little more guts to stick with it a little longer," he confesses. "But I don't run a network and I don't run 'Survivor.' I don't know of all the other considerations that you have to think about."

But he still the host and we can count on talking to him again in September for "Survivor: 15."