There is an interesting article in today`s -January 9, 1999- edition of
the Denver Post newspaper.
Would-be "Survivors" Eager for Adventure by Cindy Brovsky
Denver Post staff writer
"Denver firefighter Angela Cook isn`t content to battle blazes in
the city. The mother and grandmother wants to be stranded on a
deserted island with 15 other strangers for a new reality-adventure
show called "Survivor"
Cook,37, still isn`t sure if the chosen contestants will have to
hunt for their own food or build shelters. She said the $1 million
prize for being the last "survivor" also isn`t her incentive to
participate. "I can`t picture myself not trying to get in on this
show," said Cook, as she waited Saturday with other potential
contestants. "I love to live life and taste everything I can."
The theme of adventure-seeking was echoed by the 25 Colorado
residents who were interviewed by the show`s producers. Interviews
also took place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
The new program will pit 16 people against one another on an
island near Borneo that has been largely untouched by humans for several
centuries. The 16 will set up a community and practice survival
skills for several weeks. In a secret ballot, they will vote every
three days to eliminate one contestant until only two remain. Then
the last seven booted off the island will return and pick one person who
will win the $1 million. The one hour show will air weekly on CBS
for 13 weeks and viewers will follow it like a survivalist soap opera.
"I`m sure there will be groups who will discuss the next day who
should have been booted off the island," said Mark Burnett, executive
producer.
CBS got more than 6,000 entries from would-be survivalists,
including 400 from Colorado. The first few people who were interviewed
in Denver were a firefighter, a college student and a mortgage broker.
"We have not just appealed to the Nutty militia type who wants to go to
the island wearing camouflage," Burnett said. Burnett spent nearly
four years developing "Survivor" while also producing the Discovery
Channel Eco-Challenge about intensive cross-country survivalist skills.
We hear from several people that its been a lifelong dream to have a
deserted island adventure...
A psychologist will be available to those kicked off the island
"We won`t let them starve and we will give them some basics, like rice,"
Burnett said.
the Denver Post newspaper.
Would-be "Survivors" Eager for Adventure by Cindy Brovsky
Denver Post staff writer
"Denver firefighter Angela Cook isn`t content to battle blazes in
the city. The mother and grandmother wants to be stranded on a
deserted island with 15 other strangers for a new reality-adventure
show called "Survivor"
Cook,37, still isn`t sure if the chosen contestants will have to
hunt for their own food or build shelters. She said the $1 million
prize for being the last "survivor" also isn`t her incentive to
participate. "I can`t picture myself not trying to get in on this
show," said Cook, as she waited Saturday with other potential
contestants. "I love to live life and taste everything I can."
The theme of adventure-seeking was echoed by the 25 Colorado
residents who were interviewed by the show`s producers. Interviews
also took place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
The new program will pit 16 people against one another on an
island near Borneo that has been largely untouched by humans for several
centuries. The 16 will set up a community and practice survival
skills for several weeks. In a secret ballot, they will vote every
three days to eliminate one contestant until only two remain. Then
the last seven booted off the island will return and pick one person who
will win the $1 million. The one hour show will air weekly on CBS
for 13 weeks and viewers will follow it like a survivalist soap opera.
"I`m sure there will be groups who will discuss the next day who
should have been booted off the island," said Mark Burnett, executive
producer.
CBS got more than 6,000 entries from would-be survivalists,
including 400 from Colorado. The first few people who were interviewed
in Denver were a firefighter, a college student and a mortgage broker.
"We have not just appealed to the Nutty militia type who wants to go to
the island wearing camouflage," Burnett said. Burnett spent nearly
four years developing "Survivor" while also producing the Discovery
Channel Eco-Challenge about intensive cross-country survivalist skills.
We hear from several people that its been a lifelong dream to have a
deserted island adventure...
A psychologist will be available to those kicked off the island
"We won`t let them starve and we will give them some basics, like rice,"
Burnett said.
