Ok... to finish off the reality television trifecta today... this morning the cast for 13th (!!!) edition of Survivor was announced. Here they are... and take note of the groupings...
The Survivor Cook Islands twist is that they will start with 4 tribes with 5 members each... separated by race. The back row has the Hispanic and African American tribes, the front row the Caucasian and Asian American tribes. Interesting or inflammatory? You decide.
I am leaning more to the interesting side... and it probably won't last two long as the tribes will eventually merge. Also, back this season is the "exile island" component... where at least one tribe member will be sent to solitary each week with the chance to find a hidden immunity idol.
Survivor premieres on Thursday, September 14th.
If you'd like to read more, check these links out:
New 'Survivor' divides groups by race
And some interesting inside stuff via Reality Blurred:
Jeff Probst says 85 percent of racially split Cook Islands cast was recruited
Survivor Cook Islands cast includes at least three actors, 13 people from California
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Pretty bizarre...gotta say i'm a little shocked myself.
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
Posted by: RC of strangeculture | Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 11:17 PM