Thursday, August 24, 2006

How Low Can We Go

Pretty damn low, I'd say ... have you checked out what's in store for the next season of Survivor?

New 'Survivor' divides groups by race

"Get ready for a segregated "Survivor." Race will matter on the upcoming season of the CBS show as contestants will be divided into four tribes by ethnicity. That means blacks, whites, Latinos and Asians in separate groups.

The announcement was made on CBS' Early Show. Host Jeff Probst says the idea "actually came from the criticism that 'Survivor' was not ethnically diverse
enough." He says the twist fits in perfectly with what "Survivor" does, saying the show is "a social experiment. And this is adding another layer to that
experiment." Probst says contestants had mixed reactions to the racial divisions.

This time the new Survivors are stranded on the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. The castaways include a police officer, a heavy metal guitarist, an attorney and a nail salon manager. The new season of Survivor debuts September 14."

Have you ever seen the great movie, "Network" - I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore?" The film was a blistering satiric condemnation of network television in the 1970s.

Thirty some odd years later and it looks like a quaint documentary.

2 comments:

Mo said...

I posted something about this on one of my blogs and the people who commented don't seem to have a problem with it. I was feeling a little alone until I read your post. Thank you.

Mo said...

I posted something about this on one of my blogs and the people who commented don't seem to have a problem with it. I was feeling a little alone until I read your post. Thank you.