Survivor: Cook Islands (now with racial profiling!)

[Ringo]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060823/en_tv_eo/19833


basically, 20 people will be divided into four tribes of five people each: black, asians, hispanics and crackers.
click the link above for the spin, or go to the official site (http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor13/) to pictures of our multi-cultural stars.

:)

[Via_Chicago]

This is the plot for a motion picture satire, not a real television program. My God, what's happening to us all?

[CrewDust]

Reminds me of playing segragation ball in High School, black vs white dodge ball.

[SueB]

What a stunt. Not sure why they felt the need to do this since they've had a black and an hispanic winner before (despite the supposed lack of diversity among applicants). Then again, having segregation imposed, at least for the first few weeks, might more accurately serve as a mirror of society. Guess we'll see.

[Ringo]

i'm reserving judgement until I see how they handle it (the producers AND the players). It could be very interesting to see how people cope, etc. Or it could be crass.

For me, the deciding factor will be when the tribes merge (to two tribes and later to one tribe). Tribal loyalties are always a strong tie that people are pressured into keeping. Turn your back on your tribe and you're in trouble. Will it now have the added dimension of turning on your race? Will it make alliances harder to crack? What if an asian person leaves their group after a merge to allign with the whities?
it's either gonna be really interesting or a big disaster. Yeah, I'm gonna watch to see which one it ends up as.

:)

[SirManchester]

I'll tune in.

[DoctorD]

Is Tiger Woods one of the contestants?

[musicl]

hispanicsAre hispanics white?

[bojendyk]

I don't like the sound of this at all. :(

[Ringo]

Are hispanics white?


:confused:

[Claymore]

hmmm...ratings must be slipping.

[Ringo]

they are ... the last was the lowest rated one yet ... but it's still high in the top 20 (top 10?). they're low ratings for survivor, but better ratings than most shows. couple that with a relatively low cost compared to other shows .... I just don't see it as a desparate act to save the show.
I like that they're trying something different ... but this is gonna be tricky to pull off.

[Gioca]

CBS should just shut down already.

[ForeverRed]

Hmmmm.....now if they can only move Survivor to national airports around the country.

[NHRef]

Well the last show started with age/gender groups, old/young men/woman. The Young men were the pathetic ones at first!

[Ringo]

CBS should just shut down already.


why? it makes money and people watch.

[Gioca]

why? it makes money and people watch.

Why? It's a waste of a perfectly good frequency. Flawed news, racist survivor, Katie Couric reading the news, nothing else worth watching. That's why. Only idiots watch it.

[Deuteriumoxide]

Why? It's a waste of a perfectly good frequency. Flawed news, racist survivor, Katie Couric reading the news, nothing else worth watching. That's why. Only idiots watch it.

http://www.cinematical.com/images/2005/12/jeffl.jpg
That's like, your opinion man.

[Ringo]

Why? It's a waste of a perfectly good frequency. Flawed news, racist survivor, Katie Couric reading the news, nothing else worth watching. That's why. Only idiots watch it.


ah, I get it. people who watch shows you don't like are idiots. but people who come onto a message board and read a thread about a show they hate are cool? refined? complete a-holes? help me out here.
it's entertainment.
change the channel and find a new thread if you're unhappy.
:)

[DoyleG]

Is Tiger Woods one of the contestants?

I'm wondering if the white contestants are neo-Nazi's or members of the KKK.