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Survivor

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Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe members until only one final contestant remains and wins the title of "Sole Survivor". The format for Survivor was created in 1992 by Charlie Parsons. The show is credited for making Reality television a popular T.V. genre.

People Who Talked About This Show

  • Dawn Wells
  • Leslie Moonves
  • Mark Burnett

Resources

Link: Official Survivor Website

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People Talking About This Show

  • Mark Burnett
    • Mark Burnett on how lessons learned from Eco-Challenge led to creating Survivor (01m 00s)
    • Mark Burnett on creating, casting and shooting Survivor (56m 06s)
    • Mark Burnett on the origin of the tribe names on Survivor
    • Mark Burnett on how he found the island location for Survivor
    • Mark Burnett on the directorial and lighting decisions behind  Survivor's tribal council
    • Mark Burnett on trying to talk Jeff Probst out of hosting Survivor
    • Mark Burnett on how no pickups are ever shot for Survivor; on preparing for shoots with the "dream team"
    • Mark Burnett on early criticism of  Survivor  and his vindication in its success; questioning the meaning of reality tv as a genre
    • On letting the challenge winners on  Survivor  watch snippets of unaired episodes while still on the island
    • Mark Burnett on shooting the finale of Survivor live; his level of involvement with the show
    • Mark Burnett on the Survivor catchphrase "outwit, outplay, outlast"
    • Mark Burnett on the greater meaning of Survivor as a morality play
    • Mark Burnett on the future of Survivor (02m 10s)
  • Leslie Moonves
    • Leslie Moonves on developing Survivor and the importance of casting the show (08m 57s)
  • Dawn Wells
    • Dawn Wells on if she believes Gilligan's Island had anything to do with the creation of Survivor (00m 45s)
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