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Rocco's, DiSpirito says, is a deeply personal venture that pays homage to his southern Italian heritage. So why turn over his dream--not to mention his 78-year-old mother, who makes meatballs in the kitchen--to the all-seeing cameras of Mark Burnett, producer of Survivor? "I may be naive to say this," he says, "but I knew my second restaurant would be a highly scrutinized affair anyway--young chef, three-star restaurant down the block. The fact that cameras are running around doesn't make you feel any more scrutinized." Not if you're one of PEOPLE...
...Alex Corrado. "I just try to be myself." It doesn't hurt that Corrado's self happens to be a rotund, New Jersey--accented Italian-American actor (he was eaten by wild boars in Hannibal) who earlier in the evening was singing opera in front of the restaurant. Says Burnett: "This cast would do great on Survivor, as far as dramatic television." Some of the customers are also cast members: they apply on the show's website, arguing why their dinner would make good TV (a gay marriage proposal, for example), and they are wired with mikes when they arrive...
...Burnett F. King ’03, who has lived with Watson since their first-year days in Stoughton, emphasizes his passion for the classics. He recalls Watson’s excitement after getting a good price on an unabridged Latin-English dictionary...
...quality scripted dramas and comedies (even the ones that people aren't watching)... which made it all the more amusing when Zucker capped off his presentation with a pitch for "the most upscale reality show you can imagine." On "The Apprentice" - debuting in early 2004 from "Survivor" Producer Mark Burnett - 16 people compete to get a chance to get a job working for Donald Trump. Sixteen people, backstabbing, and climbing the corporate ladder: it's "Survivor" without all the confusing nature metaphors...
...races have been scheduled this year, up from 50 last year; twice as many are being planned for 2004. Long a favorite of sportsmen in Australia and New Zealand, expedition racing was popularized in the U.S. by Eco-Challenge, the reality-TV contest produced by Survivor creator Mark Burnett. (The next one, Eco-Challenge Fiji, will air on the USA network...