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...this isn't another movie version of _Lord of the Flies_. This is a possibility for a real situation on "Survivor," and this summer, it's coming to network television, along with a similarly unpredictable show, "Big Brother." Although on the surface, these shows seem harmlessly entertaining, disturbing undertones peek through under closer inspection...
These two shows are the latest imports from Europe. ABC scored a huge ratings boost with England's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" CBS hopes to match this with Sweden's "Survivor" and the Netherlands' "Big Brother," which has finished its run there and is currently filming in Germany...
...first of these shows, "Survivor," is currently in production and slated to begin airing on a weekly basis starting Wednesday, May 31. Jeff Probst, of VH-1's "Rock & Roll Jeopardy," will serve as the host of this island odyssey, whose motto is "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast." In mid-March, sixteen castaways (eight men, eight women) were dropped on an uninhabited island in the South China Sea. They must build their own shelter and gather their own food. They are allowed only one "non-survivor tool" from home, like a picture or a hairbrush, but nothing else. They will have...
...concept behind "Big Brother" parallels "Survivor". Five men and five women will be locked in a house with, you guessed it, no contact with the outside world (save the occasional vocal communication with "Big Brother" himself). Every moment in the house is recorded by 28 cameras (all equipped with night vision) and 60 microphones. Not even the shower is safe...
...concept behind these shows is not entirely new. MTV scored success with "The Real World" in the early '90's. This evolved into "Road Rules," another show that struck a chord with the key youth demographic. But "Survivor" and "Big Brother" go much further with their voyeuristic overtones. While "The Real World" taped just about everything that went on with the participants did, the conditions were nowhere near as severe as those of the eye network's new shows. The Real-World-ers interacted with the outside world as normal people would; they just had cameras following them around...