Survivor

[Cristy 4]

What do you think about Survivor dividing teams by race this season?....

http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1304035,00.html

Fueled by critics who slammed its lack of diversity, CBS's Survivor has unveiled a new twist for its upcoming season: Contestants will be divided by ethnicity.

When it premieres Sept. 14, Survivor: Cook Islands will feature 20 castaways divided into four tribes: black, white, Asian and Latino.

"We're going to take some heat for it," says creator and executive producer Mark Burnett of the twist, which was announced Wednesday morning. "But it's a great cast."

For a show entering its 13th season with steady ratings but ebbing buzz, the decision could be a shot in the arm if it once again generates Survivor water-cooler chatter.

"Some people will think this is controversial. Others will think, 'What's the big deal?' " host Jeff Probst tells PEOPLE. "Either way, it's going to be very interesting."

Along with the usual real-estate agents and struggling actors, the cast of characters competing for the $1 million purse includes a heavy-metal guitarist, a female police officer who has been shot in the line of duty, a Vietnam War refugee who manages a nail salon and a gay fashion director for a denim company.

The segregated Survivor grew from an effort to diversify a show that has featured primarily white contestants (and winners – only two of the 12 winners have been minorities). "We've taken a lot of flack," says Burnett.

But Probst says the main reason for the Emmy-winning show's largely white complexion was a dearth of minority applicants. "Most of the people who apply are white," he says. "That's just a fact."

In response, the Survivor casting team scouted for a more diverse group of players everywhere from the Internet to audition tapes for another CBS show, The Amazing Race.

Until the tribes merge later in the season, the four teams will battle each other and, perhaps, racial stereotypes. "There are going to be people looking for stereotypes: Will this tribe be smarter than this tribe, or will this tribe be faster than this tribe?" says Probst. "That's why I think it's fun. But five people on a tribe do not represent an entire ethnic group."

Set in New Zealand's Cook Islands, the location of the famous mutiny on the HMS Bounty, this season features a pirate theme, including Tribal Councils held on an elaborate shipwreck set built into the rocky coastline of a local island.

Whether one ethnicity ends up plundering – or walking the plank – "This is a game that starts very even," says Probst. "Everybody starts the same way with the same materials and the same chance: a 1-in-20 shot at a million bucks."

[*Robert* 2]

i think its great!

they said what they were doing, so its not like there was some hidden agenda!!! if it doesn't bother the contestants, it shouldn't bother anyone else!

[Cristy 4]

And this was already posted, i committed the cardinal sin!!!

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

i vote for the hottest chick.

Daniel

:energetic:

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Reality TV sucks so who cares.

[Elizabethnhenry 0]

And this was already posted, i committed the cardinal sin!!!

shame!!! you're gonna get flogged!

[vartan 0]

if this does happen I can almost 100% guarantee a lawsuit of some kind.. either by viewers or cast members.. hands down.

[Elizabethnhenry 0]

i vote for the hottest chick.

Daniel

:energetic:

again, uncle pervy!

Latinos are gonna win - but they needed a "more varied" Latino team with all the different races/faces represented.

Here is my celebrity Latino survivor team to show what I mean. All Latinos. All Beautiful! (Daniel I need to to a La Raza meeting or something )

(Bernie Williams Puerto Rico)

(Soledad Obrien US/Cuba/Aussie)

(Prince Felipe of Spain)

(Rebecca de Alba Mexico)

Edited August 30, 2006 by Elizabethnhenry

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

i vote for the hottest chick.

Daniel

:energetic:

again, uncle pervy!

Latinos are gonna win - but they needed a "more varied" Latino team with all the different races/faces represented.

Here is my celebrity Latino survivor team to show what I mean. All Latinos. All Beautiful! (Daniel I need to to a La Raza meeting or something )

(Bernie Williams Puerto Rico)

http://www.hellohola.org/awards/gala06/obrisole.jpg

http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/prin...felipenewpb.jpg (Prince Felipe of Spain)

(Rebecca de Alba Mexico)

Rebecca would win that one no problemo!!

and you are right, there are all kinds of latinos. persians, lebanese, japanese, chinese, anglo, native indian, morrocan, africans(as if morrocans aren't). dayum, latinos are just evertyhing under the sun.

Daniel

:energetic:

[Elizabethnhenry 0]

Rebecca would win that one no problemo!!

and you are right, there are all kinds of latinos. persians, lebanese, japanese, chinese, anglo, native indian, morrocan, africans(as if morrocans aren't). dayum, latinos are just evertyhing under the sun. Daniel

:energetic:

And that what's so beautiful! It's like you mix every race and kindred together and you get a Latino and you never know what is gonna come out of the oven...well in the caribbean anyway. Like skittles - taste the rainbow!

oops I forgot Shakira the lebanese!

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

Rebecca would win that one no problemo!!

and you are right, there are all kinds of latinos. persians, lebanese, japanese, chinese, anglo, native indian, morrocan, africans(as if morrocans aren't). dayum, latinos are just evertyhing under the sun. Daniel

:energetic:

And that what's so beautiful! It's like you mix every race and kindred together and you get a Latino and you never know what is gonna come out of the oven...well in the caribbean anyway. Like skittles - taste the rainbow!

dayum straight sister! :energetic:

problem is though, sometimes it makes you wonder who papi really is!

and yes, Shakira! oh wow can she shake it!!!!! ok ok , she wins over Rebecca.

Daniel

:energetic:

Edited August 30, 2006 by AnaAndDaniel

[Elizabethnhenry 0]

And that rebecca is looking good for 60!! Now that she hsa quit being Ricky Martin's beard.

Also, check out my avatar for Celia Cruz. I miss her. RIP Celia.

APOLOGIES FOR THE HIJACK OF YOUR THREAD. NOW.....

Rebecca would win that one no problemo!!

and you are right, there are all kinds of latinos. persians, lebanese, japanese, chinese, anglo, native indian, morrocan, africans(as if morrocans aren't). dayum, latinos are just evertyhing under the sun. Daniel

:energetic:

And that what's so beautiful! It's like you mix every race and kindred together and you get a Latino and you never know what is gonna come out of the oven...well in the caribbean anyway. Like skittles - taste the rainbow!

dayum straight sister! :energetic:

problem is though, sometimes it makes you wonder who papi really is!

and yes, Shakira! oh wow can she shake it!!!!! ok ok , she wins over Rebecca.

Daniel

:energetic:

...el lechero!!!!

Edited August 30, 2006 by Elizabethnhenry

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

And that rebecca is looking good for 60!! Now that she hsa quit being Ricky Martin's beard.

Also, check out my avatar for Celia Cruz. I miss her. RIP Celia.

yes, Celia was a great one. I am sure she is having a blast with the Big Guy.

Daniel

:energetic:

[Elizabethnhenry 0]

OK DANIEL, WE ARE OFFICIALLY THREAD HIJACKERS!!! LITTLE SPANISH_SPEAKING HIJACKERS!

(They are gonna start profiling us )

Edited August 30, 2006 by Elizabethnhenry

[*Robert* 2]

OK DANIEL, WE ARE OFFICIALLY THREAD HIJACKERS!!! LITTLE SPANISH_SPEAKING HIJACKERS!

(They are gonna start profiling us )

No hay problema hermana elizabeth!!!