Why don't they have a "Survivor" episode in a cold climate?

[Maine Mary]

Just airlift them into some remote part of Alaska, Northern Maine, whatever... Say late Oct before the snow flies. They could come equiped w/warm gear, snowshoes an ice auger, and a gun. Now THAT would make for an interesting survival experiance.

My sister's theory on why this has never happened is that scantily clad men and women make for better tv viewing.

Agree or Disagree?

[Stop_the_War]

1. I heard they were going to have one in the Middle East but

9/11 happened and the stupid execs up top wouldn't do it. I would've LOVED a Middle East Survivor show.

[Maine Mary]

14. That would have been hotter then hell

I don't know where in the middle east it would've happened but I've been to Israel and the only place I can think of remote enough in that country would be the desert near the Dead Sea... or perhaps south of there.... pretty much all desert too. It's unbearably hot.

IF it were to have come about, Israel seems likely to have been a choice considering our good political relations with them then and now.

[Stop_the_War]

18. There's Lebanon

In winter months the temperature is about 60 which is not hot.

[Stop_the_War]

2. And weren't they planning for some "Survivor in Space"?

THAT never happened. I once saw a commercial for it saying it would be in 2001 or something, well they lied at the time.

[Ron Green]

3. Agree. It's all about the bimbos and hunks.

[slackmaster]

4. I would watch Survivor only if people actually died

:shrug:

[gollygee]

5. That's always been my theory too

they need half-naked (or sometimes fully naked) folks for ratings.

DH and I thought Michigan's upper peninsula would be a great spot. Good looking folks in parkas isn't that much fun to watch I suppose.

[Stop_the_War]

9. I think a Survivor in a cold place would actually give MORE ratings...

because it's different and people would be curious to watch it.

[xmas74]

15. I'd do it if it were in the UP.

[KyndCulture]

6. GREAT idea... I vote Minnesota.

In March.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Also much tougher to film, because the cameras and lighting

and stuff don't like the cold. The directors and crew people would all need parkas and stuff. It's quite a hassle.

Plus, there is a REAL element of danger in that situation due to frostbite or exposure or what-have-you.

I'd love to see it, though. I'd love to see them be dropped off, and then only ever filmed from helicopters. And with no more plot to the show then "Can any of these fucking idiots survive for a month on their own?"

Make 'em hunt their own food, cook it themselves, build their own shelters, etc. None of that team-building crap, none of those little contests that give people "freebies", no "voting people off" bullshit. But there can be "He ain't pulling his weight, so leave him out to die".

If you are still alive in 30 days, you win.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. Your sister has said the key words:

"scantily clad men and women."

Can't be scantily clad in the Maine woods in midwinter. :-)

[Ron Green]

16. The only way to make it work would be to have the cameras in the tents and

places where they change clothes. That sort of teasing might make the show attractive enough to the slack-jawed aficionados of the genre.

[Deja Q]

10. Too real?

[amazona]

11. because people might actually have to try to survive

"Survivor" is just a lie name for the stupid people. In a cold climate, hypothermia could happen, and someone could, you know, actually die.

It's all staged, all fake. Your sister is right. "Survivor" is a jiggle show, it is not about surviving. That's why the obnoxious nudist won in the first place.

For that matter, if it's called "Survivor," what's wrong with dropping them in a Detroit ghetto for a weekend?

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[xmas74]

12. They are talking about Canada

Have been for a few seasons.

[Lisa]

19. the blackflies will be delighted to see them!

And the mosquitoes, horseflies, deerflies -- and of course, the leeches.

I guess they could try really far north ("Survivor: Ellesmere Island!") -- but then again, the environment up there is rather fragile and wouldn't hold up well to being stomped on by the support crew, etc.


p.s. if they did go for a Canadian episode, the West Coast would be a possibility -- fewer bugs, and milder climate -- plus if they picked the Gulf Islands in summer, rain wouldn't be as much of a problem.

[xmas74]

20. They were talking about British Columbia.

Won't know the exact location-they keep it a secret.
Rumor has it that the next season is between Canada and Madagascar.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Yep, I've been asking the same thing. Let's see them make do on

Katahdin in November. *l*

[DonP]

17. Same reason there are no heavy, older or "ugly" people

I don't think they have had an older or heavier man or woman since the first season.

They don't photograph well in a bikini so they pre screen them out so you get to root for the thin, young, person of your choice.

[Technowitch]

21. Because then there's no excuse to be half-naked.

Seriously. I agree with your sister on this.