Yes, it is designed to allow the producer 's and investors keep most of the
money. Just like it should be if you ask them. And they showed people
eating rats.


Entertainment at its finest???

marc

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Reeves <paul@...>
To: <IBDI@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, 22. July 2000 1:10
Subject: Re: [IBDI] IB OSS and Survivor?


> Marc Spitzer wrote:
> >
> > a very well thought out show:
> >
> > you have 2 teams of n people and each week the teams compete on TV and
the
> > loosing team must throw someone out. And the last person left gets
> > $1,000,000. This is don on a tropical island and they did not drop them
off
> > with the proper supplies.
> >
> > I think they started out with 8 or 10 people on a side. So the total
cost
> > for cast is under 100,000 an episode with the guarantee of not having a
> > bunch of stars at the end of the season, if it is a success then just
pick a
> > new bunch of unknowns and do it again.
> >
> > And I think it is getting good ratings
> > marc
> >
>
> I see. So it raises the bar for quality TV then?
>
>
> Paul
> --
>
> Paul Reeves
> Fleet River Software
>
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