In a recent interview with TV Guide, Jeff Probst had this to say about a Canadian location for reality show "Survivor" and a general colder location,
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All of the destinations for Survivor are somewhere where it’s really hot. Any chance you’ll do one where it’s minus 40 degrees in the winter like northern Canada?
JP: You know, we have talked about Canada believe it or not. We had a long discussion about it for these two upcoming seasons. And we’re still on the fence about it. We see a lot of positives that would be new and different. And then there’s some negatives, you know, because physically you tend to shut down when you get cold. You don’t do as much. You’re going to be wearing parkas and hats and boots. And you’re not going to be in bikinis. Challenges become a little different so there’s pros and cons. I think though that Mark is probably leaning towards truly considering a colder climate, especially if the show goes on further because it’s hard, to find locations.
Looks like Survivor is heading to China for the fifteenth installment of the series,
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Mark Burnett and gang continue to make history with their latest Survivor twist
Quirkiest thing ever cooked up by Survivor:
a) exiling castaways to an island with no food or shelter
b) dividing the castaways by race
c) starving half the castaways while pampering the other half
d) hauling the show to a communist country
My vote’s for D. The fifteenth season of Survivor will be filmed in China, making Mark Burnett’s gem the very first series to be entirely filmed in a communist country.
This marks the first time the show will not filmed on an island setting since season six, which took place in the Amazon jungle. Other off-island settings have included Australia and Africa.
No word yet on any of the juicy details: who the castaways will be, where exactly it’s filming, or what the shiny new twists will be, but the real question is who gets final say on the finished product. According to Reuters, when The Painted Veil filmed there last year, the government objected to some of the final scenes, leading to some tension between Edward Norton, director John Curran and Chinese officials.
Definately going to check out the premiere, hopefully it's good. Survivor has gotten so boring, I haven't watched this season at all and I missed half of last season.