Survivor: Cagayan

[geo25]

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One season ends and another one begins. At the very end of tonight’s Survivor: Blood vs. Water finale/reunion show, fans got their first sneak peek at the next installment of the longtime reality hit. Premiering in February 2014, Survivor: Cagayan (which filmed last summer in the Philippines) will feature 18 new contestants divided into three tribes: one of brains, one of brawn, one of beauty.

The twist is reminiscent of season 11 of Big Brother, which aired in 2009 and started the season off with players grouped into one of four different cliques: popular, athletes, brainiacs and off-beats. We spoke withSurvivor host Probst, who says the groupings here reflect “the different qualities that people bring to Survivor. Not saying these necessarily are the only three, but these are three very distinct type of people.” Probst adds that the most intriguing element of giving people such labels is seeing how they will react to those labels. “It’s really interesting how that label either works or doesn’t for each individual,” explains Probst. “And what happens to the group dynamic. The brawn tribe is more aggressive. And they’re more sports-like. And they end up using euphemisms for things like, “Listen, we’re gonna give it our best shot today!” And the brains tribe has this enormous pressure out of the gate that “If there is a puzzle, we have to win. And if we don’t win, we’re the losers because we’re supposed to be the smart ones.” And it was really interesting to watch the beautiful people talk about their beauty and how charm gets them through life, and watch it play out in alliances.”

“The premise we were going for was kind of layered,” Probst continues. “Is there one quality that is clearly more valuable in Survivor? And what happens when you tell somebody they’re in the smart tribe. Do they believe it? And it turns out the IQ in the brains tribe was significantly higher than the other two tribes. It’s very high. And they knew that. They assumed it, and the felt the pressure. You can see it.”

Seeing as how only two of the past eight seasons of Survivor have featured all new players, and the two that did (Nicaragua and One World) are generally considered to be among of the show’s weakest outings, it is somewhat surprising that there are no returning players this time around. However, Probst says that returning to the show’s roots with all new players is a direct result of fan feedback. “For season 28, we listened to our fans,” says the host. “That was really it. They’ve been saying over and over, ‘We love the returning players, but we’d like to see a cast of new players.’ And that’s why we did it. That doesn’t mean we will do it again anytime soon and it doesn’t mean that we won’t do it. Season 29 could be all new players as well. We’re going to see how it plays and make decisions based on that.”

[negative_black03]

giganahan jud sila dire sa philippines sa? haha

[geo25]

Barato ra man gud. Who knows, other shows may follow suit. Instead of heading to Vancouver, they would shoot shows like Arrow and Revenge in the Philippines instead. LOL

[digitalsuperman]

i hope daghan pa silag season sa pinas. dako au ni matabang sa tourism industry nato.

[geo25]

Sneak peek:
Survivor Video - Reveal For Next Cycle - CBS.com

[thesoftworker]

nalingaw si Jeff Probst sa Pinas... 4 straight seasons! hehehe...
the same location as Survivor Blood vs Water... they are trying to be more practical now... anyway, as compared before, the show is no longer much about the place where it is shot, but on the players, challenges, drama, and strategies...

let discuss more here, once the newest season starts to air!

PS: Am a big Survivor fan. Watches it since Season Gabon (17). ug ako nang gihinay-hinayan ug tan-aw balik earlier seasons.. naa na ko Season 7...

[geo25]

Survivor: Cagayan — Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty is set for a two-hour premiere on February 26.

[digitalsuperman]

when sila nag film ani? naabtan sila sa yolanda ani noh?

[geo25]

Brawn


Brains


Beauty

[djao99]

Up kay hapit na

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Murag dili kaau beauty ang mga taga beauty. Den pang brawn kaau hinoon ang mga taga brains kaysa sa taga brawn lolz...

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To the mods paki delete nlng ako gi himo nga thread. Nag himo na diay si geo 25.