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It is worth noting that I think Survivor treats their cast very differently. It is hard to know exactly, as I have never seen directly, but I have spent time wi
by hndamien 9y ago
It is worth noting that I think Survivor treats their cast very differently. It is hard to know exactly, as I have never seen directly, but I have spent time with the crew from Survivor, and spent some time on location while they were shooting. They treated me with amazing grace and I am forever grateful for their time and hospitality. I imagine that their record may not be perfect, but I think their approach to this is more like a sport with athlete, than a prison guard in the Stanford Prison Experiment.
- sandebert 9y agoI don't know if it's a factor, but it might be worth noting that Survivor originated from Sweden. (Where it was called Expedition Robinson, after Robinson Crusoe.)
- wodenokoto 9y agoI believe one of the first contestant to be voted home - ever - committed suicide shortly after [1]. It was a big deal in Scandinavia 20 years ago, and I'm surprised that shows to this day apparently don't ask contestant to take therapy to prevent such outcomes. In the grand scheme of things, that is pretty cheap, and even a penny pinching, greedy, neo capitalist, TV-produce would presumably see the benefit in avoiding these kind of things. [1] https://www.vg.no/rampelys/tv/begikk-selvmord-etter-deltakelse/a/36705/ https://www.vg.no/rampelys/tv/begikk-selvmord-etter-deltakel...
- sandebert 9y agoYep, completely true. And if memory serves me right, I read in the newspapers that he had a history of mental issues. Not entirely sure about it though. What I do know for sure was that it turned into a MAJOR thing in media in Sweden. The show was called "bullying tv", and the producers instantly declared they would re-cut all the episodes before showing them. They did, people hated it for the first few episodes, but by the end of season one pretty much everybody was hooked. The success was a fact.