First impressions count on new ‘Survivor’ - Survivor- msnbc.com
February 2nd, 2009 | by cwalton |
Monty Brinton / CBS - The new season of Survivor, set in a brutally hot portion of Brazil, forces contestants to rely on hasty first impressions to help them make a critical decision.
Quoting from First impressions count on new ‘Survivor’ - Survivor- msnbc.com
Contestants spend days together on location before the game begins, and may even share living spaces. During that time, they meet with producers and Probst so they know what to expect; attend “Survivor school,” where they learn about the location and its environment; get their official photos taken; and talk to members of the press who are on location.
During that time, the contestants are not allowed to talk, strategize, or otherwise connect with each other, but some do communicate via nonverbal communication, from smiles to eye rolls. And the smart players begin to read their fellow competitors’ behavior, from the clothes they wear to the way they choose to spend their time.
Those first impressions often spill over into the game, as initial alliances have been formed based upon eye contact, or just the insight gained when one player notices which book another player is reading. The contestants even see each other during the final stages of casting, when they’re staying in a hotel, so they have a lot of material to work with.
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