Redemption Island?????
Didn’t Jeff or Mark Burnett learn anything from Pearl Island’s “Outcast tribe”?
In fact, Jeff even said in an interview, that the Outcast tribe was the worst idea they ever came up with.
Now he thinks this is a good idea? They must be paying him a bundle to pitch this.
I predict this will flop just as badly as before.
I found the following while exploring today ...
If elements of the new theme sound a little like the infamous Outcasts twist that flopped during “Survivor: Pearl Islands,” never fear. There won't be any "no fair" cries this time around. Probst insists all the players know what to expect.
“I just told everybody (at the opening) it’s going to happen,” Probst said. “Make no mistake: When you’re voted out, you’re not going home, and somebody that you vote out could come back and bite you in the ass. So I have no problem with people coming back into the game because everybody knows up front. A rule can’t be unfair if you know going in. It’s an equal opportunity.”
Huh. Ok Jeff, whatever you say. It'll be different because you've told the world up front about it. Just another little thing that will take away time we could use getting to know the players. But ... whatever.