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April 20, 2001
Let Anne Robinson Host the Next Survivor
by Barbara Fletcher
What would Survivor would be like if Anne Robinson was cracking the Outback whip instead of
Jeff Probst?
Robinson, the caustic host of The
Weakest Link which recently premiered on CTV,
has managed to bring a whole new brand of game show to North Americans -- something with fire and
brimstone.
(Note, if you're not familiar with the show, it has a strong viewership in the U.K. and
combines elements of Survivor, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and Boot Camp.)
Imagine Robinson at the next Survivor reward challenge: the Survivors sitting in a circle on
the sand with a black-cloaked figure snapping out trivia questions worth various quantities
of food.
"Team, you have banked a pathetic 200 grams of rice."
"Has your intelligence shrunken along with all of your body fat?"
Jeff Probst is a koala bear next to the ferocious-fanged Robinson. How would the sensitive Elisabeth
dodge Robinson's venom? How would Keith take the double-forked tongue? They'd almost have to consider
bringing back Jerri and Alicia for a proper battle.
Or, perhaps Robinson could start fresh and host Survivor 3 with a new crop of victims
(possibly Boot Camp rejects)-- except, the possibility exists that she would end up as
the lone Survivor, and take home the million herself.