Survivor: Gabon
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| Survivor: Gabon - Earth's Last Eden | |
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| Filming location | Wonga-Wongue Presidential Reserve, Estuaire, Gabon, Africa |
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| Original run | 2008 |
| Filming dates | 2008 |
| No. of survivors | 18 |
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| Previous | Survivor: Micronesia |
| Next | Survivor 18 |
Survivor: Gabon - Earth's Last Eden is the upcoming seventeenth season of the CBS reality television series Survivor.[1] Applications were due on January 24, 2008. Around March 2008, 800 applicants were selected for an interview by CBS. Out of these 800, about 48 semi-finalists were selected to go to Los Angeles sometime during April 2008. From these semi-finalists, 18 contestants were selected to participate in the show between late June and mid-August 2008.[2]
On April 13, 2008 at the annual National Association of Broadcasters's NAB Show, it was announced that the 17th season would be the first to be shot in high definition, using Sony XDCAMs.[3]
Survivor: Gabon will begin filming in late June, and will air in September 2008.[4] It will mark the second season of the series to be filmed in Africa, after Survivor: Africa was filmed seven years prior in Kenya. Reports from Gabon indicate the show will be filmed near the coastal town of Nyonie in the Wonga-Wongue Presidential Reserve.[5]
Host Jeff Probst mentioned that preproduction of the series is being plagued by shipment delays, a crane toppling over and undesirable wild animals encroaching into the production area.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2008-01-28). CBS sticks with Survivor; Probst re-ups as host. Reuters/The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Survivor Application (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ Dickson, Glen (2008-04-13). NAB 2008: Sony Nets Big HD Camera Sales, Survivor, COPS to Use Sony's XDCAM HD. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
- ^ Ross, Dalton (2008-05-12). Jeff Probst talks about next 'Survivor' location. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ Survivor Gabon--Return to Africa (2008-05-29). Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Lang, Derrik J.. Probst: Production problems on 'Survivor: Gabon'. Associated Press. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
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