The On Fire podcast is back for Survivor 48, with Survivor host Jeff Probst, producer Jeff Wolfe, and Survivor 47 winner Rachel LaMont. Throughout the episode, they discuss the premiere, the medical situation that didn’t air, and the evolution of the Sweat vs Savvy challenge. Plus, Probst reveals an exciting announcement about Survivor 50.
Probst begins the episode by revealing why production decided to begin Survivor 48 with Zoom calls when the contestants were told they would be on the show. He admits he didn’t know how well it would go to incorporate a video call with an adventure show, but as production blended them, it turned out to be the “call for adventure” production was looking for.
Afterwards, Wolfe asks Probst about the medical team checking out Kevin after he got injured during the marooning challenge and why it didn’t air on the episode. Probst explains that while Kevin had an injury on his shoulder and had a medical visit, it had to be cut from the final edit due to the episode being too long. “That’s why it was on the promo until we started editing the premiere,” Probst says, adding that the episode was over twenty minutes longer than its two allotted hours.
Later, Probst talks about the evolution of the Sweat vs Savvy challenge, which has now been changed to Fight for Supplies. As Probst details, this challenge is a new way to combine brains and brawn to get their supplies. Rachel also comments that without taking the good intentions behind these actions, she thinks Kyle’s decision to help Kevin with the challenge was gameplay, intentional or not, as well as Joe’s decision to align with Eva and fully protect her in the game. As Rachel explains, both relationships will undoubtedly impact them and the overall game, making these decisions gameplay.
Lastly, instead of the usual fan questions segment, Probst shares a new tidbit about the long-awaited Survivor 50. Probst discloses production started with a list of over 200 people and is currently at around a 50-people list. Most importantly, Probst emphasizes that production wants a cast that represents all types of players and spans all eras.
“Survivor 50 is a representation of everyone who has ever played and the fans that have been with us for the entire time…Survivor 50 is going to be the next evolution of the game,” he shared.
Following this statement, Probst announces the fans will have the chance, at various points throughout Survivor 48, to vote for different aspects of the game to shape up the 50th season.
Let the Survivor 50 hunger games begin!
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