It makes you want to cry for them. That is, if you like them. And sequels are tough. The first season of MTV's The Real World was an unusual if sometimes precious social experiment with an eclectic group of youth. The second was packed with annoying prima donnas dying to break into show biz.
People chop down trees in bikinis.
And they think they might have a movie career when it's over, so they are all playing to the camera. The first group of Survivors got a taste of post-Survivor show biz, mainly on shows from CBS or its Viacom siblings, including JAG, Becker, Nash Bridges and UPN's Freedom. But the network retains control over their availability. Even Hatch was denied the chance to be a host of NBC's Saturday Night Live, and CBS kiboshed his plans for a Survivor book. CBS, on the other hand, is ready to ingest S2 revenue through every conceivable orifice.