From Sports Illustrated, Feb. 19, 2001: You've enjoyed the reality shows, but are you ready for "Survivor III: The Brooklyn Blacktop"? Magic Johnson and "Hoop Dreams" director Steve James are looking to ride the reality craze by creating a series called "Making The Team". Johnson will put a group of young players who have not received college scholarships through their paces and select a team of nine that will play against one of the country's top high-school squads. Each of the nine who makes the final cut will get a full four-year scholarship, either from a school impressed by his playing ability or from the show. The idea is to milk drama out of the selection process and the players' back-stories. "It will be an ongoing documentary, not the structured 'Survivor' format," says James. "There will be attrition, but no tribal councils." If a network commits soon, the show could be on the air as early as next fall..... ------------------
Did this topic just slip through the cracks or would no one be really interested in this type of reality show? I think it would be awesome. ------------------
They should call it "Hoop Dreams 2" I think "Survivor 3" should be exactly the way a friend of mine put it. They should have each of the contestants tour all over Texas in a pink Volvo with a sign that says, "I'm gay, I voted for Gore, and I want to take your gun away." That would be a challenge of survival. ------------------ Sometimes I think I'd be better off dead. No, wait, not me...you.
