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Jeff Probst To Make Your Terminal Cancer Ridden Dreams Come True

Seth — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:18:24 EDT

Bedimpled Survivor emcee Jeff Probst is the creator of his own reality show concept, one which he pledges will take its subjects "on the last adventure of their life." The crucial word there is "last," as Live Like You’re Dying hinges on the stultifying premise that a different, terminally ill individual will have their wildest dreams enacted weekly, to the delight of millions of weepy Americans everywhere. In that sense, it could just as easily be called Survivor: Forget About It—anything, really, besides Live Like You're Dying, a title in which the word "like" seems entirely out of place. (Face It, You're Dying?) An enthused Probst explained the pitch further to EW.com:

That adventure will include reunions with lost friends or formerly feuding family members, a “legacy moment” that will ensure their name carries on forever, and living out a personal dream. “It could be playing guitar with Eric Clapton or jumping out of a plane into a volcano,” Probst explained to EW.com. “Whatever it is that you’re still desiring to do in your life — we want to make it happen.” [...]

Probst insists the show will be inspirational rather than depressing. “The focus of the show is not death,” says Probst. “The story we’re going tell is about living. This is a show that is intended to inspire everybody to get the most out of their lives every day.”

The strenuous vetting process will require that all participants provide definitive proof that they are at most six months from shuffling off to the hereafter; as part of the application procedure, therefore, hopefuls must agree to a full medical assessment by a panel Dying-approved physicians. Only once they deem the cancer or congenital heart disease to be sufficiently fatal will they sign off on the chance to backup sing for the Dave Matthews Band. Should some miracle occur that allows them to survive past that period, they'll be required to reappear for a follow-up episode in which host Probst will question them for 55 minutes about their progress, then press the button that will administer the fatal injection to their IV.

Exclusive: Jeff Probst creates new show for CBS [EW]

First High-Def 'Survivor' Episode Also Provides First CBS Full-Frontal Nudity

Kyle Buchanan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:45:00 EDT

For seasons, fans of Survivor have been awaiting the day when CBS would finally start broadcasting episodes of the long-running reality competition in HD. With so much beautiful scenery on display in every episode, what better way to notice new, unforeseen details of the show to appreciate? Unfortunately for CBS, their first HD episode of Survivor bore full-frontal fruit, as eagle-eyed watchers of this past Thursday's two-hour premiere noticed that hunky doctor Marcus Lehman showed off a little bit more of his own personal immunity idol than the network had doubtlessly intended.

The unblurred wardrobe malfunction (courtesy of Survivor Sucks), after the jump (NSFW):

Male Nudity Makes "Survivor" a Major Flop [TMZ]

Probst Serves Soup, And Other Holiday Tales Of Celebrity Good Deeds

Seth — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:15:34 EST

We alerted you yesterday to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's charity work in Costa Rica, handing out presents to Colombian refugee children. But the flawless philanthropists have no monopoly on good deeds, as celebrities from every letter of the rigid Hollywood caste system came out to help those less needy. A round-up:
· Survivor host Jeff Probst and his girlfriend, former Survivor contestant Julie Berry, spent Christmas serving dinner to patrons of the Wayside Soup Kitchen in Portland, Maine. Just for fun, Probst suggested serving meals to four separate lines divided by race, an experiment soup kitchen officials quickly cancelled after a bearded man in the white line started shouting that the two individuals in the far shorter Asian line were receiving unfairly generous turkey portions. [Canada.com]
· In further New England celebrity charity news, Adam Sandler sent Stephanie and Kevin Hudon, two teenage siblings from New Hampshire suffering with cancer, a hard-to-find Playstation 3 and swag bag, in the hopes that the blowing away of virtual Nazis with high neuro-artificial-intelligence would temporarily take their minds off their troubles. [AP]

· Enjoy this gallery of stars who showed up at the Los Angeles Mission last Friday to feed the homeless, where the most commonly asked question of the day ("Where'd this hair come from?") always had the same answer ("Sally Kirkland."). [Getty Images]
· "Wealthy SoCal Residents Donate Twice as Much as NorCal Affluent." Stick that to your friends up in San Francisco who think L.A. is the seventh rung of greedy Grinch Hell! [ABC7.com]
· You didn't think we could stay away from Angelina and Brad that long, did you? The Maddox Jolie-Pitt Project (codename: Operation Mohawk) is in full effect, as the pancultural clan has vowed to make good on their pledge to bring aid to the Cambodian people, in addition to a variety of easy-to-manage counterculture hairstyles. [People]