According to Carl Fischer, head of M-Net Original Productions,
www.mnet.co.za/survivor should feed Survivor fans' desire for extra information about the show. "The production team generated a lot of excellent footage for Survivor South Africa, but the show can only be 60 minutes long. With that in mind, we've decided to make at least an hour of extra, unseen footage available on the website each week."
The website will house, amongst many other things, a video gallery featuring scenes not seen in the show, as well as exclusive interviews with the Survivors before, during and after the game. The broadband site will feature almost an hour's worth of unseen video each week.
The photo gallery will also feature hundreds of photos from each episode, and viewers will be able to win prizes from Incredible Connection by creating the wittiest caption for each week's Freeze Frame caption competition.
Fantasy Survivor
Then there's iBurst Fantasy Survivor, which lets viewers play along with the show from the comfort of home by picking a team of their favourite Survivors and immersing themselves in the triumphs and tragedies each one faces. Playing Fantasy Survivor puts players in line for giveaways, including four Hyundai cars, Tissot watches and wireless broadband connectivity from iBurst.
Points are earned depending on how one's chosen Survivors fare and answering weekly questions about the show - but choosing well and hanging tough are not the only ways to win: just by registering one stands the chance of winning loot.
Visitors can also play in other ways, such as in an online game loosely based on the arcade classic, Frogger or by sparring with fellow fans in the forums.
"Survivor South Africa is set to be the television event of the year, and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to add value by offering viewers the chance to follow the show on their computers, or even heir cellphones, as well," concludes head of M-Net New Media, Jason Probert.
