CBS to Present 'SURVIVOR' in High Definition for the First Time Using Sony's XDCAM HD Technology

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CBS to Present 'SURVIVOR' in High Definition for the First Time Using Sony's XDCAM HD Technology

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Sony and CBS have joined forces to bring the ground-breaking reality series "SURVIVOR" to high definition. Sony's XDCAM HD(TM) Professional Disc(TM) system will be used to shoot the upcoming 17th season of "SURVIVOR" in high definition, with production scheduled to begin this summer and the premiere episode debuting in the fall.

The XDCAM HD camcorders and decks to be deployed are...

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17th Season?

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Is that right? Has this total waste of TV bandwidth been running that long? I guess they packed multiple "seasons" in a single year? I can't imagine this thing has been on for 17 years!!! Maybe it will be more interesting in HD, but really...

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Re: 17th Season?

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I couldn't agree more ... although now that it's in HD I'll at least watch the first episode and see what its like.

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Re: 17th Season?

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aaronstout wrote:Is that right? Has this total waste of TV bandwidth been running that long? I guess they packed multiple "seasons" in a single year? I can't imagine this thing has been on for 17 years!!!
17 seasons, NOT 17 years. It debuted in the U.S. in 2000 so that's 8 years (2 seasons per year).
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