(Survivor Bermuda Logo: Wikimedia Commons)
“Welcome back to Survivor Season 36. I am your host, Captain
Jack Sparrow, and we are down to our final three contestants. We have been through
several challenges and only the strongest have survived. First, we have Jack
Dawson, a starving artist from Wisconsin who was one of the survivors of the
infamous Titanic wreck. Next, we have Chuck “Wilson” Noland, a systems manager
and high school volleyball coach from Memphis, Tennessee. Last, but not least, we
have Sindbad, a sailor from Baghdad, Iraq. For all of you new viewers joining
us this week, let me run over how the show works. It is the same rules as
previous seasons of Survivor, but with a twist. Instead of voting contestants
off of the island, the contestant with the most votes against them are left
stranded on whichever island we are currently on. Tonight, we will find out who
will make it to the finale and who will be left stranded.”
Camera zooms in on
Chuck and Jack privately discussing their votes for tonight
“I don’t know Jack, Sindbad is a nice guy and he’s my friend.
I feel bad teaming up against him like this behind his back.”
“Chuck, it’s him or one of us. We have to stick together and
vote for him. He’s already rich from his long run on Jeopardy!, it’s our time to shine.”
Sindbad is facing the
camera for an interview
“I honestly don’t know who I’m voting for tonight. I have
grown to like both of them throughout this experience. Chuck is a great guy, but
he does tend to talk about volleyball way too much. Especially how superior
Wilson volleyballs are to other brands. Jack is cool too, but he did almost
lose our team the challenge in week two when we realized he wasn’t a strong
swimmer. This is definitely going to be a tough decision.”
Camera is on Captain
Jack Sparrow in the middle of the beach
“Who’s going to get stranded tonight and miss out on the
chance to win one million dollars? Find out after these short messages.”
Commercial break
Author's Note: The original story that is the basic of this retelling is Sindbad's Second Voyage. In this voyage, the sailor Sindbad goes to various islands with a group of merchants. However, one day they end up on a nice island where Sindbad decides to relax and go to sleep. He wakes up and realizes that the ship has left and he is stranded on the island alone. Sindbad now has to find a way to get back home. Later on, Sindbad meets up with the ship that left him and finds out that is was an accident. I changed this story and turned in into the reality TV show Survivor. I included Jack Dawson from the movie Titanic, Chuck Noland from the movie Castaway, Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. This retelling changes the way Sindbad was left on the island since it is now a competition on who will be left stranded.
Bibliography: Sindbad: Second Voyage by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898).
Hey David! Your story was very unique. I would not think of doing a rendition of survivor. Your story is exciting and it reminds me of the actual show. I am not an actual fan of that particular show, but I like your version much better. I am a huge fan of volleyball and I have played for ten years, so that part of your story was great to read. I don’t think anyone can talk about volleyball too much. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi David! Wow, I really liked your story. It was very creative and full of great dialogue. Your story was very intriguing and I liked that you applied it to present day shows. You also did not stick with just retelling the story. It would have been cool to see who actually won!
ReplyDeleteHi David,
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting story. I like how you set the story in a TV show. I think it would be nice to have a little more background on Sindbad, like how he ended up on the show. I also think it might set up the rest of his adventures more effectively if you make it clearer that he is going to be the one stranded.
Hi David,
ReplyDeleteSurvivor is a great setting for this story! I found it pretty humorous that Jack and Chuck are discussing teaming up against Sindbad, and then in Sindbad's interview he talks about them kindly and sounds like a nice guy. I feel horrible for him! Also, I like that you included stage directions and plenty of dialogue, because it really makes it feel like a TV show.