Date: 24th October 2000

Will Russians Spoil Plans For Mir Survivor Show?


Seeming to dash NBC's plans for a Survivor-type show in which the winner would win a trip to the Russian space station Mir, the Russian government announced Tuesday that it plans to bring the space station down in February. MirCorp, a joint venture that has been trying to commercialize the space station, immediately pleaded for more time to raise the necessary funds to save it. In Burbank, NBC issued a statement indicating that plans for the game show, Destination Mir, being produced by Survivor creator Mark Burnett, will continue to go forward. "NBC remains very excited and supportive of Destination Mir," the statement said. "We have every faith in Mark Burnett as a producer, and, as far as we are concerned, the countdown has begun for the series' liftoff next fall."

Source: Studio Briefing