“The White Lotus” creator has already impacted the game in major ways.
There are always two games happening simultaneously on any season ofSurvivor.
It’s a really good question, Probst responds on the podcast.
Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 47’.Robert Voets/CBS
I can’t imagine any scenario where a crew member would become a player.
And it’s not related to knowing anything.
The issue would be perception.
Jeff Probst and Mike White on ‘Survivor’.CBS via Getty Images
It just wouldn’t even be worth considering it.
And to that, Probst was a bit more open to the idea.
Mike White could join the producing ranks ofSurvivor.
Mike White on ‘Survivor: David vs. Goliath’.Robert Voets/CBS
Its not as far-fetched as Probst makes it sound.
After all, White has already acted as something of a shadow creative producer in the past.
In a weird way, I owe thanks to Mike White, Probst told EW then.
Mike White on ‘Survivor: David vs. Goliath’.David M. Russell/CBS via Getty Images
Mike is a bigSurvivorfan, a former contestant onAmazing Race and a tremendous writer/director/actor/storyteller.
He was over at our house for dinner just a couple of weeks before we started shooting.
The words hit me like a stray, leftover Medallion of Power right between the eyes.
Ive never been a fan of Redemption Island.
I love the show.
Ill watch the worst season of the show and it is still the best season of TV for me.
Its the ritual killing aspect ofSurvivorwhere the stakes at the end are that someones dead.
The idea that they can come back to life just feels like it takes that away.
The White Lotuscreator was not done influencing the creative elements of the show.
Probst revealed to EW in 2021 howWhite also completely changed the conceptfor the first post-pandemic season of the series.
“I called Mike for his insight into a story-related element.
He listened politely as I laid out the idea.
When I finished the pitch, I asked him what he thought.
He paused for a moment and said, ‘Well… it sounds… in-ter-est-ing.
But is it fun?'”
What massive creative change will White inspire next?
All we know is he doesnt need an official producing credit to make it happen.
