Producers stepped into the danger zone with a bold and retro editing technique featuring lots of Loggins.
But then things gotreallyweird.
But what the hell was it doing onSurvivor?
Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 45’.CBS
They saw an opportunity for a great compare and contrast, Probst says on the podcast.
You have this really beautiful civilized girls night, theyre drinking sangria and the Sanctuary is gorgeous.
And then you’ve got boys night where they literally are talking about farting.
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I mean, it’s a quintessential boys night.
They were debating heavy metal or cheesy 80s music, Probst reveals.
I think it’s a little more cheesy 80s.
And then, true inspiration struck.
What do you think?
So Matt calls me and he said, ‘Listen, Bill has this crazy idea.
And I do remember saying: That’s all I need to know.
If Bill has a crazy idea, I’m in.
And he goes, But just let me tell you: What if we cut it toTop Gun?
I’ll be honest, I was torn because I didn’t know if kids would get it.
And Matt and Bill and Ryan said, It won’t matter.
It’s funny either way.
And they were right.
We didn’t shoot this forTop Gun, Probst explains.
We just shot it and then Bill saw an opportunity.
And then somewhere we find the money to pay for the music fromTop Gunand it all worked out.
(Top Gunbeing in the same corporate family as a Paramount film surely helped the proceedings.)
It’s a big swing," says Probst.
Fortunately, our team is full of the former and not the latter.
