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This is an archive collection of entries from  my main personal blog, My Mundane Mid-Life.

This collection of entries is from the Category "Survivor".

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

51 Months

Good ol' "fat naked guy" - Richard Hatch, the winner of the first Survivor, who didn't pay taxes on his $1M winnings, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for tax evasion and, apparently to the judge, repeated perjury during the trial.

posted at 01:38 PM | Link | Survivor | § |

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Richard, the jury has spoken *snuff*

What the hell was he thinking? Did he REALLY think he could get away with this?

Good ol' Richard Hatch, winner of the first series of "Survivor" back in 2000 was found guilty of tax evasion for not paying taxes on his $1 Million prize (not to mention of evading taxes on $327,000 he earned as co-host of a Boston radio show and $28,000 in rent on property he owned). He had seven bank, mail and wire fraud charges that he was acquitted of. He was deemed a flight risk an immediately taken into custody.

His future? Possible maximum 13-year prison sentence and $600,000 fine.

I mean, this guy had a deal on the table last March and he rejected it.

What an idiot. Outwit? I don't think so...

Somewhere, Susan Hawk is laughing her ass off...

posted at 03:59 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, August 11, 2005

SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire cast announced

CBS announced the cast for the next Survivor series: SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA -- The Maya Empire.

Would you believe Gary Hogeboom? You know, former NFL quarterback from the '80's?

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posted at 01:18 PM | Link | Survivor | 1 comment § |

Saturday, October 09, 2004

Dread Pirate Rupert

Rupert Boneham
I drove out to Algonquin this afternoon to go to the Grand Opening of a new Galyans. Now, we've got a Galyans in Schaumburg that we go to often, and the Schaumburg one is a lot bigger than this new one in Algonquin, but I drove out here not to shop but to see someone. I went to see America's Favorite "Pirate" - Rupert Boneham.

The line to meet him was enormous and really net letting up, so there was no way I was going to meet him personally. I sort of camped-out by his table, taking pictures, which allowed me to listen to him interact with everyone and get a good idea of his character.

When I watched Survivor Pearl Islands and Survivor All Stars as well as the America's Tribal Council, that I liked Rupert. He seemed real. He seamed to care, he seemed "honest", and he truly seemed to enjoy his time in the show.

I was wrong.

He is double and maybe even triple what I thought.

He was engaging. He took time with every single person going through that line. He made sure he shook their hands. He made direct eye contact. He talked to them by name. He thanked every single person for coming out. When he talked about his time in the game, it was as if he just got off the island yesterday, speaking about details that you know he feels in his heart. He speaks well of some people (Like Sandra, the Pearl Islands winner, and Rudy) and he still talks about issues he had with a certain Mr. Fairplay.

The way he treats kids is wonderful and magic, working hard to win their hearts if they weren't already won before stepping forward to the show's only legitimate Pirate.

I watched a handler briefly talk to him, talking about that people may have been upset about the amount of time he was spending with people in line. It's obvious that those weren't the people at the front of the line who were meeting him, for each and every one of them just soaked-up his energy and everyone walked away with a smile.

I can't say anything bad about the guy. He is real.

posted at 02:18 PM | Link | Mundane § |

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Cast announced for Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire

Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire THEME
The cast for the 9th edition of Survivor, called Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire. There are 18 people (which is interesting since All-Stars was the first series with 18 people). It's also back to "Battle of the Sexes" again - the tribes' colors are yellow for Yasur (the women) and red for Lopevi (the men).

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posted at 11:31 AM | Link | Survivor § |

Monday, January 12, 2004

Survivor: All-Stars Cast Announced

Survivor: All-Stars THEME
The cast for Survivor: All Stars was officially announced on The Early Show this morning.

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posted at 09:54 AM | Link | Survivor § |

Sunday, January 11, 2004

People's Choice: Survivor

The cast of 'Survivor: Pearl Island' and creator Mark Burnett pose with the award won for favorite reality based television program at the 30th Annual People's Choice Awards Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004 in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Survivor: Pearl Islands won as Best Reality-Based Program tonight on the People's Choice Awards on CBS. You want to know what was really scary? Seeing the entire cast dresed-up in formal wear!

I never watch this show - I find it too... cheap. I don't know, I just don't "trust" it. Yes, I know it's voted on by the public (allegedly), but I don't buy it. Sorry. If it's not an industry awards show (Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and I'll even "allow" the Golden Globes), I don't view it as a "legitamate" award.

posted at 09:25 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Monday, November 24, 2003

Elisabeth done good

Survivor: The Australian Outback THEME
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, new co-host on The View. (CP/HO) Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a contestant on CBS' 'Survivor: The Australian Outback,' has been named a co-host on ABC's 'The View' after the daytime show held lengthy on-air tryouts to fill the vacancy left by Lisa Ling last December. Hasselbeck will begin her duties November 25, 2003. Photo by Steve Fenn/Abc/Reuters The cast of ABC's 'The View' Meredith Vieira, left, Star Jones, Elizabeth Hassselbeck, center, Joy Behar, Barbara Walters, right, are shown in this photo released from ABC, Monday Nov. 24, 2003. Hasselbeck, who made it to the finale on Survivor: The Australian Outback, was chosen to fill the empty co-host chair on the daytime show, after a three-month search for a replacement for Lisa Ling, the youngest member of the ABC talk shows panel who left last year. (AP Photo/ABC, Steve Fenn)
Do you remember cute little Elisabeth Filarski from Survivor: The Australian Outback? Well, here it is about two years later. Elisabeth designed a shoe line, hosted the show "The Look for Less" on the Style Network, and married Washington Redskins Quarterback Tim Hasselbeck.

Now she's probably the first Survivor contestant with a "high profile" job - today she became one of the new co-hosts on ABC Daytime's The View.

I happened to TiVo today's show and it looks like she's going to fit in well. Elisabeth beat out some familiar faces - Rachel Campos (from MTV's "The Real World: San Francisco") and Erin Hershey Presley (who played Alison in the cancelled ABC soap "Port Charles").

posted at 07:23 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, November 13, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 9

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
Shocking! Simply Shocking!

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posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, November 06, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 8

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
What the...? - PART 2

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posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, October 30, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 7

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
What the...? - PART 1

BEST. SURVIVOR. EPISODE. EVER.

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posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, October 23, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 6

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
Me and My Snake

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posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, October 16, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 5

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
Everyone's Hero

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Thursday, October 09, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 4

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
Pick a Castaway... Any Castaway

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Thursday, October 02, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 3

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
United We Stand, Divided We... ?

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posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor | 1 comment § |

Thursday, September 25, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 2

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
To Quit or Not to Quit

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posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, September 18, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 1

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
Beg, Barter, Steal

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posted at 08:37 PM | Link | Survivor | 1 comment § |

Thursday, September 11, 2003

Jeff's hints

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
Jeff Probst was on Live with Regis and Kelly this morning talking-up Survivor: Pearl Islands. There really wasn't much he revealed (which is pretty normal for Jeff). Regis asked Jeff "What's been the toughest location?" for Survivor and I always thought the answer was Africa. Jeff's answer confirmed that - sort of as he said "Up until this one, I would say Africa, definitely. It's just stifling." Hmmm... does that mean Jeff is saying that the Pearl Islands could be worse? He reveals that the cast was setup in the fact that they were told that they would have to "do some press" so wear something that they would look good in. Guys had Armani suits, women had sun dresses. So they do the press, but then the show starts... as in the show starts. Some of the women... umm... don't have anything on under their dresses... so everyone starts with what they are wearing. The effect is that it ends up more like as if you were shipwrecked.

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posted at 10:20 AM | Link | Survivor § |

Friday, September 05, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands contestant background "problems"

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
You know, if you show up on a Reality show and you've got some baggage in your personal history, leave it to The Smoking Gun to find out about it. In this case, it is problems with four contestants from Survivor: Pearl Islands.

First, there's Christa Hastie, the 24-year-old computer programmer from Los Angeles. Even though her bio on the CBS website has She was once arrested for a misdemeanor and charged with "disrupting an officer's ability to perform his duties.", what's a bit more questionable are her postings to alt.drugs.hard and alt.drugs newsgroups in the late '90's about methamphetamine wants and uses as well as cocaine.

This is similar to Ryan Shoulders, the 23-year-old produce clerk from Clarksville, Tenn., who also posted messages, this time to the alt.drug.psychedelics newsgroup.

Third is Jon Dalton, the 29-year-old art consultant from Danville, Va., who entered a no contest plea to a DUI count and a charge of driving without insurance.

Last is Ryan Opray the 31-year-old electrician from Los Gatos, Calif., was arrested and charged with vandalizing the lawns of nine homes in his Los Gatos neighborhood with his Ford F-150.

posted at 02:46 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, August 28, 2003

Survivor: Pearl Islands cast announced

Survivor: Pearl Islands THEME
CBS announced the cast of Survivor: Pearl Islands this morning on The Early Show. The two tribes are Drake and Morgan (must be in keeping with the Pirate-theme). Oh, oh... two Ryan's in the same tribe...

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posted at 08:45 AM | Link | Survivor § |

Monday, June 30, 2003

Why am I not surprised???

August 2003 cover of Playboy
We have the post office hold our mail when we go on vacation. Carol went today to restart mail delivery and pick-up what was held. She came home with an entire postal container full of mail. Buried in there was the latest issue of Playboy. There they were - on the cover. Survivor: The Amazon winner Jenna Morasca and her buddy Heidi Strobel have a 10-page pictorial in the latest issue. The shoot was done the day after the finale aired, right after Jenna's appearance on Letterman, and they were approached as a team, not individually.

posted at 06:52 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, May 15, 2003

Survivor 8 - All Stars

Survivor 6 (Survivor: The Amazon) just finished airing, Survivor 7 (Pearl Islands) was just announced and hasn't even started shooting (they even, for the first time, outsmarted Survivor Maps from getting the scoop on the new location as they thought it was going to be the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in Quintana Roo, Mexico), and now word comes out (because of the networks UpFront presentations (where they tell the press about their fall lineups)) that Survivor 8 will be an All-Star show, with contestants from prior seasons.

posted at 11:22 AM | Link | Survivor | 1 comment § |

Tuesday, February 18, 2003

Survivor contestant ill

Survivor The Amazon
Daniel Lue, the 27-year-old Tax Accountant from Houston, TX (who I thought performed worse than Ryan in the Immunity Challenge last week) is laid-up at home after being diagnosed with malaria.

posted at 10:17 AM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, February 13, 2003

Survivor: The Amazon - Episode 1

Survivor The Amazon
"Boys vs. Girls"

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posted at 08:35 PM | Link | Survivor § |
Still another Reality TV Update

Survivor Marquesas
Do you remember Vecepia Towery? (hint: winner of Survivor Marquesas) Well, her 15-minutes of fame aren't up yet. TLC's "A Baby Story" will follow her when she gives birth to a baby boy (named already: Jordan Levon) in May.

As long as I'm doing an update, here's one from The Bachelor/The Bachelorette. Apparently, Amanda Marsh ended her relationship with Alex Michel when she discovered he had slept with runner-up Trista Rehn.

posted at 03:40 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Monday, January 13, 2003

Survivor The Amazon Cast Revealed

Survivor The Amazon
CBS unveiled the cast for Survivor The Amazon this morning. (*Spoilers Below*).

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posted at 02:36 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, December 19, 2002

I'm OK with Brian...

At least I'm not throwing things at my TV tonight like last night. I think it may have been different if Clay won...

posted at 09:09 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Misdemeanor Corporal Injury to Spouse

Survivor Thailand
The Smoking Gun has more twisted Survivor news. This time, it's about Misdemeanor Corporal Injury to Spouse charge... against Charmaine Ann Heidik who, allegedly, punched her husband Survivor Brian Heidik in the nose. She was jailed for two days and was released on her own recognizance. Trial started yesterday. In the meantime, the court has ordered that the "Defendant shall stay at least 100 yards away from the person, place of residence, place of business and/or schooling of Brian Heidik." and "not own, use, or possess any dangerous or deadly weapons, including firearms, knives, or other concealable weapons." Charmaine was also known as C.C. Costigan in adult films, and has appeared with her husband Brian in at least two films: 2001's The Regina Pierce Affair and 2000's Scandal: Passions Obsession.

posted at 08:47 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, December 12, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 12

Survivor Thailand
"The Tides Are Turning"

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posted at 08:09 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, December 05, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 11

Survivor Thailand
"A Big Surprise... and Another"

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posted at 08:09 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Survivor Thailand

Survivor Thailand
"A Closer Look"
ARGH! A DAMN CLIP SHOW! ON A WEDNESDAY! (Well, it's the last night of November Sweeps, so they snuck in one more program into the sweeps period.) Looks like there are visitors to the island next week.

posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, November 21, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 10

Survivor Thailand
"While the Cats Are Away"

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posted at 08:05 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Survivor 6 Location - The Amazon

Survivor Thailand
This is really late, but Survivor 6 should now be shooting in the Amazon. Survivor Maps has the details on the site, including photos, maps and other information (they have had great detail on each of the Survivor sites, before shooting even begins).

"The Production Camp will be located at the posh Ariau Towers Resort reserved October 22 through December 22. "

"Sources say the Tribal Camps will be located on the Rio Negro's Praia Grande (Great Beach). Rumors say Tribal Council will be deep in the Amazonia rain forest on the Rio Acajatuba near Acajatube Village."

posted at 03:38 PM | Link | Survivor § |
Clay's Bankruptcy

Survivor Thailand
The Smoking Gun has documentation that shows that Clay Jordan piled up debts totaling $420,250, according to a bankruptcy case that was closed out in January, just months before he shipped off to Thailand.

posted at 03:24 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, November 14, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 9

Survivor Thailand
"Desperate Measures"

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posted at 08:02 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, November 07, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 8

Survivor Thailand
"Sleeping With the Enemy"

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posted at 08:09 PM | Link | Survivor | 2 comments § |

Thursday, October 31, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 7

Survivor Thailand Screen Capture of Survivor Thailand Episode 7 - A paint pot Screen Capture of Survivor Thailand Episode 7 - A scary looking painted Ted Screen Capture of Survivor Thailand Episode 7 - The tribes meet after the paint fest Screen Capture of Survivor Thailand Episode 7 - Magilla raids the food at Chuay Ghan beach Screen Capture of Survivor Thailand Episode 7 - The Immunity Challenge Screen Capture of Survivor Thailand Episode 7 - Jeff snuffs-out Shii Ann's torch
"Assumptions"
This week, both tribes receive body paint in 5 different colors. Each member chooses a color and paints themselves however they want, and then show up at a meeting with Jeff. Since both tribes received the same colors, like-colored people are paired off to spend the day with each other - Shii Ann and Clay, Penny and Brian, Erin and Ted, Ken and Helen, and Jake and Jan. Two groups also have special instructions - Shii Ann and Clay visit Chuay Ghan camp and Ken and Helen visit Sook Jai. At the end of the afternoon, everyone meets back together. Jeff tells then that there is going to be something different happening - "The two tribes will live together on one beach" The four people that went on visits chose to live on Chuay Ghan beach. The tribes walk there and are greeted by a nice bread,brie, apple and wine feast and party hard into the night. They now call themselves "Chuay Jai". Time for the immunity challenge (As they leave, "Magilla" the monkey, raids the camp for food!) When the group arrives at the challenge, Jeff asks Erin how the first night went. Erin, in her response, says the word "merge". Jeff says "You said merge. I never said merge" And sure enough! It's still tribe versus tribe, living together on the same beach!!! The challenge is a Prison Break that Chuay Ghan wins. The Tribal Council for Sook Jai is long, with a lot of discussion about division, loyalty and information sharing. In the end, Shii Ann Huang, the 28-year-old Executive Recruiter from New York gets the unanimous vote to leave.

posted at 08:03 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, October 24, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 6

Survivor Thailand
"Power of One"

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posted at 08:11 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, October 17, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 5

Survivor Thailand
"The Ocean's Surprise"

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Thursday, October 10, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 4

Survivor Thailand
"Gender Bender"

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posted at 10:03 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, October 03, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 3

Survivor Thailand
"Family Values"

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posted at 08:08 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Tuesday, October 01, 2002

DWI and, um, porn

Survivor Thailand
The Smoking Gun has uncovered a DWI conviction of Sook Jai tribe member Jed Hildebrand, the 25-year-old Dental Student from Dallas, including RealPlayer or Windows Media Player footage of his sobriety test. And, in case you didn't know about it, The Smoking Gun also has stills from Chuay Gahn tribe member Brian Heidik's (the 34-year-old "Used Car Salesman" from Quartz Hill, California) "other occupation" - soft-core porn film star, credited as either "Dave Roth" or "Chris Hayden" or "Brian Linton".

posted at 08:14 AM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, September 26, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 2

Survivor Thailand
"The Great Divide"

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Thursday, September 19, 2002

Survivor Thailand - Episode 1

Survivor Thailand
"The Importance of Being E...est"

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Thursday, August 15, 2002

Survivor Thailand Cast

Survivor Thailand
Today, on the CBS Early Show (as well as in USA Today), the new cast for Survivor Thailand was announced. They are: Jake Billingsley, 61, Land Broker from McKinney, TX; Erin Collins, 26, Real Estate Agent from Austin, TX; Stephanie Dill, 29, Firefighter from Fayetteville, AR; Jan Gentry, 53, Teacher from Tampa, FL; Helen Glover, 47, Navy Swim Instructor from Middletown, RI; Brian Heidik, 34, Used Car Sales (!) from Quartz Hill, CA; Jed Hilderbrand, 25, Dental Student from Dallas, TX; Shii Ann Huang, 28, Executive Recruiter from New York, NY; Ghandia Johnson, 33, Legal Secretary from Denver, CO; Clay Jordan, 46, Restauranteur from Monroe, LA; Penny Ramsey, 27, Pharmaceutical Sales from Plano, TX; John Raymond, 40, Pastor from Slidell, LA; Ted Rogers Jr., 37, Software Developer from Durham, NC; Ken Stafford, 30, NYC Police Officer from Brooklyn, NY; Tanya Vance, 27, Social Worker from Kingsport, TN; and Robb Zbacnik, 23, Bartender (what, another one? Why do all of these shows have to have bartenders?) from Scottsdale, AZ.

posted at 08:41 AM | Link | Survivor § |

Friday, June 14, 2002

Survivor Thailand

Survivor Thailand
It's official - Survivor 5 or Survivor Thailand started shooting this past Tuesday. They are already in trouble with the local fishermen. AND GET THIS - the applications are already available for Survivor 6.

Oh! A scoop! From an article in today's Sports section of the Chicago Tribune: "Carey Schueler, daughter of former White Sox general manager Ron Schueler (who is now Sr. Vice President/Special Consultant to the Chairman), made the final cut of contestants for the next edition of the reality show "Survivor." Carey, an Orland Park native who was once drafted by the Sox, will test her survival skills in a remote part of Thailand."

posted at 04:17 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Sunday, May 19, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 13

Survivor Marquesas
THE SOLE SURVIVOR - Vecepia Towery. Whew. Well, I leave watching Survivor: Marquesas unfulfilled. I don't know what it is. I think it's because I wasn't fond of either of the finalists. Sorry. After Paschal and Kathy were gone, quite frankly I didn't give a damn. And speaking of Paschal, isn't this the first time that someone on Survivor was kicked out based on random chance? Man, I felt sick about that - here's a guy that wasn't even "in play" at Tribal Council and he gets booted because he picks a purple rock instead of a yellow rock. And no one had ever voted for him at other Tribal Councils. A sad way to go. HOWEVER, in retrospect, would he have been able to go on and compete? If he fainted from severe dehydration after he was out, what would have happened if he was still playing? A quick couple of notes about the Live reunion show in Central Park: I hate the helicopter bit. They've done that before with Australia, and well, let's face it, we all know that Jeff doesn't fly from the South Pacific to New York via helicopter. Neleh cleaned-up really well, and Kathy looked great as well (and it was nice to see Paschal with a little more weight on his frame). Oh, and SO LONG BRYANT GUMBLE - YOU WON'T BE MISSED. The Reunion show had a totally different vibe now that he is no longer with the network. And it was good that a fan of the Show - Rosie O'Donnell - hosted. She was natural in the role, and she handled it well without going overboard.

Survivor Thailand is next. The advance crew is already there. Shooting is scheduled for the summer monsoon season. Check out Survivor Maps for a map of the island (as well as maps of the other Survivor locations).

posted at 10:11 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, May 16, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 12

Survivor Marquesas
"A Tale of Two Cities"
Well, it took a while, but Sean Rector is finally out of the island, in what had to have been the best Tribal Council yet from all 4 Survivor series. That was the most tense, most aggressive, most acrimonious council. And up to the Tribal Council, I still had no idea how it was going to swing. After Kathy got immunity, I didn't know how it would go. I thought Neleh was definitely a good candidate (it would have broken-up the Paschal/Neleh alliance (if Kathy would just recognize that), but then I thought Paschal was a bit too vocal during the episode, which is usually a death knell for the person. I think Sean sealed his fate at Tribal Council with his speech/argument/tirade (though Paschal didn't come off well help either). And I have no idea what going to happen to Vecepia - she's just flying under the radar so well, who knows?

posted at 08:09 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, May 09, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 11

Survivor Marquesas
"Marquesan Vacation"
OK, first, let's start at the end - limo driver Robert "The General" DeCanio was booted. Again, not too surprising... except the setup made it look like Neleh was the target. Now, let's look at how CBS setup this week...

An unexpected event brings the castaways to tears for what one castaway calls "the most emotional moment of my life." OK, I was duped by this, but it was pretty emotional. The event was this week's Reward Challenge. Soliantu turns up for the challenge, only to find out that each of them has a loved one there on the island (well, Sean had a lifelong buddy). They're introduced, one by one and come toward the game board, as our island castaways crumble into sobbing piles of goo. The challenge is similar to one they've done before on another show, where you step on a tile on a game board, and turn over the ones that you've been on, trying to be the last one on the board. The twist - the loved-ones are the players. As each loved-one is eliminated, they go and say goodbye to their respective castaway, in still another sobfest. OK, it was very emotional. The winner - Patrick, Kathy's son.

A newcomer joins the tribe, but the honeymoon is short-lived when it comes time to plotting strategy. So, that's Patrick. He spends the night with the Soliantu tribe, and I really don't think he enjoyed it one bit. Kathy took him out for a walk and asked him what she should do to win this thing. So, that's the "plotting strategy" bit.

So, we're getting down to it. There's one more show next Thursday, and then the big 2-hour finale on Sunday the 19th (followed by the obligatory reunion show, this year hosted by Rosie O'Donnell instead of Brian Gumbel). There is a rumor floating around that Sean and Vecepia are in the Final Four.

posted at 08:08 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, May 02, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 10

Survivor Marquesas
"The Princess"
I'm seeing a theme over the last couple of weeks. We're not seeing people win at Survivor, we're seeing people cause their own demise on Survivor. Rob lied and stirred the pot a bit too much and he finally leaves. John gets a bit cocky showing what he belives are his leadership qualities, turns arrogant, shows off what everyone belives is how he believes the game will progress (via an immunity challenge) and he's gone. In the same immunity challenge, "The General" and Tammy also show their true colors, and forcing Tammy to win immunity. Zoe gets a little vocal against the tribe and gets booted. Tonight, Tammy Leitner doesn't earn immunity (but The General does) and everyone still remembers the coconut immunity challenge and she gets booted off. But has "The General" gotten himself into a "must win immunity" situation? And even though Paschal won the reward challenge tonight, he brought Neleh with him, and she talks just a bit too much when they get back from their Cruise Ship reward. Is she targeted next? And why, oh why was Vecepia targeted for votes tonight? What made her the target of Tammy and "The General"? AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK??? The promo makes it feel like it could be another Michael Skupin falling in the fire incident??? UPDATE: The CBS website has two items of interest for next week's show. The first: An unexpected event brings the castaways to tears for what one castaway calls "the most emotional moment of my life." Hmmm... maybe not fire, but flood??? The second: A newcomer joins the tribe, but the honeymoon is short-lived when it comes time to plotting strategy. Newcomer? Huh? Prior cast member or family member? Oooo... how about a spinoff of my prior guess - since he's the only one to not win or be voted off, how about Michael Skupin joining for more camera time???

posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, April 25, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 9

Survivor Marquesas
"Two Peas in a Pod"
Damn it, damn it, damn it... Since early in the show I've wanted Sean booted off the island. The he and Paschal win this huge reward challenge. Then you see when a young black man and an old southern white judge come together to share the moment and damn it I get choked up watching it. It was pretty damn moving and you see a totally different side of Sean. And the two of them smuggle out food for the rest of the tribe! Oh, and then after Tammy won immunity for the second week in a row, a unanimous vote booted out fishing boat captain Zoe "Lobster Lady" Zanidakis.

posted at 08:06 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Epiosde *blech*

Survivor Marquesas
"Look Closer"
Clip show. Blech.

posted at 08:07 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, April 18, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 8 and Amazing Race 2 - Episode 7

Survivor Marquesas
"Jury's Out"
You know, people just don't like arrogance, and the Immunity Challenge tonight really showed that. That's why Sean Rector lives to see another day while John F. Carroll, RN gets voted out 6-3 by a disgruntled Soliantu tribe. Yeah, the immunity challenge was done in "good nature", but, boy did ever lay out everyone's alliances right out in the open. Let's ignore the fact that people had to get the answers correct in the first place to hack down the other person's coconuts. And Tammy Leitner was happy with her immunity. It was nice to see people realize what was happening around them instead of being oblivious and just get picked-off. Pagong comes to mind. Oh, and John - no crying in the final confessional, bud. Kind of reminds me of Bunky. You know, this kind of reminds me of the "Chilltown" alliance on BB2. You've got to watch out for the underdogs.

Amazing Race 2
"I'm Gonna Throw Up On Phil's Shoes"
Which reminds me, I have another reality show that I watch that I haven't commented on - The Amazing Race. The week, Mary and Peach go from First Place to Eliminated in one episode. What is it about guys named Wil(l) in reality shows? First it's BB2 and then it's TAR2. The "Two Stooges" - Gary & Dave are now in First after taking the Fast Forward. Oh, I have a fear of heights and there would be no way in hell I could could climb up into one of those container cranes in this week's Roadblock, though once you were up there it'd be pretty cool to move the those containers.

posted at 08:04 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, April 11, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 7

Survivor Marquesas
"True Lies"
Well, after a quick check of my TiVo I found out that construction worker Robert Mariano was thrown out of the new Soliantu tribe. I'm going to have to sit down and watch the show sometime to see how this all came about. All I know is that both Carol & I are happier after seeing the results of the voting...

posted at 11:33 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, April 04, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 6

Survivor Marquesas
"The Underdogs"
Well, though Maraamu won the reward challenge, they didn't make it through the immunity challenge, so they had to do something they didn't want to - vote off one of the "family" - and it fell to nature guide Gina Crews, the last original member of Maraamu. Robert Mariano and Sean Rector live another 3 days to be part of the merge on next week's episode. Please, oh please. oh PLEASE don't let these two bozos make it to the finals...

posted at 08:12 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, March 28, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 5

Survivor Marquesas
"The End of Innocence"
I know who the evil ones are and they're screwing up the game. Robert Mariano and Sean Rector are knocking off people that are good players just to show that - even though they don't want to do any work - they are in charge. This week they toss bartender Gabriel Cade. At least Maraamu won both challenges, and the "Pirate Raid" of Rotu was priceless.

posted at 08:03 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Wednesday, March 20, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 4

Survivor Marquesas
"The Winds Twist"
OK, it only took three weeks and a shake-up in tribal membership, but Maraamu finally voted Account Manager Sarah Jones' ass of the damn island. She needed to go much earlier, and certainly way before Hunter Ellis was booted. Robert Mariano and above all Sean Rector need to get their pompous, lazy asses booted off as soon as possible. They're not deserving to continue this game.

posted at 08:06 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Wednesday, March 13, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 3

Survivor Marquesas
"No Pain, No Gain"
Third week in a row, and the Maraamu Tribe loses immunity and boots off the strongest castaway on Survivor Marquesas tonight. They booted off Hunter Ellis, the FedEx pilot. I hope the damn NoNo's eat every last one of them. The tribe will get systematically hacked apart by Rotu... unless the producers pull an "African Switch"...

posted at 08:03 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, March 07, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 2

Survivor Marquesas
"Nacho Mamma"
Another wrong booting of a castaway on Survivor Marquesas tonight. Patricia Jackson, the Truck Assembler from Lugoff, SC got booted off because some people that she was "too bossy". Great. At least she was doing work, you idiots. You need to get rid of Sarah Jones, who seems to be the Doppelganger of Lindsey Richter from Survivor Africa. And oh, man, eating Fafaru just looks nasty. I was going to say "at least it's not bugs", but I think bugs or cow's blood would be better than that stuff...

posted at 08:02 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, February 28, 2002

Survivor Marquesas - Episode 1

Survivor Marquesas
"Back to the Beach"
Ah, the sound of a trumpeting conch shell, the snuffing of a flame... Survivor Marquesas is back on the air. The location looks great. And no food, water or fire being provided - this should be good. First off the island - Peter Harkey a yoga practicing Bowling Center Owner (not a Bowling Alley Owner - they're lanes not alleys... oh and they're channels, not gutters... hey 20 years at the Corporate Headquarters for Brunswick Corporation and you get a few things drilled into you, you know?)

posted at 08:23 PM | Link | Survivor § |

Thursday, January 10, 2002

Survivor Africa - Episode 13

Survivor Africa
"The Final Four: No Regrets"
So Ethan Zohn won Survivor Africa. The way it was being setup, I didn't think that was going to happen...

posted at 10:36 PM | Link | Survivor § |

 

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