winner and loser



Prior to the penultimate tribal council, Amanda raised the key question that plagues Survivor contestants every year: If you win the final immunity challenge, do you bring someone... Read Comments: 0

out of the wild



First off: Did Courtney get 12 arrows from her fellow castaways in the vote-for-your-favorite reward challenge because she’s the most popular member of the tribe, or because they all... Read Comments: 0

Where are my nondescript heads at?



I’m going to keep it short this week, because we’re down to the wire and there’s not much to say that hasn’t been said. The big moment this week... Read Comments: 0

Only in the Al Stewart version of the Chinese Zodiac is there a Year Of The Cat.



So did anybody else watch the recap show last week? Even... Read Comments: 0

parkourin' his way out of the tribal council area



Having spent much of last night listening to Jeff Probst’s commentary track on his 2001 directorial debut... Read Comments: 0

“Got the deuce-seven off-suit in a no-limit tournament.”



Welcome to The Blog That Lived. As part of the TV Club mid-season reshuffle, I'm dropping two of the... Read Comments: 0

...actually, you apparently are.



Ladies and gentlemen, you can officially shut down reality programming in perpetuity: We may have unearthed the most hateful woman ever to get airtime on... Read Comments: 0

jeff probst's vortex of deceit



Some of you complained that last week's tribe-switch came too soon in the game, and sent home a strong player unnecessarily. I’m sympathetic to that... Read Comments: 0

two virgins (more or less)



In one of the best moments of the otherwise weak-ass previous season of Survivor, Jeff Probst ordered a randomly drawn group of contestants to go to tribal council... Read Comments: 0

survivor "workhorse"



I tried forever to come up with a good testy/testes joke to lead off this week’s blog, but nothing quite worked. (Closest: “You could wrap each of... Read Comments: 0

Survivor "two hands"



Is it me, or is the fightin’-est season of Survivor yet? For the second straight week, the reward challenge involved the sweaty, grubby,... Read Comments: 0

survivor "my mom"



Are you a fan of digitally obscured nudity? Then man, Survivor is the show for you. During this week’s reward challenge, the already mud-spattered femmes... Read Comments: 0

survivor cast



It’s hard to know what to say about the first episode of any new season of Survivor. There are always too many contestants in the early going to sort out who’s who, and the... Read Comments: 0

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