Remember that great show, Survivor- October 22, 2005 Yes, I'm still watching; no, I can't quite explain why. Habit Hope An occasional great moment Is that enough explanation I don't hate it by a long shot, I just quit looking forward to it since the ghastly All Stars debacle, found I was compelled to watch The Apprentice before it as soon as that show got started, now it's often Saturday or even Sunday before I get to it. And feel the itch to hit the FF through much of it. I haven't yet, but I'm wanting to. It doesn't help they seem to have...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/realityTv/2005/10/22.html#a1746 Last refuge of the modern scoundrel- October 17, 2005 If you've been watching Survivor this season, particularly this past Thursday, you probably came to the conclusion that Blake Towsley is kind of a dick. If you missed him on The Early Show the next morning, you have no idea. On Thursday, you had the footage of him babbling incessantly about his infinite superiority--about his high school state sports championship, about his girlfriend's size double-D breasts, about his wild drunken debauchery--and you had the outcome of the episode: his three...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/realityTv/2005/10/16.html#a1740 Yes, still more on The Amazing Race--something nice, this time- October 10, 2005 the coolest thing about this edition is the striking age disparities within the teams--nearly all the teams--which has almost never been true before. on nearly every team, the oldest member(s) of assumed the leadership, and it's fascinating to watch how on some teams their age makes them much stronger--than their children--while in others, it makes them much weaker than their adult daughters or sons in law. do i feel for those people trying to lead their team, but knowing they're mainly...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/realityTv/2005/10/09.html#a1722 Amazing Race, the gross families- October 10, 2005 i liked episode two of the race nearly as much as the first, for mostly the same reasons. but i've got to unload about the revolting families. god. of course this show always casts several revolting teams, but rarely before have we had the chance to the horror that is one of these contestants, and the people who made them that way. that bickering family from new jersey. are there words to convey the level of my disgust most of all for the mom. she constantly whines and complains about how they..http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/realityTv/2005/10/09.html#a1721 Downside of The Amazing Race Family- October 10, 2005 What's with this driving tour of PA and Jew Jersey I've already driven on that expressway. And hundreds like it. What happened to taking me to places I'd never been I don't get it. And I understand most of this season is going to be that way. Ugh. The absolute nadir of this element came in ep one, when the father-in-law expressed his wonder at getting to hand a costumed guy the guy the flag, and then watching him fold it up. Folding a flag This guy needs to get out more. And...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/realityTv/2005/10/09.html#a1720 'oh my gosh, it's the rugrats!'- October 10, 2005 That should have been the title of the first ep of Amazing Race. Sure gave me a good laugh. Prolly not out of context, but if you saw it . . . The sheer horror on the face and in the voice of that (woman--I've already forgotten) as she realizes that nearing the elimination mat, the team only seconds behind her is the family with the two little kids. Priceless. So I had my doubts about Amazing Race Family Edition. Big doubts. But I tuned in anyway, and God did I hate the family crap....http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/realityTv/2005/10/09.html#a1719 Forbidden to post now, but . . .- October 4, 2005 Two things. I'm not allowed to post during the day, but just realized The Amazing Race is back tonight and I never posted the thoughts I scribbled down about the new family addition when I finally finished it this weekend. Short story: hated it at first, grew to really like it. I have some thoughts on the new Supreme Court nominee, but that will have to wait. Meanwhile, check out my friend (and big-name blogger) Jeralyn Merritt's TalkLeft. Jerri is a brilliant lawyer, astute on politics, very...http://blogs.salon.com/0001137/categories/realityTv/2005/10/04.html#a1701 |