Tag Archives: Russell
Back to the (Reality) Future: “Unfinished Business” and “Redemption Island”
Back to the (Reality) Future: The Amazing Race and Survivor February 20th, 2011 Watching the Survivor: Redemption Island premiere, I listened to Jeff Probst with a certain degree of skepticism. His argument was that Rob and Russell both had their … Continue reading
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Reality Bites: Survivor’s Fall from Grace with Emmy Voters
Reality Bites: Survivor’s Fall from Grace with Emmy Voters July 10th, 2010 Anyone who watches Survivor could tell you that this year was its best in a very long time: blindsides became standard, immunity idols became common currency, and Russell … Continue reading
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Going Down in Flames”
“Going Down in Flames” April 22nd, 2010 When we watch reality television, we like to write our own narratives: we like to imagine scenarios where our least favourite team on The Amazing Race gets stranded at an airport, or where … Continue reading
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Six”
“Banana Etiquette” March 24th, 2010 Survivor has done episodes like this one before: by sending both teams to tribal council, it means that a single hour becomes packed with wall-to-wall strategy, which is usually when the game is at its … Continue reading
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Three”
“That Girl is Like a Virus” February 25th, 2010 Well, that’s more pleasant, at least. Yes, tonight’s episode of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains featured another brutal physical challenge, and there were certainly some ugly moments on both sides of the … Continue reading
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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Two”
“It’s Getting the Best of Me” February 18th, 2010 I don’t know if Mark Burnett and his fellow producers are really excited about the direction that Survivor’s twentieth season is heading in, or if they’re actively concerned about it. What’s … Continue reading
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I’ve Been In This Town So Long: The Serial Subtexts of Survivor’s “Heroes vs. Villains”
“Slay Everyone, Trust No One” February 11th, 2010 Every season of Survivor is effectively the same as the one before: the players might change, but more often than not they bring nothing new to the game that hasn’t been seen … Continue reading
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Scrubs – “Our Dear Leaders”
“Our Dear Leaders” January 26th, 2010 J.D. and Turk are not entirely dissimilar characters: they’re best friends, after all, and both have their quirks which make them quite enjoyable to watch in a “look at how immature he can be” … Continue reading
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Survivor Samoa Season Finale: There’s Something about Russell
Survivor Samoa Finale: There’s Something About Russell December 20th, 2009 When Survivor started its nineteenth season, there was a man named Russell. Pot-bellied and stubborn, Russell emerged as if pre-fabricated to play the role of villain in Mark Burnett’s game. … Continue reading
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Being “Wrong” in Lost, The Big Bang Theory and So You Think You Can Dance
Being “Wrong” December 17th, 2009 In an interview with GQ this week (where they were joined by J.J. Abrams and the rest of the Bad Robot crew), Lost co-executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse spoke candidly about their anxieties … Continue reading
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