final four-related stories
Posted Sep 9th 2009 8:38AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US), Episode Reviews
(S11E27) Yep, we're nearing the end of
Big Brother 11 as the final four gets chopped down to the final three. It's not the final three (or four) I would have imagined at the beginning of the season, but rarely does my first impression hold out. As the very pregnant Julie Chen mentioned at the top of the show, there is one representative from each original clique left in the game. I also wouldn't have predicted that she'd last the season. But she proved me wrong.
Continue reading Big Brother 11: PoV #9, Eviction #10, HoH #11 (start)
Posted Apr 27th 2009 1:05AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, The Amazing Race, Episode Reviews
(S14E10) Oh, boo-hoo. I don't understand why anyone with such a fear of water would even consider going on a show like
The Amazing Race. Almost every season there's some sort of swimming which has to be done. Perhaps I'm biased because I learned to swim at a young age. My own personal theory of dealing with life is that everyone should learn how to swim, drive a stick shift, and change a flat tire. Hey ... those talents could win the race!
Continue reading The Amazing Race: Having a Baby's Gotta Be Easier Than This
Posted Sep 7th 2008 10:02PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US), Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps
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S10E24)
Aftermath of Renny's EvictionKeesha was obviously the most effected by the Renny's absence. She cried in the Diary Room saying, "It's just really hard to watch her walk out the door." Later she lamented that Renny's picture turned black and white. Renny, a woman who lights up the room when she walks in, should always be in color according to Keesha.
Other reactions to Renny's departure varied. Jerry had mixed feelings. He thinks his HOH reign was a success because it kept him in the house another week, but a failure because Dan was his target. Memphis feels that this past week was extremely successful. Renny never really trusted him so he's taken out another threat. And I'd have to agree. Renny called him a snake in the past and didn't really want him in the alliance of four. Dan was also happy with Renny's eviction. If she had made it to the final two, she would have won. Hands down.
Continue reading Big Brother 10: Nominations #10
Posted May 12th 2008 1:08AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E14) "May the best woman win." - AmandaWell, this surely was a season of blindsides on
Survivor Micronesia, wasn't it? Down to the finale, it just went on and on. After the excitement we had all season due to the strategical game play, I felt tonight's finale was a bit lackluster and full of filler. No, I'm not fussing just because my favorite didn't win. Heck, if that were the case, I would have been gone when Yau-Man hit the dust! Read on past the jump for my full review of the finale.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: Stir the Pot (season finale)
Posted Apr 23rd 2008 8:19AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US), Episode Reviews
(S09E33) "Personally, I want to win this veto because I want to be a power whore." - RyanYep, I wanted to get the atmosphere just right for this review of the latest
Big Brother 9 episode. I think Ryan's sentence says it all. Well, as far as his own strategy goes, that is. He's sitting pretty heading into the final three as his position of Head of Household gives him a definite spot in the three. But the remaining three must wheel and deal, scramble, sell their souls ... whatever it takes.
Read on past the jump for the full review.
Continue reading Big Brother 9: Final PoV, final three, final HOH part 1
Posted Dec 17th 2007 12:31AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S15E13) Well, this is it. Who's going to win it all on
Survivor China -- the schemer, the lunch lady, the beauty queen, or the waitress long shot? Now, if I were a wagering woman, I could have won some money on this one. As with the first season with Richard Hatch, I picked the winner from the first episode. So, I'm two for fifteen. I guess I should ask Jean-Robert how those odds do in the real world, eh?
Ah, but I won't say a word about the winner before the jump. I know how dangerous that can be.
But I was right. 'Nuff said.
Continue reading Survivor China: A Slippery Little Sucker (season finale)
Posted Dec 14th 2007 2:02AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S15E12) We're getting down to the wire for the
Survivor China season. Tonight's show determined the final four and the big finale and reunion shows are on this Sunday night starting at 8 PM ET/PT.
Although I really love the locale this season, it hasn't been shaping up to be on my top favorite seasons list for the show. I will declare right now, no matter who wins it all, I like it better than Vanuatu.
That isn't saying much, though.
Continue reading Survivor China: Hello, I'm Still a Person!
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