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Posted Sep 25th 2009 1:18AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S19E02) Controversy is good for a show, don't you think? When you think about it, we're on the 19th season of
Survivor. There are only so many fresh new challenges and twists you can do with a bunch of folks stuck in the jungle. What to do? We saw it last season -- come up with outrageous cast members. The same tactic is in practice this season, perhaps two for the price of one. Evil has a name and we know it's Russell. Stupid Jerk Bully has a name ... and, believe it or not, that name isn't Russell.
Continue reading Survivor Samoa: Taking Candy From a Baby
Posted May 1st 2009 2:52AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S18E11) Yes, it's the Tribal Council snake from
Survivor. You see, Sue Hawk (season one) called it. Remember
her epic speech to Richard Hatch and Kelly Wiglesworth? "There are two things on this island, snakes and rats." I'm looking at the group we have left this season. I'm thinking there are more fuzzy mice than snakes and rats. I think there's a vulture or two in there, too. But this is one season I'm not rooting for the snake to eat the rat.
Continue reading Survivor: They Both Went Bananas
Posted May 1st 2008 11:20PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S16E12) Okay, I officially declare
Survivor Micronesia to be one of the best, if not the best, season ever in the series. You see, the show really isn't all about surviving the elements of nature. The survival skills needed don't necessarily have to do with who might forage best in the woods or who can build a sturdy shelter. Nope, it's "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast." And, chances are ... if you outwit and outplay, you're going to outlast. Tonight's backsided blindside will make for
Survivor history.
Read on past the jump for my full review of tonight's episode.
Continue reading Survivor Micronesia: I'm Gonna Fix Her!
Posted Nov 29th 2007 11:57PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S15E10) Now, you can tell this episode of
Survivor China is yet another one named for a James saying. He seems to have an Adam and Eve obsession, as well as a fixation on the apple.
I realize he's hungry and I'm not all that sure apples are indigenous to China. He could nibble on some bamboo. After all, that keeps those cool panda bears looking all that fat and healthy.
Maybe I'd call this episode, "We Don't Need No Steenkin' Apples, Give Us Bamboo!" Yeah, that's it.
Continue reading Survivor China: Ready to Bite the Apple
Posted Nov 8th 2007 11:58PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S15E08) Last week the tribes (Zhan Hu and Fei Long) merged on
Survivor China. Jaime was voted off and became the first member of the jury. That would lead us to this week with fewer members of the weaker Zhan Hu tribe, especially since Frosti has all but become a Fei Long since he was kidnapped. Fei Long has the numbers and the strength to survive challenges.
So, that would leave us with the real question at hand going into tonight's episode ...
Will the ex-Fei Long members pick off the ex-Zhan Hu members one by one, leaving Frosti for last out of a sense of loyalty? Or, will they turn on their own numbers to eliminated a threat?
Continue reading Survivor China: High School Friends Contest
Posted Nov 2nd 2007 12:01AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S15E07) Oh, I so love it when karma comes around and bites someone in the butt, don't you? Tonight's
Survivor China had such a moment that it's destined to go in the show's archives as a classic, yet hilarious, blunder.
It was Yau-Man Chan's original plan during his season gone into motion through sneaky actions and dumb mistakes. And, after watching tonight's show, it couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
We all saw the promos. Instead of being as smart as she thinks, it turns out that Jaime might be more dumb than anyone ever thought possible. After all, I didn't think she was dumb. Well, not until ...
Continue reading Survivor China: I'm Not as Dumb as I Look
Posted Oct 25th 2007 11:41PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S15E06) Now that I've been reviewing
Survivor: China using the actual episode titles, I have to worry that the world might run out of exclamation points. Everything is always so ... so ... emphatic in these titles. Perhaps the castaways, Courtney in particular, should save energy and not exclaim so much. I mean, after all, there has to be wasted calories, right? Todd doesn't have much meat on his bones, either.
At least it won't be a reenactment of the
Donner Party, I guess. Although that might be better than the seasonal gross foods challenge which took place in tonight's episode.
Continue reading Survivor China: That's Love, Baby! It Makes You Strong!
Posted Oct 11th 2007 11:18PM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: Survivor, Episode Reviews
(S15E04) "Flavor has never tasted so good. This is the delicatist thing I've ever put in my mouth." - Denise
Hmm ... I believe she was going for a variation of delicacy, but who knows? Unlike some of the castaways, I find this season of
Survivor China is stepping up more each week. That is, despite the slaughter of the English language at times, it is.
Continue reading Survivor China: Ride the Workhorse 'til the Tail Falls Off
Posted Apr 27th 2007 1:40AM by Deidre Woollard
Filed under: Survivor, Episode Reviews
(
S14E11) Some of you took me to task for only giving last week's episode a 5 rating. And perhaps rightly so, after all it was easily the best tribal council of the season. But I had my hopes set on tonight's episode because the most interesting thing is often the fall-out from a big shakeup. And sometimes players that are outnumbered and cornered suddenly become brilliant strategists. Not tonight.
Continue reading Survivor Fiji: Blackmail or Betrayal
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