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• Survivor China: The castaways and the tribes

  Published: September 19, 2007, 9:03 am

  Tags: Cbs, Fei Long Tribe, Feilongtribe, Immunity Challenge, Immunitychallenge, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Rewards Challenge, Rewardschallenge, Survivor, Survivor 15, Survivor China, Survivor15, Survivorchina, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Tribes, Zhan Hu Tribe, Zhanhutribe

  Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, CastingWhile I see that others here in the TV Squad offices have their Early Looks screeners, I chose to review two shows which haven't issued advance copies of the premieres -- Kid Nation and Survivor: China. So I couldn't take the easy route. I had to do research; woe is me. Indeed.The season premiere is this

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• Survivor China: A Chicken's a Little Bit Smarter (season premiere)

  Published: September 20, 2007, 7:41 pm

  Tags: Castaways, Chicken Morris, Chickenmorris, Immunity Challenge, Immunitychallenge, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Survivor 15, Survivor China, Survivor15, Survivorchina, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Tribe Has Spoken, Tribehasspoken, Wwe Wrestler, Wwewrestler

  Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews(S15E01) I think it might take me a bit longer to warm up to this latest season of Survivor. Don't get me wrong -- I am indeed an addict. But I miss the days of the two-hour premiere. When it's all over and the first boot is at the end of an hour, I feel strangely unfulfilled.Oh, I'm entertained. I

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• Survivor China: I Lost Two Hands and Possibly a Shoulder!

  Published: October 4, 2007, 7:12 pm

  Tags: Cbs, Courtney, Immunity Challenge, Immunity Idol, Immunitychallenge, Immunityidol, Jean Robert, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reality Television, Realitytelevision, Rewards Challenge, Rewardschallenge, Survivor China, Survivorchina, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil

  wet or muddy very physical challenges in direct correlation to the amount of clothing available to the female contestants. Throw in a chunky naked guy and call it a show!Now, I'm just not being fair here. There was more to the show than that. But, for the love of all things good and decent, get Sherea (in particular) some clothes, CBS! Please,

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• Survivor China: Ride the Workhorse 'til the Tail Falls Off

  Published: October 11, 2007, 7:18 pm

  Tags: China, Cormorants, Fishing Birds, Fishingbirds, Hidden Immunity Idol, Hiddenimmunityidol, Immunity Challenge, Immunitychallenge, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reward Challenge, Rewardchallenge, Survivor, Tree Mail, Treemail, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil

  Filed under: Survivor, Episode Reviews(S15E04) "Flavor has never tasted so good. This is the delicatist thing I've ever put in my mouth." - DeniseHmm ... 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

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• Survivor China: Love is in the Air

  Published: October 18, 2007, 7:21 pm

  Tags: Immunity Challenge, Immunity Idol, Immunitychallenge, Immunityidol, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Survivor, Survivor China, Survivorchina, Tally The Votes, Tallythevotes, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Tribe Has Spoken, Tribehasspoken

  Filed under: Episode Reviews(S15E05) Well, they definitely have some schemers and plotters playing the game this season on Survivor China. Oh, and it's neat to see pandas resting in the trees, too. Oh, no! What if the castaways get really hungry? Run, panda, run! No, I don't think they're allowed to eat pandas, but it's not likely that they'd be

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• Survivor China: I'm Not as Dumb as I Look

  Published: November 1, 2007, 8:01 pm

  Tags: Fei Long, Feilong, Hidden Immunity Idol, Hiddenimmunityidol, Immunity Challenge, Immunitychallenge, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Merge, Survivor China, Survivorchina, The Tribe Has Spoken, Thetribehasspoken, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Zhan Hu, Zhanhu

  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

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• Survivor China: High School Friends Contest

  Published: November 8, 2007, 6:58 pm

  Tags: Hidden Immunity Idol, Hiddenimmunityidol, Immunity, Immunity Challenge, Immunity Necklace, Immunitychallenge, Immunitynecklace, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reward, Survivor 15, Survivor China, Survivor15, Survivorchina, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Tribe Has Spoken, Tribeh

  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:

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• Survivor China: Just Don't Eat the Apple

  Published: November 15, 2007, 6:51 pm

  Tags: Hae Da Fung, Haedafung, Immunity, Immunity Challenge, Immunity Necklace, Immunitychallenge, Immunitynecklace, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Jury, Rewards Challenge, Rewardschallenge, Survivor China, Survivorchina, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Tribe Has Spoken, Tribehasspoken

  Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews(S15E09) Whatever you do, don't eat the apple. Eat the fried chicken, the mashed potatoes, the cheeseburgers, and the fries. You can even quaff the beer. But you know what happens when you eat the apple.As expected, the biblical words of wisdom came from James. But to whom was he referring? A lot must be

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• Survivor China: It's Been Real and It's Been Fun

  Published: November 22, 2007, 6:47 pm

  Tags: China, Hidden Idol, Hiddenidol, Immunity Challenge, Immunitychallenge, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reality Television, Reality Tv, Realitytelevision, Realitytv, Survivor, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Tribe Has Spoken, Tribehasspoken

  Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews(S15E10) And, if you read the title of tonight's Survivor China episode, you know the ending of it -- "It's been real and it's been fun, but it hasn't been really fun." If memory serves, that's how the saying goes. It was very apt for tonight's show, the mid-season repeat clips and previously un-aired

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• Survivor China: Ready to Bite the Apple

  Published: November 29, 2007, 6:57 pm

  Tags: China, Hidden Immunity Idol, Hiddenimmunityidol, Immunity Challenge, Immunity Necklace, Immunitychallenge, Immunitynecklace, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Survivor, Tree Mail, Treemail, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Tribe Has Spoken, Tribehasspoken

  Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews(S15E11) 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,

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• Survivor China: Hello, I'm Still a Person!

  Published: December 13, 2007, 9:02 pm

  Tags: Final Four, Finalfour, Immunity Challenge, Immunity Necklace, Immunitychallenge, Immunitynecklace, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reward Challenge, Rewardchallenge, Sole Survivor, Solesurvivor, Survivor, Survivor China, Survivorchina, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil, Tribe Has Sp

  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

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• Survivor Micronesia: I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!

  Published: February 21, 2008, 11:01 pm

  Tags: Exile Island, Exileisland, Fans Vs Favorites, Fansvsfavorites, Immunity, Immunity Challenge, Immunity Idol, Immunitychallenge, Immunityidol, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reality Television, Realitytelevision, Survivor, Survivor 16, Survivor Micronesia, Survivor16, Survivormic

  Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews(S16E03) We're three episodes into Survivor Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites and I still have trouble remembering who the one timid-looking fan is in this image. Oh, yeah. I know Krazy Kathy. And who could forget Joel?I'm up to snuff on my faves tribe, though. But as I watched tonight's show, I happened to

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• Survivor Micronesia - Dealing for Donuts

  Published: April 17, 2008, 11:48 pm

  Tags: Survivor Micronesia, Amanda, Camp, Cirie, Erik, Exile Island, Fans And Favorites, Immunity Challenge, Immunity Idol, Ozzy, Parvati, Reward Challenge, Tribal Council, Tribe

  Everyone was stunned that Eliza had a fake idol at tribal council, courtesy of Jason. Jason doesn’t have a lot time to bask in the glow of besting Ozzy when it’s time for a reward challenge. The tribe is split into two teams, playground style, with Jason and Natalie as team captains. Jason got first [...]

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• Parvati wins Survivor: Micronesia Fans vs Favorites

  Published: May 12, 2008, 4:52 pm

  Tags: Amanda, Cirie, James, Jeff Probst, Natalie, Ozzy, Parvati, Survivor, Survivor 16, Survivor Fans Vs Faves, Survivor Micronesia, Immunity, Immunity Challenge, Jury, Tribal Council, Survivor Finale

  soon had to attend another immunity challenge, guaranteeing the winner a one in three shot at the million dollar prize.   This immunity challenge involved the survivors standing on a perch in the water; lowering a bucket into the water and dumping it into a bamboo tube to raise keys high enough that the survivors could reach

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• Dumbest Survivor move ever on tonight’s show

  Published: May 8, 2008, 10:29 pm

  Tags: Amanda, Cirie, Erik, James, Jeff Probst, Natalie, Parvati, Survivor, Survivor 16, Survivor Fans Vs Faves, Survivor Micronesia, Exile Island, Immunity, Immunity Challenge, Immunity Idol, Jury, Reward Challenge, Tribal Council, Fans Vs Favorites

  that if he won the reward challenge, he would either take her with him, or else send her to Exile Island so that she could get the hidden immunity idol.  She agreed that if she won, she’d take Erik with her. Erik made the same deal with Amanda.  He evidently wasn’t aware that the girls talk to each other, I guess.

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