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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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| More scantily clad Survivor castaways this year? |
| Published: September 20, 2007, 9:21 am |
| Tags: Castaways, Interview, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reality Tv, Realitytv, Survivor 15, Survivor China, Survivor15, Survivorchina, Tv Tattler, Tvtattler |
| Filed under: Industry, OpEd, SurvivorSay it ain't so! Survivor China (as well as every other season) host Jeff Probst recently answered some questions posed by TV Tattler's Angel Cohn. Now, are there folks who watch the show just to see scantily-clad women? Who out there does that?I realize the main reason that they don't shoot the show in a |
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| Survivor China spoilers abound |
| Published: September 20, 2007, 3:48 pm |
| Tags: Castaways, First Boot, Firstboot, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Spoilers, Survivor, Survivor 15, Survivor China, Survivor15, Survivorchina |
| Filed under: OpEd, SurvivorOkay, I'm the kind of person who likes to take a quick peek at the end of a novel as I'm reading it. For some reason it doesn't seem to spoil the journey along the way for me. Perhaps I'm impatient; perhaps I just want to assure myself it will be worth the trip. I just don't know.I'm the same way with my favorite |
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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 gets lowest premiere ratings in show's history |
| Published: September 21, 2007, 12:21 pm |
| Tags: Cbs, Chicken, Jeff Probst, Survivor China, Survivor Premiere, Survivor Ratings, Survivorchina, Survivorpremiere, Survivorratings, Tv Ratings |
| Filed under: Industry, Programming, Survivor, RatingsDid you watch Survivor: China last night? The season premiere of the CBS reality show got a 4.9 rating among adults 18 to 49 (the juicy demographic the networks love). Even though it was the highest rated show last night, it was down 25% from the "Cook Islands" season and down 14% from the |
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| Out of the Blogosphere |
| Published: September 23, 2007, 9:59 am |
| Tags: Campbell Brown, Cnn, Fantasy Island, Fantasyisland, George Clooney, Maya Rudolph, Phyllis, Saturday Night Live, Saturdaynightlive, Survivor China, Survivorchina, Television Blogs, The Simpsons, Tv Blogs, Tv Decoder, Tvblogs, Tvdecoder |
| Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, CelebritiesWhat's happening on other blogs via the interweb: Campbell Brown's new CNN show is going to premiere in February, not November. Former TV Newser editor Brian Stelter has a new TV blog at the NY Times site, TV Decoder. George Clooney had to go to the ER the other day. |
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| The latest Survivor China spoilers |
| Published: September 29, 2007, 7:02 am |
| Tags: Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Mark Burnett, Markburnett, Reality Television, Realitytelevision, Rumors, Spoilers, Survivor China, Survivorchina |
| Filed under: OpEd, SurvivorSpoilers, rumors, and foilers, oh my! With the internet at the hands of fans, secrets aren't always too secret these days. While scripted shows like Lost might possibly put out their own foilers -- red herrings to lead the audiences astray -- often the spoilers for shows such as Survivor or The Amazing Race are more spot |
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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 |
| Filed under: Survivor, Episode Reviews(S15E03) Well, tonight's Survivor China certainly wasn't an exception to the rule. What rule, you might ask? I'm talking about the rule which necessitates either wet or muddy very physical challenges in direct correlation to the amount of clothing available to the female contestants. Throw in a chunky naked |
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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 |
| 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 |
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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: Going for the Oscar |
| Published: December 6, 2007, 6:41 pm |
| Tags: Art Of War, Artofwar, Hae Da Fung, Haedafung, Immunity, Immunity Idol, Immunity Necklace, Immunityidol, Immunitynecklace, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reward, Survivor China, Survivorchina, The Tribe Has Spoken, Thetribehasspoken, Tribal Council, Tribalcouncil |
| Filed under: OpEd, Survivor, Episode Reviews(S15E12) Is it possible for Courtney from Survivor China to lose any more weight? I think my bones are fatter than she is. Okay, I understand that she's always been a thin person, but this is getting downright skeletal. Todd isn't doing all that much better. In Todd's case, his head is too big for his |
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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 China: A Slippery Little Sucker (season finale) |
| Published: December 16, 2007, 7:31 pm |
| Tags: Final Four, Final Three, Finalfour, Finalthree, Immunity, Jeff Probst, Jeffprobst, Reunion Show, Reunionshow, Rewards Challenge, Rewardschallenge, Season Finale, Seasonfinale, Sole Survivor, Solesurvivor, Survivor, Survivor 15, Survivor China, Survivor15, Survivorchina, Trib |
| 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 |
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