I can’t concentrate on anything during this week’s Survivor except the impending visit from Jeff Probst. What will he ask the blue tribe for in exchange for food? While we wait for the wheeling and dealing to start, Dale presents a faux Immunity Idol to some key tribe mates on the orange tribe. Jon buys it because Jon is an idiot. Continue reading
byMonthly Archives: October 2014
Survivor Ep. 5: Drop Your Buffs
Drop your BUFFS! Drop YOUR buffs! DROP your buffs! DROP your BUUUUUUUFFFFS! Yeah, it’s that episode of Survivor. Continue reading
byCancel The Bat Mitzvah, Transparent Is On
After finishing the entire season of Transparent (in two sittings) I only have three things to say: Continue reading
byArcher, Season 6: ISIS Shmisis
Archer fans let out a sardonic guffaw when America’s next great terrorist threat was revealed as ISIS (Islamic State Of Iraq and Syria). Or as we know it, ISIS (International Secret Intelligence Service). Continue reading
bySurvivor: Actions vs. Accusations
Drew, noted Blue Tribe Climatologist, insists that a typhoon is headed their way so the tribe must reinforce the palm frond roof on their structure. Then, he takes a nap. In my several dozen years of watching Survivor, I have gained a bit of insight into the game and can say with a great deal of confidence that sleeping is never, ever, ever a good strategy. But this episode is not about Drew. It is about the orangey tribe’s three hundred pound simmering boil, John Rocker. Continue reading
byKnife Fight Season Finale: Crickets
It’s two Austrian best friends fighting for a fleeting scrap of fame on the season finale of Knife Fight. Chef Number One is Edi Frauneder who owns three New York restaurants and one whole Michelin star. Chef Number Two is Wolfgang Ban who owns the same three New York restaurants, which I guess means he gets the Michelin star on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays and Edi takes it on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays? Continue reading
bySurvivor S. 29 Ep. 2: Method To This Madness
It’s blue versus yellowish-orange, loved one versus mostly related, and person rotting on a beach in Nicaragua versus person rotting on a slightly different beach in Nicaragua. Continue reading
byKnife Fight: 1,000 Year Old Egg
Another night, another couple of chefs cooking for the camera in Ilan Hall’s after hours kitchen thunderdome. This time it’s Justin Devillier, a Top Chef alum and owner of La Petite Grocery in New Orleans, competing against Michael Bryant, a chef who entered the Knife Fight Arena with shouts of, “El ayyy, baybee, el ayyy!” Naturally, I am rooting for Justin. Continue reading
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