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Dec 16, 2008

Bob Wins Survivor; Who Wins Second?!?!



Survivor ended this Sunday with a new winner Bob. Bob, a teacher from Maine, overcame all other contestants to be the one true Survivor.

Bob had a good report with most of the other contestants He tried to use honesty and a good-natured personality to keep his self in the game. When it did not look like that was going to work, he started winning. That was why I believe he won this season. He had a target on his back multiple times, but he kept winning so no one could vote him out. The other reason he won is Sugar, plain and simple. Sugar did most of the dirty work while Bob rode along. In addition, if it were not for Sugar voting Matty out Bob would have gone home in the last elimination.

Therefore, the second place had to go to Sugar right. Sugar, the person who found the hidden Immunity Idol and never had to use it on herself. Sugar the person who was responsible for almost all of the people going home because of her awesome strategic mind. Sugar was the best “game player” this season so she had to come in second right.
Wrong! Sue came in second with three votes almost winning the whole game and Sugar did not receive a single vote.

I almost fell out of my chair! Instead, the other so-called Survivors decided the best game player deserved no votes. Have these people never watched previous seasons of Survivor or Big Brother? Big Brother, where Dr. Will Kirby told everyone he is going to lie right to there faces. He did lie of course and they voted him as the Big Brother winner. As a jury participant, you have to put bad feeling aside and vote for who played the best game, not who floated along doing nothing.

I know Bob rode others coattails, especially Sugar, but at least he won challenges. Sue did nothing but run her mouth, and for her to be one vote away from winning, I am sorry angers me. Well here is to Super Sugar the real winner or at least runner up in my eyes.

Thanks for reading. Do you agree or disagree with my rant? Please comment below. Getty Images owns the picture of Survivor’s finale three.

Dec 13, 2008

Survivor’s Super Sugar



Thursday’s episode of Survivor, the last episode before the big finale, was one of the best all season because of Sugar. Sugar looks like an innocent, young woman but she is a master strategist in disguise. She has been a part of almost ever jury members ousting, while staying off the chopping block and holding onto the hidden immunity idol.

The episode started with Matty upset with Kenny for writing his name down. Read my last Survivor post to learn more, about why, here. Even Crystal was worried and went so far as to say; not voting out Matty was the worst move she made in the game. There is more on Crystal later.

Kenny shifted his attention to Bob asking why he not used the idol to save Corinne. Bob confessed it was a fake idol. Kenny let Bob know her ruined Kenny’s game. After feeling very bad, Bob promised he would give Kenny his Idol if he won immunity.

After the reward challenge, Bob was standing with a win and a choice of what two people should he bring along. Bob picked Kenny and Crystal, a move to try to smooth things over and make a solid alliance. They got a helicopter ride, food, shower and clean clothes. While they were breaking bread, negotiations started about if Bob won the idol. He now had to give it to Kenny if Kenny felt in danger, if not Bob could keep it.

When the entire Survivor’s were back at camp, a bit of a rift began to evolve between Kenny, Crystal and Matty. It came to a point where Sugar was angry that Matty was being ganged up on and realized Crystal needed to go.

Bob won immunity for the fourth time in a row, and the wheels started to turn. Kenny decides to come up with a plan to tell Bob he feels unsafe. After Bob gives him the idol, everyone will vote Bob off instead. Matty would be Kenny’s back up if something goes wrong. This is where Super Sugar comes in to power.

Sugar wants to go to the end with Bob and Matty, so how can she save both and protect herself. First part of Sugars plan is to make sure every one knows she is playing the hidden immunity idol for herself. This keeps anyone from even considering herself. Next, she tells Bob the truth, Kenny is going to have Bob give him the idol then vote him out of the game. Sugar tells Bob to stick with her, keep the idol and vote out Crystal. Sugar then tells Matty just enough info that he will be safe and not to worry.

Please watch these two videos to see Sugar’s plan unfold. I believe you will agree with me that Sugar had one heck of a strategy.





Thank you for reading and watching. Thanks to exileslander for the Youtube video. CBS owns all footage of Survivor.

Dec 8, 2008

Starr and Nick Shine Bright; Take The Amazing Race Crown






















The Amazing Race came to a conclusion last night, with Nick and Starr taking home the crown. This season of TAR ended in one of the most exciting finishes in any of the shows 13 seasons. With one of the most dominating teams in history taking home the 1million dollar prize.

Nick and Starr have been my favorite team from the beginning. I believe this to be only the second time I have picked the winner from the first episode. But with the way Nick and Starr dominated all season, it wasn’t much of a stretch to pick them as TAR champs.

From Moscow, Russia to Portland, Oregon, Nick and Starr and fellow team competitors Ken and Tina, battled back and forth to the finish. All teams made the flight to Oregon but Andrew and Dan were out of the mix as soon as they picked the wrong taxi. Nick and Star and Ken and Tina battled back and forth from the first Detour to the finish line.

There really is no way to describe the nail-biting edge of your seat finale. I honestly was shaking from the suspense of the show. I am pasting the last exciting 10 minutes of the show below. If you missed the episode, I strongly encourage you to watch. If you did see it last night, well it’s worth seeing again.




Nick and Starr’s life sure has changed forever. They now have a million dollars, lots of first place Pit Stop prizes, and respect from the viewing audience on a beautifully run race. I also want to say congratulations to Ken and Tina. They were great competitors and I wish them the best with keeping their marriage together. It was nice to see them wearing their wedding rings again.

Do you agree with who won? Was it one of the most exciting finales ever? Please comment below, I’d love to hear from you. Thank you for reading and I’m working on a nice little TAR surprise for you the readers. I’ll let you know soon when it’s coming. Thanks to CBS who owns TAR footage and Cruelkiller22 for the Youtube video

Dec 7, 2008

One Survivor Gets Engaged; One Goes Home















We all know about the loved ones episode in each Survivor season and on Thursday December 4th, the Gabon contestants had theirs. This time there was a little loved one twist not seen before, a Survivor got engaged!

The competition started off in teams of three racing through mud to collect puzzle pieces. Bob’s team yellow, which included Sugar and Crystal, fell behind in the mud. That was until it was time to put the puzzle pieces together. Bob, the puzzle master himself, helped to soar team yellow into victory. However, only one survivor could win the reward of pizza, beer and a recorded message from home. Bob, Sugar and Crystal faced off in another puzzle challenge that really wasn’t a challenge for Bob. In a matter of seconds Bob had his pizza in hand, settling down to watch his message from his wife.

Survivor loves to do little twists in the loved ones episodes and this season was a good one. While Bob is watching his message from home, his wife sneaks up from behind him. After some quick catch up Bob returns with his wife to the Nobag camp. Not only does Bob bring his wife, he brings the entire camps loved ones and tears and laughter ensue.

Now comes the Survivor Gabon engagement. Watch the video below for 2 minutes and 20 seconds to see it unfold. I’m happy for them and hope it works out.


After the immunity challenge, Bob has the idol and a plan to try to save Corrine from a vote out commences. Bob makes his second fake immunity idol and boy that man can craft! They convince Kenny and Crystal it is real, yet hits a snag in the process. Kenny decides to vote for Matty with Corrine and Bob, but he tells Crystal to vote for Corrine incase the idol is fake. A little confusing I know. It works in a way but if Corrine’s idol is a fake, she goes home and there still is an extra vote for Matty. This situation does happen. Corrine goes home by a 4 to 3 vote. And now Matty is still here knowing that someone on his side voted for him.

Not the smartest play for Kenny. If you are going to turn on your alliance you better get that person out period. Kenny was too concerned with getting an idol out of play then playing smart. Will be interesting to see how damaged his game is next week. If you have any opinions about how the show went please comment below. Thanks for reading!
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Dec 3, 2008

The Amazing Races Final 3

The Amazing Race is coming to an end and on November 30 we learned who the final 3 teams racing for a million dollars will be:

1.Nick and Starr: Brother and sister team who have dominated the race thus far.
2.Ken and Tina: Separated married couple who have had their ups and downs but remained strong throughout.
3.Andrew and Dan: Underdog frat boys, who seem to be right out of the Knocked Up/Superbad movies.

Who will be the winner? On Sunday December 7, the season long question will be answered. My pick for the million dollars is going to Nick and Starr. I picked them after the first episode and they have stayed consistent almost every week since. They are competitive, smart and athletic. As long as their Taxi luck is decent, it will be hard for the other teams to beat them.

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Second place I believe will go to Ken and Tina. Like Nick and Starr, Ken and Tina have been fierce competitors throughout the race. They have only had one bad leg of the race that landed them in last place. Lucky for them it was a non-elimination leg. If their luck continues, Nick and Starr will have their hands full trying to beat them.

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Third place well let me first start by saying Andrew and Dan have been entertaining to say the least. If they do win, it will be one of the biggest underdog wins in The Amazing Race history. As much as I like to root for underdogs, I can’t see a comeback story here. The video below shows some of the reasons why I would be surprised if they did win.

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The winner of The Amazing Race will be crowned in only a few days. Don’t miss next Sundays exciting season finale. Please come back to this TVT Reality blog for recaps and news about the Finale. Thank you for reading and as always commenting is welcomed.