The contestants get down and dirty. Survivor by Monty Brinton/CBS
Episode Recap: "My Mom Is Going to Kill Me!"Remember those days when the pace sometimes dragged during the first few weeks of Survivor? You didn't know who was who and you could barely remember the first person to go and the challenges were a blur? Well, honey, this is not your grandma's Survivor! The game has not reinvented itself, but there is some sort of new energy that has Survivor: China cooking! It is only week two for the viewers yet there is so much going on.I applaud the competitors for not jumping into things too quickly. These folks are feeling each other out and then making their play. Now, whether that play involves some anachronistic strategy (Jean-Robert) or the tried-and-true Richard Hatch alliance method it's good to see that the players are thinking. Of course I can't say that across the board (Leslie), but I'll remark on that later. It's the poker player's strategy that concerns me the most. In theory, I get the whole lower-their-expectations plan, but anyon...
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The attorney for Richard Hatch appeared in court in Boston Thursday in an attempt to free the first Survivor winner from federal prison. Hatch is appealing his conviction for tax evasion, claiming that the trial judge did not allow him to testify that he believed CBS was going to pay the taxes on his million-dollar prize. "We weren't allowed to present all the facts," says Michael Minns, Hatch's lawyer. "If we could have presented the entire case, the result would have been different."The panel of three judges could overturn Hatch's sentence, grant a new trial, or let the original ruling stand. Hatch is currently serving 51 months at the Federal Correction Institution in Morgantown, West Virginia. Even if he wins the appeal, Hatch won't be celebrating immediately — it can take up to two months for the decision to take effect. — Reporting by TV Guide
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And now we know why Parvati doesn't do any work at camp. It's just not safe. The girl nearly sliced her thumb off trying to open a coconut. Tragic as that may have been, Parvati's mishap allowed us another glimpse of that cute Aussie doctor from last season. Her sacrifice will not go unnoticed in my book. This week was the family visits. Sundra's heartfelt weeping at the sight of her mother had me wondering if she'd be able to actually perform in the reward challenge of throwing water from one bucket into another while blindfolded. I’m still not sure. Mom wasn’t catching much water and Sundra was all over the place. While Jonathan and his wife were well-matched — both competitive and innovative — it was the injured Parvati and her father who won the challenge and chose Sundra and Adam to join in the reward.What happened next is why I think Cook Islands is clearly among the best Survivors we've seen. While the winners were feasting and Jonathan was at Exile Isla...
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Survivor: Panama — Exile IslandHarmony truly has no place on Survivor. While the La Mina men's club plus Sally were enjoying their mutual-admiration society, Casaya's members were bickering through the night. Of course, the happy tribe was thrown a curve while the crazy tribe enjoyed a feast. Shane was thrilled to finally get a cigarette, and I was just glad that he didn't have to trade all his clothing to get it. A lunatic in shorts is bad enough — a naked one is unacceptable: no more Richard Hatch wannabes, please. I loved Cirie, egging on the girls against Shane and grinning as the bull's-eye moved farther and farther from her back. Who would have thought the woman afraid of leaves could be such a great
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Battlestar GalacticaYou know, if you have any friends who still write off sci-fi as gimmicky crap (and it too often is), just have them watch the first segment of this episode. Hill Street Blues never did an intro better, and Hill Street Blues did 'em great. Not a laser gun fired — just cool, alt-blues mood music and a solid human interchange as Roslin and Adama exchange ideas on how to defeat a case of nerves, then a devastating ending as the chief freaks and beats poor Callie. Here we go.
I have to say that while the casting of so many sci-fi/fantasy alums (the original Galactica's Richard Hatch as Zarek, Xena's Lucy Lawless as D'Anna) could come off as gimmicky, it doesn't matter when they're as great as De
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After less than a day of jury deliberation, Richard Hatch was found guilty Wednesday of failing to pay taxes on his $1 million Season 1 Survivor winnings, then handcuffed and taken into custody after the judge deemed him a flight risk. Hatch — whose lawyer at one point contended that Survivor execs had agreed to take care of the taxes when the oft-naked competitor spied other contestants cheating — faces up to 13 years in prison and a $600,000 fine when he is sentenced on April 28.
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Question: Man! I just found out about your Veronica Mars Armchair Casting Couch Director challenge and am so upset I missed my chance to cast my vote for Jimmy Kimmel. Oh well… but give it up: Who won? Answer: After tallying all 1,042 votes, Falcon Crest's Lance Cumson won by a mere chest hair. Here's the final breakdown:
Lorenzo Lamas: 25%James Marsters: 23%David Hasselhoff: 17%Corbin Bernsen (with a rug): 13%Don Swayze (brother of Patrick): 7%Andy Hallett: 5%A. Martinez: 4%Rick Springfield: 3%Chris Sarandon: 2%
Others receiving multiple votes: Rob Lowe, Tim Daly, Adam Baldwin, Michael Ausiello (I love you guys!), Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Ontkean
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Watching this was like spending a day in Kathy Griffin's fantasy land. The reality-obsessed comedian took on 52 "famous" or infamous contestants and asked them all her burning questions. At first I was confused because they were doing the introductions and Darva "I Very Briefly Married a Millionaire" Conger was there, and I so didn't remember her from Battle, but assumed she must have been there when I was dozing. Then I realized it was just a random assortment of pseudo celebs who got together to gab, gossip and grasp vainly at two more minutes of fame. I didn't really learn too much; sadly, I know way too much about all these people already, and yes, I recognized them all. What has my life become? Anyway — I swear I sensed some flirting between Reichen and the married Richard Hatch, but maybe I was reading too much into it. And I want more than anything to fix Nikki McKibbin's hair... wasn't she a stylist at one point? If so, a
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Jim Lynch
From the outset of Survivor: Guatemala, the Nakum tribe seemed strong, winning the first reward challenge by beating Yaxha to the plum campsite, but many of their men soon began to falter, including the first ousted, Jim Lynch. The 63-year-old fire captain led his team through the jungle — without the help of MapQuest, mind you — and plugged along while others got injured or dehydrated. Yet during the first immunity challenge, Jim tore a muscle in his arm, an injury from which he wasn't able to bounce back. TVGuide.com spoke with the dogged competitor about his brief island experience and that cute commercial that featured his wife.
TVGuide.com: How is your arm now?
Jim Lynch: It's not very good. The biceps muscle was torn. Most people know about [tearing] an Achilles tendon, and this is the same thing, only it is in your arm. They don't heal quickly, especially when you are 63 years old.
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Sartorially challenged Survivor champ Richard Hatch pleaded innocent on Monday to tax-evasion charges and three counts of fraud. "I've always paid my taxes and they know it. I think it's personal at this point," said Hatch, claiming that he's being punished for turning down an earlier plea deal.... Christian Slater, charged in June with forcible touch and sex abuse after he allegedly grabbed a woman's buttocks, had his case adjourned on Monday after he struck a deal with prosecutors. If Slater can lay off the ladies' trunks stay out of trouble for six months, all charges will be dismissed.
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