Survivor: Panama — Exile IslandAs we head into March Madness and lose Survivor for two weeks, it's time for a little "unseen footage" or what some might call "filler." Since it wasn't even a real episode, I figured we'd see the real show open with all of the contestants, but no such luck. The repeated viewing of Tina crying over her son was just as sad as the first time, and the clips from different episodes truly show how crazy Shane has been. But the new footage was the real reason to tune in. It was hardly surprising that most of the unaired material came out of the fractured and loony Casaya tribe. In fact, once the show got to the point where two tribes were formed, there was only one scene from La Mina — all the rest w
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Survivor: Panama — Exile Island The tribe splits were interesting, and I already love Cirie — she really hated being tossed in the "old" group! But Jeff Probst told a lie right off the bat, touting Exile Island as having "a twist like never before." Sorry Jeff, does the name Janu ring a bell? Poor Misty, she should have just let Danielle take the fall for losing that reward challenge. Those skulls they smashed need to be patented as a stress-relief desk toy. Great, I think I just gave Mark Burnett an idea to make even more money. I did think Misty's strategy of lying about the idol would have worked, had the young women not kicked serious butt in that immunity challenge. And even though the Casaya tribe of older women lost, I think the younger-men's tribe is in the most trouble. Playing baseball instead of buildin
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This was the first Saturday Night Live (or for me "Sunday Afternoon Recorded") this season that I watched in its entirety without having to fast-forward through the more painful sketches (though I did skip most of Shakira shaking her groove thing). For this I have to credit Alec Baldwin and his previous 11 experiences hosting, which clearly made him more relaxed in front of the camera and willing to do anything from sharing a Slim Jim with Horatio Sanz to marrying a hot dog to playing a prospector in "Brokeback Goldmine." The voice-over description cracked me up: "Dare to let the whiskers of two old prospectors touch you in a special way." And the cowboy movie didn't escape with just that one sketch, Tina Fey's dad supplied a great joke during Weekend Upd
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