Year: 2007

Survivor Fiji Winner

**UPDATE: Survivor Fiji Winner Revealed!**

Alex Angarita was the 12th person to be voted off the island on tonight’s episode of Survivor Fiji, leaving us with just six remaining contestants. Unlike the Amazing Race All Stars winners, which were leaked a few months ago, the Survivor Fiji winner has thankfully yet to be leaked. How, you may ask, can the Survivor Fiji winner be leaked when the finale is live? Put quite simply, I don’t know, but it certainly wouldn’t be the first time a Survivor winner was known before the live finale aired. Luckily we haven’t had to contend with that this year and Survivor Fiji is still watchable, even if it hasn’t been one of the hit reality TV shows best seasons.

The six finalists on Survivor Fiji are: Kenward “Boo” Bernis, Cassandra Franklin, Andria (Dre) “Dreamz” Herd, Earl Cole, Stacy Kimball and Yau-Man Chan. The elimination of Alex Angarita on tonight’s episode signalled a shift in the balance of the show, as Alex was the final remaining member of a once strong alliance and now the remaining six contestants will have to break their deep rooted alliance, forming smaller splinter groups, selecting and picking off a new batch of targets.

Having watched most of the season, and through the process of elimination, I can fairly confidently say that neither Boo, Cassandra or Dreamz will become the Survivor Fiji winner, that is of course unless they decide to team up and manage to pull the proverbial rabbit from a hat.

My prediction for the Survivor Fiji final three is Earl, Yau-Man and Stacy, though I also have the sneaking suspicion that Stacy could be swapped out with either Dreamz or Cassandra in a strategic move to give both Earl and Yau-Man a better shot at the prize. Either way, it is all going to come down to Earl vs. Yau-Man in the end, even if there is a third contestant on the block, they will be ignored, much liked happened in Survivor Cook Islands.

With that being said, my pick for who will win Survivor Fiji is… *insert drum roll here*… Earl Cole! He’s done a very good job playing the game and everyone in it for the entire season and I have thought since day one that Earl would be the man to walk away with the grand prize. Don’t agree with me? Leave a comment and let me know who you think will walk away the winner of Survivor Fiji.

Don’t forget, there are only 10-days left until the 2-hour live season finale of Survivor Fiji where the winner will be revealed! The Survivor Fiji season finale airs at 8pm EST on Sunday, May 13th on CBS and will be followed by a 1-hour live reunion show.

**UPDATE: Survivor Fiji Winner Revealed!**

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Political Reality TV: Mark Burnett’s Independent

I’m a huge reality TV fan, but I’ll also be the first to admit that the evolution and progression of reality TV has seemingly come to a halt in recent years. Things have gotten stagnant and innovation has been put on the back burner in favor of pumping out another couple seasons of the surefire and classic reality TV shows like American Idol 6, Survivor Fiji, Amazing Race All-Stars and the likes. And you know what, it is getting harder and harder to get excited about a new season of reality TV shows when there are no new, fresh faces in the crowd.

Luckily it looks like Mark Burnett, the grandfather of reality TV and mastermind of such hit shows as Survivor, Rock Star Supernova, The Apprentice, The Contender, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader and On The Lot may have come to the rescue with a brand new reality TV show! Best of all, I love the idea for the show and think it would make for great television.

Mark Burnett‘s newest idea is tentatively titled Independent and, should it actually get picked up and start production (which I don’t think it has as of yet, fingers crossed though), will bring the world of MySpace and politics to reality TV! The idea is to have MySpace users create politically driven audition videos and wage election campaigns via MySpace. A select group (no numbers have been released as of yet) with the highest number of votes received from MySpace users will be whisked away to battle it out in a politically charged reality TV show, running election campaigns, rallying for votes and ending it all in what will no doubt be a heated debate. The contestants will be competing for a $1-million grand prize that they must either donate to a political cause of their choice, or – and this is were things get really interesting – use the cash to fund their own political campaigns! That’s right folks, from MySpace, to reality TV to… the White House? You never know, after all, Sanjaya Malakar did make it to 7th place on American Idol 6, so anything can happen in the world of reality TV.

When asked about the idea behind Independent, MySpace Chief Executive Chris DeWolfe said “A lot of people think the younger generation doesn’t care about politics, and we’ve just empirically seen that not to be true.” And he could not have been more on the ball, which is exactly what makes me so excited about the entire idea behind this show. The youth (of which I still consider myself a part) are taking more and more interest in politics, and anything that can possibly further that interest is a great thing. Many of today’s youth have come to the blazingly apparent realization that the political climate in North America, and for that matter – the rest of the world, is not in a good state, and unless the future politicians and voters of the world start to take notice, things will never change.

My hat goes off to Mark Burnett for this, one of many fantastic ideas. I for one cannot wait to see the idea behind Independent come to fruition.

Sources: Reality Blurred, LA Times, CBC

Heroes Episode 20 Recap

Welcome to the Heroes episode 20 live recap! This post will be updated at every commercial break, so be sure to refresh the page for the most up to date information.

Buckle up and get set for what is going to be an amazing episode of Heroes on NBC.

Enjoy!

  • Things kick off with a recap of past events that have alluded to the future. Sylar killing Isaac, HRG letting Claire run away, Peter meeting future Hiro, Hiro meeting future Hiro and everything in between.
  • Hiro and Ando enter Isaac’s studio to see the time-line handing from the ceiling, outlining all the events that have led up to there they are now.
  • Hiro is confronted by future Hiro and they both draw swords on one another. Future Hiro says Hiro isn’t supposed to be there, none of the things are supposed to be there.
  • The bomb still happened. Future Hiro says Sylar exploded he bomb, was responsible for the destruction of New York.
  • Future Hiro has made the time-line to determine when to go back in the past and what to change.
  • Future Hiro thinks Hiro killed Sylar, but he didn’t. Future Hiro tells Hiro he must kill Sylar, he must go back and kill Sylar.
  • Homeland Security breaks through the door lead by Matt. Future Hiro and Ando escape but Hiro is captured.
  • Future Hiro tells Ando that they’re taking Hiro to Homeland security, like all terrorists. Anyone with special abilities is considered a terrorist in the future.
  • Future Hiro tells Ando the only person that can get them through security to rescue Hiro is Peter Petrelli, they have to go to Vegas to find him.

Wow, this is going to be good!

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Heroes Episode 20

This doesn’t happen very often, especially when it comes to Heroes, but I have actually been trying to keep myself from watching or reading any spoilers for Heroes episode 20, and let me tell you, it has been hard. I’ve finally cracked under the pressure, I just couldn’t help it.

Episode 20 is entitled “Five Years Gone” and will take place 5 years in the future, offering a glimpse into exactly how things may come to be. Good heroes go bad, bad heroes reform and some can’t seem to make up there mind. Heroes episode 20 hasn’t even aired yet and is already being compared to such monumental episodes as episode 17 “Company Man”. With that in mind, be prepared for some pretty shocking revelations.

If, like me, you lack an iron will and have to learn what to expect before the episode airs, you can find some fantastic Heroes episode 20 spoiler videos after the jump!

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Amazing Race All-Stars Winners

The Amazing Race 10 winner
The Amazing Race 12 winner
The Amazing Race 13 winner
The Amazing Race 14 winner

What can I say, it’s been hard to maintain any kind of interest in Amazing Race All Stars when the order of elimination and winners have already been revealed.

Tonight was the 12th leg of the race and, as I already knew before watching, Danny and Oswald ended up coming in last, earning themselves a one way ticket home. So that leaves us with just 3 remaining teams: Charla and Mirna, Danielle and Eric and Dustin and Kandice. Who do you think is going to walk away with the grand prize? You never know, the leaked information could be wrong.

Just in case you’re curious, you can find the Amazing Race All Stars Winners after the jump. Enjoy!

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Heroes Episode 19 Recap – Live!

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, welcome to tonight’s main event. Heroes makes it’s triumphant return tonight, airing the first of only five remaining episodes in the first season.

A great deal of people have been waiting for this day for this day to come since the show left on it’s second hiatus some seven weeks ago. Rest assured, Heroes episode 19 is going to be worth the wait and there will be no more breaks until the hit TV series comes to an end.

Get your drinks and snacks ready, kick back in your favorite chair and enjoy the live Heroes episode 19 recap!

  • Things kick off with a recap of Heroes episode 18 to give us a much needed refresher on where things left off.
  • HRG is sitting in his cell at Primatech Papers where Claire storms in through the door, apologizing for getting caught… but it’s not Claire, it’s Candice the shape-shifter girl.
  • Thompson (HRG’s) boss enters, tells Candice to get lost and has a chat with HRG. Thompson tells him the only reason he’s still around is their friendship. Thompson says he’s just waiting for the order to take out HRG.
  • Nathan Petrelli and Linderman are walking through Linderman’s art collection, looking at all the pictures. Linderman says he cares about the world, he wants to save it, and for that he needs Nathan.
  • Linderman reveals his powers to Nathan by healing a dead/dieing plant… He can heals things!!!!

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Heroes Episode 19 Recap

The day has finally come! It seems like forever since I watched Heroes episode 18 and man am I ever glad the wait it over. Heroes episode 19 has been one hell of a long time in the making, but it is all going to be worth it in the end.

Since I’ve been looking forward to tonight’s episode for so long, I’ve decided to do something special to welcome the show back. Instead of kicking back, watching the show, taking notes and then writing a full recap a few hours later, tonight’s Heroes Episode 19 Recap will be live! Heroes on NBC airs tonight at 9/8c, so stay tuned and stick around. You’ll be able to find out what is happening when it’s happening!

In the meantime, get yourself warmed up for tonight’s episode by catching up with some Heroes spoilers:

Heroes episode 19 spoilers – Part 1
Heroes episode 19 spoilers – Part 2
Heroes episode 19 spoilers – Part 3

The Apprentice Los Angeles Winner – Live Finale

Welcome to another edition of the Apprentice live blog. Tonight’s episode has been weeks in the making and we will finally find out who The Apprentice Los Angeles winner is! There is less than 10 minutes to go before the start of the season finale, so stay tuned.

Since this is a live blog, this post will be updated during every commercial break, so keep refreshing to find out what’s happening, as it happens! Grab a drink, something to snack on and get comfy, here we go!

  • Donald, Don and Ivanka Trump all take to the stage of the Hollywood Bowl in front of a roaring crowd.
  • Trump kicks things off by narrating a recap of the entire season, the challenges, winners and rewards.
  • Don’t forget, unlike previous season of The Apprentice, the finale is pitting the final 4 against each other, not the final 2.
  • Trump introduces the final four contestants, and they are: Stefani Schaeffer, James Sun, Nicole D’Ambrosio and Frank Lombardi.

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