Survivor

By Tallulah Morehead Tribal Council: For once, I had no idea what was going to happen, and apparently, neither does anyone else in Igag. As Jeff Probst watched them file in, he had no inkling that he might be blindsided at any moment, and he has no immunity. I could feel Tom Bergeron, lurking about, waiting to take o...

By B.D. Gallof Basically, the inmates have done more than just run the asylum. The players have taken out the heads of the NHLPA as if this is Survivor, but with Don Cherry instead of the affable host Jeff Probst.

By Tallulah Morehead Tribal Council: "Well there's no use going over the dismal facts," said, Jeff, less than a breath before doing exactly that, "losing eight out of ten challenges, or the fact that, after tonight, you'll be down to four members, while Galu holds strong at eight, one of the worst overall perf...

By Tallulah Morehead Erik: "Not me?" Erik (winking): "Consistent. I'd stay consistent." Tribal Council: All 13 remaining players were assembled for Tribal Council, as Jeff gave them the medical verdict. Psycho Russell was now the only Russell in the game, and I can drop the "Psycho" from his name. More on CBS

By Sara-Ellen Amster, Ph.D. Now we are hearing from exploited child actors such as Danny Bonaduce, who played Danny on The Partridge Family and is now host of I Know My Kid's a Star, and Paul Petersen, who played Jeff on The Donna Reed Show and is now a child advocate. Petersen runs the organization A Minor Consideration...

By Tallulah Morehead Russell was enjoying watching this abysmally stupid woman crawling headfirst into a tree's hole, looking for the idol he had stashed in his pants. When Shambles couldn't find it, she began hollering questions at the tribe, "Jaison, do you have the immunity idol?" Why would she think he'd...

By Tallulah Morehead 1. The chickens are clearly labeled "Reward." Erik went on a secret Immunity Idol hunt, Rocket Scientist John pretended to nap, but was watching Erik hunt the idol. Eric found the idol, but it appeared that John missed this, and Erik now has the idol hidden away. More on CBS

By Tina Traster Ah, yes, watching a bounty hunter shake down a deadbeat dad. That's what Fox had hoped would make for great reality television because who among us wouldn't thrill at the idea of humiliating not only a man who is behind on child support but inadvertently shaming his children, who would get t...

By Tallulah Morehead And Zsa Zsa still had to go to Tribal Council and lose yet another player! In fact, for the show, it was a lucky break. With 20 contestants, if they don't have some double-eviction episodes, we'll be here until Easter, and this isn't Survivor: Easter Island. More on CBS

By Tallulah Morehead Wait a minute! Flava Flav wasn't even nominated for Best Reality Show Star? He was robbed. Kanye! The only reason Jeff Probst won this was because of the cachet my recaps of Survivor on this website give him, and he didn't even thank me. Typical! I've done more for Jeff than Jon Cryer's infant d...

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By Tallulah Morehead We began with the final five returning from Tribal Council, following the blindsiding of Debbie, which had left Coach feeling dumbfounded. He'd been blindsided around, and his closest ally had been the one vote against him. "Coach was clueless," Jeff Probst announced. What else is new? Bu...

By Tallulah Morehead Tribal Council: Jeff Probst to Sandy Whack-Job: "Here we are on Day 12, you're still sitting pretty." Well, she's still sitting anyway. Jeff to JT: "She [Sydney] wearing your boxers?" Best moment: Jeff to Sandy: "How will this tribe be different tomorrow?"

By Tallulah Morehead Jeff Probst: "Sandy, you a little crazy?" Jalapeno got two prizes at the end. Carolina's voice was gone, and they got flint. Timbira's reward prize was to get flint four hours ahead of Jalapeno, four hours that were 120 degrees. Great prize. More on Reality TV

By Monroe Price Laura Grindstaff, for example, a professor at the University of California, hit a kind of proverbial Palin nail on the head when she spoke about how these shows seek out a center of American life, and engage in what she called the "production of ordinariness" through reality television.