Hello again, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the penultimate episode of “Brainiacs vs. Biceps vs. Boob Jobs.” Holy crap, it’s been a long time since I’ve used that phrase. I think the show decided to move away from using the “BvsBvsB” attributions since those labels were clearly erased weeks ago. What has it been since then? Methinks “Boneheads vs. BALD-Faced liars vs. Beefcake/Boobs” is a tad more a propos

Nice to see the Twittersphere is still super pumped on this season, with many calling it “one of the best seasons ever.” Jeff Probst continues to tweet about that, which says something because he doesn’t ALWAYS do that. And if you haven’t noticed, there seems to be a bit of a feud developing between Tony and Russell Hantz over Tony’s gameplay. Many have been comparing him to Russell, who obviously doesn’t take kindly to being compared to ANYONE. The man’s a trailblazer! There’s been some amusing back and forth between them, which is either a harmless little spat between two dominant players (in their respective … Continue reading →

Another Wednesday, another endless wait until 5pm so I can “excuse” myself from Twitter and pass those final 3 hours until Survivor begins. Hallelujah! It’s 8pm and once again I’m thrust into the world of Probst The Magic Dragon…

I’ve been impressed with the almost cult-like following of the show this season. True, I wasn’t on Twitter last season, so maybe the tidal wave of tweets that every Wednesday brings is the same each season, but I’m really amazed by the positive vibes Season 28 is getting. I understand the show has fans, but in season’s past, I’ve seen many of those fans’ comments, and they weren’t always positive. I recall when Colton was named as a returning player on Blood vs. Water how fans’ blood boiled. Hell, my blood boiled. People claiming to be lifelong fans were going to “boycott the season,” or worse, start watching Big Brother! But after that fool quit again, fans returned and made Blood vs. Water one of the best seasons (in my opinion).

This season, however, I’m seeing … Continue reading →

We’re rounding third and heading for home. Only a few more episodes until we wrap up what’s turning out to be a better season than expected. After Blood vs. Water’s weekly emotional rollercoaster, the whole Brains-Brawn-Beauty theme sounded like a good idea, but I think we can agree those delineations meant nothing, as tribes (specifically the Brains) did nothing to validate their characteristic trait. And after a few questionable acts and decisions made by certain players, what was once a possible Top Ten season quickly deteriorated into another middle-of-the-pack soap opera. But thankfully, some incredibly big moves were made and it’s once again shaping up to be a strong finish. We’ll get to all that in a bit, let’s take care of some business first.

As always, thanks to everyone who’s been supporting the column. I’m happy to report some new readers have found us on Twitter, as well as another former player (Erik Reichenbach). And I’m thrilled that Skupin is still hanging around with us. It’s always a pleasure to get a little validation … Continue reading →