TV commentary...
Watching the RME awards last night that featured the reality show winners (and some losers) reminded me that I haven't put my two cents worth in on the TV season. So here goes...
Survivor - a perennial favorite. I was not a fan of Danni. She skated through and I think that is a cheap way to play that game. She didn't outwit anyone. She sure didn't outplay anyone. She merely outlasted and that is only one piece of the Survivor mantra. I was rooting for Gary and when he got voted out, I was pulling for Stephanie. The people who were pissed at her were so ridiculous. The alliance of five couldn't all be sitting there at the end. If any one of them were to switch places with her, they would have had to do the same thing to the same people. She just beat them to the punch. Hello - it's the outwit part.
Biggest Loser - I was SO glad Matt won. He wrestled for my hometown. He looks great and so deserved to win. He had the most heart and the most desire and it paid off. Who knew that the show would turn into the Dating Game and that Matt and Suzy would end up together??
Amazing Race - I was disappointed a bit with this year's teams. My favorite team, the Gaghan family, finished sixth. Overall, there weren't as many teams to pull for or to hate, for that matter. There was the dysfunctional Paolo family who started out in the lead as the ones to hate. Then they pulled together and I kind of could tolerate them (although the oldest son was still VERY hatable). It ended up that the Weaver family was the most annoying. I started out feeling sorry for them. They had recently lost their husband/father in a racing accident and seemed lost in the world. Then the very un-Christianlike comments they hurled around one second followed by deep praying for help and guidance in the next exposed them as petty, nasty, pretenders. Little clue here - don't think God cares if you find the road on the map. He's busy. Spewing rude comments from your SUV to bypassers not involved in the race is not going to win you any heavenly rewards. By the end, I was happy with whoever won as long as it wasn't the Weavers.
Apprentice - (Donald's version. Can't stand Martha.) Very happy with Randal winning. He was clearly the leader throughout. I got really tired of Rebecca talking about her damned ankle. It wasn't a hurdle in the competition. In Survivor - yeah, then we'd have something to talk about. In The Apprentice the challenges are mental, not physical. Randal was dealing with the death of his grandmother. That is something that could affect your mental performance. He didn't whine about it. He didn't point it out at every turn. Hell, by the end, Trump seemed to forget about it. During the finale he talked about how brave Rebecca was not to turn tail and run home to mommy. I was surprised, but pleased with Randal's decision to only have one Apprentice. Rebecca was sweet. She's also only 23 and very weak sauce. The best candidate got the job.
Deal or No Deal - I can see where this might get old after a while, but I was drawn into the premiere last night. I'll be watching all week.
Survivor - a perennial favorite. I was not a fan of Danni. She skated through and I think that is a cheap way to play that game. She didn't outwit anyone. She sure didn't outplay anyone. She merely outlasted and that is only one piece of the Survivor mantra. I was rooting for Gary and when he got voted out, I was pulling for Stephanie. The people who were pissed at her were so ridiculous. The alliance of five couldn't all be sitting there at the end. If any one of them were to switch places with her, they would have had to do the same thing to the same people. She just beat them to the punch. Hello - it's the outwit part.
Biggest Loser - I was SO glad Matt won. He wrestled for my hometown. He looks great and so deserved to win. He had the most heart and the most desire and it paid off. Who knew that the show would turn into the Dating Game and that Matt and Suzy would end up together??
Amazing Race - I was disappointed a bit with this year's teams. My favorite team, the Gaghan family, finished sixth. Overall, there weren't as many teams to pull for or to hate, for that matter. There was the dysfunctional Paolo family who started out in the lead as the ones to hate. Then they pulled together and I kind of could tolerate them (although the oldest son was still VERY hatable). It ended up that the Weaver family was the most annoying. I started out feeling sorry for them. They had recently lost their husband/father in a racing accident and seemed lost in the world. Then the very un-Christianlike comments they hurled around one second followed by deep praying for help and guidance in the next exposed them as petty, nasty, pretenders. Little clue here - don't think God cares if you find the road on the map. He's busy. Spewing rude comments from your SUV to bypassers not involved in the race is not going to win you any heavenly rewards. By the end, I was happy with whoever won as long as it wasn't the Weavers.
Apprentice - (Donald's version. Can't stand Martha.) Very happy with Randal winning. He was clearly the leader throughout. I got really tired of Rebecca talking about her damned ankle. It wasn't a hurdle in the competition. In Survivor - yeah, then we'd have something to talk about. In The Apprentice the challenges are mental, not physical. Randal was dealing with the death of his grandmother. That is something that could affect your mental performance. He didn't whine about it. He didn't point it out at every turn. Hell, by the end, Trump seemed to forget about it. During the finale he talked about how brave Rebecca was not to turn tail and run home to mommy. I was surprised, but pleased with Randal's decision to only have one Apprentice. Rebecca was sweet. She's also only 23 and very weak sauce. The best candidate got the job.
Deal or No Deal - I can see where this might get old after a while, but I was drawn into the premiere last night. I'll be watching all week.
3 Comments:
I must disagree about Danni on Survivor; she won challenges when she needed them. She deserved it a lot more than Tina Wesson season 2; she skated by if anyone ever did. I didn't really have a favorite this year, but I didn't mind Danni.
I agree with the comment on Tina Wesson. She did skate by. I haven't liked any of the seasons where the winner skated by. The only challenge Danni won was the one where she had "purchased" a cheat that basically allowed her to steal the challenge away from the person that was winning. The only other "wins" came on team competitions where she didn't contribute anything. If you go the the Survivor website she isn't even mentioned until Episode 10. She skated.
She did win that last competition...the endurance one when it was down to the final three. She won when she absolutely had to.
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