Monday, May 24, 2010

Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson - "Sells" her ex-husband

The Duchess of York reportedly "sold" her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, to an English tabloid in a "Royal sting." Personally, i think if enough money is offered, anyone would have a hard time sticking to their scruples! Although this is a public relations nightmare, Fergie always impressed me as someone who "pulled no punches" - I like that! Could it really be true that Fergie only receives $21,000 a year per her divorce settlement and Princess Diana's was a flat 32 million as reported by E Entertainment? Fergie - I still love you!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Survivor - Heroes vs. Villians

It is nice to have finally figured out why Russell has only ever made it to the final three not one by two times! He is the dumbest player ever. It's obvious the producers show us what they think we want to see or what will successfully boost the ratings. I admit it - I probably tuned in each week to root for Russell to be voted off. And every night after the show I'd say, "why didn't they vote him off?" I love how ironic it is that the only person they showed us, who WAS willing to vote him off was Sandra, who won the million dollars! Congrats Sandra for a game well played! I loved it when you acted dumb and said, "I'll take the $100K." I must admit, at that point, I didn't really think you had much of a chance at winning the million.

I have to keep reminding myself that it is a TV show and it's all about ratings. Through the entire last season I thought Russell was smart and played a good game. Seeing him at the Reunion Show this year made me realize he is the dumbest player ever. For him to think he made it to the final three because he is smart, is just plain stupid! It's now obvious that the behind-the-scenes strategy was to keep Russell and let him think he was in control. It was genius to take him to the final three; a guarantee that only the other two were in the running for the million.

Dumbest survivor moves I've seen so far:
4. James going home with TWO immunity idols in his pocket.
3. JT and his infamous letter to Russell and giving him the immunity idol.
2. Erik being duped into giving the idol to another player.
1. Russell stabbing everyone in the back, aligning with each and every player and STILL thinking he might be voted #1 survivor, all while some were playing him like a fiddle!

On a lighter note, congratulations to all the players for giving us yet another good season of Survivor. I don't know if I could ever sign myself up to go through what you have all gone through...or could I....?