Survivor Review: Great Game, Terrible Cast
While the Survivor: Nicaragua cast is one of the worst ever, at least the game of Survivor remains very interesting. Who's going to win is anyone's guess.
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Luke Dwyer
Luke has been covering Survivor and The Amazing Race for TV Fanatic ever since he sent the TV Fanatic's editor-and-chief an overly excited email about Suvivor: Heroes vs. Villains in January 2010. When he's not drooling over Boston Rob's gameplay, he spends his days doing business management for the Boston University Athletic Department.
His produst achievements to date are finally breaking 80 in the summer of 2011 at the Captain's Golf Course in Brewster, MA and being part of the 2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox.
Luke lives in Boston, MA with his longtime girlfriend and Survivor Round Table participant, Jane Murray.
You can follow Luke on Twitter @LilLukeD.
The Amazing Race Review: "Ali Baba in a Suit"
Chad and Stephanie get engaged and then get a huge surprise at the Pit Stop. Meanwhile, Gary and Mallory and Nat and Kat struggle with directions. We break down the entire leg in our review.
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Survivor Round Table: "Running the Camp"
Do you agree with Sash and Brenda's decision to vote for Marty instead of Jane?Yes, Marty was about to claim the crown for scramble king. You can't be that...
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Survivor Review: "Running the Camp"
Egos and despicable behavior were on full display this week on Survivor. Our review breaks down all of the culprits and what it means for their game.
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Survivor Round Table: "Company Will Be Arriving"
A self proclaimed pawn was sent home this week on Survivor. With the chess analogy fully in hand, our Round Table writers debate which pawn should have been home and what chess pieces the other players represent.
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Survivor Review: Chess Anyone?
Alina and Marty try to downplay their role in the game. However, our comparison of this season of Survivor to chess reveals their true place in the game.
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The Amazing Race Review: "Run Babushka, Run"
A week after a less than exciting episode, The Race responds with one of its best. Our review looks at all of the highlights and discusses why this week was so exciting.
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Survivor Round Table: "What Goes Around, Comes Around"
The luckiest man alive continues to confound our Round Table writers. What is La Flor doing? What is Marty doing giving away the idol? This and more in our latest Survivor Round Table.
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Survivor Review: "What Goes Around, Comes Around"
Marty's probably not the greatest Survivor player of all time, but he's definitely a candidate for the luckiest. Our review looks at Marty's growing luck and the young La Florians increasingly bizarre decisions.
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The Amazing Race Review: "Tastes Like a Million Dollars"
The Amazing Race has evolved quite a bit over the seventeen seasons it has been on the air. Some of the changes have been good. However, sometimes the changes leave us with an episode where nothing happens.
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Survivor Round Table: "Worst Case Scenario"
Left in the dark after the wild La Flor tribal council our Survivor Round Table writers convened to discuss their theories on what happened.
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Survivor Review: What Happens At Tribal Council...
The La Flor tribal council wows and the Espada one, well, does not. Our review goes over what the heck happened at the wild La Flor tribal council.
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The Amazing Race Review: "We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads"
Team work plays a huge factor in which team went home and which teams flourished. Our review breaks down where teams went wrong and why.
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Survivor Round Table: "Turf Wars"
Survivor: Nicaragua was flipped on its head with the tribal mix up. Our Round table writers convened to discuss the ramifications.
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Survivor Review: Predictable Surprises
A tribal switch up changes the dynamics of the game and a surprising castaway is sent home. We break down the mistakes made by the survivors on this episode along with the changes to the game.
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Survivor Round Table: "Pulling the Trigger"
After a Survivor episode where many of the castaways couldn't keep their mouths shut, our Survivor Round Table writers were hesitant to be too verbose, but rose to the challenge anyway.
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Survivor Review: Loose Lips Sink Ships
Two castaways continue to talk and dig their own grave. Our review discusses their potentially fatal flaws and wonder why people do not learn from past seasons of the show.
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The Amazing Race Review: "A Kiss Saves The Day"
Just when Andie and Jenna were starting to get interesting their race ends because of a bad cab ride. We dissect their time on the show and what it could mean for the future of The Amazing Race in our review.
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Survivor Round Table: "Glitter In Their Eyes"
After the loss of Jimmy Johnson, our Round Table writer discuss their sorrow and how life without Jimmy will be at camp.
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Survivor Review: Life After Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson is voted out and the fallout from his ouster along with an analysis is discussed in this week's Survivor review.
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The Amazing Race Review: The Country of London
Claire's mishap with the ballista dominates the show, but there's plenty of other blunders and mistakes to talk about from the premiere of the seventeenth season of The Amazing Race.
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Survivor Round Table: "Fatigue Makes Cowards Of Us All"
Our Survivor Round Table writers discuss one of the most controversial tribal councils in Survivor history.
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Survivor Review: Crazy Rules the Day
Stress at camp takes it toll on Holly and NaOnka, but no one handles the stress worse than Shannon at tribal council. We break down this week's jaw dropping tribal council along with what Holly and NaOnka's actions mean going forward.
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Survivor Round Table: "Young At Heart"
The 21st season of Survivor started last night with some big twists and surprise castaways. Our Round table writers are eager to break down the ramifications in the opening edition of TV Fanatic's Survivor Round Table.
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