Survivor - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/survivor/?source=rss&aim=survivor en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT Vengeance equals payola By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/27/survivor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/27/survivor/index.html?source=rss Suze Orman, "Survivor" villain Russell and "Californication's" Hank Moody prove sweet revenge can make you rich I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/12/07/amazing_race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/12/07/amazing_race/index.html?source=rss While most reality TV starts to repeat itself, CBS's "The Amazing Race" and Bravo's "Top Chef" both age gracefully. TV without borders By Logan Scherer Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/week/2008/09/04/international_chart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/week/2008/09/04/international_chart/index.html?source=rss A guide to classic American shows born overseas. Finale wrap-up: "Survivor: Micronesia" By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/05/12/survivor_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/05/12/survivor_finale/index.html?source=rss "Survivor's" best season ever ends like a John Hughes movie, with selfish popular girls, angry outbursts and a great big love confession! I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/02/17/survivor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/02/17/survivor/index.html?source=rss Resilient reality ancestors "Survivor" and "Big Brother" adapt to new survival strategies, while a tragedy kills "Paradise Hotel 2." TV Daily Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/09/20/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/09/20/thursday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Thursday: "Survivor: China" promises new challenges inspired by "the most mysterious place on Earth." Finale wrap-up: "Survivor" By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/05/14/survivor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/05/14/survivor/index.html?source=rss "Survivor: Fiji" ends in broken promises -- so why is everyone smiling and holding hands? I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/15/top_design/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/15/top_design/index.html?source=rss "Top Design" bids a mediocre farewell, while "Friday Night Lights" haunts us with dreams of a second season. Plus: "Survivor's" Yau-Man reinvents the reality hero! I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2006/12/17/tsunami/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2006/12/17/tsunami/index.html?source=rss "The Amazing Race" ceases to amaze, HBO's "Tsunami" sinks like a stone, and the dream of a race-themed "Survivor" dries up like a raisin in the sun. Race to the bottom By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/09/15/survivor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/09/15/survivor/index.html?source=rss Will "Survivor: Cook Islands" reinforce racial stereotypes? The first episode provides a few clues -- and elicits even more criticism. The Fix Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/08/22/tue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2006/08/22/tue/index.html?source=rss Madonna seeks to clean up nuclear waste with "magic Kabbalah fluid." K-Fed "a joke"? Plus: Luke Wilson on butts! I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/iltw/2006/05/21/hippies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/iltw/2006/05/21/hippies/index.html?source=rss The good hippies of "The Amazing Race" save hippiedom from the bad hippie of "Survivor." Plus: Is "Grey's Anatomy" just elaborate, expensive pornography for women? I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/iltw/2006/04/16/reality_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/iltw/2006/04/16/reality_tv/index.html?source=rss Open wide! It's time for a reality TV checkup, from the controlling, antisocial yuppies of "The Apprentice" to the tedious hippies of "Survivor." I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/02/05/i_like/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/02/05/i_like/index.html?source=rss Hey, ladies! Learn about potential suitors by studying these profiles of male archetypes Flavor Flav, Jeff Probst, Vic Mackey and Jack Bauer! The best and worst in television By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/iltw/2005/12/27/year_end/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/iltw/2005/12/27/year_end/index.html?source=rss Use the holidays to give your TiVo new marching orders! Here's an overview of what to watch, and what to banish from your TV forever. I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/iltw/2005/12/11/i_like/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/iltw/2005/12/11/i_like/index.html?source=rss Looking to "Survivor's" Cindy and North Korea's Kim Jong-il for lessons on how to lose big, lose early and lose often. Probst, master of the segue By H.H. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2005/12/06/henbunnysurvivor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2005/12/06/henbunnysurvivor/index.html?source=rss Hen and bunny reenact a scene from "Survivor" Casting couch By Benjamin Wallace Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/11/09/billionaire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/11/09/billionaire/index.html?source=rss We sit in as reality TV pros pick the contestants on Fox's "The Rebel Billionaire," making sure they're angry, ill-informed, hyperbolic and have beautiful skin. I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2004/05/17/i_like/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2004/05/17/i_like/index.html?source=rss A so-called traitor serves his time. A homewrecker and a balding psychiatrist wave bye-bye. Plus: Is "Survivor's" Rupert America's sweetheart? The Year of the Liar By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/12/22/liar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/12/22/liar/index.html?source=rss From weapons of mass destruction to Jayson Blair, we trusted them -- and they punk'd us. Why do we keep coming back for more? "Survivor": The wrath of Rob By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/05/10/survivor_6/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/05/10/survivor_6/index.html?source=rss In its sixth season, "Survivor" travels down the Amazon and finally finds a villain worthy to fill the shoes of flabby nudist tyrant Richard Hatch. Jeff Probst is not an idiot By Janelle Brown Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2002/05/08/probst/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2002/05/08/probst/index.html?source=rss The weather-beaten host of "Survivor" talks about his debut indie film, "Finder's Fee," and why no one takes him seriously. Madonna not pregnant By Amy Reiter Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/04/18/npthurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/04/18/npthurs/index.html?source=rss Material girl denies voguing for two; Hugh patches up with Bing. Plus: "Survivor" scrapes bottom of own barrel; and Angie Harmon rallies peeps against peeping Toms. The silence of the wildebeests Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/survivor3/2001/12/27/twelve/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/survivor3/2001/12/27/twelve/index.html?source=rss Plus: A heartwarming story about two men and a commode. Come back, little bartender! Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/survivor3/2001/12/14/ten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/survivor3/2001/12/14/ten/index.html?source=rss Tom's got a cute little new friend -- and he's growing. Plus: Lex keeps on tweaking!