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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Jeff Probst To Make Your Terminal Cancer Ridden Dreams Come True

4:18AM Seth | Bedimpled Survivor emcee Jeff Probst is the creator of his own reality show concept, one which he pledges will take its subjects “on the last adventure of their life.” The crucial word there is “last,” as Live Like You’re Dying hinges on the stultifying premise that a different, terminally ill individual will have their wildest dreams enacted weekly, to the delight of millions of weepy Americans everywhere. In that sense, it could just as easily be called Survivor: Forget About It—anything, really, besides Live Like You’re Dying, a title in which the word “like” seems entirely out of place. (Face It, You’re Dying?) An enthused Probst explained the pitch further to EW.com: More »
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

First High-Def ‘Survivor’ Episode Also Provides First CBS Full-Frontal Nudity

6:00AM Kyle Buchanan | For seasons, fans of Survivor have been awaiting the day when CBS would finally start broadcasting episodes of the long-running reality competition in HD. With so much beautiful scenery on display in every episode, what better way to notice new, unforeseen details of the show to appreciate? Unfortunately for CBS, their first HD episode of Survivor bore full-frontal fruit, as eagle-eyed watchers of this past Thursday’s two-hour premiere noticed that hunky doctor Marcus Lehman showed off a little bit more of his own personal immunity idol than the network had doubtlessly intended. More »
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