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Michael Scofield tries to save his brother from death row. Believe it or not, the premise of Prison Break’s first season was about two brothers who needed to break out of prison. (Who would’ve guessed?) But despite the obvious plot, Prison Break had much more going on beneath the surface. There was also a government […]
0 comments by Derek Hanson on 1/31/2006
Sixteen survivors arrive in Panama and discover Exile Island. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 1 Elimination: Tina When I first saw our group of castaways I had two people pegged as the first to go: Tina or Cirie. Tina just screamed White trash, which is never a good thing, and Cirie had that look […]
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Exile Island and a hidden immunity idol are two new twists. Although it’s now Survivor’s twelfth version, Exile Island will mark my first foray into creating a season review for the CBS hit. The way I plan on working this page is a blog format, where each week I’ll update with a report on who […]
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A second castaway is voted off the island. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 2 Elimination: Melinda Let me start off by saying how disappointed I was with Shane’s opening interview. The previews for this week showed him saying “This place just breeds bad luck” and then getting nailed by what appeared to be a falling tree. […]
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Misty gets the axe after lying about having the hidden idol. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 3 Elimination: Misty One plea to the execs at CBS: Can we bring back the Survivor opening credits? Maybe it’s just me, but I thoroughly enjoyed the music and cool special effects they used in the opening sequences. […]
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A fourth elimination puts La Mina at a disadvantage. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 4 Elimination: Ruth Marie You have to wonder if the CBS execs are reading this blog, because the Survivor opening credits are back! It’s nice to know I have that kind of influence! Ok, so the return of the credits […]
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Bobby is the fifth contestant voted off. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 5 Elimination: Bobby Ok, what’s up with the opening credits this season? One week they’re here, the next, they’re gone. Can we get a little consistency going here? At least Bobby’s grandfather and brother provided the first-ever non-lame Febreze Survivor family moment. […]
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Dan the Astronaut is voted off Exile Island. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 6 Elimination: Dan And the opening credits return! What do you think the odds are that we’ll get them again when the show returns in three weeks? It’s just not Survivor without the credits. So the show begins with Shane waking […]
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Things continue to head south for La Mina as they lose yet another member. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 7 Elimination: Nick Again no opening credits! I think it’s time to give up on my quest to save them. You won’t have to hear me whine about this any more. So this was the […]
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Only two La Mina members are left after another tribal council. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 8 Elimination: Austin This was an absolutely huge episode for the former La Mina tribe. Down 3 to 6 in the numbers, it was going to take a blockbuster move to turn the tables on the Axis of […]
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Much to my disappointment, Sally gets voted off Exile Island. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 9 Elimination: Sally It is with a heavy heart that I make this latest entry into the Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog. My pony has been put out to pasture. After a riveting nine episodes in which she regularly […]
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Sickness eliminates a survivor from the competition. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 10 Elimination: Bruce I hate to say “I told you so” when somebody is writhing on the ground because their colon is about to burst. But Bruce, “I told you so”. When this guy told his fellow Casaya members that that filtering […]
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The members of Casaya begin to turn againts one another. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 11 Elimination: Courtney There’s always one episode each Survivor season where people really start “playing the game”. It’s usually towards the end when alliances begin to buckle under the pressure of a million dollars. As a Survivor strategy enthusiast, […]
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American Idols and their celebrity dopplegangers. During the first three seasons of American Idol, I watched the show religiously. But then the lazy days of college were replaced by the hectic schedule of medical school. So needless to say, spending two hours per week watching Simon and Paula flirt while Jessica Simpson wanna-be’s belted out […]
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Shane Powers has his torch snuffed out. Survivor Panama: Exile Island Blog Episode 12 Elimination: Shane My dream ending for the season was crushed this episode: Shane will not be losing in the finals. There will be no mental breakdown. There will be no homicidal rage. The night will not end with Jeff Probst doing […]
