couchpotatohead

I just want to say a big “HELLO!!” to all my fellow blogers and readers at Today.com. My name is Marco aka Couchpotatohead and I will be blogging TV and entertainment, but mostly about reality shows. I’m quite a geek when it comes to my favorite shows, so please bare with me. I hope you find this blog enjoyable. First of all, Survivor is one of my favorite TV shows, period. And with this season in HD–it just rocks! It feels like your watching the show from a window of…well, something. Jeff Probst is back with his over-the-top intro and we meet the 18 castaways accompanied by natives (who mysteriously vanish after the opening sequence). They are: Danny “GC”- Wearing a blinding light green t-shirt Bob- A high school teacher that I wish I had Jacquie- A Medical Device Sales person who should be a model Ken- The token Asian this season, who’s also a champion video gamer Marcus- My first guess for his job was underwear model, but I was wrong: he’s a doctor. Charlie- My gaydar went through the roof when he opened his mouth. Mattie- A personal trainer to talks like a surfer Susie- Hairdresser, mom, wife, philanthropist. just kidding on that last one. Paloma- A sweet petite girl who’s a student. Randy- A man in an ugly shirt who shoots weddings for a living. He hates marriage…and the world. Ace- A bald photographer w/ a questionable accent Crystal- A tall lady who claims to be a pre-school teacher, but really is an Olympic Gold Medalist Kelly- A girl that reminds me of those pretty girls you loose interest in when they open their mouths. Corinne- A self proclaimed bitch Dan- An amiable guy who is soul searching in Gabon. Michelle- She wears purple. Sugar- A model who came to Gabon w/ her matching leopard print top Gillian- Mother of four & a nurse. Also has an accent. Jeff then split the castaways into two tribes a la Survivor Thailand, where the eldest get first pick of the tribes. I REALLY oppose choosing tribes like this. I’d rather see balanced teams that the Producers themselves determine. Plus, some of the castaways pick people for stupid reasons such as Ace picking his model, Kelly going for blond power, and Crystal and the MILF (Moms I like to forget) brigade. To add more “I told you so, Producers!” to this format of tribes, Fang lost badly–foreshadowing another lopsided season. At Kota, Bob is THE man and Ace…is just an annoying man. At Fang, Gillian treats Elephant Dung like gold. I wouldn’t shake her hand if I met her. Kenny and Michelle’s “Fear Factor” date was cute to watch. Kenny is such a gentleman, I mean, he OFFERED the termite queen to her. That was so romantic. Speaking of Romance, Charlie is drooling over Marcus. I’m not surprised–he was talking to Charlie behind the bushes…in his UNDERWEAR! To add more awkwardness to this man worship, you can see Charlie struggling not to look at Marcus’ underwear. By the way, if you are to freeze frame that scene, you do see Charlie’s eyes focused on Marcus’ well…you know. Marcus is smart, he knows the gay guy’s weakness. He has the ‘bait’ and he’s reeling him in. Gillian doesn’t really prove much of an asset as she can’t heal Randy’s head wound because it was too dark. That and her age was a cue for me that she’s toast if Fang loses…oh wait, Michelle’s moaning is grating on the tribe’s nerves…I guess she quickly takes that crown from Gillian. Also a side note: Underwear yoga in the jungle…ok. Underwear yoga in the jungle w/ cameras..NOT ok. I like the first immunity challenge from each season, ’cause their always chained. It just something about it gets me turns o–WHOA, I did not just write that on my first blog. Anyway, thanks to lazy GC (who probably doesn’t care since he’s immune) and loud Gilllian (Thank you Jeff for shutting her up!), Kota wins by a BIG margin. Tribal Council in HD is so awesome. It looks like your actually witnessing it. Meanwhile, the actual Tribal Council is…wow. The editors couldn’t make Fang look like a smart tribe with all the drama. Anyway, Michelle’s moaning made the tribe vote her off instead of frail Gillian. I felt bad for her. She was last picked for tribes, she had a miserable time dealing with the elements, and the majority was against her. That’s not what I want to remember the 3 days I spent on Survivor. And that’s what I have to say to that.

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