OK, the game was definitely on last night on Survivor: Gabon. Last night saw the Fang tribe rise to the challenges, winning both reward and immunity. But things still aren't rosy at camp, with Randy calling youngster GC, "The cancer of the tribe."
The reward challenge was pretty barbaric, with two designated warriors from each tribe prying the other tribe's member off a pole and literally dragging them across the finish line for points. Fang's Olympic medalist Crystal made short work out of Kota's tiny Paloma. The pint-sized pixie was no match for the strong athlete and didn't last long at all. Which, of course, set up Paloma as the weakest link in the "pretty" tribe.
Fang won reward of bedding and quickly sent Kota's pin-up model Sugar to Exile Island. Sugar went on to find all the clues and the immunity necklace, ensuring her at least one reprieve at Tribal Council (if she's smart enough to use it) in the future.

Kota Tribe
Next up, the Immunity Challenge was the customary swimming event, followed by puzzle solving. I was sure that Kota had this one sewn up when they designated physics professor Bob to solve their numbers-related puzzle. However, Fang's professional videogamer Ken could not be counted out! If we've learned anything from Survivor's controversial race-divided previous season, Asians are gangbusters when it comes to solving puzzles! After two bungled tries, Bob lost to Ken and Fang was safe from Tribal Council.
The usual shenanagins played out before the vote, with annoying faux-Brit Ace and the weak Paloma being set up as the targets for elimination. However, the onion alliance proved strong and Kota decided to rid themselves of the weakest link. Paloma went home in a 7-2 vote.
For more info or to watch this episode vist http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/

Bye, Bye Paloma

Weekend Watch: Tonight I'm most looking forward to the Sci-Fi channel's new series premiere of Sanctuary. According to their site: There are creatures that live among us, abnormal offshoots of evolution that live in the fringes, unseen by most. Some are dangerous, but most are benign, becoming violent only because they are threatened by an ever-encroaching world. Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) and her team have dedicated themselves to tracking these mysterious creatures: harboring the benign ones, and protecting the world from the dangerous ones. Using their unique combination of instinct, medicine and cutting edge technology, this eclectic team must take on the creatures that lurk in the corners of our civilization. Sanctuary has its 2-hr. premiere at 9 p.m. tonight. For info visit http://www.scifi.com/sanctuary/home.html

Over on CBS at 9 p.m. is their much-heralded premiere of The Ex List, starring former Grey's Anatomy guester Elizabeth Reaser. Reaser stars as Bella, a young woman who learns from a psychic that she has already met and dated the man she is destined to marry. But she has to reconnect with him within a year, or it's a one-way ticket to Spinsterville.
Although critics' reviews have been positive, I've already decided to pass on this one. And my sole reason is because I so despised her whiny character on Grey's (Rebecca), that I really can't give this show a fair shot!The only thing I can find redeeming about Reaser is that she will be appearing on the big screen as the vampire family matriarch Esme Cullen in the film adapation of the wildly successful book Twilight! I hope I can get past "Rebecca" for that one ...
For info on The Ex List visit http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_ex_list/?source=Gfall
For info on the Twilight movie visit http://www.twilightthemovie.com/

The Cullens, Emmett, Rosalie, Esme, Edward, Carlisle, Alice and Jasper

Of course, for all my fellow Sci-Fi geaks, tonight on the Cartoon Network is the series premiere of Star Wars: Clone Wars (9-10 p.m.)! It will actually be two half-hour episodes and is not simply a TV-airing of the recently released movie. I'm not sure where this fits in the Star Wars chronological chain, but I'll be tuning in just the same!
For info or to watch visit http://theclonewars.cartoonnetwork.com/?cid=swtcw_search


Guilty Pleasure Alert: On Saturday over at CMT at 9 p.m. is the second season premiere of Tom Arnold's My Big Fat Redneck Wedding. It's like Bridezillas for Rednecks. And if you've been reading this blog, you know I can't resist a trainwreck show and this one measures right at the top of the list! Plus it's only a half hour, so it doesn't require a big commitment. Try it just for laughs ... visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/my-big-redneck-wedding/series.jhtml


And stay tuned, because afterwards at 9:30 p.m. is the third season premiere of Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team. I love this show, and apparently it's one of those shows you can watch with your significant other, and he'll enjoy it too, for obvious reasons.
So, I'll admit it, long ago I once dreamed of becoming a member of the DCC. I guess I love this show because I can live vicariously thru it. It chronicles from day one of try-outs all the way to the first football game exactly what it takes to be on the most prestigious cheerleading squad in the world! And it entails a LOT more than you think. Good thing I never actually tried out, I would've made an ass of myself!
For info visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/dallas_cowboys_cheerleaders/series.jhtml



Of course, I'll spend a good eight hours this weekend indulging in my favorite guilty pleasure of all time - TITANIC!!

Yes, the greatest movie ever made will be shown on TNT, twice this weekend, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and again at 4 p.m. Sunday. Of course, I can watch the DVD whenever I want, but when it's on TV, I can put it on every set in my house and get the whole place cleaned while listening to the saga of the most infamous ocean liner in history.
And as long as I'm admitting my DCC fantasy, why not let you all in on the fact that I actually paid to see James Cameron's masterpiece 19 times in the theater back in 1998 (well, twice in 1997). When it finally came out on VHS (yes, those were the early years of DVD and it came out in VHS format first), I actually bought a bigger television because I didn't think my measely 27-inch set would do it justice! (I also have the J. Peterman official replica of the Heart of the Ocean)


Titanic went on (with my help) to gross $1.8 billion worldwide and, 11 years later, is still the all-time box office champion! Take that Dark Night!