Thanks to everyone for your comments on My 10 Most Fascinating People post. It’s great to know someone’s reading here! Sorry to have left you hanging over the weekend, I meant to post my Survivor recap sooner, but you know how things get away from you when you have time off.

Spent most of my weekend up to my elbows in Xmas decorations, climbing up and down steps from the basement to the first and second floors of the house with boxes loaded with the decor of the season. Yesterday was cool, though, I made the most of ABC Family’s Harry Potter marathon. I love it when I can put all the TVs all over the house and just go back and forth while decorating. And since it was sooooo cold out, yesterday was the perfect day for it.

I started out my weekend on the right note, however, and watched a rockin’ flick – Wanted. Totally loved it! I highly recommend. Based on a popular video game (and many video game-based movies suck), this one totally hits its mark. Great visual effects, tons of action, good story and Angelina Jolie too! Nice to see James McAvoy doing some action stuff, and Morgan Freeman is always good … nice twist in the middle that I never saw coming. Check it out.


The only new thing on TV I watched was last night’s season finale of the Amazing Race. Siblings Nick & Starr, separated couple Ken & Tina and frat boys Andrew & Dan raced from Russia to Oregon for the final leg of the race around the world and a million dollars …

It was exciting, as always, and being the last episode, I’m not going to go into much detail. In the end, as expected, Nick & Starr hit the finish line first and got the million. Ken & Tina were close on their tails, with Andrew & Dan bringing up the rear, way behind. The boys were quite gracious to their fellow competitors, admitting that even they didn’t believe they had made it to the end.

Congrats to Nick & Starr
One thing I always like about this show, when the players get to the finish line, all the other
players who’ve been eliminated are all there to cheer them on. Nice sportsmanship.
In case you missed it, you can watch it here
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/


The players of Gabon
Survivor Time: Yes, another tumultuous season of Survivor is coming to the end. There’s only Thursday’s episode before Sunday night’s 2-hour finale, followed by the reunion show at 10 p.m. Can you believe it? It seems not that long ago that we first met the competitors of Gabon, Africa. I for one, would’ve never guessed that Crystal would still be there (can't wait till they all find out at the reunion show that she's an Olympic athlete)! Or Bob, even though, Bob deserves to be there. I can’t say the same for Crystal.
But back to last week’s episode. Night 30 started off with Bob being ticked off at everyone’s laughter over the hoodwinking of Randy at Tribal Council. And he let Sugar know about it. Sugar apologized, but didn’t mean it.
Then Sugar and Corinne got into it over talking behind people’s backs.
As promo’d, the Reward Challenge featured a short video message from each players’ loved ones. Jeff, however, broke the bad news that the loved ones actually weren’t there, but the winner of the challenge would get to see their entire video over lunch as reward. Teams were chosen, and Corinne was odd person out, so had no chance of winning.
It all came down to a puzzle between Bob and Ken, with Bob easily winning. Ken decides Bob’s a threat. Bob leaves and get his reward and while enjoying some food and his video, his wife shows up to surprise him! Bob takes his wife back to camp, but not alone, he brings the rest of the players’ loved ones with him, much to their surprise! Lots of crying follows … really people, this part always gets me, it’s Survivor – it’s not like they’re never going to see them again!! It’s only been 30 days!
Actually, the contestants usually get to their host country a couple weeks early to get some “survival” training, so I guess it’s been a bit longer …
Back to the game – Ken brags to his friend that he took out five power players. Sugar’s sister brought their dad’s ashes, and Sugar spreads some out over the water in Africa. And Matty, oh Matty, crumbles into a pile of mush with his girlfriend and actually proposes!! Are you kidding me?
She says yes, of course – would have been better if she had said, “we can talk about it when you get home.” Never, never, propose on TV. Haven’t we learned anything from The Bachelor?

Shortly before the Immunity Challenge, Bob reveals another fake idol to Corinne. To which she replies, that one of them has to win immunity. The challenge had players answering Gabon-related questions via a cube with words on it (true, false, yes, no).

Favorite moment: Poisonous snakes are harmless to humans (true/false). To which Suzie and Corinne said false! Hello, ladies – poisonous? Even Jeff had to point out that one!

Physics Prof Bob, becoming quite the player
Bob won again, so he was safe from elimination. He and Corinne further schemed with the fake idol and decided to get rid of Matty. I would have gotten rid of him based on that blubbering proposal.
Corinne tells Kenny about the idol (not that it's fake) and Kenny suggests getting rid of Matty (Matty's quite the unpopular boy). Bob tells Crystal about the idol (again, not that it's fake). Crystal and Ken are thrilled about the new plan.
At Tribal Council, Bob, Ken and Corinne vote for Matty, while Crystal, Sugar, Suzie and Matty vote Corinne. Bye Corinne. Let’s see if Matty puts 2-2 together and figures out which one of his alliance voted for him!
Survivor airs Thursday at 8 p.m. on CBS. For info or to watch visit
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/

Tonight we bid farewell to one of my favorite shows. Although I haven’t blogged about it before, Boston Legal is a guilty pleasure I will miss!

The antics of Denny Crane and the closing arguments of Alan Shore are legendary TV schtick. And so well done that Shore’s James Spader won 3 Emmys for his portrayal, while Crane’s William Shatner garnered himself one too. I will miss their well-humored dialogues on the balcony of Crane's office that ended each show. I hope their Bromance goes on forever ...
Say good-bye on ABC tonight with a 2-hour episode beginning at 9 p.m.

And my Christmas season wouldn’t be complete without A Christmas Carol, my favorite holiday tale of all time! I’m sure it’s because it features ghosts (and you know what a horror freak I am).
Anyway, tonight the Hallmark Channel offers up my all-time favorite melodramatic retelling of this story – the Lifetime Channel’s Ebbie! Oh yeah, it doesn’t get any cheesier than this. Featuring Soap Queen Susan Lucci as Ebbie (get it?) Scrooge, the miserly owner of some department store in New York City, it’s usually the first Xmas flick I watch every year.
It’s not scary at all, laughable at all the right parts, and even a little sentimental, but I love it, with proper cheese, of course!
Check it out tonight at 9. That means you -- Elfman!! You still haven't seen this, but I know what a Lucci-fan you are. Here's a pic just for you!

Sexy Susan
I think she's channeling a little Padma here ... what do you think?