Bruce Beresford-Redman has seen his share of defeats in the last few years. In an exclusive interview, his first since his sentencing in March 2015, the former Survivor producer — incarcerated for the murder of his wife in Mexico — describes the agony of not seeing his two children for years, the horror of prison conditions and now the disappointment of another unfavorable ruling from a Mexican court. His children, Camila and Alec, are growing up without their father’s physical presence. Beresford-Redman’s aging parents, Juanita and David, are raising them, largely on their own. They haven’t seen each other in
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- 9/1/2016
- by Scott Johnson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lance Henriksen: A Survivor’s Tale
A seminal event happened to actor Lance Henriksen in his late teens that serves as the perfect metaphor for his life: Henriksen was working at a rural New Mexico gas station, and was taken in by the couple who owned it. They had a teenage daughter a couple years his junior. One day, figuring Lance and his daughter were getting a bit too chummy; the man drove Henriksen out to the middle of the desert. “All winter long, the frost has been pushing up these beautiful amethyst stones,” the man explained. “I’ll drop you off and you can collect them, then come back and sell them for a lot of money.” Henriksen stayed half the night, and then started to succumb to the desert’s freezing temperatures. “I dug a hole and buried myself up to my chest, with a fire in front of me.
A seminal event happened to actor Lance Henriksen in his late teens that serves as the perfect metaphor for his life: Henriksen was working at a rural New Mexico gas station, and was taken in by the couple who owned it. They had a teenage daughter a couple years his junior. One day, figuring Lance and his daughter were getting a bit too chummy; the man drove Henriksen out to the middle of the desert. “All winter long, the frost has been pushing up these beautiful amethyst stones,” the man explained. “I’ll drop you off and you can collect them, then come back and sell them for a lot of money.” Henriksen stayed half the night, and then started to succumb to the desert’s freezing temperatures. “I dug a hole and buried myself up to my chest, with a fire in front of me.
- 8/11/2015
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
The suspense is over, fans of Chasing Life and Switched at Birth.
ABC Family announced Wednesday that its dramedy series will return on Aug. 17 and Aug. 24, respectively.
RelatedShadowhunters: Katherine McNamara Tapped to Star as Clary Fray
The cabler also revealed a premiere date for Young & Hungry‘s sophomore season, as well as the debuts for new series Monica the Medium, Job or No Job, Next Step Realty: NYC, Startup U and Kevin From Work.
All told, the lineup looks like this:
Monday, July 13 | Monica the Medium (10/9c)
Wednesday, Aug. 5 | Job or No Job (9/8c)
Tuesday, Aug. 11 | Next Step Realty: NYC (9/8c)
Wednesday,...
ABC Family announced Wednesday that its dramedy series will return on Aug. 17 and Aug. 24, respectively.
RelatedShadowhunters: Katherine McNamara Tapped to Star as Clary Fray
The cabler also revealed a premiere date for Young & Hungry‘s sophomore season, as well as the debuts for new series Monica the Medium, Job or No Job, Next Step Realty: NYC, Startup U and Kevin From Work.
All told, the lineup looks like this:
Monday, July 13 | Monica the Medium (10/9c)
Wednesday, Aug. 5 | Job or No Job (9/8c)
Tuesday, Aug. 11 | Next Step Realty: NYC (9/8c)
Wednesday,...
- 5/13/2015
- TVLine.com
We've reached the end of our "Survivor: San Juan del Sur" exit interviews. Natalie Anderson began this "Survivor" season in a defensively position. Not only did she enter the game with a certain reputation from her two seasons on "The Amazing Race" -- "I know we have a lot of Twinny haters. There's no middle. It's either you love us or you hate us," she says -- but sister Nadiya was voted out first by her tribe. That left Natalie with notoriety and without a loved one in the Blood versus Water season. What followed was a "Survivor" run that stood out both for Natalie's sturdy combination game -- She made big strategic moves, performed well in challenges and also found and used an Immunity Idol effectively -- but also for her major image overhaul. Coming into the season facing derision from some CBS reality fans, Natalie ended the season a very popular winner,...
- 12/24/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
For only the third time since "Survivor" switched over to a Final 3, all three remaining castaways received votes at the Final Tribal Council. So kudos to Missy Payne, even if her lone vote came from her daughter Baylor. In retrospect, it's pretty impressive that Missy was even able to stand at the Final 3 at all. The owner of a Dallas-based cheerleading gym hurt her ankle in a late-season Reward Challenge and resisted Jeff Probst's insinuations that she might want to leave the game. Told by the "Survivor" medic that she could stick around if she could stand the pain, Missy refused to quit, even if it meant sitting out several of the season's most important challenges. Perhaps that injury explains why the Jury took Missy so lightly, even though she tried to emphasize her importance in many key early votes. In her exit interview, the season's third place finisher...
- 12/22/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Last night, I posted my interview with the "Survivor: San Juan del Sur" fifth place finisher, Baylor Wilson, who admitted that even though she voted for her mother at Final Tribal, she'd vote for Natalie now if she had the chance. One Jury member who voted for Natalie, but who was a question-mark in my early guesses, was Keith Nale, a 53-year-old firefighter from Louisiana. Keith, who became something of an Immunity machine post-Merge, protecting himself from several possible vote-outs, knew that Natalie had spared him at at least one Tribal, but he also arrived at Final Tribal with some frustration at the remaining Twinie, accusing her of lying to him. In the end, Keith explains that he just thought Natalie was more deserving than the other two finalists, which is a pretty legitimate reason to cast a vote, I suppose. A fan favorite for his "Awww shucks" approach to the game,...
- 12/21/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"Survivor: San Juan del Sur" finished its season on Wednesday (December 17) night with a terrific finale that trimmed the field down from the episode-opening Top 5 of Baylor, Missy, Keith, Jaclyn and Natalie down to four and then three and then a very deserving winner. Over the next five nights, I'll be posting the five exit interviews I did all before 10:15 on Thursday morning, counting down from fifth place. It happens that the fifth place elimination was one of the season's most shocking, as Natalie bucked with a long-established plan to go to the finals with Baylor and Missy by playing an Immunity Idol for Jaclyn, turning a shocking vote against the totally blindsided Baylor. The season's youngest player at 20, Baylor got a bit of a negative rap through the season for being wishy-washy, for being a brat, for being carried along by her mother Missy. But if you look at certain moments in isolation,...
- 12/20/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Last fall's edition of Survivor teamed former competitors with friends/family members. The ratings declined. Now, CBS is trying pairs of contestants again. Will the ratings fall lower or rise? Either way, the show's already been renewed through cycle 30 for this spring.
Jeff Probst returns as host of the San Juan del Sur edition. Two teams of nine compete and are made up of Nadiya Anderson, Natalie Anderson, Josh Canfield, Alec Christy, Drew Christy, Jeremy Collins, Val Collins, Reed Kelly, Julie McGee, Jon Misch, Keith Nale, Wes Nale, Missy Payne, John Rocker, Jaclyn Schultz, Dale Wentworth, Kelley Wentworth, and Baylor Wilson.
The higher a show's ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better its chances for survival. New ratings data will be added as it becomes available -- typically around 11:30am Est/8:30am Pst. Refresh to see the latest.
Final season averages: 2.3...
Jeff Probst returns as host of the San Juan del Sur edition. Two teams of nine compete and are made up of Nadiya Anderson, Natalie Anderson, Josh Canfield, Alec Christy, Drew Christy, Jeremy Collins, Val Collins, Reed Kelly, Julie McGee, Jon Misch, Keith Nale, Wes Nale, Missy Payne, John Rocker, Jaclyn Schultz, Dale Wentworth, Kelley Wentworth, and Baylor Wilson.
The higher a show's ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better its chances for survival. New ratings data will be added as it becomes available -- typically around 11:30am Est/8:30am Pst. Refresh to see the latest.
Final season averages: 2.3...
- 12/19/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Last night, three women made it to the final three on Survivor for the first time in five seasons—and Natalie Anderson, who was clearly the best player, won. (Read Dalton Ross's recap here.) You'd think that might be a victory for Survivor fans who like to see smart, tough women triumph. Right? But toward the end of the season finale, something happened that so enraged me, I wanted to snuff out my own torch and use it to stab my TV. Finalist Missy Payne was attacked, very personally and nastily, for acting in a way that's supposedly unbecoming for a mother.
- 12/18/2014
- by Melissa Maerz
- EW - Inside TV
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"So I did what I had to, I made huge moves, I dug around for the idols to make sure nobody else had them, and I won challenges when I absolutely had to. Everything I did was strategic, nothing was out of malice, and I'm here – day 39 – because Rachel made that sacrifice." – Tyson Apostol, Winner of Survivor: Blood vs. Water
In a humdrum season, we actually have a great winner.
On Survivor's season finale Wednesday,...
"So I did what I had to, I made huge moves, I dug around for the idols to make sure nobody else had them, and I won challenges when I absolutely had to. Everything I did was strategic, nothing was out of malice, and I'm here – day 39 – because Rachel made that sacrifice." – Tyson Apostol, Winner of Survivor: Blood vs. Water
In a humdrum season, we actually have a great winner.
On Survivor's season finale Wednesday,...
- 12/18/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach."So I did what I had to, I made huge moves, I dug around for the idols to make sure nobody else had them, and I won challenges when I absolutely had to. Everything I did was strategic, nothing was out of malice, and I'm here - day 39 - because Rachel made that sacrifice." - Tyson Apostol, Winner of Survivor: Blood vs. WaterIn a humdrum season, we actually have a great winner. On Survivor's season finale Wednesday,...
- 12/18/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Pre-credit sequence. Poor Jaclyn is all alone and there's a scary creature in the trees. "You've gotta do what you've gotta do," Natalie tells Jaclyn, who also praises her fellow castaways for their acting and being fake. "I'm loyal to a fault in my life," Missy replies. Natalie and Jaclyn get into a shouting match about who does or doesn't know Jon. Jaclyn is particularly angry, which I guess makes sense. This, of course, is exactly what Natalie wanted, because she wants people to be wary about aligning with Jaclyn. She knows it'll take effort to maintain her ties to Missy and Baylor in the short term. "You've gotta put in work if you want to win this," Natalie says. 3-and-2. It's the morning of Day 36 and Baylor and Missy are talking about their shared dream of being in the Final 3. Baylor's currently still planning on going to the...
- 12/18/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"Survivor San Juan Del Sur" heads into its two-hour finale and one-hour reunion tomorrow night with a final five that will go down in "Survivor" history as, well, a final five. While this season has had some big moves and some particularly satisfying episodes, such as when Drew accidentally orchestrated his own exit by throwing a challenge, it has not been notable for amazing strategy. If anything, the season and its cast might be most notable for how much they wanted to share: giving up rewards to be nice to each other and even ending a challenge in the middle because they'd already decided on its outcome. The final six players actually had a shocking plan for the final three that involved sharing it, basically: Baylor and Jaclyn were going to give up their chances to allow their partners, Baylor's mom Missy and Jaclyn's boyfriend Jon, to make...
- 12/16/2014
- by Andy Dehnart
- Hitfix
I've said it before and I stand by it: For six or seven votes in this "Survivor: San Juan Del Sur" season, Jon Misch and girlfriend Jaclyn Schultz had more power than any pair of castaways in "Survivor" history. Tribal Council after Tribal Council, the week's vote hinged on what the recent Miss Michigan and the former Michigan State Spartan decided, as they flipped back and forth taking out powerhouses and threats, often in blindsides. This past week, Jon & Jaclyn's "Survivor" run came to an end, fittingly, with a blindside and it was, fittingly, an act of revenge, as Natalie targeted Jon for taking out her only strong non-Blood ally in the game, Jeremy. As we saw things play out, Jaclyn seemed to be warning Jon that Natalie might come after him, but Jon dismissed the idea. This came one week after a fight between Jon & Jaclyn seemed to derail the season's strategic momentum.
- 12/14/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach."I'm not gonna trust anybody. But to a certain point, you have to." - Jeff Varner, Survivor: AustraliaTrust is a mysterious thing - in Survivor, as in life. Watching the game from home, you can't believe Jon Misch would be so stupid as to trust Natalie. Doesn't he know he's playing a game for a million dollars? Did he really believe her outrageous lie that she accidentally screwed up her tribal council vote? But for...
- 12/11/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"I'm not gonna trust anybody. But to a certain point, you have to."
– Jeff Varner, Survivor: Australia
Trust is a mysterious thing – in Survivor, as in life.
Watching the game from home, you can't believe Jon Misch would be so stupid as to trust Natalie. Doesn't he know he's playing a game for a million dollars?
Did he really believe her outrageous lie that she accidentally screwed up her tribal council vote?
But for contestants...
"I'm not gonna trust anybody. But to a certain point, you have to."
– Jeff Varner, Survivor: Australia
Trust is a mysterious thing – in Survivor, as in life.
Watching the game from home, you can't believe Jon Misch would be so stupid as to trust Natalie. Doesn't he know he's playing a game for a million dollars?
Did he really believe her outrageous lie that she accidentally screwed up her tribal council vote?
But for contestants...
- 12/11/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach."I'm not gonna trust anybody. But to a certain point, you have to." - Jeff Varner, Survivor: AustraliaTrust is a mysterious thing - in Survivor, as in life. Watching the game from home, you can't believe Jon Misch would be so stupid as to trust Natalie. Doesn't he know he's playing a game for a million dollars? Did he really believe her outrageous lie that she accidentally screwed up her tribal council vote? But for...
- 12/11/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Pre-credit sequence. When we left things, Jon was confused. Upon returning to camp? Jaclyn is confused, going so far as to suggest that Alec might have voted for himself. Amidst this disarray, Natalie has decided that she's going to pretend that she blew the communication and thought she was part of the block voting Alec, not part of the Keith block. Baylor is impressed with Natalie's acting skills and Jon has accepted Natalie's line about not being talked to enough. The worry, at least for Jon, is that Keith could win Immunities and screw things up. The next morning, Natalie makes it clear to Keith that she saved him and he needs to stick with her and with Missy and Baylor. The plan is to target Jon. Again. The quality of mercy is not sprained. Reward time. It's a very elaborate set-up, perhaps an apology for last week's lame challenges.
- 12/11/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
With only six castaways left on "Survivor: San Juan del Sur," Gold Derby Senior Editor Matt Noble and I sat down to make our Final 3 predictions. Are Missy Payne, Natalie Anderson and Baylor Wilson unstoppable at this point? Watch out new "Survivor" slugfest below. Also discussed in our new webchat: Does Jeff Probst have a second job calling on the horizon as a couples therapist following Jon Misch and Jaclyn Schultz's fight? Did Natalie make the right decision by going against her alliance to vote out Alec Christy instead of Keith Nale? And why did superfan Reed Kelly make that "brat" comment to Baylor? -Break- Psst: Here's how to predict reality TV shows and win bragging rights And prizes! If you want to join in our weekly "Survivor" prediction contest, simply click here or scroll down and make your first prediction using our easy drag-and-drop menu. You have until 4 p.
- 12/9/2014
- Gold Derby
When Alec Christy was voted out in the second of two "Survivor: San Juan Del Sur" episodes this week, he was disappointed, but took solace in at least outlasting his older brother Drew. Indeed, he can take added pleasure in the relative simplicity with which he went out: The dominant alliance was supposed to split votes, but take out Keith. Instead, Natalie flipped and voted Alec out, figuring Keith might be a better ally to keep around. That beats Drew's exit, which involved throwing a challenge in order to target an all-female voting conspiracy that never existed, subsequently alienating all of the women his his tribe, creating a female conspiracy and getting himself voted out. Of the brothers, Drew was the "Survivor" fan and Alec told me in his exit interview that he had only watched two episodes before going into the game. And while he understands that he made certain beginners' mistakes,...
- 12/7/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"Survivor: San Juan Del Sur" has been losing a lot of its biggest personalities and most aggressive strategic players in recent weeks. No, I'm probably not talking about Wes, but in Josh and Jeremy, the season lost its two biggest ringleaders and this week the game lost Reed, whose was forced to scramble in Josh's absence and was, if nothing else, trying very hard to move the pieces around the chessboard. That's the thing with the recent eliminations. Were Josh and Jeremy and Reed the best "Survivor: San Juan Del Sur" players? Apparently not, but all three seemed to know what they were doing out there, which can't be said for many of the castaways still in the game. That makes it a little bittersweet to talk to players as affable and into the game as those three. In his exit interview, Reed talks about Keith's "Just stick...
- 12/6/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Jon Misch and his girlfriend Jaclyn Schultz have been coasting through this season of Survivor, but sooner or later resting on their laurels is going to come back to bite them. At least, that's the hope of Alec Christy, who was the latest victim of Jon and Jaclyn's majority alliance vote on Wednesday.
"I really, really was working on Jon. He didn't know it at the time, but he needed me," Christy told TVGuide.com. "I told Jon, 'You need to make a move with me or you're going to be in trouble.' I looked him right in the eye and said that, and then he looked at me and said, 'I'm sorry. I trust them.' I think that might be a very telling moment here coming up."
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"I really, really was working on Jon. He didn't know it at the time, but he needed me," Christy told TVGuide.com. "I told Jon, 'You need to make a move with me or you're going to be in trouble.' I looked him right in the eye and said that, and then he looked at me and said, 'I'm sorry. I trust them.' I think that might be a very telling moment here coming up."
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- 12/5/2014
- by Liz Raftery
- TVGuide - Breaking News
"I have to tip my hat to Natalie because that was a great move," admits the latest "Survivor: San Juan del Sur" castoff Alec Christy to Gold Derby about Natalie Anderson's last-minute decision to vote him off. "I was confident that it was Natalie that switched her vote, but I was not positive at the time." Only some of Gold Derby readers saw Alec's vote-off coming, as the young Florida student had 7/1 odds of going home according to our exclusive "Survivor" racetrack odds. All of our users who correctly predicted Alec's elimination earned game points based on the odds they locked in throughout the week in our "Survivor" prediction contest. -Break- Psst: Here's how to predict reality TV shows and win bragging rights And prizes! If you want to join in our contest next week, simply click here or scroll down and make your first prediction using our easy drag-and-drop menu.
- 12/5/2014
- Gold Derby
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"It's always that same question: Who can I trust the most?"
– Russell Hantz, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
You guys, help me make up my mind. What do we think of Jon Misch?
Do we like him? With his upbeat temperament, devotion to Jaclyn and truly heartrending story about his father, Jon seems like such a solid guy.
As Natalie points out, he's also played a decent game. He's used his canine sense of smell to sniff out two idols.
"It's always that same question: Who can I trust the most?"
– Russell Hantz, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
You guys, help me make up my mind. What do we think of Jon Misch?
Do we like him? With his upbeat temperament, devotion to Jaclyn and truly heartrending story about his father, Jon seems like such a solid guy.
As Natalie points out, he's also played a decent game. He's used his canine sense of smell to sniff out two idols.
- 12/4/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach."It's always that same question: Who can I trust the most?" - Russell Hantz, Survivor: Heroes vs. VillainsYou guys, help me make up my mind. What do we think of Jon Misch? Do we like him? With his upbeat temperament, devotion to Jaclyn and truly heartrending story about his father, Jon seems like such a solid guy. As Natalie points out, he's also played a decent game. He's used his canine sense of smell to sniff out two idols.
- 12/4/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
In a Thanksgiving Eve episode of "Survivor," 23-year-old Shreveport firefighter Wes Nale was voted out after primary target Jon used an Immunity Idol. The remaining votes would have been split between Wes and his father, Keith, but Keith opted to play an Idol of his own, rather than using it to protect his sone. It was appropriate for Wes to go home around Thanksgiving, in an episode in which he gave up a shot at Immunity in exchange for hot wings and beer, because so much of his game persona was edited around eating to excess. When he wasn't boasting about his chicken nugget-eating prowess, Wes was overeating at a Reward and then graphically regretting that decision. Wes' "Survivor" depiction was so one-sided that it was almost surprising that his exit interview, delayed till the Monday after the holiday, had to be pushed back because he was actually on-duty at his firehouse.
- 12/3/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Apologies for the lateness of this recap. I went back to New England for Thanksgiving and, after six inches of wet snow, power went off late Wednesday afternoon and didn't return until late Friday afternoon. Fortunately, my exit interview this week was already holiday-delayed, so I'm right on schedule there. Anyway... Happy Thanksgiving! Pre-credit sequence. Josh is gone. Jeremy is gone. So... Now what at Huyopa? Sloth! Is that supposed to be symbolic or just cute? Keith is confused by what happened at Tribal Council, because he was expecting Reed to be going home. He thinks Reed is still around because of... ummm... mathematical mess and other stuff that goes over Keith's head. Oddly, it has come to pass that Reed seems to either be in a dominant position, or else he thinks he's in a dominant position and he's musing on either sticking with Jon or, possibly, taking Jon out.
- 11/29/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach."I think there's a direct correlation between opening your big fat mouth and the idol having to get played." - Reynold Toeppfer, Survivor: CaramoanPoor Josh and Reed. Have there ever been two such near-misses in Survivor history? At the merge, Josh had been set to lead his majority alliance to victory. He had orchestrated the perfect blindside of Jeremy - until Julie quit the game and the Meat Brothers alienated Jaclyn. Within three days, Josh...
- 11/27/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"I think there's a direct correlation between opening your big fat mouth and the idol having to get played."
– Reynold Toepfer, Survivor: Caramoan
Poor Josh and Reed. Have there ever been two such near-misses in Survivor history?
At the merge, Josh had been set to lead his majority alliance to victory. He had orchestrated the perfect blindside of Jeremy – until Julie quit the game and the Meat Brothers alienated Jaclyn. Within three days, Josh went...
"I think there's a direct correlation between opening your big fat mouth and the idol having to get played."
– Reynold Toepfer, Survivor: Caramoan
Poor Josh and Reed. Have there ever been two such near-misses in Survivor history?
At the merge, Josh had been set to lead his majority alliance to victory. He had orchestrated the perfect blindside of Jeremy – until Julie quit the game and the Meat Brothers alienated Jaclyn. Within three days, Josh went...
- 11/27/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach."I think there's a direct correlation between opening your big fat mouth and the idol having to get played." - Reynold Toeppfer, Survivor: CaramoanPoor Josh and Reed. Have there ever been two such near-misses in Survivor history? At the merge, Josh had been set to lead his majority alliance to victory. He had orchestrated the perfect blindside of Jeremy - until Julie quit the game and the Meat Brothers alienated Jaclyn. Within three days, Josh...
- 11/27/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
The latest "Survivor" castoff Jeremy Collins didn't hold back when it came to discussing his shocking exit from the show and what he thought about his other tribemates. Most notably, Jeremy thinks that Alec Christy is playing the worst game and Drew Christy is a liar for throwing Jeremy's name under the bus after his elimination back in Episode 4. Gold Derby readers were notably shocked with Jeremy's elimination, as the Massachusetts firefighter only had 9/1 odds of going home according to our exclusive "Survivor" racetrack odds. All of our users who correctly predicted Jeremy's elimination earned game points based on the odds they locked in throughout the week in our "Survivor: San Juan del Sur" prediction contest. -Break- Psst: Here's how to predict reality TV shows and win bragging rights And prizes! When I asked Jeremy whether Keith Nale is playing the worst game because he broke the firefighters' allianc.
- 11/20/2014
- Gold Derby
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"Someone flips over that quickly to our side, it's just as easy to flip-flop back."
– Jerri Manthey, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Wednesday night's episode of Survivor presented us with two shocking possibilities.
Could San Juan del Sur turn out to be a good season? And could Jon Misch actually be a good strategist?
The game took a shocking twist during this episode – and thank God, because this season was long overdue for a shocking anything. Firefighter Jeremy,...
"Someone flips over that quickly to our side, it's just as easy to flip-flop back."
– Jerri Manthey, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Wednesday night's episode of Survivor presented us with two shocking possibilities.
Could San Juan del Sur turn out to be a good season? And could Jon Misch actually be a good strategist?
The game took a shocking twist during this episode – and thank God, because this season was long overdue for a shocking anything. Firefighter Jeremy,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Pre-credit sequence. Huyopa returns to camp after sending Josh packing. Jon accepts hugs for his courageous flip-flop. Reed is "furious," but he tells people he's Ok. "I need to figure out how to move forward being in the minority," Reed says. But Reed isn't the only one feeling unsure about his position. Jon is unsteady with how he treated Josh and Reed. "If there's anything I've learned from watching past 'Survivors,' it's trust your instinct," Jon says, getting Jeremy's reassurance. Keith knows he's in bad position, but he also knows he has an Idol and hopes to use it to take somebody else out. He's thinking about pretending to sacrifice himself and then blindsiding everybody. "It's getting to crunch-time now," he says. What the muck? We're kicking things off with some Reward action. It involves tussling on beams over mud. Wanna know what they're playing for? It's a...
- 11/20/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
"Survivor: San Juan Del Sur" may have its share of savvy strategic players, physical threats and lucky Idol-finders, but the entire season may ultimately not be shaped by any one strong player or powerful couple, but rather by Julie McGee's untimely decision to quit. Julie, girlfriend to former baseball player John Rocker, departed "Survivor" in the episode that aired last week and her exit preempted a vote that was predetermined to go against Boston firefighter Jeremy. The vote against Jeremy was going to be the centerpiece of Broadway veteran Josh Canfield's charge for the million dollars, swiftly taking out the head of the rival alliance after the Merge. Instead, Julie's self-elimination meant a skipped Tribal Council and it meant that Keith's Immunity victory went for naught. In the next Immunity Challenge, a memory task came down to Josh and Jeremy, with Jeremy winning, preempting his own...
- 11/16/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
He had the numbers. And then he lost them. Josh Canfield thought he had won the battle against adversary Jeremy on Survivor: San Juan del Sur. But then Jaclyn — feeling dissed and dismissed by the men in her alliance — jumped ship and brought her boyfriend with her. They then twisted the knife by voting Josh (who appeared to be one of the few people in that alliance not burping and farting) out of the game and onto Entertainment Weekly Radio (SiriusXM, channel 105) to discuss where it all went wrong. And you can now hear the entire chat right here on the InsideTV Podcast.
- 11/13/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach. Erik Reichenbach is a Survivor fan-turned-favorite, a comic book author and artist. He placed fifth on both Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Caramoan. Follow him on Twitter @BloodyAmer1can."My biggest strategy going in will just be kill them with kindness. I'll be so nice to them that they're not gonna want to kick me off." - Taj George, Survivor: TocantinsThe golden rule of Survivor is the same as the golden rule for life.
- 11/13/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Pre-credit sequence. Nobody went home last week because Julie quit. I repressed that. Maybe that's why we're starting with a montage of moving skies, since there was no trip to Tribal to return from. At Huyopa, Missy is pissed off at Julie, though she thinks she's mad at Julie because the quitting delayed voting Josh out. We all know that's not true, though. Jon is worried that they may be being deceitful, sharing his worries with Jaclyn. They're both feeling smug about everybody needing to want to work with them. That's not the same as wanting to need to work with them. They've decided to take out Jeremy, the leader of one pack, even if it means following a different leader in Josh. "My best path right now does not include Jeremy," Jon repeats. Temple of Dumb. Reward time. Two teams will load puzzle pieces onto a cart and then...
- 11/13/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Bruce Beresford-Redman, the reality show producer arrested for his wife's murder in 2010, is giving his first interview from behind bars in Mexico.
The interview, featuring a video diary from prison, will be featured on 48 Hours this Sunday.
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"I agreed to do these video diaries to give a sense of what life was like here in hell," says Bruce, who insists that he is innocent. "My existence in here has become a very basic struggle to simply survive."
Bruce, who was once a producer for Pimp My Ride and Survivor, has been held in a Mexican prison where he has been on trial for more than two years in the death of his wife, Monica, who was found strangled and naked in a sewer near the Cancun resort where the couple were staying in 2010. Bruce admitted to having an extra-marital affair about a month before making the trip and...
The interview, featuring a video diary from prison, will be featured on 48 Hours this Sunday.
News: Joan Rivers' Death Investigation Find Multiple Failings
"I agreed to do these video diaries to give a sense of what life was like here in hell," says Bruce, who insists that he is innocent. "My existence in here has become a very basic struggle to simply survive."
Bruce, who was once a producer for Pimp My Ride and Survivor, has been held in a Mexican prison where he has been on trial for more than two years in the death of his wife, Monica, who was found strangled and naked in a sewer near the Cancun resort where the couple were staying in 2010. Bruce admitted to having an extra-marital affair about a month before making the trip and...
- 11/12/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
You know the guy who everyone was predicting to win "Survivor" just a couple weeks ago? Well, now, that guy -- Massachusetts firefighter Jeremy Collins -- has the highest chance of being voted out next according to Gold Derby's exclusive racetrack odds. As more of our readers jump off the Jeremy bandwagon, the odds of him getting his torch snuffed grow higher and higher. With only one day left to predict Episode 8, titled "Wrinkle in the Plan," Jeremy now has leading 13/2 odds of going home Wednesday night. -Break- Psst: Here's how to predict reality TV shows and win bragging rights And prizes! If Jeremy manages to survive this week, the second-place person you pick to be eliminated is Reed Kelly (7/1 odds), followed by Alec Christy (15/2 odds) in third place. Disagree with the overall odds? Then click here or scroll down to make your own predictions using our easy drag-and-drop menu.
- 11/11/2014
- Gold Derby
You know the guy who everyone was predicting to win "Survivor" just a couple weeks ago? Well, now, that guy -- Massachusetts firefighter Jeremy Collins -- has the highest chance of being voted out next according to Gold Derby's exclusive racetrack odds. As more of our readers jump off the Jeremy bandwagon, the odds of him getting his torch snuffed grow higher and higher. With only one day left to predict Episode 8, titled "Wrinkle in the Plan," Jeremy now has leading 13/2 odds of going home Wednesday night. -Break- Psst: Here's how to predict reality TV shows and win bragging rights And prizes! If Jeremy manages to survive this week, the second-place person you pick to be eliminated is Reed Kelly (7/1 odds), followed by Alec Christy (15/2 odds) in third place. Disagree with the overall odds? Then click here or scroll down to make your own predictions using our easy drag-and-drop menu.
- 11/11/2014
- Gold Derby
"Julie McGee was one of the more boring characters on the show, to be honest," says Gold Derby Senior Editor Matt Noble in our latest "Survivor" slugfest. However, he admits that Julie quitting "Has kept a lot of the interesting ones still in it. That's probably why Jeff Probst didn't really berate her too much. They get rid of one of the boring characters now rather than a Josh Canfield or Jeremy Collins who've been TV gold." That's just one of the controversial topics Matt and I discuss during our new "Survivor: San Juan del Sur" predictions slugfest, which you can watch below. -Break- Psst: Here's how to predict reality TV shows and win bragging rights And prizes! Matt and I make our predictions for who we think can win this season, giving reasons for why Jeremy, Josh, Baylor Wilson and her mom Missy Payne are our favorites. Also discussed:...
- 11/10/2014
- Gold Derby
"Survivor" fans almost never respond well to players who quit the game, but in my experiences doing weekly exit interviews, I've talked to many players who voluntarily departed and I've heard almost no second-guessing. You might expect that reflecting on the decision to quit months after-the-fact on a full stomach and a regular sleep schedule might lead to regrets, but that has yet to be the case. Julie McGee, who left "Survivor: San Juan del Sur" at the end of this week's episode, is similarly comfortable with her decision. At the time, she missed boyfriend John Rocker and felt alienated from her tribe after controversy involving trail mix and, months later, she's fine with what she did. She's not necessarily fine with the way "Survivor" depicted the events around her exit, preferring to emphasize that she only had bits and pieces of trail mix in her bag and not a cache of snacks,...
- 11/9/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Because of travel last week, I didn't get to do my "Survivor" recap until Friday and I didn't get to do my "Survivor" exit interview until Tuesday and I'm only posting it tonight, which probably means that I already need to remind people who Dale Wentworth even was. It's not that Dale didn't do interesting things. Kelley's father started fire with his glasses, orchestrated Nadiya's elimination by referencing "Amazing Race" precedent, bickered with Missy about rice and made a semi-valiant attempt to save his hide with the use of a Fake Immunity Idol. It's just that when "Survivor" moves on, it's sometimes hard to remember the people left behind. Fans are already on to being up-in-arms about this week's departed castaway and that unapologetic exit interview will be posting tomorrow. In my conversation with Dale we chatted about his difficulties swaying his tribe to focus on somebody else instead of him,...
- 11/8/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach.
"Once the merge happens, then the game starts. This is when Survivor really becomes Survivor."
– Hayden Moss, Survivor: Blood vs. Water
Is Julie's quit even worse than Na Onka's?
In Survivor: Nicaragua, Na Onka Mixon set a new benchmark for bad Survivor behavior. She stole food, talked trash and quit the game with a clear path to the finals.
But at least in Nicaragua, the weather was terrible. Most quitters leave the game after being buffeted by the elements.
"Once the merge happens, then the game starts. This is when Survivor really becomes Survivor."
– Hayden Moss, Survivor: Blood vs. Water
Is Julie's quit even worse than Na Onka's?
In Survivor: Nicaragua, Na Onka Mixon set a new benchmark for bad Survivor behavior. She stole food, talked trash and quit the game with a clear path to the finals.
But at least in Nicaragua, the weather was terrible. Most quitters leave the game after being buffeted by the elements.
- 11/6/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- People.com - TV Watch
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach."Once the merge happens, then the game starts. This is when Survivor really becomes Survivor." - Hayden Moss, Survivor: Blood vs. WaterIs Julie's quit even worse than Na Onka's? In Survivor: Nicaragua, Na Onka Mixon set a new benchmark for bad Survivor behavior. She stole food, talked trash and quit the game with a clear path to the finals. But at least in Nicaragua, the weather was terrible. Most quitters leave the game after being buffeted by the elements.
- 11/6/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Fishbach was the runner-up on Survivor: Tocantins and has been blogging about Survivor strategy for People since 2009. Follow him on Twitter @stephenfishbach."Once the merge happens, then the game starts. This is when Survivor really becomes Survivor." - Hayden Moss, Survivor: Blood vs. Water Is Julie's quit even worse than Na Onka's? In Survivor: Nicaragua, Na Onka Mixon set a new benchmark for bad Survivor behavior. She stole food, talked trash and quit the game with a clear path to the finals. But at least in Nicaragua, the weather was terrible. Most quitters leave the game after being buffeted by the elements.
- 11/6/2014
- by Stephen Fishbach, @stephenfishbach
- PEOPLE.com
Pre-credit sequence. Dale was the latest victim of Coyopa's ineptitude, Keith was confused to see his name written down at all. Apparently nothing notable happened on the nighttime return to camp, but the next morning Missy feels it's her responsibility to explain why things happened the way they happened. "You could've let me know," Keith pouts, asking what would have happened if Dale had voted for him. [Dale and I discussed that in his yet-to-post exit interview.] Although he's reassured that Dale was going home no matter what, Keith is merely making nice, telling us he'd be prepared to leave his current alliance high-and-dry. Clearly they remember, picking on the boy. Dale may get his chance soon, because Tree-Mail tells Hunahpu to pack their belongings. A Merge is coming and Josh laments that his tribe didn't take advantage of the opportunity to vote Jeremy out when they had they chance. For his part, Jeremy is relieved to get away from...
- 11/6/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
By the time it reached the merge last fall, "Survivor Blood vs. Water" had already proven itself to be one of the best seasons of "Survivor" in recent memory. It had fascinating new cross-tribe strategy, a dramatic quit heightened by the presence of that person's loved one, and interesting dynamics. It was on fire consistently, and the merge only made things better, as the non-couples worked with one of the couples to pick off the pairs of players. "Survivor San Juan Del Sur" has failed to live up to its predecessor. It tripped out of the gate -- starting with some uncharacteristically weird editing that may have been affected by the Survivor editors' strike -- and hasn't quite recovered. In early episode, there weren't even many cutaways to Nicaraguan animals that served as metaphors for the game play and strategizing, and a "Survivor" with no animals is just unacceptable. Season...
- 11/5/2014
- by Andy Dehnart
- Hitfix
With the merge on the horizon, are "Survivor" lovebirds Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly in trouble? Could Alec Christy's game end? And just how great is Jeff Probst at hosting this show? Those are just some of the questions we try to get to the bottom of during our new "Survivor: San Juan del Sur" predictions slugfest, which you can watch below. -Break- Psst: Here's how to predict reality TV shows and win bragging rights And prizes! Joining me this week is Gold Derby Senior Editor Matt Noble, who puts together an interesting strategy regarding Natalie Anderson and Jeremy Collins joining up post-merge with the power alliance of Baylor Wilson, Missy Payne, Jon Misch and Jaclyn Schultz. Could this be the final six of Season 29? According to our exclusive Gold Derby odds, Reed will be the next castaway to get his torch snuffed. Disagree with those odds? Then click...
- 11/4/2014
- Gold Derby
[Apologies for the late "Survivor" recap. I've done timely recaps from several far-flung parts of the world in the past, even with strange time zones in play. This week's complication was a near-complete lack of Internet access. But here's my recap anyway... Just for the completists!] Pre-credit sequence. When we left things, Coyopa had just voted out Kelley for reasons only understood, and maybe not even then, by Mr. & Miss America Jon & Jaclyn. "Tribal was about as bad as it gets," says Dale, voice cracking, as he colorfully refers to complete strangers slaughtering his daughter. I like the rhyme, even if the sentiment confuses me. "It was the roughest thing I've ever watched my daughter go through," Dale says, vowing not to quit until he can't talk anymore. The next morning, Dale is still insecure, suspecting he's next, vowing to do something drastic. That thing is showing Jon his fake Idol, hoping it will...
- 10/31/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
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