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Jeff Probst sang Eminem's "Lose Yourself" for Survivor cast, and other off-camera stuff

There was so much in episode one of Survivor Redemption Island that it is absolutely worth a second viewing, and a lot of it was just absurd and comic, like the way Phillip was identified as a “Former Federal Agent?”, question mark included. But there was at least one hilariously weird thing that happened off camera before the show started: Jeff Probst performed Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” for the contestants, and promises its lyrics will show up in his descriptions of duel challenges. First, some other behind-the-scenes details. A writer for TV.com, which is owned by CBS, watched the first challenge and Tribal Council and revealed that the editing left things out and deceived us—surprise! First, Russell wasn’t responsible for his tribe’s victory during the challenge; it was just better story and better game play to make it seem like that. TV.com reports , “In actuality, it was Dave and his exceptionally high IQ who quietly directed his teammates as they assembled the tricky puzzle. The...

Survivor: crazy stuff happens and Marty leaves

Survivor Nicaragua threw a lot at us last night: contestants crashing through brick walls, Jeff Probst taking sides, Jane transforming into the Crypt Keeper, NaOnka having another insane outburst, and Marty finally taking the walk of shame. First, the immunity challenge was something straight out of Big Brother, just with better prop design and hosting. It also wasn’t that difficult but Brenda beat everyone easily. They must have been fatigued; otherwise, is it really that hard to remember six symbols—six symbols that you can turn into six letters of the alphabet, or a mnemonic device? The best part about it was Kelly’s name tag, which actually said “Purple Kelly.” Give it up: I still don’t believe she’s even a contestant. She’s probably a Dream Teamer who’s just trying to get more screen time than having her hands and feet shown during challenge descriptions. Earlier, the reward challenge was a team-based challenge despite the fact that we’re now post-merge. I get why they do these—f...