'Survivor' Contender's Lawsuit Against Bonaduce Continues - Entertainment News Story - KNBC | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- A "Survivor: Pearl Islands" contender who alleges Danny Bonaduce injured him during taping of a reality TV awards show must provide more details in his lawsuit if he wants to seek punitive damages from the producers, a judge ruled on Monday.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael C. Solner gave lawyers for Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton 20 days to revise the lawsuit with the additional information.

Dalton filed the suit Oct. 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court, naming Bonaduce, Fox Reality Channel and Natural 9 Entertainment as defendants.
Dalton alleges Bonaduce caused him emotional and physical distress following a tussle the two had during filming of Fox's "Really Awards," which was taped a week before the lawsuit was filed.

Dalton maintains he suffered a broken tooth, lost another tooth and two others loosened due to being dumped to the ground by Bonaduce, a radio personality who, as a child, was part of "The Partridge Family" during the 70s television series.

Dalton claims the producers let the battery occur, encouraged Bonaduce to go onto the stage uninvited; did not provide adequate, or any, security; ignored Dalton once he was bleeding; and failed to administer immediate medical care or contact medical personnel.

Dalton updated the complaint once before in response to a judge's finding last month that the details concerning alleged negligence by the producers were too vague.

Dalton's suit maintains Bonaduce "had a propensity to violence, anger and incidents of uncontrollable rage that (the producers) knew about or should have reasonably known about when they hired him."

But Solner, agreeing with Vicki Greco, an attorney for the producers, said the lawsuit does not currently explain who among her clients allegedly enticed Bonaduce to go on stage and harm Dalton.

According to Greco, Bonaduce was walking off the stage when Dalton jumped onto him.

Greco also said it was too early in the case to make a punitive damages claim. But Dalton's lawyer, Daniel C. Lapidus, argued the timing for such a claim was appropriate and that adequate details in support of it were already in the lawsuit.

Solner also scheduled a trial date for Dec. 16.

Monday's hearing on the producer's motion did not deal with the individual allegations against Bonaduce of battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence. He maintains he acted in self-defense.

Bonaduce, 48, starred in "Breaking Bonaduce," a 2005 reality show on VH1.

Read the entire article at 'Survivor' Contender's Lawsuit Against Bonaduce Continues - Entertainment News Story - KNBC | Los Angeles.

Survivor: Exhausted? - TV Decoder - Media & Television - New York Times Blog By BENJAMIN TOFF

“Survivor: Micronesia,” the sixteenth edition of the CBS franchise, ended on Sunday, drawing the lowest ratings ever for a season finale of the 8-year-old series. The episode drew an average of 12.9 million viewers from 8 to 10 p.m., according to Nielsen’s estimates, coming up just short of the previous lowest rated finale in the franchise, last year’s conclusion of “Survivor: Fiji” in May (13.6 million).

Although the reality show’s audience has steadily eroded in recent years, the last edition of the series, “Survivor: China” had shown some promise. Its finale in December had fared considerably better than either this year’s closing episode or last year’s, earning 15.2 million viewers.

Despite the somewhat modest ratings, “Survivor” still managed to lead the 8 p.m. hour, besting ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (11.9 million) and other shows in the time slot. As a result, by the slimmest of margins, CBS eked out a victory as the most watched network for the night, even while trailing ABC in the latter portion of prime time when ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” (15.2 million) and “Brothers & Sisters” (11 million) won the 9 and 10 p.m. time slots, respectively.

CBS’s customary “Survivor” reunion special (10.8 million) finished just behind ABC’s drama in the 10 p.m. hour. CBS did receive a boost during the 7 p.m. time slot with “60 Minutes,” which remained the early hour’s most watched program (10.4 million).

Despite CBS’s edge in total viewers, ABC remained slightly ahead for the night in the important demographic of adults 18 to 49. Fox finished a distant third overall, with a mix of repeats and new episodes of its animated comedies. NBC was fourth, showing mostly reruns.

Read the entire article at Survivor: Exhausted? - TV Decoder - Media & Television - New York Times Blog.

Media Life Magazine - 'Survivor' slips to its lowest finale ever By Toni Fitzgerald

Aging CBS reality show averages a 4.4 in 18-49s

“Survivor: Micronesia” may have taken a bite out of “Desperate Housewives’” audience, but the season finale was still the lowest-rated in the series’ history.

“Micronesia” averaged a 4.4 adults 18-49 rating for its two-hour season-ender starting at 8 p.m. last night, according to Nielsen overnights, off 15 percent from a 5.2 overnight for last fall’s “Survivor: China” finale, which competed against a “Housewives” rerun.

“Micronesia” was 0.1 behind the previous lowest-rated finale, “Survivor: Fiji,” which averaged a 4.5 at this time last year. The show, now in its 16th season, averaged 12.9 million total viewers and was the night's second-highest-rated show behind "Housewives."

The ratings decline is certainly no surprise, as just about every hit show has hit a season or series low in recent weeks. “Micronesia” did better its most recent outing in its regular Thursday timeslot, which averaged a 4.1 adults 18-49 rating.

Read the entire article at Media Life Magazine - 'Survivor' slips to its lowest finale ever.

''Survivor'' season finale recap | Survivor | 1 | TV Recaps | EW.com By Dalton Ross

''Survivor'': Million-Dollar Babe

In the season finale, the triumphant all-woman alliance has to turn on itself, with Parvati eventually edging out Amanda for the big prize
More

Poor Amanda. She spent 39 days suffering in China, went home for a few months, and then spent 39 more days getting rained on in Palau. She made it to the very end twice — the only Survivor contestant ever to do so. She won the final challenges of each season and got to hand-pick her finale opponents. And what does she have to show for it besides two crappy-ass final tribal council performances? Now, make no mistake about it, Amanda wasn't as insanely awful this time as she was in China, when she basically handed Todd a million dollars on a silver platter, but she wasn't very good either. Her low point came when Cirie asked her why Parvati deserved to be there over her, leading the doe-eyed dummy to give a speech on what a ''powerhouse'' Parvati was and how she made so many bold decisions, in essence telling the jury to vote for the person sitting next to her.

Here's the thing: Amanda was no slouch in this game. She was smart enough to ask to be sent to Exile Island so she could go find the hidden immunity idol, and then sold it to her tribemates that she didn't have it. She won challenges. She was completely left out of the loop on a major decision (to get rid of Ozzy) yet still managed to reinsert herself back into a position of power. But then she got back to the final tribal council and just refused to own it. And thus the game became Parvati's.

I don't have a problem with that. Love her or loathe her, Parvati played a totally solid game. Probably the second best strategist out there this season after Cirie. But first let's look at what went down in the season finale leading up to this Shallow victory (no pun intended). The episode began with the women doing a very awkward victory dance and laughing at how stupid men are. Like men that have immunity idols but don't use them. Or men who win immunity and then give it away. Or men who stay up late at night drinking cheap beer and writing recaps of reality shows for no particular reason. Men like that. Look, I love what the women have done this season. I think it's awesome. I just don't need them to hammer their awesomeness down my throat every two minutes. That ''stir the pot'' dance of theirs is already about as old as the macarena or electric slide.

So what else would they do with no men around? Well, Parvati scaled a tree and cut down a bushel of coconuts. Honestly, had I been there with her, I probably wouldn't have been much help. Of course, that's because I would have been busy barfing after getting a close-up view of her big bitten and sore-covered legs. As for Natalie, she revealed that she felt she needed to be more of a bitch in real life. Uhhhhhhh, okay. You do that. A piece of advice, Natalie: The black-widow thing works wonders in Survivor. In real life, it just kinda makes you trashy. Save it for the game, babe.

Read the entire article at ''Survivor'' season finale recap | Survivor | 1 | TV Recaps | EW.com.

Summing Up the Season With the Survivor Reunion - Film.com

So, even the last vote of this season of Survivor: Micronesia was a surprise. Now it's time to bring everybody back to discuss the season. In keeping with the tradition of Survivors looking way worse once they have access to their makeup and hair styling products, Amanda is working approximately the same look I rocked in my 7th grade class photo, with curly mall bangs and giant yellow earrings, and Parvati is just a few jangly bracelets short of a gypsy Halloween costume.

Parvati revealed that Jonathan identifying her as a threat shocked her into a more aggressive game. Amanda, who was just in the position of coming in second last season, said you can only get yourself so far in the game, because you just don't know what the jury is going to place value on. Cirie, who I think played the best strategic game, said her only regret was losing the final Immunity Challenge. Natalie said she got some hate on her MySpace page (not from me, though even though I did hate her).

This season was all about the blindside, going all the way back to Mary in the first episode. This is one of the first seasons in a while where most of the votes have been a surprise to me. Ozzy said the reason he didn't play the idol was because of the friendship he had with Parvati coming into the game. I still think he's behaved like a jackass, but he says they've made up.

The best incident from the season for me was Jason mistaking the fake idol for the real one. Eliza said she thought he was trying to put one over on her when he put it in her bag, but then she realized he was just that dumb. He still has the real hidden Immunity Idol that he didn't play.

Jeff asked about the Favorites' advantage going in. Jonathan said it was because they already knew how to get by on the beach, but Yau-Man said it was also a disadvantage because the Fans already knew their games. Ami was the first Favorite voted out after the merge (when it would have been possible to vote for a fan instead).

Erik was the ultimate Fan. I think he's exactly what they had in mind when they came up with this concept. Like Todd and Frosti in Survivor: China, he's been watching Survivor since his early teens. He's still starstruck, and now it seems he's a little bit starstruck by himself, if that's possible. Not that his ego is inflated, but he just thinks it's so cool that people on the street know who he is.

Jeff asked James who made the dumbest move out of Jason, Ozzy, and Erik. James said Erik, by eloquently comparing the Immunity Necklace to a life vest. I've said this before, but I still think it's Jason. Not for being blindsided, but for falling for the fake idol.

Read the entire article at Summing Up the Season With the Survivor Reunion - Film.com.

Survivor: Fans vs Favorites Finale - Film.com

And then there was Natalie. I swear I think that girl is whacked out. She basically asked Parvati how her flirtiness translates into the bedroom in a weird roundabout way that caused confusion among everybody, including Jeff himself. Parvati told her that being flirtatious is a big part of her personality and that she'll flirt with anybody, men and women, to get what she wants. Natalie then told Amanda that she's a beautiful woman, but the asked if her strategy in the game was to play, "the zombied-pretty-girl-not-really-knowing-what's-going-on-pageant-queen-cliché", or was that who she really is? Amanda basically said that it was neither and that she's a strong woman who just happens to be reserved sometimes. Again, Natalie is a WEIRDO.

Erik told Amanda that he feels thrown under the bus by what Amanda said about him at his last two Tribal Councils and Amanda apologized for hurting his feelings. He told her he didn't buy her apology and walked off without asking Parvati anything. James told Amanda that she had this game in the bag and asked Parvati what she really would have said to him the day after Ozzy had been blindsided. She didn't give him the answer he wanted and told her all he wanted her to basically say was that it was a game. Cirie congratulated both of them and couldn't help but involve herself in her questions to them. She wanted them to tell her why Parvati deserved to be in the final two more than herself. She was obviously still a little sore at them.

Ozzy told Parvati that he was hurt by what she did to him and couldn't believe that she put a price on their friendship. Ozzy told her that he didn't want a response from her and then told her that the hardest part was that she took away fourteen days he could have spent with Amanda. He then told Amanda that he wasn't faking his feelings towards her and feels like he has begun falling in love with her. Well, we know Amanda would have his vote!

After the jury voted, Jeff walked off into the jungle and then appeared before a live studio audience. It was time to find out who the winner of this season's Survivor would be.

Parvati received the first vote to win. Amanda. Parvati. Amanda. Parvati. Amanda. Parvati. The winner of Survivor: Fans vs Favorites is Parvati Shallow. I can't believe it! I thought Amanda would have won it by a vote or two. It's obvious that the jury voted in appreciation of Parvati's gameplay more than Amanda's. It's also obvious that she sealed a couple of votes with her questions during the jury questioning.

I really enjoyed this season and hope the next season in Gabon is just as good. Until next time everybody!

Read the entire article at Survivor: Fans vs Favorites Finale - Film.com.

"Survivor" Finale: Parvati wins and kills my grin | Leslie Gray Streeter

Cirie wuz robbed!

I agree with Jeff Probst - and I never do that - that the just-ended Survivor “Fans Versus Favorites” round was maybe the most chockfull o’ stunners season since Richard Hatch first wowed ‘em with his nakedness. It had all the elements of a good action movie — crazy challenges, several magically delicious blindsides, one ridiculously stupid relinquishment of immunity (Erik, I can’t even look at you) and some shocking exits due to fatigue (Kathy), injury (James and Jonathan, my fave Survivor of all time) and pre-emptive weasling (Jonny Fairplay, who quickly surmised that his snakey ways would not go over with this particular bunch of folks and quit to “see his pregnant girlfriend” before he could get booted.)

The power behind a lot of the shadier shenanigans was Cirie, the “Favorites” nurse who, as some bloggers pointed out, played a stealth game of Lady MacBeth proportions - she did a lot of whispering in people’s ears and planting of devious plots that other people took the blame and the hit for. Unfortunately, she was so stealth that the show, even after running the scenes of her pulling the strings, seemed to forget about her, and gave credit for some of her better ideas, like the booting of challenge monster and resident cutie Ozzy, to Parvati. Parvati always seemed to think she was responsible for everything anyway, so when it got down to Amanda, Cirie and Parv, nobody seemed to get how essential Cirie had been. Had she survived the surprise immunity challenge that no one expected, she likely would have won, because Amanda, as cute as she is, is a lousy arguer. Cirie did all the work and got nothing for it.

Parvati did play a good game, in that she was always close to the decisions, and that even after all the knives she plunged into people’s backs she still managed to get the stab-ees to vote a million bucks her way. That takes skill. What bugs me about her winning is how she conducted herself in moments that were less about strategy and more about being a mean, rotten person. As Eliza, the first member of the jury, pointed out, Parv spent a lot of time whispering about how funny-looking Eliza was and how nobody liked her, and isn’t that so funny ha ha ha. What, are we in grade school? Grow up.

Then again, Richard Hatch proved that you don’t have to be nice to play this well. Actually, being nice gets you booted -They smile in your face, but all the while, they’re trying to take your place, the Survivors (Survivors!). So I guess the right rat got the cheese in the end. But I’m still annoyed.

Read the entire article at "Survivor" Finale: Parvati wins and kills my grin | Leslie Gray Streeter.

Survivor Micronesia: Stir the Pot (season finale) - TV Squad by Jackie Schnoop

Well, this surely was a season of blindsides on Survivor Micronesia, wasn't it? Down to the finale, it just went on and on. After the excitement we had all season due to the strategical game play, I felt tonight's finale was a bit lackluster and full of filler. No, I'm not fussing just because my favorite didn't win. Heck, if that were the case, I would have been gone when Yau-Man hit the dust! Read on past the jump for my full review of the finale.

Now, there were definitely parts of tonight's show which I truly enjoyed. And, some of the material I didn't care that much for they do in each finale show. In the beginning of the show we had to endure a recap bit on the whole season. I don't know about you, but I know you know I've watched every show this season. Either that or I fake writing about them well, huh?

But in addition to the lengthy season recap, then there was the usual Rites of Passage segment which also touched on each previous contestant. Okay, I know that's expected to be in there. Tonight's little trip to Exile Island to collect the torches of the folks banished from the Magic Kingdom just seemed so posed and scripted for the cameras that I got annoyed. Maybe they should combine the two recaps of previous contestants. As it is, although the content differs, I find it redundant. Fix that, please!

I also think the show (and following reunion show) spent too much time on:

Amanda crying and not being able to make up her mind.

Erik's incredibly foolish and naive blunder in trusting the women and giving away his immunity. I didn't count how many times it was brought up in the three hours, but it had to be more than ten times.

Amanda crying and being indecisive.

Did I mention Amanda going all emo?

One of the great things about this season is that it was such a hard game to predict. Sure, it was probably harder for the contestants than for mere viewers. It's the first season in ages in which the castaways took the "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast" tag line to task and that's why the season was such a hit. While I'm not so smug in my thinking to believe that women can always out-think guys, the women on this show definitely out-schemed their male competitors. I personally think it was Cirie rather than Parvati behind all of it. However, we might have more insight to that as viewers than the contestants had during the filming. Since Parvati was more brazen and louder, they obviously though it was her ruling the roost.

Survivor Micronesia Finale, Parvati Wins by honeySC

Survivor Micronesia opens with a brief recap of the season's events. It has been a Survivor unequaled by any other in injuries. Kathy, Jonathan, and James all leave without being voted out, Kathy battered and worn out by the elements while Jonathan and James leaving due to infections from injuries.  Cirie, Parvati, and Natalie work as a Black Widow allliance, taking out castaways through total blindsides. The weather, with it's unexpected deluges keeps the camp wet up to five hours at a stretch.

Back at camp, Amanda, Natalie, Cirie, and Parvati cheer and celebrate at the unprecedented event at tribal council.  The girls, in a clever move, convinced Eric that he could do without the immunity necklace and then voted him out. They recount how they have repeated this move over and over and everyone falls for it.  They are all excited at playing final four.

Natalie may be the last fan standing, but she has a strong bond with Parvati who says everyone there has earned a spot in the game. Each of them hopes that the common ground will lead them to victory.

The ladies assemble for the immunity challenge. They will start on a very small perch over water from which they will pull up a bucket of water and fill a chute. As the water in the chute rises it will bring a set of keys up within reach. Once the survivor has the keys she will dive in the water and swim ashore to unlock a chest. Natalie and Parvati are in the lead, opening their chest while Amanda is just getting her keys. Cirie is lagging, but catches up after getting her keys. All four girls have gotten the chest open which gives them rungs to a puzzle ladder. There are sixteen rungs that fit precisely to their spaces. Amanda pulls ahead and after relocating two rungs that are misplaced, she wins individual immunity from tribal council.

Amanda feels comforted by the necklace that insures her stand in final three and Natalie feels that she is the bottom of the totem pole. She wants to appear confident and sure of herself. Amanda doesn't know who she is voting for and Natalie feels that Cirie is a bit nervous about the upcoming tribal council. Parvati says she loves Natalie to death and she says this could be a switch up to take out their strongest jury vote. All of the girls are talking and none of them are giving away their vote to the viewers.

The jury enters to look at the four remaining survivors. Natalie is asked about their performances at the last tribal council, and Jeff says that it was a performance worthy of an academy award. Natalie says that this has been the craziest game. Jeff points out that Ozzy, Jason, Alexis, and Erik have all been blindsided. Cirie says that she has always felt like she was on the bottom of the alliance and the girls are quick to call her on that. When asked, Amanda feels fairly certain of the events going down tonight, but given the blindsides, she is only sure of her own vote.

The votes:
Cirie, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie. Natalie goes home. The girls all blow her kisses and she blows one back to them. The three remaining, Cirie, Amanda, and Parvati all have smiles that they were safe to final three.

Read the entire article at Survivor Micronesia Finale, Parvati Wins.

Blog Cabins: Insanely Important Film Reviews: Survivor: Micronesia Episode 14 recap (the finale!)

Coming at you live once again, it's the Survivor, um, live blog. Starting...now!

7:00: We start off with enough spider shots and black widow references that I might as well be watching Arachnophobia. We get it - the ladies are lying, conniving bitches.

7:05: Early prediction - with us getting four ladies in the final four, and with this being Mothers' Day and all, I say that Cirie takes it. Seems like a very CBS thing to do, setting up the season so that it ends today with her as the victor. Either that, or this episode will conclude with Natalie giving birth to the Antichrist; either one is possible.

7:09: I'll take advantage of this lull in the action to give thanks to the show's producers for sparing us the awful "pling" effects employed so frequently during last season's challenges. They were beyond annoying, and I couldn't be more thrilled that they've subsided and/or disappeared. With any luck, they will continue to ride this hot streak and dump the "remaining contestants walk past the torches of the losers and remember them" sequence that plagues every finale. Cross your fingers!

7:14: Now that all the men have been eliminated from the game, what a perfect time for a physical challenge. Boo. Tough luck, Cirie.

7:17: Please don't let Natalie win. Please don't let Natalie win. Please don't let Natalie win.

7:19: As it should have been (with her being the toughest physical competitor from the choices left), Amanda wins Immunity. Unfortunately, once again in a finale, a key Immunity Challenge was decided by luck more than anything else, as the puzzle ladders that the contestants had to make didn't require any skill to put together. I can't complain too much, though - Natalie was leading up to that point, and it probably cost her a victory. Hooray unfairness!

7:29: Wow - 10 minutes without anything interesting to say. Either I'm not seeing any of the angles or the show is failing us at this point. Mostly, it's just been some predictable angling by Natalie and Cirie, each trying to establish and/or change their place in the game. Odds are high that Amanda and Parvati stick with their alliance, as they've done all season, and vote out Natalie. But you never know...

7:33: Survey says...

7:34: "14th person voted out...Natalie!" (The exclamation point is mine; the rest is Jeff's.)

7:41: I'm having a really hard time wanting Amanda to win right now. Once again, she's put on her baby face, and now she's crying and creating an argument with Cirie (which she's dead wrong in, by the way) about who is on "the bottom of their alliance." Ugh. See, here's the problem with having all women left at the end of the game (cue angry emails for me).

Read the entire article at Blog Cabins: Insanely Important Film Reviews: Survivor: Micronesia Episode 14 recap (the finale!).

Daily Inter Lake:Kimmel doesn’t survive tribal voting

Kalispell’s favorite player finishes close second on ‘Survivor: Micronesia’

The second time did not prove the charm for Amanda Kimmel.

The former Kalispell resident came in second on CBS’ “Survivor” on Sunday evening — losing by a 5-3 vote.

The 23-year-old aspiring designer won the final two immunity challenges on Sunday’s episode to watch her competition shrink from three to two to one — her closest ally, Parvati Shallow, who then beat her in the final vote.

Kimmel showed the strain of competition in Sunday’s broadcast — her voice quavering after the producers unexpectedly told the final three they would have to compete again to trim the field to two.

“It’s like: ‘When is it going to end?’” Kimmel said in an on-camera interview on her 38th day of the 39-day contest.

Kimmel earlier told the camera: “I’m at my breaking point right now. I feel I’ve been doing this forever. I came straight from China to here, and I’m losing it.”

She came in third in the “Survivor” contest in China. Soon after she left China, Kimmel was asked by the producers to compete again with 19 other players in Micronesia.

On Sunday’s broadcast, Kimmel sucked it up to turn in a strong plea for her case to win $1 million before eight players whom she and Shallow helped to vote out. Those same eight chose who would win.

She earlier blamed her third-place finish in China for a tired, unfocused plea to the jury, which had three finalists to choose from last year.

One of the eight voting players for Sunday’s broadcast — Ozzy Lusth, a 26-year-old photographer from Venice, Calif. — started a relationship with Kimmel during the competition.

On Sunday’s broadcast just before the final vote, Lusth told Kimmel: “I’m having feelings I’ve never felt before. I feel like I’m starting to fall in love with you.”

Read the entire article at Daily Inter Lake:Kimmel doesn’t survive tribal voting.

And the Winner is…: Brief Thoughts on the Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites Finale « Cultural Learnings

First off, Parvati winning is frustrating if not all that “wrong;” I think she is one of the show’s toughest winners to swallow (Note how the applause was muted in the studio when she won, and that they never actually actively questions or created much drama over the victory for fear of someone blatantly pointing out that people just didn’t like the girl), but she made a few smart strategic moves and is certainly preferable to someone who skated their way through the game.

But seriously, Amanda blows yet another game in the final moments, although this time not as blatantly. She played a good game, but there is something on her conscious (Perhaps, as she says, living the game for over 70 days and being mentally destroyed) that will not allow her to live up to her backstabbing in the way that Parvati can. She deserved to win the game in my books, and it’s unfortunate that in the process she had to make a lot of tough decisions that just somehow painted her a vapid, self-centered floozy who everyone didn’t like.

As far as tribal councils go, more weird than interesting: Erik makes a nice play with giving Amanda the riot act and then voting for her, Ozzy is downright bi-polar going from murderous rage to undying love, and Natalie gets the award for the most awkward question of all time: “So, you’re a real flirt…how does that work for you in the bedroom?” It was just plain weird, and it’s at least nice to see that Reunion Show Natalie seemed just as unhinged.

Reunion show proved mostly boring: Jeff never asked the important questions (Who Cirie would have voted out (Clearly Amanda) had she won immunity, how the jury would have voted if Cirie had been there instead of Parvati, etc.) in favour of pointing out how stupid Erik, Ozzy and Jason were. We get it, Jeff - they were dumb, we’re over it. Show us something we don’t know, at this stage - plus, James is right in that he was clearly not the game’s best player, but Sprint Customers do not perfect judges make.

All in all, an enjoyable if somewhat bitter season of Survivor that, if only for an Amanda victory, would have been held in higher esteem in my eyes. For the fall, a return to Africa AND High-Definition, so I’ll be sucked in again.

Anyone out there watching? Or, more importantly, who actually wanted Parvati to win other than those two excitable girls from her hometown?

Read the entire article at And the Winner is…: Brief Thoughts on the Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites Finale « Cultural Learnings.

CANOE -- JAM! Television - TV Shows - Survivor 16: 'Survivor' winner crowned By LINDSEY WARD -- Sun Media

Parvati Shallow takes the $1M prize on the reality series Survivor: Micronesia.

The second time was a charm for island flirt Parvati Shallow.

The Vero Beach, Fla., native is $1 million richer after winning Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favourites last night.

Parvati, 25, finished sixth on Survivor: Cook Islands three seasons back -- but this time she took it all the way to the end.

She became Survivor's 16th millionaire by pulling in five votes to runnerup Amanda Kimmel's three from a jury of previous castoffs. Amanda -- also a returning player -- appeared to have had this one in the bag, but Parvati's flirtatious ways (oh, and she was pretty smart too) had her laughing all the way to the bank.

The road to wealth didn't come easy for the pint-sized charity organizer, who currently resides in Los Angeles. Last night's two-hour finale was agonizing enough from the couch -- never mind the Micronesian jungle -- as the final four was quickly rounded down.

In a season that originally pegged past players against megafans, but merged tribes halfway through, Natalie Bolton found herself the sole remaining fan. Well, that didn't last long.

Read the entire article at CANOE -- JAM! Television - TV Shows - Survivor 16: 'Survivor' winner crowned.

'Survivor: Micronesia' goes out with a bang - REALITY TV- msnbc.com By Andy Dehnart

What started out as a boring season ended as possibly the best ever

From its beginning to its conclusion, "Survivor Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites" was a season of surprises, both to its players and to viewers. The second all-star season limped into existence, a not-so-all-star collection of returning "favorites" and unimpressive "fans."

But it followed an exponential curve, transforming into a season worthy of the designation of "best season ever," at least in terms of game play, but also because it repeatedly offered shocking turns of events.

At its best, "Survivor" is a human game of chess, and this season the strategy and game play was thrilling to watch as pawns repeatedly and unexpectedly bumped off more powerful pieces, and other pieces fell off in startling ways.

During the 39 days, there were a record number of total blindsides at Tribal Council and the first-ever all-female final four — an alliance formed on the very first day that splintered only when it was forced to break apart.

That alliance took down the most powerful players in the game — men who were both physically and mentally strong — and nearly unbeatable because each of them held immunity. Still, never expecting it, they fell one by one (Ozzy, Jason and Erik — and Alexis, too, although for somewhat different reasons).

Keeping things interesting
Despite all of those strategic moves, both Cirie and Amanda ironically found themselves in nearly identical positions at the end of the game as where they were during their original seasons.

Both times, Cirie left the game just before the final Tribal Council, although in Panama, it was not due to a vote, but because she lost a tie-breaking challenge.

And Amanda found herself sitting next to two of the more overt schemers on "Survivor: China." And despite having a friendlier disposition, she lost to them, just as she lost to Parvati.

Those familiar moments were outnumbered by plenty of the unexpected to keep things interesting, like a record number of injuries and people to be forced out of the game for medical reasons, never mind the two people who quit (although one, Jonny Fairplay, asked his tribe to vote him out).

Even the final vote itself was a surprise because the jury members had just two choices. For the first time since "Survivor: Cook Islands," the game concluded with two players sitting next to one another at the end, not three.

Yet after all that, we're left with a winner who didn't make a whole lot of sense, at least not based upon what viewers saw.

Andy Dehnart is a writer who publishes reality blurred, a daily digest of reality TV news and analysis.

Read the entire article at 'Survivor: Micronesia' goes out with a bang - REALITY TV- msnbc.com.

The HeldenFiles Online » Blog Archive » "Survivor" Season Finale

(Parvati wins, 5 votes to 3. Amanda and Parvati were final two. Natalie finished fourth, Cirie third. I was convinced Amanda would win it all — should have won it all — as you can see in my in-progress notes below. Good season, bad finale.)

---

Jury time. This will go on forever, so they can slide the vote announcement into the 10 p.m. hour and it's only about 9:35 now.

Eliza starts the jury thing and raises the meanness issue with Parvati, and superficiality and yakking where Amanda is concerned. Jason asks Amanda if she would have told Ozzy about his ouster had she known; she says yes. He asks Parvati what her redeeming qualities are. She says protectiveness and loyalty to Amanda and Cirie. But we're clearly in a pattern re Parvati.

Alexis asks Parvati what makes her a better role model for young girls than Amanda. Parvati says she's outspoken and Amanda went more with the flow. Alexis blitzes Amanda about whether she's genuine — saying she didn't buy the tears about taking out Cirie; Amanda says she was always genuine and doesn't need sympathy votes. Kind of harsh sounding.

Natalie calls Parvati the most masterful flirt in the history of "Survivor." Natalie wants to know how that translates in the bedroom. Confusion. Natalie rephrases about how it works in Parv's intimate life; Parvati admits she will flirt with anyone, men or women. Natalie goes at Amanda about her "glazed-over look" and asks if she was playing the "zombie pretty girl … pageant-queen cliche." Wow, the knives are out. Amanda says she made smart decisions and she came in to win.

Erik says 5 or 6 days ago he would have voted for Amanda. Now he feels "totally thrown under the bus" at his last two tribal councils. Amanda says everything she said was honest. Amanda is coming on very tough; Erik says "too late for 'I'm sorrys.' "

James says Amanda pretty much has it in the bag, then turns on Parv. Parv says there was no chance for her to win the game if she stuck with James. He's bitter.

Cirie asks Amanda why Parvati deserves a million dollars more than Cirie does. Amanda says Parvati played a great game and made bold decisions. Cirie clearly feels disrespected. Parv says C played a great game but more under the radar, and that she couldn't have beaten Cirie in front of the jury.

Ozzy says he might be the biggest idiot up here. Says he was very hurt by what Parvati did. "You put a price on a friendship." Intensely angry, and "I don't want to talk to you." And that "you took away 14 days that I could have spent with Amanda." Ozzy then tells Amanda he is "having feelings that I never really felt before. … You're just an amazing girl and I want everyone here to know that."

Still thinking Amanda will win, but it feels as if it could be close now.

Jury votes. Erik went for Amanda! Wow, that's a surprise. Alexis goes for Parvati. Natalie votes for Parvati. Ozzy votes for Amanda. We see some voters, including Jason and Eliza, struggling with their ballots.

Transition to the present-day reunion telecast, with Probst carrying the votes. Probst says word on the street is that this is the best season since the first.

Votes: Parvati, Amanda, Parvati, Amanda, Parvati, Amanda, Parvati, Parvati. Well, that stinks. Oh, well.

Read the entire article at The HeldenFiles Online » Blog Archive » "Survivor" Season Finale.

The Associated Press: 'Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites' winner crowned By DERRIK J. LANG

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parvati Shallow was the last woman standing on "Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites."

The 25-year-old boxer and charity organizer from Los Angeles outwitted, outlasted and outplayed her competitors — both "favorite" former castaways and "fan" contestants — to claim the title of "Sole Survivor" and the CBS reality show's $1 million prize during Sunday's live finale. She previously came in sixth place on "Survivor: Cook Islands."

Shallow received five votes over three for runner-up Amanda Kimmel, the 23-year-old former beauty queen and aspiring fashion designer. She also bested 37-year-old nurse Cirie Fields and 32-year-old bartender Natalie Bolton. It marked the first time in the reality competition's 16-season history that four female contestants made it to the end of the game.

"I couldn't have done it without the girls that I was with," Shallow said during the finale.

Read the entire article at The Associated Press: 'Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites' winner crowned.