Survivor Heroes vs Villains

Remember the awesomely stupid letter that JT wrote to Russell during Survivor Heroes vs. Villains when he gave Russell an immunity idol as a strategy to help save Russell and eliminate Parvati? Today, Russell posted a photo of the full letter, which Parvati read out loud during the show, and which looks like was written… continue reading

Being a famous television star who was given $1 million by viewer votes has apparently not helped Rupert Boneham in the race to become governor of Indiana. The Survivor star has far less money and support in the polls than his two opponents, although that could certainly change by election day. A report about fundraising… continue reading

Survivor cast member Rupert Boneham, who’s running for governor in Indiana as a libertarian, released a video over the weekend detailing his support for marriage equality for gay and lesbian people, and vowing to fight legislation that does otherwise. In the video, below, Rupert talks about his 14-year marriage and says, “we’ve had our hardships,… continue reading

Eight years ago, Rupert Boneham was introduced to the world as a jolly, big-bearded, tie-dye-wearing cast member on Survivor Pearl Islands. Now, he’s a jolly, big-bearded, corduroy jacket-wearing candidate for governor of Indiana. Rupert “made the announcement at a public pizza party and free shirt tie-dye workshop that Boneham and his family hosted Saturday afternoon… continue reading

Update: Rupert Boneham confirmed he’s running for governor on Oct. 22. Survivor star Rupert Boneham will announce on Saturday whether he’ll run for governor of Indiana as a libertarian, but he most likely will–even though he’s recently learned that it’s very expensive to run a campaign. He’s been considering a run since August, and said… continue reading

Rupert Boneham, who’s appeared on Survivor three times and is instantly recognizable thanks to his bushy beard and tie-dyed shirt, may run for governor of Indiana as a Libertarian. The Indianapolis Star reports that “Boneham filed papers with the the Indiana Election Division this week to form an exploratory committee to run as a Libertarian.”… continue reading

Jessica “Sugar” Kiper has explained more about what she revealed last week on Celebrity Rehab: her attempted suicide after being voted out of Survivor Heroes vs. Villains. On last night’s Celebrity Rehab, Sugar told the group that she’d used drugs since she was a teenager, and said, “the only time I ever took a break… continue reading

Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast member Ben “Coach” Wade stars in a new movie that will be released this summer, and in it, he reunites with his reality show co-star Danielle DiLorenzo, with whom he makes out in one scene. It’s a must-watch trailer, even if there’s no homoerotic knife fellatio like we saw in… continue reading

The next full-series Survivor DVD will be for its 20th season, Survivor Heroes vs. Villains. While any release is welcome, it’s both disappointing yet predictable and understandable that the next DVD is season 20. Alas, it means seasons 5, 6, and 11 through 19 remain unreleased, though you can download all those from iTunes. Like… continue reading

Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast member Colby Donaldson was maligned by viewers and even criticized by the show’s host for his role in Danielle and Amanda’s fight for the immunity idol clue. But Colby revealed to reality blurred that the event did not occur as it was shown, and worse, that the entire season included… continue reading

Survivor host Jeff Probst, who’s signed for two more seasons, suggested in an interview that he’d like to make his two guest hosting positions permanent some day. Probst regularly fills in for Larry King on CNN and for Regis Philbin on his daytime talk show, and in an interview with the New York Post, he… continue reading

The Dragons music video is perhaps the best thing to come out of Survivor Heroes vs. Villains‘ pretty Ponderosa series, and while its technical look and feel was the work of web series producer Norwood Cheek, it actually has its roots in Brazil, during Ben “Coach” Wade’s experience during Survivor Tocantins‘ Ponderosa, and connects to… continue reading

As construction continues on a resort that will use the beaches made famous over the past year on CBS, the Survivor Samoa Surf and Beach Resort in Samoa, Survivor Heroes vs. Villains concluded with a finale that had slightly fewer viewers than last fall’s Survivor Samoa finale, but improved compared to last spring’s Survivor Tocantins… continue reading

Survivor Heroes vs. Villains runner-up Parvati Shallow denied Sugar Kiper’s accusation that Parvati learned about Russell Hantz before the season began. Parvati told Reality TV World, “That’s ridiculous. She would do anything to keep her name in the news. She was the first person voted off and she wants to extend her 15 minutes or… continue reading

Sandra Diaz-Twine did exactly what she promised and won Survivor Heroes vs. Villains, becoming the show’s first-ever two-time winner by using a strategy very similar to the one that worked for her in the Pearl Islands. The most surprising part of a surprising finale was how unsurprised the final three seemed during the live vote… continue reading

For all of Rupert’s blustering, bearded talk at Tribal Council about being the last remaining Hero or Villain, he has a good point: it is kind of a badge of honor to be the last person remaining from your tribe. Alas, that goes to Eeyore–I mean, Colby, who moped his way through another episode, falling… continue reading

For some time now, Survivor has minimized the survival part of the game in exchange for strategy, and that’s mostly been okay. The relatively recent decline of the number of challenges, however, has led to an even higher percentage of strategizing, and an episode like last night’s–when we had two back-to-back episodes in one, basically–highlights… continue reading