I love survivor..I"ve seen them all.. I was going to watch anyhow..but being you asked *so* nice...

And you know what else.. if I were going to be on an island for 3 mos.. I'd wax. C'mon already!! Ok.. moving on LOL

you are very pretty and smart too. i'll volunteer for survivor.

You're too funny, Laurie. Tell you what - I'll watch Survivor with you if you'll watch Lost with me, when Season 3 premieres (is it next week?). Deal? ;-)

Oh, no, not Survivor! I've never watched it, other reality shows yes, but I've never been able to get interested in this one for some reason. But I absolutely LOVE Lost! And Grey's Anatomy! And Desperate Housewives! And Boston Legal! I love tv. :)

Maybe if I can get hubby to take a peek with me if I "accidentally" leave it on that channel? Hm, we'll see.

I'll be watching Survivor with you and if you do me a favor, how about watching Amazing Race on Sunday as well?

Flattery will get you everywhere!

I love Survivor, hubby will be taping it for me!!! ( I have to go play Brownie Troop leader, even though my Brownie is sick and will be staying home)!!!

Oh yeah, watch Amazing Race!!!

I have never watched an actual season (reruns yes) but I'll give it a try. Go Hispanics?!

I'm soooooo hooked on "Project Runway" and am dying to find out who made it to NY Fashion week (tomorrow). Hopefully Michael, Laura and Uli will make it (NOT Jeffery). So sad to say "good bye Kayne".

I love Survivor.

Thanks, I tried really hard today.

Count me in for Survivor!! I was on the boat with Season 1 way, way back in 2000. My husband thought I was nuts but who could not love Colleen Haskel saying being stuck on that island was like being at work, trapped with people you would never choose as friends!

I WILL BE WATCHING SURVIVOR!!! WOO HOO!!

Sorry, but DH will monopolize the TV to watch the filthy, bug-eating Red Sox. Fun!

I've already set the DVR.....because knit night is on Thursdays! We're SUPERfans at our house. So I look forward to Survivor Chat but I might have to chime in kinda late because of the whole "getting home bedraggled and yarn-drunk" thing on Thursday nights. Is it bad I want to watch 18 TV shows a week? I think it might be. You might need to generate a CAP confession-cleansing segment on this website. you know, fourteen rows of purling and six Praise Jesuses and one nice thing for a stranger and your sins are forgiven? Hmmmm..... well, in your free time, think about it. ;)

I have a committment on Thursday nights but I will tivo it just for you...well, for me to watch...for you. ;) Me and Sally will be there for you, honey. Give our love to your grandmother!

I'll also watch and discuss it with you!

Can y'all imagine what those people smell like after three months in the wild with no soap and doing all those sweaty challenges? Ewww! I'll just sit on my comfy couch in my air conditioned house and watch them thank you very much. And maybe enjoy a nice glass of vino while they're boiling water full of goodness knows what.

Even though I am still in mourning for Tucker Carlson's removal from Dancing With the Stars (I like him, not his politics BTW) and only feel like weeping tonight, I will watch Survivor.

Only for you, Laurie. Only for you.

{sniff, sniff!}

I wouldn't want a camera trained on me 24/7 with any pits--hairy or non. Who's crazy enough to do that?

Oh and sweetie, flattery will get you EVERYWHERE with me!

Laurie, please ignore this comment. It is intended for your comments.

CRAZY AUNT PURL LOVERS/COMMENTERS: I think we should knit a blanket for Laurie's grandmother. What do ya'll think? I will organize it and volunteer to collect squares and do the sewing up. If you would be interested, please email me or stop by my blog and comment. If we could get enough people interested, I will work on it. We could decide on, say 8 inch squares in wool or cotton....please let me know. Maybe we could even persuade Laurie to put up a button so people could join in....

I'll be watching Survivor. I am Mark Burnett's bitch when it comes to that show. I'm also Phil
Keoghan's bitch, but not they way I'd like to be. :)

Of course, I'm watching Survivor! I love that Jeff. I think I have a thing for Kansas boys. *L*

Oh no! I am not getting sucked into that! It's bad enough I got sucked into Nanny 911, with all these horrible brats and their weeping parents going "I don't know what to DO! Where did we go WRONG??" And then Nanny Deb marches in and saves them all, and I can be all smug in the knowledge that my children are considered well-behaved by all who know them. (Did I use "all" three times in one sentence? That's nothing to be smug about, for sure. Sorry.) So you can see there's no room for Survivor in my brain. :)

PS Dear Kristy: I would love to knit a square for Laurie's grandma. It's a lovely idea!

ONLY YOU could possibly talk me into watching survivor..even my own mother would hear a guffah!
But then again, she doesn't entertain me at work like you do by telling me funny stories with pictures...hmmmm ... we'll see, Maybe I'll listen while I'm knitting, because I'd hate to be out-of-the-loop here.

i am with ya, girlie! maybe this will be the year someone takes two sticks and vines and knits something lovely!

I'll knit a square---but I won't watch Survivor!

I too have never missed any episode of survivor, during any season. I love that show, though occasionally I will threaten to stop watching if they don't get rid of so and so. But they do, so I stick with it.

Survivor is prime knitting time--boy, have I missed it! My daughter Tivos Project Runway and we gather at her house to watch it, but it's hard to knit there. I do love me some train-wreck TV, though--Rockstar, Dancing with the semi-famous, and best of all, Apprentice! Please tell me The Donald is coming back!

I'm SO there, I'm all about Survivor!

Two of the three of us who blog at my blog watch Survivor. We will be watching with you!!!

It's already programmed on the DVR. I CANNOT wait!

Word. I'm there. Me and the b-dawg

With the knitting.

I showed my mum the scarf I was doing for her (since April - very not able to follow through) because I knew she'd get excited and tell me to finish it for her. So with the guilt, I shall knit. And watch the castoffs, I mean castaways.

and then we shall discuss amongst ourselves ala Linda Richman.

I will be right there with the Survivor watching. Thanks for reminding me it's tonight (not like I don't have the TiVo set for it or anything).

Okay-
I'm in the thick of classes right now, so I just can't spare what few brain cells I have left on the show. And honestly, I get 'Nam-veteran-level flashbacks about the hell that was my Junior High experience just hearing about the episodes- I know- I'm a total weenie.
But yall please consider yourselves loved and supported in your viewing choice and I'll be there in spirit handing out the alcoholic beverages!

I've never been that into Survivor and I know that I won't be watching this season at all. Ummm. Don't we have enough divisiveness in our society as it is?

I am with you on the survivor love! woohoo.

only 50 more minutes til it premieres...for me anyway...i love living in LA and working somewhere that I get to watch the east coast feeds of shows...come to SnB and I can give you hints as to what happens each week before it airs out here!

Why, thank you! I just had a shower and shaved my pits. I didn't think anyone would notice. I even put a little pit-stop on so I wouldn't get all stinky and campy smelling.

It should be a good one this year!

Seriously? Nicest thing anyone has said to me all day. And I've seen a LOT of people today. I had not planned to watch Survivor... but I guess I could give it a try...

Cookie sent me a reminder email this morning! I love that show. Been a slow summer without it. *L*

o.0

*HUGS*

There's a roller derby girl on that show. On the White Squad or whatever they call it...I have to skate on Thursdays, or I would totally watch it.

blog about it!!

WHAT - different ethnic groups on an island fighting each other for limited resources - WE HAD THAT COPYRIGHTED YEARS AGE

New York City!!

(plagarised from Entertainment magazine)

YEARS AGO -- LOL - sorry

I need a pass from this assignment - Ms Laurie, please! It's not that I have any high moral ground issues ( as if!), it's just that - people on an island, mindless physical games and even more mindless mental games - well really it's been done to death - even Lost is looking a bit haggard these days.

So yall hash it out and I will serve the wine. Waxed Merlot anyone?

Well, I'm glad SOMEONE noticed my new haircut today! Thanks for all the compliments... :) I'm in!

I'm Tivo-ing it because I'm going out for dinner, but I will tell the sushi chef that I'm rooting for the Asians in hope of scoring some free sake.

Laurie, I love ya...you know I do, but see...the bug thing?? I have a super human fear of bugs. I could be afraid of bugs for the Olympics and win, hands down, every time. So, if I watched "Survivor" with you, the first time a bug even showed up, yet alone be eaten by a human...it would be all over for me. There would be wretching, gagging and nightmares. I have enough trouble with Gil Grissom's bug fetish on CSI, but to his credit, he doesn't eat them.

Enjoy your show and I mean that. I just can't play with you on this one ;)

I was so there with you tonight. I missed the first 10 minutes, but caught the rest of it. I think it is going to be a good one this time. Can't wait to see all the things that they have planned for them. I am also excited about the 3rd season of Ghost Hunters. I just love that show!

Luckily, I realized at 7:57 that Survivor did NOT premiere next Thursday as I had thought, and got the DVR fired up so we could get the boy to bed first. Barring any technological malfunctions, I've never missed an episode yet, and don't plan to.

I will admit, I'm a little uncomfortable about the division of the teams... if one team does reallyreally well, will that give certain racists a reason to believe they're right???

I don't know. I'm watching anyway. I'm a Survivor ho.

I'm sorry, sweetie, but not even for hyouou will I watch Survivor. But it looks like you have plenty of company anyway! Best wishes to you and your grandmother.

I'm sorry, sweetie, but not even for hyouou will I watch Survivor. But it looks like you have plenty of company anyway! Best wishes to you and your grandmother.

What do you mean you have no idea who the hell I am and how dare I call you sweetie?

Great - posted it twice - and with a typo. Sigh.

I LOVE survivor and I WILL watch with you!

Ooo! It was good tonight wasn't it? Things about the show tonight I liked...
1.Crazy old hippie asian guy gets rid of guys headache, but leaves big hickie looking thing on forehead
2.Girl from the 'caucasian' tribe lets chickens loose
3.The hispanic tribe talking about stereotypes...that was funny

Currently thoroughly locked into the premiere right now. Even watched the preview from Sunday night. In fact the TIVO season pass is set and happily taping along. That way if I missed a second I can look again.

As soon as they introduced the tribe members hubby and I started making bets about who would get blurred first. We were right it was roller girl.

Cindi

I know who gets voted off.........!!!
At least that's one good thing about being an East Coaster!! ;O)

Auntie, I know what I want for x-mas.

Ozzy from team latino or whatever we're called. *L*

::angelface::

I gotcha girlie! I will be watching the tape because I had to work late. I'm always open to Survivor chat.

Thank you. I feel pretty, until I shampoo, anyway. I went to my wonderful hairdresser (stylist?) today and she and you can lift me out of a depressed funk like nobody's business. Thank you. And thank you Rebecca, stylist par excellance. Unfortunately I do not have real TV, so no Survivor. And CAMPING?? This is something I do not understand at all.

I love cowboy. And Ozzy is a hottie.

But ... but ... college football is on Thursday nights on ESPN! I love that you asked nicely and all, but my reality TV is sports. Live. Hunky young guys in tight pants, sweating and grunting and lunging. What more could you ask for?

I liked the cool Asian nail salon guy who pulled the headache out of the other dude.
A guy who can cure headaches AND keep your nails looking good is a winner in my books.

Oh! Did you watch it last night? I'm pulling for the Asians and the Hispanics. That was cool how Cowboy pulled the bad wind out of the other guys head.

Maybe we should have Survivor Fridays to recap!

I am voting for RECAP Fridays! (I so love Survivor - something about having a team of people who are forced to play games with you... I can't even get someone to play cards with me. I've been trying to teach the cats....)

"Sorry, but DH will monopolize the TV to watch the filthy, bug-eating Red Sox. Fun!"

Lucia, I so feel your pain. And I love the Red Sox.
Your post had me spewing coffee over the keyboard.

Laurie, have a good visit with your grandmother. We'll be here for you when you get back! Hugs.

Laurie, I love you, you're beautiful, and I greatly appreciate the compliments. . . but I cannot watch Survivor with you. I'm so sorry. I haven't been able to stomach it since, oh, season 1. If I want to see that kind of backstabbing action, I can just go to work. (yeah)

But I will totally not mind when you spend blog space talking about Survivor with your other, clearly more devoted fans/readers. 'Cause I love you THAT much. :-)

I broke my Survivor addiction two seasons ago, but replaced that monkey with Fox News 24/7/365. I am a dork.

I have been reading your blog for several months now. It's fabulous (my new, annoying word). Anyhow, love survivor, watched last night, the headache thing looked incredibly painful!

I am so with you on Survivor. I've only missed one (Africa). It doesn't get old to me - I don't know why, easily entertained I suppose. Praise God for DVR!!! How did we live before it?

I think I may have to take a break from this blog as it seems that I may be the only one who has problems with the concept of the show. Thanks all for the reminder of where I live.

Hey...Cao Boi is from my neck of the woods!

Love ya Laurie...I can't promise I'll get in every episode but I'll try!

I think you should start up with the new season of Runway. That's just as crazy and they never have to leave the big city!

Sweetie-dahling, I would watch this, but I just finished a summer of Big Brother (one of the ladies in the house was an employee of my husband's) for the second summer in a row, (uh, she's a very good player and they invited her back)

I think I've used up all my reality bites...

My husband and I will be watching faithfully with you. How about that premier, huh? I think this will be an interesting season...

I watched it!

Survivor is an event -- for my husband.
Anybody else participate in a Survivor pool?
He actually runs one.
I find it a bit frightening but whatever...

This racial divide thing should be more interesting in a couple weeks. I suspect the Af-Amer team is going to self-destruct here pretty quickly. But, you never know! Sometimes people surprise you.

Apparently the exile island concept played out well in the ratings -- it's back! Can you imagine 2 days on that little sand bar. NO THANKS What would I do without Laurie to entertain me???

LOL at Lucia and the filthy bug-eating Red Sox. Stick a fork in 'em and ship 'em off to the Outer Hebrides or wherever the Survivors are surviving this time round.

Hey, now there's a Survivor series I'd watch: Survivor Orkney Islands. A bunch of yarn-starved urban knitters who have to keep a flock of sheep alive, shear them, spin the yarn, dye it, design and knit a lace shawl while living in peat fire-heated stone dwellings and harvesting seaweed for dinner, etc.

We are all over Survivor in our house. K, me, the dog, Cat the Younger. (Cat the Elder does not watch TV.)

Ooooh, will the cats do a reenactment for Survivor, like the one for Lost?

Love Survivor, Adore Amazing Race, and am captivated by Project Runway.

Darlin' I have Tivo and a DVR, I'm gettin' everything!!!

I think the "racial lines" they have on Survivor are just kind of funny. Because bottom line....1 person, wins. Not one race. Not one team. I'd LOVE to see couples Survivor, could you imagine voting your other half off.*smirk, giggle, GUFFAW!*

Some days...Have a great Friday kiddo.

I thought Cao Boi was way cool and looking at his bio we have the same birthday. I'm older.

I love me some "reality" tv. And I love my beloved Tivo even more! I am willing to discuss any of the following shows: Survivor, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Desperate Housewives, American Idol, Project Runway, Dancing with the Stars (this season is my first time watching that), America's Next Top Model and Amazing Race. The top of the list though has to be Grey's Anatomy. *swoon*

I can't bring myself to watch Survivor. I will read your synopses (with the Cats cast in major roles, hopefully) because they are much more entertaining.

However, I will roll over and play dead for Project Runway. I'd even have a baby for Tim Gunn, even though he probably would decline politely.

I posted earlier about not liking Survivor but I'm with Tara - I would SO read your blogging about it, Laurie, to get your hilarious take on it!

And Dagney, there were several posters from a previous entry of Laurie's who didn't like the new concept. I don't either.

Oops, that's me above, Anonymous! Forgot to post my info!

I think everyone should just lighten up about the ethnic tribes. The people on the tribes are fine with it. Why aren't we? It's still a good 'ol backstabbing and secretly plotting against each other fun time! I will be watching with you. And rooting for that HOT latino dude.

Sorry. Every year I try to reduce my addiction to the tube and this year I have cut from 22 hours/week to 21.5 hours/week. *sighs and beats head*. I could only add Survivor if I cut something else (NOT Project Runway!). Iwould however be glad to see your spin on it on Fridays.

glad you and the kith and kin are doing ok!

I watched last night. I was thankful there was something on the boob tube to watch. I don't watch a lot of t.v., but I do enjoy Survivor. I'm not for or against the ethic tribes stuff. It is what it is, to use the reality t.v. lingo.

nobody said nothing about Nip/Tuck? Love that Christian!

Regarding Julian Mc Mahon/Christian Troy:

Dayum he FOINE! or Yes, indeed he is gorgeous!

Sorry, I don't get CBS (or Jack Shyt for anything else either). But if you ever want to talk "House" or "Bones", I'm your girl.

Hug Mr. Hakim for me.

Well it was interesting.. that whole chicken incident had me in stitches... too funny! I was thinking as I watched last night, that I never remember the first 5 people voted off when it comes to the reunion show.. or when the honor the ones who've been voted off before them... never.

Since we're talking reality shows, did you see that the star of my second favoriate reality show was arrested? That would be Dog the Bounty Hunter, no less. Yikes!

What's my favorite reality show? American Chopper, of course!

Third favorite? No one asked, but after watching a marathon of them last week, I'm now hooked on Project Runway.

And to think, I used to scorn reality shows. ;-)

well i cant say i'll join u on the survivor thing, cause i dont get to watch tv regularly....but if u have the time, could u whip this up and show us?
http://www.blacksheepbags.com/dorothy_bag.html
thanks bunches....moooohahha!

My husband is a survivor ADDICT. I swear it's his "fix" for the week, so of course I'm sucked in too. I love sitting there thinking I would handle the situations oh so much better, but really, I'd probably be the 1st one voted off!

We don't have Survivor here..

You're not boycotting because of the racial controversy? I watched the first season but lost interest after that. Instead, I'm a "Law & Order" addict five nights a week. Great to knit by.

Oh yeah, Survior is a guilty pleasure that I just can't stop!
We Tivo it, and sometimes watch the challenges in the first fast forward. It makes them much more fun, you should try it sometime.

I second the person who mentioned a couples survivor would be funny. Of course, how many divorces would it create? LOL. I think they should do a husbands and wives version, but as two seperate entities. And then at the end of each, if your spouse got voted out of their tribe, you get booted out of yours too. So that in the end a couple would win. Could you imagine the marital spats that would ignite???

Humph. We won't get Survivor here for ages!

Survivor is the best! It's the only reality show I can stomach... well, next to Amazing Race. Let's not talk about reality shows like Super Nanny, which ought to be shown to every teenager contemplating having sex. Listen up kids! Sex will get you babies, which will be very cute but then grow into kids-from-hell at which point you will be featured on a reality show and need to be slapped around by a Mary Poppins figure from across the pond... because what, there aren't enough dysfunctional families over there? Americans are not competent enough to raise their own children? It's a sore spot with me. Gets my blood pressure up there. Most damning: Can't knit to it since it upsets me too much!

I may be a little behind, but just chiming in that yes, I will be watching Survivor as well! Maybe there should be a Survivor Knitting button? :)

Just discovered your blog today! You get so many comments you likely will miss this one but just wanted to say I was here and enjoyed reading!

and not that flattery will get you anywhere, but sure - there's no one else I'd rather watch Survivor with.

Leeney, thank you. My reading of full comments has been a little remiss lately. I thought to myself that I could not be alone in my disgust with the current version of "Survivor."

Yes, my threat was a hollow one. Mostly I was looking to see if anyone would take the bait.

As a person of color, I find great offense at the new season of "Survivor." It's funny but the majority of people who are ready to sit down and watch it (at least the ones I know) are what could be termed as "Caucasian." This alone is a social experiment. Every person of color who I know finds the idea of the show to be utterly repugnant. Maybe because we live through separation and glass ceilings every day of our lives. Somethng that if you are of the dominant race (And I only use "race" in the popular terms as anthropologists will tell you that there is only one race -- the human race. One could argue for ethnicity but the show is not divided on those terms at all.)

I teach elementary kids in an urban environment. These are kids who can tell me what happened on the latest episode of "Flavor of Love" each week. I have some ideas about their bedtime. "Survivor?" It comes on at 8 p.m. and these kids are definitely still awake then. They tell me daily how they will not work with someone because of that person's racial/ethnicity/cultural background. And seeing a show that splits people by race? That's just TV, right?

I guess I can see how if you are a member of the dominant "racial" group that this could be entertaining. For the rest of us, this is just life. And real life? It just isn't that funny most of the time.

Stop watching the boob tube and read a good book.
Signed,
Your Friendly Info B!tch/Librarian

It's so funny that you mention it because I never watch Survivor and hadn't read this, but I saw it the other day...Friday? What day [i]was[/i] that? Anyhow, I was shocked (SHOCKED!) and intrigued with the whole "race" gimmick. Will I watch Survivor again? Perhaps...

hey! The machine went all wonky on me and posted! I didn't even get to fix my tags - which clearly did not work! Grr!

I love survivor. Especially the season Chris Doherty won. He's a co-worker of my ex (don't worry we get along for the kids sake). I see Chris and his wife on occassion where if they are recognized, they get ambushed. I watch it every season. C-ya!