I’m not watching
But I’m reading what the blogosphere is saying about this season’s Survivor:
ASIAN POP / The Tribe Has Spoken
“I think its interesting how each of the other tribes immediately has had to address the issue of stereotypes, and talks about representing for their community, while the white team is here having a cocktail party,” I say.“Thats because theyre just people,” says Suyin. “They dont have to deal with stereotypes.”
My mom really wants me to watch Survivor. She and my sister are totally hooked on it, this season being no exception. My sister tried to convince me it would be a positive thing in the long run but I can’t stomach it. Yeah, it’s great that blogs are talking about but you all known that liberal bloggers are already preaching to the choir.
I did watch the first one, but I’m not all transfixed by it the way I am with LOST. (I am counting the days until Season 3 begins!) My practice is to only watch one television show per season, and if I have to choose, well, it’s no contest. For a long time it was Six Feet Under or nothing, and now it’s Lost. I think it’s going to be a lot better reading commentary on Survivor than watching the show itself.
Can you TiVo it and make a determination if you need to see something for yourself that is discussed in blogworld?
Yeah, I noticed the same thing.
I didn’t watch it either, just don’t really like Survivor that much. But our son absolutely had to see this one, and I’m still trying to pin him down on why, and also what his reaction was.
Calder actually watched the first 20 minutes of this season, and he NEVER watches the show. I caught the very end of the All-Star season, because the recaps on TWOP hooked me. But we are Amazing Race people here, by a long shot. You get plenty of race/ethnicity dynamics in that show, too, of course, but it happens in every single season. Americans abroad really run the gamot when it comes to idiocy….