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The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 6 “Get Your Sexy On” Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on CBS In a fast-paced competition like The Amazing Race, conventional wisdom might suggest that it’s wise to avoid getting stuck with the pack. However, the chaos and confusion actually make this false thinking in most cases. Teams …

The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 5, “Chill Out, Freak” Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on CBS It’s time for killer fatigue! There’s only so long that teams can deal with limited sleep, intense stress, and small quantities of food before they start dropping. When these factors are added to excessive heat and grueling …

Survivor: Philippines Review, Season 25, Episode 6 “Down and Dirty” Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS It’s a testament to Survivor‘s staying power when moments that haven’t been seen in the past still happen. Few shows make it to 25 seasons, so this is already unprecedented territory. This week’s reward challenge is a strange affair where …

The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 4, “Funky Monkey” Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on CBS A common question among long-time fans of The Amazing Race asks why the later seasons feel so different. Along with a faster-paced editing  and more gimmicks, the main changes have involved the casting. The producers look more for …

Survivor: Philippines Review, Season 25, Episode 5 “Got My Swag Back” Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS The opening four episodes of this Survivor season have spent a majority of time with the Matsing tribe, who lost every challenge. The battle lines have been drawn for the Tandang and Kalabaw tribes, but the conflicts haven’t …

The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 3 “There’s No Crying in Baseball” Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on CBS In the current era of The Amazing Race, the producers have used two primary tactics to generate tension. The first move is casting volatile teams like Brendon and Rachel from last season that create drama …

Survivor: Philippines Review, Season 25, Episode 4 “Create a Little Chaos” Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS Russell Swan is a very competitive guy. He claims to strive for excellence in everything that he does. When he loses a challenge, it must be part of God’s plan, not because of the superior performance of …

The Amazing Race Review, Season 21, Episode 2 “Long Hair, Don’t Care” Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on CBS When it comes to analyzing episodes of The Amazing Race, it’s sometimes difficult to distinguish between poor game design and an undesirable result. The producers are blamed when they make it too easy for a likable …

Survivor: Philippines Review, Season 25, Episode 3 “This Isn’t a ‘We’ Game” Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS It’s common on Survivor for one tribe to start slowly and lose multiple challenges early in the game. In a two-tribe contest, removing a few weaker players usually changes the momentum. The teams usually have eight …

The Amazing Race, Season 21, Episode 1, “Double Your Money” Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on CBS The Amazing Race premiere offers so many possibilities for the upcoming season. There are 22 new players to meet and lots of unknown challenges ahead. The potential is exciting, but it can lead to information overload because so …

Elementary – Pilot episode Directed by Michael Cuesta Written by Rob Doherty Aired on Thursday, September 27th 2012, 10/9c on CBS. Now, it is going to be a good year or so before the much-anticipated third series of Sherlock returns to UK TV screens.  As much as fans cannot wait to see how Cumberbatch’s Holmes marks his return, …

Survivor: Philippines Preview Airs Wednesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS For its 25th season, Survivor heads to a new location in The Philippines for an outing that offers some new approaches to the formula. One major change is the split into three tribes with six contestants in each group. This move is designed to avoid …

With tonight’s Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics, another historic Summer Games comes to its end. There have been myriad history-making moments and memorable competitions, from Michael Phelps taking the record for most Olympic career medals (he has 22- the previous was 18) to Oscar Pistorius’s precedent-setting role as the first amputee to compete …

One of the staples of American network television is the procedural. Despite the increasing prevalence of serialized storytelling, procedurals (standalone, case-of-the-week series) remain the networks’ main source of original dramatic programming, and of these, nearly all fit into at least one of three categories- police, medical, and legal. Series from each of these subsets date …

  In February, news of an upmost upsetting nature came to light. Barely a month after the second season of Sherlock finished on UK screens, CBS revealed their intention to do a version of the show – Elementary – but based in New York. I’m going to be honest. Quite frankly, the idea may not …

Unforgettable Created by John Bellucci and Ed Redlich Based on J. Robert Lennon’s short story The Rememberer imdb, CBS, Tuesdays at 10 PM 1.01 Pilot Directed by Niels Arden Oplev Written by John Bellucci and Ed Redlich Based on J. Robert Lennon’s short story “The Rememberer” 1.02 Heroes Directed by Niels Arden Oplev Written by …

We’re waist-deep in TV’s “Premiere Season”, and several new shows are vying for our viewership and a coveted top spot in the ratings. Below I’ve chronicled my take on the new shows I’ve had an opportunity to watch. Read, enjoy and when you’re done let me know your thoughts on the latest offerings to spill …