Grid Effect

After an eventful weekend in the sunshine swing state, I came home to discover that what I had recorded for Thursday was a clip show of Survivor and the season premiere The Office being reran. I am assuming this is a result of the World Series running last week, but no one watches the World Series unless the Red Sox, Yankees or Cubs are integrally involved, so I can’t explain the logic.

In any event, Survivor was a lame duck. It was chock full of “never before seen” clips and recapping how and why past contestants were voted off. Essentially all we learn that we may or may not have already known is that the Raro tribe is easily influenced. Every single one of them outside of Jenny and maybe Nate. The minute anyone of them offers a suggestion as to who should be voted off, everyone agrees except for that person and the persuasion necessary is minimal. Not exactly the alpha dogs one would expect the producers to select. It’s possible they all went to the Aitu tribe, that would certainly explain why they have won virtually every single challenge.

The Office simply reran the season three premiere. I can’t imagine Oscar Nunez was entirely thrilled about his character being outed in this episode, which tentatively ended his role in the series. I am sure he will resurface from his three month paid vacation before the end of the season, mainly because the concept is a comedic goldmine.

Lastly, I thought I would spread the word about the new Mitchell Hurwitz series in the works. For those who don’t know, Hurwitz is responsible for creating the now cancelled Arrested Development, which I have a very high opinion of. Anyhow, the new series is a british import entitled The Thick of It and revolves around the lives of incompetent politicians. I am optimistic based on the premise alone.

More on The Wire and Friday Night Lights tomorrow.