Surviving in a “Sugar” Inspired Sultry Graham & Spencer Metallic Jersey Dress

December 16th, 2008

Surviving in a “Sugar” Inspired Sultry Graham & Spencer Metallic Jersey Dress by ASHLEY

I know there are several other bloggers on the b5 network that are self-admitted reality show addicts (ahem..Chloe…). Throughout the season I wasn’t quite sure what to think about Jessica “Sugar” Kiper. However, when I saw her come out on to the stage with a 50s inspired look, a la Scarlett Johansson and Marilyn Monroe, I had to give her a round of applause. Her dress was stunning, her make-up was flawless, and I wanted to steal her hair. Too bad Chloe already wrote about where to find Sugar’s hair accessories.

Graham & Spencer Metallic Jersey Dress

This Graham & Spencer Metallic Jersey Dress from net-a-porter looks much like Sugar’s dress and would be great for the holiday season. You can buy it for $243 (it’s on sale, originally $325).

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reality blurred + Survivor Gabon is the year’s 8th most-popular show, while Idol and Dancing are #1 and 2 again

December 16th, 2008

reality blurred + Survivor Gabon is the year’s 8th most-popular show, while Idol and Dancing are #1 and 2 again

Survivor Gabon is the year’s 8th most-popular show, while Idol and Dancing are #1 and 2 again

Ratings for Survivor Gabon’s finale last night were up over last spring’s finale, and helped make the show the 8th most-popular television show in the country for 2008, and the third-most popular reality series.

On Nielsen’s list of the top 10 highest-rated shows of 2008, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars are again the two most-popular series in the country, and because they air twice a week and Nielsen ranks the broadcasts separately, they take up the four top spots, meaning only eight shows are in the top 10. Survivor Gabon ranked as the seventh-most DVRed show, gaining 18 percent more viewers every week when DVR watchers were factored in, making it the most DVRed reality show.

Sunday night, Bob’s win over Susie was watched by an average of 13.76 million viewers from 8:30 to 10:30, according to CBS. The start was delayed by football, and because CBS sucks and insists upon airing a full four-hour prime-time schedule on Sundays despite nearly always being delayed by the games running over.

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“Survivor” items seized | Seattle Times Newspaper

December 16th, 2008

Entertainment | “Survivor” items seized | Seattle Times Newspaper

“Survivor” items seized

The federal tribe has spoken: A contaminated monkey skull, termite-infested statues and other African artifacts of the TV show “Survivor” will not be allowed into the United States. Officials disclosed Monday that customs inspectors in Houston seized restricted items shipped in a container belonging to the CBS reality show. Among the items: the hide from an African cat suspected of carrying a dangerous disease, a mandrill skull, civet hides, parrot, poultry and ostrich feathers, bones and cowries shells. The 17th edition of “Survivor” was set in Gabon, the country from which the container was shipped. The final episode was shown Sunday night.

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Corinne’s Finest Moment

December 16th, 2008

Corinne told Sugar: “The only thing I would vote to give you is a handful of anti-depressants so that no one has to be subjected to your constant crying. Maybe if you got some, it would seem a little more sincere when you are crying about your dead father.”

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And the ‘Survivor’ winner is …BOB! msnbc.com

December 15th, 2008

And the ‘Survivor’ winner is … msnbc.com By Craig Berman

‘Survivor’ winner goes to head of the class

Physics teacher Bob Crowley takes home the million-dollar prize

He received four votes from the seven-person jury. His ability to make his own luck by winning immunity beat out Susie’s flying under the radar and Sugar’s strategic maneuverings.

Challenge king wins it all: Bob joked to the cameras that he could be a spokesman for AARP as he went on his five-challenge winning streak, and the 57-year-old physics teacher may be getting calls from the group. He’s earned it, winning “Survivor Gabon” by the narrowest of margins. He received four votes from the seven-person jury, as his ability to make his own luck by winning immunity beat out Susie’s flying under the radar and Sugar’s strategic maneuverings. Susie came agonizingly close with three votes, taking second place.

Nasty girl: Pin-up model Sugar didn’t get any votes for the top prize and the million dollars, as the cameras apparently loved her more than her competitors. No one, however, was as bitter as Corrine in the final vote. “You are an unemployed, uneducated leech on society,” she said to Sugar. “The only thing I would vote to give you is a handful of antidepressants so it would seem a little more sincere when you are crying about your dead father.”

Solid house of cards: Susie didn’t do much to win airtime for most of the game, but she came through when it really counted. She won the first immunity challenge, flew under the radar, and then she won the last to earn her spot in the final three. She did so by building a house of cards to a height of eight feet, more than any of the competitors, perhaps because she was convinced that if she didn’t win it, she’d be voted out.

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Jeff Probst blogs ‘Survivor: Gabon’ finale! | EW.com

December 15th, 2008

Jeff Probst blogs ‘Survivor: Gabon’ finale! | PopWatch Blog | EW.com by Jeff Probst

Preface: It’s late. I’m beat. I mean wiped out. I’m sitting on my couch banging this out, so forgive me if it’s not the most entertaining blog of the season.

Bob wins!! I’m happy. I really think he deserved it. I love that he’s 57 and our oldest winner — we need more people over 50 playing this game. I was a bit annoyed with Bob about one thing…during the show Bob was so long winded, always ready with another story about this or that. We get to the live reunion show and he’s suddenly the shy girl in the corner with braces and a ponytail, who doesn’t want to be there. Bob, you made it tough, but I’m still happy for you.

If Susie had won I don’t know what I would have said or how I would have justified such a decision by the jury. Yes, Susie did a good job making it far enough to put her in a position to have a shot at the money. But to get three votes and nearly get a fourth vote from Randy really surprised me.

Equally surprising was that Sugar received no votes. Not one jury member thought she was worthy of a vote. I’m guessing there’s a  “bitter Betty” pill going around in that bunch. They’re mad that she had a hand in voting them out, and they’re gonna show her by not rewarding her hard work. There is no doubt about it, Sugar played a pretty damn good game.

If this were a “fair” game, which it often is not – Sugar would have received a few votes and Susie would have none. To future Survivor contestants. If you make it to the jury, try to just let the anger and envy go and see the big picture. You got your ass kicked – no way around it – now quit being a baby and reward the person who kicked your ass by giving them your vote.

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Bob the non-player outwits, outlasts ’em all - Survivor- msnbc.com

December 15th, 2008

Bob the non-player outwits, outlasts ’em all - Survivor- msnbc.com By Andy Dehnart

Bob the non-player outwits, outlasts ’em all

‘Survivor’s’ oldest-ever champion used fake idols, good nature to win game

Bob Crowley, center, gets a congratulatory kiss from runner-up Susie Smith, left, and Jessica ''Sugar'' Kiper after winning ''Survivor Gabon'' on Sunday, Dec. 14

Bob Crowley, center, gets a congratulatory kiss from runner-up Susie Smith, left, and Jessica “Sugar” Kiper after winning “Survivor Gabon” on Sunday, Dec. 14.

Before he started playing the game of “Survivor,” 58-year-old bow tie-wearing physics teacher Bob Crowley sat under a tree in Gabon and told me, “I’m not playing the game, I’m here to have a good time, I’m here to experience — Christ, I’ve already won the game. I’ve got a free trip to Africa, I have got two free trips to L.A. And a million dollars only buys you friends you don’t need and tempts you with sins you shouldn’t be committing anyway.

So, I’ve already won.”

Now he has $1.1 million, and he will have to deal with those new friends, temptations, and sins. Bob not only won the majority of the jury’s votes, but viewers also voted him as their favorite cast member, so he added $100,000 to the show’s $1 million prize.

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During the final Tribal Council, he told the jury, “I don’t think I outwitted you. I don’t think I outplayed you. The only thing I did was outlast you.” That may have been his biggest lie of the whole game.

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reality blurred + Bob Crowley wins Survivor Gabon, $1.1 million; is oldest winner ever

December 15th, 2008

reality blurred + Bob Crowley wins Survivor Gabon, $1.1 million; is oldest winner ever

Corinne told Susie she’d vote for her if Susie promised to get her vocal cords cut out (moderately funny; Susie laughed), but then told Sugar, “You are an unemployed, uneducated leech on society. The only thing I would vote to give you is a handful of antidepressants so it would seem a little more sincere when you are crying about your dead father.” Sugar awesomely gave Corinne the finger, which CBS showed but blurred out, because I’m sure that would have damaged a child’s eyes.

The show concluded live from CBS Television City’s stage 46 last night—the exact same studio where Dancing with the Stars is taped—on a tiny little set that was so small, the torches were about half the size they are in real life. The audience of mostly family members and invited guests was, predictably, in Bob’s corner. Kenny got a cold reception, Susie a neutral one, and Sugar was clearly the second-most popular person. As you heard on TV during the live hour, Corinne got booed, while Randy got laughs. I think that’s because Randy’s misanthropic attitude is increasingly transparent, even if he says awful things.

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