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Well, Richard may be the Machiavellian (and not a little Malkovichian) puppetmaster of "Survivor," and he's certainly holding the show together entertainment-wise with his catty punditry and villainous wit. But he's still just a plump (but getting thinner) guy who likes to walk around naked - in other words, he's just one man, and for him the Tribal Council's expulsion of Greg on Wednesday must have carried a disturbing amount of unpredictability. (Best exit yet, by the way. Leaves with a "Jerk" impression, and then eschews CBS press tour...
...American viewing public is hugely capricious. Here we are, going on and on about how much we love "reality" programming, sending CBS's ratings into the stratosphere. We're mad about "Survivor," we'll watch "Big Brother" if there's nothing better on, and it's come to my attention that some people also actually watch "Cops." But that love, while powerful, is unpredictable...
Athenians of the 5th century B.C. attended plays by Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles. Londoners in Elizabethan England enjoyed the plays of Shakespeare. Americans in the 21st century watch Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Survivor. Does anyone else find this disturbing and frightening? (THE REV.) FRANK L. HOSS Bourbonnais...
...left one thing out. We are a generation that grew up with Gilligan's Island. Survivor is like an extended version of Gilligan's Island. Who is Ginger? Who is the Skipper? Who is Mary Ann? CATHY SMALL Olivenhain, Calif...
JOEL KLUG Hunk booted from Survivor isle for being sexist. Hint: Gilligan was nice to everyone