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...Wednesday night, "Survivor" followers loyal enough to set aside another weeknight for their favorite zany "reality TV" castaways - and check out what CBS had last week billed as a wild never-before-seen-footage extravaganza - got a clips show...
...Going in, any "Survivor" version had natural advantages. First, the show isn't old - despite the accelerated aging process associated with cultural phenomena, this is only round two, and while it's no novelty any more, the "Survivor" model, with new cast members every year, is sound. Second, this was reality TV - think of the material! This wouldn't be a lame clips show, it'd be a fun, gossipy Probstian romp through those 99 hours a week languishing till now on the cutting-room floor...
Finally, many colleagues were astounded that Williams allowed himself to be repeatedly portrayed as the sole survivor. Williams acknowledges that he failed to correct misinformed reporters...
...Cleveland, Ohio Adam Gruber, 14, above, and John Borowski, Benjamin Balducci and Andy Napier, all 15, were white students planning a rampage at their mostly black school. It was to end, one of the boys' friends said, in a suicidal shoot-out with police, with one survivor to "bask in the glory." Officials were tipped off to the plot by another student's mother...
...fair to Ultimate TV, its main advantage--two simultaneous channels of everything--is a huge one. Last Thursday, for example, it dutifully recorded both Survivor and Friends. With TiVo, I can't watch one while recording the other. If you're a career couch potato with many such conflicts, you may be able to overlook Ultimate TV's faults...