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...Oedipus, the resilience of Odysseus, the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the flamboyance of Liberace and the physique of Santa Claus, this Newport native and self-proclaimed "fat, naked fag" managed to outwit, outplay and outlast in life's ultimate challenge. His name: Richard Hatch. The game: Survivor. The official companion book: terrible...
This summer, the outlandishly successful television phenomenon known as Survivor captured the attention of an audience who did not want to watch reruns of Dawson's Creek having seen every episode during the school year and cannot understand how the contestants on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? know the answers to all those difficult questions...
That audience, of course, was me. Every Wednesday night, I would rush back to my Cambridge apartment, nuke a bag of popcorn, cuddle up on the couch and prepare for Survivor. Although some may consider a two-hour grace period between when my eyes were first glued to the television and when the opening credits for the show began to run to be a little excessive, I assure you the time was well-spent writing letters to CBS concerning how much Big Brother sucked...
...With Survivor, we did not only grow close to 16 televised strangers--we also grew closer to ourselves. When the final tribal council was over, and Richard was declared the survivor, I felt like a shadow of my former self. How else to regain the magic and splendor of the weekly reality-based show, I thought, than to relive my favorite moments all over again with the official companion book, Survivor: The Ultimate Game? Unfortunately, this text has only left me thirsting even more for the next season in the Australian Outback. The book, written by Executive Producer Mark Burnett...
...Survivor: The Ultimate Game does, however, provide viewers addicted to the series with some interesting facts not revealed during the show's 13-week stint. Everyone knew that Richard was gay, but so was Sonja, who was the first castaway voted off the island after Richard, originally the target of a secret Tagi alliance among the women, garnered sympathy after coming out. Pre-school teacher Gretchen, with an I.Q. of 142, was so beloved by the organizers that the crew came out of the bushes and hugged her when she was voted off. The organizers did not feel the same...