Rupert puts down Trish's mutiny and the snake pays the ultimate price October 24, 2003 Going into this week's competitions on a three-challenge losing streak, Drake needed a win badly, and they got one... the only problem being that it was the Reward Challenge rather than the much more important Immunity Challenge. But hey, when "Scrawny Jon" is the third guy in your tribe, you know you're going to be be in trouble during any strongmen challenges -- a fact that even Drake recognized by opting to compete with Christa instead of Jon.
Ratings: Sixth episode of 'Survivor: Pearl Islands' draws over 20 million viewers October 24, 2003 While last night's Florida Marlins / New York Yankees World Series game might have been alluring to some viewers, clearly it wasn't able to pack the ratings punch of last week's seventh game of the Boston Red Sox / New York Yankees ALCS, as CBS's broadcast of Survivor: Pearl Islands won its 8-9PM timeslot versus FOX's World Series game and NBC's combined Friends/Scrubs sitcoms.
Survivor: Pearl Islands - 'Gay Survivor Journal, Episode 5' October 23, 2003 Larry Johnson, a comedy writer currently working for Disney TV, has posted "Losing Lil," the 5th installment of this season's 'Gay Survivor Journal,' his weekly commentary about CBS's Survivor: Pearl Islands from a gay point of view.
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 5 summary October 22, 2003 "Drake Shakes, Morgan Moves, and Jon's the King of Nothing," our official summary for Episode 5 of CBS's Survivor: Pearl Islands, authored by "Drive My Car" has been posted. Check it out by clicking here.
Drake loses again and Michelle gets sent packing October 17, 2003 Having intentionally lost the previous Immunity Challenge, Drake is discovering its not that easy to climb back on the horse, as the previously unbeaten Drake tribe suddenly dropped its second and third consecutive challenges to a resurgent Morgan tribe. Somewhere out at the Loser Lodge, we're sure that Burton Roberts is enjoying Drake's sudden difficulties. After being the sole member of her tribe to vote with Burton last week, it wasn't that big a surprise to see her head up next on the chomping block, however we have to give Michelle Tesauro kudos for attempting the "but I don't eat a lot" defense.
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 4 summary October 13, 2003 "Even a Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut Sometimes," our official summary for Episode 4 of CBS's Survivor: Pearl Islands, authored by "Draco Malfoy" has been posted. Check it out by clicking here.
Survivor: Pearl Islands - 'Gay Survivor Journal, Episode 4' October 12, 2003 Larry Johnson, a comedy writer currently working for Disney TV, has posted "Losing Lil," the 4th installment of this season's 'Gay Survivor Journal,' his weekly commentary about CBS's Survivor: Pearl Islands from a gay point of view.
Burton's challenge strategy backfires as ends up engineering his own 'Survivor' booting October 10, 2003 Let's hope Burton Roberts' track record with his video game marketing strategies is better than that of his Survivor gameplay, otherwise he might soon be looking for new employment. Not happy with his tribe's undefeated challenge status, the 31 year-old marketing executive from San Francisco convinced his fellow tribemates to intentionally throw Episode 4's Immunity Challenge competition with plans to thin his tribe's numbers and reduce his potential post-merge competition.
Survivor: Pearl Islands - 'Gay Survivor Journal, Episode 3' October 9, 2003 Larry Johnson, a comedy writer currently working for Disney TV, has posted "Losing Lil," the third installment of this season's 'Gay Survivor Journal,' his weekly commentary about CBS's Survivor: Pearl Islands from a gay point of view.
Survivor: Pearl Islands - Episode 3 summary October 7, 2003 "Is There Any Cheese To Go With That Whine?," our official summary for Episode 3 of CBS's Survivor: Pearl Islands, authored by "janisella" has been posted. Check it out by clicking here.