Sarah Palin and Kate Gosselin --- Together at Last!

Steve West | December 6, 2010
I ran across this poll on the website The Envelope which is primarily focused on the Oscars (it's that time of year, you know). They also occasionally delve into some gossipy stuff and shows of interest. This one caught my attention - Kate Gosselin and a bunch of kids and possibly some bears appearing on a reality show I've never heard of before, Sarah Palin's Alaska. I'm thinking that Kate + Sarah + camping outdoors = reality TV magic.

Samir Mehta | December 6, 2010
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Tony Peters | December 6, 2010
there are thing I like about TLC/Discovery networks but this ain't one of them.....that said put Palin on without volume and play "the Wall" while drinking long island ice teas (or other strong drinks) and you will have an interesting evening

Erik Bates | December 6, 2010
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Scott Hardie | December 19, 2010
It's kind of sad that Sarah Palin's participation in a reality show makes her more likely to be elected to office in the future rather than less. As often as he appears on other shows these days, I'm surprised Barack Obama hasn't signed up for a reality show set in the White House; anything to give himself a wider platform.

Erik Bates | December 19, 2010
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Jon Berry | December 19, 2010
I'd prefer a new season of the West Wing... For the most part Fiction > Reality, unfortunately.

Steve West | December 19, 2010
Sad but true. Minds like Ted Sorenson that don't write in Hollywood are sorely missed. If only some political party could lure talents like Aaron Sorkin to write for the candidates - and if only minds like Aaron Sorkin had the inclination and passion for the country to forego the financial gain, regardless of how deserving it may be. I miss the West Wing, too and I hope the White House staff writers took notes.

Scott Hardie | December 19, 2010
Now that it's over, Kelly and I are finally watching Lost from start to finish. We're about 1/3 through and I'll probably have a lot to say when it's over. For now, I can at least appreciate the weird contrast that it has with Survivor, an ostensibly "real" production that mirrors it in many ways - tropical island setting, minimal supplies for survival, constant tension, another cast member leaving every few days...

Survivor on its face seems to get more of the little details about wilderness survival right, from the way the players must work together to keep a fire going, to the misery of shivering through a thunderstorm with minimal shelter, stuff that Lost never bothers with. And yet, consider the shaving. You wonder at first how the characters on Lost keep shaving, until they show one of the men using a razor and you realize that a shaving kit must have survived the plane crash - and yet, in that same scene, he still has a five-o'clock shadow after shaving, because this is TV and that's how sexy men are supposed to look. The castaways on Survivor aren't supposed to have razors, and the once clean-shaven men all have bushy beards by the final day of production - and yet, they must have some kind of razors, since the women keep their legs shaved, because this is TV and that's how sexy women are supposed to look. I think little details like that make both shows lose their verisimilitude, but only one of them has the pretense of actually being "real."

Scott Hardie | December 21, 2010
Sigh... On that note, one of these days I will remember not to read entertainment news the day after the Survivor winner is crowned when I haven't watched the finale yet.

Erik Bates | December 21, 2010
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Scott Hardie | December 23, 2010
And now I've just gotten a spoiler for the ending of Lost, thanks to best-of-2010 coverage. I had a feeling it was still a little early to watch that series without risk of spoilers.

Matthew Preston | December 23, 2010
I feel you man. I read an article titled "Top 10 Most Shocking TV Deaths" figuring I'd known of 'em all. WHOOPS, just so happens a main character in a TV show that my wife and I were watching on Netflix was number 10. So not to run things for Liz, I kept my mouth shut until it happened, but it was an agonizing couple of weeks.

Erik Bates | December 23, 2010
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Matthew Preston | December 24, 2010
Erik, I'll send you a private message. I don't want to give it away in public. If anyone else wants to know, just send me a message.

Jackie Mason | December 24, 2010
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