Survivor: Caramoan Episode 6 .GIFs
March 20, 2013 Leave a comment
A round of applause for Survivor: Caramoan’s #1 Power Couple.
- True Bros Aqua Dump Together.
#RTVF330: The Final Tribal Council
March 17, 2013 Leave a comment
This past Thursday I taught the final class of #RTVF330, my Northwestern University class on Survivor and reality TV. Thursday also happened to be my last class as a college professor for the foreseeable future, as in the coming weeks I’ll be joining the staff of the Los Angeles office of Frank N. Magid Associates, a research and consulting firm that services media and entertainment industry clients. I’ll have more to say about my transition from academia to industry in a future post. For the time being, I’d like to share a few moments and memories from my class’s final tribal council. Read more of this post
Survivor: Caramoan Episode 5 .GIFs
March 14, 2013 Leave a comment
One feeds himself. The other feeds on the humiliation of the mentally ill.
True Grit, genuine compassion.
Following budget cutbacks the staff psychologist was replaced with a massage therapist.
I didn’t find last night’s episode of Survivor funny or exciting or shocking. I found it disturbing. I offer up these .GIFs not for lulz but as a reminder that the exploitation of the mentally ill for entertainment and profit continues in 2013. #bedlam
