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9/26: “Survivor: Gabon” recap with Marcus Lehman, “Office” recap
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gabon is in a real jungle. Monkeys, elephants, alliances, oh my!
Emory med school grad and physician Marcus Lehman (right) is part of Kota. This clearly looks like a stronger team, led by physics teacher Bob (58) vs. Fang, led by the oldest contestant Gillian, the 61-year-old nurse. While Jeff Probst teased that Lehman likes to remind folks he’s a doctor, when given a chance to say his job, he merely said he’s “in the medical field.” His triathlon background clearly comes into play since he’s the first one up the mountain and wins individual immunity.
Fashion photographer Ace is shaping up to be the arrogant one in the early going, not Marcus, who is linking up with Charlie, the attorney. Charlie has a serious crush on Marcus. The producers focus on their relationship. Marcus, who is not gay, doesn’t mind the attention but Charlie seems to understand that nothing will happen. Nonetheless, he’s still smitten and wants to be part of the “inner circle.” Marcus is clearly starting to create an alliance: Jackie, Corinne, Charlie and Marcus. Bob might be the loose fifth.
The Fang crew has no fangs. In fact, it has no leader. They tried to get JC to lead but he later decided he couldn’t do it. Nobody wanted to be the outright leader because they know from previous shows that early Type A leaders tended to get snuffed out. From that perspective, Marcus, while being a leader in Kota, is playing it smart by doing it with a level of subtlety.
UPDATE: “Survivor: Gabon” opened to the weakest ratings in the show’s history at 13 million. “Survivor: China” was at 14 million last spring. It’s hard to draw new fans to an aging show.
-And how did you like “The Office,” season four debut? I enjoyed it. These hour-long episodes always feel a wee bit too long in general and the “Biggest Loser” conceit (yes, Michael even calls them the “biggest losers.”) felt a bit tired by the end. But all in all, a solid B-plus episode.
Pam has a three-month internship with the Pratt Institute in New York City, leaving Jim to have to be “acquaintances” with his colleagues. I’m glad Jim finally proposed to Pam. It’s about time! Sure, it was at a Jersey rest stop in the rain but whatever works. My favorite moment was Pam doing a ridiculous “What up, 2-1-2?” using her fingers to pop out “two” and “one.”
Most of the regular players got a moment to shine. Holly calls Kevin “mentally challenged,” the running joke from last season’s finale and thinks she merely was being un-PC as opposed to being wrong. Creed gives what Kelly thinks is a tapeworm to help her lose weight. (It’s not, he notes). Stanley does the “black power” arm move at the end when he realizes he had lost 7 pounds. Ryan comes back after prison and Michael hires him to temp as Pam’s replacement. I loved his “hate” list for people who annoy him on his way back up to the top.
And then there was Angela and Dwight doing the nasty whenever Andy annoyed Angela, which was virtually every time he talked to her. They played that joke a wee bit too many times but it was amusing.
Random quote on the radio Friday morning:
“She puts some power in my pants.” — Larry Wachs on Rock 100.5, referencing WGCL’s Dagmar Midcap, who visited the studio. (Yes, this is yet another excuse to mention Dagmar Midcap.)
Condolences to “Southside” Steve Rickman, who’s father passed away this week, Wachs reported. And Eric Von Haessler was also dealing with an ailing relative.
Comments
By SJ
September 26, 2008 3:27 AM | Link to this
You can never have enough Dwight/Angela, so your last paragraph, I shall ignore
By JD
September 26, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
Marcus Lehman is a douchebag!
By The office
September 30, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this
Is by far the best comedy on regular network TV. The only comedy that is better is “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” on FX on Thursday nights. No other comedy can even come close to that one.
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