Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), July 8, 2000, p. 15

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r t i 3 tjstntuvw 2000 i i 3 i 1 i 3 i5 a from page 14 explained frank zingrone a professor of communications and senior scholar at york university take that pornographic element away and you have survivor there is a tremendous impulse to voyeur we depersonalize ourselves this is old stuff because i go to the internet and see whats happening in red square in moscow so its only inevitable that people would want to take a look at this and when a couple want to make love in the woods survivor is securing the seamy side of entertainment these people will submit themselyesto a grungy little island for 1 million but the reality is the internal revenue service has a guy back stage ready to take their whack right off the top voyeurism aside olson refers to survivor as pretty bad tv but said his remote control is idle at 8 pm come wednesday its not that he really cares for the antics but admits curiosity over player elimination simply gets the best of him i dont know if iii called it quality television but it has a hook and the hook works its a story and the story contin- j ues right to the end of each show points out olson a producer with jv productions the humamnature ele- ment and dynamics of real people doing real things sells this is as good as it gets right now no ones going to die on the islandand they really arent stranded but it is enter- raining and ithas picked up ratings as it goes- along that normally doesnt hap- pen its a phenomena voting off castaways restores memo ries of grade school when recess ball hockey teams and squads from gym clashes are chosen not often for talent but for popularity but stardom has its challenges just ask contestant richard hatch who after returning koine from his adventure was charged with child abuse after he allegedly made his overweight nine- yearold son run six miles at 430 am as punishment for overeating arid cultural studies professor 1 christopher dewdney says the media has played r major role- in survivors popularity people are extremely fascinated by 1 relationships we cannot get enough of theinside of another personslife said dewdney a york university professor its the drama that unfolds in all of us this is riot a sitcom but itsthe same reason we watched theoj- simpson car chase and watch football games and the 1 world wrestling federation its a live spectacle last nights episode included the tribes negotiating an obstacle course built by green berets with betting money on neurologist sean keriniff voted off the island if thetagi tribe lost the immunity chauenge while joel klug is in imminent danger on the pagong tribe v j y 1 ford meanwhile had chosen dirk been as hisearlyfavourite but after the milk farmer and substitute teacher was footed off the island last week his alle- giarice hasswitched to greg biiisthe ipopular pagohgtribe member who spends histime sleeping with colleen haskell arid talking into a cocbriutcell- phone va r tehitwa6ughcall5 island of celebrities x since the inevitable survivor sequel will soon follow we have taken the liberty of selecting the following 16 celebrity contes tants to inhabit pulau tiga pagong tribe 1 howard stem trie new york shock jock could easily get under the skin of his fellow teammates a trait any enterprising producer loves to uncover 2 david wells with the largest shirt size in baseball the toronto blue jays pitcher can donate his jersey to help his teammates fashion a makeshift tent 3 dana conger the former bride on who wants to marry a multi- millionaire may win the entire contest but then regret participating in the event 4 tom long the former canadian alliance poster boy for bay street could continue to gain valuable ink from the national post who appre ciate survivor as much as the former reform party 5 dawn williams aka mary ann from gihlgans island the former television star would be ideal on thedeserted island whipping up batches of coconut cream pies 6 pete rose bookmakers have listed the banned baseball player at 51 odds to win while rose placed big money on stern 7 ken dryden- the toronto maple leafs president would quickly bore his colleagues with longwinded stories of vision and nostalgia paving tidy island exit 8 the rock a recent internet poll voted the current world wrestling federation champion as a survivor winner with kathie lee grfford the first to be yanked off the island tagi tribe 1 bill murray the actor could reprise his groundskeeper carl role from caddyshack hunting down small rodents for his teams daily menu t 2 rupaul the crossdressing model turned actor could challenge the changing wardrobe made famous by ginger another gilligans island castaway- r 3 martha stewart the guru of crafts food and clothing could be a valuable asset rivaling mary anns pies and producing another ate bestselling novel v f 4 jerry seinfeld with stewart as hearty fodder seinfeld and his comedic routine would be a big hit withthe dinner crowds 5 fidel castro the cuban dictator would be right athome ortthe tiny island hoarding precious rations over his hungry teammates 6 elian gonzales already a world traveller the cuban youngster could make things interesting for castro when it comes time to vote at the tribal council 7 marv albert the wigwearing television and radio broadcaster may form a voting alliance with rupaul hoping to extend his stay in the- south seas yes v 1 8 john rocker the redneck atlanta braves closer may not be at home with this cast of characters but it beats taking the new york sub way compiled by patrick casey f- he s got a pacemateeii slies got a brandratner ybur donations kelp give someone a second cnance htaw andsmoa founoanon inipiuuuig your odds canadas hkber this messapo brought to you a3 a community service of trie econonnl3t suntribune 1 u- a canadian t zijrri u929 ighl a- so s f am c kings rijing golfcutkmg city ontario aomdted1raahii 1912 owbhan xerck easvcuan range r uftuptopfor easycieaning extra large oven window 00 879 self clean range convection oven 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