Halloween hilarity • I talked to The Mole and its winner • Amazing Race/Survivor recaps • much more
Reality in Focus issue 312
Dear newsletter subscribers,
Last weekend, while looking at Netflix's top 10, I couldn't tell if a title was for a scripted or reality show. So I started watching.
I couldn't stop, at least for one episode, because I was laughing.
So I wrote this, and hope it makes you laugh, too.
The comments have been split, ranging from:
Have been reading you since you started Reality Blurred, and never wanted to comment before. But in all those years this is absolutely the CLEVEREST and MOST HILARIOUS review you ever wrote — just loved it, so thanks.
to:
You seem to be too uninformed about ghost hunting to be reporting on it. Maybe we should categorize you as a pseudo reporter. It seems you need the government to tell you ghosts exist so you don’t just ridicule the subject. You better listen to all 850 plus episodes of Sasquatch Chronicles with multiple eye witness interviews on most episodes 99% of which sound completely credible, before you go reporting on bigfoot. After seeing the way you ridicule the subject, I will avoid reading anything else you write about.
Also on TV this week:
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these docs and specials, including a special Kids Baking Championship
Recaps, reviews, and interviews!
I reviewed:
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The return of The Surreal Life, which I really liked!
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Netflix's 28 Days Haunted, as previously mentioned
I recapped:
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Survivor: At the merge threshold, a player got pushed out the door
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The Amazing Race: How did just one cast member get COVID?
I interviewed:
- The mole, the winner of The Mole, and the runner-up, who shared what The Mole did not show us
Reality TV news
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Amazing Race 35 is now filming, starting in a country it hasn’t visited since TAR28
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My October reality TV news round-up now includes:
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Baking It’s return and new co-host
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Survivor alum talking about the merge
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safety on reality TV sets
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🤩 Recommended
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This competition, streaming free and hosted by the amazing Leslie Jordan, who died Monday 😭
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These two seasons of Survivor, which are leaving Netflix Nov. 14—and won't be replaced ☹️
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This fun and funny show, which surprised me! 😄
Coming up today and/or this weekend: a conversation with The Mole’s executive producer, who answered all of my questions!
I hope you have a great weekend and a happy Halloween, whether you're out celebrating or hiding inside with the lights off.
best,
Andy
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