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Survivor returns to Africa for only the second time in the show‘s history when its new season premieres on September 25th.  Survivor: Gabon

In just a few short weeks, Survivor will return with a new location and new crop of contestants, vying for that million dollar grand prize.  This year, the show heads to Gabon, Africa, which they also call "Earth‘s last Eden".  It is only the second time that they‘ve headed to African to film, usually settling on tropical paradises with vast beaches instead.  There will be no beaches this time, no palm trees, no caves to use for shelter.  These contestants truly will rough it, facing harsh weather conditions and dangerous animals.  CBS released this season‘s cast list in late August but with new videos up on their website, we‘re learning a little more about the people that will be competing on the show.  Today, we take a closer look at Michelle, Ken, and Ace.

Not all former reality TV show contestants who seek to capitalize on their elusive fame fail.  Though most end up fading into oblivion, some succeed.  Hunter Ellis is one of those people.  A former

For exclusive on-set videos and hot features on the new TV season, check out BuddyTV‘s Fall 2008 Preview.Network: CBSPremiere: Thursday, September 25, 8pm

Remember Erik Reichenbach from Survivor Micronesia?  Some long-time fans of the show believe that the 22-year-old Pinckney, Michigan native suffered one of the most memorable blindsides and eliminations on

When dealing with a man crush, a heterosexual male must take special steps to avoid misconceptions.  Man crushes generally arrive from a state of awe, a deep respect for the man crush, and nothing more. 

We‘ve had a few days now to discuss and digest the 2008 Emmy nominations.  Much vitriol has been spewed towards the always-wrong Emmy voters (by nature, they can never totally be “right”), and it mostly revolves around lack of respect for

There is a new category this year for the Prime Time Emmy Awards, and it has me quite excited.  Probably far more excited than I should be.  It is for the Best Reality Show Host.  The Emmy Nominations will be announced next Thursday morning, July 17, and while we have a fairly good idea who the contenders are for the major awards, thanks to leaked short lists that have hit the internet over the past couple of weeks, we have no idea who the contenders for Reality Host will be.  While the categories for Best Reality Show are split into Reality Show and Reality Show – Competition, the Host category is a veritable free-for-all.  If you host any sort of prime time reality series, you are eligible.  Since prognostication is part of the BuddyTV repertoire, we thought it‘d be nice to take a look at who likely will be nominated and who, in a perfect world, should be.

Reality television producer Mark Burnett is being sued for $70 million.  Burnett‘s former business partner Conrad Riggs is suing for damages, claiming that Burnett has failed to share an agreed upon portion of his profits with Riggs.  Mark Burnett burst onto the television scene with