Jeff Probst: "Survivor" Russell is the new Richard Hatch
"I’m still shaking my head," he says, "because in many ways it reminds me of Richard Hatch in season one.  It’s as though the rest of the players are playing a different game.  It certainly doesn’t mean he’ll win or even make it to the end but there is no denying he is playing a different game than anybody else."
"Survivor" has gone from boring to epic in just 2 weeks
Watch a father and daughter tour the "Survivor" set

"Jon & Kate" to sit together for one last time
TLC will present "Jon & Kate Plus 8: The Final Chapter" on Nov. 23.

Ricky Gervais working on another British workplace sitcom
"The Office" funnyman is serving as a script editor on "PhoneShop" (watch here), a comedy revolving around employees who work at a mall cellphone store.

Miracle Whip unleashes anti-Stephen Colbert ad campaign
Three new spots in all were aired during last night's "Colbert Report" to respond to Colbert's defense of mayonnaise against Miracle Whip.

Hitler never looked so human in "WWII in HD"
History channel's 10-hour documentary series is almost disturbingly effective. PLUS: How do you make WWII look hi-def?

Rambling "The Prisoner" is neither compelling nor special
One of the problems with the AMC remake is that we've been there, done that, says Tim Goodman. "The original allowed a new generation of writers to tear up convention, American television viewers have seen everything from 'Twin Peaks' to 'Lost,' 'The X-Files' and all kinds of science fiction series up to 'Battlestar Galactica.' The notion that being vague and ominous and weird can be all that it takes to bring viewers on a ride is simply outdated. People have already seen that. They need a payoff. They need answers."
Even diehard "Prisoner" fans are likely to be enraged
Flee humdrum "Prisoner" // Ian McKellen can't make this any good
Jim Caviezel: "It’s definitely a commentary on right here and right now"

"Chuckcles the Clown" sitcom writer David Lloyd dies
Lloyd, 75, not only wrote for "Mary Tyler Moore," but numerous other sitcoms, from "Cheers" to "Frasier" to "The Bob Newhart Show." "He was maybe the most highly respected television comedy writer of all time, and very likely the most prolific," says "Cheers" producer Les Charles.

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