Inside Pulse launched on August 9, 2004, and has covered the world of television for over a decade. Every day, we take a look back at what was happening in the world of television 10 years ago, as reported right here at Inside Pulse!
Riding Coattails: The No Breakfast Club
My wonderful friend Amanda, who roomed with me in college and still likes me, came up with the intriguing idea that graces this week’s column. Why not recast The Breakfast Club with former Survivor contestants? Film remakes are all the rage these days, anyway (Freaky Friday and The Manchurian Candidate, anyone?). Plus, everyone who’s anyone has seen The Breakfast Club and even if they haven’t, they probably attended a high school with a rigid clique system that dropped them into some insane, insurmountable stereotype. We humans are far more complex than any category we might be placed into, yet the impulse to find a grouping for everyone is irresistible. The casting directors for Survivor are keenly aware of this as well, given the predictable balance of types we see each season. The gang’s always there: buff alpha males, dear old dads, soccer moms, large-breasted vixens, total a-holes, and token racial minorities.
The Eyes: A Husband’s Love?
Welcome back! The cast of SURVIVOR: PALAU will be revealed on The Early Show on CBS the morning of Thursday, January 13, 2005. The tenth season of our favorite (and the best) reality show is just around the corner, which means my in-depth analysis of the 20 new castaways and their strategies and the game in general will begin again in just a few weeks!
But, for now, I am continuing my discussion of the best sitcom of our generation, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. Over the past two weeks, we looked at two major relationships from the show that represent true-life relationships the vast majority of American families experience: the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship of Marie and Debra and the sibling rivalry of Raymond and Robert.
