Murtz

Murtz Jaffer is the world's foremost reality television expert and was the host of Reality Obsessed which aired on the TVTropolis and Global Reality Channels in Canada. He has professional writing experience at the Toronto Sun, National Post and TV Guide Canada and was a former producer at Entertainment Tonight Canada. He also currently freelances for TOROmagazine.com

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10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 14 Season Finale Review

1. I am not sure where Survivor One World ranks in the overall grand ranking of the series. While I thought that the show was marginal at best, it did produce one of the best singular games ever played by winner Kim Spradlin. I actually find a distinct similarity between the show’s 24th season »»

10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 13 Review

1. The game that Kim is playing this season has often been compared to the way Boston Rob used to manipulate the other pawns around him in all of the games that he competed on. For the majority of the season, I didn’t think that Kim/Rob comparison had a leg to stand on. While Kim was a good player »»

The Voice 2012: Exclusive Exit Interview With Mathai

Adam Levine used to be my favorite coach on The Voice. I loved his duet with Javier Colon last season and his critiques are just that, critiques meant to help whoever he is talking to. He doesn’t just offer praise for the sake of giving compliments. With that being said, I was absolutely stunn »»

American Idol 2012: Top 7 Performance & Results Show Live Review

LOS ANGELES – American Idol isn’t going anywhere. The top-rated singing series has maintained its stranglehold on the reality ratings war continuing to top surging competition from The Voice and Dancing With The Stars. Despite losing almost its entire judging panel from a few seasons ago, the »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Exclusive Red Carpet Video Exit Interview With Team Christina's Jesse Campbell

A couple of weeks ago, Adam Levine told his onlooking team that Jesse Campbell from Team Christina was the one that they had to outperform if they wanted to win The Voice. In fact, after a sensational battle-round and first live performance, it seemed inevitable that Campbell would likely follow Ja »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Exclusive Red Carpet Video Interview With Team Blake's Erin Willett

After Monday's performance show and the instant eliminations of Jesse Campbell (Team Christina) and Jordis Unga (Team Blake), I got the chance to talk to Team Blake's comeback kid Erin Willett right after she performed her version of Adele's "Set Fire To The Rain." I asked her about the daring song »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Exclusive Red Carpet Video Interview With Team Christina's Ashley De La Rosa

After Monday's performance show and the instant eliminations of Jesse Campbell (Team Christina) and Jordis Unga (Team Blake), I got the chance to talk to Team Christina's surprising Ashley De La Rosa right after she performed her unique version of Jewel's "Foolish Games." This interview was conducte »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Exclusive Red Carpet Video Interview With Team Christina's Lindsey Pavao

After Monday's performance show and the instant eliminations of Jesse Campbell (Team Christina) and Jordis Unga (Team Blake), I got the chance to talk to Team Christina's alternative powerhouse, Lindsey Pavao. This interview was conducted prior to her being saved by her mentor and moving onto the se »»

10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 9 Review

1. This episode was a celebration of all things Chelsea. While I have admitted that she is my favorite player this season (duh), she has been largely been overshadowed by Kim who has been given credit for literally every strategical decision this season. Tonight was the first time we saw why Chel »»

10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 8 Review

1. Tonight’s vote didn’t surprise me. Michael was a dead man walking and to be honest, he should actually be quite proud of himself for how far he got. He somehow managed to evade the walk of shame despite his initial cohorts (Matt and Bill) being unceremoniously dumped. He actually got much »»

10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 7 Review

1. The men of Salani are complete morons. I know it isn’t much of a stretch when you consider that these are the same guys who agreed to Colton’s plan to go to tribal council even though they had won immunity, but even I cannot believe the sheer stupidity of what they did in tonight’s episod »»

The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes - Episode 8 Review - Power Rankings

As we draw closer to the Battle Of The Exes finale, last week’s episode was definitely the most interesting... at least from a strategic perspective. We left off with a cliffhanger about who CT and Diem would send into the Dome to face off against Ty and Emily. While the editing actually made i »»

The Hunger Games Week: DVD Review Of Battle Royale: The Complete Collection

Editor's Note: Images and graphics courtesy of Anchor Bay and Michael Fillier “The focus of this film is not on the act of killing but on the act of staying alive.” Fans of The Hunger Games have been voraciously craving anything related to the critically-acclaimed Suzanne Collins trilogy s »»

10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 5 Review

1. Coming from a reality show spoiling background, I am shocked at how much was given away by the editing in tonight’s episode. They might as well have written Kim a $1 million check because it was one of the best single episode edits I have ever seen for a player in the history of the show. Sh »»

American Idol News: Jermaine Jones Disqualified For Not Disclosing Criminal History

Jermaine Jones has been disqualified from American Idol after it was discovered that he concealed "multiple crimes." Jones confirmed being kicked offon Twitter, tweeting, "Awww I will no longer b on the show." Jones was charged with two crimes last year, one involving violence, reports to TMZ. »»

Murtz On The Scene: Canada's Got Talent Finale Review & Interview With Winners Sagkeeng's Finest

TORONTO – While I certainly would have never predicted it, it appears that Sagkeeng’s Finest are now Canada’s finest as well. The trio of traditional dancers from Sagkeeng’s First Nation, Manitoba were the unlikely winners of the show’s $100,000 prize, a trip to Tobago, the keys to »»

10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 12 Review

1. Tonight’s episode was the best of this Survivor season thus far. People have asked me how I feel about One World and specifically where it ranks among all the seasons of yesteryear. I have been brutually honest about how I think it has been a dud. I felt that way because the guys were so ba »»

10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 11 Review

1. The chopping reward challenge is my favorite challenge in the game of Survivor. A very simple game in concept truly reveals where everybody stands in the game. The challenge in tonight’s episode was particularly revealing primarily for two reasons. The first is that it drew even further att »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Quarterfinals Review - Team Blake vs. Team Christina

LOS ANGELES - Last year, I attempted to set a Guinness World record to attend and cover every major reality show finale live. Before you ask, there were twelve in total and I will have a diary-style article available soon. One of the biggest absences from my 2011 tally was The Voice. NBC’s »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Exclusive Red Carpet Video Exit Interview With Team Blake's Jordis Unga

I have been a fan of Jordis Unga for a long time. I initially liked her on Rockstar INXS and she was a standout on The Voice. I have a few mutual friends with her as well including Jessica Robinson and Tara Slone from the now-defunct Rockstar. On The Voice, In fact, she was one of my projected w »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Exclusive Red Carpet Video Interview With Team Christina's Chris Mann

After Monday's performance show and the instant eliminations of Jesse Campbell (Team Christina) and Jordis Unga (Team Blake), I got the chance to talk to Team Christina's Chris Mann right after his performance of "Viva La Vida." This interview was conducted before Tuesday's results show where Mann »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Exclusive Red Carpet Video Interview With Team Blake's Jermaine Paul

After Monday's performance show and the instant eliminations of Jesse Campbell (Team Christina) and Jordis Unga (Team Blake), I got the chance to talk to Team Blake's soulful Jermaine Paul. This interview was conducted prior to him being saved by America and moving on to the semifinals. »»

Murtz On The Scene - The Voice - Exclusive Red Carpet Video Interview With Team Blake's RaeLynn

After Monday's performance show and the instant eliminations of Jesse Campbell (Team Christina) and Jordis Unga (Team Blake), I got the chance to talk to Team Blake's country starlet, RaeLynn. This interview was conducted prior to her elimination the following night. »»

Murtz On The Scene: Canada's Got Talent - Semifinals Week 2 - Performance Episode Review

TORONTO – In addition to talent, Canada’s apparently also got daddies. In the second CGT semifinal performance show of the season, Montreal’s 13-member dance troupe clearly was the story on Sunday night with most of the audience in attendance either related to or cheering for the middle-age »»

Murtz On The Scene: Canada's Got Talent - Semifinals Week 1 - Performance Episode Review

TORONTO- Canadians have been searching for a new reality-competition series to call their own and they have found it in Canada’s Got Talent. While the American version of the series will get a much-needed facelift with Howard Stern replacing Piers Morgan this summer, the affectionately dubbed C »»

10 Thoughts On... Survivor: One World - Episode 6 Review

1. It was a monumental episode of Survivor. While you would think it’s because of the game’s ultimate villain being forced to leave pre-merge, that isn’t what I was going to say. The reason I found tonight’s episode especially important is because of what it means from an editing perspect »»

The Hunger Games Week: The Hunger Games Movie Review

*The following review contains some storyline spoilers and specific references to the differences between the book and the movie. When a book is translated for the silver screen, there is almost always a debate about whether it would be more enjoyable to read the book or to see the movie first. I »»

Hungry For The Hunger Games? Welcome To Hunger Games Week

Hungry for The Hunger Games? Inside Pulse is here to fill your appetite. The Hunger Games officially opens on Friday and in preparation for what is anticipated to be the highest-grossing film of the 2012 calendar year, Inside Pulse is going all out to give you the best coverage around. We »»

The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes - Episode 7 Review - Power Rankings

It was our first “to be continued” episode of the season and it certainly warranted a second part. Battle Of The Exes has definitely found its voice over the last few weeks and it was clear that a bubbling feud between Ty and Emily was ready to erupt at anytime given the former’s burgeoning »»

Toronto Launches Its Own Comicon, Hunger Games Promotion In Full Force

TORONTO – So apparently this is what San Diego goes gaga over every July. Toronto played host to its first annual Comicon over the weekend with a line-up that boasted (I guess you could call it that), celebrity guests that included Tia Carrere (Celebrity Apprentice, Wayne’s World), Edward Fur »»

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