Where Did My Brain Go?

I used to admire Bear Grylls, and I was shocked when Bear Grylls was exposed as a fraud. However, I expected him to apologize, and be done with it.
Alas, my admiration of Bear Grylls dissipated, when his only statement was:

Re: the recent press accusations around Man Vs Wild and any stagings in the show, [...]

Discovery will broadcast 14 consecutive hours of Man vs. Wild reruns today, from 9 A.M. to 11 P.M.
I don’t like the kinder, gentler version of Man vs. Wild, as much as the original. However, even in its “honest format,” Man vs. Wild will be a good alternative to anything your Thanksgiving weekend guests want to see. If [...]

Jeopardy! continued its Tournament of Champions on Friday. The quarterfinals ended, in a wild game won by Doug Hicton.
Andrew Rostman, who led for most of the game, went into Final Jeopardy! with twice as much money as Hicton. Rostman also had more than twice as many correct answers as Hicton, 23 to 12. However, Rostman, who [...]

I was so excited after Thursday’s game, that I wrote about it — my first post in almost two weeks. It was also the first time I had written about Jeopardy! Unfortunately, it was not very good.
I did not list the winner’s name, or link to his bio. However, the worst part, is where [...]

Bear Grylls has reinvented himself. Man vs. Wild is now Bear’s Mission Everest and it has the potential to be a real treat.
Bear Grylls has risen from disgrace, and Man vs. Wild is now the number one cable show in America. I am looking forward to Bear’s Mission Everest more than any television show [...]

Hello again. I took a break while the Giants were off.
TV for Thinkers
I hope you are watching Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, which is continuing until next Friday, November 16th.
The contestants on Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions are previous winners, competing for a $250,000 cash prize. The questions (or answers) are much harder than “regular” Jeopardy! I [...]