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Some crazy things this week on two of the shows I am watching and enjoying. First, on 9-1-1, after 8 seasons, we said goodbye to Captain Bobby Nash (Played by the great Peter Krause). His character died while saving the other member of his crew, when his airhose broke and he contracted a deadly virus. He didn’t let the others know he was infected, since there was only one dose of the antidote, which was used on Howie ‘Chimney’ Han (Kenneth Choi). It was a very moving moment, expecially as he got to say goodbye before dying. It was kind of a shock since there are still 3 episodes remaining in Season 8. It looks like the last 3 episodes will show how everybody reacts to his death.

*Note* – I am a bit mad at myself, since I briefly saw something regarding 9-1-1 while scrolling through X, and while it didn’t really tell me much, I must have seen enough to realize that somebody was going to be killed off. Need to be more careful going forward.

Not to be outdone, the producers of The Last Of Us followed the path of the video game (which I have never seen or played) and killed off main character Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) in just the 2nd episode of the season. This was shocking to me, as I thought the entire story was based around him. I kept thinking that he would somehow survive, even after getting the shaft of a golf club struck through his neck after being beaten to a pulp. I am looking forward to see how things play out with Ellie Williams (Bella Ramsey) going forward.

It will be interesting to see what happens with 60 Minutes going forward. The mainstay of CBS for over 60 years lost its longtime producer Bill Owens, who resigned on Monday citing a loss of journalistic independence. Looks like this is related the the lawsuit that Donald Trump filed against 60 Minutes last year about the way Kamala Harris was portrayed during an interview. Most legal experts seem to agree that CBS did not do anything wrong and would win the lawsuit. If only things were that straightforward. CBS is owned by Paramount Global. Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, is looking to sell Paramount Pictures and CBS to Skydance Media, controlled by entrepreneur David Ellison. This will require the US Government’s approval. Sheri Redstone needs the deal to go through, and has looked into settling the lawsuit against Trump, so that he will allow the deal. This has upset many at 60 Minutes (and other jounalists as well) who feel they are being sold out in order for a big payout to Redstone. Will be very interesting to see how things play out. This could be a turning point for journulism going forwared.

In other TV news, I hope to finish Black Mirror this week. Really enjoyed this season. It kind of went in a different direction than the past, but the episodes were really well done and made you really think, which I enjoy

As far as Survivor goes, here are a few things from the past week

1. I did film a new addition video for Season 51. Just need to do a little editing, and hope to get it submitted today or tomorrow

2. Saw that CBS flew a bunch of influencers to Fiji for a Survivor Experience. One of the people who went was @TomScibelli (Tommy Smokes) from Barstool Media, who posted about the experience on X. Here is a link to his adventure

3. I am kind of torn with the current season (Season 48). I like that they have cut back the number of idols and advantages, but there is almost to much of the daily camp life being shown. With the 90-minute episodes, we should get more than one challenge. And if we are only going to get one challenge, it should be one of the more elaborate ones, not just another endurance challenge. I do like seeing the players scramble at camp, and it really shows how much paranoia comes into play.

Still can’t believe it’s been 25 years since Survivor premiered. It gets a bit scary when people mention they were not born, or were a very young age when Survivor premiered. I, on the other hand, was 34 years old and welcoming my daughter into the world. I was already looking forward to Survivor based on this post on slash.dot from 1999 and have been obsessed ever since

I tried to find a copy of the original applications that you needed to fill out. It was multiple pages long with lots of questions. I wish I had made copies of them before submitting them. If I did make copies, they are most likely long gone or in a box somewhere waiting to get thrown into a dumpster during a massive cleanup of things. I remember hooking up a VCR to my computer and trying to figure out how to copy my video from a VHS tape so that I could send it in.

Switching gears before I go, I decided to revisit my album challenge, where I listen to every album released by a band. The band I chose is Judas Priest (After watching the following YouTube video)

I am two albums in (Rocka Rolla, Sad Wings of Destiny) and it is not really what I expected (Which is a good thing). Some slow songs and a great cover of Joan Baez’s “Diamonds and Rust” (Joan Baez from 1975). Looking forward to the next one on the list. (Sin After Sin)

And finally, saw that Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are set to star in the Neil Diamond movie “Song Sung Blue” coming in the fall. As a huge Neil Diamond fan, really looking forward to this

AverageAndy Out….

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