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Hello RTV Fanatics Unite fans! From Ricky the Rat, Rufus the Rat Terrier, And of course, me, Catlover04! Hello RTV people, How are you on this beautiful Sunday morning? Time change weekend. Spring is springing up all around us here in North Carolina. Was out a big chunk of the day yesterday and didn't do much of this page last night, so this heading may be shorter than normal (now that I'm reading it back, who am I kidding?). We have a family birthday today, and since I got nothing done Saturday, I should accomplish something today. I really won't be ready to go back to work tomorrow. Too much to do. Last night, daughter and I watched "The Super Mario Brothers" movie. Not a film I would have watched by myself, but since it won "Best Family Movie of 2023" from Movieguide, I wanted to check it out. So daughter (who had already seen it once and enjoyed it a lot) watched with me. If you were a parent of a kid during the Nintendo Super Mario Brothers craze back when (as I was) this movie holds some sentimental value. I recall when that game first made its way into our home: my son and youngest daughter both loved it so much, they wanted to share it with me. Little known fact about me: I do love games. Not ALL of these kinds of games, but there are a few that can grab my attention. This one I loved mainly because it gave me something to really bond with my kids over. I remember sitting in hotel rooms on those many swim meet or tennis tournament weekends, watching the kids play and trying to help them beat levels. I always had my own file, so that if I had a free minute (or even if I didn't but just wanted to play), I could do so without affecting their progress. It's now been decades since those days. Kids are adults now and the two that cared most both have Nintendo Switches (with the updated version of this game) that they still play now and then. After watching this movie, I had a strong sense of wanting to relive the game. So daughter pulled out her Switch and created a file on her Super Mario game so I could play a few levels. Yeah, games can be addictive in a bad way. That is true. But they can also be bonding moments. Last night was the first time since daughter graduated college in May that we spent a full day together. First, shopping. Then watching this movie that brought back sentimental childhood memories of time spent with my young children, giggling over Mario and Luigi's antics. Then enjoying the updated version of the game together. It was a very good day. And this is the reason the RAT page didn't get done last night. A peek into my world! Now, lets talk about our TV week. Sunday, March 10th The Oscars, Begins at 7pm. From last year's Rat page on Oscar Night.... "No thanks. I'd rather stick three needles in my eye than watch the Oscars. I'd rather go for a cross country million mile run through a blizzard than watch the Oscars. I'd rather go for a swim through eel-infested waters (#ThePrincessBrideHumor) than watch the Oscars. You get the idea. I do not plan to watch. But I know we have some that will. So a page can be done and you all enjoy your evening." I still feel the same. So I guess this means there will be no live chat of.... "Australian Survivor Week 7". No way would I miss the beginning of week seven for the Academy Awards (or really, for any reason). Will go ahead and do a Week Seven page. And if anyone cares to join me, I'm going to watch the first one as soon as I can tonight. I do have a family birthday this afternoon but I imagine I'll be good to go by 7:00. "The Way Home: Somewhere We Used to Know", Season 2 episode 7, 9 pm on Hallmark The Landry women learn things aren't always as they seem as each uncovers new past-and-present truths. Elliot questions how much of Kat's heart is in 1814. I'll probably go ahead with this show too. Unless Ali would like to delay-watch another time? Monday, March 11th "The Bachelor: Joey Graziadei", Season 28, Episode 9, 8 pm on ABC It's Fantasy Suite week! Last week's "hometowns" episode brought the surprise elimination of one lady, meaning the final three consist of the two long-standing front runners and one unexpected surprise. But here's the REAL surprise: the highlight of Fantasy Suite week is NOT going to be sex! The previews showed a shocking note ("Joey, we need to talk...") being handed to the Bachelor. What does it mean? Who is it from? What will the results be? THAT is what we are all curious to see, not the amount of windmill action season 28 will bring! I am completely caught up with "The Voice" and HAVE been enjoying it very much. But no one cares so... moving on... "Masterchef, Junior", Season 22 Episode 2, 8 pm on Fox The remaining eleven contestants are back in the kitchen for a mystery treasure chest challenge; the young chefs prepare a dish using the mystery seafood, as well as incorporate the slimy bonus ingredient, seaweed, into their delicious concoctions. We do have a chat going for this. Fun little show, even if I don't believe these young kids really know as much about cooking as we are lead to think they do. Hard to imagine an eight-year-old knowing intricate details of fine cooking that I myself have never heard of! But still enjoyable. "So You Think You Can Dance: Auditions", Season 18 Episode 2, 9 pm on Fox Delayed chat? Last week we did 10 pm on Tuesday. "Deal or No Deal Island: Are You Calculating?", Season 1, Episode 3, 10 pm on NBC With a huge prize on the line, the 11 remaining players compete at dizzying heights; with tensions high, a fight breaks out as one player makes a game-altering decision. Not going to give a long-winded rundown of how this game works as I did last week. There will be a chat. I'm finding it a very fun watch. Tuesday, March 12th Our normal chat shows are not giving us new episodes tonight! So instead... why don't we declare it "Australian Survivor" night"? If we're able to view episode 19 on our own, maybe we can then work in numbers 20 and 21 tonight? Starting at 8 pm so we can keep 10 pm open for SYTYCD. In case you missed this yesterday.... He's suggesting a duel between US and AU Survivor. It isn't the first time this idea has come up, of course (this has been talked about quite a bit, actually). However, I fear that "New Era US" players would not be able to compete in the Australian format. We would need some of our great old school (or "older" school) thinkers to make a go of this: the Tysons or the Tonys or the Denises in our history. Great strategists. People who can hold up under intense physical challenges. Social powerhouses. Players who can last more than a measly 26 days. And what to do with Nina Diaz-Twine? Sandra's daughter from the USA has proven her Survivor worth in Australia but has never played the American version. Somehow, I feel like today's version would feel like a cakewalk to her. Funny to think about. Somehow, I can't help but wonder if a Survivor-US-vs-AU battle would be stifled by Probst. Anyway, shall we finish up the AU week on Tuesday, since our normal chats are not going to happen anyway? Can't believe next week in finale week. It has gone by so fast! Wednesday, March 13th "Survivor 46: Whackadoodles Win", 8 to 10 pm on CBS Several castaways have some explaining to do after a fake idol is played at tribal council; a castaway attempts to fall on the sword for their tribe's loss in the immunity challenge; three castaways take a journey to compete for an advantage. That fake idol seemed so unnecessary. I'm sad to say that I hear through the podcast world that sweet Jess did not have a good experience on Survivor (no matter how friendly a face she was putting on while there). There was NO reason for that fake idol or the effort to humiliate her in that way (not why it was done at all) She wanted to leave. She wasn't enjoying the experience. She wasn't handling it well, physically or mentally, and was ready to leave. They all knew that (How did they all know that? It wasn't televised at all). She had no plans to use her shot in the dark. If anyone had asked her, she would have gladly volunteered to be voted out just to get herself out of the situation (THEY weren't obligated to ask her; SHE was obligated to call a meeting and tell them. Which would have been televised). Why did they feel the need to be so mean? And I am one who had the strong reaction to the idea of "No more villains on Survivor". Perhaps it was this situation that got this comment from Probst. If you are being mean just to be mean with no real strategy behind it... that's the issue (there was, in fact, a very smart strategy behind it) Also, despite Jelinsky's failings, if they had voted Jess out first it would have been better for HER - and they would have had tall Jelinsky's help in that challenge. He would have been very useful this time. so perhaps cutting him loose first, for all of his failings, was a huge mistake. I know that people in the US don't want to admit this... but there IS value in keeping strength during these early days in the game (Catlover, "height" and "strength" are NOT the same thing! SurvivorAU's six-foot seven Eden fully admitted that his "guns" were completely empty. Russell Hantz was a strength machine - and stood five foot six. And five foot tall Denise Stapley was also a physical powerhouse who could out-muscle tribe mates half her age) . It's not always the right choice to think END GAME in the first few days. Maybe think how to get to MERGE with the most people left intact on your tribe should be a FIRST priority. Does WM have any opinions about this? (Yep) Catlover, the fake immunity idol was NOT made to humiliate Jess. It was made to ensure she did NOT use her Shot-In-The-Dark! I don't know why you think she would not have used it. Maybe SHE knew she wanted to go home, but the rest of the tribe didn't. And they were wisely planning for that possibility. In this new era where the SITD exists, tribes need to consider how it could be played before EVERY tribal. If Jess had tried it and it came up "Safe", their plans would have been ruined. Jess alone would have decided who went home, and whatever her choice, they would have been weaker for it. If Jess and come back from the immunity challenge and called a tribe meeting to say "Team, this game is taking more out of me than I could ever have guessed. I'd like to be voted out tonight", not one person would have tried to stop her. They would have sat around for the next few hours doing nothing, told Probst what they would be doing as soon as tribal council started, then voted Jess out according to her wishes. If the Shot-In-The-Dark twist had never been invented - or if Probst had announced that it was being suspended for this episode - a fake immunity idol would never have been made. All that effort - it's creation, the painstaking attempts to LEAD JESS TO IT! , Q's strategizing with her - would not have happened. The tribe deserves kudos for considering it's possibility of ruining their plans. "The Amazing Race, Season 36 Premiere: You Can't Drive While You Are Crying", 9:30 pm on CBS Teams participate in a Mexican rodeo in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; racers go paragliding in Colombia and rally car racing in Argentina. A new season of "The Amazing Race" gets underway tonight. I haven't looked at the cast list. But this show is always a fun ride. Wednesday nights will be busy for a while... Is there any reason to mention all the other Wednesday night shows we won't be chatting: "The Masked Singer" and "Animal Control", both of which I've not caught up on yet? Guess not. Well, maybe this one..... "Resident Alien: Love Bird", Season 3 Episode 5, 10 pm on Syfy Asta and D'arcy take a drastic step in an attempt to get Harry back on track. Sad that we will be losing this chat for "The Amazing Race". Awww. Maybe we can delay-chat it? Thursday, March 14th "Young Sheldon"... anyone following it's final season? It IS interesting to follow as they try to connect all the parts from this show to all the things we knew about Sheldon's family from "The Big Bang Theory". For example, last week we found out where the "Sheldon needs his roommates to follow a bathroom schedule" thing came from, heh. I hear they are setting up a spin-off for Georgie and his little family and that Missy (my favourite of "Young Sheldon", even over Sheldon himself!) will not be a part of it. This makes me sad. I also hear that Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik will be in the series finale episode. Looking forward to that. "Ghosts: The Silent Partner", Season 3 Episode 5, 8:30 pm on CBS A big investor backs out of Sam and Jay's restaurant, leaving them to turn to the one ghost who has money -- Isaac. Isaac has money? Interesting.... Last week we saw an inkling of what has become of Flower - an open door for her return. How clever of them! "Next Level Chef: Don't Have a Cow, Man", Season 3 Episode 8, 8 pm on Fox The remaining chefs butcher and break down various cuts of beef amongst their teams to create sizzling steak dishes; two contestants face elimination as they enter a heated seafood cook-off. Always a fun show. There will be a chat. "So Help Me Todd: Dial Margaret For Murder", Season 2 Episode 4, 9 pm on CBS While in the hospital recovering from an emergency appendectomy, Todd is convinced he overheard a plot to murder someone; Todd gets to meet his personal guru, Dick Franks, a grizzled veteran private investigator who shares the hospital room with him. SHMT returns tonight! Yippee!! And if anyone missed "Elsbeth" a couple of weeks ago, the pilot episode is re-airing at 10 pm tonight. I kind of enjoyed it - but the actual season won't start until April. It was the episode that showed me that these days, nobody is taught to put two spaces after a period when learning to type. Huh? Who knew? I've been typing seventy-to-ninety words a minute for most of my adult life. When I learned to type way back when, I would get deducted marks off my grade if I didn't put two spaces after a period. It IS a life-long habit that will never change for me. I do it without even thinking about it... and have for decades. Who knew? (Catlover, do you know if your children space twice or just once after periods? I was curious as to when this rule changed?) Friday, March 15th Unless we want to delay-chat something here, guess it's technically a night off for chats. So I guess we are all on our own.
Can't believe that there are only six more episodes (two more weeks) of Australian Survivor left! It has been such a great season! None of us watching want to wait until Friday to catch up! These are my rat musings for the day. If anyone has anything to add, please do so in the comments.
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