Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Speaking of reality TV, the greatest moment in Survivor history.
Richard Hatch was, on the original Survivor, totally fun to root for. He was an absolute evil genius. After he won the money and Survivor was a national phenomenon, he was, of course, called upon by every major magazine to comment on whatever Survivor was currently running. In all of his columns, he would brag about how he would have easily out-strategized everyone a how he was the best player to ever play the game. When he was picked for Survivor: All Stars, I remember reading in some magazine that he said "I've got another million dollar check in my name," just like he said at the beginning of the original Survivor. He'd quickly gone from admirable and fun-to-root-for to one of the most odious reality TV stars ever. So, when he was totally obnoxious to all of his teammates' faces, including my all-time favorite player Colby (oh, Colby. You could have won the Australia season, but you had integrity instead. And I'll always love you and want to hit you hard across the head!!! for that.), it was even more deliciously sweet when he was voted out at his team's very first Tribal Council.
Look, I'm not denying he was amazing on the original Survivor. He showed all these suckers how to play the game. But he didn't even recognize, at all, that hey, maybe the game had changed in the, what, seven seasons he was gone? Idiot. And beyond repulsive - check out his behavior even in this short clip.