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HercSpoils

  1. Ah, people pointing out Neill is always terrific, which is true now that I think about it. I amend this to "even more terrific than usual."
  2. Alcatraz is a midseason entry, so I have to wait eight months to see what happens next. But I'll definitely be tuning in for episode two.
  3. Robert Forster ("Jackie Brown," "Karen Sisco," "Heroes") plays the Jones character's bartender uncle.
  4. Besides Nagra and Neill, "Alcatraz" stars Jorge Garcia and gorgeous 27-year-old blond Sarah Jones (Polly Zobelle on “Sons of Anarchy”)
  5. I didn't realize until I watched that ER's Parminder Nagra was part of the project.
  6. We don't learn in the pilot how or why these people are being transported from 1963 to 2012. This is the most intriguing aspect.
  7. Alcatraz is similar to Fringe (and Men in Black for that matter) because it begins with a cop being drawn into a secret world of mayhem.
  8. Bad Robot's #Alcatraz pilot is very strong. Certainly much better than "Undercovers." Sam Neill is terrific.
  9. This would be a good #Survivor not to miss.
  10. From the promo for next week: "Don't freak out!"
  11. And it's a squeaker. Jeff has to read all the votes this week.
  12. Jeff asks what is (at least for me) an eyebrow-raising question at tribal.
  13. The immunity challenge, which also serves as a commercial for Craftsman, tests the contestants' building skills.
  14. There’s something really sinister about that (younger) ex-NFL player who’s now serving as Rob’s henchman.
  15. CBS continues to put that question mark after "former federal agent."
  16. CBS specifically prohibits me from revealing who wins the Russell-Matt face-off.
  17. The exciting Redemption challenge, a very close competition involves giant dominoes.
  18. Producers blur whatever’s hanging out of Phillip’s fuchsia underpants as his supercute female tribemates feign gagging.
  19. Russell learns his tribe lied to him about who won the last Redemption challenge. “Francesca might have been easier to beat," he allows.