Long touted, and sometimes marketed, as a show that appeals mainly to women, the Starz hit “Outlander” actually has a strong – if bashful – male fan base. Bashful because TV reviewers tend to focus more on the show’s romantic time travel elements and steamy sex scenes than its strong depictions of real-life historical events, bloody battle scenes and male camaraderie.
John Nicholson, a Scottish telecommunications and It professional who co-administers a large Facebook fan group, knows of many men who love “Outlander” but “feel embarrassed” about admitting it. “That’s a shame. I wish we had more men in the group,” he told me via Facebook. Although Starz declines to share viewer demographics, an assistant to Diana Gabaldon, the author of the wildly popular “Outlander” series of books, puts the figure of men who watch the show on a regular basis at “about 40.” If the female members of the numerous...
John Nicholson, a Scottish telecommunications and It professional who co-administers a large Facebook fan group, knows of many men who love “Outlander” but “feel embarrassed” about admitting it. “That’s a shame. I wish we had more men in the group,” he told me via Facebook. Although Starz declines to share viewer demographics, an assistant to Diana Gabaldon, the author of the wildly popular “Outlander” series of books, puts the figure of men who watch the show on a regular basis at “about 40.” If the female members of the numerous...
- 4/24/2022
- by Michele Chabin
- Gold Derby
Three weeks ago, “Survivor” host Jeff Probst dubbed the just-ended “Winners at War” as “The G.S.O.S.O.A.T.” — in other words, “The greatest season of ‘Survivor’ of all time.” What with 20 former champs competing against one another, he told Entertainment Weekly, “They are absolutely killing it. Game-play at a level we have never seen before.”
But after the finale last Wednesday when Tony Vlachos was crowned as the Sole Survivor, we asked whether you agreed with Jeff that Season 40 — aka “the season on steroids” — was the ultimate in outwitting, outplaying and outlasting as the reality competition’s longtime motto states.
See ‘Survivor’ celebrities: 31 famous faces and well-known figures who played the game
In our poll, however, just 36% agreed while saying that most of the 20 returning players lived up to their reputations as past winners of the show.
See ‘Survivor’ fans have spoken: 48% want to vote out...
But after the finale last Wednesday when Tony Vlachos was crowned as the Sole Survivor, we asked whether you agreed with Jeff that Season 40 — aka “the season on steroids” — was the ultimate in outwitting, outplaying and outlasting as the reality competition’s longtime motto states.
See ‘Survivor’ celebrities: 31 famous faces and well-known figures who played the game
In our poll, however, just 36% agreed while saying that most of the 20 returning players lived up to their reputations as past winners of the show.
See ‘Survivor’ fans have spoken: 48% want to vote out...
- 5/19/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
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