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Previously on "Survivor: Gabon": Clip show. Pffft.

This week "Surivor: Gabon" was a clip show, and the only new thing we learned about Sugar was that prior to the show, she had a septum nose ring. Thrilling. So let's move on to "Top Chef," and Jamie Lauren, a chef at Absinthe in San Francisco.

Previously on "Survivor: Gabon," Sugar shocked them all.

Previously on "America's Next Top Model," Marjorie delighted the Dutch locals with her charming lack of direction and poise.

Previously on "America's Next Top Model" Marjorie's humpback look trumped Sheena's hooch.

Previously on "Your Locals": Pure drivel.

Previously on "America's Next Top Model": Clip show. Feh.

"America's Next Top Model" was clip show last week, and we didn't really learn anything about Marjorie that we didn't already know, like how she's awkward. And French. And is in love with Analeigh. So let's move on to...

Previously on "America's Next Top Model" Marjorie posed as the Headless Horseman.

We're starting with "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites" again this week because it was a heart breaker.

The pros and cons of law school

First up is "Survivor," because nothing much happened in regards to Yau-Man this week. His team won the immunity challenge, and they went off to be their super-favorite selves for most of the episode.

We've got another local to root for on reality TV, as Yau-Man Chan has returned to "Survivor"-land in a new season called "Fans Vs. Favorites." Now, there's little doubt that Yau-Man is a definite favorite. He played the hell out of the game, especially being an old guy, and most importantly, he wasn't a douche bag, unlike so many other "Survivor" contestants. Contestants like Jonny Fairplay, who, for some inexplicable reason, was also cast as one of the "favorites" this time around. Luckily, Yau-Man was able to pretty much put that schmuck in his place by slamming his head into the side of a boat within five minutes of getting on to the island. (Seeing Jonny Fairplay getting his head smashed in is something that never gets old.) Yau-Man also managed to make fire with his eyeglasses, and as you know, fire represents life on "Survivor." In all, it was a great first episode. Yau-Man kicked butt, and Fairplay was sent home. What could be more perfect?

We found it difficult to tear ourselves away from the "Puppy Bowl" and turn the channel to the Superbowl, but since we were going to skip through all that boring game stuff and just watch the commercials, we figured it wouldn't be too painful. Keep in mind, though, that since we've got TiVo, this is about the only time during the year we actually do watch commercials. Because of that we might not be able to tell whether these Superbowl ads were actually any better or worse than what's on TV on a nightly basis. But we'll still feel free to criticize nonetheless.

It looks like Survivor: Cook Island winner Yul Kwon won't get to serve you air-pumped, sugary, dairy-like deliciousness. After getting ready to set up a Red Mango chain in North Beach, and after being granted a building permit and signing a lease, his permit was pulled after he was "told he ran afoul of the strict North Beach ordinance against 'formula chain' stores," or so says the Gate. Kwon went on to say, "I sorely regret the day that I decided to open a restaurant in San Francisco, and I will never make that mistake again." Ouch. True and choice words, Puka Puka tribesman.

Where to begin? Well, for starters, the page's score set to The Lion King's eleventh-hour song "Circle of Life." While we tend to loathe music set to any page on the webs, this is fitting. And touching. But Tatiana's official postmortem MySpace page offers more than just Elton John-manufactured teardrops. You can find informative links to such items as the transcript to Nancy Grace's show on the tiger attacks, a makeshift memorial of sorts, and more. (Also, according to the site, Tatiana was a Cancer, the moodiest astrological sign of them all. Just saying.)

Dr. John Brown of San Francisco General Hospital told Good Morning America today that the two survivors in yesterday's tiger attack (which killed one) are "doing well at the present time. They have both gone through their surgeries well. They're both in stable condition."

According Eric Thomas from ABC 7, who went into mighty graphic detail about what happened, a suspect was arrested today for the kidnapping and rape of a 17-year-old Palo Alto teen. A press conference is scheduled at noon (now!), where even more details, names will surely unfold. This past Wednesday a teen was kidnapped in Palo Alto, taken to Sunnyvale (on the 500 block of Fair Oaks Avenue), and then sexually assaulted. She survived...

This morning at around 11:30 a.m., two people were seen standing on top of a single-engine A35 plane that crashed into SF Bay. The plane went down near (and, thankfully, not into) the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. As of now the extent of the victims' injuries are unknown, but seeing as how they managed to climb atop the wreckage, we're going to say that they're fine, or at least very, very tough. (Will update with...

The only premiere tonight is yet another season of "Survivor," and this time it's "Survivor: China," which is kind of cool, we guess, although we always seem to prefer the seasons that are set on those Blue Lagoon-ish tropical isles....And we really don't have much more to say about it except, once again, there are no locals to root for. (Maybe they were getting tired of the Bay Area dominating the game. CHICKENS!) So, instead, here's a clip featuring previous local "Survivor" winner Yul Kwon talking about Asian male stereotypes with Aasif Mandvi and the Chronicle's Jeff Yang.

A photo of San Francisco's changing skyline

The big reality shows have ended their TV seasons, which means we're left with the really crappy summer reality TV fare. And since reality TV tends to set the bar pretty low to begin with, you know the stuff they shove at us during he summer has to be really prime.

--Ha! The guy to your right ran for mayor of Barcelona, and doesn't he look like Matt Gonzalez? By copatbark from the SFist Flickr stream.

With "Survivor" out of the way, we can now concentrate on "The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman." Oh joy! We'll admit we've been reading a lot of gossip about the show, rife with spoilers, and while those spoilers might not be true, we kind of think they are. We won't spill the beans here, but we'll just say it's kind of taken the suspense out of the whole thing. And we'll also add: we knew it all along!

Long story short, we were on vacation last week and didn't have time to get to "The Bachelor." We'll give you a (possible!) double dose next Monday.

First, we want to briefly mention that the last leg of "The Amazing Race: All-Stars" finale took place in San Francisco. How did we not hear about this back in December when it was filmed??

Since "Survivor: Fiji" was so awesome last week (we didn't even want to fast forward through the recap during this week's episode!) let's start with it this week.

Previously on "Survivor: Fiji," local hero Yau-Man discovered the Hidden Immunity Idol, but thanks to a win by Moto during the Immunity Challenge, was able to hold on the the Hii for another week.

Previously on "Survivor: Fiji," Yau-Man lucked out by joining up with a winning team and was spared tribal council for another week, while his (and Earl's) search for the Hii continued.