To continue on the theme of scary stupid cultural phenomena, I watched The Weakest Link and while some of the questions demanded some knowledge and skill, the way people were voted off seemed just as arbitrary as Survivor. The weakest didn't necessarily get voted off, but rather if someone was perceived to be too arrogant that was sufficient grounds despite their ability to bank money and answer questions. Those who were voted off are interviewed briefly afterwards and the whining is really quite something, particularly if the individual couldn't ansswer questions correctly.

However, the one "redeeming" quality of the program if you want to call it that is that once a participant is voted off, the participant has to walk the walk of shame (or is it humiliation?).

The emcee is a nasty piece of work, but for some reason I find her more likeable than the contestants. Call me callous and sadistic....ooh, ouch, ouch!