Here’s the transcript from my Oct. 22 TV chat on STLtoday.com. If you’re reading it and have questions or comments of your own, post them now for next week’s chat.

Russell: A load of…

Great start to “Survivor: Samoa” Thursday night, with no wasted time and lots of action from the first minute. (What wouldn’t you have given for Jeff Probst to be swept away by that wave? Just temporarily, of…

Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in Lifetime's "Georgia O'Keeffe."

The official start of the fall TV season is Sept. 21, but this week is busy enough, thank you very much. Fox and the CW have more premieres and season premieres (see…

“Survivor: Samoa” debuts Thursday, Sept. 17, and the two-hour (two hour!!!) season premiere of “The Amazing Race” is 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27.

What else do you need to know?

“Three Rivers” doesn’t arrive until Oct. 4, but most of CBS’ new…

"Coach"

Call him “Coach Wade” — that’s what he called himself — or call him “Maestro.” Just don’t call him late if the cameras are rolling. The most peculiar “Survivor” character in a while was Benjamin “Coach” Wade, who lists his…

Thursday night means tough choices. What to watch, what to record and watch later, what to skip altogether?

I started with “Survivor,” although I’m not sure why I’m watching this season, because it bores me silly. Then “CSI” — really funny…

CBS has ordered two more editions of “Survivor,” Nos. 19 and 20, for the 2009-10 season. Why? Because it’s still popular. Always wins its time period. And although some “Survivors” are better than others, my week is just a little brighter…

Was this the worst season of “Survivor” ever? I’ve heard it called that, but I disagree. Yes, for a long stretch in the middle, it was hard to root for anybody. But “Survivor: Gabon” brought us more game play than…

When Jeff Probst suggested during Sunday night’s postgame show show that “Fans vs. Favorites” was the best “Survivor” since Season 1, I had to agree. If it’s true, the reason is that game play — so much outwitting! — was front…

Oh, Erik. The little ice cream scooper turned out to be just about as smart as a bowl of rum raisin. As Parvati summed it up in the voting booth: “You’re crazy! You officially go down as the dumbest Survivor…