It's Kind of a Funny Story - Dan Otsuki's Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction recaps
It's Kind of a Funny Story - Edge of Extinction
Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction Recaps/ analysis

The theme is not on trial

Episode 14: The theme is not on trial

Published: May 17, 2019

Dan Otsuki returns from being in law school isolation since Episode 4 to weigh in on the out-of-nowhere surprise ending of Edge of Extinction. Is Survivor still Survivor when a winning game is played over four episodes?

A Survivor spring break

Episode 4: A Survivor spring break

Published: March 16, 2019

Dan Otsuki takes a literal spring break from law school to describe how this season is like a Survivor spring break: lots of beaches, filled with lots of people you don't know, and so on.

The TDT EoE contestant draft

Pre-season: The TDT EoE contestant draft

Published: February 17, 2019

As the new season nears the True Dork Times writers (Ben Martell, Dan Otsuki, Pat Ferrucci, Ryan Kaiser, and Jeff Pitman) gather to draft fantasy teams of three players. Whose prediction skills will drive their team to extinction? Whose prognostication will give them an edge and a victory?

Dan Otsuki - It's Kind of a Funny StoryDan Otsuki has been watching Survivor religiously since season two, and is a recent graduate of the University of Puget Sound, where he double majored in English and Religious Studies. He's also applied to play on the show every time he's been able to do so. Follow him on twitter: @DanOtsuki