Is it just Anderson Cooper presence? Well, in part.

We're in that dry season between "Top Chef" and "Project Runway" and jonesing for some reality television. That makes breaking out the DVD of The Mole (the complete first season), a must for us.

Not only do you get a smart reality show (there are challenges of various sorts, but the twist is that one person, the mole, is planted to thwart the proceedings), you get the silver fox himself, Anderson Cooper, presiding over the fun.