This is another show that I found very entertaining. The spelling bee alone had me laughing my ass off. Where did they find these bimbos? I really hope you do a recap.

I would only call one or two of them beautiful. Most were cute and heavily adorned. These guys are hardcore dorks but highly salvageable. Spontaneously nose-bleeds notwithstanding.

There's no way that the guy who won the dance contest isn't an actor. And a bad one at that.
I don't really see anything wrong with any of the guys (except the actor), and I'm getting tired of all these makeover shows - can't anyone just be themselves and unique anymore???

I volunteer to burn the state of New Jersey to the ground for supplying Richard Reuben's pants. They have hips in them. Hips!

Oooooouuuu, I wanna see this. I hope there is a repeat. I love watching bimbos and akward geeks.

And we need more screencaps. That one alone tells me there were some great images to share.

Ooops, just noticed you mentioned the repeat. I'm catching it!

I had the left the tv on and was sucked into this show. And everyone is so damned sincere and kind to each other. How can it still be so damn funny?

One of the things I appreciated was how it took the women out of their comfort zones - some of them were truly embarrassed when they were expected to perform in a setting in which they were truly lost.

It was encouraging that for the most part they reacted appropriately, making the connection between how awkward they felt versus how awkward the dorks were in social situations. I think the Philly dancer reacted with true disdain ("I don't care where the states are!") and I immediately disliked her for it. On the other hand, the sorority girl won points for taking some pride in winning the quiz portion of the events.

And I appreciated the fact that the boys seemed truly concerned and hopeful about the girls doing well in the quiz competition, while the girls were encouraging and not mean to the boys when they were trying to dance.

The girls definitely have a way to go in book learning; the boys may yet learn valuable lessons about how to lighten up and lose a little of the self-consciousness which is, in its way, just as narcissistic as the apparent shopaholic shallowness of the females.

love the entirely black outfit with white shoes... brings back such good memories of me in the 80s.

Aww and what about the poor guy who when the girl said she wanted to spoon him and he thought she was going feed him. Funny stuff.

The part that killed the most was that some of these people went to college. "1942 - That's when Columbus 'sailed the ocean blue.'"

The humor is that everyone of these people are dead serious when they reveal way too much about themselves. "As a 25 year old virgin..." "Caption: Has never kissed a girl." "Yes, I am a virgin. No, I'm not saving myself for anyone."

I watched it last night and am completely hooked. It kinda reminds me of Joe Schmoe, not too over the top but still a good watch.
So glad to see tvgasm is on it, cuz this show BEGS to be recapped in true tvgasm fashion.

I thought "Bloody the nose guy" should've won the dance contest.

Geez, got hooked right from the beginning. I really find it hard to believe these girls are actually that "dumb", but it gave me quite a chuckle. Anything to get me thru Summer withdraw, first from Football Season, and now all the reality shows.
AH well, Preseason starts in August, and when is the next BIG reality Show this Summer?

was it me or did the one cute guy who gets some action next week look a bit like Tom Cruise? And not psycho wrestling Oprah Tom, but a more medicated in a non-scientology way kinda Tom Cruise!

Gotta agree with you on that one, B, watched it cause I was bored and set the Season Pass on the Tivo before the show was even over. Should be a good time.

I was thinking Donny Osmond more than Tom Cruise.

One of the underlying points about the girls' apparent lack of intellect is that few people expect - or even want - them to be smart. I can't blame them for not being smart - or knowing a lot, which is something different, of course - when it serves no purpose. It will suck for them later, though, much like it sucks for professional athletes whose shelf life is notoriously short.

It doesn't make me feel sorry for them, but it does offer a reason as to why they have such little interest in stuff like math or geography or history.

It was also interesting how all of them mentioned trustworthiness as important in a guy. Assuming they were being sincere about that, it wouldn't surprise me if they'd all been dicked over by equally hot and equally shallow guys at some point in their lives. Probably repeatedly.

I'm somewhat ashamed to say that I graduated from the same school that Richard attends: Brandeis University. Brandeis is full of so many socially inept Jersey geeks that they probably could have cast at least ten seasons of the show just based on the brainiacs who go there.

I just found your site and I really like it! A site about TV how perfect!

It was hilarious how stupid those girls were:
- N. Dakota is south of S. Carolina???
- Massachusetts is immediately east of W. Virginia???
- "Robinson" is the prime minister of the UK???
And how on earth can you not know who the president was during the civil war. Good god, were they comatose through an entire 12 years of school? My 10-year old nephew could have answered any of those questions correctly.
I'm disappointed their challenge next week is to change a tire. That won't be nearly as funny.

That was "S. Dakota is south of N. Carolina." How about "the capital city of New England?"

While their ignorance is unacceptable, to be fair Amanda, you're nephew has just reviewed all that material for a year. These girls had to cram it in one night. And clearly, they're not good at cramming.

Most of that stuff is pretty basic. I mean, ever seen a map of the U.S.? You shouldn't have to "cram" the fact that South Dakota's farther north than N. Carolina (thanks for the correction!).

And as many times as you go over the civil war in 12 years of school, it's pathetic that someone would not know that Lincoln was president. 12 years of school, that's plenty of time to pick up a few basic facts.

I can forgive that they wouldn't know who the current prime minister of the UK is, it's something they might not have learned in school, but the other questions are so unbelievably basic, any American who doesn't know those things was seriously tuned out for 12 years, 8 hrs. a day of lessons (and none of them are that old, it's not like they're that far removed from school).

b-side, thanks so much for the heads up on the replay, caught it tonight and it was hilarious! my favorite guy is erika's partner (forget his name), he's so cute and i felt really bad for him when she ditched him for the attractive geek. and i completely agree with whoever it was that said richard is just a bad actor, that's the only thing i didn't like about the show.

"I can forgive that they wouldn't know who the current prime minister of the UK is, it's something they might not have learned in school,"

I can't forgive that. He's been prominent in the news for ages, especially since the move on Iraq. This information is flying around everyday. You don't have to follow the news for this to get through to you.

I watched the repeat of this show last night. What a bunch of stereotypical dumb girls! I know there are people that stupid, and even people who manage to get college degrees while remaining ignorant of everything but what Paris Hilton is wearing this week, but it seemed like some of those girls were trying to be dumber than usual. And many of the guys were not horrible looking and seemed fairly normal, so I don't understand why they were presented as a group of total social misfits without any chance of getting a date or making a friend outside of a Star Trek convention.

I didn't hate this show, but I also didn't like that it played to stereotype so strongly (smart people are unattractive, uptight, and unpopular, while pretty people are stupid yet fun and more desireable than smart people.)

"Ty Pennington schmaltz territory (one of the girls erroneously pegged Herbert Hoover as the reigning president during the Civil War. Upon learning it was in fact Lincoln, she clenched her teeth in embarrassment and groaned, "That's right. D-DAY!")."

Okay, so Dennis Miller is now ghost writing on tvgasm? :)

1942 was the year that Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, discovered the state of New England, and met with President Lincoln who was planning D-day.

"And many of the guys were not horrible looking and seemed fairly normal, so I don't understand why they were presented as a group of total social misfits without any chance of getting a date or making a friend outside of a Star Trek convention."

Granted most were decent-looking, but the truth was revealed by: spontaneous nosebleeding, pants with hips, sad "please like me" puppy dog eyes, "Vice Pres. Dukes of Hazzard Fan Club", "As a 29 year old virgin...", 'Has Never Kissed a Girl" and "Yes, I am a virgin. No, I'm not saving myself for anyone." The only time I've ever seen anything funnier was when Gary Coleman offered that he was a virgin several years ago. TMI.

The guys made it clear they were social misfits by their own admission. No spin needed.

"The guys made it clear they were social misfits by their own admission. No spin needed".

You're assuming that this was their own admission. You never know how they were manipulated in the casting process. For example, apparently "Average Joe" was titled "Life of the Party" when it first sent out a casting call. Imagine how the men cast felt when the title was changed!

I really agree with Cally.
How about mensa people who are also beautiful! (I'll volunteer)
Or better yet, forget the externals already. Do we all have to feel that we need to have a makeover to be acceptable?

Half those guys werent even geeks. Just regular guys who were a little shy. And the one who hooked up looked like freaking tom cruise for gods sake (minus the insanity).

ANd the really geeky guy in the screencap above, is playing up teh geekiness factor a littel too much.

That being said I liked it too.

Richards pants were not just too big and 20 years out of fashion, but both pockets were stuffed to the top with something or other. What the hell?

When is this show on again? I have a crush on two of the contestents!

I saw a picture of Erika before she had facial surgery. Not good! Plus that hair photo - its extentions. Her hair is really short naturally.

also, their pretty much all half-assed humanities geeks, no math or engineering geeks. WTF