In our continuing attempts to provide endless workplace entertainment, we present to you a new feature called Clipgasm. It will be a daily video clip from the world of TV that we find noteworthy for any variety of reasons. Today's clip: from the wacky world of The Apprentice. When it comes to jingle-makin', Team Synergy proves that the best music comes from flat, limpid sing-alongs.
The recent arrest of Homeland Security deputy press secretary Brian J. Doyle surely angered many people across the country, but none more so than Ms. Star Jones Reynolds. Girlfriend was hot under the collar on this morning's episode of The View. Unfortunately, I think she's also been watching a few too many episodes of 24. Be sure to check out all the women's reactions (especially Meredith Vieira's) to Star's rant.
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Dance fever is taking over the country! First The Donald boogeyed down on this week's Apprentice, and then Phil Keoghan got jiggy with it on last night's Amazing Race. Two wonderful men. Two wonderful dancers. We loved them both, but who was the best? To answer this question, we put the two fledgling hoofers side by side and set them loose. Who do you think is the man with all the moves?
First Trump danced. Then Phil Keoghan. And now the robotic mistress of reality TV, Julie Chen. There's so much to say about this clip. I can't tell what part I love the most: Julie's robotic greetings, her loss of equilibrium, her goofy mid-shimmy smile, or her sudden guffaw of excitement followed by the line "It's like a party here!" Yes, it is, Julie. Yes, it is.
In the end, all you need to know is this: Chenbot + bellydancing = wonderful.
Thank goodness for daytime television. Rarely have we seen depicted so subtly and effectively a woman's intimate, secret, erotic desires. For years, directors have tried to penetrate the fortress that is the female psyche, but little did they know that all they needed was a bed and a green screen. Bravo, Days of Our Lives. Bravo.
Those of you who enjoy The Next Food Network Star were in for quite the treat Sunday night when the three remaining finalists had to do a live demo with the mistress of all robotic culinary arts: Miss Julie Chen. Surprisingly enough, the Chenbot was fairly subdued for the first part of this segment, but when plus-sized baker Reggie Southerland waltzed onto the scene, Julie lit up. I'm fairly sure this was the most she's ever used the word "sassy." Nevertheless, by the end of the clip, it's quite apparent which chef the Chenbot wants to go all the way...
Yesterday, I caught this random interview with Marcia Gay Harden and Ellen Burstyn on Oprah. I have to say, it was a lot bawdier than I had expected. Ellen Burstyn played along for a while, but at one point, Marcia Gay Harden definitely crossed the line. I think you'll know what I'm talking about.
Which Paula is crazier? Paula Abdul or Paula from The Real World: Key West? They both were pretty loopy last night. You be the judge.
MTV has done such a good job profiling spoiled girls and gay boys on My Super Sweet Sixteen, it was only a matter of time before they entered the world of beauty pageants. In the series premiere of Tiara Girls, we meet Jamie, a future contestant in the Miss Florida Teen USA contest. As we see over the course of the show, she will do whatever it takes to win that tiara, even if it means co-mingling with a bunch of lesbians...
It takes a lot to make Ashley Parker Angel look like the brightest guy in the room, but never underestimate the powers of Alan Thicke. Let's just say, he might want to bone up on his Spanish a little...
We don't often like to double up our Clipgasms, but this was too good to keep on hold for tomorrow. What is it? Ace Young on Ellen. A performance so bad, it'll have all the neighborhood cats coming to your door. Note how Ellen refuses to clap along or the way the energy in the room seems to die out like a balloon slowly deflating. And check out the nonplussed guy in the front row (not to mention the lovestruck girl a few seats down). Whatever you do, just keep the volume LOW.
What's there to say? It's Paula Abdul.
And if you are having that ActiveX control window pop up, I've got a solution after the jump.
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Remember that show Dr. 90210 that no one was watching about a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon/aspiring actor/model who umm.. I’m not really sure what it was about other than an arrogant guy with a god complex kickboxing while his pregger wife shopped. No? Well don't tel Carl's Jr advertising executives that, as they have oh so cleverly used him in their current campaign for chicken breast sandwiches... you can already see where this brilliance is heading.
Thanks to TVgasm reader Zack for catching this... or maybe I should say the blame is on TVgasm reader Zack for catching this.
Get it? Breast and breast? Oh so clever and original—not anything like the Hooters joke, which is in its 20th year of laughter.
And now a little crazy for your weekend. The clip explains itself...
Love is a many splendored thing, but sometimes it needs a kick in the ass to really work. Thank goodness for the neighborhood sorceress. It's amazing how effective those love spells can be...
I really wanted to post something from last night's Apprentice, but thanks to the awful, awful DirecTV DVR (a.k.a. Satan's DVR. Save your DirecTivos if you have them), I wasn't able to record the episode here at work. However, I should have something up for tomorrow. In the meantime, we can all take solace in knowing that no matter how hard life may seem, at least we'll never have to endure the pain of Chelsi on this week's My Super Sweet 16.
Whenever The Apprentice has its contestants sing, it's always memorable -- especially if they have to create a tune. Throw in a little Burt Bacharach, and you've got the makings for a classic. So please put your feet up and relax as you enjoy this latest addition to the Apprentice tome.
Another week, another Paula.
We don't normally cover Wifeswap because in general, it's a pretty lame show. But every now and then, it delivers us a tasty morsel of reality goodness. Take, for example, what happened this week when the strict, disciplinarian rodeo enthusiasts confronted the easy-going party couple. This is supposed to be a family show, right?
Thanks to TVgasm reader Dana for the heads up.
On last week's episode of Prison Break, I couldn't help noticing a long, random montage set to the theme music from House M.D.. Apparently some lazy music coordinator pulled the wrong track from the Fox music library. I would post this bizarre sequence, but due to random technical difficulties, I can't. Nevertheless, it got me thinking. What would happen if TV shows played the theme songs from other TV shows in the middle of an episode? The results are surprisingly entertaining.
We happened to notice an Acuvue commercial the other day starring the one and only feuding twins of 8th and Ocean, Sabrina and Kelly. To an unsuspecting viewer, it probably seemed all sweet and nice, but luckily we applied our Model-to-English translator to really understand what was going on. Original spot above; translated version after the jump...
In honor of Poseidon hitting theaters this weekend, we decided to Poseidon-ize one of our favorite shows. We were bored.
I'm still toiling away at my recaps for Survivor and Amazing Race, but in the meantime, we just had to post this Clipgasm. It's an audience member winning a prize on Live with Regis and Kelly. Her reaction is astounding, but also worth noting is Kelly Ripa who seems to feed off this woman's energy. The more the lady screams, the more Kelly bounces up and down in her chair like a little dog. It's an amazing moment for mankind.
Last week, we pondered what would happen if TV theme songs inappropriately played in the middle of other TV shows. Everyone seemed to really like the experiment; so in the spirit of last night's Survivor finale, we thought we'd give it another whirl...
24 may be a grim, intense, gritty, exciting drama, but it's not above an occasional Melrose Place moment. Take the case of Karen and Miles. She's the boss. He's her loyal sidekick. Or is he? Turns out Miles screwed over Karen to be all buddy buddy with the President. One word: Meow!
After a one week hiatus, the Weekly Paula is back. While Paula Abdul certainly was goofy last night on American Idol, this week's Paula dose comes to us once again from The Real World: Key West. What can I say? Give this girl some alcohol, and she's off and running. This Weekly Paula also comes with a great bonus feature: The Awkward Moment of the Week, courtesy of fellow roommate John. You can almost hear the crickets chirping. Enjoy.
Julie Chen switches places with her husband, Les Moonves. One word: Chenbot and Trump.
Absolutely amazing.
We forgot to supply you with a Clipgasm yesterday; so today we're going to post two instead of one. Here's the first: it's Kevin Covais in all his lispy splendor from last night's American Idol finale.
We promised you two Clipgasms today. Here's the moment everyone's been talking about...
Okay, okay. One more tiny Clipgasm. Sometimes on American Idol, singers hit notes so bad, they just have to be immortalized. Take, for instance, the sound that Kevin Covais, Chris Daughtry, and Ace Young made last night midway through the Burt Bacharach medley. The combination of Ace's falsetto with Chris's moody howling and Kevin's lisping was nothing short of disastrous. And by "disasatrous," I mean wonderful.
Behold the splendor of Cicely Tyson.
So in the meantime I give you my very first Clipgasm, which has the added honor of not being about American Idol at all. Nope, it's an interview on Jimmy Kimmel with Hugh Mcintyre, the fake communications director for the fake Hanso Foundation. Now if you're thinking to yourself "What the heck is he talking about?", it's all part of the summer long Lost interactive webgame, with clues hidden within the show in the form of fake Hanso commercials, fake websites dispensing clues, and now a fake television interview.
The good news is the interview reveals a new website we can all visit that is connected with the game. The bad news is that the whole thing falls flat, with Jimmy Kimmel barely able to play along. Still, it was a neat idea, and once you are done watching this Clipgasm you can go to the bookstore and buy Bad Twin, the fake novel written by one of the victims of Oceanic flight 815. Or maybe even the new Lost action figures that will be unveiled this summer. Now we can all get a chance to strap a firecracker on the Michael action figure and shut him up for good! It's a Lost world people, we just live in it.
Full video clip after the jump.
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Choosing a random person for your final team is a THIRTY BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY!
What better way to bid Katie Couric adieu from The Today Show than with an atonal tune sung by scratchy Broadway sensation Harvey Fierstein? He just wants to sing. Is that so wrong??
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Worst college admissions interview EVER.