Author: B-Side

We’re curious creatures here at TVgasm, and with The Real World scouring the country for new roommates in its nineteenth season, we decided to ask the show’s casting director, Damon Furberg, a few questions about the process. Finally, TVgasm would get to the bottom of all those Real World scandals! Actually, we just really wanted [...]

This may come to a great shock to R&B fans, crack dealers, and dingleberry handlers across the land, but Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, late of Being Bobby Brown, are splitsville. Yes, Ms. Houston has filed for divorce, which means we can hopefully expect one more nonsensical rant on the Wendy Williams show. Details are [...]

According to E! Online gossip vixen Kristin, The Hills star and Laguna Beach alum Jason Wahler, a.k.a. J-Wahl, was arrested by the NYPD on September 1st at 4:34 AM on “three counts of bribery, criminal possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.” So let’s put on our Jessica Fletcher glasses and surmise [...]

Late last week, we here at TVgasm decided to prematurely endorse Joey Lawrence as our fleet-footed mascot for the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars, premiering tonight. Sure, there were dissenting voices, but let’s keep it real now. It’s all about Joey “The Joseph” Lawrence. With his head freshly Chiklis-ed, he’s ready to take [...]

Tonight is the season finale of Big Brother: All Stars, and to celebrate the occasion, we present to you our second annual Julie Chen “But First” montage. One Chenbot to rule them all. (See the original here)

Monday Night Football makes its triumphant debut on ESPN tonight, and in honor of this momentous occasion, we’re being treated to a double-header: Washington vs. Minnesota and then San Diego vs. Oakland. This of course begs a very important question: who’ll be on sideline duty? So far, we know that Suzy Kolber and Michele Tafoya [...]

It’s always exciting time when someone encounters alumni from Laguna Beach or The Hills; so when TVgasm reader Carel passed along these photos, we were more than delighted, even if they did lack any salacious elements. That’s okay though because we can always find the scandal in the most ordinary of pool parties. A few [...]

In sad news, Anna Nicole Smith’s son Daniel has died suddenly at the age of twenty. No stingrays were involved. [AP] Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas has revealed to Time Magazine that she was once a meth addict. When asked how she copes with her post-addiction impulses, she says, “I have an hour and [...]

In sad news, Anna Nicole Smith’s son Daniel has died suddenly at the age of twenty. No stingrays were involved. [AP] Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas has revealed to Time Magazine that she was once a meth addict. When asked how she copes with her post-addiction impulses, she says, “I have an hour and [...]

Passions, 9/6/06, NBC Looking for a Clipgasm? Search no further than Passions. In this death-by-hairdryer scene (or is it???) behold the magical trifecta of shlocky writing (“Now it’s time for the shock of your life, Miguel”), questionable acting (“But you KILLED HIM! Oh my God, Fox! You KILLED MIGUEL!!!”), and bargain basement special effects. And [...]

On a recent trip to the wacky world of Fox Reality, we encountered Reggie Southerland (runner-up on The Next Food Network Star), who was busy brewing up a pot of sassy charm. Turns out the network was having him try his best to emulate Big Brother slop, which they believed to be simply oatmeal. So [...]

So I guess this is my last Big Brother recap of the season. How very sad. How very sad for so many reasons. I won’t get into it now, but I’m sure most of you know what I’m talking about already. Honestly, I really don’t know what to say right now. It’s been an up [...]

Laguna Beach, 9/6/06, MTV Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve had the wool pulled over our eyes. There’s a dark truth about foie gras, and Tara from Laguna Beach is going to expose it. Be prepared to have everything you’ve ever known about the luxurious dish destroyed, starting with the pronunciation.

Like OMG! Did you see Laguna Beach last night? I can’t believe that Breanna was such a bitch to Raquel! She was totally like crying at the restaurant, but then she was like “Let’s save our friendship,” and Raquel was all like “That’s none of your business!” but then like Breanna invited her to a [...]

Eyewitness News, 9/6/06, ABC We were going to show a Clipgasm from Passions today, and then we were going to show a Clipgasm from Big Brother, but at the last minute, we found our gem: a local news story about a reporter in La Jolla, CA who gets attacked by the subject of his investigation. [...]

Congratulations! As of 10:30 PM Monday night, the eponymous Fresh Meat of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge officially graduated to sophomore status. Yes, the show wrapped up its triumphant season of bag-schlepping as one winning team finally grabbed the grand prize of $250,000. With only three squads left, it was a toss up as to [...]

All My Children, 9/5/06, ABC A few weeks ago, we showed you a series of monologues by chronically shirtless All My Children star Colin Egglesfield. Well, today, he gave another tour de force that simply had to be shared. I don’t know the context of the scene, but it appears as though his character has [...]

With the Labor Day weekend and all, I decided to treat myself to a day off and not recap Big Brother at our usual prompt pace here at TVgasm. I don’t imagine that anyone could have truly been upset. Sunday’s episode wasn’t what you’d normally call “exciting” or “fascinating” or “the fastest hour of the [...]

One of the biggest surprises of the summer was how awesome Who Wants To Be A Superhero? turned out to be. I’ve never been much of a comic book geek (er, enthusiast), but the show definitely brought out a childlike glee in me, especially when I was lucky enough to meet two of the cast [...]

Jerk. Our beloved Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin was killed today by, of all things, a stingray (Hey crocodiles — way to let a fish do your dirty work). This is truly sad for many different reasons, and it doesn’t help when the media bombards us with images of Steve Irwin and some of the cutest [...]

Jerk. Our beloved Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin was killed today by, of all things, a stingray (Hey crocodiles — way to let a fish do your dirty work). This is truly sad for many different reasons, and it doesn’t help when the media bombards us with images of Steve Irwin and some of the cutest [...]

Big Brother All Stars, 8/31/06, CBS It was inevitable that last night’s live episode of Big Brother featuring two live votes, two exit interviews, one HOH competition, one nomination ceremony, one veto competition, and one veto ceremony would hit a snag or two along the way, especially with the Chenbot in charge. Surprisingly, everything seemed [...]

Big news from the world of Giada De Laurentiis this week. According to Variety, Giada has been upped to a contributing correspondent for The Today Show, which means she’ll be appearing on the “ayemer” at least twice a month. We’re so happy about Giada’s good fortune that we couldn’t help but celebrate by enjoying another [...]

Can you guess which future Laguna Beach star is on the left? Thanks to TVgasm reader Martha for the pic.

Two-A-Days, 8/30/06, MTV Showtunes + a football player = fun times. (Props to anyone who can say what song this guy is singing.)

If the glitz and glamour and general staginess of Laguna Beach no longer rings true to the high school experience, fear not. MTV has supplied us with a yin to Laguna’s yang: Two-A-Days. The show, which centers around a high school football squad in Hoover, Alabama, is a return to the handheld camcorder style that [...]

The MTV Video Music Awards are tonight, and while we won’t be there (please, it’s double eviction night on Big Brother), I’m sure there will be many people around to party in our place. Take for instance this young, aspiring starlet. We don’t know how old she is, but we’re pretty sure she’s not quite [...]

Like OMG! There was so much scandal on Laguna Beach last night! Kyndra and Cami totally crashed Raquel’s party, and then like that girl Stephanie called Cami dirty and then Kyndra made her cry and like Alex showed up and he was totally hot! But then it was like officially the lamest party ever, which [...]

The Ice Queen Cometh… and Goeth. In a shocking development for fans of The Apprentice, Donald Trump has axed his blonde heartbreaker of an advisor, Carolyn Kepcher. According to the New York Post, Carolyn had become quite the prima donna, taking her newfound fame entirely too seriously. No word on how this will affect the [...]

Get ready, folks! The world of info-tainment is about to be rocked! Not since the glory days of Mary Hart and Leeza Gibbons have we seen so much alleged fur fly on the set of a flashy, vapid, and generally useless entertainment show. That’s right, incumbent Access Hollywood hostess Nancy O’Dell has seen a challenge [...]

My Own, MTV, 08/25/06 In the spirit of giving you reality star updates today, we move onto Erika from Beauty & The Geek. For those of you who don’t remember, she’s the “life-sized Barbie doll” (give or take a few pounds) who fell in love with dreamy Brad on season one. (Her geek partner, Joe, [...]

Every now and then, we here at TVgasm like to check in on our favorite reality stars and see what they’re doing to prolongue their time in the limelight. Today, we look at “Cherry,” the spurned damsel from Flavor of Love who happily recalled the sheer joy she received from Flavor Flav groping her “cocoa [...]

Things are getting nutty in Big Brother land! With the number of house guests dwindling, the backstabbing is reaching epic proportions, and Chill Town, with its tentacles on every last alliance, looks to be on borrowed time. But that might be enough for them because once again, they have shown that they’re a force to [...]

After a rousing start, The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat has sort of tapered off lately in the drama department, but last night’s episode saw a rousing return to petty squabbles as Diem and Tina went at it like two Chihuahuas passing on the street. It was honestly only the first or second time [...]

In our never ending quest to bring you all things Laguna Beach, we now present to you the inevitable: baby pictures. Behold Jason before nary a facial hair sprouted on his chin. Check out Jessica before years of absent-minded parenting left her demanding attention from every dirtbag boy she met. And cast your eyes on [...]

Despite beating out ABC’s much-discussed airing of Pirates of the Caribbean, last night’s Emmy telecast was down in the ratings year-to-year. Just proves my point once and again: Helen Mirren = ratings suicide. [Reuters] Funny thing about air crash spoofs: they’re a lot less amusing when they really happen. [AP] It’s not an Emmy party [...]

Despite beating out ABC’s much-discussed airing of Pirates of the Caribbean, last night’s Emmy telecast was down in the ratings year-to-year. Just proves my point once and again: Helen Mirren = ratings suicide. [Reuters] Funny thing about air crash spoofs: they’re a lot less amusing when they really happen. [AP] It’s not an Emmy party [...]

With the arrival of the 2006 Emmy Award ceremony, tonight was television’s biggest night. And any night that’s big for TV is big for TVgasm. That’s why J-Unit and I dressed up all nice, pulled some Hollywood connections, and made our way into one of the biggest Emmy parties of the night. Needless to say, [...]

Oh yeah. The Emmys are this weekend. As is our responsibility as television bloggers, we’ll be checking out the festivities from the couch, blogging live here at TVgasm. Be sure to check out the site starting at 8 PM PST where we’ll be writing as we watch/drink/bemoan the winners.