Author: B-Side

For a few weeks now, we’ve started to think that on The Real World, maybe crazy Paula wasn’t so crazy after all. I mean, she’d barely said a peep about her eating disorders, and we’d even seen her munching on food from time to time. Maybe everything was gonna work out great in the end! [...]

Last week, I was annoyed at Terry on Survivor. Now I’m positively livid. Okay, maybe I’m not livid, but seriously, this guy has the worst gameplan of all. Who knows. Maybe he will go all the way and prove me wrong, but as of right now, I have a hard time thinking that his cocky [...]

It was all about the classics last night as The Amazing Race journeyed from Rome to Athens, all in the name of retracing the great roots of democracy. Well, it was either that or just a really nifty way to tie in some product placement for The Da Vinci Code. We’ve seen plenty of product [...]

When it comes to savory product placements, The Apprentice has had its share of duds. A certain cheeseburger pizza comes to mind. Well, just when the bile had finally settled back down after that Domino’s disaster, along came 7-Eleven with its take on how to destroy that most beloved of meals: pizza. Ladies and gentlemen: [...]

The week of Queen has officially ended on American Idol, and while I won’t spoil who went home in this opening paragraph, I’ll just say that the lessons of Mandisa have been learned. America voted, and the right person was kicked to the curb. Well, one of the right people, I should say. Truthfully, I [...]

It’s official. Summer 2006 will be remembered as the summer of ALL STAR BIG BROTHER. According to Entertainment Weekly (via Reality Blurred), CBS will be bringing back a collection of favorite Big Brother stars to once again fight, claw, and seduce their way to $500,000. There’s no word on who will be in the cast [...]

Tonight’s American Idol was very special for me. Why, you ask? Because Camryn Manheim was in attendance? No, but that was a lovely perk. It was because I got to enjoy this rockin’ episode high above the mountains and valleys and rivers of America. Yes, I watched Idol on JetBlue, which meant I was not [...]

Days of Our Lives, NBC, 4/11/06Click to play. 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 [...]

What’s more fun than an episode of The Apprentice? How about two episodes of the Apprentice. Yes, NBC gave us a double dose of Donald last night, which meant I was stuck in front of the TV for a whopping five (sigh) hours — Prison Break, 24, two hours of The Apprentice, and Sunday’s Sopranos. [...]

MTV announced today that Denver will be the next home of the veteran reality show, The Real World, and no one could be more excited than Denver’s own mayor, John Hickenlooper, who said, “This is a tremendous opportunity for Denver to showcase our cultural and recreational vibrancy to a very large, young audience.” Yes, because [...]

The Early Show, CBS, 4/6/06Click on Julie to play. 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 [...]

We all know that Blanche Devereaux is a raging whore, but who knew Rue too? In a recent article with the Associate Press, former Golden Girl Rue McClanahan boasts that the key to staying young is “weightlifting and frequent sex.” This, of course, begs the question: what’s more disturbing? Rue McClanahan doing the nasty in [...]

It’s a good thing Zach wasn’t trying out for The Apprentice because on the latest episode of The Real World, he showed that his management skills were indirectly proportionate to the amount of hair on his head. And let’s just say, there’s a lot of hair. I like to think of Zach as the Samson [...]

It’s official. Terry is a bonehead. There were so many things he did wrong in this latest episode of Survivor that it’s hard for me to even think about it. To be fair, his bad decisions began last week when he first failed to unravel Casaya and then neglected to use his Exile Island immunity [...]

As bloggers, people expect us to be staunchly against anything commercial and manipulative. Well, I have news for you: we aren’t. In fact, we’re easily swayed by marketing ploys. That’s why a few days ago we trekked out to Arby’s for lunch. And honestly, who could resist such a fine establishment after those ever-so-catchy jingles [...]

The Amazing Race continued its high-speed trek around the globe last night as it spent another eventful night touring the fish markets and ancient ruins of Sicily. The episode wasn’t quite as exciting as last week’s pulse-pounding adventure, but it still was entertaining and funny enough to pass the hour effortlessly. Unfortunately, I haven’t been [...]

The Apprentice, 4/3/06, NBC; The Amazing Race, 4/5/06, CBSClick on the image to play. 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 [...]

We never thought the worlds of TVgasm and Paris Hilton would ever collide, but in Hollywood, anything can happen. Case in point: this week we were provided the opportunity to interview Paris, and honestly, who were we to say no? I mean, it’s Paris Hilton. Unfortunately, J-Unit and I were slammed with TVgasm junk (we’re [...]

Oh that American Idol. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, some elimination comes along and knocks you cold. You try to act cool. You try to act like you don’t really care that much about the show, but inevitably, every season, you find yourself staring at the screen, mouth agape, saying [...]

It’s that time of year again! That gloriously exciting time when network execs decide the fate of many of our favorite (and despised) shows. Yes, it’s bubble season! For those of you unfamiliar with the term, “the bubble” refers to that precarious limbo a television show finds itself in when it hasn’t been officially picked [...]

It’s that time of year again! That gloriously exciting time when network execs decide the fate of many of our favorite (and despised) shows. Yes, it’s bubble season! For those of you unfamiliar with the term, “the bubble” refers to that precarious limbo a television show finds itself in when it hasn’t been officially picked [...]

The View, ABC, 4/5/06Click to play. 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 [...]

Just a friendly reminder that The Amazing Race has now moved to Wednesdays at 8 PM. (That’s tonight)

Click on Paris to play (You Will Need Flash Player 8). It seems like every day, a true gem falls into our laps here at TVgasm. Well, this might outshine them all. We are most excited to present to you a world exclusive clip featuring the one and only Paris Hilton. We’re the only website, [...]

Thought last week’s round of American Idol was terrible? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Last night, the show tackled country music, and let’s just say, it was a snoozefest. Nearly every single song was forgettable and bland despite the performances. To me, it was an indictment of the genre more than anything else. Sure, it’s [...]

Congratulations to Sandrine Holt. Who’s that, you ask? Why, she’s the doe-eyed young actress who plays Evelyn on 24. Just when we thought her small character had been all but forgotten, the mercurial writers dragged her right back into the spotlight for her biggest episode yet. Unfortunately, if there’s anything we know about bit characters [...]

Click on the picture to play 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 [...]

I was a little concerned about last night’s Apprentice. The teams seemed to be acting just a tad too polite. There was no infighting, no bickering, no backstabbing. It seemed like everyone was being — dare I say it — professional. What a shame, too. This week’s big task had these non-creative stiffs penning a [...]

Wonderful news. Lisa has graduated from the Starting Over house. This marks a seminal landmark in the evolution of her inner-being. Now she can embrace the world and enjoy the fruits of a newfound maturity! Congratulations, Lisa! Your continued embarrassment and degradation on national television has turned your life around! Some might say that you [...]

NBC has been loathe to promote this, but tonight’s Deal or No Deal is two hours long, which means that our dear, lovable Apprentice will be airing at 10 PM. No word on whether or not this is a permanent change, but chances are the network brass wanted to move its ailing (yet still totally [...]

It was only a matter of time before more fleshy, homoerotic photos of Jeremy and Eric of The Amazing Race 9 surfaced on the internet, but who knew we’d get a ménage-à-quatre with BJ and Tyler also? Thanks to several tipsters and the people at Jaunted, we now have a small assortment of embarrassing, sexual [...]

Click on the picture to play Is there anything that can be better than a photo recap of the Flavor of Love Reunion and some unintentional beaver? How about a movie highlight of all the greatest parts? B-Side asked if I could post this for him so he can curse the evil daylight savings time [...]

In our ongoing attempt to provide hard-hitting investigative news, we found this questionable shot from the Flavor of Love reunion special. It looks to us like a good old-fashioned vag-slip, courtesy of the left-most skank, a.k.a. Hottie. Now, we can’t get total confirmation on this — the image is frustratingly obscured, but I think we’ve [...]

If you didn’t watch VH1′s amazing Flavor of Love reunion on Sunday, then you missed out on some of the best cat fights on reality TV since, well, the regular season of Flavor of Love. I never really got around to recapping this campy trifle of a show, but each episode was like some skanky, [...]

My apologies for this late recap of The Real World. I wish I had a decent excuse, but honestly, I really don’t have any. Then again, I could just make one up, right? So… yeah… the reason why I’ve been so late on this Real World post is because… I was so inspired by the [...]

Ever wonder where all the terrible movies come from? How about all the horrendous sitcoms or insipid dramas? They come from dumb people. And how do dumb people get in the Hollywood system? They start by writing a letter. Someone passed along one of these letters to me, and even though it doesn’t quite have [...]

Ever wonder where all the terrible movies come from? How about all the horrendous sitcoms or insipid dramas? They come from dumb people. And how do dumb people get in the Hollywood system? They start by writing a letter. Someone passed along one of these letters to me, and even though it doesn’t quite have [...]

The Amazing Race has had a tough year. First, Family Edition totally killed the series growing momentum, jumping the shark for many fans. Then CBS stuck the new season in the less than desirable 10 PM Tuesday timeslot where its ratings hemorrhaged behind The Unit. Luckily, a change is on the horizon. As announced last [...]

Survivor finally returned from Exile Island last night, and I couldn’t be happier. I needed a fresh episode more than La Mina needed nourishment. Yes, it’s been a while for us Survivor fans. Last time we saw this bunch of hungry reality stars, they had just sent Dan packing with a ridiculous Tribal Council that [...]