Author: B-Side

As many of you know, Yahoo has been sponsoring a well-publicized contest to pluck one lucky woman out of anonymity and place her alongside Justin Timberlake on this Sunday’s Grammy Awards where they’ll sing some sort of earth-shattering duet. I think they’ve whittled the field down to twelve or six finalists — I don’t know. [...]

Lots of high profile birthdays today: Seth Green, Gary Coleman, Alonzo Mourning, Paul “The Big Show” Wight, Vince Neil, Mary Steenburgen, Nick Nolte, Ted Koppel, and, of course, J-Unit!

It’s finally over, people. No more bullshit. The auditions for American Idol have ceased, and it only took a month to get through them. I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited to head to the Hollywood rounds. Not because I love this next phase of the competition or anything. I’m just really sick of [...]

The good news: no Outward Bound on this week’s episode of The Real World. The bad news: it was a Colie-centric installment. And yes, that was the sound of a collective groan across America. I’m still trying to decide whether or not I like Colie drama. On the one hand, it is totally and completely [...]

Happy Birthday Ashton Kutcher, Steve Nash, Chris Rock, Garth Brooks, James Spader, and, of course, Emo Philips!

We’re so close. Sooooo close to the end of auditions on American Idol. Don’t get me wrong. I like them as much as the next guy, but when we’re midway through week 4 of this stuff, it gets a little tiring. At the end of last Wednesday’s show, Ryan promised us that there was only [...]

Something has happened to Bad Girls Club. The past few episodes have been — dare I say — enjoyable! Is it possible that I’m actually getting hooked on this show? Is it possible that I’ve finally given myself over to the weekly chaos that passes for drama on this show? I think the answer is [...]

Where to begin with last night’s 24? Well, for starters, it was much better than the previous week’s episode; however, it’s still nowhere near the pulse-pounding excitement of anything from last season. I attribute the upgrade in quality this week to the relative absence of The Family Palmer. Regina King, flailing in her role as [...]

Happy Tuesday!

After spending Sunday knee-deep in football and manly Americana (truck commercials, beer commercials, phallic half-time performances), it was time to replace the afterglow of a great Super Bowl with the petty joy of Lauren, Heidi, and the rest of the hooligans on The Hills. Quite honestly, it was the perfect companion piece to the big [...]

CBS Sports, CBS, 2/4/07 There were plenty of things to talk about when it came to last night’s Super Bowl, but what about its unassuming fluffer, the pre-show? Anyone who tuned in at least forty-five minutes early got to see the bizarre union of the NFL, Cirque Du Soleil, and Miami pop-art. That’s one Venn [...]

Talkin’ Super Bowl ads!

Click the image to see the video (and then click on the white page that comes up). With Lost returning to the airwaves this week, fans are brimming with excitement and anticipation to once again watch their hapless castaways try to figure out the most confusing island ever. Luckily, for those of you who simply [...]

We don’t often talk about the Nintendo Wii anymore since this blog focuses on TV related matters, not our personal experiences. However, the infectious video game system continues to make its mark on pop culture, and we just had to drop our self-imposed ban to bring you this clip from Late Night With Conan O’Brien. [...]

Happy Groundhogs Day!

Too busy crying over that old guy on American Idol? Here’s what you’ve been missing at Newsgasm: NEW: Be sure to check out the premiere of The Paul Goebel Show live here at TVgasm! Starts today at 12 PM PST [Watch the show] Big Brother lives on! CBS wisely renews my summer crack. [Read More] [...]

Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! We’re always excited to celebrate a reality star’s birthday, especially one who has provided us with so much entertainment over the past year or two. That’s why we’re raising our beer bottles to The Hills’ Lauren Conrad, who’s celebrating her twenty-first birthday tonight. I encourage LC’s friends to buy her as [...]

Wow. February. Just yesterday it was December. Soon it will be March. Time flies. Why am I writing like I’m stoned?

We’re in the home stretch people. American Idol came to Los Angeles Wednesday night to find its next big superstar, and while I’m not sure if they found what they were looking for, at least we had one hilariously bizarre audition (or should I say, eccentric?), one near certain finalist, and one sweet singer who [...]

Grease: You’re the One That I Want, NBC, 1/28/07 The best part about Austin on Grease: You’re the One That I Want is watching his weekly attempts to butch it up for America slowly devolve into a flame-out free-for-all. Case in point: his rendition of “Mony Mony” on Sunday’s recent show. He contains himself well [...]

Who else was psyched to have House back last night? Clearly a lot of you since the show earned the highest ratings in the 18-49 demographic of any scripted show this season. Hooray! Full details after the jump, and hey, as long as I’m filling in, I might as well do something special. Weekly ratings [...]

Oy. Another Real World episode that takes place almost entirely in the mountains. If you haven’t seen it yet, I’ll spare you the pain. Here’s what basically happened: Alex, Tyree, Colie, and Jenn hiked around a lot; Tyree got asthma; Tyree stopped hiking; Tyree bitched at Raleigh; the rest of the gang continued hiking; everyone [...]

January 31, 2007 Here’s the latest Camgasm. Don’t mind my yellow-ish skin. I still had stage makeup on from Reality Remix, which you should all watch this weekend on Fox Reality since we talked about Survivor (just a week away!).

American Idol returned for more auditions Tuesday night, with our band of merry judges flying into Birmingham, Alabama to check out the local talent. Ryan Seacrest proudly noted that the region was home to more Idol finalists than any other, with Bo Bice, Reuben Studdard, and Taylor Hicks all hailing from the area. And what [...]

I, like any person who’s been watching The Bad Girls Club, expected the same old dreary story on tonight’s episode. Zara says something dumb and everyone complains about it for the next twenty-two minutes. However, imagine my delight when the girls actually did bad things. Pranks went awry, fires blazed uncontrollably, and one scary-lookin’ park [...]

Too busy winning pageants that no one watches anymore? Here’s what you’ve been missing at Newsgasm: We love Whitney from The Hills, especially when she falls over on national television. [Watch the Video] New feature alert! Webcam, meet TVgasm. TVgasm, meet webcam. [Watch the Video] The King of TV is coming to TVgasm! Bow down, [...]

Once again, last night’s episode of 24 was entertaining and somewhat exciting, but it also served as a sad reminder of how amazingly tight last season was. Yes, I’m a die-hard 24 fan, and I will never give up on this series, which even at its worst is still loads of fun. But this sixth [...]

January 30th, 2007

Good Morning America, ABC, 1/30/07 Pratfalls are wonderful. Celebrity pratfalls are even better. And Hills pratfalls are the best. Therefore, it should be no surprise that Whitney + GMA + Hilary Swank’s Oscar Dress = Tuesday morning bliss. (Bonus points go to the Amanda-Peet-meets-Eastern-Europe model who leers at the camera at the end)

Is The Hills quite possibly the best reality show EVER? No, probably not. But dammit if that’s the feeling you get after every episode in its wonderful sophomore season. At last, the show that was kind of like Laguna but not really has found its voice, and it is great. Petty arguments, insincere bitches, thinly [...]

For all those who claimed that Constantine Maroulis was headed for post-Idol superstardom, you’re right! In a move that’s just a step away from rocking Wembley Stadium, Connie will be performing tonight (bells and whistles and confetti!) at a burlesque cabaret spot in Manhattan. Yes, world famous Corio — previously best known for being a [...]

New feature! In our ongoing effort to provide you with more fodder for the water cooler banter, we’re now introducing Camgasm (name pending), which will feature J-Unit, Madeyoulaugh, or me reading some of the top headlines to you via webcam. So sit back, relax, and enjoy our camera-ready faces!

Imagine my surprise when I got to the end of Maui Fever and saw that it was created by none other than Morgan J. Freeman. Yes, this claptrap, wannabe-Laguna piece of fluff had an Oscar winner’s stamp of approval, and I couldn’t be more surprised. Of course, there was no way that this could ever [...]

It’s time for an important update in our America’s Next Top TVgasm Writer contest. We have some finalists and a winner. First, the finalists. For Survivor, Schoonie and Gary will be battling it out for the right to document Jeff Probst’s every televised move. They’ll be each submitting a recap of the season premiere on [...]

Too busy swooning over underage teenagers on Idol? Here’s what you’ve been missing at Newsgasm: When it comes to overly dramatic speeches on American Idol, this one takes the cake. [Watch the Video] Law & Order: SVU stars Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay defy Dick Wolf’s penny-pincher ways by earning themselves two fat pay raises. [...]

American Idol, FOX, 1/24/07 There were so many memorable moments from last night’s American Idol. This was one of the best. Ashanti’s speech should be published, sold, and used around the country in middle school talent shows.

Now this, this is what we’ve been waiting for. After five hours of amusing, odd, occasionally engaging, but rarely auditions, American Idol finally hit its stride in New York City, and I’m not just saying that as a native New Yorker. The producers wisely minimized the freak show element, instead emphasizing the good and relishing [...]

Constantly in a state of befuddlement as you wonder when exactly Amazing Race and Top Model are coming back? Fear not! We have a schedule of most of the relevant premieres, finales, and specials from now until May. Of course, the dates are subject to change, and many events in April and May have yet [...]

Here’s a good rule of thumb. Whenever The Real World goes on a camping trip, just hit the fast forward button. If there’s anything we’ve learned over the three camping episodes, it’s that Outward Bound does not make compelling television. Not in the slightest. In today’s episode, we pretty much twiddled our thumbs through the [...]