Author: B-Side

New feature alert! Starting today, we’ll be providing links to various television news stories from around the web. In a spate of writer’s block and uncreativity (“uncreativity”? It isn’t even a word! Man, this will be a long day), I’ve named this feature the “Daily ‘Gasm,” but I’m open to more clever suggestions. In the [...]

In an attempt to broaden my TVgasm horizons, tonight I decided to switch on over to Current TV, the much heralded youth network brought to us by Al Gore, among other people. Surely this would be the edgy cable channel that would bridge the gap between MTV and Comedy Central. Well, after enduring a near [...]

Big Brother turned 180 degrees again last night as the power in the household shifted back to Maggie & Co. amongst a flurry of giggles, hugs, and spazzy “Omigods!” Yes, just when King Kaysar had it all figured out, the ole Karma Boomerang clunked him in the head and sent him scrambling for cover all [...]

Man, TV doesn’t get more gripping than this. On this week’s edition of The Real World: Austin, young lovers Danny and Melinda had to deal with the unthinkable: going out to bars…SEPARATELY! Yes, that’s right! From the show that brought you unflinching portrayals of abortion, rape, AIDS, suicide, homophobia, racism, classism, cutting, and eating disorders [...]

Click on Josh (left) and Rocky (right) to hear them cry. I was a little shocked today when I discovered that no sooner had I started watching Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back than the series was already over. OVER! Talk about wham, bam, thank you ma’am. Why the rush, NBC? Want to pepper your [...]

Big Brother’s Beau on Made and The Cut Feeling like Beau’s been fading into the background on Big Brother this season? Maybe that’s because he’s a bit tired from his other Viacom appearances. Just last night he appeared not only on the Tommy Hilfiger disaster, The Cut, but also MTV’s Made. A Big Brother contestant [...]

After two weeks of nagging by loyal TVgasm readers, I finally decided to check out Brat Camp last night on ABC. I was not disappointed. No, I’m not saying that it was good or even enjoyable. I was simply satisfied in knowing how right I was for staying away. On the one hand, I feel [...]

The Summer of Secrets continues on Big Brother 6, and here’s a secret I bet you didn’t know: Eric is an idiot. Oh wait, that’s not really a secret. More of a given, right? Yes, the righteous fireman was up on his high horse again (which for him requires a rope ladder, given how high [...]

Well, we were down to the final three on last night’s episode of Hell’s Kitchen, and for once, the aspiring chefs were evaluated based on their cooking skills, not just their efficiency on the line. Each baby-Ramsey had to design an entrée which would be graded by the diners. Whoever had the highest marks would [...]

My recapping schedule is all messed up, mostly due to the fact that last night I wound up knee-deep in another reality star party. This time, however, I was actually invited, courtesy of our friends at E! Entertainment. J-Unit sadly couldn’t make the trek, but I happened to have had two buddies with me at [...]

So tonight was the big eviction episode of Big Brother, and while the results may not have been shocking, the Head of Household competition has still moved me to ask one of the more clichéd questions out there. To all you newbies watching Big Brother, are you not entertained??? Please make note that that is [...]

Because we here at TVgasm love to share the most inane pieces of gossip, we’re proud to report that Kristen Kirchner from The Apprentice 3 and newly rejected “hunk” Chris Carson from Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back are an item. How do we know this? Because last night I had the unpleasant privilege of [...]

According to the latest edition of the top-secret UTA Joblist, an assistant position has opened up for what can only be considered the most sought-after management company in Los Angeles. I’ll let the blurb explain: Executive Assistant needed for a boutique management & production company who represent Ann-Margret, Engelbert Humperdinck, and developmental clients. Role includes [...]

A few weeks ago, Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back quietly returned to NBC. I don’t know how I missed it, but luckily, I managed to get the past few episodes on TiVo. Normally, I’d be upset at missing so many installments, but then again, everyone knows this show only gets interesting once the “hunks” [...]

Big Brother fans had a special treat last night. Not only did we get to see a near-brawl in the household, but our favorite prime time robot Julie Chen showed up on Letterman to gab about her life, her career, and of course, Les Moonves. It was kind of odd seeing the Chenbot running her [...]

Ever wonder what happened to Angela after her stints on Road Rules and Battle of the Sexes 2? Well, if you turned on HBO this weekend, you might have found her on Entourage prancing around topless. Okay, the nudity was far off in the background, but it was still Angela. I feel kind of bad [...]

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Remember Robb from Survivor: Thailand? You know, the gangly skater punk who nearly choked poor little Clay to death during a reward challenge? Well, he’s back, and he’s hawking movie tickets for MovieTickets.com! Great to see that his career has taken off. Maybe soon he’ll get to be an extra on Scrubs!

Click on Shandi to hear her cry. If there’s anything we know about reality stars, it’s that they always cheat on their loved ones. In season two of America’s Next Top Model, contestant Shandi betrayed her home town honey by sleeping with another man in Italy. Click on the pic above to hear the vintage [...]

You never know what horrors you’ll find on a Hollywood studio lot…

First things first: tonight’s episode of Hell’s Kitchen was awesome. For the first time all season, I was completely absorbed by the show because for once there actually seemed to be both an emotional component and a palpable dramatic thru-line as well. It also helped that Gordon wasn’t just a windbag of cursing and forced [...]

Ten days ago, I liveblogged my experiences on JetBlue airlines. It was a fun time, and hopefully everyone enjoyed my passing commentary about the minutiae of a cross-country flight. Well, now I’m on a United flight (or Untied, if you’re dyslexic) back to Los Angeles, and I’m proud to say that the number of undisciplined, [...]

When it comes to Big Brother, there’s a little theory that J-Unit and I have devised: after sitting through three episodes, you’ll be hooked. I’m happy to report that after Saturday night’s installment, I’m officially addicted to this season (as if I wouldn’t be, right?). Yeah, the first three shows were decent, but any Big [...]

Still bummed about this year’s Emmy nominations? Me too. Of course, everyone knows that the Emmys represent a triumph of PR over quality, which is essentially one of the major problems with today’s televised universe. The networks wonder why their viewerships are constantly eroding, and then they go and honor tired, unfunny shows like Will [...]

There’s nothing we like more at TVgasm than an old fashioned cat fight, or — as it’s called when men are involved — a feud. We’ve had some good ones this year — Jessica Simpson and Lindsay Lohan, Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields, The Game and 50 Cent (twice!) — but now Blender Magazine is [...]

Being away from the Tivo, I had to improvise with my Hell’s Kitchen screencap. Two weeks ago, I promised TVgasm readers that I would take a shot for every redundant comment made by the narrator on Hell’s Kitchen, but as luck would have it, last week’s episode was bumped to last night, and well, since [...]

Good news! The Real World: Austin finally graduated from Danny’s skull drama to more pressing issues: mainly, does Melinda really like Danny, or is she just a flirt? Sure, there was some fleeting discussion about the war in Iraq, but whatever. Why worry about that when a blonde girl in hot pants is horny for [...]

Still got it! The 2005 Emmy nominations came out today, and although there was plenty of hype that this year’s list would be “wide open,” it’s nice to see that the stodgy academy members have kept it simple and dumb. Back again for more adulation: Will & Grace, The West Wing, and Everybody Loves Raymond. [...]

It’s only been a mere five days since the last installment of Big Brother, but I swear, without the essential Saturday episode, I could hardly make it to today. Was CBS mad??? The season premiere was like a junkie rediscovering heroin — or crack (like Big Brother, it’s a socially maligned drug). It’s pure, instant [...]

Sometimes we forget the fact that not everyone has the same televised options as we do here in the TVgasm offices. A recent tour of an assisted living facility revealed a curious bit of programming for the elderly: a special screening of Dead Man Walking. Now that’s just cruel. Way to kill the buzz after [...]

Because I’m on a transcontinental JetBlue flight and because I have nothing better to do, I’ve decided to whip out the ol’ TVgasm laptop and liveblog all the fun. So far, the televised offerings have been pretty sweet. A Wilfred Brimley ad here, a Mandy Patinkin ad there. I can’t even imagine what the afternoon [...]

I didn’t get time this week to recap MTV’s ’70s House, but that’s not to say I didn’t like it. The show is completely silly — from its central conceit (the person who is the most “70s” wins) to its kooky hostess, Dawn — but so light, wacky, and short that it’s hard not to [...]

It’s a big night in the world of TVgasm. J-Unit, Madeyoulaugh, and I have decided to join forces for tonight’s premiere of Big Brother 6 and liveblog the entire first episode. Since we are on the West Coast, a significant portion of the TVgasm readership will have already seen the show, but we still encourage [...]

New York Times reporter Judith Miller and The West Wing’s Allison Janney Ah, Judith Miller humor. Does it really get any better?

New York Times reporter Judith Miller and Desperate Housewives’ Harriet Sansom Harris

Sniff sniff. My summer pleasure is gone. After several hilarious and heartwarming weeks, Beauty and the Geek wrapped up its solid rookie season tonight, and while we all cared who would take home the $250,000, the real question was how ridiculous would Richard be in this final hour. Well, he was pretty crazy, but his [...]

A few weeks ago when I checked out the And 1 Mix Tape Tour in lovely Inglewood, CA, I had no idea what nuggets of joy would await me. For sure, I thought the high point would be seeing the ubiquitous Blair from Road Rules sitting just a few seats away, but no! Turns out [...]

Tonight’s Real World provided more of that skull-crunching drama we’ve come to expect from Austin. As usual, we spent our time waffling back and forth between drunken debauchery and sullen skull fractures, only this time, we added a new face to the mix: Leo the bartender. For those of you too busy to read a [...]

If you aren’t watching Reno 911!, well, I’m disappointed in you. Also, I’m liking the absurdist humor of Stella. These shows restore my faith that maybe, just maybe, the big networks will be able to launch a funny sitcom again. But that’s just me and my crazy talk. Check out these shows Tuesdays starting at [...]