Author: B-Side

Click on Tom & Oprah to play… Okay, so you’ve seen the Defamer stills and you’ve seen the various “Do Not Pet The Cruise” animations. Well, it’s time for TVgasm to weigh in. Thanks to an avid TVgasm reader (and Oprah fan), we were able to catch the re-airing of Tom Cruise’s crazy-in-love turn on [...]

With the regular television season coming to an end, we know all you readers might be starving for content. So what better time to hawk some of new links on the TVgasm site. If you’re eager to find out what’s next on the indie music scene (and I don’t mean The Killers or The Bravery), [...]

So a strange thing happened to me on Sunday. I turned on the TV at around 8 PM, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition was on. I’ve seen this show once or twice (yes, who hasn’t seen the deaf family with the blind, autistic child episode?), but I’ve never really written about it. Since last night [...]

Ahhhh… Another day in the life of Jack Bauer has come to an end, and thus, season four of 24 has wrapped up as well. It’s been a fun ride, and with the exception of some increasingly unbelievable plotting in the past few weeks, a nearly perfect season as well. Unfortunately, the death of Dina [...]

After long delay, I finally saw the much-hyped finale for season three of The Apprentice, and sadly, the only surprise here was that Matthew Calamari didn’t return to royally embarrass himself on live television once again. Yes, we here at the TVgasm offices were traveling on the 15 freeway en route to Las Vegas when [...]

Tonight are the season finales for both The Apprentice and The OC. Sadly, in a bit of unfortunate scheduling, J-Unit and I are headed to Vegas for the wedding of an old college chum. Therefore, no recaps of the big episodes will be up until Monday. With any luck, we’ll return with all sorts of [...]

So in all the excitement that was Survivor‘s finale weekend, I sort of forgot about lil’ ole Apprentice, but that’s okay. It’s not like anyone was fired (or hired, as it were). Yes, in grand NBC tradition, this so-called “Finale” has been stretched over two episodes, which means the really good stuff won’t be on [...]

Excuse me one moment while I throw up. I just finished watching Britney and Kevin: Chaotic, and now I suddenly have the overwhelming compulsion to boot my stomach’s contents into the nearest toilet, wastebasket, or perhaps vase. It’s not because Brit and Kev are nauseatingly idiotic, but rather after an hour of swirling home video [...]

I’m Jewish, so I don’t really know what that whole post-Christmas letdown feels like, but I imagine it’s something akin to how I’m feeling at this moment now that Survivor: Palau has finally run its course. Granted, other seasons such as Pearl Islands, Amazon, and of course Borneo probably outrank this go-around (barely), but after [...]

What a fantastic episode of Survivor. This season has hovered in the “excellent” realm, and after last night’s dense installment of scheming, drama, tears, betrayal, and lying, I am going on the record to say that Survivor: Palau officially rocks. Any reality show that can keep us on the edge of our seat from the [...]

While we announced our TVgasm winners yesterday, today actually marks the one year anniversary of our first post (May 12, 2004 baby!). Thank you all for reading and helping to make this site grow so much over the past year. And for your reading pleasure, enjoy this remarkably cocky first post: It’s been a while [...]

Well, I didn’t get around to doing a full recap on last week’s Survivor, which is not to say that I didn’t enjoy it. Truth is I was pretty busy this week, and at the end of the day, while the episode was fun, there wasn’t really that much crazy shit to make fun of. [...]

Does Ryan Seacrest fear the gentle touch of another man? We can’t say for sure, but judging by this brief but telling moment from last night’s American Idol, it seems as though our favorite moppet host was mucho uncomfortable when Bo Bice placed a friendly hand on his back. “Yo yo!” protested Seacrest as he [...]

Isn’t it astounding how the Amazing Race finale can be so exciting season after season? Even after reading a spoiler about the outcome (grumble grumble), my heart was beating like crazy, especially during the final torturous moments when the fate of one team seemed to rest in one taxi driver’s impetuous hands. And while it [...]

This just in: Mikalah Gordon has become Latina.

Lots of things are going haywire as we gallop to the finish line on 24. Not only is the President hovering near death and not only is a nuclear missile about to kill Milwaukee and not only did CTU accidentally start a war — A WAR!! — with China (smacking forehead), but Audrey of all [...]

Well, it’s May, and as season finale, uh, season kicks in, our favorite reality shows have whittled down their contestant pool to a scant three or four members. As for The Apprentice, we started this week’s episode with only three huggable candidates: the perky Tana, the feisty Kendra, and the nonsensical Craig. That meant it [...]

After Wednesday night’s slick and smarmy repentance-fest on Dr. Phil, Pat O’Brien would have us believe that his days of boozin’ and usin’ are over. Could this be true? The era of coke-infused tomfoolery that brought us so many enjoyable and unsavory voicemail messages would be no more? Of course not! After all, alcoholism is [...]

I really didn’t want to watch last night’s stupid Primetime Live special (bombastically titled, “Fallen Idol”), but for the sake of blogging, I knew I had to. Sure enough, ABC managed to spread an already thin story across sixty long, laborious minutes, leaving us with little to ask but “So what?” For those of you [...]

I decided not to write this week’s Apprentice recap until six days later because, well, I wanted everyone to have a good perspective on it and… okay, I was just lazy. I was gonna type it up on Sunday evening, but a certain TV movie derailed those plans. But why waste time with a dumb [...]

Here’s what this post used to say: Well, it’s 9:10 PM on the East Coast which means this post has relevancy for, I don’t know, the next fifteen minutes. Earlier today, Fox accidentally posted a poll on its website asking viewers how they felt about a certain person being voted off of American Idol. The [...]

Can’t get enough of Rob and Amber? Well, neither can Rob and Amber, which is why they’ll be returning to reality TV yet again with a brand new Newlyweds-ish pilot for E!. Yes, after three seasons of Survivor, one season of The Amazing Race, a cameo on The Player, and a very special televised wedding [...]

I’ll start this post by saying that I’m not particularly angry at anyone on The Amazing Race, but I thought the title “Union Jackass” was cool; so I kept it. Yes, as my punnage suggests, the racers journeyed from Turkey to foggy London Town where they did all sorts of X-TREME British activities like… ride [...]

This just in: hipsters have feelings too! When casually listening to the radio last night, I stumbled upon “Feel My Heat”, a weekly show by That 70s Show vet Danny Masterson and Los Angeles nightlife guru Brent Bolthouse. I must admit, I occasionally tune into this Monday evening broadcast (on L.A.’s trendiest station, Indie 103.1, [...]

Because of the positive response to our liveblogging of Riding The Bus With My Sister, we’ve decided to assemble a brief montage of our favorite Rosie O’Donnell moments. Be warned: you may need to lower the volume on your computer, lest you blow out the speakers. Enjoy… (Quicktime required) Click on Rosie O’Donnell to play. [...]

By B-Side and J-Unit I never thought much about what my version of hell would be like, but after catching a very special (in both senses of the word) installment of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, I think I can safely imagine Hades without much difficulty. Yes, after weeks of nonsensical commercials featuring a frumpy [...]

Rape is a very serious matter and a terrible crime. That being said, why was it so unintentionally funny to hear a UPN promo boldly ask us “WHO RAPED VERONICA MARS???” Maybe it was the forwardness of the question. Maybe it was the subtle exploitation of rape for ratings. Or maybe it was the announcer [...]

How’s that for an incendiary headline? It’s actually not very fair to this week’s episode of Survivor, the first truly scheme-tastic installment of the season. Palau continues to be a masterful season, especially now as it transitions from the unbelievable decimation of Ulong to the inevitable cannibalism at Koror. The knives have finally come out, [...]

Considering that the outcome to this week’s Amazing Race episode was fairly predictable, I still found myself on the edge of my seat. For once, the finish line wasn’t nearly as exciting as the race itself as we watched a battle of alliances duke it out for dominance. After weeks of shrewd Romber action, the [...]

Broken record time: this recap was exceptionally late due to my trip to the East Coast. To make matters worse, I actually had things to do this week. You know, like meetings and interviews. What is this? I’m supposed to be blogging, dammit! I figured I’d just put off the recap until after I was [...]

Paula’s not crying. That’s just sweat from Vicodin withdrawal.

Well, it’s the final stretch for 24. With about six episodes left in this spectacular season, it’s time for the show to raise the stakes and pull all sorts of crazy, crazy stunts. Unfortunately, after a day that’s seen a train explosion, a political abduction, a nuclear meltdown, an EMP detonation, and oh yeah, AIR [...]

We’re always happy when people take their TVgasm enthusiasm to a new level, especially when it results in money for us. For instance, take a look TVgasm readers Dartnok and White Chizzocolate. Don’t they look great in their authentic garb? Feel free to visit the TVgasm store which for now is located at Café Press. [...]

Man oh man am I behind in my recaps. I should really stop bitching and moaning, but in the spirit of reality TV, why not play the victim and make a giant drama? Well, I apologize again. I was hoping to tackle this recap last night, but after a transatlantic flight on American Airlines left [...]

As readers of my Amazing Race recap know, I am in New York, beholden to a crappy laptop with dial-up access. The bad news — this has severely hindered my ability to be a faithful blogger. The good news — I return to the hi-tech ways of Los Angeles tonight. So for all you people [...]

Apologies all around for the tardiness of this Amazing Race recap. Turns out I’ve spent the past day or so on my own adventurous journey, although a transcontinental flight from LAX to JFK (followed by a mixed bag of monorail, shuttle bus, and parental transportation) pales compared to the twenty-four hour train ride teams endured [...]

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