Author: B-Side

Now that the holidays have come and gone, we can finally get back to business at hand here at TVgasm, and that includes scouring the country, nay, THE WORLD for more excellent writers. Among others, we’ve already got some new Days of Our Lives and Degrassi: The Next Generation submissions in the Forums. Vote now [...]

Boy did I have a scare tonight! For a moment, I thought American Idol had premiered two weeks early, but it turned out I was merely watching Grease: You’re the One That I Want, NBC’s latest and probably most successful attempt to rip off that Fox behemoth. We’ve seen a lot of imitators over the [...]

For over a year now, we’ve enjoyed the smooth stylings of Brian “Medium Pimp” Mandelbaum and his seminal hit, “The Rubble Man,” ad nauseam. Little did we realize there was a full-length, high quality recording available as well. It features an encore verse of Brian’s “floetry” as well as a kick-ass guitar solo that will [...]

With Sunday’s season premiere of The Apprentice: LA just ’round the corner, we decided to cull all our Apprentice videos and Clipgasms into one handy-dandy guide. Some of the older ones are a bit lacking on the production values (thanks, 2004 ghetto iMovie), but they still deliver the goods. After the jump, it’s our top [...]

The Apprentice: LA premieres on Sunday, and we couldn’t be more excited. It’s been over six months since we saw Donald Trump berate, belittle, and destroy a person that wasn’t Rosie O’Donnell, and frankly, that’s entirely too long for us to wait. Nevertheless, The Donald is back with Ivanka in tow. We can’t say we’re [...]

Oh my goodness. MTV is making me bend over and grab my socks. This doubling up of episodes is throwing a wrench into my very valuable social life (ie. playing the Wii). Yes, just like Wednesday’s back-to-back installments of The Real World, MTV has stuck us with another double dose of reality, this time in [...]

When last we saw our horny members of the Bad Girls Club, they were living it up with Steve The Pool Man and his plucky beanpole buddy Tomik. It seemed like all sorts of unfaithfulness was about to go down, what with Kerry grinding her nether regions up against Steve’s sometimes bare chest. So what [...]

Too busy waiting for Benjamin McKenzie’s next star vehicle? Here’s what you’ve been missing at Newsgasm: The Jacktracker has arrived at TVgasm! Follow your favorite 24 hero when he returns in ten days! [Read More] It happens in threes. First Megan Mullally. Then The OC. Now Geraldo tastes cold steel as the ax swings on [...]

Ahhh… memories. With American Idol just around the corner, we’re digging into our archives to remember some of our favorite moments since the TVgasm era began. It’s hard to find anything much more hilarious than Michelle Collins’ take on the Las Vegas auditions for season four, a recap that impacted at least one Idol contestant. [...]

So of course last week while I was away on vacation, MTV aired the best Real World episode of the season, and of course my hotel didn’t have MTV, and of course, by the time I was back in town to recap this treasure chest of silliness, MTV then decided to stick two more episodes [...]

Sneaky sneaky MTV. Just when I was settling down for some highjinks with the wunderkinder of Twentyfourseven, I discover that instead, we’re privileged to have a second brand new episode of The Real World: Denver. How exciting! Too bad the show sucked balls. No offense to Outward Bound, the Sports Authority, or the various rock [...]

Ahhhh. The Real World: Denver. MTV was so kind to air a special sneak peek of tonight’s show this afternoon; so I figured I’d endeavor to post the recap this afternoon since technically, the show’s already aired on national TV. And what a show it was. Granted, it didn’t have the provocative flair of Jenn [...]

Ahhhh. The Real World: Denver. MTV was so kind to air a special sneak peek of tonight’s show this afternoon; so I figured I’d endeavor to post the recap this afternoon since technically, the show’s already aired on national TV. And what a show it was. Granted, it didn’t have the provocative flair of Jenn [...]

It’s been a while since we checked in on our old friend Giada De Laurentiis, and after her painful Iron Chef: America defeat, I thought her spirit might be irreparably damaged. However, a new commercial airing on the Food Network proves that she’s anything but sullen. Good ol’ Giaddy is back with a vengeance, and [...]

Oh glorious Duel. Sometimes you do horrible things to our favorite players and send them home entirely too early. Beth’s dubious egress comes to mind. But then, just when I’ve given up on you, you provide us with the grandest gift anyone could want for the Holiday season. I won’t say much more, lest some [...]

Too busy getting taunted by Donald Trump? Here’s what you’ve been missing at Newsgasm: If you haven’t seen Donald Trump’s Rosie rant, you gotta see it. [Watch the Video] And of course, here’s Rosie’s (sadly brief) response. [Watch the Video] Maybe if Donald and Rosie had seen Fran Drescher’s Chanukah special, they would have been [...]

Last month, Michael Richards spurred a maelstrom of controversy when he bitterly used the n-word and several other racial epithets at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood. One of the many outcomes of this event was that it left many in the black community wondering when it was appropriate to ever use the n-word, if at [...]

A Chanukah Celebration, KVCR, 12/19/06 Earlier, we posted a Chanukah greeting from Fran Drescher as part of her seminal holiday special, A Chanukah Celebration. Well, now she’s back to introduce us to the most exciting segment of her show, the adventures of “Mitzvah Mouse.” To be fair, this clip isn’t very Fran-centric, but it does [...]

A Chanukah Celebration, KVCR, 12/19/06 The other night, I was trolling through the Tivo guide looking for something to watch when I stumbled upon an obscure PBS outlet. Just about to start was none other than A Chanukah Celebration, hosted by the inimitable Fran Drescher. I knew I had to record this ode to the [...]

The Apprentice: Los Angeles starts up in two weeks, and that can mean only one thing: time for Donald Trump to get on TV and brew up a firestorm of controversy. We all remember the feud he sparked last year with Martha Stewart. Well, he’s back. First came the tumultuous (read: dumb) saga of Tara [...]

Too busy saving your Miss USA crown? Here’s what you’ve been missing at Newsgasm: Katharine McPhee will make useless history this year by being the first artist to ever shun lip syncing and perform live on a Rose Bowl Parade float. In similar news, Rubben Studdard will be the first artist to ever serve as [...]

Recently, MTV began airing Twentyfourseven, which, for lack of a better description, is basically just a parade of douchebags. For the past two weeks, we’ve been scratching our heads, totally puzzled as to how these seven douchebags landed their own vapid reality show. What we didn’t realize was that when these douches come together, they [...]

Last week, amidst all the chair-throwin’ chaos of The Bad Girls Club, I wondered how soft-spoken, oft-lacerated Kerry could ever be considered “bad.” After all, wasn’t it she who was the victim of Ripsi’s fists of fury? And wasn’t it she who seemed more fragile than a thin wafer? And wasn’t it she who spoke [...]

Last night, NBC premiered its new game show, Identity, where contestants attempt to determine the identities of twelve random people stuck up on a stage. The show isn’t the most exciting thing we’ve ever seen, but it’s enjoyable enough and certainly less frustrating than 1 vs. 100, or as I like to call it, “The [...]

Too busy humming Sekou’s Survivor song? Here’s what’s going on at Newsgasm: Ozzy pins his Survivor loss on one person: SUNDRA. What an evil bitch! [Read More] American Idol has a big surprise in store for us. My guess: full frontal nudity. [Read More] AMC plans to remake 1960s cult show The Prisoner. It’s all [...]

Still basking in the glow of the Survivor finale? So are we. However, it’s not a true finale experience without the reunion show (which just happens to be the best reunion show in reality TV). Unfortunately, since the finale ran about fifteen minutes late, we only had a scant forty-five minutes with survivors, and seeing [...]

Well, the rollercoaster season of Survivor: Cook Islands came to an end last night. We finally learned which ethnicity reigned supreme, at last putting an end to hundreds of years of bitter racial divides. Now we know which race is best, and we can simply acknowledge that and move on. Oh, I kid, I kid. [...]

I feel like The Duel just started a week or two ago, but the truth is that we’re already down to five guys and five girls, which means there’s not much time left in this season. Maybe it’s for the best. This iteration of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge started off so promisingly and seemed [...]

Well, we’re in the final stretch of Survivor. The season that started of controversially, turned bland, and then suddenly became totally riveting is about to say farewell. I can’t say that last night’s episode was entirely unpredictable, but in a rare turn of events, I really didn’t care. I’ve grown to love the four protagonists [...]

If douchebags suck so much, how come watching them is so fun? That’s the question at the heart of Twentyfourseven, a show so terrible that it shames me to admit that I watch it. I think we can safely file this series in the “Makes Me Feel Better About Myself” category. Granted, I’m sure part [...]

Ah, The Real World. What other show can go from a relatively gripping episode about racism to a dull thirty minutes focusing on one oaf’s desire to get laid? In tried and true fashion, all those pesky “real world” issues suddenly evaporated, and it was horniness as usual in the Denver house. This week, Tyrie [...]

Feeling aimless without Top Model on tonight? Here’s what you’ve been missing at Newsgasm: All the teenage angst you ever wanted but with none of the therapy! Degrassi: The Next Generation is coming to American syndicated TV! What? You didn’t know it was Canadian, eh? [Read More] VH1′s Celebreality block looks just as campy and [...]

What would happen if you had a season of Starting Over without the life coaches? You’d probably get something like Bad Girls Club, a campy trainwreck of a show that’s not really about anything in particular beyond fighting and crying. Seriously. And don’t act like that’s a bad thing. The premise of the show is [...]

Last week, MTV premiered their latest slice of staged-Hollywood-life in the form of Twentyfourseven, a truly awful show that follows seven typical Hollywood douchebags as they go about their lives wearing trucker hats, not shaving, and making inane comments. Seriously, this cast makes Ashley Parker Angel and Heidi Montag seem like the second coming of [...]

Recently, we posted the two finalists for the Veronica Mars writing contest. It came down to Zoobabe vs. Loula competing to be the lucky person to alternate with Flipit on the Veronica Mars recaps. To paraphrase Tyra Banks, each girl has what the other girl needs (okay, they don’t really need anything. I just felt [...]

Too busy wishing you’d drafted Reggie Bush? Here’s what you’ve been missing at Newsgasm: Want to know the story behind J-Unit and this card castle? Bet you do! [Read More] Our red carpet odyssey comes to an end in the most awkward way possible. [Watch the Video] After weeks of not so subtle hints, Sarah [...]

At long last, Survivor. Apologies for the late recap. I’ve been swamped with various finales, videos, and highly important consumer advocacy missions. As a result, our dearest Survivor (not to mention Prison Break, but that’s a whole other issue) has bore the brunt of my suddenly hectic schedule. But no one wants to hear about [...]

It’s been a fun ride, but we’re pretty much out of celebrities. What better way to end our Big In ’06 Awards saga than with a pairing of delightfully awkward moments? Enjoy! And don’t forget to check out these past videos: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5