Author: B-Side

The Amazing Race keeps getting better and better. I feel like I gush something like that every single week, but honestly, this season has been wonderful. Great heroes, great villains, great locations, great hosting! Nothing can be as satisfying like a reality show that fires on all cylinders, and in its tenth season, The Amazing [...]

I’m currently toiling away on the latest Amazing Race recap, and while sometimes it can be a laborious process, it’s nice to know that while I’m writing about the Race, the Race is writing about us. Kind of. TVgasm reader Matt pointed us to an entry on CBS.com’s “Return of the Racers” page where none [...]

This just in! Superhero found lurking on Wisteria Lane! That’s right, a cast member from Who Wants To Be A Superhero? popped up on last night’s Desperate Housewives. I guess it’s been a little slow in the world of crime-fighting. Either that, or something big and bad is about to go down in the Van [...]

As part of my never ending quest to find good comedy on network TV, I started watching Talkshow with Spike Feresten on Fox. My expectations were very low, but I figured that at worst, I could rail on the show, and at best, I could happily embrace it and be that tool who acts like [...]

I must start this recap off with a horrible, horrendous, and sickening confession: I had a dream last night that involved The Duel. Even worse, it centered around Kina. Now don’t start getting any dirty thoughts — things didn’t get anywhere close to illicit with her. However, in my dream, she did come over to [...]

As has been widely reported, a brawl recently broke out on the set of Grey’s Anatomy which resulted in Isaiah Washington grabbing the throat of co-star Patrick Dempsey. Unfortunately, there’s been no video of the fight… until now. We here at TVgasm have landed the exclusive footage of this melee, and what’s on tape might [...]

Congratulations to Donald Trump, who won the Manhattan Golf Classic (with the considerable help of his partner, Tom Watson, who just happens to be the five-time British Open champion). No word on whether or not Melania was regally observing the event, but we imagine that after her scowl-fest during game seven of the National League [...]

Nothing’s more inspirational to the youth of America than opening up a Spanish textbook and finding a castaway from Survivor smiling happily. Luckily, for a select group of students across the country, that’s exactly what they get to experience each and every day. So which survivor is lurking in the Spanish educational materials of our [...]

Last night’s episode of Survivor had twice the Tribal Councils… and yet somehow half the drama. After a series of strong episodes, I found this latest installment a little on the “eh” side. There were no surprises, barely any suspense, and not much by way of scheming. Cao Boi did attempt to stir things up, [...]

Season two of Top Chef premiered on Wednesday, and already, I’ve become slightly obsessed with new host PADMA LAKSHMI. Apologies — her name just seems to beg for caps (at least the PADMA part). Sure, I did miss the awkward chirping of Katie Lee Joel, but how could anyone deny the exotic presence of PADMA [...]

This is quite possibly the greatest thing I’ve seen all week. Three ’80s sitcom stars + several cheesy effects + one very lovely theme song = pure bliss. Behold this long-forgotten sex-ed PSA from 1986. How do you know when you’re really in love? When you get that tingly sensation after watching this video… [Fast [...]

OMG! So much drama on last night’s Laguna Beach! First, Rocky was all like “Alex feels pressured!” and then Alex was like “Rocky is gnarly” and then Rocky was all “Just give me a chance to change!” but Alex was like “I’m gonna talk to Lexie” and Lexie was all “He’s cute!” and Bernice was [...]

EdHill is still furiously typing away on his Project Runway recap, but in the meantime, we just had to share our reaction to last night’s finale, which was one of the few shows that could pry our attention away from playing the Denny Green video for a whole hour. SPOILER WARNING: If you haven’t seen [...]

What could be worse than listening to Gideon Yago yammer on about “big issues” on MTV? How about watching his artistic interpretation of said issues instead. Yes, the so-earnest-it-hurts “reporter” will soon be weaving his experiences into a searing film about the Iraq war that will surely be full of devastating truths and undeniable power. [...]

What could be worse than listening to Gideon Yago yammer on about “big issues” on MTV? How about watching his artistic interpretation of said issues instead. Yes, the so-earnest-it-hurts “reporter” will soon be weaving his experiences into a searing film about the Iraq war that will surely be full of devastating truths and undeniable power. [...]

Who would point a gun at the lovable Johnny Bananas from Real World: Key West? The answer, it appears, is an old man. Elderly crimestopper Robert J. Sherman, 78, aimed a deadly firearm at the MTV reality star, all in the name of self-defense — or so he claims. More info after the jump…

We’ve observed it happening season after season, and now it’s hard to ignore: the disappearing art of the TV theme song. With competition for viewers at an all time high, networks are scrapping opening theme songs for fear that TV watchers might drift to another channel. Little do they realize that they are stymying one [...]

On a night when all eyeballs were glued to Dancing with the Stars, you’d think our fleet-footed celebrities would shine like glossed-up ballroom shoes, but alas, last night’s episode was uneven at best. Sure, there were high points — I’m ashamed to say I loved the group disco — but for every crest there comes [...]

NFL Total Access, NFL Network, 10/17/06 Yes, it’s been played quite a bit today, but damnit if it still isn’t hilarious to watch. Arizona Coach Denny Green after his team blew a 20-0 lead and lost to the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football.

Once again, sorry for the late recap. I have a really good excuse. I was busy building Ikea furniture all weekend. What? That’s not a good excuse? You see, what happened was that I went to Ikea on Saturday to buy a bookshelf and whatnot, and one thing led to another and there I was [...]

Don’t let the tardiness of this recap fool you. The Duel is awesome. Well, I use the word “awesome” relatively. After all, we are only talking about the latest Real World/Road Rules Challenge, the guiltiest of pleasures from the MTV universe. From the getgo, I was excited about this season, mostly because of the cast [...]

Like OMG! Laguna Beach side character Nikki (sister of Tyler, narc to Kyndra) has like totally been caught next to a beer and playing with a white, powdery substance. Like, maybe even cutting lines!!!! OMG! Even worse, her hair looks like she spent the latter part of the afternoon sticking forks in power sockets. Frizzy! [...]

Over the weekend, Fox Sports baseball analyst Steve Lyons was fired for making insensitive remarks about Latinos — as clearly evidenced by this photo of Doris Roberts kissing an Emmy. Despite the photo, there is no word on how Doris feels about this blight on the Fox Sports legacy, but we’ll assume she’s absolutely devastated [...]

On Wednesday night, Two-A-Days wrapped up its surprisingly involving season in two parts. The first half aired on MTV. The second on the internet. I haven’t watched part two yet (and rumor has it MTV will air it next week anyway), but in the spirit of not having to wait eons for recaps to come [...]

Two-A-Days, MTV, 10/11/06 It’s been a fun season of smashmouth football, ear-popping screaming, and bone-crushing action on Two-A-Days, but I’m pretty sure this scene from part one of the season finale is my favorite of all. Three cheers for cookie cakes!

Wow, I loved last night’s episode of Survivor. Not only was I duped by the misdirection again (I must be losing my touch), but the challenges were exciting, especially the immunity challenge. Dare I say that was the best immunity challenge in like five seasons? It could have been on Sportscenter. Well, maybe that’s excessive [...]

From left to right: Sara Evans, George W. Bush, and a man with allegedly over “100 nude photographs of himself in a state of arousal.” Earlier today, we learned that Sara Evans would be dropping out of Dancing with the Stars, despite clearly being the most limber, rhythmic, and talented cast member yet. We knew [...]

No mas! We wanted Sara Evans out of Dancing with the Stars, but not like this. The country singer, who’s sizzled up the dance floor with her untraditionally slow samba and clumsy paso doble, has hoofed her way off the show, citing “personal reasons.” Specifically, on Thursday, she filed for divorce from her husband of [...]

Last night, 30 Rock premiered on NBC, and while the show may not have been quite as hilarious as I was hoping, it still showed promise. However, one thing that I just couldn’t understand was why network brass had replaced Rachel Dratch as the star of the fictional Girlie Show with Jane Krakowski. The Ally [...]

Last night, 30 Rock premiered on NBC, and while the show may not have been quite as hilarious as I was hoping, it still showed promise. However, one thing that I just couldn’t understand was why network brass had replaced Rachel Dratch as the star of the fictional Girlie Show with Jane Krakowski. The Ally [...]

OMG! Valentine’s Day may have been last week, but tonight’s episode of Laguna Beach was like totally all about love! New relationships were formed, old ones crumbled, and like Cupid’s arrows were totally flying all over the place. First Derek asked Tessa out on a date, and he was like “Have you ever been to [...]

The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC, 10/11/06 Does everyone drink like this in space?

It’s that time of year again! Thanksgiving in Hoover, Alabama! At least, such was the case in the latest Two-A-Days episode, which amusingly aired just in time for Canadian Thanksgiving (whattup, Quebeckers!). Anyway, I realize this episode aired a week ago, but on the day I was planning to write this recap, I actually went [...]

This week’s Dancing with the Stars recap is very special. I was lucky enough to actually watch the show live (or as the announcer says, “LIIIVE!!!”), and no, I’m not talking about simply East coast time. I was there in the audience today, ensconced deep amidst Emmitt Smith and Willa Ford’s friends and family, just [...]

In our never-ending quest to make sure a TVgasm reader winds up as a cast member on a reality show, we present you with the latest casting news, courtesy of The Real World AND Fresh Meat 2 (that’s right, Fresh Meat 2). There will five — count ‘em, five — open calls this week across [...]

This season of The Amazing Race keeps getting better and better. I think we can officially say that the show has returned to proper form after two forgettable seasons. This latest installment didn’t include much traveling, but the levels of confusion and frustration more than made up for that as teams struggled to climb a [...]

Are you ready to have your minds blown? The upcoming season of The Real World: Denver features two drunk girls making out in a hot tub while a horny, neglected fella watches nearby. I know — it’s crazy! Next we’re gonna find out that the roomies are gonna argue over peanut butter. Nevertheless, footage of [...]

In a random, impromptu turn of events, we interviewed Mike “Boogie” Malin and Will Kirby from Big Brother here at TVgasm. It was totally on the fly — no questions prepared. To see the action go to our archives later this weekend.

After Raro’s cataclysmic blowout of Aitu last week on Survivor, it looked like we were headed towards an unpredictable path of destruction: the strong alpha males routing out the older, scrappier bunch. But when the older, scrappier bunch is willing to destroy a boobie nest (my favorite new term), you know they’re gonna have a [...]