Author: B-Side

Eyewitness News 7, ABC, 10/5/06 What could be funnier than a wannabe model falling over on last night’s America’s Next Top Model? How about a real model falling over instead? Enjoy!

It was Valentine’s Day on Laguna Beach, and like Kyndra and Tyler totally fought the entire time. He was like “You’re not watching me play pool” and she was all, “Yes, I am” and he was like “You’re annoying,” and she was like “the flowers are scattering,” and Rocky was like “I love you,” and [...]

Here’s the deal with the latest episode of The Amazing Race. I sat down to watch it Sunday evening in New York, and since I was busy earlier in the night, I knew the trusty Tivo would do its job and record the episode. Well, the Tivo certainly did what it was told, but what [...]

CBS 2 News at 5:00, CBS, 10/4/06 We can never resist a clip where someone hurts themselves, especially if said person is dressed like Elvis and falling from the sky at a rapid speed. Luckily, this flying Elvis emerged with only a broken hip. We thoroughly enjoyed this clip, and not just because of the [...]

Well, the fun in New York has finally come to an end, and since I’m traveling back to Los Angeles, I figured what better time to bust out the laptop and blog the flight? Or experience, as it were. Turns out I’m only in the airport so far. I’m hoping there will be lots to [...]

Confession time: I watched the latest episode of Survivor on Friday morning, but before I could write much of the recap, I was sidelined by a wedding (drunkenness) and Yom Kippur (hunger/Jewish guilt). As a result, many of the Survivor details have become somewhat foggy. What I do remember is that Thursday’s episode was a [...]

ABC’s telenovella experiment, Ugly Betty, was watched by 16.1 million people Thursday night, making it so far the most-watched new series of the fall season. Even more impressive: it was the best debut for ABC in that time slot (with a scripted show) since Matlock in 1995. So congratulations, ABC. You’ve finally found a worthy [...]

ABC’s telenovella experiment, Ugly Betty, was watched by 16.1 million people Thursday night, making it so far the most-watched new series of the fall season. Even more impressive: it was the best debut for ABC in that time slot (with a scripted show) since Matlock in 1995. So congratulations, ABC. You’ve finally found a worthy [...]

Total scandal on Laguna Beach this week! Kyndra was all like “I’ll be a good girl!” to Tyler, but then like she totally hooked up with Cameron at the Winter Formal, and then Tyler’s sister totally saw and was like “OMG! I saw you!” and Kyndra was like “Whatever!” and Cami was like “It’ll be [...]

As I mentioned in my Two-A-Days recap, my trusty laptop fizzled out on me last night, which meant all my notes for Dancing with the Stars went with it. Luckily, last night’s episode was quite the memorable romp. The judges were crankier than ever before, but that’s probably because maverick dancers Mario Lopez and Joey [...]

Okay, so here’s the deal. I watched the latest episode of Two-A-Days several days ago. I took notes and was planning on writing up the recap, but then I had to board a plane, and then it was Rosh Hashannah and then The Amazing Race was on, and just when I was getting ready to [...]

Just glancing through the AAtractions magazine I stole from American Airlines, I couldn’t help noticing the tiny blurbs they’ve published about the various films the airliner will be showing. Most of the descriptions are fairly generic, but then there’s the two lines for the Lindsay Lohan bomb, Just My Luck. The magazine immediately takes a [...]

On Friday afternoon, I took a transcontinental flight on American Airlines, and since the onboard entertainment was not nearly as abundant as, say, Jetblue, I had to find unorthodox ways to pass the time. Sure enough, as I was leafing through Watch!, the CBS propaganda mag conveniently stuffed into the seatback pocket in front of [...]

After the success of the Los Angeles TVgasm Happy Hour, we’ve decided to try it again, this time on the East Coast. This Thursday night at 9 PM, we’ll be having a TVgasm Happy Hour event in NYC. Granted, 9 PM isn’t exactly “happy hour.” More like TVgasm Cocktails. Nevertheless, making appearances will be me, [...]

Wednesday night is the big Winter Formal episode of Laguna Beach, but why wait until tomorrow when you can go to the dance tonight? That’s right, according to an MTV press release, participants in the network’s virtual Laguna Beach can go to the ball (virtually, natch) and stir up their own drama as they “watch [...]

It’s only been two episodes, but I’m pretty sure we have an awesome season of The Amazing Race on our hands. I know, I know — let’s not get too excited. Let’s everyone stay calm and collected. But dammit if last night’s show wasn’t great for the second week in a row. Granted, there wasn’t [...]

Why go to jail once when you can go twice? According to NYC radio station Z100, Jason Wahler has wound up in the clink for the second time in a row, again on assault charges. We don’t have any further details except that Jason’s rebound from LC is a man named Teabag, and he ever [...]

What the? The latest episode of Survivor: Cook Islands was amazingly predictable, and yet, despite that, we were still left scratching our heads and asking, “What the hell just happened?” Yes, it was a Tribal Council possibly like none other as a secret, bizarre love was revealed, leaving castaways giggling and Jeff Probst agog. You [...]

With the fall season kicking off this week, all eyes were on ABC and CBS last night as Grey’s Anatomy squared off against CSI for the first time. Would Dr. McDreamy be able to out-dream the likes of Marg Helgenberger and several dead corpses? The answer, in short, is yes. Turns out that Ellen Pompeo’s [...]

With the fall season kicking off this week, all eyes were on ABC and CBS last night as Grey’s Anatomy squared off against CSI for the first time. Would Dr. McDreamy be able to out-dream the likes of Marg Helgenberger and several dead corpses? The answer, in short, is yes. Turns out that Ellen Pompeo’s [...]

Like OMG! Did you see Laguna Beach last night? Kyndra totally started dating her old boyfriend again! And he was all “Look at the ring I got you,” and she was like, “It has so many sides,” and he was like “I know,” and she was like “It’s crazy that I’m in high school and [...]

Good Morning America, ABC, 9/21/06 It was to be the interview of a lifetime. Diane Sawyer was gonna finally get to the bottom of the most pressing question in American pop culture: is Clay AIken gay? Unfortunately, Clay manages to sneak out with nary a confirmation nor a denial, and Diane Sawyer, ever the hardass [...]

Inspired by the return of Deal or No Deal this week, I decided to play NBC’s nifty flash version last night. It was a harrowing experience, but luckily, J-Unit was around to advise me on which arbitrary briefcases I should pick. And of course, we recorded the whole thing. Enjoy… (This video is larger sized [...]

Because of unforeseen events (me playing with iDVD for two hours), I totally got off to a late start with Dancing with the Stars this week, which means I’m starting this recap now at the late hour of 10:15 AM. For shame! How could I dillydally when this second episode of ballroom pizzazz provided so [...]

It’s official. The ax has swung at Saturday Night Live, and three heads have been chopped: Chris Parnell, Finesse Mitchell, and thankfully, Horatio Sanz. Earlier reports set the number of SNL rejections at four, but with Rachel Dratch leaving for 30 Rock (from which she was subsequently and unwisely dropped), the Lorne Michaels firing squad [...]

It’s official. The ax has swung at Saturday Night Live, and three heads have been chopped: Chris Parnell, Finesse Mitchell, and thankfully, Horatio Sanz. Earlier reports set the number of SNL rejections at four, but with Rachel Dratch leaving for 30 Rock (from which she was subsequently and unwisely dropped), the Lorne Michaels firing squad [...]

THIS JUST IN! (Or at least, this just noticed). Male model, margarine salesman, and all-around dreamboat Fabio has gone to the dark side. That’s right. His trademark flaxen locks have taken on deep, brown hues, thus officially turning him into a brunette. This news may come as a great shock to many, and already, the [...]

With the 2005-2006 fall and summer seasons officially over, we here at TVgasm proudly present our nominations for The Golden Gasms 2006. These awards honor the best and worst in television and aspire to right the wrongs made perennially by the Emmys. Just like last year, the TVgasm staff and a panel of invited guests [...]

The Amazing Race is back in every sense of the word. I absolutely loved the season premiere, thanks to a diverse cast of teams that put Survivor: Cook Islands to shame. It was almost an absolutely flawless premiere — airport intrigue, navigational woes, gross-out foods — but one very nasty, very ill-advised twist kind of [...]

After weeks of drama and anticipation, Survivor: Cook Islands finally premiered last night and for once, America was treated to an hour of uninhibited segregation. For those of you who’ve spent this summer in a cave (or in the Big Brother house), Mark Burnett decided to stir things up this season and divide the tribes [...]

NBC, 9/15/06 This can’t be very good for the team…

Live with Regis and Kelly, 9/15/06, ABC Anyone notice a recurring theme to Wilmer Valderrama’s guest stint on Regis and Kelly this morning?

Now that Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke, and Jason Newsted have selected Lukas Rossi as their hobbit-like lead singer, they now face another dilemma: what to call their band. A court order on the day of the Rock Star: Supernova finale required the guys to drop their name, Supernova. Now, with months of marketing flushed down [...]

It seems like it’s becoming as much of a tradition as the show itself: crashing the Big Brother wrap party. That’s exactly what we did last night for the third year in a row, and once again, we managed to make fools of ourselves in our shameless mugging for the camera. Basically, the Big Brother [...]

It looks like the honeymoon between Rupert Murdoch and DirecTV is over. The media mogul is hoping to sell the satellite company, which he now lovingly refers to as a “turd bird.” With cable companies offering internet, telephone, and video options, poor DirecTV has struggled recently to maintain market share. We’re not sure what this [...]

It looks like the honeymoon between Rupert Murdoch and DirecTV is over. The media mogul is hoping to sell the satellite company, which he now lovingly refers to as a “turd bird.” With cable companies offering internet, telephone, and video options, poor DirecTV has struggled recently to maintain market share. We’re not sure what this [...]

Every season, 24 gets bigger and bigger guests stars, and the upcoming sixth time around looks to be no exception. The latest news from the CTU casting couch is that Academy Award nominee James Cromwell will be joining the gang as Jack Bauer’s estranged father. He will be joined by Eddie Izzard, who we don’t [...]

What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? When the cop becomes the criminal? When the mulleted becomes the mulletee? These are the questions facing Duane “Dog” Chapman now that he and associate Timothy Chapman have been locked up by the Feds for… kidnapping? Yes, in a case that seems like an unfortunate turn of [...]

I gotta say, I loved this episode of Laguna Beach. Well, maybe “love” is too strong of a word, but I found it highly entertaining. We can probably attribute that to the total lack of Cami and Kyndra. I’m not saying this because both those girls are heinous bitches who make us all embarrassed for [...]