Author: m_ruv

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Grey’s Anatomy is back after seemingly decades of reruns. Admittedly by this point I can barely remember any of the characters’ names, let alone major plot points. But never you mind. Amazingly, this week’s episode starts without the usual voiceover. O dearest Pomp… whither thy throaty [...]

After a great Thanksgiving episode, Grey’s Anatomy was back in good form again this week. Moreover, George Dzundza fans the world over were delighted at the spectacular amount of screen time he was given. It was like Basic Instinct all over again! Anyway, on we go… The episode opens with an ominous aerial pan over [...]

Well let me just start off by saying that this week’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy was fucking amazing. To me, this is what an “event episode” of this show should be like. No flashbacks, no ludicrous plots involving bombs and Wednesday Addams—just a great plot, lots of tension and plot advancement, and great performances. Even [...]

I’m happy to report this week that Grey’s Anatomy seems to be back. The last couple episodes have been great, and though I do worry that they’re juggling a few too many plot threads at once, some loose-end-tying appears to be imminent. Anyway, after a couple cross-country technical delays and heaps of tryptophan-laden poultry, here’s [...]

So what was the biggest TV event of last week? The Lost “fall season finale”? Brit Hume passing a kidney stone on election night? No!! It was Grey’s Anatomy! Well not really. But The Pomp offered me a pair of her autographed granny panties if I would say so. It was, however, a great episode, [...]

So, how about that Rick Santorum? I mean, uh, how about that Grey’s Anatomy? Sorry about the late recap, folks—but it’ll be worth it because I threw in a bunch of ELECTION HUMOUR. Meredith opens by gracing our eardrums with some throaty talk about commitment. Apparently, if you’re a surgeon, when you’re in the O.R. [...]

At long last! A Grey’s Anatomy recap! Say it ain’t so. Anyway, it’s good to be back. If you didn’t see the most recent episode, it featured breasts, penises, vaginas, and even an awkward public service announcement by Kate Walsh. Outstanding! Anyway, as this week’s episode opens, Izzie is cooking some pancakes in the kitchen, [...]

Profuse apologies for the inordinate delay in Grey’s Anatomy recaps the last couple weeks! The Qwertz’s recap for the 10/12 episode is forthcoming shortly, followed closely behind by my resumed recaps for the 10/19 and 10/26 episodes. I took a major graduate school entrance exam this week and haven’t had a free hour to do [...]

After a season opener that left quite a bit to be desired, Grey’s Anatomy was back in much finer form for week two, I’m happy to report. Many funny moments, a great plot twist, and the first of what I hope will be many memorable guest appearances by Academy Award nominee with Special Recognition for [...]

As B-Side posted earlier, we’re following up the TVgasm happy hour in LA with a TVgasm NYC happy hour this week. It’ll be tomorrow, Thursday 9/28, at 9pm at the White Horse Tavern on the corner of 11th and Hudson. Yep folks, we’re going classy. For a map, go here. The closest subway stops are [...]

Lo, autumn. A time to celebrate the good things in life, the simple joys. Pumpkins. Puppies. Pompeo. Yes, this week marked the return of our favorite playground of emaciated WASPs and Korean Jews, Grey’s Anatomy. Honestly, I haven’t been this excited since I found out they were releasing the Color Me Barbra special on DVD. [...]

Meredith Vieira, a.k.a. Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, made her “two octaves lower than Katie Couric” debut on NBC’s Today show this morning. Should you have happened to miss this history-making event, let me tell you that it was outstanding. In just the first few minutes of the show, Ms. Vieira: (1) swung wildly back and forth about [...]

So you’re Britney Spears. You’re a little bit “country.” You just had a disastrous interview on national TV. How to cope? Sling your melons all over the cover of Bazaar, clearly. [Gawker] Speaking of bitches, by now they could probably populate a small nation with all the maids Naomi Campbell has smacked up. [AP] Speaking [...]

So you’re Britney Spears. You’re a little bit “country.” You just had a disastrous interview on national TV. How to cope? Sling your melons all over the cover of Bazaar, clearly. [Gawker] Speaking of bitches, by now they could probably populate a small nation with all the maids Naomi Campbell has smacked up. [AP] Speaking [...]

Candidates from the new season of The Apprentice caused a minor debacle during a task at an L.A. Galaxy soccer game this weekend. After the teams presented two lame GNC-sponsored halftime skits, fans booed mightily and refused to participate in the voting that was meant to determine which team’s skit won. Carolyn was most displeased. [...]

Candidates from the new season of The Apprentice caused a minor debacle during a task at an L.A. Galaxy soccer game this weekend. After the teams presented two lame GNC-sponsored halftime skits, fans booed mightily and refused to participate in the voting that was meant to determine which team’s skit won. Carolyn was most displeased. [...]

Foreign policy heavyweight Cher has visited Congress to share her views on the issue of combat helmets for U.S. soldiers. Could be useful, frankly, what with her decades of experience with battleship videography. [AP] Connie Chung claims that her shocking farewell on Weekends with Maury & Connie was a “giant self-parody” and that if you [...]

Foreign policy heavyweight Cher has visited Congress to share her views on the issue of combat helmets for U.S. soldiers. Could be useful, frankly, what with her decades of experience with battleship videography. [AP] Connie Chung claims that her shocking farewell on Weekends with Maury & Connie was a “giant self-parody” and that if you [...]

When NBC crews showed up at Britney Spears‘s house last week to film her train-wreck interview with Matt Lauer, they were shocked to find that she’d done her makeup and hair herself and had no handlers or publicists present. Perhaps she’d already sent them ahead to Namibia to prep her sloppy-seconds birthing den. [NY Post] [...]

When NBC crews showed up at Britney Spears‘s house last week to film her train-wreck interview with Matt Lauer, they were shocked to find that she’d done her makeup and hair herself and had no handlers or publicists present. Perhaps she’d already sent them ahead to Namibia to prep her sloppy-seconds birthing den. [NY Post] [...]

Having conquered the worlds of overacting, aerial modeling, and B-list hosting (the Alma Awards, solamente on ABC), Eva Longoria is entering the realm of letters. So what’s she writing—a memoir? poetry? perhaps a zesty bildungsroman? Nah, porn. [Book Standard] People magazine has named American Idol Taylor Hicks this year’s hottest “single and ready to mingle” [...]

Having conquered the worlds of overacting, aerial modeling, and B-list hosting (the Alma Awards, solamente on ABC), Eva Longoria is entering the realm of letters. So what’s she writing—a memoir? poetry? perhaps a zesty bildungsroman? Nah, porn. [Book Standard] People magazine has named American Idol Taylor Hicks this year’s hottest “single and ready to mingle” [...]

Cybill Shepherd will chow box on The L Word next season. And also offer beauty tips. [AP] Beyoncé is searching for several female musicians to back her up on her next tour. Hmm, maybe try DESTINY’S CHILD. [CNN] Matt Damon and his faceless, unknown wife have had a baby girl named Isabella. Matt, Matt, Matt. [...]

Cybill Shepherd will chow box on The L Word next season. And also offer beauty tips. [AP] Beyoncé is searching for several female musicians to back her up on her next tour. Hmm, maybe try DESTINY’S CHILD. [CNN] Matt Damon and his faceless, unknown wife have had a baby girl named Isabella. Matt, Matt, Matt. [...]

From the moment the first commercial aired, I looked forward to Oprah’s Legends Ball with a finely tuned mix of anticipation and nausea. The very idea set my heart aflutter: Oprah. Gayle. Maya Angelou. Soft focus. A weepy John Travolta. Diane Sawyer. It was clear this thing had enormous camp potential. Fortunately, I was in [...]

It’s official: the first photos of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt have been sold to Time Warner (the parent of People magazine) for $4.1 MILLION. All proceeds are going toward the construction of a Baby Prada factory outlet in Addis Ababa. [NY Post] Soon-to-be-ex-Mrs. Paul McCartney, Heather Mills, apparently had a brief but titillating stint as a porn [...]

It’s official: the first photos of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt have been sold to Time Warner (the parent of People magazine) for $4.1 MILLION. All proceeds are going toward the construction of a Baby Prada factory outlet in Addis Ababa. [NY Post] Soon-to-be-ex-Mrs. Paul McCartney, Heather Mills, apparently had a brief but titillating stint as a porn [...]

Lark Voorhies, a.k.a. Lisa from Saved by the Bell, has filed a libel lawsuit against the National Enquirer for a 2005 article claiming that she has a drug problem. She asserts that the story cost her several potential acting jobs, hosting gigs, and worst of all, an invitation to Oprah’s Legends Ball. [AP] Speaking of: [...]

Lark Voorhies, a.k.a. Lisa from Saved by the Bell, has filed a libel lawsuit against the National Enquirer for a 2005 article claiming that she has a drug problem. She asserts that the story cost her several potential acting jobs, hosting gigs, and worst of all, an invitation to Oprah’s Legends Ball. [AP] Speaking of: [...]

First, in case you missed it at the end of last week, gaze upon the movie magic that is Faye Dunaway 2.0. Not to be outdone by that tramp Gwen Stefani, Angelina Jolie has birth’d a baby girl named Shiloh Nouvel. Damn! I had ten grand on GETTYSBURG NUEVO. [E! online] May 31st will mark [...]

First, in case you missed it at the end of last week, gaze upon the movie magic that is Faye Dunaway 2.0. Not to be outdone by that tramp Gwen Stefani, Angelina Jolie has birth’d a baby girl named Shiloh Nouvel. Damn! I had ten grand on GETTYSBURG NUEVO. [E! online] May 31st will mark [...]

Infant jaded-fabulosity icon Zahara Jolie apparently has come down with a mystery illness, screaming and refusing to sleep. Hell, if I were trapped in the Namib Desert with two mohawked dumbasses and a pregnant alien I’d EAT BROKEN GLASS if it got me outta there. [The Sun] ABC has tipped Charlie Gibson to be the [...]

Infant jaded-fabulosity icon Zahara Jolie apparently has come down with a mystery illness, screaming and refusing to sleep. Hell, if I were trapped in the Namib Desert with two mohawked dumbasses and a pregnant alien I’d EAT BROKEN GLASS if it got me outta there. [The Sun] ABC has tipped Charlie Gibson to be the [...]

Great, so now I feel like a hypocrite. After unloading on Izzie and Denny in the last Grey’s Anatomy recap, I now have to eat some of my words in light of Monday’s season finale. (Incidentally, apologies for being so late, but I was home visiting mom_ruv and pop_ruv, and they put me to work [...]

After months of disinterested nonspeculation, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are officially engaged. The wedding is sure to be a pale, gangly affair. [CNN] Original Survivor Richard Hatch has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for tax evasion. Fortunately, Mr. Hatch is already acquainted with the, uh, “prevailing local customs” of all-male penitentiaries. [...]

After months of disinterested nonspeculation, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are officially engaged. The wedding is sure to be a pale, gangly affair. [CNN] Original Survivor Richard Hatch has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for tax evasion. Fortunately, Mr. Hatch is already acquainted with the, uh, “prevailing local customs” of all-male penitentiaries. [...]

Ho. Ly. Shit. If you read this column regularly, you know that I’ve long thought that our dear Izzie on Grey’s Anatomy was a complete mental case. But never in my wildest dreams did I expect the level of validation the show provided last night, in part one of the season finale. So here it [...]

Once again George Michael has had a wee bit of a traffic incident—this time falling asleep at the wheel at a London traffic light, weaving around, crashing into some things, and then speeding off. Women drivers… [News of the World] A recent autograph enthusiasts’ poll voted Johnny Depp the best celebrity autographer and Cameron Diaz [...]

Once again George Michael has had a wee bit of a traffic incident—this time falling asleep at the wheel at a London traffic light, weaving around, crashing into some things, and then speeding off. Women drivers… [News of the World] A recent autograph enthusiasts’ poll voted Johnny Depp the best celebrity autographer and Cameron Diaz [...]