Nothing if Not Predictable
It's almost summertime and as the weather gets warmer, you can count on a number of things happening. The days are longer, the reality shows come in full force, and MTV throws awards shows that generate about as much interest as Air America. Always ones to take advantage of the latest hype in the United States, Lindsay Lohan hosts this year's awards, which were taped yesterday and will air on Thursday, June 10th. For those of you want to view all the gala and the glory of Culver City as if it were live, TVgasm will avoid spoilers of the winners, losers, bare asses, and lesbian kissers of this year's show. The one thing you can count on along with all the antics and celebrities faking their excitement at receiving a golden popcorn bucket is the frequency with which the MTV will repeat the show over the summer, so be like the TVgasm staff and tune into Game 3 of the NBA finals.
Every year the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences keeps America in suspense as we wait to see who gets nominated for such important categories as "Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing For A Series". In 2004 we learn that everybody *hearts* HBO, as evidenced by its record 124 nominations. HBO had four series with double digit nominations including 21 for Angels in America and 20 for The Sopranos. NBC's West Wing was the only other show to crack double digits, with 12 nominations. Like every year, it seems as if the same people were nominated, but there were some surprises that should add a modicum of suspense to this year's ceremony.
The Emmy nominations came out this morning, but since this topic seems more suitable for our subdomain, 
Ahhh, the Teen Choice Awards. Some may call it a pathetic warmup for the MTV Video Music Awards and The Emmy's. I call it likely the most exciting thing you are going to see at the Universal Amphitheater this year. And although we are unlikely to get such memorable moments as Kobe Bryant's clenched fist of protest/defiance seen at the 2003 version, we have to at least comment on a few things that caught or attention. Fresh back from the end of another successful season of The Simple Life, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie hosted the show, arriving in their pickup from the show. OK, who am I kidding? I neither watched this show nor realized it existed. I first heard that it happened after hearing about a Teen People party going on someplace near Sunset Plaza. Then I happened to notice huge swaths of hipsters, not yet of drinking age, heading towards Shelter. It must have been some night.
Time to In a move that surprised just about everybody, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 
It's that time of year again. 
Well, I'm sitting here bored, watching the red carpet coverage on E!, and I've decided now would be a good time to live blog.
By m_ruv and B-Side
A whole lot could be changin' with the Emmys this year. According to an 
Still bummed about this year's Emmy nominations? Me too. Of course, everyone knows that the Emmys represent a triumph of PR over quality, which is essentially one of the major problems with today's televised universe. The networks wonder why their viewerships are constantly eroding, and then they go and honor tired, unfunny shows like Will and Grace. But enough ranting. Let's wallow instead. Take a look at TV Guide's "
With the Emmys just over a week away, we here at TVgasm felt the need to step up and honor television with our own set of accolades. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the first ever Golden Gasm Awards, honoring the best in television over the past year. Following the jump, you'll find all our nominations in categories ranging from Worst Show of the Year to Best Hostess to Most Memorable Moment, Scripted to Best Television Series, Unscripted. The TVgasm staff, as well as certain invited guests, will vote this week, and the official awards will be announced Friday afternoon, just in time for Emmy weekend.
We were so caught up in the Raiders game that we nearly forgot about the Emmys until the Tivo turned over to CBS at 8 PM. I guess that's our cue. Let's start this thing.
Every year, it seems like some alarmist article pops up, noting the ratings decay of one of America's most beloved institutions, The Miss America Pageant. Back in the day, this parade of evening gowns, swimwear, and vacuousness used to be a big deal, but now, well, no one seems to care. I personally hadn't seen the competition in over ten years, and in that time, it has managed to dissolve into nothingness first on NBC and then on ABC. Well, now the grandmommy of latter-day reality talent shows has moved to CMT, and for some odd reason, I felt compelled to watch this year. I don't know if it was a sense of blogger obligation or maybe a morbid curiosity to see how the "hip" new Vegas makeover would look, but I Tivoed this bad boy with hopes that I'd find a treasure trove of horrifying moments. Needless to say, if you thought the pun in this post's title was labored, it was nothing compared to the pageant.
The Academy Awards are just around the corner, and if you're like me, you're a little bored with the standard office Oscar pool ballots. That's why we've created the TVgasm.com Oscar Ballot. It asks the real questions: who will be the biggest upset? Who will be the worst presenter? And how many Brokeback Mountain jokes will we hear? Ballot after the jump. 
Lordy lordy. In case you hadn't heard, the 78th annual Academy Awards were last night, and boy were they a doozy. Where to begin. Crash, which pulled off a huge upset? Dolly Parton, who brought her two sisters along? Jon Stewart, who will likely never be invited back? Altogether, though the ceremony remained mind-numbing even at a relatively "pared-down" three and a half hours, there were enough memorable moments to make the self-torture worth it.
The MTV Movie Awards are being filmed this weekend in Los Angeles, and our very own Katie and Madeyoulaugh will actually be at the red carpet (!) (J-Unit and I will be live blogging the ceremony when it airs next Thursday night). There should be plenty of excitement there, and as is the case with all awards shows, the celebrities will be receiving extravagant, ridiculous gift bags. MTV kindly sent us a press release about all the goodies, and needless to say, it's all quite insane. I was going to write commentary about each item, but truthfully, there are just too many to deal with. And here's the thing: half of the SWAG is totally dumb. My favorite giveaway comes courtesy of Superman Returns: "Superman Returns will be gifting a deluxe S3 Select Series Sculpt figure of Superman from the new hit film and a choice of the “Superman Returns” Inflato-Suit or the Remote Controlled Flying Superman figure." Oh great. I was just telling my friends about how badly I need a "Superman Returns" Inflato-Suit.
A few weeks ago, I had the stellar idea to write a post about which shows and performances the Emmy voters shouldn't overlook as they cast their ballots for the nomination process. I was going to have the article up the day after the TV season drew to a close (May 25th), but then one thing after another fell on my plate, and here we are now, a month later and three days after the nomination period has ended. So I guess this won't be so much a memo to the academy as it will be a "You Better Not Have Overlooked..." post. And if none of our choices are nominated, we only have ourselves to blame. That being said, check out some of our picks after the jump...
This morning at some ungodly hour the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy nominations were announced by past Emmy winners Brad Garrett and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (herself an Emmy contender for The New Adventures of Old Christine). After year after year of hearing the same old tired series get nominated, a major revamp has been put in place to help the voting process along. A committee of Emmy voting members was assembled and they whittled down the huge entries in each category to about 10 - 15 potential nominees. Then the entire Academy votes the top five from that smaller list. The theory is that lazy voters (you know who you are!) won't just mindlessly check the Will & Grace box if they aren't overwhelmed with 25-plus nominees in every category. It's a great theory, but did it help the shows it was supposed to -- like Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls and Battlestar Galactica? Find out after the jump.
In today's Variety magazine, Comedy Central took out this full page Emmy congratulating South Park on its Emmy nomination for "Trapped in the Closet." I can only assume this was designed prior to Gibsongate, but I for one applaud its well rounded offensiveness and tactless timing. 
With today being election day in North America, what better opportunity for that most populist of awards shows to announce its nominations? That's right, The People's Choice Awards revealed its latest batch of noms, and as usual, they were a bit, uh, suspect. For instance, Cameron Diaz earned a nod for "Leading Lady," even though she hasn't been in a movie, you know, in over a year (according to the IMDb, her last release was September 2005's In Her Shoes). On the plus side, the nominees were announced by, among others, Neil Patrick Harris and Isaiah Washington, the latter of whom resisted the urge to start a brawl whilst in the presence of a gay man. And honestly, isn't that what The People's Choice Awards are all about? Not middling taste levels and a warm embrace of Middle America, but total, unadulterated acceptance and toleration. Huzzah!
