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    TriedandTrue: I watched this show in some part for FOUR TIMES this weekend. I seriously am in love with this show. The part when Vinny gets pink eye and Ronnie say... more »
    LaTerrorista: I read this first, then watched the show. I'm reading this again and dying of laughter. Thank you thank you thank you. more »
    manchops: Ummm...Puck in blue pajamas? Something stirred deep inside of me. more »
    Clare: If there was a Guido equivalent of a fag hag, it would be Snooki. I read this to my mom and we cried laughing. more »
    She_of_the_Socks: I must ask because this is now the second time I've read / heard this term: What is T? more »
    adiam7: Brian this is awesome, but how in the hell you did it I do not know. It would take me 5,000 words to recap the first 10 minutes. I took Nyquil and was... more »
    snugbug: I just got through this on DVR.. Having not watched MTV in over 10 years, I'm blown away by the delicious excellence of this show. Kudos to Brian for... more »
    heywhat: I almost died when I saw the trash bags. Seriously? She didn't have a duffel bag or gym bag? Hell, even a back pack or one of those mesh laundry hampe... more »
    thatgirlinnewyork: every time i see a pic of snooki, i'm reminded of her back fat rolls (seen when she plunged into the hot tub). is this what happens when the implants ... more »
    thatgirlinnewyork: thanks for the memories, brian! please also add "juiced up" to the lexicon, as in snookie insists on finding a "juiced up guido". i can only think thi... more »
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    belltolls: Thanks for getting that this is a new animal in the petri dish of reality television and I see some also get that this is a movement from "reality tv"... more »
    Spirit Fingers: Thanks, Brian. All that was missing from your recap was SMELL-O-VISION and a free STD tutorial. Sincerely. Very few ways words could do that volcano ... more »
    marin79: If the "Situation" was smart (yes, I know), he'd be trademarking that name pronto. more »
    crookedE: Fantastic, Brian. We should title this dissertation: "Family, Friends, Tanning, Gel, Everything: Studies of the Mid-Atlantic Shore Guido." more »
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    Jersey Shore: A Field Study

    Jersey Shore is like opening a tiny present to find it is full of diamonds, but diamonds made of booze, puke, fights, diseases, and discarded thongs. You thought this gift couldn't get better, but it does. It really, really does. More »
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    Glee: Smile, Though Your Heart Is Breaking

    Wow, who ever thought that a show about a band of lovable losers could be so dark? We were crying tears of sadness instead of our usual tears of joy. It still felt pretty good, but damn! More »
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    Top Chef: Three Chefs and a Little Lady

    A rainbow parabolas over the fertile Napa valley. A dream is asphyxiated amongst the vines. Top Chef is nearing its end. I'm Joshua David Stein. I'll take you there. Ain't nobody cryin'. Except the loser. More »
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    The Hills: Comic Book Adventures in Finale Land

    Sadly another season of this show has come and gone. Like most episodes, nothing happened, but the plot still seemed to progress. That's why we translated the action into serial comic form. It's later, the same day... More »
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    The City: Subhuman Resources

    Due to an unfortunate run in with an Elle magazine intern we were unable to watch The City last night. However there is one intrepid reporter who can not be kept down, and she was there to fill us in. More »
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    Gossip Girl: Thanksgiving Whore-or Story

    Gather a bunch of snobby socialites around a restaurant-prepared turkey and the results are just as boozy, screamy, and terror-y as all of yours. Maybe the rich aren't so different after all. But they're more powerful!
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    Glee: You're Not Ready for This Jelly

    As we shake off the food-induced haze of Thanksgiving, we should all say thanks that there is an episode of Glee waiting for us in the DVR. Our dancing pilgrims had a lot of distractions, but just as many revelations. More »
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    The Hills: A Comic Book Adventure in Las Vegas

    On The Hills, nothing ever happens, but the plot still unfolds. It's like reading one of those serialized comics in the funny pages. Now you can see exactly what we mean, because we made our own. More »
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    The City: Shoot Me Now

    Due to an unfortunate incident involving a pack of wild turkeys we were unable to watch The City last night. We did piece together the action thanks to some interviews done by our favorite roving social reporter. More »
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    Project Runway: Fashion Weak

    Project Runway is all about vision and delusion. The vision to ask three designers to compete for a prize. The delusion their entries will look different. The vision to return January 14th, the delusion your audience will come back. More »
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    The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock: Green Week Is a Stupid Idea

    The jokes at NBC's expense weren't very insidery this week, but as usual 30 Rock spent half the episode dissing their home network. Here's what happens when you make Tina & Co. play along with your dumb corporate green initiative. More »
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    Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us

    It's a testament to the power of this show that it manages to be great even with an hour that is inundated with slow, sappy songs. We weren't into the inspirational music, but Glee is still our endless love. More »
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    Top Chef: Ahab Finally Slays the Great White Whale

    Every time I watch Top Chef, it sets my eyes on fire. And everything it's got is all I requires. I can feel it getting down to the wire. Top Chef and JDS, little sleep, lots of coffee. More »
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    The Hills: Later, The Same Day...

    Nothing ever seems to happen on The Hills, yet the plot still progresses. It's like another masterpiece of serialized fiction: Apartment 3G. Ever wonder what this show would look like as a comic strip? More »
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    The City: Welcome to the Gates of Hell

    We drank one too many white wine spritzers with Brooklyn Decker and missed last night's episode of The City. Thankfully we have the dispatches of our favorite cub social reporter to fill us in on everything we missed. More »
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    Gossip Girl: Lady Gaga and the Tramps

    Lady Gaga stopped by for a superfluous visit to badly lip sync "Bad Romance." There were plenty of bad romantic decisions as totally yucky couples started to come together and ruin the power dynamics on the Upper East Side. More »
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    Project Runway: Someone's in the Kitchen with Designers

    Project Runway is all about vision and delusion. The vision to send a chic New Yorker to rural locations. The delusion to put him in an apron. The vision to have a suspenseful finale. The delusion that we care. More »
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    The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock

    This season, 30 Rock, the only show we watch on NBC, has been taking constant swipes at the network with insider jokes. We are here to decode them for you. Last night, they predict the downfall of the peacock! More »
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    Glee: Dancing with Ourselves

    Who thought crying for 45 minutes straight would be so fun? Well, try watching Glee, which will open up a can of emotional mayhem on you and then take a glitter shit on your heart. And you'll love it. More »
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    And Now We Know How Padma Likes Her Eggs in the Morning

    Awaken and behold the tale of six chefs, two hearts beating as one, a sad strip, a sassafras dream and a love supreme. I'm Joshua David Stein and this is your Top Chef recap. More »