New Girl: season 1, episode 4
November 15, 2011 • Rachel Sklar ('15)/Eastside staff
This new episode of “New Girl” jumps right back into Jess’s life, and, of course, she is still trying to fit in with the rest of the guys. Her attempt to connect with them over activities like scary movies and dates is what makes this episode the best one yet. Jess ruins the end of the movie for... Read more »
You wanna be on top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, episode 9
November 15, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Only six girls are left at the beginning of episode nine. Everyone starts to feel the pressure of the competition until fashion editor André Leon Talley stops by the house to announce that the ladies will be heading to Greece. Although exciting, the trip to Greece is barely a vacation. As soon as the... Read more »
You wanna be on top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, episode 8
November 15, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Episode eight opens up with a very proud Lisa. “I was super relieved because I won best photo which is awesome. I think that once you’re on top, there is definitely a lot of pressure to stay up there, but I just think that it’s karma and I’m getting what I deserve,” she said of her accomplishment. Instead... Read more »
You wanna be on top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, episode 7
November 15, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Bre’s elimination takes some girls by surprise at the beginning of episode seven. “It’s definitely going to get interesting in the house now because now Bianca doesn’t have a bodyguard,” Lisa said. Bianca also realizes that now she has to survive in the Top Model house on her own. “Here I... Read more »
You wanna be on top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, Episode 6
October 31, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Episode 6 opens up with Bre confessing that she had spent a lot of time protecting Bianca throughout the competition. “I took time off of thinking about myself, and now I put myself in jeopardy. I’m not spending [any] time thinking about the next person and what they’re doing. I’m focused on... Read more »
The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Season 3, Episode 18
October 19, 2011 • Ilana Schwartzberg ('14)/Eastside Staff
In this episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, the clan spends their last days in Punta Cana. After Teresa and Joe leave the beach and go to the hut to get changed. Albie, Chris and Greg wondered where Teresa went so Greg jokingly said, “If we shine some light some gold will reflect off of Teresa’s... Read more »
You Wanna Be On Top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, Episode 5
October 19, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Angelea (Cycle 14) is super excited at the beginning of episode five when she sees her photo hanging on the wall in the Top Model house. “It feels great to go from [the] bottom to all the way to number one,” she said. Knowing that the other girls in the house underestimate her, she has no problem... Read more »
You Wanna Be On Top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, Episode 4
October 14, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Episode 4 opens up with Kayla (Cycle 15) experiencing heart problems after Isis’ elimination. She is rushed to the hospital, but returns home a few hours later after discovering she had suffered from cardiac arrhythmia. “When you’re in the Top Model house, there’s gonna be some type of stress,”... Read more »
You Wanna Be On Top?: America’s Next Top Model All Stars, Episode 3
October 14, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside staff
Episode three of “America’s Next Top Model All-Stars” opens up with a visit from TV personality, Kristin Cavallari, best known for her appearances on “The Hills” and “Laguna Beach.” Cavallari gives the remaining twelve girls advice on how to stay true to themselves, and ensures them that... Read more »
“Dance Moms” use daughters to relive childhood
October 14, 2011 • Amanda Friedman ('14)/Eastside Staff
Little girls compete for awards at dance competitions and beauty pageants all over the United States; however, the girls are not the only ones trying to gain the judges’ approval. Shockingly, so are their mothers. In the popular television shows “Toddlers and Tiaras” and “Dance Moms,” girls,... Read more »
New Girl: Season 1, Episode 2
October 4, 2011 • Rachel Sklar ('15)/Eastside Staff
Episode 2 started on a little bit of nicer note than the pilot. Jess is no longer moping around the apartment; instead, she is jumping around the apartment awaiting the arrival of her new roommate. Coach is no longer living there, but instead, an old friend of Schmidt’s and Nick’s, who was playing... Read more »
The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Season 3, Episode 17
October 4, 2011 • Ilana Schwartzberg ('14)/Eastside Staff
In this episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, the gals set out to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. The episode starts as the wives start packing for this five-day getaway. Teresa, being the diva that she is, won the contest for packing the most bags with a total of nine; she packs one for... Read more »
New Girl: Season 1 Episode 1
October 4, 2011 • Rachel Sklar ('15)/Eastside Staff
The new series “New Girl” focuses on the life of Jess (Zooey Deschanel), a teacher who is stuck living with three guys. It is hard to imagine an emotionally unstable Jess having to move in with three guys. She is going through the basic post-breakup breakdown. Watching Dirty Dancing five or six times... Read more »
Boardwalk Empires Season 2 Episode 1 Recap
October 3, 2011 • Joe Incollingo ('13)/Eastside staff
Can’t get enough Jersey Shore? Shame on you. Boardwalk Empire, HBO’s own Jersey Shore show, is back to help. Fresh off eight Emmy wins, including one for producer and last season’s guest director, Martin Scorsese, the series’ second season premiere opened last Sunday right in the middle of last... Read more »
You Wanna Be on Top?: America’s Next Top Model All-Stars, Episode 2
September 27, 2011 • Shanice Davis ('12)/Eastside Staff
Last week, “America’s Next Top Model” premiered, but not just as any cycle. This time, Tyra Banks brought out fourteen fan favorites from previous cycles better known as the all-stars. Each girl has left her mark on “America’s Next Top Model” in the past, but has never walked away with the... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: season 2, episode 12
September 3, 2011 • Kayla Schorr ('14) / Eastside News/Features Editor
Episode 12 of the second season of Pretty Little Liars did a fantastic job of going into depth on secrets, scandals, and mysteries included in previous episodes. However, one mystery served as a top priority among the four girls; what happened to Dr. Sullivan? In the preceding episode of PLL, Spencer,... Read more »
Shark Week: the ultimate annual shark attack
August 5, 2011 • Danielle Fox ('13)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Finally, the one week of the year is here when another ancient sanguinary beast dominates television as opposed to the mythological—and becoming trite—vampire: Shark Week. First premiering on the Discovery Channel in 1986, it is safe to say jaws, surfer attacks and dauntless divers inviting the ferocious... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: season 1, episode 17
March 7, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside online news editor
Episode seventeen picks up where the girls last left off: trying to figure out the secret message Toby left for them. The girls manage to decode the message, translating it from the original Braille inscription, and discover that it spells “BAD”. Aria and Hanna eventually end their feuding ways.... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: season 1, episode 16
February 14, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside online news editor
Viewers, officially creeped out by the ending of last weekend’s epsiode, tune in to see what follows in the sixteenth episode of “Pretty Little Liars”. And it does not disappoint. A mix of suspense, mystery, and a little drama thrown in here and there, the sixteenth episode really kicks it up a... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: season 1, episode 15
February 8, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside online news editor
Episode fifteen picks up with the girls re-examining the photo of Ali the morning after the dance. Ali’s brother, Jason, is back in Rosewood and the girls have reason to believe he took the picture. The angle suggests that the photo was taken from Ali’s house. Spencer confronts Jason about this.... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: season 1, episode 14
February 8, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside online news editor
After receiving a video from A in the last video featuring Ali and Ian, the girls mull over what their next actions should be. Meanwhile, they leave the video paused on the desktop – an innocent notion until Ian walks in and almost sees it. The next day, the girls want to take the laptop to the police... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: season 1, episode 13
January 31, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13), Eastside online editor
The thirteenth episode of “Pretty Little Liars” does not disappoint. Immediately, from the opening scene, viewers are once again overcome with a feeling of suspense and excitement as Spencer spies on Melissa and Ian discussing a private matter surreptitiously in the kitchen. Spencer scurries up to... Read more »
Pretty Little Liars: season 1, episode 12
January 27, 2011 • Darby Festa ('13)/Eastside online editor
In the twelfth episode of season one of Pretty Little Liars, Hanna is released from the hospital, still concerned about the signature on her cast. The girls discuss Noel Kahn, and are still convinced that he is “A”. While she searches for something to eat, Hanna finds money hidden in lasagna boxes.... Read more »
BridalPlasty promotes poor values
December 20, 2010 • Sami Saraczewski (’13)/Eastside staff
Every little girl dreams of being the “fairytale bride”, but on E! Network’s new reality series “BridalPlasty”, twelve brides have taken this fantasy a little too far. The twelve brides-to-be compete for their dream wedding and society’s depiction of a “dream body”. Every week the girls... Read more »
Gossip Girl “Valley Girls”
May 18, 2009 • Ashley Drazen ('09)/Eastside Staff
Flashbacks are all the rage, especially this week when we see Lily’s past. Prior to viewers knowing and loving her as Lily Van der Woodsen Bass, she was once called Lily Rhodes and Brittany Snow was cast to play her. In the past, after running away from home, Lily reconnects with her sister Carol... Read more »
