An Officey Update
I’ve mentioned before that something’s been really off about The Office this season, but with the last two episodes before the break this year the show seems to have fixed what was ailing it. That ‘uncomfortably awkward’ comedy from the early seasons is back (especially in Scott’s Tots), and on top of this the characters [...]
I want to go to there.
I think this week’s 30 Rock was a perfect example of how the show works best: Take a standard sitcom setup (take an office full of zany characters, throw in the conflict-causing plot du jour), then pump it full of manic energy and film it all through an extra thick lens of surreality. When it [...]
Is it just me or did last week rock?
Last week really stood out to me as one of the best single weeks of TV that I’ve ever experienced. If you go by Sunday as the start of the week (I normally start with Mondays), then it’s even better as it included the awesome Superbowl episode of The Office. But for this post, let’s [...]
Product Placement
The combination of a discussion on advertising with my roommate and this week’s Leverage brought this post about. Product placement is just something that shows have to deal with now in order to get money, for show-making. The thing that ultimately decides if I like the product placement or not is how exactly it’s worked [...]
A Letter to a Local Station
Dear CityTV,
I have grown up watching great American television on your station. For many years it was my staple channel until a few years ago when you gave up showing my favorite Thursday night pairing back to back. Smallville leads into Supernatural. Then you moved Smallville over to your sister station for a new up [...]
Thursday TV Takes Planning
It’s Wednesday night and for me that usually means making dinner and well waiting for Thursday. I like to use the night to catch up on other things but I don’t have any of what Kring would call “appointment television”, yeah I hold grudges. It’s gonna take a while.
This Thursday especially I’ve actually been almost more [...]
Golden Globe Predictions
Yeah, this is the post where we make… our Golden Globe Predictions.
We’ve never really been the type to predict the awards mostly because we’re not really ones to sit down and watch the awards. It’s like high school graduation or athletic appreciation night or whatever. I don’t know, we were never on an athletic team. [...]
A 30 Rock Interpellation
As I was watching this week’s 30 Rock, something occurred to me: What happened to Josh? Remember him? This guy over to the right here? Played by Lonny Ross? I just realized it’s been a while since I saw him, at least back in season two, and even then I don’t think he showed up [...]
Jerking Comedies
This was a good week for comedies. Big Bang Theory actually tried something other than ‘Sheldon annoys everyone else’ and I think it worked pretty damn well. If they can continue to try new things like this, the show should have a bit of longevity. The Office hit that perfect Officey ness that just wasn’t [...]
