Category Archives: Must See TV
You Don’t Know What You Got ‘Til It’s Gone: Quick Thoughts On Last Week’s NBC Thursday Comedies
That’s how we felt about The Office. As much as we’ve harangued the show this year for underusing or misusing Jim, rendering him no more than the Greek chorus, it turns out that we really need him. Absent for … Continue reading
Flashback: Another Look at Another Look at ‘Parks and Recreation’
With Parks and Recreation making its long, long-awaited return tonight, we thought it would be appropriate to take a look back at a post we wrote in September of 2009, just before the show returned for its sophomore season. Right … Continue reading
On the Last Day of the Year: The Best Show of 2010 and Nine Other Good Ones
Unbelievably, we’re about to enter our third calendar year in existence. It seems like just yesterday we were scrambling to put together our best of the decade lists (which makes sense, because we didn’t actually post one of those until … Continue reading
Danza Moment of the Week/Did ’30 Rock’ Rip-Off ‘Taxi’?
It’s a twofer this week with our Tony Danza Moment coinciding with our suspicions over a recent 30 Rock joke. Take a look at the offending excerpt, and then check out a classic clip from Taxi (featuring Mr. Danza), and … Continue reading
Filed under Makes You Think, Must See TV, Who's the Boss?, You Decide
‘The Office’: Eee Party
In last night’s The Office episode, “Viewing Party” Michael comes to view Gabe’s presence as a direct threat to his power, and subsequently sabotages said viewing party of Glee. But wasn’t Michael Scott all in a dramatic tizzy a couple … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, Dillon Panthers, Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam, Must See TV
Riding the Bus with Michael Scott: Brief Thoughts on Last Week’s ‘The Office’
Well the good vibes had to end at some point, and after a string of strong and then stronger episodes, that run ended rather abruptly with last week’s episode, “Christening.” We actually don’t have too much to say about it, … Continue reading
Filed under Analysis, Bad Humor, Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam, Must See TV
No Clever Headlines, Just the Best ‘The Office’ in a While
Finally. FINALLY. This was the kind of episode we’ve been waiting for all season, that we’ve been waiting for since last season, and maybe even before that. We’ve begun to feel like a broken record on this blog, constantly finding … Continue reading
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The Many Loves of Michael Scott
We might never know from whom Michael contracted herpes, or if the unsightly sore on his face was in fact the nasty little disease (although, we can probably trust Meredith’s expert diagnosis). But what we can surmise is that the … Continue reading
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Hilarious Gay Joke From ‘The Single Guy’
Ah, the good old days, when TV characters could ask if someone was gay through a simple effeminate, flamboyant gesture meant to resemble of how every gay man ever acts. And for bonus points is David Schwimmer AS Ross Geller. … Continue reading
Filed under Bad Humor, Must See TV, The Worst
