Super Size Free
Note to NBC: making extended cuts of The Office available for viewing online? Fantastic. Airing “supersized” versions of The Office and 30 Rock at random times like 7:36 and 8:22, thereby screwing up any chance to successfully DVR everything? Not so much. Having missed Grey’s Anatomy and Supernatural due to the aforementioned schedule snafu, I move on to Mile-a-Minute Commentary, offering 60 words or so per show through gritted teeth…
The Office: Really terrific episode. Featured everything this show does well, from the off-kilter comedy of the Andy/Dwight war to the crushingly awkward moments of trying to hoist heavy Tony onto a table and Pam adjusting to Jim’s… adjustments. Staples’ product placement was a bit much, tho – particularly the big red logo featured on the on-air shredder. Staples, right… got it.
30 Rock: New night, same ratings. It’s too bad, really – the show has finally found its comfort zone and consistently delivers laughs. The first few episodes smacked of standard sitcom, but it’s broken free from the same ol’ setup-punchline paradigm. After a conspicuous absence, Jane Krakowski shone in this ep, too – if the show succeeds, they should find more uses for her.
Smallville: Completely schizo episode. On one hand, you’ve got a Horn-Rimmed Glasses guy ripped off from
Heroes in a plot that culminates with Lex proposing to Lana. On the other, Clark randomly goes to Seattle to track down another Phantom Zone escapee, only to get his ass kicked and then saved by an even more random Martian Manhunter cameo. Umm… huh?
The OC: Hard to believe, but this show is all the way back – best ep in a long while. Perfect balance of angst and action, heartache and humor. And “parent plots” that were actually fun – Julie looking for a May/December hookup, Sandy searching for a guy buddy. Stories that work on the kid and adult level make a good teen show great.
The Office: Really terrific episode. Featured everything this show does well, from the off-kilter comedy of the Andy/Dwight war to the crushingly awkward moments of trying to hoist heavy Tony onto a table and Pam adjusting to Jim’s… adjustments. Staples’ product placement was a bit much, tho – particularly the big red logo featured on the on-air shredder. Staples, right… got it.
30 Rock: New night, same ratings. It’s too bad, really – the show has finally found its comfort zone and consistently delivers laughs. The first few episodes smacked of standard sitcom, but it’s broken free from the same ol’ setup-punchline paradigm. After a conspicuous absence, Jane Krakowski shone in this ep, too – if the show succeeds, they should find more uses for her.
Smallville: Completely schizo episode. On one hand, you’ve got a Horn-Rimmed Glasses guy ripped off from Heroes in a plot that culminates with Lex proposing to Lana. On the other, Clark randomly goes to Seattle to track down another Phantom Zone escapee, only to get his ass kicked and then saved by an even more random Martian Manhunter cameo. Umm… huh?
The OC: Hard to believe, but this show is all the way back – best ep in a long while. Perfect balance of angst and action, heartache and humor. And “parent plots” that were actually fun – Julie looking for a May/December hookup, Sandy searching for a guy buddy. Stories that work on the kid and adult level make a good teen show great.
2 comments:
I only saw the Office. Last night's episode was the first to make me truly miss the BBC version. And the Staples was a bit much.
Miss it in that the BBC was better?
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