Thu. 4/10 The Office: Dinner Party (Season 4, Epi. 9)
Michael & Jan have Jim & Pam and Andy & Angela over for dinner. Michael & Jan’s relationship disintegrates uncomfortably and hilariously as everyone else squirms. Best moment involves Dwight showing up with his former babysitter and Jim telling her he has so many questions for her. Available: here.
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Wed. 4/9
South Park: Episode 1205
As he teaches an inner city school, Cartman (channeling Edward James Olmos in Stand and Deliver) tears up New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick, using him as an example of how to cheat to get ahead. Loved this part of the episode but the other half was disgusting (Mr./Mrs. Garrison had his/her sex-change reversed using a mouse to graft his member). The whole episode is here. Watch the Belichick scenes here. (By the way, the NFL will do nothing since so much money changed hands through gambling when the Patriots cheated their way to 3 Super Bowl wins)Thu. 4/10
30 Rock: MILF Island (Season 2, Episode 11)
Good but not great episode where Jack (Alec Baldwin) is disrespected by an employee in the New York Post. He tries to figure out who it is as they watch his latest production: MILF island. Perhaps the most obvious 30 Rock ever, I’ve come to expect more from Tina Fey than the easy jokes of “MILF” and “poo”. Available: here.
Saturday Night Live: 4/12
It never was going to be a great show with Ashton Kutcher as host, but there were great moments. The "Cougar" sketch was surprisingly interesting, particularly when Kutcher explains why he likes older ladies and admits their previous husbands have been pretty cool. (Demi Moore did show up briefly in his monologue). Any argument that SNL isn’t in some sort of mini-Renaissance should be stifled watching this. Kristen Wiig is the most talented female cast member in a very long time.
1. Office. - Almost too uncomfortable. My favorite moment was when Michael shows them his new Plasma tv. PS - Dwight's babysitter was Beth Grant, who also played Carla Jean's mom in NCFOM.
ReplyDelete2. 30 Rock. The host of MILF island is one of the creators of Human Giant. I need more Tracy.
3. Total agreement on Wiig and that Grimes sketch. Laughing out loud the whole time. I also love her 'old aunt' movie reviews. Cougars was funny.
Didn't make the No Country connection.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the acknowledging the return of my Thursday nights...
ReplyDeleteMy favorite moment of the Office was Jim telling Pam, "Well, I guess then I'll see you tonight" while trying to make his escape.
i loved this office. while it was super-uncomfortable at times, it was also dead-on on the "come to dinner"- trap. like cmh, my favorite moment was when jim was trying to leave and pam gets left behind. classic.
ReplyDeleteAlso love Samberg's Jack Johnson laid back guy.
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