This Fall, I am most excited about the following shows:
1. Curb Your Enthusiasm. Starts back tomorrow night. The involvement of the Seinfeld cast makes this pretty close to comic nirvana. Sunday nights at 8:00pm Central.
2.
Parks and Rec. This show is consistently hilarious with lots of really good subtle commentary. The first episode aired last Thursday and was a classic. Great open, great Poehler Boss, and lots of great Aziz Ansari and odd gayness.
3. Community. A variation on the Billy Madison story wherein a lawyer who lied about his undergraduate degree has to get one to avoid at the local community college to avoid being disbarred. Talk Soup host Joel McHale stars as a talky cynic (the fictional version of me!) who thinks he's smarter than everyone. The first episode was promising, but flawed. The ripping of "community college" was too harsh and there was too much "sitcom sumup" at the end of the show where everything gets fixed and morally fine. Like 30 Rock, it is likely being overanalyzed and watered down by 'the brass' at its inception and hopefully the funny and mean stuff will stay in.
4. The Office. I still think this show is funny. Haven't watched the first episode yet, though.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Fall TV
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I neglected to set the DVR for Parks and Recreation before last Thursday but will try to catch up. I guess I'll give The Office another chance. 30 Rock was the best non-HBO show of last year.
Also, U2 and Megan Fox with be on the SNL premiere next Saturday.
We should also note the previously mentioned Ken Burns series on the National Parks, which begins next Sunday evening on PBS. I'll be in Acadia National Park in Maine later this week.
Also, tonight is both the first game in the new Cowboys stadium and the Emmys. Tivo crazy.
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