I'll freely admit it... I have no life. I look forward to days of the week based on what TV is on. I should do something about that someday, right? Meh...
In the meantime, let me just gush about the comedic genius that can now be found on NBC Thursday night (note to NBC Universal / GE: please send my commission for this plug in the form of high-end GE appliances at your earliest convenience).
The new lineup trimmed out the show that I didn't watch, namely "My Name Is Earl" and added "Community" which I'm starting to love. Joel McHale... you had me at... whatever you first said in the pilot of your new show. "Parks & Recreation"? Who doesn't love Amy Poehler? No, seriously... who doesn't love Amy Poehler? I want to know because you, sir/madame, are someone that I don't know if I can trust!! And if you missed the wedding episode of "The Office"... well, I'm sorry for you. But there will always be a special place in my heart for "30 Rock". Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski... never has such an amazing ensemble cast been put together.
Now I know what some of you are saying: "damn, if you have such a hard-on for NBC why don't you just... do it!" Well, smarty-ass... you can just... suck it or something. How can you not love the writing on a show that contains a sequence such as this which takes place while Liz and Jack are driving to Stone Mountain, Georgia looking for a new cast member who will speak to "Middle America"?:
Liz: Jack, for the eightieth time no part of America is more American than any other part.
Jack: You are wrong. Small towns are where you see the kindness and goodness and courage of everyday Americans. The folks who are teaching our kids, running our prisons, growing our cigarettes. People who are still living by core American values.
Liz: There are plenty of core American values in New York. [spots garish fast-food joint on the side of the highway] But there are NOT restaurants called "Fatty Fat's Sandwich Ranch"! Turn here TURN HERE!! [grabs wheel to force Jack to make the turn]
Jack: Ah, Lemon if this is going to play out like lunch I suggest you crack your window now and save yourself the embarrassment in twenty minutes. Now... they have hush puppies here which you might know better as a knish or beniet.
Thank you, DVR!! This same episode also featured Tracy Morgan freaking out that he would be the 3rd celebrity to die (they always die in 3) and in an effort to avoid that fate he crank calls Betty White with "Boo!" trying to scare her to death. OMG, who comes up with this! And props to Betty White on that fabulous cameo.
Okay, I'm done...
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