I've already weighed in on how successful I think the decision was to delay 30 Rock's season premiere for a month and run three week's worth of cutting room scraps of SNL.

It was such an obvious blunder that even The New York Times picked up on it. Tina Fey, despite her lengthy tenure at [...]

It wasn't as bad as the plug for the restaurant that won't be named, but the latest episode of The Office didn't quite measure up to the season premiere two weeks earlier. Our prescription: Bring back Pam.

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Holly and Michael fighting. No Pam to be found. A soda bottle of Dwight's urine.

There was lots not to like about "Business Ethics," last night's episode of The Office, but after a day of contemplation I've decided I liked it anyway. That doesn't change the fact that when it was over I felt like a [...]

There's a reason SNL rarely airs a live show more than three straight weeks. It's similar to the reason the show has succeeded for so long on a weekly basis rather than airing more frequently like the late-night talkers.

It takes time to write funny material. And the more airtime you set out to fill, the [...]

I still can't believe Ryan is not only not in jail but back working for Dunder-Mifflin.

Yes, I know he's a temp hired by Michael through an agency, so it's possible Corporate doesn't know. And yes, he did seem to be following some type of 12-step program by making amends to Jim and others he'd hurt [...]

SNL has never shied away from the political fray, and Tina Fey's moonlighting gig as Sarah Palin has thrust the late-night sketch show back into the election spotlight. I'd say it's been since Clinton-Bush in '92 that the show has played such a high-profile part in dissecting the presidential campaign.

But SNL really stepped in it [...]

I wrote a lengthy and scintillating analysis of Monday's episode yesterday afternoon but had to put it aside to do some "real work". When I got back to it last night, our blogging software was acting rather wonky. And in the process of trying to save my work, the software ate two-thirds of it. Shame, [...]

You have to hand it to Tina Fey.

Her spot-on Sarah Palin impression, while wearing a little thin already, has thrust her into the spotlight in a way that her years as SNL's head writer and her creation of the funniest sit-com on television never did.

If you love Obama and/or hate Palin (And really, what's the [...]

The Office is back this week after a democracy-induced one-week hiatus (you know, the veep debate), and I've gathered a few items to help you get primed for a new episode three days from now.

First off, Kristin is starting trouble by asking "Is Roy Coming Back to Steal Pam?" The answer, of course, is [...]

I take two days off and come back to find out one of the best sci-fi shows on television is on the brink of disappearing quicker than you can say Journeyman.

SyFy Portal reports that dismal ratings could spell an early Judgment Day for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

The network has been disappointed by "Sarah [...]

This was both the most riveting and in a small way one of the most boring episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Luckily the former far outshone the latter.

We got ourselves an origin story last night, the origins of a cyborg, and it was a tragedy. Through the mind's eye of a short-circuiting Cameron [...]

We're back and so is vintage Office. We break down "Weight Loss," the Season 5 premiere, and lament the eventual departure of DJ Hollis Flax. Oh, and we're down 1.3 pounds this week! Take that Nashua!

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My initial reaction to last night's season premiere: The Office is back!!!

And I don't mean back from summer hiatus. I mean back, as in Season 2 back. There, I said it. I compared it to the one perfect season of television ever produced, the heights to which the show has aspired to return ever since [...]

Imagine a frozen sledgehammer smashing you in the griefbone. Michael Scott really painted the word picture that day.

The episode was "Grief Counseling," and John Alday, a 30-year-old lawyer from Atlanta, was inspired enough to assume the identity of griefbone at The Watercooler forums at NorthernAttack.com, where his wit and legal wisdom keep everyone on [...]

Our latest dispatch from The Watercooler at NorthernAttack.com comes from Patch. I mean Pudge. Err, Madge. You know, the East German gal from the warehouse.

Actually, Jennifer Hope from Iowa City, Iowa, is a diehard from almost all the way back. Almost, because for like a lot of fans it was episode number two, "Diversity Day," [...]

I was too swamped yesterday to post my reactions to Monday's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. In the meantime, though, I caught the last hour of the original Terminator.

Interestingly, the TV version compares pretty well. The production value and effects quality are much better. The cyborg that Ah-nuld becomes after that gas truck exploded around [...]

Dan Frew sees the future. That is, he lives one time zone ahead of East Coast time, up in Charlottetown on Canada's Prince Edward Island. Whether that gives him any insights into the future of The Office, time will tell. Dan got to meet his country's prime minister, which is pretty cool. He [...]

They know their stuff when it comes to all things Dunder Mifflin, and they're not shy about sharing what they think. That's why The Office fans at The Watercooler forums at NorthernAttack.com are the best around. (Also, strong arms.)

This time around we hear from Claire Halsey, a 22-year old Web developer from North Carolina, [...]

It's that time of year again, when there's a chill in the air, people are smiling more and goodwill just seems to prevail. Yup, it's Office premiere time, or as I like to call it, Christmas in September.

So as I've done in the past, I turned to the hardcore Office fans at The Watercooler [...]

It's a disgrace and the reason I don't watch the Emmy Awards that The Office was shut out this year, but the sweeping recognition of 30 Rock as one of the funniest and best written shows on TV was well deserved.

Of course Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin won the Outstanding Actor and Actress trophies, while [...]