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THE OFFICE!! SNL THURSDAY!! PARKS AND REC!! NBC’s Autumn Begins Tonight And Hercules Has Seen A Big Chunk Of It!!


I am – Hercules!!

NBC returns from repeats tonight with its strongest comedy block in many a year.

Some notes on “The Office,” which launches its sixth season tonight in hilarious form:

* The episode gets a lot funnier after the first act.

* 6.1 begins with Michael, Dwight and Andy acting like nine-year-olds, practicing what they claim to be parkour. NBC doesn’t forward HD screeners so we’ll have to wait to see if Ed Helms did his own stunts.

* I deem Helms the episode’s MVP.

* We pick up on “the last day of summer interns,” which suggests Pam’s been knocked up for a while.

* Kelly Erin is still the Scranton branch’s receptionist.

* “We have not told people about Pam’s situation,” allows Jim.

* We learn big news about a member of the Scranton branch’s staff. (Hint: not Angela.)

* We learn Kevin in unlikely to win big on “Wheel of Fortune.”

* Michael begins making up gossip to further his very weak-minded agenda.

* Andy’s reaction to the rumor Michael makes up about him is really funny.

* Many of Michael’s rumors got laughs out of me, but the one he makes up about Dwight was my favorite.

Outtakes from the series’ 100th episode from last May, “Company Picnic”:





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Some notes on tonight’s “Parks and Recreation,” which gets off to a strong second-season start:

* Despite the fact that Anne and Andy are no longer a couple, “Everwood”/“OC” vet Chris Pratt has been added to the title sequence.

* Andy’s storyline has taken a pretty funny turn.

* Leslie becomes a hero of Pawnee’s homosexual community and the scourge of Pawnee’s anti-homosexual community when she accidentally marries two male penguins.

* While it’s not cool to say the word “Basterds” on CBS at 7:30 p.m., it’s totally cool to depict two male penguins having sex on NBC at 8:30 p.m.

* Offal is flung, but not by the penguins.

* Leslie is surprised to learn The Bulge is Pawnee’s gay bar.

* “They might die, but it would be so cute!”


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NBC launches tonight also a revival of “SNL Thursdays,” which was the network’s top-rated scripted series last autumn. I think only six live episodes have been ordered, but if it somehow does as well as it did during the election year I suspect “Community” or “30 Rock” could be bumped to another night.

If “SNL Thursdays” doesn’t beat NBC’s sitcoms (and who knows what’ll happen now that it has to compete with “Survivor,” “Bones,” “FlashForward” and “The Vampire Diaries”), well, we’re only three years from another election.

“SNL Thursday”: 8 p.m. Thursday. NBC.
“Parks and Recreation”: 8:30 p.m. Thursday. NBC.
“The Office”: 9 p.m. Thursday. NBC.
“Community”: 9:30 p.m. Thursday. NBC.

To anticipate the question, “30 Rock” returns Oct. 15.




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First first?
by irishraidersfan
Sep 17th, 2009
02:32:26 AM
Ahem, anyway...
by irishraidersfan
Sep 17th, 2009
02:34:12 AM
Hoping P and R improves
by slimballs
Sep 17th, 2009
03:57:44 AM
SNL will have an uphill battle without the election...
by iamnicksaicnsn
Sep 17th, 2009
04:14:46 AM
IrishRaidersFan
by iamnicksaicnsn
Sep 17th, 2009
04:15:25 AM
Has anyone seen Community
by Spidermonkee
Sep 17th, 2009
05:12:57 AM
If P&R improves
by The McPoyle Clan
Sep 17th, 2009
06:16:48 AM
Most will think SNL is a rerun/special and flip the channel
by 2for2true
Sep 17th, 2009
07:47:57 AM
For all you "Earl" fans - all nine of ya....here's news
by 2for2true
Sep 17th, 2009
07:51:20 AM
I hope pregnancy doesn't ruin this show
by indyjonez100
Sep 17th, 2009
08:09:33 AM
Office Rumor
by InvisibleGuy
Sep 17th, 2009
08:33:57 AM
Fuck Parks & Rec
by GiveMeAnFinBreak
Sep 17th, 2009
09:50:29 AM
shit i didn't even know these were back tonight
by JettL93
Sep 17th, 2009
09:59:44 AM
Why are they doing that again?
by jsm1978
Sep 17th, 2009
10:37:15 AM
P and R is horrible
by Charlie_Allnut
Sep 17th, 2009
10:57:50 AM
Anyone think that the Claritan Clear Mom
by Mel Gibsteinberg
Sep 17th, 2009
11:01:48 AM
Kelly Megan was never the receptionist
by papapchickle
Sep 17th, 2009
11:25:27 AM
Rashida Jones is the ONLY reason to watch Parks & Rec
by BackRiverCatfish
Sep 17th, 2009
11:54:15 AM
Here's hoping...
by BigTexas42
Sep 17th, 2009
12:45:17 PM
amy poehler throwing dog shit
by itrainmonkeys
Sep 17th, 2009
12:57:09 PM
indyjonez100
by erichaislar
Sep 17th, 2009
02:00:50 PM
Bring back Todd Packer!
by jaysin420
Sep 17th, 2009
03:27:03 PM
Amy Poehler!!! GAH!!!
by Thrillhouse77
Sep 17th, 2009
03:27:28 PM
Eh
by Series7
Sep 17th, 2009
03:29:38 PM
AS for the Office
by Series7
Sep 17th, 2009
03:30:39 PM
Sad about the Office
by Canuck815
Sep 17th, 2009
04:42:57 PM
Michael
by ThrowMeTheIdol
Sep 17th, 2009
05:09:34 PM
don't slap the world's best grandma mug out of her hands
by Hercules
Sep 17th, 2009
07:28:29 PM
Hardest thing about living in the pit?
by buffywrestling
Sep 17th, 2009
07:56:04 PM
omg I actually laughed at the Office
by CherryValance
Sep 17th, 2009
08:05:38 PM
I thought SNL was a rerun
by CherryValance
Sep 17th, 2009
08:08:10 PM
A steady stream of shit so far
by HoffmanPasander
Sep 17th, 2009
08:08:37 PM
I thought Micheal was gonna have a
by buffywrestling
Sep 17th, 2009
08:08:44 PM
Spartacus: Classic whodunnit
by buffywrestling
Sep 17th, 2009
08:15:29 PM
Putting out fires with gasoline
by buffywrestling
Sep 17th, 2009
08:17:25 PM
Matt Damon in the season premiere!
by Osiris3657
Sep 17th, 2009
08:17:42 PM
Uggggggghhhhhhhh...
by HoffmanPasander
Sep 17th, 2009
08:19:51 PM
Someone just told me it's one of the
by buffywrestling
Sep 17th, 2009
08:22:42 PM
Not as good as the first couple of seasons...
by commiepinko
Sep 17th, 2009
08:23:11 PM
The Inbetweeners
by HoffmanPasander
Sep 17th, 2009
08:34:21 PM
I'll check it out.
by commiepinko
Sep 17th, 2009
08:40:56 PM
John Oliver looks regular size next to a Smart Car
by commiepinko
Sep 17th, 2009
08:47:16 PM
Ed Helms = still the only funny thing on The Office
by Thrillhouse77
Sep 17th, 2009
08:55:55 PM
There is not another person inside of me working me with control
by BackRiverCatfish
Sep 17th, 2009
09:00:25 PM
I had a weird evening tonight
by buffywrestling
Sep 17th, 2009
09:12:00 PM
It's Always Sunny...
by Thrillhouse77
Sep 17th, 2009
09:31:10 PM
Tonight's Office wasnt that funny...
by Mrhazard
Sep 17th, 2009
09:49:58 PM
Community sucked
by BackRiverCatfish
Sep 17th, 2009
09:52:22 PM
RIP-The Office
by jaysin420
Sep 17th, 2009
10:09:14 PM
I liked Community
by Norm Cascade
Sep 17th, 2009
10:30:25 PM
An underwhelming night.
by The McPoyle Clan
Sep 18th, 2009
05:40:14 AM
What? The Office was on point tonight!!
by Judge Briggs
Sep 18th, 2009
09:10:35 AM
Old School Office joy :)
by jjensen9971
Sep 18th, 2009
10:05:47 AM
Dunder Mifflin Never Died
by Yum Yum Gibson
Sep 18th, 2009
10:38:10 AM
Love the Office Ep
by SantiagoAndDunbar
Sep 18th, 2009
11:05:39 AM
I'm glad someone brough up Vic Vinegar and Hugh Honey
by TheMark
Sep 18th, 2009
12:21:22 PM
Dunder MILF-land
by Little Beavis
Sep 18th, 2009
01:26:16 PM
The Office: damn that summer intern was cute
by Simpsonian
Sep 18th, 2009
01:57:04 PM
Parents just dont understand!
by jaysin420
Sep 18th, 2009
03:33:45 PM
wildcard!
by MillaJovovichsArmpitSmell
Sep 18th, 2009
07:28:48 PM
Enjoyed the Office.
by BurnedNotice_Dude
Sep 19th, 2009
08:47:33 AM

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