Thursday Night TV Open Thread

There were lots of great laffs and memorable moments last night, not to mention plenty of casual jokes about the environment because in order to save something you must tease it (Hobbes*), but the one thing that people were talking... CONTINUE READING THURSDAY NIGHT TV OPEN THREAD»

Thursday Night TV Open Thread

I really can't deal with the Rashida Jones aspect of Parks and Recreation. Don't get me wrong, Rashida Jones is very good at having a really pretty face, and I don't mind that she is on TV, or even... CONTINUE READING THURSDAY NIGHT TV OPEN THREAD»

Thursday Night TV Open Thread, Sponsored By Dick Towel

Last night's Park and Recreation really took it to the next level. Between last night's episode and Duke Silver, they have clearly been sitting on a powder keg with Nick Offerman, but instead of gunpowder, it's powdered gold. And... CONTINUE READING THURSDAY NIGHT TV OPEN THREAD, SPONSORED BY DICK TOWEL»

Thursday Night TV Open Thread

Who is in charge of the math over in the TV Scheduling Department? Because this is getting ridiculous. Why is most of the week an empty wasteland with almost no laffs at all, and then Thursday night it's a... CONTINUE READING THURSDAY NIGHT TV OPEN THREAD»

Subtle Sexuality

Oh look, it's the new girl group featuring the "beautiful and mysterious" Kelly Kapoor and the "pretty" Erin Hannon. Fiercalicious, indeed.... CONTINUE READING SUBTLE SEXUALITY»

Posted on October 29, 2009 in WebJunk (23 comments)
Tags: Ellie Kemper | Girl Talk | Mindy Kaling | The Office

Thursday Night TV Open Thread

Last night was a classic textbook case of the Thursday Night Difficulty. That is to say, I got home late and knew that I would only have time to watch one show. But which show to watch? There are... CONTINUE READING THURSDAY NIGHT TV OPEN THREAD»

Posted on October 23, 2009 in Love-Watching (62 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Community | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Parks And Recreation | The Office

Thursday Night TV Open Thread

30 Rock is back! What a great show. I enjoy watching it with my eyes! Last night's episode was...very good. Plenty of strong laffs. "Have you ever noticed how people in St. Bart's eat their lobster like this?" Although... CONTINUE READING THURSDAY NIGHT TV OPEN THREAD»

Posted on October 16, 2009 in Love-Watching, Sitcoms (70 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Community | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Parks And Recreation | The Office

Jim And Pam Got Married! And Thursday Night TV Open Thread!

So, Jim and Pam got married on last night's very special The Office, and I have to say: aww! Up until the actual episode, I really had not cared. I did not visit the Jim and Pam wedding website, I... CONTINUE READING JIM AND PAM GOT MARRIED! AND THURSDAY NIGHT TV OPEN THREAD!»

Posted on October 9, 2009 in Love-Watching (81 comments)
Tags: Jenna Fischer | Jon Krasinski | The Office

Thursday Night TV Open Thread

In the spirit of Dave Letterman fucking all those people, it is time for some honesty. I cannot always watch all of the great Thursday night television that is on these days. There is simply too much of it!... CONTINUE READING THURSDAY NIGHT TV OPEN THREAD»

Posted on October 2, 2009 in Love-Watching (49 comments)
Tags: Community | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Parks And Recreation | Saturday Night Live | The Office

Thursday Night TV Is STILL Back!

You know, I can sill remember those first tentative steps after double-hip surgery, just after my 48th birthday. You spend years thinking that this is just the way the the world needs to be: all pain, all suffering, all the... CONTINUE READING THURSDAY NIGHT TV IS STILL BACK!»

The First Wedding Pictures Of Pam And Jim

Awww. I always fake cry at a make-believe wedding! (You know they are not a real couple and they are not really getting married, right, you guys?)... CONTINUE READING THE FIRST WEDDING PICTURES OF PAM AND JIM»

Posted on September 24, 2009 in What America Wants (27 comments)
Tags: Jenna Elfman | Jon Krasinski | The Office | Wedding

Oh Man, Thursday Night TV Is BACK!

It's been a long summer (no it hasn't, come back, summer!). NYC Prep was great and everything (NYC Prep was the worst show ever), but it's just nice to have our old pals back. "Have our old pals back"? That... CONTINUE READING OH MAN, THURSDAY NIGHT TV IS BACK!»

Posted on September 18, 2009 in Love-Watching (69 comments)
Tags: Community | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Parks And Recreation | The Office

Videogum Summer School Now In Session

The summer is a time for lots of things. It is the time for beaches, and barbecues, and camping, and swimming, and sunscreen, and for making boring lists of obvious things that everyone already knows. But it is not... CONTINUE READING VIDEOGUM SUMMER SCHOOL NOW IN SESSION»

Mad Men Creator: "Death To All Spoilers"

The Hollywood Reporter has some interesting roundtable discussions with the Emmy-nominated showrunners Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), Shonda Rimes (Grey's Anatomy), Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks And Recreation), Alan Ball (True Blood) and Katie Jacobs (House, M.D.), and Jenji Kohan (Weeds)... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN CREATOR: "DEATH TO ALL SPOILERS"»

Mindy Kaling Demonstrates Her Web Cam Sexy Dance

Mindy Kaling ("The new Tina Fey, except regular Tina Fey is still cool too."- Me) was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night via webcam, where she talked about taking hip hop classes "to keep things fresh," and demonstrated... CONTINUE READING MINDY KALING DEMONSTRATES HER WEB CAM SEXY DANCE»

Posted on May 15, 2009 in Interviews (8 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Fallon | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Mindy Kaling | The Office | Vampire Weekend

Mindy Kaling's Sexy Victory Dance

Is there anyone better right now than Mindy Kaling? Just two days after the news broke that NBC has signed Mindy to a multi-year Tina Fey-style development deal, her character Kelly Kapoor engaged in a hilarious dance-off with Ed Helms's... CONTINUE READING MINDY KALING'S SEXY VICTORY DANCE»

Even NBC Gets Tina Fey And Liz Lemon Mixed Up

The new promos running for Thursday's NBC lineup contains an odd moment in its 30 Rock tease: "Tina gets played...": While this could have been a boneheaded decision by NBC executives ("Call her "Tina"! Tina has more name recognition!") it's... CONTINUE READING EVEN NBC GETS TINA FEY AND LIZ LEMON MIXED UP»

Posted on April 27, 2009 in Bloopers, Sitcoms (6 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Liz Lemon | Parks And Recreation | The Office | Tina Fey

So What Did We Think Of Parks And Recreation?

Parks And Recreation, the show about you already know everything it's about starring you already know who it stars, premiered last night. (If you missed it, the full episode is on Hulu.) It seems like the general consensus is "This... CONTINUE READING SO WHAT DID WE THINK OF PARKS AND RECREATION?»

The Poor Man's Poor Man's The Office

This is a British viral marketing attempt video for some sort of Human Resources software program for offices. At least they went all out: While on the one hand it's cringe-worthy for a company to make their viral video campaign... CONTINUE READING THE POOR MAN'S POOR MAN'S THE OFFICE»

Posted on March 10, 2009 in Viral Marketing (2 comments)
Tags: David Brent | Michael Scott | Ricky Gervais | Steve Carell | The Office

The Office: Just The Mrs. Albert Hannaday Parts

Last night's special SuperBowl episode of The Office was typically-for-this-season medium-funny, but the subplot that involved Pam, Jim, and Andy watching a pirated upcoming movie, "Mrs. Albert Hannaday" starring Jack Black, Jessica Alba (barely), and comedy's current favorite old lady... CONTINUE READING THE OFFICE: JUST THE MRS. ALBERT HANNADAY PARTS»

Posted on February 2, 2009 in Cameos, Sitcoms (26 comments)
Tags: Cloris Leachman | Jack Black | Jessica Alba | The Office

Trend Alert: All Network Comedies Now Required To Make At Least One "Cleanse" Joke

(This week, we're highlighting some of our favorite Videogum posts / video-related moments of 2008. So that's why things look different, and are old, this week. And Happy Almost New Year!) Originally posted on Videogum on October 2, 2008: On... CONTINUE READING TREND ALERT: ALL NETWORK COMEDIES NOW REQUIRED TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE "CLEANSE" JOKE»

John Krasinski Can't Sing, But That's Okay

The Office dreamboat and new Blackberry spokesperson John Krasinski joined Aimee Mann on stage the other night for duet of "Winter Wonderland," for some reason, and someone in the audience caught it on tape. It's pretty cute: If you're involved... CONTINUE READING JOHN KRASINSKI CAN'T SING, BUT THAT'S OKAY»

Posted on December 8, 2008 in Music Related Content (5 comments)
Tags: Aimee Mann | Depeche Mode | John Krasinski | The Office

The Office: Ryan's Cray-zy Kelly Impression

Last's night's episode of The Office was written by the great Mindy Kaling, which explains all the extended makeout scenes with B.J. Novak, jk! But seriously, so many people write TV show episodes that it's not often that you can... CONTINUE READING THE OFFICE: RYAN'S CRAY-ZY KELLY IMPRESSION»

Rashida Jones Joins Amy Poehler's New Sitcom

The project formerly known as "The Office Spinoff" has signed on Rashida Jones as a co-star along with Poehler and Aziz Ansari, playing "a nurse whose boyfriend has a strange injury." Okay, whatever, just make the show!... CONTINUE READING RASHIDA JONES JOINS AMY POEHLER'S NEW SITCOM»

Posted on November 19, 2008 in Casting Calls (2 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Aziz Ansari | Rashida Jones | The Office

The Office: Kelly And Ryan Get Back Together

A funny subplot in an otherwise sort of blah episode: Ryan helps Kelly break up with Darryl and finds it surprisingly easy: We'd better not have heard the last of Darryl on this subject. (Prediction: Darryl and Angela...)... CONTINUE READING THE OFFICE: KELLY AND RYAN GET BACK TOGETHER»

Posted on November 14, 2008 in Sitcoms (2 comments)
Tags: BJ Novak | Craig Robinson | Kelly Kapoor | Mindy Kaling | The Office