I have no good excuse as to why I had never seen the British Office before now. I watch more television than anyone I know, I love Ricky Gervais and most of my friends own a copy of the complete series. Also, I've been a huge fan of the American adaptation from the very beginning. So you can understand why, when all of the episodes of the original Office series were recently posted on Hulu, I was literally assigned to watch it.

ABC's remake of the alien invasion saga V is returning with more episodes -- and more ships! That's right, the Visitors are no longer just visiting, they're taking over. But aliens have been ruling our televisions for decades, so are we really that surprised? As a gesture of good will to our new alien overlords, here are some of our favorite alien visitors on TV, extra-terrestrials who once lived peacefully among us, but now permanently reside in our hearts.

In his first year on the air, Jimmy Fallon has unsuccessfully tried to reunite the cast of Saved By the Bell, settling instead for some great appearances by its former stars - albeit individually. However, much to his credit, he did manage to get the entire original cast of California Dreams to be on his show this week and sing their catchy theme song. Since some of those SBtB divas are still holding out, here are some other cheesy nostalgic teen shows from the '90s that we'd like to see get back together on Jimmy's show.

Considering the new HBO Friday night line-up (with The Ricky Gervais Show and Life & Times of Tim), Fox's Sunday Night "Animation Domination," and Adult Swim, I think it's safe to say that Americans have embraced cartoons for adults. We no longer believe that animation is strictly for children; instead, we give animated series a fighting chance, and openly enjoy comedy that isn't live-action. I'd like to think that if The Critic was created today, it would have been a hit, as opposed to the flop it was back in the mid-'90s.

Jim and Pam are having a baby this week on The Office and, unfortunately that's been one of those TV conventions that tends to send shows on a downward spiral. The Office has already barely survived the marriage of two leads (another frequent show killer), so to now add a baby to the mix is just asking for shark-jumping trouble. While a drama like Friday Night Lights, which is built around familial struggles, or a series like Friends, where characters mostly forget about their kids, can sustain their quality levels postpartum, plenty of other programs haven't fared as well after the stork dropped off its little bundle (or two) of joy. Here's a look back at some of the unwelcome arrivals that put a damper on once-successful shows.

What is with the TV industry's obsession with making shows out of movies released decades ago? And why make a new show from a movie that was already turned into a halfway decent TV series 20 years ago? Did the producers of the new Parenthood not witness the debacle that was Eastwick? (Apparently not.) Sure, some films have made a positive transition to television (M*A*S*H, Stargate, Friday Night Lights and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, to name a few) but for every success story, there's a massive stinker that sucks the life out of the source material and dampens our fond memories of the cinematic original. While Parenthood might succeed (given its awesome cast), we're at least hoping that it doesn't follow the footsteps of these complete duds.