After last week's surprisingly divisive, highly conceptual spoof of Ken Burns documentaries, Community got back to business as usual with "Origins of Vampire Mythology"... if you can call Britta being forcibly locked in Annie's bedroom to avoid her visiting her carny boyfriend "business as usual." (And, in the case of Community, you really can.)

Truth be told, I thought Claire's campaign was over after this incident, which clearly represents how much I've been invested in the story arcs this season. That's not to say Season 3 has been particularly bad; but on account of the sizeable ensemble, very little ever gets accomplished in the way of plot in Modern Family. Frankly, as long as everyone gets to be funny, Cam and Mitchell don't bicker and our guest star appearances are limited, I'm a happy camper. And as you can probably guess, I enjoyed "Election Day" (which was directed by Bryan Cranston, so I was probably a bit biased going in, given my serious Breaking Bad obsession), especially these moments:

Shortly after this new show was announced last spring during May upfronts, we were able to see the pilot in advance and it cracked us up. It was one of our favorite sitcoms of the 2011-12 lineup and we've been impatiently waiting for it to air ever since. And now, almost a whole year later, it's finally on ABC and, thankfully, it's still as funny to us as when we first saw it -- mostly because of the power of the Beek. Playing an over-the-top version of himself, James Van Der Beek elevates this show from being the next New Girl or a 2 Broke Girls clone to give it a place in the comedy ranks that's uniquely its own.

Was it just us or was the volume on Saturday night's Saturday Night Live turned up to 11? It wasn't just host Sofia Vergara -- whose general approach to comedy on both SNL and Modern Family seems to be to YELL EVERY PUNCHLINE -- the entire cast was noticeably shouty. As it turned out though, the loudness mostly enhanced the comedy. Here were the night's noisiest (and funniest) skits.

Given that last night's Community installment combined two things that this show always does very well -- spoofs of documentaries and elaborate battles pitting Greendale student against Greendale student -- it should come as no surprise that "Pillows and Blankets" was a Season 3 highlight.

After the Bosom Buddies-style nightmare that was Work It, there was some fear that NBC's new sitcom Best Friends Forever would be Three's Company: 2012. Given that the series revolves around two best female friends living with a male roommate, these reservations were not initially unwarranted, but after watching BFF's pilot, I'm happy to report the sitcom is a whole 'nother show and, unexpectedly, refreshingly funny.

Community's first two episodes back from its unplanned hiatus left us mildly disappointed, but third time proved to be the charm as "Digital Exploration of Interior Design" -- the first of a two-parter that concludes next week -- got the show back on track, striking the right blend of broad comedy with a light touch of tragedy.

Like almost every kid that came of age in the late '80s/early '90s, I went through a big Weird Al phase. Back then, there were still these things called cassette tapes and I soon amassed a healthy collection of Yankovic's albums. Favorite songs? "Eat It" of course. "The Rye or the Kaiser" was another (especially since it spoofed a song from one of the greatest sequels of all time, Rocky III) and you can't forget about "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long," "I Think I'm A Clone Now" and "Yoda."

We could make a joke about how last night's Community episode was doing an impression of a previously hilarious show by the same name, but, much like the episode itself, that seems a bit too tortured.

Snuck onto the NBC schedule just as the 2011-2012 TV season enters its final months, the new romantic comedy Bent, which premiered last night with back-to-back episodes, is at once both utterly generic and kind of pleasant. The premise is Rom-Com 101: a cocky, handsome n'er-do-well contractor, Pete (David Walton), is hired to renovate the home of an uptight, beautiful divorcee, Alex (Amanda Peet). What happens next -- the erotically-charged bickering, the lingering glances, the gradual thawing of icy tensions -- is so familiar, even Alex and Pete seem to realize that they're being set up for their professional relationship to take a turn for the personal. At least the predictability of watching this routine scenario play out is somewhat offset by the general likability of the supporting cast -- which includes such experienced comic ringers as Jeffrey Tambor and JB Smoove -- and, to a lesser extent, the stars themselves. Individually, Peet and Walton are only okay, but together they make an appealing comic (if not necessarily romantic) duo. Given the strength of the casting -- and the fact that Season 1 only consists of six episodes -- we'll likely stick with Bent for the duration. Still, we'd like the show more if it would make one or more of the following five improvements: