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The League is FX's newest sitcom about a bunch of lunatic best friends who say and do stupid things, and being a huge It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia fan, I'd have been excited to watch it even if it didn't boast Nick Kroll and Paul Scheer as castmembers. Based on the strength of the network alone, it seemed like it was inherently worth watching, no questions asked. But after watching the pilot, I'd definitely say the show has potential, but I've got some major caveats.
Ahh, Office webisodes. I always forget you exist and then I randomly watch one and laugh until Angel throws a Ken Doll at me. Today's installment featured Kelly Kapoor and new, obliviously sweet receptionist making a music video for their girl group Subtle Sexuality's hit single. In the Dunder Mifflin office, of course, because who needs location and set dressings when you've got a vending machine and a Kevin? The song's called "Male Prima Donna," and yes, it is about Ryan. And you know what? It was meant to be intentionally bad, but it's better than most Lady Gaga songs, and she's richer than Dwight running a bed and breakfast in hell with Satan, so I say reach for the stars, Kelly! You'll be celibately dating a Jonas Brother in no time with an act like this!
It's the most wonderful time of the year! For some of us, anyway. Halloween is a beloved holiday for many a person, if only because many of our favorite TV shows give us a Halloween-centric storyline, and Castle is among the faithful. Last night's episode was packed with faux-supernatural goodness after Castle and Beckett investigated a corpse found in a cemetery with real vampire teeth and a stake through his heart. Castle made a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference pretty much the minute he saw the body (later giving a brief summary of the vampire-Lycan feud from Underworld), but the first Joss Whedon reference of the night came before they even found the body. Castle tried on an old Halloween costume, and it was the full outfit for Mal Reynolds, his old role on Firefly! The back-and-forth with his daughter about his old "space cowboy" costume is priceless, and the scene just generally made us feel all warm and fuzzy. Check it out below, then watch the rest of the episode.
It's not a good sign when I don't rush to watch Saturday Night Live either live or first thing the next morning. Usually if I see a million people Twittering about something funny, I run to my DVR to catch it ASAP. This weekend, not so much with the twittering, so not so much with me running to the DVR. And while I have been known to enjoy some movies with Gerard Butler in them, I'm not a big super fan of his, so that lacked some urgency as well. So the show collected dust in my DVR and then I just ended up watching it online today. There were some hits and misses, and some actual funny stuff, but no clips that I'm going to watch over and over again like any of the digital shorts of yore. There are a few that are worth a look for a quick chuckle, if you are bored at worked and skipped the Saturday night airing as well, and some that you probably want to avoid at all costs.
As we wrote earlier, Jim and Pam both have jerky tendencies, but together, they somehow work. Last night's big wedding episode really illustrated that. At the outset, still in Scranton, Pam forced her husband-to-be to stand beside her as she berates all of her coworkers for wearing perfume and eating pungent smelling foods as they make her nauseous in her delicate state. Whatever. That was a total dick move. I speak as someone who has been pregnant and had to cope with the fact that the smell of chocolate made me want to vomit. However, I had the tact and wherewithal to dismiss myself to the ladies room, instead of puking in a wastebucket, sending off a vomit chain around the office that was reminiscent of that gross scene in Stand By Me.
Last night on Glee, Mr. Schue decided to motivate the slacking-off New Directions kids by splitting them into two groups and tasking them to create a mash-up. No one is into it, but a bit of pseudoephedrine helps inspire them to perform two of the most entertaining numbers the show has done so far.
In comparison with last week's season premiere, this week's Ryan Reynolds-hosted episode was a vast improvement. Lady Gaga appeared as musical guest (and got some screen time in sketches), while Madonna, Elijah Wood, and Reynolds' wife Scarlett Johansson also made the SNL rounds.
I've got nothing against daytime soap operas, in fact, Santa Barbara was my after school treat and All My Children was one of the few things that my college roommate and I could agree on, but I haven't been a regular watcher of any of them since Passions went off of network television. And, in general, I'm sad that they are sort of a dying breed. That said, I'm still floored by the news that James Franco is going to join the cast of General Hospital for a two month guest arc.
So Jenny Slate said the F-word in her first episode, during a sketch about biker chicks who say "Frickin'" constantly. OK! I can see how that would happen. And the sketch aired at about the 12:40 AM mark of the episode, so I'm pretty sure no truly innocent children were too corrupted by it. NBC will probably be fined, because those are the rules, but clearly, the poor girl won't be fired. Her gaffe alone entered a lackluster premiere heavily into today's news cycle, and besides, I've seen her perform, and she has a lot to offer. I think she'll be alright.
Amy Poehler is going to be featured on Inside the Actors Studio on Monday, September 21, and yeah, sure, maybe she's not exactly an actor in the strictest sense of the word, but the comedian Actors Studios are often the most interesting. I could watch the Eddie Murphy and Mike Meyers episodes over and over again and be thoroughly entertained, and I hate those jackasses. At least Amy Poehler is awesome.Search thousands of recaps and more
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