Friday, February 12, 2010

MOUSE RAT IS KIND OF AWESOME. SHOULD HAVE SEEN THAT COMING: There are those who think that Nick Offerman is the greatest thing about Thursday night television, and for them, last night was a good night. There are others who think that Chris Pratt is the greatest thing about Thursday night television, and for them, last night was a great night. As long as this battle is being fought, everybody wins.
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19 comments:

  1. Roger8:56 AM

    What about those of us that think Danny Pudi is the greatest thing about Thursday night television?

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  2. Matt8:56 AM

    I haven't watched Parks yet, but the other three NBC comedies were firing on all cylinders---Community was great (the Breakfast Club montage, "more pointless fights than a YouTube comments section," though inadequate Annie), Office was solid (and surprisingly grounded for a Mindy Kaling scripted episode, though Bates' talking head was suitably bizarre), and 30 Rock had two of its three plots work astoundingly well (the hallucinating Liz and the Jack-Elizabeth Banks ones), with the third one having an OK payoff in the end.

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  3. J. Bowman9:05 AM

    This. With all due respect to Duke Silver, Abed may be the greatest character currently on television.

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  4. Russ9:57 AM

    Thank you, Roger.  That's what I came to say.  (I don't watch P&R, so this isn't a comparison.  But Abed makes my week.)

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  5. Russ9:58 AM

    Agreed. 

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  6. KR10:01 AM

    Totally agree. 

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  7. KR10:03 AM

    Last night was great- all four shows were completely enjoyable (and I've been shying away from 30 Rock).  I thought that Community and P&R were the best two. 

    Community is doing a great job of mixing the characters to see how they work off each other.  There wasn't a Troy-Abed moment in this episode and I didn't notice the absence (but always enjoy them together).

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  8. KR10:04 AM

    I can't remember if I posted this last week (when he made the harp).  http://www.offermanwoodshop.com/

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  9. Eric J.10:20 AM

    The mini-Bob Dobbs casket is awesome. Bob is Dead! Long Live Bob!

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  10. KR10:33 AM

    And my final thought, how 'bout Joel McHale's arms?

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  11. Andrew10:44 AM

    I thought The Office was going to an interesting place, with Jim as manager and Michael as salesman for a while. You could come up with a lot of humor from that setup with Michael as subordinate, but to hit the rest button at the end of this episode? It seems a bit too reset-buttony for this show. 

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  12. Matt10:47 AM

    It does put an end to the Dwight/Ryan axis of "demote Jim!" (and amusingly so, since they were, ironically, giving Jim exactly what he wanted), which had grown tiresome. 

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  13. AbbyG10:48 AM

    Seconded.

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  14. GracieGirl11:34 AM

    Thirded. 

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  15. Paul Tabachneck12:20 PM

    Abed was awesome this week!  This show.... I feel like we've been watching it for years, it's been so well-developed. 

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  16. Paul Tabachneck12:22 PM

    I agree that they could have done a lot more with the dynamic, but the one call: "You can't just sit there.  You have to do something...." pretty much sold me that Michael wouldn't be taking much more of that.

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  17. kenedy jane12:37 PM

    My 18 year old daughter's response - 'OMG - I would never have guessed.' 

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  18. J. Bowman4:31 PM

    Oh, that is fantastic.

    "<span>Last fall actor and woodworker NIck Offerman found himself with some time to kill in New York City while his wife is working on Broadway, so he decided to build a couple of canoes."</span>

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  19. spacewoman6:39 PM

    That did not escape my attention.

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