ALWAYS THE PADAWAN, NEVER THE JEDI: Sepinwall recaps the penultimate Michael Scott episode of The Office and pretty much captures my thoughts -- it was uneven, the whole Will Ferrell thing is indulgent, but damn that ending had me verklempt.
I just want to ask about a side question: have we really reached the point as a culture where, half-bleeped, you now can say the word motherf**ker on network television at 9:25 pm? Between that and Amy Poehler's bleeped "F*ck you, Ann!" a few minutes later on P&R, I'm wondering whether it's time to just abandon the whole bleepin' business and let tv creative types, and the audience, just decide together what's appropriate for each show. I don't think anyone who watches either show was offended by either term, but nor would they be if the words were unbleeped either. Or are there still lines one cannot cross in terms of what we expect from network tv?
Added: The video, below the fold.
