Friends, I have a confession to make. Thanks to my enabler, Netflix, I've been on the brink of OD'ing on an endless stream of 30 Rock reruns. As a result, my love for (read: slight addiction to) this show has only grown--so much so, that I've begun to crave its quirky and smart brand humor all the more. It's also given me an incessant case of the munchies.
This season's episodes have been pretty amusing so far, but I'm really looking forward to tonight's LIVE episode because anything could happen! In front of a live audience, things could go anywhere from 'smoothly' to 'the-wheels-have-fallen-off-and-the-whole-effing-cast-is-winging-it-now'. In any case, I'll be watching with a stack of Oreos on hand.
Tonight, they'll be taping 2 live shows: one at 8:30 for the East coast and another at 11:30 for the West coast. I kind of want to watch both because they'll be tweaking material for the 2nd episode. (I hope they hulu that shiz.)
Tina Fey has promised special guest stars, which leads me to speculate. Will Dr. Spaceman appear? Will Jon Hamm as the now hook-handed Dr. Baird make a cameo? Will one of Kenneth's relatives from Stone Mountain, GA show up?
I've got my hooks crossed that the answer to at least one of these questions is a resounding yes.
30 Rock's first LIVE episode kicks off tonight at 8:30/7:30 central, nerds. Don't miss it.
Yes! We are podcasting again! Why? Because we like the sound of our own voices! Today's installment features:
1. Office finale squee! 2. 30 Rock finale hilarity! 3. Talk of the Detroit Red Wings and their domination of all other teams! 4. Mentions of Kradam fanfic. Be warned. 5. Musical interludes! 6. A serious message for Good Grief. 7. A discussion of the Grey's Anatomy finale and its weirdness. Plus: Does Kevin McKidd = Marian Hossa? 8. Did we mention Kradam? 9. Insanity + Kris Allen outro
The Office 5.21 "Two Weeks"-
I really liked this episode of The Office. It didn't have as many laugh out loud moments for me, but I thought it was really well written and offered up a lot of implications for the weeks to come. I totally bought that Pam would want to leave and not be a receptionist. I think they've been building that up with her character for a long time. BUT I thought it was pretty stupid that she would go with Michael of all people. She has to know there is no way he's going to get his business off the ground, right? I like that she decided to take charge, but that was also a really impulsive thing to do, and I'm not sure where they're going with it exactly. Still, I can't wait to see more, and I think that's why this episode succeeded. Also, Michael's attempts to get people to come to his company and people's rejection of said attempts allowed for some pretty funny moments, heh.
30 Rock 3.16 "Apollo, Apollo"-
Great episode! 30 Rock can be hit or miss for me sometimes, but I really enjoyed this episode. I love Jack and Liz's relationship and I think this episode highlighted it very well, while also hitting a kind of sweet emotional chord with Jack becoming a kid again. Aw. My favorite part of the episode though? Seeing the world through Kenneth's eyes. Muppets! I really do wish I could live my life like that! :)
Supernatural 4.17 "It's a Terrible Life"-
I thought this was a really nice episode. The past two weeks have been super serious and mytharc-y so it was nice to get a more lighthearted episode for change. Although, it seemed that the episode was going to be completely stand alone, and then they turned that on its head at the end. I liked that while it was a fun ep, it also connected into the mytharc somewhat, and I liked the implications behind Zachariah and trying to get Dean to buy into his destiny. My absolute favorite part of the episode however, was the return of the Ghostfacers! I don't know why, but I love them! "It's illegal in some states" "All states" "Possibly all states" LOL. I hope we get another Ghostfacers-centric episode soon! Grey's Anatomy 5.19 "Elevator Love Letter"-
You guys! You guys you guys YOU GUYS! Listen! I actually watched the entire episode of Grey's tonight! I didn't just wait to watch YouTube clips of Kevin McKidd the next morning. I actually sat down to watch the whole episode and I'm glad I did, because um....it was pretty good. I actually thought that stupid Meredith's and stupid Derek's proposal scene was pretty sweet. But most importantly, seeing all the Cristina/Owen stuff in context just made it that much better. Dear sweet god! I kind of feel sorry for people who haven't been exposed to this couple yet. They. Are. Epic. And tragic! YOU GUYS! I am getting emotional just thinking about them. I had heard they were going to go to a dark place this episode with Owen's PTSD, but even I wasn't expecting that scene with them at the beginning. Extremely disturbing. But that scene, plus the hug scene afterward were so unbelievably well acted and emotional and ugh...they are amazing! And then the sex scene! Oh my. I don't know if I have words for that yet. It was both incredibly hot and incredibly sad all at the same time. These are two people who desperately want to be together, but can't because of things outside of their control. I thought Sandra Oh and Kevin McKidd did an amazing job this episode, and while I'm crushed they broke up, I am happy that Owen is going to get help.
Lordy, I just read over what I just wrote and I sound like a complete and utter crazy person, but I'm going to post this anyways, because people need to know how great those two are. Look at what you've turned me into, Grey's! You have turned me into a raving lunatic! I think I may need help.
The Office 5.07 "Customer Survey"- Whenever you combine Jim and Dwight in any capacity, you can guarantee hilarity will ensue. While I've been loving season 5 so far, this episode I think may have been the funniest one of the season. Hell, the fake sales call with Jim, Dwight, and Michael may be one of my favorite scenes this show has ever done. So funny! I've also been slowly realizing that Kelly is one of my favorite characters. Every scene she's in is brilliant, heh. When watching this episode, my friends and I were commenting on how it's so nice that Jim and Pam are just being cute together and not having problems. Then, of course, they had to end the episode with all that New York angst and I was sad again. Mostly because, I don't know what they're going to do. Pam can't stay in New York for the whole season, but yet, she isn't really going to want to move back to Scranton and be a receptionist again. I don't know what's the best thing for the show to do, and it's scaring me. I'm just going to trust the writers because they have never let me down, but Jim and Pam have a lot of decisions to make and they're not going to be easy.
30 Rock 3.01 "Believe in the Stars"- This episode was so much better than last week's. I was really disappointed with the premiere, so this episode was such a relief. I don't even know if I can go through all the funny parts of this episode because it felt like I was laughing the whole way through. I will say though, that the amount of time Kenneth is onscreen greatly increases the likelihood that I will like an episode, and there was an abundance of Kenneth love in this episode.
Favorite quotes (besides my absolute favorite one from this ep in this post's title):
"I watched Boston Legal nine times before I realized it wasn't the new Star Trek!"
"I never get picked anyways because I wear my Princess Leia outfit"
"White people stole jazz, rock & roll, Will Smith, and heart disease!"
"I'll call you back. I'm sitting next to Barpo!"
"Kenneth Parcel, you are one Latina fantastica." "Hola"
"Is Spongebob Squarepants supposed to be terrifying?"
Supernatural 4.08 "Wishful Thinking"- Wow, I absolutely LOVED this episode. I'm a big fan of Ben Edlund episodes because they're always so wacky, and this one did not disappoint. It was hilarious. I can't even tell you how hard I laughed over everything with the little girl and her 7 foot tall, suicidal teddy bear ("Why am I here?" "FOR TEA PARTIES!") and Sam and Dean as teddy bear doctors ("lollipop disease"). But what I absolutely loved about this episode, was that even though it was funny, it was also serious, and it revealed a lot about both characters. Hearing that what Sam would wish for most wasn't his old normal life back, but instead Lillith dead, was so interesting and telling, and to hear Dean say he remembered everything that happened in hell was surprising and horrifying and I can't believe that Dean is even functional. But most of all, the reason why this episode was so good for me, was that it really felt like a Sam&Dean episode. They were together in almost every scene, they were figuring things out together, sharing things together, and just being brothers. And that, my friends, is why I will always love this show.
