I debated over what to title this post. You know, because it is so vital what it’s named, after all. I decided on Parker’s awesome quote from this week’s Veronica Mars, mainly because “Sometimes I send Dwight faxes. From himself. From the future” was a tad too long.
Now that Lost is on hiatus, I can stop babbling incessantly about it (seriously — it’s all I talked about this week) and focus on other stuff.
Like maybe Veronica Mars (because I never talk about that) and The Office. And a little blurb about how I wasn’t surprised Studio 60 was picked up for the full season because I never thought it would be canceled. (And yes, ‘canceled’ is right. Apparently ‘cancelled’ is standard British and ‘canceled’ is standard American. I am a grammar nerd.)
Veronica Mars, “Hi, Infidelity”: I really like John Enbom. And for those of you who have seen the pilot 8200 times (just me? allrighty then) and you wonder why that name sounds familiar, there was a student in Veronica’s opening voice-over named John Enbom as Rob’s shout-out to the real John Enbom, writer extraordinaire of some of the best VM episodes.
Logan’s downward spiral has begun. I had an inkling of it from last week when Weevil was arrested, and also because in an interview with Jason Dohring, he predicted that the audience would like Logan a little less after Episode 6-7. Judging from the previews for next week, he was spot on. Poor Veronica. But I can’t say I’m all that surprised regarding Logan’s return to jackassery. Leopards, spots, after all.
Anyway, great episode as per usual. Loved that there was more Wallace, Piz, and Parker action than there has been of late, and only wish that Mac would’ve made an appearance. Tina Majorino needs to wrap up her work on Big Love so she can come back and Mac can be the Q to Veronica’s Bond again.
I’m eagerly anticipating next week’s episode — it’s supposedly so action-packed that it required an extra day of shooting. Also, the next two episodes will involve a murder — which will become the second mystery arc.
In other great news, VM’s still gaining viewers — it’s still right around 3 million, but given that it’s not losing viewers and the CW isn’t exactly CBS, it’s a pretty good indication that Dawn Ostroff will order the back nine episodes.
The Office, “Branch Closing”: The opening scene with Jim describing how he’d stolen a box of Dwight’s letterhead before he left for Stamford and now occasionally sends Dwight faxes from “Future Dwight” and then Dwight’s subsequent tackling of Stanley and his “poisoned” coffee was just about the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. My best friend and I rewound it three times and laughed so hard we cried.
What a great episode. I knew Scranton couldn’t possibly be the branch that closed, but I couldn’t figure out how it would be saved.
Aww, I love Karen. Her admission that she’s into Jim was so cute. Even though I definitely like Pam with Jim better (I am the queen of the understatement), I also don’t exactly want to see Karen get her heart broken. But hey, bring on the angst and the tension and the triangle-y stuff.
The previews for next week when Pam hugs Jim pretty much caused me to melt.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: How ironic is it that the day I decide I’m not going to watch the show anymore, they announce that they’ve picked up the back nine? Like I said above, I never thought they’d cancel it. The numbers may be less than ideal, but the particular demographic it’s attracting and subsequent power it means in advertising is too lucrative for NBC to give up on it ala Kidnapped.
I think it’s a great show, with fantastic writing and a fabulous cast. It’s just gotten a little too smug and self-congratulatory. And while, as a Christian, I am very much like Harriet in my beliefs and attitudes and think that some of the people that the show likes to skewer each week deserve what they get, the constant attacks are getting a little old.
Okay, so that’s that. Next week I’m going to try and talk about some different shows for a change, like Prison Break and Gilmore Girls and Friday Night Lights.
