Thursday, December 21, 2006

side-holding, couch-shaking, milk-snarfing, tear-inducing

If you haven't figured this out yet then I'm just going to tell you: This year's Thursday night lineup of sitcoms on NBC really is Must See TV. Scrubs is a mean-yet-heartwarming, random and hilarious gem. My Name is Earl actually left me cold in it's first couple episodes, and now I love it so much I can't wait to go back to Season 1 and get caught up on everything. The Office is a shameless addiction--the second it's in TiVO I have to watch it. And 30 Rock is straight up brilliant.

There are a million things I love about these shows, but one is that they all feature some of the funniest women on TV, EVER. It's a bold statement but I'm sticking with it. Sarah Chalke, Jaime Pressley, Tina Fey, Jenna Fischer--LOVE THEM.

But also, besides being funny on their shows, they're also completely charming off camera. Check out this TV guide interview with Jenna and Tina. Absolutely DARLING. I don't want to go all stalker-y, but seriously it's stuff like this that makes me want to be all BFF with these women.

In the meantime, I'll settle for side-holding, couch-shaking, milk-snarfing, tear-inducing peals of laughter every Thursday night. You rock, ladies.

1 comment:

Dinah said...

I actually watched both seasons of the BBC Office yesterday as we recovered from holidays on the couch (an easy enough feat, given that each season is only 6 episodes). Loved it! Can't wait to watch the Christmas special. I find it interesting what stories and characters are set up in the US version pretty much exactly like the original, as well as seeing where the two series part ways. They're both really funny, though, which I think speaks to the comic genuis us Ricky & Steve, that their creation works so well on two continents. And to both casts, for that matter.

Still watching Lost, although they need to start giving me some freaking MOTIVATION for the Others' actions before I completely LOSE MY MIND and stop watching. Like you, I keep hoping... but we'll see.

My new hour-long addiction this year? HEROES. Freakin' awesome, so entertaining.