Parks and Recreation (NBC) — Season premiere. After stumbling out of the gate in its first season, “Parks and Rec” became arguably the funniest show on TV in its critically lauded but little-watched second season. There’s so much to love about this show: Rashida Jones playing straight man to Amy Poehler’s lunacy. Every deadpan comment and sarcastic look from Aubrey Plaza. Great performances from Rob Lowe and Adam Scott. Aziz Ansari. Chris Pratt. And of course: Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson, probably my favorite character on TV right now. Watch this show or fade into irrelevance. [Read the Hitfix interview with Amy Poehler]
Community (NBC) — Back from hiatus! I had a dream about Alison Brie last night in which we had a long conversation about tennis. I woke up massively disappointed in my unconscious. I suppose I’m gay.
Perfect Couples (NBC) — Series premiere (I don’t count last month’s sneak preview). This is, of course, part of NBC’s all-new three-hour comedy block, featuring the two awesome shows above, “30 Rock,” “The Office,” and the execrable “Outsourced.” Pick and choose your viewing wisely.
Fairly Legal (USA) — Series premiere. Sarah Shahi (pictured, nice ass) stars in the new legal drama. This was originally titled “Facing Kate,” and I covered it when it was greenlit simply so that I could put together a giant gallery of Sarah Shahi looking sexy.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo) Season finale. Except not the season finale, because it will be back next week with a reunion, and then maybe another week after that for PART TWO of a reunion. Gah, I hate this franchise.
Piers Morgan (CNN) — I don’t know what the show is actually called and I don’t feel like looking it up, so I’m calling it “Piers Morgan.” Anyway, tonight Ricky Gervais defends his work on the Golden Globes.
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I’ll fade into irrelevance if I don’t watch Parks and Rec? I didn’t even know I was relevant. I better watch!
Matt, I feel your pain. I recently had a nightmare that Alison Brie beat me to market on an idea I am starting up.
/cool story Tacos
@Tacos Gigante – Which Tacos had a cool story? You or Taco Jones? I must know.
I dreamt last night that I moved into a small apartment with Mikhail Prokhorov. Which is still a more amusing premise than “Outsourced”.
/same number of broadly-drawn national stereotypes, though
@Smegga
Damn, I didn’t even notice that. Taco_Jones has a cool story, my story was ironically cool.
/cool explanation Tacos Gigante
I dreamt last night that I made a disturbing, 3.5 minute loop of Natalie Portman’s laugh from the Golden Globes for a FilmDrunk post, and it would run on Gawker without attribution. I AM A MAGICAL SEER! SEND ME $5 AND I’LL TELL YOU YOUR FUUU-UUTURE. OOO-ooo-OOOO
I had a dream last night where I ate a giant marshmallow. When I woke up my wife was gone.
I’ve never had a cool story.
I’m really concerned that, by using Perfect Couples to separate Community from the other good NBC comedies, NBC is going to make Community’s ratings even worse. But then again, if Perfect Couples is as shitty as it looks, it should get cancelled pretty quickly.
And, YAY PARKS AND REC!!!!
***fades into irrelevancy***
I have been and always be a non-supporter of Amy Poehler’s continued employment.
@Patty
We need to face facts…NBC is run by idiots, that is all.
I’m still dating one of those pictures from the Sarah Shahi gallery. We’re very happy together.
There’s a difference between casual sex and dating. Otherwise one fall I dated the entire sears catalog bra and panty section.
@Enrico Pallazzo – I am with you there. Poehler freaks me out. Her looks are similar to a doll. Wide eyed and shocked.
Last night I dreamed that a hamburger was eating me!
Damn, that is totally gay.
In my Allison Brie dreams we have long discussions about the NFL.
Emphasis on arguably, I’d say.
I’ll go ahead and say it: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain is crazy overrated.
My God, Ufford … I had to click over to page 2 to read that and was aghast. At least you didn’t besmirch Slanted & Enchanted.
Man I hate the Rich character from “Community”. He is so saccharine and bland he would have to secretly be like Dexter to be interesting.
Rich basically is a completely rip-off of Ben the soldier from It’s Always Sunny.
Perfect Couples was somehow worse than I thought it was going to be.
Crooked Rain may be overrated, but it’s still the Best Album In The History Of Recorded Music.
Fact.
@Trolls Damn Sandwhich took a bite out of you.
/Simpsons did it
Perfect couples was awful. Munn was hot though.
I loved that Malcolm Jamal-Warner was wearing a Cosby sweater on Community.
Jeff: “Nice sweater.”
MJW’s character: “Thanks, my dad gave it to me.”
I don’t know Ufford, in my book you can’t rate an album enough that starts by having the first track end abruptly by evoking masturbation and then gradually builds up to a tarring and feathering of Billy Corgan.