
If Dr. Spaceman's involved, you know it's going to be a great night.
- 30 Rock: Obviously the wedding itself was fantastic and well-earned and sweet and Liz Lemon is a princess and did you see those sadly realistic Mets fans and their shirts from the 7 Line blog and I loved the little details of Jack giving Criss his approval with a "star card" and Jack kissing Liz on the cheek with a "sorry for your loss" balloon decoration in the background, as if to mock Jack/Liz (Jiz?) shippers, but I think we can all agree that Marriage Bureau lady and Black Dennis were the true highlights. The only thing better than, "I work at the marriage bureau, but I'll never get married" is the mental image of Dennis Duffy's black son starting a getaway car and stealing a cop's gun, ergo not only was “Mazel Tov, Dummies!” a great episode, Affleck’s finally gonna win that Oscar.
- Up All Night: I stopped watching after the lady neighbor and her dorky kid began singing "Summer Nights" from Grease together, a joke that Arrested Development did much better eight years ago in "Afternoon Delight." Sorry.
- The Office: The Office is not Archer. It's a fundamentally sweet show about decent, not cruel, people living out their lives in a boring job. One of the reasons why the series has, well, stunk recently is because the writers got away from that premise, which is why I much enjoyed the return-to-form "The Target" (with Chris Gethard!). Sure, Oscar did something awful to Angela, but the reason she's hurt isn't (solely) because she's lost her husband; it's because she thought Oscar was her friend. Thoughtful characterization abounded in the episode, from Jim hanging with Phyllis and Stanley to golden-era Pam proving to her colleagues that not only can she be defined outside the context of her husband, she, too, can fart on a butterfly, so to speak. All while that asshole Andy wasn't around. To quote the AV Club, "Is 'sailing away with Josh Groban' the new 'dying on the way back to the home planet'?" Yes.
- Parks and Recreation: Were this any other week, balloon Ben and Leslie would have been the banner image. Or maybe April as Judy Hitler, which I found much more erotic than I should have. Or maybe the drool bucket-inspired park mockup designed by those Eagleton bastards. Eh, screw it, let's just listen to Jazz+Jazz=Jazz, brought to you by Homer Simpson, for the rest of the day. (One more thing: SNL alum Brad Hall should be in more things. I get that he wants to spend as much time as possible with his wife, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, because who wouldn't, but he's been in next to nothing 2000. Can he have all of David Spade's roles, please?)
Now break out your cobs of corn, things are gonna get sexy. WITH GIFS.

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is the sassy marriage bureau lady avon barksdale’s sister?
If so, woah. If not, DAS RAYCESS.
I’m like 99% sure it’s not.
So…DAS RAYCESS!
Um, wow. No.
Not trying to pile on here, but no. Not even close.
Another very good moment. Also, does anyone else think that Mark’s going to come back with his park plans from season two?
I was actually surprised when I saw this episode, thinking “wait, what happened to Mark’s design he did a few seasons ago?”
I can’t believe I didn’t think of that. I was actively rooting for him to come back and get with Leslie during season 3 and halfway through 4 since i didn’t like Ben’s character…
Goddamn, Brad Hall is one lucky motherfucker. Got married to JL-D in college and is still hanging on for the ride!
Also, Amy Poehler is quite fetching in plaid!
I couldn’t get over how hot Poehler looked in that plaid shirt the entire episode.
Yowsers.
Yeah, that caught my attention right away.
My mom lurves Parks and Rec and we were talking about it and she asked if I thought Mark Brendanawicz would be coming back at some point. I had no memory of the guy and my mom deadpanned, “his legend lives on”. Not that Mark was a bad character, just that Ben and Chris are SUCH an upgrade.
I know comedy is subjective but if you think the office is or was better than Parks and Rec you are wrong.
and likely insane
One of the best gags was the entering/leaving Pawnee sign.
I really hate that Jenna wasn’t at Liz’s wedding. That didn’t make sense to me.
Jenna would never attend an event where another woman was the center of attention.
She would have singed. She mention doing that in an earlier season.
I’m with you. It was really good, but I kind of wanted more of the people there, Tracy, Pete etc.
“April as Judy Hitler, which I found much more erotic than I should have”
Aubrey Plaza speaking with a German accent maybe the hottest thing I have ever seen, then she put on a police hat. Anyway my long-standing internal debate between April and Annie Edison for ideal TV dream wife was finally settled last night.
Aubrey Plaza speaking with German accent < Aubrey Plaza actually speaking Spanish
I was really surprised to learn that Tina Fey is only four years older than James Marsden. I don’t know if he looks younger, or she older, but I was thinking it’d be closer to ten years.
More Aubrey Plaza in a police hat, please.
Where is that glorious Liz Lemon eye roll? It was made for GIFing
Her kid is a chip off the old block, too.
I haven’t been grading them but that had to be the best Office episode in three years.
Ergo/Argo was line of the night, sorry.
counter-point: the best line of the night was if I’m not getting in your panties, I’m not going vigilantes.
The second Lemon said the “I’m a princess” line, I think we all knew that was going to become a GIF
Just a good night for all 3 shows more or less and Up All Night is just lame ducking it until the reformat and cancellation
I loved balloon Leslie and Ben. Ben being so excited and Leslie throwing it away made my night.
Excited Ben is great!
I love the fact that two of the funniest characters on TV are named Dennis. Duffy and Reynolds make me proud to be a Dennis.
I am astounded at the praise for The Office episode. Angela tried to have Oscar killed, then just decided to have his kneecap broken. Just simmer on that one. That is fucking ridiculous. Everything else was fine, but I had a real tough time getting over how inappropriate and tone-deaf that was for this show.
It’s in Angela’s character to do ludicrous things in the heat of the moment. She doesn’t react well when her bubble of perception is popped. I also think that she’s slightly more grounded than Dwight and his cohort and realized on the spot that the “hitman” was a total joke. Point is, this was actually one time that The Office has stuck to the truth of the characters in recent memory.
i don’t agree, but i’ll allow it because i love your name so much. assuming it’s a Peep Show reference
Wow, this episode included an amazing number of jokes and lines, I laughed my ass off. It proves that Tina Fey is the best writer of comedy, period and that 30 Rock is one of the all-time greatest shows. Anyone disagree? Well consider this: Most comedy writers use wedding episodes as a chance to kick back and phone it in. They depend on the audience’s attachment to the characters to float the episode based purely on emotion, not on humor. Fey took the opposite approach. She intentionally pissed on that concept and delivered one of the funniest episodes ever. Lemon out.
Yes.
I’m going to miss this show so much
Also, Leslie channeling her inner Michael Scott last night was pretty annoying. I love P&Road with all my heart, but Leslie was the worst part of last night by a long shot.
P&R*
I want to start a rumor that the guy licking the banana is James May with the express purpose of making him deny he’s ever done that to a banana.
And yes I know what that is. The joke is that it has to be called a banana.
Up All Night makes me sad. So much talent. Such a waste.
Black Dennis high-fiving Dennis DEMANDS A GIF!!! Pure awesomeness and cuteness at the same damn time!!
Agreed.
Is it wrong that I want to spend the weekend making Black Dennis references in public?
Also, I’m not sure if it was intentional, but Ron looked a lot like Bob the Builder in a white shirt and jeans. I have no idea how I know who Bob the Builder is.
Is it too late for the badge?
P&R was freakin hilarious this week. I was laughing pretty much the whole time. I love that show so very much.
Parks and Rec was nearly perfect, just needed more waffles.
WHERE IS THE GIF OF BEN RIDING A SEGWAY? Lots of good stuff this week, though. This past season I’ve felt like Parks has become too comfortable with themselves, i.e. skimping on good jokes in favor of sentimental stuff and fan service (oh look, Ron hates the government!)
I really liked this episode, although I’m sad to see Bert Macklin retired. Perhaps we’ll see a return of Kip Hackman? And The Office was surprisingly good. If they keep this kind of stuff up, we could see a decent series finale.
Oh, and did anyone else notice Creed was wearing sweat pants?