Megorious

Last spring in our Writing for TV class, we had a conference call with Rob McElhenney, the creator of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. As a thank you our class sent him a t-shirt that reads “Emerson College Football - Undefeated Since 1880.” (Emerson has never had a football team, hence the irony.) Well, on last night’s hi-larious third season finale, Rob sported that very same t-shirt. Much to my surprise, he did not cut the sleeves off. If you’ve never checked out It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia you should, it’s one of the funniest shows on TV. There’s also a brief write-up about the shirt on Emerson’s VMA page.

This week saw the best comedies on TV bow out. South Park, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia all ending their respective seasons, while The Office aired its last completed episode. And with all of the late night shows already in reruns, things are only going to get worst before they get better. 30 Rock, which is having one hell of a second season, remains the last remaining beacon of LOLs out there, but it too is limited. With the strike still casting a great shadow over Hollywood, it’s only a matter of time before other shows start to drop. The studio execs need to wise up and realize how much money they’re going to lose once quality TV vanishes. There’s only so much Dancing with the Stars America can tolerate. At least, I hope there is.

ABC has the season premieres of Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy followed by the series premiere of Big Shots, which doesn’t have much buzz. It’s strange that ABC would fill their best timeslot with one of their weakest shows.

CBS returns to its Thursday night lineup from two years ago: Survivor: China, which already premiered last week, CSI, and Without a Trace. I haven’t watched CSI in years. Is it still any good?

NBC offers up the hour-long season premieres of the irksome My Name is Earl and the eagerly anticipated return of The Office. This is the first of four straight hour-long eps of The Office. NBC had considered making this permanent. Ed Helms (Andy) and Craig Robinson (warehouse supervisor Daryl) are now series regulars. Closing out the night is ER. And no, that’s not a typo. ER is still on the air and is still dragging down the night NBC dominated for decades. They’re never going to rid themselves of the Thursday night doldrums if they don’t jettison this sorry excuse for a once great show.

Fox has an all reality lineup of Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader? and Don’t Forget the Lyrics.

The CW has the season premiere of Smallville and a replay of the Reaper pilot, which I’ll be DVRing to watch after The Office.

MEGORIOUS SKED
8:00 light nap
9:00 The Office
10:00 fornicate with ER on in the background or DVR’d ReaperIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia