Tonight on the TiFaux: Comedy Fun Times
Posted by Maggie
October 11th, 2007 at 02:00pm
In 30 Rock Great Feats of Strength Grey's Anatomy The Office Ugly Betty
Since I’ve gone ahead and accepted that Ugly Betty is a part of my viewing regimen, I’d like to point out that it hit some great notes last week: the fabulous rooftop full of cast-off mannequins, the hint that Justin’s about to embrace his inner tough guy, Alexis enthralled with her own boobs, and more. So there.
30 Rock’s season premiere ruled. I don’t think there’s any more I can say about that.
And there’s yet another hour-long Office to look forward to. Kelly’s pregnancy ruse — and her complete lack of shame about it — was one of the funniest side plots of recent memory.
I haven’t managed to kick my Grey’s Anatomy habit. I am ashamed. The worst part is, I usually have to do something else while I watch it, so I end up baking a lot of cupcakes. Which is making me fat. It’s official: Grey’s Anatomy is trying to kill us.
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming: There’s a MLB playoff game on TBS. Did you know that TBS has an HD channel now? I presume it was put in place specifically for baseball. Baseball looks beautiful in HD, by the way. But TBS HD (like TNT HD) stretches out all the other shows. It’s annoying.
I totally haven’t seen Grey’s Anatomy this season! It’s not really a conscious thing, but it’s just been such a low priority, that I haven’t even remembered to TiFaux it. Regardless, I’ll tout my bragging rights until I relapse.
I haven’t watched Grey’s Anatomy this season either, but I will happily eat the cupcakes it generates.
One of the biggest problems with TBS HD’s decision to stretch out all their Standard Definition shows is their reruns of The Office. Since the show is letterboxed in SD, and they don’t seem to have HD copies of the show yet, they stretch out the letterboxed version. Which leads to this:
It’s not pretty.
I have stayed away from Grey’s Anatomy this season! I’m so proud of myself. Of course, it’s because we TiFaux two other shows during that hour so I would have to watch it online, and I won’t put that much effort into abusing myself with Meredith’s whining (related: I almost threw a shoe at the TV during Private Practice last night) so I am FREE, DAMMIT, FREE. For now.
Remember the crossover phenomenon. How about a Pushing Daisies/Grey’s Anatomy mix. I see Ned strolling around the hospital resuscitating and/or killing patients nonchalantly while the docs feverishly go through their code reds and emergency trachiotomies wielding shock paddles and drenched in sweat.
Or perhaps Claire from Heroes should show up and regenerate a limb after being treated by George who is once again shown to be the miracle doc intern who can’t pass his boards to save his life (or others). Or Sylar could show up and cut the heads off the more annoying MDs. (Essentially the gals, I think. Now that Burke is gone and McSteamy is so sweet the men all lack any personality at all - Exceptions Kill the Chiel, spare Izzie).
An other promising mixes?