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The Axis of Ego Podcast: The Future of The Office

Posted on May 4, 2011 by The Axis of Ego

Special guest and longtime Office fan Rod Johnson (yes, that’s his real name) stops by to discuss the departure of Michael Scott / Steve Carell from NBC’s current flagship sitcom. Tom and Rod talk about where the show is and … Continue reading →

Posted in Podcasts, Television | Tagged Podcasts, Sitcoms, Steve Carell, Television, The Office, TV | 1 Comment

SitCombat: 4/28/11 (Or: On the Narrative Integrity of The Office)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Archer wrapped up last week after nearly winning four straight to end its season. We’re therefore down to two: 30 Rock, and the (crying) elephant in the (melancholy) room—The Office. I have a feeling picking a victor in tonight’s SitCombat … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Commentary, Narrative Integrity, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Steve Carell, Television, The Office, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, TV | Leave a comment

A Far-Too-Detailed Blog About the 2011 WWE Draft

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Tom Garrett

The annual sports entertainment rite of passage known as the inaptly-named WWE Draft took place tonight (April 25, as I write this). The event fascinates me for reasons wholly unrelated to in-ring competition. For fans savvy enough to read between … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Alberto Del Rio, Commentary, Draft, John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Monday Night Raw, Randy Orton, Smackdown, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, The Miz, TV, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Draft | 1 Comment

SitCombat: 4/21/11

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Tom Garrett

All three shows were new again tonight. Would Archer’s season finale be enough to propel the FX animated show to an improbable fourth consecutive victory? Would The Office take the crown as Steve Carell’s long goodbye continues? Or perhaps 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Archer, Commentary, David Brent, Jane Krakowski, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Steve Carell, Television, The Office, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, TV, Will Ferrell | 2 Comments

SitCombat: 4/14/11

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Tom Garrett

For the first time in a long time, we had three new episodes going head-to-head-to-head on Thursday night. Archer has managed to wear the crown the past two weeks with episodes that probably would have won even going up against … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged 30 Rock, Archer, Commentary, FX, NBC, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Steve Carell, Television, The Office, TV, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

“Sports Show” Really [Positive Sports Metaphor]!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Tom Garrett

The always-funny and thankfully-resilient Norm MacDonald is back on television with a new effort for Comedy Central simply titled “Sports Show.” Unlike SportsDome, The Onion’s Comedy Central show that was a hilarious take on how cable news (read: ESPN) covers … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Sports, Television | Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Blake Griffin, Commentary, Khloe and Lamar, Lamar Odom, Norm MacDonald, Reviews, Sports, Sports Show, Television, TV | Leave a comment

Things I Learned by Watching the Comedy Awards

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Owner and President of SCTV, Guy Caballero, once came up with a brilliant plan: Stage an awards show on his network that would be a thinly-veiled, self-serving way to promote SCTV itself by handing out the lion’s share of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Television | Tagged Bill Murray, Comedy, Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, Commentary, David Letterman, Television, TV, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

SitCombat: 4/7/11

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Another blissful night with two previously-reviewed episodes awaits me before NBC comes back strong for the home stretch of the 2010-11 season. Tonight, we get the Todd Packer episode on The Office, followed by the Queen of Jordan episode from … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged 30 Rock, Archer, Commentary, Pam Poovey, Queen of Jordan, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Office, Todd Packer, TV | Leave a comment

SitCombat: 3/31/11

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I’m in for a treat tonight, as both The Office and 30 Rock were reruns. Why will that be a treat? Because I happened to have reviewed both of these particular episodes previously. It’s cut-and-paste time! Maybe I’ll get to … Continue reading →

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SitCombat 3/24/11

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I’m not sure why the NBC shows would want to go head-to-head with the third round* of the NCAA Tournament, rather than waiting one more week to come back, but they didn’t. Poor strategy aside, we got three new episodes … Continue reading →