sammi says

This past Thursday evening I sat down to watch what felt like a million hours of television. Here's what was on my schedule....

I started off the evening with "The Office." This episode, "Gossip," was everything I had been missing from TV all summer. From the opening sequences of Michael, Dwight and Andy trying their hand at parkour, to finding out Stanley is a cheating whore, Jim and Pam being as cute as ever and Andy questioning his sexuality. "The Office" has not lost any steam since last year's comeback season. I almost cried from laughing too hard during this scene where Kevin confronts Andy about the rumors he's heard about his sexuality.



Next, was the premiere of "Community." I'm still undecided about this show. I love Joel McHale but the pilot didn't give me the haha feelings I expected. It could be because it had to spend too much time establishing characters and situations. I'm not giving up but I wasn't thrilled. Oh, and why was Joel wearing a sweater and a blazer with adidas track pants?

After "Community" it was time for "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." It did not disappoint. Is it just me or was Dee looking a little haggard? Regardless, I loved her scenes meeting with the couple who wanted to use her as a surrogate.

"Project Runway," was somewhat exciting with an interesting challenge to create an outfit completely out of newspaper. I was disappointed when Irina won, I thought her trench coat looked like something made for Cruella Deville. My favorites were Chris, Carol-Hannah, and Althea's designs. The whole Johnny lying situation was laughable but totally blown out of proportion. "Models of the Runway," is still dumb and I don't know why I'm still watching it.

Then came the much hyped episode of "Chelsea Lately" with Jennifer Aniston as her guest. Chelsea always defends Aniston like crazy and so I was thinking this was going to be a really interesting interview with Chelsea making Jen squirm by bringing up some dirt. It didn't happen. It was interesting to see how Chelsea reacted to an A-list celebrity on her show, but it was the same interview Jen's been giving all of town this week.

Finally, John Mayer tweeted Thursday afternoon that he would be appearing on "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory" that evening. I knew Rob and John were friends so I of course had to tune in. Wow. This episode exceeded my expectations. It was basically the behind-the-scenes look at the paparazzi stunts these two have pulled in the past and how much they upset Rob's mom (see drunk Rob and classy gents). These two are a hilarious pair and the episode was great. It ended up with the two recording a song for Rob's mom to apologize for embarrassing her.


You should probably just youtube "Rob's Mom" for the full version of the song and other funny clips of the show. Or just watch the full episode next time it airs on MTV which I'm sure it will be rerun a thousand times.

It's been a long summer with my TiVo a little too empty for my liking. I'm so glad it's time for fall TV. Here's what I'm looking forward to most.

Glee (Fox Wednesday 8pm)- "Glee" already premiered last week, but I had been looking forward to seeing this show since they previewed the pilot last spring. I'm a big fan of musicals making me the target audience. It takes a certain type of person to allow for the suspension of disbelief especially when dealing with high schoolers who look too old, breaking into song in the middle of class and fully produced musical fantasy numbers. The show is incredibly cheesy, which is exactly what is working best for it. The show is full of amazing talent like Lea Michelle and Amber Riley, not to mention Jane Lynch in a hilarious supporting role.

The Office (NBC Thursday 8pm/Sept. 17)- "The Office" returns for its sixth season this Thursday making all of us Jim and Pam fans very happy. I hear that they get right down to business with their wedding plans before Pam starts showing her pregnancy. I have really high hopes for this season. Last season it felt like the show was rejuvenated with the Michael Scott Paper Company. It proved that Michael is not a complete idiot and perhaps that he gained a little respect from his employees.

Community (NBC Thursday 8:30pm/Sept. 17)- "Community" stars Joel McHale as a cocky lawyer who faked his degree and now is headed back to community college. I love Joel McHale- for those of you who don't recognize his name, he is the hilarious host of "The Soup" on E! I don't know if the show was starring someone else that I'd care too much, but it's starring Joel so I'm going to go ahead and give it a go.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX Thursday 9pm/Sept. 17) I love these guys. I really don't know how I can explain to someone what this show is about without making it sound incredibly stupid. Maybe it is incredibly stupid, but it's also incredibly funny. The show is about a group of five, highly immoral people who do really stupid stuff all the time to try and benefit themselves. You know what, if you don't already watch the show or haven't heard of it, it probably isn't for you.

Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO Sunday 8pm/Sept. 20) "Curb Your Enthusiasm" ended last season with quite possibly the greatest two minutes in the history of television. Ok, I might be exaggerating but I've never been so shocked or thrilled at a cliff hanger (watch here. ) The past season dealt with the real life issue of Larry David divorcing his wife. While all of that is going on Larry is getting much closer with the Blacks, a black family of hurricane refugees that Larry takes in, most notably being Loretta played by Vivica Fox and Leon played by J.B. Smoove (my favorite Leon moment) The last season of "Curb" ended in November of 2007, so it's safe to say I'm ready for its return. Oh yeah, did I mention that this season deals with the fake reunion of "Seinfeld" with all of the cast guest starring?

Heroes (NBC Monday 7pm/Sept. 21) I feel like everyone, myself included, keeps hanging on to this show because the first season was so amazing. Everything after the first season hasn't been so great. This show has so many problems like too many characters, slow moving story lines and super powers that don't always follow their own rules. Last seasons finale we saw Nathan Petrelli die and his mother deciding to cover it up by tricking the evil Sylar, a shape shifter, to take on Nathan's form and continue to live his life for him. How that's going to pan out, I'm not sure, but I'll probably keep watching until the show gets cancelled holding onto hope it's going to get better. Plus, I think Peter Petrelli, played by Milo Ventigmilia is super hot.

Cougar Town (ABC Wednesday 8:30pm/Sept. 23) The only reason I will give this show a chance is because it stars Courtney Cox. I really don't have much else to say about it.

Flash Forward (ABC Thursday 7pm/Sept. 24) The premise of this show is that the whole world blacks out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds and gets a vision of their future. Some people want their vision to come true, others, not so much. It stars Sonya Walger (aka Penny Widmore from "Lost") and John Cho (aka Harold from "Harold and Kumar") along with a lot of people I've never heard of before. I don't know why, but the trailer has me intrigued, here's a preview. Apparently, I'm a big nerd and really like shows about time travel.

The Amazing Race (CBS Sunday 7pm/Sept. 27) The last season of "The Amazing Race," was the most exciting season of this show to date. It's the only reality competition show worth watching (ok, besides "Project Runway"). Last season we saw my favorites, Tammy and Victor, a brother and sister team win the show, but we can't forget the other memorable teams like Margie and Luke, the mom and deaf son (who was a total d-bag by the way) and my personal favorites gay writer/director Mike White and his gay dad, Mel. I hope that this season of show brings us just as many likable, strong teams as the last.

For a full list of Fall TV premieres head over to Watch With Kristin's calendar.