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‘Scrubs’: ‘My Own Worst Enemy’

October 26, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Posted by SH Hope you weren’t staying up nights wondering if J.D. and Elliot would resume their ill-advised romance, because the suspense was over pretty quickly, and dispensed of like so much medical waste. As J.D. ponders their impending lip-lock, eyes closed, he opens them only to find he is kissing air. Eliot apparently moves very fast when there is romantic disaster brewing. “How did you do that?” J.D. asks, incredulously. A long time to wait for such a tame gag. The hopeless pair decide that their near-smooch wasn’t about their feelings for each other as much as their anxiety […]

“The Office” Recap: Local Ad

October 26, 2007 StayTuned Staff

At the start of this week’s episode, the office is abuzz — and it’s not just because Sue Grafton is in town for a book signing. An ad agency is coming to the Scranton branch to film a commercial promoting Dunder Mifflin Infinity. Michael is excited because he’s going to get a chance to show off the creativity that allowed him to imagine a unicorn as a 5-year-old, before he even knew what one was or could even speak. Jim is psyched because now when people hear he works at Dunder Mifflin, they might finally stop thinking he sells mufflers […]

“My Name Is Earl”: Frank’s Girl

October 26, 2007 Ryan Berenz

It’s Conjugal Day at the prison! Frank (Michael Rapaport) is in the hot box for biting someone’s earlobe off, so he won’t be able to meet his girlfriend Billie (Alyssa Milano) for Conjugal Day. Frank shows Earl a nude photo of Billie, who has a tattoo of angel wings, uh, down there. Billie shows up for Conjugal Day, but Earl has to tell her that Frank won’t be coming. Billie’s upset that Frank got tossed in the hot box, but then becomes even more upset when Earl reveals that he saw her nude photo. Billie breaks up with Frank, and […]

Countdown To Extinction Week 4: A “Cavemen” Recap

October 24, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Like “The Onion” once did with John Leguizamo’s abysmal sketch show “House of Buggin’,” we’re going to provide weekly recaps of “Cavemen” until it gets canceled. If you watched the first three episodes of Cavemen (come on, I can’t be the only one) you know that Nick’s work ethic is a bit lacking. So, when “The Mascot” begins with him getting ready for his new job as a substitute schoolteacher, it’s a momentous occasion — one that requires the taunting by his roommates. But, as it turns out, Nick’s not the only one looking for work: Andy has put together […]

“Chuck” Recap: Chuck Versus The Sizzling Shrimp.

October 24, 2007 Channel Guide Contributor

When JD and Turk leave our moving picture boxes after this season of Scrubs, Chuck and Morgan look to be next in the Hetero-lifemates TV Character Line. Yes, that’s a real line and it forms to the left. No skipping. That means you, Sam and “Sock” from Reaper. Obviously dealing with separation anxiety, Morgan has organized “An Evening Of Morgan” with Chuck. And the second Sarah appears wearing her work uniform, we know Morgan’s evening is doomed. Morgan’s idea of the ultimate evening turns out to be shrimp. And lots of it. Unfortunately, the restaurant that houses the greatest sizzling […]

“How I Met Your Mother” Recap: How I Met Everyone Else

October 23, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Posted by Mike Last week I complained about the decline in the physical appearance of the show’s central cast. Well, I’m happy to report that at least Robin and Ted cleaned up nicely for this episode and actually looked like the Robin and Ted we know and love. Lily still has bad bangs, but it seems a little unreasonable to complain about something like that when an episode is as good as this week’s show. So let’s get on with the recap. As Future Ted tells his kids the story of yet another one of his girlfriends, he can’t recall […]

“The Office” Recap: Money

October 19, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Over the past few years, Pam has put up with a lot from Michael. So the fact that he has been watching The Devil Wears Prada in installments, and has identified with Meryl Streep’s character doesn’t faze her much. Besides, he eventually gets to the “big surprise ending” in which it turns out she’s the bad guy, and he apologizes. It’s when his next Netflix rental arrives that Pam begins to worry. “He’s watching Million Dollar Baby. … He’s going to try to kill me.” And so begins the final hourlong episode of The Office until the season finale. Next […]

“My Name Is Earl”: Creative Writing

October 19, 2007 Ryan Berenz

Please respect the meat, my friends. Please respect the meat. “Creative Writing” starts with Earl taking a creative writing class with some other inmates. He wants to come up with an imaginative story, but all that ever pops into his head is a male gymnast. Randy takes up a creative writing project of his own, imagining a story in which he, H.R. Pufnstuf and a chimp battle a puppet sniper, a sumo guy with a bazooka and a bunch of ninjas. But all Earl can think of is the gymnast. Joy has a story idea, too. (See where this is […]

Countdown To Extinction Week 3: A “Cavemen” Recap

October 17, 2007 StayTuned Staff

Like “The Onion” once did with John Leguizamo’s abysmal sketch show “House of Buggin’,” we’re going to provide weekly recaps of “Cavemen” until it gets canceled. Another week, another recap. And this one’s got caveboobs. It’s hardly a stretch to say that the first two episodes of Cavemen were awful. But, this week, for the first time in the show’s brief history, the funniest punchline was in the show — not the show itself. That’s not to say that there’s an Emmy in Cavemen‘s future, or even that the show won’t be canceled by week’s end, but for the first […]

“Chuck” Recap: If You Are Beautiful, You Too Could Be A Secret Agent!

October 16, 2007 Channel Guide Contributor

Two of the better shows this television season consist of underachievers whose love-lives suffer from the same shortcomings as their jobs. They’re guys who are capable of so much more, yet settle for so much less, simply because they don’t go after anything. I’m talking about the CW’s Reaper as well as NBC’s Chuck. Enter some intervention, whether it’s the Devil himself on Reaper or the classified information that has been implanted into Chuck’s brain courtesy of a frenemy’s brain-hacking. I’m hooked on Chuck and hope it hangs around this season. It’s like that kid in school who was never […]