Shamelessly dumb and painfully brightly colored, Kath & Kim is my guilty pleasure these days. Selma Blair being smokin’ doesn’t hurt.
9:00 – The Office (NBC)
There’s only something like two episodes left with Amy Ryan, which is extremely sad. Savor every last minute of it. The real question about tonight’s Halloween themed episode is: can Pam top her super hot cat costume from a couple seasons ago? (Note: way hotter than this weird sketch I found online is makes it seem.)
9:30 – 30 Rock (NBC)
Sweet sassy molassy, 30 Rock is back! Oh happy day! This is tremen– oh, it’s the episode we all watched online a week ago. Hmm. Well… at least we know that it’s a good episode? (And that Tina Fey is hot? Yessss, three for three.)
10:00 – Life on Mars (ABC)
My favorite new show of the fall season, even putting aside my tremendous love for the original BBC version. Travel back to 1973 New York City, back when Harvey Keitel looked… well, exactly like he does today, I guess. Man he’s a ragged looking dude.
Late Night
Ashley Olsen is forced to eat a gosh darn sandwich already on Letterman, Christina Applegate is our favorite recent breast cancer survivor on Leno, Jada Pinkett-Smith discusses being the Fresh Princess on Conan, Bill Kristol annoyingly smirks on The Daily Show, and badass rock band Wilco tears it up on Colbert.
For the first time in a while, “The Office” has an episode where Andy will feature prominently – perhaps they are begunning to set up a plotline designed for a spinoff?
You know its a season finale of “30 Rock” when you have a big-name guest star (Matthew Broderick), the return of a popular recurring character (Edie Falco) and the possibility of a cliffhanger ending (Liz being pregnant or Jack not being able to get back his job at GE).
10:00 EST – LOST (ABC)
It’s “LOST” – either you love it or you hate it at this point. John Locke-heavy story tonight so expect lots of mystical crap that is never explained. Also, there will be flashbacks as opposed to the flash forwards we have been seeing. This is the penultimate episode of the season which means it will probably be a lot of setup.
9:00 EST – CSI (CBS)
Tonight’s episode of “CSI” has been written by the writing team of “Two and Half Men.” I guess the team from “CSI” is writing next Monday’s “Two and a Half Men.” Don’t networks usually do that gimmicky shit with shows that arn’t doing well?
LATE NIGHT
Stewart has David Perlmutter (I think this one) and Colbert has Ariana Huffington. Leno has the dreamy, funny and down-to-earth Jenna Fischer while Letterman goes in the opposite direction and has Paris Hilton. Conan has Emile Hirsch and Ferguson has Emily Deschane.
According to New York magazine, Toby won’t be back after his fence hopping adventures last week. And that is a damn shame. Fare thee well, fair HR rep of the night.
9:30 – 30 Rock (NBC)
Tina Fey is #1 at the box office, and we’re rewarded by the reappearance of the Floydster! In honor of the man last seen traipsing off to the Cleve at the end of last season, here’s your Jason Sudeikis random fact of the day:
[Sudeikis] also plays the role of extreme right-wing talk show host Richard Bastion on the fictional radio station WKTT, in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Wow!
10:00 – Lost (ABC)
Lost lost lost? Lost! Lost lost, lost lost lost lost.
Late Night
John Goodman tries to eat Bear Grylls on Letterman, Robin Williams tries to make Terrence Howard smile on Leno, Sigourney Weaver‘s on Conan, Helen Hunt continues her nonstop press junket onto Ferguson, Diddy‘s on Kimmel, Howard Dean‘s on Stewart, and Colbert has some author.
New 30 Rock! New Office! Some people probably care that there’s new Earl and Scrubs as well! I’ve been jonesin’ for a Baldwin fix, and reruns of Daniel on Celebrity Rehab just wasn’t cutting it.
8:00 – The Graduate (AMC)
If only fresh faced young Dustin Hoffman had taken that advice on plastics, maybe he wouldn’t be stuck working in some dumb Wonder Emporium all these years later.
10:30 – Lil’ Bush (Comedy Central)
Tonight’s episode of Lil’ Bush highlights the biggest weakness of men from the Bush clan: fatties. They love them. Don’t ask me how, but Fred Schneider from the B-52′s is involved somehow.
Late Night
Whoa, Keanu Reeves is on Leno, the delightful Alyson Hannigan is on Ferguson, the unfortunate Sarah Jessica Parker is on Conan (with the rather fortunate Eddie Izzard), and some dueling Middle East nonfiction authors on Stewart and Colbert,
8:30 – Kath & Kim (NBC)
8:00 – NBC Thursday Night Must See Extravaganza