As fall has quickly moved into winter, the TV season has also continued to move forward with a few more cancellations announced as well as additional episodes being added to the series orders for new shows airing on the major networks. First, let’s take a look at the shows that have been pulled from the line-up, starting with the FOX ... Read More »

Community – NBC 8/7c “Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism” – When a group of arrogant students commandeer the foosball table at school, Jeff and Shirley unite to defeat them. Meanwhile, Annie accidentally breaks Abed’s new limited edition “Dark Knight” DVD and claims that someone broke into the apartment and stole it. Things snowball out of control when Abed thinks he knows ... Read More »

Community – NBC 8/7c “Documentary Filmmaking Redux” – When the school board asks Dean Pelton to make a new commercial for the school, he enlists the study group to star in his production. As he gets swept away with the project, more of the student body is pulled into the fray, including Magnitude, Fat Neil, Garrett, Leonard, Star-Burns and even ... Read More »

Community – NBC 8/7c “Studies in Modern Movement” – The study group pitches in to help when Annie decides to move in with Troy and Abed, but the plan breaks down when she becomes frustrated by their fun-loving lifestyle. Elsewhere, Dean Pelton discovers Jeff at the mall and blackmails him into spending a lovely afternoon together. The Vampire Diaries - the ... Read More »

Community – NBC 8/7c “Advanced Gay” – When Pierce learns that he and his Hawthorne wipes have become extremely popular, he decides to throw a big party – until his overbearing father, Cornelius Hawthorne (Larry Cedar, “Deadwood,”) shows up and puts the kibosh on the plans. Meanwhile, Troy finds himself being courted by Vice Dean Laybourne and his secretive Air ... Read More »

Community – NBC 8/7c “Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps” – When Britta (Gillian Jacobs) runs anonymous personality tests on everyone for a psychology class, one of the test results seems to indicate that someone in the group is deeply disturbed. At the group’s Halloween pre-party, she enlists Jeff (Joel McHale) to help draw out the potential sociopath and the ... Read More »

Community – NBC 8/7c “Remedial Chaos Theory” – When Troy and Abed decide to share an apartment, they host a party for the group, which takes on an altered reality as several scenarios play out. Parks & Recreation – NBC  8:30/7:30c “Pawnee Rangers” – In an effort to fight the inequality of Ron’s boys-only wilderness group, Leslie takes her girls-only ... Read More »

Community – NBC 8/7c “Remedial Chaos Theory” – When Troy and Abed decide to share an apartment, they host a party for the group, which takes on an altered reality as several scenarios play out. Parks & Recreation – NBC  8:30/7:30c “Born & Raised” – While promoting her new book about Pawnee, Leslie falls prey to some “gotcha” journalism. Meanwhile, ... Read More »

NBC announced today that they’ve picked up the back-9 options for new comedies Up All Night and Whitney, sending a clear signal that there’s new leadership at the network. Early orders inspire confidence, even if so far the program has not. Up All Night was a pleasant surprise; it wasn’t even on my radar but I happened to catch the ... Read More »

NBC is gearing up for a two-night Halloween event on October 27 and 28, which would be fun except that they’re also pushing back the premieres of Chuck and Grimm in the process. NBC announced today that their Thursday night comedies – Community, Parks & Recreation, The Office, & Whitney – will air Halloween-themed episodes on October 27. The following ... Read More »