This faux-documentary conceit made sense for the UK 'Office' since "filming" was meant only to take place over a period of a few weeks (not years) and the final product was actually "aired" (the repercussions of which were dealt with in the Christmas specials that followed a couple of years later).  It was identified…

I have resisted 'The Simpsons is done' argument for several years now. Last season still had an acceptable number of laughs. This season, however, is a slog-and-a-half. I was mildly amused once or twice during this episode and that was about it.  Compare that to 'Bobs Burgers' which had everyone in the room laughing…

What most strains credulity is that, if the fictional crew has been filming and airing reality-show episodes for all of these years, why aren't all of 'The Office' characters minor celebrities in their own world?  Wouldn't you have people asking them for autographs and continually showing up at Dunder Mifflin?  They…

What most strains credulity is that, if the fictional crew has been filming and airing reality-show episodes for all of these years, why aren't all of 'The Office' characters minor celebrities in their own world?  Wouldn't you have people asking them for autographs and continually showing up at Dunder Mifflin?  They…

I tried Fringe in its first season but it didn't really grab me. I infrequently saw a few random episodes up until the middle of season 3 when I became solidly hooked and haven't missed one since. For all the bashing of seasons 4 & 5 it was the very audacity of turning the show completely on its head not once, but…