Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I'm going to say it: I liked Mark Brendanowicz. I rewatched Season 2 over the last few days, and I was reminded how I liked the character and Paul Schneider's particular energy, and his final scene with Leslie was lovely—and the fact that they crapped all over it by completely…

John Cho makes everything better.

Out of all the highs this season has delivered, I'm not sure anything was as purely, deliriously wonderful to me as the moment of Ben offering Garry the position—Garry's shocked gasp juxtaposed with April's screech of horror. Just an exquisite combination of joy, giddiness, hilarity and sweetness packed into a single…

This show makes me so happy, but "Pie-Mary" in particular was brilliant from start ("PONCHO!") to finish (Leslie getting passed over for Woman of the Year to a man AGAIN), with Garry and Donna bonding and Ron's excited face at the puzzle in between.

It never really hit me how good she's been until this episode, but I think Rhea Perlman deserves serious consideration for a Guest Actress Emmy nomination for this episode alone. She was killing it, hit so many different notes, and her scene with Mindy on the street was really sweet and well-played.

ER didn't debut after the Super Bowl. It premiered in the fall, on a Monday night before moving to its regular Thursday slot later that week.

I really enjoyed that. Characters I like just talking to each other and having real, relevant, interesting conversations without the need for wacky hijinks or high concepts or assholery. (I know that's not a word. I'm making it one.)

I know Ruth Wilson gets most of the acclaim for this show, but really, Maura Tierney needs all the Emmys. But that's been true for years, and she still doesn't have any so I'm not holding my breath.

Sepinwall's review has an interesting comment from the creator about the divergences in the characters' memories and what they're intended to show:
http://www.hitfix.com/whats…

To give credit where it's due, Gimme a Break for one got there earlier (though another show may have beaten them too) with the n-word (I suppose it's debatable whether it's really a family sitcom, though I'd say it is), in the episode where Samantha tricked Joey into performing in blackface in front of Nell's church…

"Don't you want to have a horny autumn?"

That was going to be my comment as well—SportsNight was definitely always in the same timeslot and aired pretty consistently. The only thing I could think of that the writer might be referring to is the fact that ABC pulled it with 2 episodes left in that second season and replaced it with another sitcom (looked it…

I love that Leonard had his and Penny's prom photo on his nightstand. Just a cute little detail, and nice nod to continuity.

I'll always remember her as Michael J. Fox's secretary who kept catching him taking his clothes off when he was switching identities in The Secret of My Success.

And now the nitpicks:
Anita Hill? Monica Lewinsky? Does this show exist in an alternate universe with different fake presidential history or not? Or are we supposed to believe last week's fake 40th president was followed by one (Bush 1 or a fictional one) who also nominated Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, leading…

I honestly can’t think of a recent episode of television I found as purely, sheerly, giddily entertaining as this one, to the point where I couldn't sit still on my couch because I had too much adrenaline pumping.

Wow, I thought the Scott Bakula interview was the most excited I could get about one of these—but I actually might have let out a little squeal when I saw she was the subject of this. I. Love. Her. Lisa Miller alone would be reason enough (NewsRadio was my favorite show back in the day and is still in my top five),…

That was a legitimately great episode, for the first time this season. Yeah, there were plenty (Plenty!) of things to nitpick, but then, it’s “Scandal.” I was enjoying it too much to care.

I had no idea this episode was so widely hated. I really, really love it, solely on the basis of the Liz plot. I can take or leave the Donaghy plot, but every single moment of Liz's plot is gold. GOLD! Dancing in the aerobic class at the beginning. The employees fawning over her. Her sheer delight at the prospect of…

I know this is a kids' show (technically), but enough of the Coal Hill kids, please. PLEASE.