Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
07:00 Journeyman
07:50 The Office
Journeyman. Episode 5. So far Journeyman has been a show with a strong concept and weak individual stories, but this time out, they case-of-the-week is very interesting. A hijacker who stole money to help a man/family who saved his life. Good stuff. I also liked seeing Dan and his son in 2007. Even better... the son saw Dan vanish on a time travel jaunt.
The Office. Season 4, Episode 4. Mounting debts to cause Michael to (literally) run away and hop the train, in an attempt to ride the rails. Hilarious. The shot of Michael (from Oscar's viewpoint) through the window and as he ran away at high speed is one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. I'm also loving the Mindy storyline at the moment, and Craig Robinson got some great laughs in few short scenes. Particularly his observation that Mindy is only amorous when Ryan is around. "I get excited when I see that little dude walk through the door."
Maybe it's because I grew up with sit-coms like Taxi and Cheers, but my favourite moments in comedies are often the ones where the show stops making with the laughs long enough to give us some character moments. I liked this week's Rules Of Engagement when Jeff showed up at the wedding (the rest of it kinda sucked) and I liked this Office episode best when: Jim kissed Pam, Jim shared with Dwight, and when Jan complimented Michael in the train yard. All of these moments balance the show's more outlandish moments and keeps me a fan.
Journeyman, The Office
