11:00 30 Rock
11:30 The Office
30 Rock. Season 2, Episode 12. Subway Hero is another laugh-out-loud funny episode. Liz gets sucked back into a relationship with Dennis, Alec Baldwin plays Nixon, and Tim Conway takes a tour of NBC. But the highlight, of course, is Dean Winters.
The Office. Season 4, Episode 12. Did I Stutter? Wow. Superb. Not just hilarious, but genuinely dramatic, too. And, unlike the episode about the painful dinner party, the very serious elements of the story are balanced by very funny ones. The a-story is a treat from start to finish: Stanley loses his temper with Michael and has to be reprimanded. Instead of dishing out another gimmick episode set outside the confines of the office, here is a story deeply rooted in the raison d'être of the entire series: Michael is a bad boss. The cast are wonderful, and the final scene between Michael and Stanley is one of the best that the show has ever done. Aside from that: I love all the meaness in the episode: Toby and Ryan being crappy to Jim, and Dwight being mean to Andy.
Wed, May 7th, 2008 - 30 Rock, The Office
