Recapping The Office Wedding! (a few days late, I know)

I've been meaning to do a post about Pam and Jim's wedding on The Office since Thursday night but things obviously get hectic over the weekend (especially with gamedays and what not!), but four days later, I'm still completely in love with the episode "Niagara". The opening intro had me chuckling out loud and the final montage had me wiping the tears. All in all it was one for the books - awkward moments, hilarious moments, sentimental moments, cheesy moments, all wrapped into one fantastic package. Of course I'll admit that it wasn't the PERFECT episode (I mean really, does any show have perfect episodes - oh wait LOST and the West Wing do...just saying..), and it had the usual bloated feel that all hour-long episodes of The Office have, but all in all I think it totally surpassed the immense hype that was leading up to it. Instead of doing an indepth recap though, I'll leave you with my top ten moments from "Niagara".

10. Michael's painting for the bride and groom, and saying that he had a second nude one at home for himself.

9. The intro with all the puking and Creed eating noodles - absolutely revolting and hilarious

8. Meemah solidifying her opinion about Pam's pregnancy based on the fact that she was forced to watch Bruno in her hotel room...amazing

7. Dwight's three wolves shirt

6. Dwight kicking Isabelle in the face during their aisle dance

5. Jim's rehearsal dinner speech: equal parts sweet and awkward

4. Kevin's TISSUE BOX shoes!! HAHA

3. The entire cheesy/hilarious/sweet 'Forever' Montage - particularly Jim and Pam's waterfall nuptials

2. Oscar's vogue moves while coming down the aisle...HAHAHA priceless

1. "Plan A was marrying her a long time ago...pretty much the day I met her..."

Alright, folks, I'm sure I'm leaving out many other stellar moments but point them out to me in the comments!

JAM's Wedding Website!

Check it out guys - this is cheesy and adorable.

http://www.halpertbeesly.com/

"He's a paper salesman. She's a paper salesman. Together, we're easily the seventh most interesting couple in Northeastern Pennsylvania paper sales."

HAHA

'Comedy Night Done Right' - NBC Thursday Night Premieres!

I. Cannot. Wait. for NBC's Thursday night comedies to return!!

Thursday night on the Peacock network has been a long-standing tv tradition in my life. What used to be NBC's 'Must See TV' of the '80s and '90s has evolved into today's powerhouse of 'Comedy Night Done Right'. But despite the slogan change, Thursday nights on NBC are still 'must see' for me. Which is why I absolutely can't wait for tomorrow!

Tomorrow marks the return of The Office, Parks and Recreation, and the premiere of NBC's new Thursday night comedy, Community. Since I already commented on Community a few days ago, I'll leave that alone for now.

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The Office:
I am so so so excited for the return of The Office. While there were definite lulls in the show last season (and to some extent, the show hasn't fully recovered from the travesty that was the writer's strike of 07-08), it definitely seems to be on the upswing. Last season's penultimate episode, 'Cafe Disco', is one of my all-time Office favorites (all-time favorite probably being 'Benihana Christmas'), and the finale threw us some fantastic teases for this season's story arcs.

First and foremost - JAM (Jim and Pam, obvi.). JAM is engaged...getting married soon...AND PREGNANT?! They didn't explicitly reveal this in the finale but all signs point to Pam having a bun in the oven. Now who else is insanely excited for this?? I can't even imagine the antics Michael is going to pull when he finds this out (um, hello, he completely lost it when Jan was pregnant - this is bound to be even better), and there have been spoilers on the internet via Mindy Kaling on twitter about JAM's wedding, which should be awesome.

Also, don't forget Holly (Michael's soulmate of Human Resources/New Hampshire fame), who returned in the season finale with the heartbreaking news that she was dating someone else. I don't expect this to last incredibly long, though, because the writers of The Office have proven to be less cruel than the writers of Friends. I mean, hello, the 'will they/wont they' of Ross and Rachel spanned TEN YEARS, but The Office writers knew well enough to give us Jim and Pam after a few seasons of teasing. Everyone knows Michael and Holly are PERFECT, so I expect the writers to let us have that one as well.

There are also some really funny storylines that have been teased in the Promo for Episode 1, so I'm really excited to see where they go with those.

Parks and Recreation:
So I'll be completely honest here, I just don't have a ton to say about this show right now. I gave it a shot for the first few episodes, and maybe my expectations were too high, but I just wasn't that in to it. I adore Rashida Jones and Aziz Ansari and generally like Amy Poehler a lot...but I just don't know... Aziz Ansari is definitely the saving grace of the show, and I may watch it just for him (and if you don't already follow him on twitter you should), but I can't say I'm in love. Amy Poehler's role feels a little too Michael Scott-esque, but it's not quite as hilarious this time around. Maybe I judged too quickly (and I have to admit I didn't finish the season), but I've yet to hear someone give it a RAVE review.

As excited as I am for The Office to return, tomorrow night will not quite feel the same because 30 Rock isn't back until OCTOBER FIFTEENTH. Right now NBC is (smartly) using The Office as a lead-in to Community, but once Community has had a few weeks to gain viewership, it'll shift up to the 8/7 CT slot allowing 30 Rock to fall back in after The Office. 30 Rock was BRILLIANT last season (kicking off with the Oprah episode, and HELLO, Generalisimo!? - amazing!) and certainly deserves the Emmy for Best Comedy in my opinion (more on the Emmy's later), so I really can't wait for it's return!