Slowly Going Bald

I really enjoyed it.

Click here for the review.

The Box

Fantastic Mr. Fox

"Glee" was cute enough this week, but definitely felt like a filler ep:

"Glee" 1x11: "Hairography"

I honestly didn't know if this day would ever come, but it has: This season of "Dancing With the Stars" is finished.

"Dancing With the Stars," Week Ten

"Dancing With the Stars," Week Ten Results

I drove out to the sticks, got hit on by the bartender, and barely made it home without having to stop for gas. It was a journey:

The New Guy Visits: Vintage Pub

"The Office" 6x10: "Shareholders Meeting"

A pretty cute episode, with some fun songs and moments:

"Glee" 1x10: "Ballad"

The end is so, so close now.

"Dancing With the Stars," Week Nine

"Dancing With the Stars," Week Nine Results

Ever since the first time I worked my way through "The Wire," it's never been far from my mind. In terms of story, structure, theme, acting, execution, and every other measurable parameter, it's the greatest TV series in American history. That greatness applies to its scope, too, as well as the shadow it casts over a landscape littered with lesser competitors.

Over at Pajiba, our resident video editor has put together a fantastic compilation of the 100 greatest quotes from the series. It's a noble endeavor, worthy as much for what it includes as for the fun debates it can spark over what got left out. Here's what I wrote about the series and its love affair with language:

"The stories are sprawling, epic, Greek-tragic ruminations on the nature of American conquest and the sacrifices made by the people at the bottom of the ladder on behalf of the ineptitude of those at the top. What’s more, the dialogue is this thick gun-blast of hardened profanity, street slang, police argot, and the undeniably Shakespearean pleasures of hearing gifted orators hold forth on the tilted battle between good and evil."

Take a look:

My latest bar excursion for 29-95:

The New Guy Visits: The Harp

You know the drill by now: "The Office" is great. "FlashForward" is abysmal. Onward:

"The Office" 6x09: "Murder"

"FlashForward" 1x08: "Playing Cards With Coyote"

A solid little episode. It was good to shift the focus to Artie for a while. Hopefully the other side characters will eventually get some more love, too:

"Glee" 1x09: "Wheels"

Aaron Carter got kicked off "Dancing With the Stars," as was inevitable. I also laughed a little when his profession was listed as "singer," since "unemployed pseudo-vocalist" would probably be more accurate.

"Dancing With the Stars," Week Eight

"Dancing With the Stars," Week Eight Results

Good, and worth seeing:

Click here for the review.

Well, I'm already having trouble coming up with great song lyrics about drinking, so send them my way if you have any.

That aside, here's my latest bar review for 29-95:

The New Guy Visits: The Velvet Melvin

It was another solid night for "The Office" and another typically awful night for "FlashForward." I really can't believe the ABC show got picked up for a whole season. Then again, watching it is like watching "CSI" or something in that it's a window to a world my friends and I don't often visit, i.e., the world of crappy TV. It's an interesting reminder that many viewers only set their bar so high when it comes to TV series.

Anyway:

"The Office" 6x08: "Double Date"

"FlashForward" 1x07: "Already Ghosts"

Also, here's a fun clip someone reminded me of the other day:

Michael Irving finally, finally got kicked off the show this week. Still, I can't believe there are five "stars" left. If that means five more weeks of competition, I'm flying to L.A. and murdering them all.

Also, I think it's pretty clear from the photo that if you aren't watching this show, you are MISSING OUT BIG TIME MISTER.

"Dancing With the Stars," Week Seven

"Dancing With the Stars," Week Seven Results