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By Alan Sepinwall(noreply@blogger.com) Entourage" The Office" Pushing Daisies" 30 Rock" Ugly Betty" Weeds" Damages" Dexter" House" Lost" Mad Men" The bad: No "How I Met Your Mother" on the comedy list, while "Entourage" appears to have a lifetime Emmy pass despite being neither good nor anything resembling an actual comedy.

By Alan Sepinwall(noreply@blogger.com) Robert Bianco at USA Today, whom I like and often agree with, wasn't a fan of the finale, or any of the other post-strike episodes (which you know I've had issues with), complaining that the show has been hurt by its increasing push towards farcical anarchy (he compares it at one point to "Fa...

By Alan Sepinwall Aside from the ongoing one-note-ness of Will Arnett as Devin Banks (and it pains me to speak ill of Gob), "Succession" was a fabulous episode, at once a great showcase for Tina Fey as an actress, an inspired riff on "Amadeus," and maybe the funniest Dr. Spaceman appearance ever.

By Alan Sepinwall So maybe, in retrospect, my problem was with the story about Jack trying to use Tracy to recruit new Republicans. Even there, there were many funny things -- The Committee to Reinvade Vietnam, Tracy's love of state's rights, Dot Com's need to always be the smartest guy in the room, Kenneth c...

By Alan Sepinwall While they aren't as detailed as what CBS put out earlier today, NBC just sent out two press releases confirming things everyone was assuming to be true: That "Chuck," "Life" and "Heroes" will be renewed for next year but won't air again this season.That "My Name Is Earl," "The Office," "30...

By Alan Sepinwall ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy “30 Rock” (NBC) STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott “The Office” (NBC) RICKY GERVAIS / Andy Millman “Extras” (NBC) JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold “Entourage” (HBO) 30 ROCK (NBC) DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC) ENTOURAGE (HBO) THE OFFICE (NBC) UGLY BETTY (ABC)

By Alan Sepinwall Since I now apparently have to begin every blog review with a note about how may episodes are remaining, I should say that this was episode 8 of the season, and we know that 10 episodes were made. (Tina Fey lamented in several picket line interviews that she was contractually obligated to act...

By Alan Sepinwall Series, Musical or Comedy: "30 Rock," NBC; "Californication," Showtime; "Entourage," HBO; "Extras," HBO; "Pushing Daisies," ABC. Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Steve Carell, "The Office"; David Duchovny, "Californication"; Ricky Gervais, "Extras"; Lee Pace...

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By Alan Sepinwall The only thing keeping this episode from being up there with the poker episode or "The Rural Juror" was the Pete and Tracy subplot, and even that had its moments, notably Kenneth's interpretation of "Footloose" ("where those evil kids won in the end") and a new twist on the verrrrry old ang...