Super Size Free

Morgan Spurlock strikes again!

Less than a month ago, when NBC announced plans to revive their old sweeps strategy of inflating sit-com running times, their press release billed it as a "SUPER-SIZED COMEDY NIGHT." However, now, their online banner ads refer to the episodes as "extra long," "expanded" and "extended" - pretty much everything short of that gluttonous phrase once so popular at McDonald's until they coincidentally eliminated it just after Spurlock's Super Size Me debuted at Sundance (though this move had "'nothing to do with that (film) whatsoever.'").


I'll leave the phallic double-entendres to Will & Grace for one more week

And on NBC's website, the Super Size extra long episodes of Will & Grace, My Name is Earl and The Office are again referred to as either "Special Extended Episode" or "Special Extended Season Finale."



Oh, I'm on to you, NBC. You can call it whatever you want... I still know that each episode is one-third more fattening than your average portion!

The More You Know

I know I love you, Pam

How great were those in-character The Office PSAs NBC ran last night? I'm kind of shocked (and impressed) NBC actually put them on the air at the risk of dilluting their 17-year-old, Emmy Award-winning "The More You Know" campaign and confusing viewers.

In fact, I'll admit that when I first saw the Timothy Treadwell-esque Dwight spot, I thought for about two seconds it might be real. Yes, I'm gullible.


"We need Rainn! Downy is hungry, Tabitha is hungry!
Melissa is eating her babies!"

Anyway, check them all out. And prepare to learn a lot about CDW.


It's like, you know...

Also, just because I can't remember the last time TV made me laugh out loud this hard, I present the following quote from Kelly (delivered perfectly by Mindy Kaling):

I never really thought about death until Princess Diana died. That was the saddest funeral ever...

That and my sister's.

Must See Conspiracy?

Am I being paranoid or should we read something into the fact that the date "June 10" was mentioned prominently, back-to-back, on both My Name is Earl and The Office tonight (on the former, it was a date of birth, on the latter it was a wedding date)?

What do you have planned for June 10, NBC? Is it a good surprise or a run-for-cover surprise?

Poduct Placement

Was it coincidence or savy synergy that the new video iPod was featured so prominently (as the best Secret Santa gift ever) on The Office yesterday... the very same day NBC announced it would be offering, among other series, The Office for download on iTunes?