To get ourselves ready to return to Scranton, PA and Dunder-Mifflin, let's go over what happened at the end of season four. The office team threw a goodbye party for Toby, and signs of a possible romance between Michael Scott and Toby's replacement Holly were made pretty evident. That is, until Michael ran into his ex, Jan, and discovered that she was pregnant. Meanwhile, Jim had been planning on proposing to Pam during a fireworks show, only to be cut off by Andy, who stole the moment by proposing to Angela, who accepted. However, we discovered this relationship may not last long when Phyllis walked in on a passionate sexual rendezvous between Angela and supposed-ex Dwight. Oh, and the now big-shot cokehead Ryan got arrested. And, partly because of Dwight, Karen thinks Kevin is mentally handicapped.
Whole lotta drama. So, were do things begin in tonight's premiere? I only know one thing, and it's not much of a spoiler: Pam is now in art school. She's no longer working at Dunder-Mifflin, and she and Jim are still together (although what state their relationship is in is unknown). So yeah, I'm looking very forward to the return of this series. It returns at 9pm with an hour-long episode on NBC.
And after the show ends at 10, I strongly recommend you turn to cable channel FX and watch "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," a series that I have very recently fallen in love with. If you've never seen it, the series revolves around the antics of Dennis, Mac and Charlie, three lifelong friends who run a bar in Philadephia, PA. The main cast also includes Dennis's sister Sweet Dee and their father Frank (played by Danny DeVito). The series has been described as a mash-up of "Seinfeld"-type humor and "Arrested Development" style. I'd also add stuff like "South Park" and "Family Guy," as a lot of episodes deal with potentially offensive material (but as long as you have a relatively open sense of humor, you should be fine). One of the nice things about this series is that most episodes are self-standing, so a newbie can check out the series anytime and be able to get into it (unlike, for example, "Arrested Development," where you really need to start from the beginning to get all the jokes and references). The fourth season premiered last Thursday (and I'm incredibly sorry for not listing it in my Fall TV List), and for some reason they're premiering two new episodes at a time, so you'll get double the pleasure at least for now.
So take my advice and watch "The Office" and "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia." You're not gonna find a better way to spend two hours in Philadelphia on a Thursday night without a cheese steak.
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