I mentioned this before, but it's kind of a bummer that 30 Rock, which is now airing at 10pm as well, on NBC, is now in conflict with Archer. These are two of the funniest shows on television, and there are not that many quality comedies on television! Like you can count all of them currently on the air with your two hands, and you probably won't even use all of your fingers.
Point is, there are a whole bunch of primetime timeslots with nothing but garbage on TV, so why is 10pm on Thursday so jam packed with comedy? Luckily, I have a DVR. Otherwise this would be a serious issue.
Also on tonight, Ricky Gervais guests on The Office! He was Michael Scott before there was a Michael Scott. My excitement was abated slightly when I heard Ricky will only be appearing as a 'cameo', but still. The Office airs at 9pm on NBC.
The second season of Archer premieres Thursday, January 27 at 10pm on FX.
Oh shit, that timeslot's double booked now that 30 Rock has been pushed to 10pm. Thank the lord for DVR.
I caught up on the first season of Archer thanks to Netflix Instant, and goddamn, it's hilarious. Super excited for the show to be back.
Archer Official Website
Archer is an animated comedy on FX. The titular character Sterling Archer is a secret agent working for a clandestine organization called ISIS. He's basically an asshole. Has major mommy issues (she's his boss). And he's voiced by Coach McGurk from Home Movies!
There's plenty of dirty and generally wrong humor here. A lot of 'office' type humor as well. I started watching this on Netflix Instant and it's pretty much my new favorite show, so great.
The voice cast is stellar all around. There's Coach McGurk of course, Chris Parnell from SNL (also Dr. Spaceman on 30 Rock), and the mother from Arrested Development (also the mother here).
The second season starts up in January. That is entirely not soon enough.
