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What To Watch: Thursday. Thursday Never Changes.

Hey, you like sitcoms? Want some more sitcoms? Have a sitcom. They're sitcommy.

I'm almost ready for sweeps month to be over, if only because that means that not every show on every weekday night will be brand new. It's easier to choose when you have fewer choices, after all, isn't that right? Also, can I say something about how annoying it is to search Youtube for promos for network shows? I mean, seriously, if I search for "30 Rock [episode name] Promo," I get a million of those spammy "Hey, youtube took this video down, but you can visit this Russian site to view the full episode even though it hasn't aired yet!" video things that I hate and want to kill. That's all.

Archer

FX 10 PM: "Archer must help Gillette save his younger brother from a crooked sheriff in West Virginia." Odds that Raylan Givens shows up in a cross-network cameo? Probably zero, unfortunately. Followed by Unsupervised at 10:30 PM.

The Big Bang Theory

CBS 8 PM: "Sheldon's routine is turned upside down when his barber gets sick; Wolowitz questions his decision to go into space." What will Sheldon do? Will it involve some comedic escalation of his OCD tendencies? Maybe? Followed by a new Rob at 8:30, about which we don't speak.

The Finder

Fox 9 PM: "Dr. Jack Hodgins asks Walter to help find evidence of extraterrestrial activity; Timo and Willa try to deal with their relationship." The phrase "X and Y try to deal with their relationship" should never appear in an episode summary; it's kind of assumed that it'll be part of every television episode ever, right?

Person of Interest

CBS 9 PM: "Risk." No episode description for this one. I'll randomly guess that it involves the team tracking down someone whose number popped out of the machine.

The Mentalist

10 PM: "When the leader of an anti-cult activist organization is murdered, Jane is reunited with a former nemesis, Bret Stiles (Malcolm McDowell)." Fakey psychics have nemeses? That's a great thought. I would love to believe that The Prestige is actually happening somewhere out there. You know, if The Mentalist was real life.

Parks and Recreation

NBC 8:30 PM: "After realizing everyone forgot Jerry's birthday, Leslie decides to throw him a party; Tom is shocked to learn Ann doesn't share his taste in music." For once, there isn't a new 30 Rock on tonight, so the night commences with Parks and Rec, followed by The Office at 9 and Up All Night at 9:30.

30 Rock

NBC 8 PM: "Jack gains a greater appreciation for leap day; Liz helps Jenna seduce an Internet billionaire; Tracy enlists the writers to help him spend a nearly-expired restaurant gift card." I lied! There is a new 30 Rock on tonight. Funnily enough, when I wrote these descriptions down for last Thursday, I accidentally mixed it up with today's episodes, and last week 30 Rock was still supposed to broadcast a repeat, so I wrote all that stuff above about it repeating. Funny story, huh? Funny.

Claudeon Feb. 23, 2012 at 9:28 a.m.

Oh that Sheldon, he so crazy.

Funky_Pasta_Tommyon Feb. 23, 2012 at 9:31 a.m.

Danger zone!

teh_destroyeron Feb. 23, 2012 at 10:15 a.m.

Archer! I want to be that guy when I grow up.

not_a_bumblebeeon Feb. 23, 2012 at 10:20 a.m.
 Gillette doesn't appear to be paralyzed anymore. 
Bigheart711on Feb. 23, 2012 at 11 a.m.

Archer: Impending highlight of the night! The last episode was funny as all hell.

vinsanityv22on Feb. 23, 2012 at 7:18 p.m.

30 Rock confounded the heck out me. I ACTUALLY thought Leap Day Williams was a thing after awhile. I mean, you don't hire Jim Carrey to appear (and get Steve Buscemi to direct!) in your stupid made up Leap Year festivities, do you? Apparently, if you're Tina Fey, you do.

Seriously, Steve Buscemi directed tonight's episode. Weird.

GreggDon Feb. 23, 2012 at 8:23 p.m.

I love the Mentalist. It's a proper pulp serial to me. It goes beyond most procedurals and just goes fucking nuts with its premise.

Chris2KLeeon Feb. 23, 2012 at 11:51 p.m.

@vinsanityv22 said:

30 Rock confounded the heck out me. I ACTUALLY thought Leap Day Williams was a thing after awhile. I mean, you don't hire Jim Carrey to appear (and get Steve Buscemi to direct!) in your stupid made up Leap Year festivities, do you? Apparently, if you're Tina Fey, you do.

Seriously, Steve Buscemi directed tonight's episode. Weird.

I don't think it's the first episode he's directed either. Weird one, but the Leap Day movie was hilarious and when I saw the poster for Leap Day 2: Leap Baby, I just about pissed myself.

Grimon Feb. 26, 2012 at 2:47 a.m.

ARCHER IS THE GREATEST ANIMATED SHOW ON TV!

that is all.

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