News: The Thursday Playlist: Office, Big Bang, Idol and Other Finales
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Published 6:32 am, Thursday, May 16, 2013
Given the fanfare with which NBC is closing The Office after nine seasons (at least two too many), you'd think it was a Cheers or Seinfeld-sized hit from the "must-see" glory days, instead of the show that presided over the slow fade of a once-powerful comedy brand on the back of too many same-seeming niche comedies specializing in preciously arch irony. The drama showdown is between CBS' two-hour Elementary (9:01/8:01c), in which a shattered Sherlock comes to grips with the apparent return from the dead of soulmate Irene Adler (Natalie Dormer), while the mysterious "manipulation is my business" Moriarty plots more mischief; and ABC's hot combo of Grey's Anatomy (9/8c), in which a storm bears down on Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital just in time for Meredith to give birth under what will no doubt be the most perilous of circumstances, followed by the deliciously juicy Scandal (10:02/9:02c), which gave us a great shock last week with the reveal that former veep aide Billy Chambers (Matt Letscher), long presumed dead, is the mole, conspiring with not-so-milquetoast David Rosen (Joshua Malina) to bring down Olivia & Co. Is it even possible to take this crazy show to the next level? Last but to cult fans not least among the night's season finales, The CW's The Vampire Diaries (8/7c) finally celebrates Graduation Day of the Mostly Undead, with ghosts on the loose in Mystic Falls and Elena once again making a decision about the Salvatore boys while facing her evil doppelganger Katherine. ... Reported by SeattlePI.com 4 hours ago.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Copyright 2013 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Published 6:32 am, Thursday, May 16, 2013
Given the fanfare with which NBC is closing The Office after nine seasons (at least two too many), you'd think it was a Cheers or Seinfeld-sized hit from the "must-see" glory days, instead of the show that presided over the slow fade of a once-powerful comedy brand on the back of too many same-seeming niche comedies specializing in preciously arch irony. The drama showdown is between CBS' two-hour Elementary (9:01/8:01c), in which a shattered Sherlock comes to grips with the apparent return from the dead of soulmate Irene Adler (Natalie Dormer), while the mysterious "manipulation is my business" Moriarty plots more mischief; and ABC's hot combo of Grey's Anatomy (9/8c), in which a storm bears down on Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital just in time for Meredith to give birth under what will no doubt be the most perilous of circumstances, followed by the deliciously juicy Scandal (10:02/9:02c), which gave us a great shock last week with the reveal that former veep aide Billy Chambers (Matt Letscher), long presumed dead, is the mole, conspiring with not-so-milquetoast David Rosen (Joshua Malina) to bring down Olivia & Co. Is it even possible to take this crazy show to the next level? Last but to cult fans not least among the night's season finales, The CW's The Vampire Diaries (8/7c) finally celebrates Graduation Day of the Mostly Undead, with ghosts on the loose in Mystic Falls and Elena once again making a decision about the Salvatore boys while facing her evil doppelganger Katherine. ... Reported by SeattlePI.com 4 hours ago.