The Office (US TV series)

By Roger Catlin Halloween is the theme for most of the comedies tonight like "Community" (NBC, 8 p.m.), "Parks and Recreation" (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) and "The Office" (NBC, 9 p.m.). Of course it's always Halloween on "The Vampire Diaries" (The CW, 8 p.m.). 30 Rock" (NBC, 9:30 pm. is supposed to ease up on the guest stars this...

By Roger Catlin I'm more of a fan of "30 Rock" (NBC, 9:30 p.m.) in whih Will Arnett returns to seek vengeance on Alec Baldwin. It caps a strong night of comety with "Community" (NBC, 8 p.m.), "Parks and Recreation" (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) and "The Office" (NBC, 9 p.m.), on which Michael Scott has a new girlfriend.

By Roger Catlin Heroes" could travel to some weird time warp with mullets where we'd have to hear Bon Jovi music all day; they could all be murder suspects on one of the "Law & Order" shows;  Jon could undergo a throat operation on "Mercy" or "Trauma" or be a surprise drop-in on karaoke night on "The Offi...

By Roger Catlin Daytime Talk Regis and Kelly: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Mario Lopez. The View: Tina Fey, Gilles Marini, Gloria Gaynor, Kara DioGuardi. Bonnie Hunt: Toby Keith, Kristin Cavallari. Ellen DeGeneres: Taye Diggs, Wolfgang Puck.

By Roger Catlin SNL Weekend Update Thursday" falls from the schedule tonight, making way for "Community" (NBC, 8 p.m.) followed by "Parks and Recreation" (NBC, 8:30 p.m.). Regis and Kelly: Vince Vaughn, Michael Kors. The View: Kelly Clarkson, Paul Shaffer, Ana Ortiz. Bonnie Hunt: Paul Teutul Sr. Ellen DeGene...

By Roger Catlin Nancy O'Dell hosts the most unusual awards program of the year in the Prism Awards (FX, 4 p.m.) in which the most accurate depictions of drug addiction, alcohol and tobacco are hailed. Among the nominees are "The Office," "Rachel Getting Married" and "King of the Hill." What about "Breaking B...

By Roger Catlin Speaking of loud, oafish chefs, there's a double-long episode of "Hell's Kitchen" (Fox, 8 p.m.) opposite the usual two hour  "Biggest Loser" (NBC, 8 p.m.) and the second two hour "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC, 8 p.m.) in as many days. Pee Wee Herman is guest on "The Jay Leno Show" (NBC, 10 p.m.) as is Am...

By Roger Catlin Survivor: Samoa" (CBS, 8 p.m., starts today), "Bones" (Fox, 8 p.m., today), "Parks and Recreation" (NBC, 8:30 p.m., today), "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 9 p.m., Sept. 24), "CSI" (CBS, 9 p.m., Sept. 24), "Fringe" (Fox, 9 p.m., tonight), "The Office" (NBC, 9 p.m., today), "Supernatural" (The CW, 9 p.m., started Se...

By Roger Catlin Friday, will be a sad day for me!  I will be watching the last episode of the show, and go down memory lane.....   Watching The Guiding Light, taught me to understand and speak english.  I was only 11 years old  when we got our new TV from Sears in 1954. 

By Roger Catlin It fits neatly alongside season starts for two other comedies: "The Office" (NBC, 9 p.m.), still in top form, and the improving "Parks & Recreation" (NBC, 8:30 p.m.), whose Amy Poehler also makes an appearance on the season premiere of "SNL Weekend Update Thursday" (NBC, 8 p.m.), though Se...

By Roger Catlin It almost makes you stop missing the similarly named "United States of Tara," which ended its first season last week. But it's surrounded by a new episode of "The Tudors" (Showtime, 9 and 11 p.m.). In addition to "The Office," the rise of workplace comedy may have come in commercials. "World's F...

By Hartford Courant Novak, played by BJ Novak who was only rarely a featured player in the Scranton mix. The actor was also a staff writer for the show since the beginning, though, so he’ll be on “The Office” even though he’s not seen any more than Jan has ...