Pamela Sitt,
Sep 25, 2008
It's traffic jam time on TiVo tonight! Sigh. Fall TV is back, and decisions must be made in the TV Timeslot Wars. The 9 p.m. hour tonight is a real trainwreck: cult fave The Office (NBC) goes head-to-head with two of the biggest shows on television, Grey's Anatomy (ABC) and CSI (CBS). CSI returns Oct. 9, so it's a two-way battle until then. And 30 Rock won't be back on NBC until Oct. 30. Personally, I think The Office-30 Rock one-two punch is hard to beat!
Fans of The Office's Jam -- the loathsome nickname given to Jim and Pam -- will probably get wooed over to NBC by last season's cliffhanger, where Jim was on the verge of proposing to Pam but was interrupted by Andy. Let's hope The Office writers don't make it too easy for the lovebirds. What would have happened if Ross and Rachel got married on Friends? There's a reason they waited until the series finale to get those two together.
Speaking of TV couples, MerDer on Grey's seemed to be headed for Blissville in last season's finale, but rumor has it Derek's fling Rose might turn up preggers this season. I actually went to college with the actress who plays Rose (Lauren Stamile) and she was in my sorority. I remember her as being pretty quiet back then. Who knew she'd turn out to be such a troublemaker?
