Webisodes: 30 Rock, Community, The Office

Just wanted to say some quick things about these cute extras. The Community and 30 Rock ones are "mini episodes" sponsored by Comcast, and The Office's are more of their popular webisodes.

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"How can I get my Jane Krakowski fix during this three week break?" is definitely something I asked myself regularly. And the three bite-sized clips of Jenna Maroney did satiate me. Thanks, Xfinity Comcast (whatever you are). Kenneth's hard-hitting questions were so quaint and charmingly hilarious - very Kenneth. Kenneth being in touch with his hill-people roots and acting goofy is where the character excels comedically, in my opinion.

"What's your most embarrassing moment? You don't have to say it out loud, you can just think about it."

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

"Well, if TGS is still on the air -"

"Oh, no, it's a riddle, the answer is... in the mirror."

"Do you like banana cake?"

"No."

"Correct!"

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The Office's best webisodes were its recent Subtle Sexuality set, directed by the marvelous Mindy Kaling. The newest ones, featuring Ellie Kemper as Erin under the tutelage of Angela Kinsey/as Martin. Erin is such an endearing character. She's very goofy, not as grounded in reality as previous receptionist Pam, so her storylines are open to strange and funny things, most notably her budding relationship with Andy. (Fun fact: Jon Hamm was Kemper's high school drama teacher. Luckiest. Class. Ever.)

Erin's desire to excel at a career (accounting!) but also maintain friends (Kelly! Ryan!) is the simple, quaint plot. (That's the second time I've used the q-word in this post. I think Kenneth and Erin would really get along.) In the end, she finds she can have it all! Minus Angela as her mentor, but that's an upside.

"What does depreciate mean?" - Kevin

"I have been laying the groundwork for a threesome for some time now." - Ryan

"You look like white Beyonce." - Kelly

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I love the cast of Community so much that any extra time I get to spend with them is well worth it. Annie's 90-second study break idea is a quaint (omg!) mini-plot that exemplifies their group dynamic during one of their mundane study sessions (although nothing is ever mundane about their group). It was a cool look at a scene-between-scenes, what happens when we're not watching Thursday nights.

Highlights included Abed's judo move on Troy, the game generation gap, Pierce's truth, Pierce and Troy's shared immaturity (again).

"Troy, truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"Would you?"

"Sandworms, I don't understand." - Shirley

"Quick, the floor is lava!" - Troy