Relive the America Music Awards!

My thoughts on the AMAs:

1. The female performers far and away outshone the males.

2. Who cares if J. Lo fell down or not? Bottom line: her performance was pretty lame.

3. Green Day put on a pretty cool performance despite still sounding like my favorite band in high school. But then, I'm a sucker for pyrotechnics.

4. Adam Lambert was just inappropriate.

5. Taylor Swift was a gracious winner. Good for her, I say!

Check out my American Music Awards live chat with Anthony Williams and DMN Music Critic Mario Tarradell.

The Office: Shareholders Meeting

Last night's episode of The Office was like a Frankenstein's monster, made up of past episodes. Familiar, but funny.

Michael's been invited to be recognized at the bankrupt Dunder Mifflin's annual shareholder's meeting. (This was reminiscent of "Dwight's Speech" from season two.) Astonished at being able to take a limo instead of a town car or van (like in "Business Trip" from season five), Michael invites Andy, Dwight and Oscar along. Michael is shocked to discover that people aren't exactly thrilled with DM, as they protest outside and line up in the meeting to demand answers from the board. Always the showman, Michael promises a plan to get the company back on track, much to the delight of the irate crowd. The board, furious with Michael, sends him away.

Back in Scranton, Jim has trouble proving to the employees that he has as much power as Michael. When Ryan refuses to do even the smallest task, Jim takes action and moves his desk to the broom closet between the bathrooms. (This is similar to when Jim put Dwight's desk in the bathroom in "The Fight" of season two AND when Pam can't get Ryan to make copies in "The Michael Scott Paper Company" from season five.)

Even though its individual parts were all too familiar, the end result was hilarious. The Office still has a gift of producing relevant episodes while still staying true to its characters.

Quotes of the Week:

Oscar: They're such boobs!
Michael: Hate to break it to you, Oscar, but some of us like boobs.
Dwight: Calves. Calves all the way.

Erin: It's like what high schoolers take to prom on TV!

Dwight: If onlys and justs were candies and nuts, then every day would be Erntedankfest.

Parks and Recreation: Hunting Trip

Thursday's episode of Parks and Recreation was another solid entry in a season that has cemented the show as one of the fall's best new comedies. I say "new" because it is drastically funnier than the few episodes presented last season. Parks has really found its footing and that was evident with this episode.

Leslie discovers that the guys are going on their annual hunting trip and demands that the women be allowed to come - except for April, who stays back at the office and bonds with the shoe-shining, piggyback ride-giving Andy.

Leslie's effective attempts at being one of the guys were hysterical. In order to avoid being pantsed, she uses suspenders to connect her bra and jeans. As she goes off with Ron to hunt, she's "ready to discuss college bowl game scenarios." And when Tom accidentally shoots Rom in the back on the head without a license, Leslie takes the fall, resulting in a hilarious montage of explanations she gives the inquiring park ranger.

In short, another funny episode from this up-and-coming comedy.

Community: Environmental Science

Once I realized last night's episode of Community was going to be a Senor Chang-heavy episode, I thought we were for sure in for a treat. However, with the exception of one hilarious montage, the episode fell flat and was one of the least enjoyable since the series' pilot.

Senor Chang (Ken Jeong of The Hangover) took his marital troubles out on his Spanish students by assigning mounds of homework, so Jeff tries to reunite him with his wife. Shirley enlisted Pierce to help her with a public speaking assignment. Troy and Abed had to find a rat named Fievel for their science class. As separate plotlines? Not funny. But somehow, put together in a montage set to Troy and Abed singing "Somewhere Out There" (a song my mom used to sing to me as a kid, FYI)... comic genius.

But you can't rely on my love of 1980s animation again, Community. Shape up!

Glee Chat!

Read my chat on last night's episode of Glee, "Ballads," with co-worker Anthony Williams at the DallasNews.com TV Blog!

NBC moves Emmys back to August

NBC is moving the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards to Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with Sunday Night Football and competition on other networks.

This isn't the first time the Emmys have been earlier than September. NBC aired the 2006 Emmys on August 27 that year and the show was the highest-rated Emmy telecast in the past four years.

America's Next Top Model is...

It's odd when a finale can be shocking and yet completely without surprise. Throughout the 13th season of ANTM, we've watched "petite" models compete against each other each week. And every week, redhead Nicole Fox has seemed like the obvious frontrunner. So a tip of the hat to the editors this week, as they made it seem (if only for a minute or two) that Laura Kirkpatrick might actually steal the title.

But, alas, it was not to be so. After having it pounded into our heads that Nicole lacks a personality (She does! It's just a quiet, weird personality!), the girls did their Cover Girl photo shoot/commercial. Laura dealt with her dyslexia yet again, but Nicole also had issues enunciating. Later, the girls did their Seventeen magazine photo shoot and got a one-on-one chat with Tyra.

In the runway show, Laura seemed like she might prevail in the stomp-down as Nicole hunched and clomped her way down the catwalk. But the judges later decided that it might work as a "signature" walk for her. Huh.

In the end, Nicole's stunning photos won out and she was named America's Next Top (Petite) Model. I have to ask: why are we calling her a petite model? I know she's 5 ft. 7 in., which is shorter than the average model, but it was the maximum height limit for this season. Plus, cycle two winner Eva Pigford was only 5 ft. 6 in. and she didn't have to compete in any special "petite" cycle. I call shenanigans, Tyra!