NBC Thursday Nights

Possibly the best line up of shows on television happens on thursday nights. NBC has brought out its comedic big guns for the new year and it knows it. Hopefully the rest of the world will agree. It already has The Office and 30 Rock, both highly popular shows, and Community, an awesome show that has a growing audience. Now, coming out of the winter break it is bringing back Parks and Recreation, a show I have already felt the need to tell you guys about, and Outsourced, a show I have just recently gotten into in a big way.

Outsourced follows Todd Dempsy, a manager fresh out of training who comes back from a  retreat to find his whole call center has been outsourced to India. Todd is then offered the choice to either go to India and train the new employees there or find a new job. So Todd finds himself in India. The show becomes a fish out of water tale as Todd tries to acclimate himself to his culture and environment. Soon after starting his new job Todd becomes aware that his employees are the second tier hires meaning they know as much about our culture as Todd know about theirs. As the show progresses Todd and his new employees learn about each other and start to mesh. I had mixed feelings about this show when I first started watching it but I decided to give it a chance (plus I had nothing better to do on my lunch breaks) and I found myself really enjoying it. The characters are almost instantly like able and the episodes are not afraid to get ridiculous. I have personally introduced Outsourced to a good number of people and 3 of my friends have enjoyed it more than I have so I am not an isolated incident. I would highly recommend this show to anyone who is a fan of quirky comedies and shows that do not take themselves too seriously.

They have also premiered a new show called Perfect Couples, a show following three different couples through their relationships. All I have seen of this so far is the pilot which I have learned not to trust as an indicator of a shows worth. Especially with a show like this where the personal interaction between the actors is at such a forefront that you have to give the characters time to get comfortable together. There were a few funny moments in the pilot but I do not feel the show is where it should be for me to cast a firm judgement on it. I will have to revisit this again at a later date to fill everyone in.