THE OFFICE returned tonight after a long hiatus and while I laughed my ass off, I can’t say that it was one of their best. Conceptually it was great, I just thought that an hour was too long for the storyline laid out. That being said, I loved it and cannot be happier that the Dunder Mifflin crew are back on Thursday nights.

The quick gist of the episode is this… Michael thinks that the office is cursed after Pam’s computer crashes due to internet porn, Michael runs Meredith over with his car, and Angela’s cat Sprinkles dies under Dwight’s care. To counteract all the negative, he decides to create a fun run to cure Rabies after they discover Meredith’s rabid after the bat bite last season, and subsequent rat and raccoon bites.

So here are my favorite moments:

Oh and then there are my favorite quotes:

Jim: “One day Michael came in complaining about a speed bump on the highway, I wonder who he ran over then?”

Michael: “I’m not superstitious but I’m a little-stitious.”

Pam about Michael’s junk: “I didn’t see where it started but I saw where it ended.”

Michael: “You don’t know me, you’ve just seen my penis…”

Welcome back Scranton Branch! For more in depth coverage of THE OFFICE, head on over to my favorite Office guru, GMMR.

The votes are in and according to your diligent little fingers, you’ve made My BF Neil Haskell & Danny “Voldemort” Tidwell’s DUELING PRINCES routine the best of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 3.

After almost 60,000 votes over the last 5 weeks we finally gave Neil and Danny a winning title! Thanks to everyone for voting and for visiting the site. If you still can’t get enough of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, stay tuned to Ducky Does TV for our ongoing Tour Reports.

One last time, let’s watch the routine you’ve deemed your favorite America.

Watch Neil Haskell & Danny Tidwell’s Dueling Princes Routine

Out actor and cutie patootie TR Knight went on ELLEN this morning to talk Grey’s, the Emmy’s, the Dog Heigl gave him and more.

TR Talks Dating:

How many people are ready for a Calgon moment after the chaos of last night’s television landscape? Tonight’s not really that much better. Sure there are less new shows debuting but our Thursday night returning shows are crowding the airwaves.

New Shows Ducky’s Watching Tonight:
Nothing, whoo-hoooooo!

Returning Shows Ducky’s Watching Tonight:

9pm – The Office does a charity event tonight that I’m sure will only end in hilarious disaster.

9pm – Grey’s Anatomy returns for it’s 4th season and it better not let me down because its on the thinnest ice possible. I’ve got a wrech ready Nancy Carrigan Shonda Rhimes, watch yourself.

10pm – Without A Trace moves back to its home on Thursday nights and I couldn’t be happier. I had to stop watching last season because of the hideous Sunday timeslot. I’m back tonight especially since Buffy alum James Marsters guests.

The Rest of the Premieres for Thursday, September 27th:
Ugly Betty (ABC)
CSI (CBS)
Smallville (CW)
My Name is Earl (NBC)
ER (NBC)
*New Show: BIG SHOTS (ABC)

SUPERNATURAL Season 3 kicks off one week from tonight and I’m happy to bring you the pictures from episode 3 entitled “Bad Day at Black Rock” which introduces Lauren Cohan’s character BELA.

Photos containing mild introduction spoilers after the jump.
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AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL took a stand last night and it’s one I’m 100% behind. The main photo shoot showcased the two sides to smoking. The glamorous starlette aspect which when reflected in the mirror showed the hideous side effects. The photos were great and the message was visually powerful but Ms. Tyra took it a step further.

Tyra Banks declared that Cycle 9 would be smoke free. That’s like saying Model’s can’t eat, er wait… same thing. Yup, Tyra said that too many young girls look up to real models and the girls of ANTM and she doesn’t want to send the message that smoking is cool or that smoking is anything but deadly. You go girl!

Is it controversial? I don’t know. I’ve heard a couple people grumble that Top Model isn’t giving the girls a choice and that they don’t seem to be offering up any assistance. Either they did off camera or they are wanting to see the withdrawl play out on screen to make it more clear for young kids just how addictive smoking can be. Either way, I’m still all about it.

After last night’s photo shoot, I have to revise my top choices very slightly. I still 100% stand by Heather and Victoria being my top choices. I had Jenah in my top 3 but I’ve now decided that she so homely and busted that I can’t look at her any longer. I’m moving Lisa into the Top 3 for the time being.

I’m still loving Saleisha and now I’m digging Sarah. So if you go back to last week’s recap, I’m really not that far off from my initial picks. I had Heather, Victoria, Jenah, Lisa and Saleisha as my Top 5.

Last night did nothing if not showcase how hideous the human race can be at times. Bianca is one nasty ass bitch. She’s mean, she’s hamming for the camera, and in my opinion she’s bunk. She was a total twat to Lisa and walks around like she’s the Queen B. Has she never watched the show? Eventually that backfires and if Tyra catches wind of it, there’s gonna be hell to pay.

The other low-lifes are douches that were ripping Heather apart. Yes the girl’s quiet, she’s reserved, and she’s a loner. It’s because she has asperger’s disease and is socially awkward from it. She’s nice, she’s done nothing wrong to anyone yet they couldn’t stop ripping into her. What about that dumbass horseface Kimberly who said she doesn’t even like to look her in the eye when she’s talking to her because she doesn’t need Heather being all clingy. Bitch noone wants to be your friend so save it. Same with pinface hag-like Janet who claims to be 22 when I’m certain she’s pushing 40. Hideous.

How can we get Chris Crocker on Heather’s side? “LEAVE HEATHER ALONE!”

Oh crap, I almost forgot to tell you who got kicked off. The first girl to leave Top Model 9 is Boston based MILA. Doesn’t bother me.

Sometimes you just want to kiss Kevin Smith for his comedic genius, I’m not saying this is one of those times but here is a snippet from Smith’s interview with IGN where he talks about REAPER getting picked up and also a little bit about SUPERNATURAL.

IGN TV: [Reaper] ranked near the top in a recent TV critics poll. It was number two, right under Pushing Daisies.

Smith: Under Pushing Daisies? Right on, man. Go figure. If you would have asked me in advance if this would be one of the highest rated pilots of the new season I would have said “Um, I doubt anyone will ever see this.” It seemed implausible that CW would pick it up because they have a show that’s pretty f***ing close, in Supernatural. Supernatural is the earnest version of Reaper, right down to a guy named Sam, with him and another dude running around hunting monsters, for lack of a better description. Reaper is the comedic version of that and I was always a little perplexed at why the greenlit the pilot to be made. I thought “They’re not going to pick it up. They’re going to take one look at it, be like Supernatural is far better looking.” You watch Supernatural and it looks like a film. It’s slick and polished and s*** like that, and Reaper just has this kind of warm do-it-yourself look to it. I do think it is our most visually accomplished effort, oddly enough. I think me and Dave [Klein, Smith’s director of photography] made a better looking TV show than we’ve ever made a movie. There’s just more kinetic energy in the pilot for some reason. The camera is always moving and stuff. So I just never thought that anyone would see it because I thought that the CW would see it and whether it was good or bad, they would just be like “What were we thinking? We already have this show. F*** off!” But they kind of went for it, thank god.

I’ll take that description of SUPERNATURAL anyday. Thanks to GMMR for forwarding this.