Lamest episode of "The Office" ever? It hasn't been brought to a vote by the Happiness is a Warm TV blog's high tribunal, but consider yourselves on notice, Office writers.

Your once great show has devolved into the weak link in NBC's Thursday night comedy lineup, fourth behind an inconsistent 'Community' show that would have you believe community colleges have dorms on campus for international students.

Thursday night's episode wraps up Michael's ill-fated relationship with Pam's mom.

The last time Happiness spoke with "The Biggest Loser's" Tracey Yukich, a Raleigh native, the show had not begun airing yet, and she sounded upbeat, strong and confident.

So as we got ready for this chat it occurred to us that, back then, she may not have known how she was going to come across on TV. And we were right.

"I had no idea," says Tracey. "When I was sitting with my kids watching the show, I didn't know what was coming."

Note: DirecTV is airing episodes of Friday Night Lights ahead of NBC. Recaps of each week's episode will be posted after the jump.

What's Buddy Garrity saying?

SPOILERS: Don't keep reading unless you want to read about season four.

Don't start your weekend without watching Kelly Kapoor and Erin Hannon star in their first music video, "Male Prima Donna."

The Office characters have started their own female musical duo, Subtle Sexuality, with the help of Nard-Dog (Andy) and Mr. Understood (Ryan). The first song, clearly about a certain office temp with a skinny tie, is catchy and Auto-tuned enough to be a bona fide top 40 hit. 

The group's website has a link to the video, the Mindy Kaling-directed webisodes behind the group and the complete lyrics. 

So, get on board. "You're a male prima donna / But I can't help but want 'cha / I'm an independent diva /But I still kinda need ya..." is the new "If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it..."

It's Halloween at Glendale Community College, and everyone's excited. We're just seven episodes into this show's strong first season, but we know by now that mass excitement can only lead to disaster. And hilarity.

Annie decides to host a "Danza de los Muertos" party so she'll get extra credit in Spanish class - but mostly so she can throw her first successful party in the school's library. It's all part of her sad but endearing pursuit to be cool.

Meanwhile, Jeff finally sets his sights on a new woman (the unsatisfying Jeff/Britta will-they-or-wont-they plot was beginning to drag) - his statistics professor. Unlike Britta, Professor Short Skirt says she's interested but won't date students, even if they're older than she is. Hints of Britta's jealousy are subtle, thankfully, which plays out much more naturally. Shirley, meanwhile, is more visibly upset about the Jeff's flirtation - but she's just projecting anger because her ex-husband visited and asked for her wedding ring back earlier. Ouch.

Pity the costumed children of the Scranton Industrial Park Community who had to settle for a Halloween tour of what Michael Scott tried to convince them was the spookiest warehouse in the world.

Little did they know that Michael's "[Junk] in a Box" homage to Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake's classic Saturday Night Live video would be the highlight of Thursday's tepid episode of The Office. At least the kids got off easy with a ride on Darryl the Gangsta Pumpkin's pallet truck of doom.

Maybe they were scarred for life by Michael, giftwrapped box affixed to his crotch, swinging from a noose and reminding them that suicide is never the answer, but at least they got to go home. The rest of us were stuck enduring the rest of an episode that plunged into Yawnville after that promising opening.

Season four of "Friday Night Lights" begins tonight, but unfortunately for most of us, only for DirecTV subscribers.

As with the cost-sharing agreement for season three, season four of "Friday Night Lights" will air first in its entirety on DirecTV and then on NBC in late spring or early summer of 2010. The critically-acclaimed drama about a football-obsessed small town in Texas stars Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton (left).

NBC hasn't done right by the show, but this DirecTV deal is better than cancelling it altogether. Kyle Chandler summed it up nicely in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times: “The first year we were up against ‘American Idol.’ The second year was the writers strike. The third year we get cut down to 13 episodes. I just assumed that while we had a solid base, the numbers wouldn’t go out the roof."

NBC renewed the John Wells cop drama "Southland" for a second season back in May, but just two weeks before the show's season two premiere, they have canceled it.

Geez, why even renew it at all? 

The Los Angeles Times reports that the show may have been too dark, and with Jay Leno sucking up all the 10pm time slots, NBC has no room for dark dramas.

Instead of "Southland," NBC will air episodes of "Dateline," which is obviously much cheaper to produce than a scripted show. Sigh.

Wells ("ER," "West Wing") has been openly critical of the Leno programming, and says he will shop "Southland" to another network. "Southland" had just finished the 6th episode of their 13-run order. 

Few ceremonies are more tradition-laden than a wedding, so there was some concern that Jim and Pam's ceremony couldn't possibly live up to the expectations of the demanding protocol. Reviewing my checklist from last night's hour-long episode, however, it looks like The Office managed to cover all the essentials of a memorable wedding.

Inappropriate toasts at the rehearsal dinner? Check. Judgmental relatives? Check.
Relatives ignoring your "Do Not Play" music list? Check. A wedding guest tearing asunder his man parts during an ill-advised attempt at doing the splits? Double check.

If you read the post by guest blogger Michelle Aldrich's 'Biggest Loser' post, you know that Dudley native (not Dunn, sorry!) Antoine Dove exited the show last night.

But don't worry. Take a look at this video and you'll see life is pretty good.