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It seems an odd pairing, this breezy talk show as accompaniment to the most riveting drama on TV, but it works. It works because Walking Dead fans can’t get enough, because we geek out over minute details of the show, because we all want to know what would happen if the zombies came for us in real life.

Each week the host is joined by a comedian and a cast-member or other zombie expert. So far the comedians have proven themselves to be both funny and ardent Walking Dead fans, well versed in the minutiae of the show and the comic book. Regular features include a scene from that night’s show with pop-up video style commentary, an always-snarky opinion poll, and an “In Memoriam” segment recapping any deaths from the most recent episode, mostly slow-motion shots of zombies getting their heads crushed by various implements of destruction. Most important, but least funny, is the sneak peek at a scene from next week’s episode.

Obviously, The Talking Dead is not for everyone. If you’re not watching The Walking Dead there really isn’t much here for you. But if you are – and you really should be – then this show is a fun capper to the dark and dismal world of Rick Grimes and his crew. There’s even a live call-in line where you can ask your zombie-related questions to be answered by the panel of “experts”. For the more timid, you can email your burning questions to the host and he may answer on air.

The Talking Dead airs live Sunday night at midnight on AMC. As fun as live TV is, I’m recording this one due to the late hour. Set your DVR for midnight if you want to have a little fun with the end of the world as we know it.

1. I am a faithful fan of The Office.  I have been watching since the beginning.

2. I loved watching “Niagara”, Jim & Pam’s wedding episode.  It was so well done that it had me crying, both from laughing so hard and being so moved by the poignancy.

3. Birth scenes usually bring me to tears.  Being a mom, it reminds me of that amazing moments when I met my children.

Having shared those facts, I have to state that I didn’t like last night’s back-to-back episodes, “The Delivery 1 & 2″.  Sure, there were a few good moments:  Pam’s fear of not being able to “do this”.  It is a real feeling that many women experience.  Dwight throwing numerous weapons out of his car window as he was being pulled over by a police officer.  Nothing like Dwight to remind us how crazy he is!  Kevin’s excitement to eat extra meals with a friend was fairly amusing.

But the sad truth about last night’s one hour of The Office is that it left me feeling disappointed.  There weren’t many scenes that made me laugh.  The arrival of the baby wasn’t that moving.  And the accidental breastfeeding of another baby was so predictable.  As soon as the baby started crying, I (and the rest of the world) knew it wasn’t Baby Halpert.

So, while I won’t give up on The Office yet, I am fearful that it’s days may be numbered.  I hope that this show hasn’t jumped the shark.

The show is primarily hosted by Jamie Hyneman (the owner of M5 Industries, a special effects workshop) and Adam Savage (an artist/movie maker/designer/magician).  The show has Tony Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara  hosting the secondary plot of the show.  The show is filmed in M5 Industries’ workshop/warehouse in San Fransisco.

They have a general habit of just blowing stuff up, as most myths involve death or destruction.  My two favorites were the flaming pilot’s hair myth and the explosive concrete removal myth.  In the pilot myth, a Canadian fighter pilot was flying his jet when a spark from his radio sent his extravagant hair up in flames.  The myth says the pure oxygen environment caused a lethal explosion, but the mythbusters proved that the hair would burn, though it would not explode lethally.  According to the other myth, concrete companies have been using different varieties of explosives to blast hardened concrete out of old cement trucks.  This was busted, as  the amount of explosive needed would damage the trucks.  So, after learning this, they packed the truck full of explosive and blew it apart.  It literally disappeared.

The show is fun because Adam and Jamie like to explain what actually causes the myth to happen… or not to happen.  They explain the factors that go into an experiment. The science is interesting to a science-interested person like me.  At the same time, the humor prevents it from being science class, although we did watch it in science one day.

I think Mythbusters is one of the best science shows on TV, and great for all!