The Office (NBC) TV Show • Page 11

"Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not that way. I hate so much about the things that you choose to be."

 

I'm on 6x3 I think, where Jim and Michael are Co managers. Man, this really solidifies how dumb/slimy Michael really is.

 

Slimy in what way?

 

He figured Wallace was going to replace him, so he let Wallace read Jim's performance reviews that Toby wrote, and praised Toby for being a good, honest person.

 

I don't think anyone would just willingly hand over their job to someone else, and he explains to Jim that he did it because he didn't want to lose him, Pam or the baby...lol. Still a little shitty but it was more of Michael being Michael I think.

 

Oh I know, but he assumed that's what was happening. I normal boss would have asked what is going on before just throwing someone under the bus.

 

In UK theaters this August. Streaming on Netflix next year for the rest of us:

 

this is how i end every relationship i'm in. it makes for a great final moment.

 

one thing that never really occurred to me in all the years i've watched all these seasons but now i find distracted and kind of out of place but very much a nitpick:

there's really no reason for the film crew to tag along with Jim and Pam to Schrute Farms in season 4's "Money".

Yeah, we see the film crew at other non-work events (Jim's apartment party, Michael's improv, Pam's art show, weddings), but some of those things contain almost all of the office staff or are small, quick events. i think what weirds me out most about their being at Schrute Farms is:

* they stay with them / sleep at Schrute Farms - but where do they sleep?! did they get a room? did they sleep in the other twin bed in the irrigation room? *

 

Well, I mean that's right around the time the show started shifting a bit. They do the exact same thing when Pam is away at school and Jim visits her there. A cameraman even goes with Jim when he impulsively heads to New York to visit Pam because he fears they're disconnecting. The idea is that the documentary became less and less about the paper company and more about the people who work at this one particular branch. It used to bother me a lot more, but I have come to care less about that over time. Another small example would be in season seven when Michael panics and gets on that bus full of kids headed for a missions trip. When he impulsively jumps onto the bus, there's already a cameraman inside waiting to film Michael, almost as if they preemptively knew he'd do that. The earlier seasons utilized the camera crew hiding behind blinds and such to capture small moments, but it became a lot more broad as the show wore on because it was woven into the fabric of the show by then and the audience just accepted it.

 

that's true and very good points @Nyquist

also, as the seasons go on we spend so much more time out of the office setting (for better and worse at times).

 

I'm sure it wasn't intentional at the time but keep in mind that they basically start S9 with the doc crew saying they've stuck around so long mostly to follow Jim and Pam's story. It does make sense that if they were to follow anyone on a little detour like that, it would be those 2.

 

I wish they had made Creed the Scranton Strangler. It would've changed the "documentary" aspect completely, having this background character with literally no story arc for 9 years ending up the most important person at the end.

 

Off-topic but I found this interesting. I guess Ricky Gervais is going to make a new UK Office film where David Brent tries to become a rock star.

 

that was really a wasted idea all around. ends up being someone we've never seen /never do see, and aside from Toby believing he's innocent and then getting choked by the guy, this was a very big missed opportunity.

 

damn. just thought of something that would've been great - have it be Creed's dad!

there's been a handful of quick moments where we're puzzled about Creed's age and past. to add to the labyrinth that is Creed Bratton, have them show the Scranton Strangler on TV or in the paper and have Creed nonchalantly say that it is his father. makes Creed still lovable but insanely more creepy and disturbing and also confuses the fuck out of everyone about his age and life.

 

Indeed. I posted about it above, but here's the trailer for it:

It comes out in UK cinemas this August and then to Netflix for the rest of us some time next year.

 

they also followed just Jim to the Stamford Branch, although maybe they could say they heard the whisperings of Scranton closing before everyone else, so they went to introduce us to the new staff they'd be documenting.

 

David Brent movie looks great. I've only recently watched the BBC Office and my god... I've teared up from laughing.

 

Brent movie looks terrible. Gervais' output is becoming worse and worse every year.

 

Never liked Gervais and yeah, that looks awful.

 

Here's the actual, official trailer:

Urgh.

 

Gervais has become insufferable

 

I like him on An Idiot Abroad. Then again that's just him being a dick to his friend