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Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on September 27, 2007, 07:26:06 pm
WHO IS FUCKIN EXCITED FOR THE OFFICE

I know I am, and VB, Rowain, Bart, Steel, JOJOFACE, jamicus and a bunch of other people keep up with this show too.

WHAT IS THIS THEOFFICE??

Quote from: 'Wikipedia
The Office is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning[1] American television comedy that debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on March 24' date=' 2005. The show is about the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company. Although fictional and scripted, the show takes the form of a documentary, with the presence of the camera often acknowledged.[/quote']

GIMME MOREO FFICE

http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/ - I recommend everyone visit the official Office website as frequently as possible. They put up a ton of shit including previews, interviews, special web-exclusive episodes, etc.

www.creedthoughts.gov.www\creedthoughts (http://blog.nbc.com/CreedThoughts/) - Anyone who enjoys the show and loves the character of Creed will enjoy the hilarious weekly blog that "Creed" posts about his life and the world around him.

HEY WHATS GOING ON I FORGOT EVERYTHING (too much *puff& 420/7))

We left the Office with a hunt for the Job at the Stanford branch. We find out that Ryan, the temp, got the job. This means Jim and Pam are still a possibility. Of course, fans such as myself are more interested in the Dwight-Angela relationship, which is just beginning to heat up after a season with such antics as Angela whoring herself out to Dwight in a hotel room, etc.

Here is the summary of the next episode which premieres TODAY (Sept. 27, 2007) at 9PM/8PM Central on NBC

Quote
Fun Run
THE RUN FOR THE CURE-SPECIAL ONE-HOUR PREMIERE - A freak accident causes Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) to feel the office is cursed. He explores the religious beliefs of his employees before deciding to hold a charity 5K fun run. Meanwhile, further developments in the romances of Pam (Jenna Fischer) and Jim (John Krasinski), and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and Angela (Angela Kinsey) are explored. B.J. Novak, Melora Hardin, Ed Helms, Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Paul Lieberstein, Mindy Kaling, Craig Robinson and Creed Bratton also star.


So use this thread to chat it up about your favorite moments from the last episode, make predictions for future episodes, post your favorite quotes, e tc.
DISCUSSION COMMENCE
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on September 27, 2007, 07:35:16 pm
Yeah I am so excited, I'm counting down the hours!

Everyone should watch the summer vacation clips on the site too because well...

"I found out I had grandkids... and kids." - Creed

All of them are hilarious, but specifically creed's and stanley's.


Ryan seems like he's going to be kind of a faggot this season. He's going to TEAR APART dunder mifflin
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on September 27, 2007, 07:56:14 pm
whats her name...jim's ex...karen, yeah. she's not going to be here anymore as I recall.

i love how ryan became a libertarian.

http://www.officetally.com/fun-run-preview-clips

edit: Fun Run synopsis:

also hav efun with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDE1GprL140
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Ghost_Aspergers on September 27, 2007, 08:25:19 pm
I lost interest mid first season. For a show as hyped as this.... it's pretty slow and boring.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on September 27, 2007, 09:23:52 pm
whats this about ryan becoming a libertarian

I completely missed that
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Blitzen on September 27, 2007, 09:29:38 pm
It's the same as the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on September 27, 2007, 10:01:23 pm
Quote from: Wash Cycle on September 27, 2007, 09:23:52 pm
whats this about ryan becoming a libertarian

I completely missed that

in the summer vac vids he talks about how he read Ayn Rand, has a goatee, and rambles about how much money he'll make.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on September 28, 2007, 12:03:44 am
Yeah, i'm totally siked.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on September 28, 2007, 12:57:25 am
oh it's time

i'm so

so


so


excited


edit: HOLY SHIT BEST WAY TO START IT EVER


edit2: HOLY SHIT PB&J
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on September 28, 2007, 01:32:09 am
Oh, wow. I'm very pleased with how the handled the Pam/Jim thing. That was classy. There was a big chance to jump the shark by going with either of the outcomes that seemed most likely, but this manages to grant some closure without screwing up the dynamics of the show.

Well played, The Office. Well played.

EDIT: They seem to be addressing it more now, but it still seems to be handled fairly well. I liked the idea of the thing, though.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on September 28, 2007, 02:47:43 am
Quote from: Mayor Boytouch on September 28, 2007, 12:57:25 am
edit2: HOLY SHIT PB&J
I laughed... SO HARD at this

its like.. Pam Beasley... AND JIMMMM!!

and I also love how the whole angela dwight thing is falling apart because he killed her cat jeffry dahlmer style
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on September 28, 2007, 03:31:30 am
following rippe dfrom SA, which got it from entertainment weekly SPOILERS FOR THIS SEASON.



I havent' seen this ep yet but I heard it sucked and was shit.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jamie on September 28, 2007, 12:36:16 pm
you know it wasn't bad, really. i can barely tolerate jim and pam together, though. but i've never liked jim much.

it was a funny episode. there was some gross crap like andy's bleeding nipples. don't need that, and usually when shows turn to gross jokes like that it's a sign that it's going downhill but there was still more than enough decent stuff in this one plus the fact it was an hour long. they've totally changed jan and ryan, though. ryan maybe less so. jan is a real disappointment. she's just psycho girlfriend. oh how hilarious.

you know when this show started for some reason i didn't like kevin, but everything he says now gets me laughing. and most of the time when he isn't saying anything i'm laughing, too.

dwight and angela's little story was pretty funny, too. i hope those kids can work it out cos i love their conspiratorial scenes (there was a great one near the start of this episode)

the main problem i had with jim and pam in this was that they were just running around making snide comments for an hour. it got more than a little grating. the thing that has always saved them was that while they realised the people around them are ridiculous, they still treated them like people at the end. this time they were just a couple of smarmy pricks, running around congratulating themselves for being so wry and clever. i'm not even happy for them. well, maybe pam a little cos she's going wild and totally letting her hair down.

but yeah it was cool. even though they've changed ryan, i'm interested to see him be a total asshole.

edit: also angela is getting better all the time. like kevin i never liked her at first now i think almost everything she says is funny.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on September 28, 2007, 08:09:26 pm
...What?

I liked this episode. I thought it was pretty funny! I agree with Andy, that was just weird, but Kevin and Jim and Pam and everything came together nicely. Also Micheal hitting Meredith was freaking hilarious.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on September 28, 2007, 09:30:12 pm
that stupid speech about animal gods was dumb and a lot of the jokes were kind of meh.

not the best starting ep!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shinpokomon on September 28, 2007, 10:50:33 pm
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the main problem i had with jim and pam in this was that they were just running around making snide comments for an hour. it got more than a little grating. the thing that has always saved them was that while they realised the people around them are ridiculous, they still treated them like people at the end. this time they were just a couple of smarmy pricks, running around congratulating themselves for being so wry and clever.

Dude I completely agree. I've noticed I feel this way every now and then, where jim and pam slip into fucking irritating 'we know what the other characters are doing is stupid/annoying and we are LAFFING AT THEM WITH THE AUDIENCE *wink wink*' mode. It's a tiny gripe in what was a pretty good episode.

This episode felt fairly different to other episodes too, pace wise. Most episodes would have a camera linger on a character during or after an awkward situation, or an extended reaction shot (I think these are gold btw) wheras this episode rushed through alot of the jokes. A perfect example of this is where Pam sees Michael's penis in his office (a joke that felt superfluous and didn't really add anything.), I would have expected Pam and michael to not make eye contact, generally avoid each other, for the other office workers to be even more disgusted at him, and for Michael to act like a bitch towards Pam, but instead Michael just immediately brings it up then mention it casually to each other for the rest of the episode.

Biggest laugh was when Creed asks Merideth what medication shes on, then rattles off a list of perscription drugs, getting more and more excited as he goes.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on September 28, 2007, 11:37:29 pm
The part with Jan and Pam was really dumb

I think they're trying too hard to have hour long episodes! I mean, I was happy about it at first but if it's just going to get stretched and ruined (like michael's animal god) then it's probably better at half hour.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on September 28, 2007, 11:59:11 pm
Yeah, they can't go around contributing little more than snide remarks and acting like they're better than everyone else. Keep up behavior like that and we'll have to adopt them as honorary GW members!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Randy Moist on September 29, 2007, 01:37:00 am
There has been a serious lack of pranks by the two and like everyone else is saying too many snide comments. The Pam and Jim I like are the ones who use to make the boring office interesting. Now it seems like everything interesting is happening somewhere else.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on October 02, 2007, 09:39:11 pm
they need to come up with another gag as good as the stapler in the jello or the nickels in the phone receiver again

totally seriusbusiness jim is no fun
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on October 03, 2007, 03:35:43 am
i think maybe the nature of the show is to get old after 23 or so minutes.  like i think PARTS of this episode were pretty hilarious, but other parts just seemed kind of unnecessary.  it felt like it didn't go through as extensive an editing process or something.  aside from that i didn't really have much of a problem with it.  it was mostly just SIMPLY OKAY.  the whole meredith getting hit with a car thing was a great beginning, and him somehow finding a way to shift responsibility to rabies was also pretty funny. also angela's cat.  but mostly i just thought a lot of it ended up being superfluous, and while that would've been fine if we'd seen better shit going on in some of the other peoples' parts of the story (like we barely saw anything from creed, or kelly, or stanley) that would've filled the time effectively, it just felt to me like instead of doing that, we got a pretty good starter episode mixed with 20+ more minutes of filler.  for such a long episode, i was really hoping to see more of ryan and how big a douchebag he apparently is now, but he got like 60 seconds of airtime.  i think it would've been great as a normal length episode.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 03, 2007, 04:42:40 am
Quote from: bazookatooth on October 03, 2007, 03:35:43 am
i think maybe the nature of the show is to get old after 23 or so minutes.  like i think PARTS of this episode were pretty hilarious, but other parts just seemed kind of unnecessary.  it felt like it didn't go through as extensive an editing process or something.  aside from that i didn't really have much of a problem with it.  it was mostly just SIMPLY OKAY.  the whole meredith getting hit with a car thing was a great beginning, and him somehow finding a way to shift responsibility to rabies was also pretty funny. also angela's cat.  but mostly i just thought a lot of it ended up being superfluous, and while that would've been fine if we'd seen better shit going on in some of the other peoples' parts of the story (like we barely saw anything from creed, or kelly, or stanley) that would've filled the time effectively, it just felt to me like instead of doing that, we got a pretty good starter episode mixed with 20+ more minutes of filler.  for such a long episode, i was really hoping to see more of ryan and how big a douchebag he apparently is now, but he got like 60 seconds of airtime.  i think it would've been great as a normal length episode.
According to nbc.com this weeks episode is supposed to be pretty much entirely about him (coming back to the scranton office for a checkup)
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 05, 2007, 12:33:48 am
Oh man, I just saw the commercial for tonight's episode and I just need to say I CALLED IT.

Kelly (in the commercial) tells Ryan she's pregnant. Though she's probably not, because she's a fucking freak.

Still called it.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 05, 2007, 02:04:44 am
Yeah, this episode was not very funny imo. I was quite disappointed. The anti-technology premise behind it was fairly interesting but they didn't pull the jokes off that well (they were dragged out way too much).

The only thing I really laughed at was when Michael said

Ryan is a complete douche now, which is pretty awesome. Creed's new look was excellent, although he wasn't quite as funny in this episode.

Come on writers, you can do better than this.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on October 05, 2007, 02:24:37 am
Yeah... It feels like they're still getting into the groove. I think once the half-hour episodes start, everything's going to be good, but the whole premise of this episode was frankly disappointing for me.

Also: Kelly is a weirdo.

ALSO also: If I ever get a cat (or another dog, for that matter) I am hands-down naming it Garbage. Haha, awesome.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on October 05, 2007, 05:22:13 pm
i skipped class for this and it wasn't worth it.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on October 05, 2007, 08:11:13 pm
This episode was a bit of a letdown. Hate to say it, but I'm looking forward to the 30 min episodes again!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jamie on October 06, 2007, 02:26:27 pm
i thought this one was better.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on October 06, 2007, 03:03:27 pm
are you guys telling me you didnt think Michael driving his car into the lake was fucking hilarious

'I AM TRAINED IN THESE SITUATIO- OUT THE WINDOWWWWWWW'
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 06, 2007, 03:10:02 pm
Garbage was pretty hilarious.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on October 06, 2007, 04:51:56 pm
garbage and lake made it better than last week's, yeah, but those were the only two times I laughed I think!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: RedScythes on October 07, 2007, 12:54:29 am
I think Dwight could have his own show.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on October 07, 2007, 01:01:55 am
Given how successful the Office is, I expect we'll see them trying to make several spinoffs in a year or two. If not, I'm fairly certain that a lot of the cast will go on to get new work after the Office wraps.

Anyway, my point is "He probably will have his own show at some point."
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 07, 2007, 02:10:41 am
What happened to that Dwight show that NBC said was going to happen?
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Beasley on October 09, 2007, 02:19:01 am
Man the whole lake thing was so ridiculous I couldn't laugh. It's like just a bit TOO out there

overall good episode imo
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on October 10, 2007, 11:45:51 pm
Quote from: Beasley on October 09, 2007, 02:19:01 am
Man the whole lake thing was so ridiculous I couldn't laugh. It's like just a bit TOO out there

overall good episode imo
man, i laughed a lot at that lake shit.  mostly because my mom uses one of those things and it's pretty hilarious how much people come to rely on them to get anywhere at all.  also i didn't really think the garbage thing was that funny aside from him sort of looking towards the trash can after she left like he was thinking about throwing it in there.  what i really liked was the OH IS RYAN COMING IN TODAY...... .................. and uh, the scene where she did not see a problem with her lying about being pregnant.

also, as always, creed.  i hope he and kelly and toby get more airtime this season.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on October 11, 2007, 08:20:09 pm
Did anyone notice the subtle joke when Michael had the pictures up in the conference room and said that he had run out of ink so he couldn't print more and then the camera shows Creed with his black hair?

Love it.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 12, 2007, 12:14:10 am
Quote from: JOJOFACE on October 11, 2007, 08:20:09 pm
Did anyone notice the subtle joke when Michael had the pictures up in the conference room and said that he had run out of ink so he couldn't print more and then the camera shows Creed with his black hair?

Love it.
haha I didnt notice that. Nice pickup.

Next episode in 40 minutes..... it better be at least decent
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on October 12, 2007, 12:15:03 am
Holy shit thanks I totally forgot! Haha woops.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 12, 2007, 12:56:46 am
ahahahahahahaa the DVD cube
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on October 12, 2007, 01:01:08 am
Well if nothing else, the cold open was already great in this episode! Also: "I can't tell if he's mocking me." Andy's starting to show some self-awareness!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 12, 2007, 01:21:19 am
I haven't been able to concentrate. This episode is all over the place.

edit: ugh. Not a good episode.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on October 12, 2007, 01:58:49 am
I liked it. The kidnapping thing was a bit much, but otherwise it was funny. There was some kinda subtle foreshadowing on Andy/Angela, I think, too.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 12, 2007, 02:16:50 am
Quote from: Cheesy Doritos on October 12, 2007, 01:58:49 am
I liked it. The kidnapping thing was a bit much, but otherwise it was funny. There was some kinda subtle foreshadowing on Andy/Angela, I think, too.
...subtle?
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on October 12, 2007, 03:54:42 pm
Best of the season. I don't know why, but this episode was absolutely charming.

And yeah, you thought the Andy/Angela thing was SUBTLE? Andy broke out in A Capella song through two voicemails to serenade Angela. That's not really subtle.


Also, probably the best cold open ever. I think we can all relate.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on October 12, 2007, 08:06:11 pm
I actually meant how Angela smiled on her way to clean up the party room, AFTER Andy sang. I meant on Angela's side, sorry about not mentioning that! Haha.

Also yeah the beginning was pretty funny. The DVD Box... Never seen it yet.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on October 12, 2007, 10:36:22 pm
I thought it was one of the better episodes, because I do that DVD cube thing every time.

the kidnapping was hella weak.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 12, 2007, 11:34:11 pm
yeah the kidnapping thing wasn't very good but

DWIGHT VS COMPUTER
ANGELA VS MEREDITH (google how to deal with people)

were excellent
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 13, 2007, 12:19:47 am
Quote from: ASE on October 12, 2007, 11:34:11 pm
yeah the kidnapping thing wasn't very good but

DWIGHT VS COMPUTER
ANGELA VS MEREDITH (google how to deal with people)

were excellent
Angela vs. Phyllis*
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 13, 2007, 06:55:48 am
Quote from: Mayor Boytouch on October 13, 2007, 12:19:47 am
Angela vs. Phyllis*
oh wow, good catch (im dumb)
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on October 13, 2007, 07:35:38 pm
And Daryl. "Little Miss Kelly Kapour"

<3
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on October 13, 2007, 07:56:19 pm
I think I heard both Daryl and Creed got bumped up to Regulars (or was it Featured?) this season, so it looks like we're going to be getting more of both of them, which is definitely a good thing. Dinkum flicka'.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on October 13, 2007, 08:53:46 pm
Quote from: Shadowtext on October 13, 2007, 07:56:19 pm
I think I heard both Daryl and Creed got bumped up to Regulars (or was it Featured?) this season, so it looks like we're going to be getting more of both of them, which is definitely a good thing. Dinkum flicka'.
man Daryl and the squirrel

"I'm just feedin' him a peanut. Look how happy he is!"
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jamie on October 14, 2007, 01:37:07 am
once again angela was my favourite thing, also dwights reaction to the break up was actually pretty sad so i disliked him in this one like i always do. pam was the more compassionate one, but that's bullshit sexism on the show's part so fuck that.

it was a funny hour. dwight angela and andy just became the most interesting parts of the show, so well done on all relevant parts.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on October 14, 2007, 02:46:48 am
man, I'm not sure I'd call it sexism so much as realism. we know Jim plays pranks on Dwight all the time, Pam usually does the more harmless stuff, and she's known about the relationship longer and felt bad for Dwight etc.

it's actually one of the better shows as far as gender goes I think, as well as race! part of it though is because they have Michael make an insensitive joke or something and everyone cringes.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on October 19, 2007, 01:59:17 am
I thought it was pretty good. I laughed a couple times, and I thought Jim, Pam, and Dwight were all really good. The slideshow thing was unnecessary, though.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 19, 2007, 04:01:54 am
Quote from: Cheesy Doritos on October 19, 2007, 01:59:17 am
The slideshow thing was unnecessary, though.
If you're talking about the "whomever" debate, that was the best part of the episode, I thought!

That, and visiting the Schrute Beet Farm

poor Dwight :(
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 19, 2007, 04:57:07 pm
That was definitely the best episode this season. Lots of character development from pretty much everyone. I was really impressed. The conversation between jan and michael at the end was hilarious. Also when michael went running for the train. The camera panned to the window and I was wondering what I was supposed to be looking at, until it showed michael running outside and went back to the train.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on October 19, 2007, 07:54:22 pm
The whomever was hilarious, but the rest was just unnecessary I though. Ryan should stop being a jerk.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on October 19, 2007, 08:06:45 pm
Ryan used me as an object.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 20, 2007, 07:07:44 am
Quote from: dangerousned on October 19, 2007, 08:06:45 pm
Ryan used me as an object.
hehe yeah that whole conversation was awesome
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on October 21, 2007, 03:59:01 am
Quote from: ASE on October 20, 2007, 07:07:44 am
hehe yeah that whole conversation was awesome

no one ever asked you what you think so whomever did should stick a letter opener into your forehead.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Dyne on October 21, 2007, 05:59:47 pm
i keep feeling really bad for michael this season. his life SUCKS right about now pretty much. i don't like feeling this bad for him, i just want them to make him do his goofy antics and stop making him keep screwing up constantly. this could all be because ryan is such a jerk now though.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on October 22, 2007, 12:14:59 am
Quote from: dangerousned on October 19, 2007, 08:06:45 pm
Ryan used me as an object.
That whole conversation reminded me of Seasons 1 & 2. I miss that.

"Everyone in the engine room drowned."



BUT - Best episode of the season. EASILY. I actually probably enjoyed this than almost every episode in Season 3 also. This was a fantastic episode. Good episode. A bit of a more emotionally charged episode, for sure. The best part of the episode was either the entire 'whomever' conversation, the Jim & Pam kiss, Mose running alongside the car, or the end with Michael and Jan. It was so... Believable. Episode.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on October 22, 2007, 02:51:04 am
Quote from: Dyne on October 21, 2007, 05:59:47 pm
i keep feeling really bad for michael this season. his life SUCKS right about now pretty much. i don't like feeling this bad for him, i just want them to make him do his goofy antics and stop making him keep screwing up constantly. this could all be because ryan is such a jerk now though.
The thing is that sympathizing with him is one of the biggest things that make Michael different from the boss on the UK version. It's really impressive that they can make you feel bad for a guy that is so completely obnoxious and who, in our real lives, most of us would never associate with by choice.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on October 23, 2007, 10:07:58 am
yeah, the episode was okay.  i still think that this full hour timeslot thing isn't really ideal for the type of show it is, though.  daryl was pretty funny, though.  like aside from the whoever/whomever thing, he and kelly in that room was a great scene in itself.  "I GOT PLANS TONIGHT."  it was good.  i didn't really understand how jan didn't know that he was broke because she is spending ridiculous amounts of money (or is that still mostly him?).  it seemed kind of odd.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on October 23, 2007, 02:27:10 pm
Quote from: bazookatooth on October 23, 2007, 10:07:58 am
i didn't really understand how jan didn't know that he was broke because she is spending ridiculous amounts of money (or is that still mostly him?).  it seemed kind of odd.
Yeah, I got the impression after his little finances talk with Oscar that Michael was really the one spending most of his money, even though he blamed Jan. Jan might be a control freak, but she knows how much money Michael makes (she gave him his last raise!), and she's not stupid.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on October 23, 2007, 06:05:49 pm
Quote from: Shadowtext on October 22, 2007, 02:51:04 am
The thing is that sympathizing with him is one of the biggest things that make Michael different from the boss on the UK version. It's really impressive that they can make you feel bad for a guy that is so completely obnoxious and who, in our real lives, most of us would never associate with by choice.
Yeah. In Season 2, The Halloween episode, the VERY end. That's so sad. And same with Take Your Daughter To Work Day. It's sad. But, I agree with Shadowtext. It's remarkable how they can do that.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on October 26, 2007, 01:24:10 am
oh god rofl

stanley in the prison uniform picking trash omg omg omg omggggg
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 26, 2007, 01:24:52 am
Hahaha, yeah. Michael's commercial was actually pretty cool. It should definitely be the new opening credits.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on October 26, 2007, 01:29:06 am
um also subtle joke by inserting 'triumph of the will' into michael's lines

http://youtube.com/watch?v=80lLU5-yji8

I lol'd

hard (also darryl's song was sweet and then michael was like DONT YOU KNOW ABOUT RAP? 'Whats rap?')
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on October 26, 2007, 01:31:18 am
I only caught the last part of that (the two commercials) and yeah, Michael's commercial was really good! It's a little too long to be opening credits, I think, but otherwise it would be a great idea.

How was the rest of the episode?
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on October 26, 2007, 01:40:46 am
Quote from: ASE on October 26, 2007, 01:31:18 am
I only caught the last part of that (the two commercials) and yeah, Michael's commercial was really good! It's a little too long to be opening credits, I think, but otherwise it would be a great idea.

How was the rest of the episode?
it was pretty excellent overall really. Pretty much like everyone predicted.. that they'd hit their stride when they went back to 30 minute format, and they certainly did.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on October 26, 2007, 01:58:30 am
I missed the first five minutes, but it was excellent. Non-stop awesome, from Dwight and Andy singing 'Oh D' to Micheal's god-awesome hilarious commercial. Really great.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on October 26, 2007, 10:22:05 pm
she's crazy hot

(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3302/sues20xmas20220cropped2bu1.jpg)
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on October 26, 2007, 11:17:28 pm
It was an okay episode! I dunno, I'll have towatch it again...
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on October 26, 2007, 11:56:08 pm
yo the part with jim's dude on second life was hilarious
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Mateui on October 27, 2007, 12:09:31 am
I have to say, I :love: Pam's logo.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: RedScythes on October 27, 2007, 01:02:48 am
Easily the best shot in the episode:

Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on October 27, 2007, 07:53:59 pm
Give me a break, give me a break, break me off a piece of that football cream.


Amazing. :)
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 02, 2007, 12:24:49 am
oh man, karen is back for the night, trying to coerce stanley to come to her branch. I'm stoked.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 02, 2007, 12:41:51 am
Yeah. What branch is she in now?

Also I can't WAIT to see Pam vs. Karen pretty much.

ALSO also I saw in the previews last week Micheal, Jim, and Dwight riding in a car, fade out, and they're all wearing the Warehouse uniforms with fake mustaches. Awesome.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 02, 2007, 01:03:31 am
WOW dick move on michaels part with jim

edit: that was a good episode. karen is fucking nuts.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Randy Moist on November 02, 2007, 01:44:57 am
Yea it was a great episode, my favorite of the season. I particularly liked the scene with Phyllis and Kevin disrupting the club. I hope the club becomes a sort of reoccurring thing for sure. Oh and as always awesome to see Toby involved a little.

Edit: Did Karen not get that Jim didn't want to be there because they were on a 'panty' raid? she has always been kind of dumb in my opinion.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 02, 2007, 02:05:35 am
I wasn't crazy about this one. It seemed pretty CRAZY, especially with Micheal doing that to Jim. He's usually more sensitive and, dare I say, understanding of Jim because he considers him his friend.

Also I was disappointed that Karen didn't visit the Scranton branch and face-off with Pam or anything. The club wasn't exciting imo either.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Beasley on November 02, 2007, 02:59:49 am
Best episode of this season, everything with Dwight, Jim, and Micheal was priceless.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on November 02, 2007, 06:53:24 am
Quote from: Mayor Boytouch on November 02, 2007, 01:03:31 am
karen is fucking nuts.
Yes.

Also, what a great episode. A bit quirky, but it worked out REALLY well. When Michael tells Pam to leave, Dwight cut's his penis on the bottle... Basically everything. Great episode.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on November 02, 2007, 06:41:06 pm
man I really wish jim had just been like

karen... dwight and michael kidnapped me (instead of being a big pussy)

but yeah dwight pissing in the can and all that stuff was pretty fuckin priceless
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Dyne on November 02, 2007, 09:06:13 pm
i dunno, i'm with cheesy... I thought it was a good episode, but it was a little TOO RIDICULOUS. I liked last week's better I'm pretty sure.

Also I don't think Jim was being a pussy, that would be one hell of an awkward situation to be in. And she does seem pretty fucking nuts.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on November 03, 2007, 01:26:44 am
Quote from: Mayor Boytouch on November 02, 2007, 01:03:31 am
karen is fucking nuts.

seemed like a normal reaction.

keep in mind, if you kept up over the summer, she was just dumped by the fountain and he DIDN'T COME BACK pretty much.

I liked this ep. it was really surreal but unlike other surreal moments like the kidnapping two eps ago, it worked for me.

THIS IS THE GAYEST THING I DO.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 03, 2007, 02:37:18 am
Quote from: dangerousned on November 03, 2007, 01:26:44 am
seemed like a normal reaction.

keep in mind, if you kept up over the summer, she was just dumped by the fountain and he DIDN'T COME BACK pretty much.

I liked this ep. it was really surreal but unlike other surreal moments like the kidnapping two eps ago, it worked for me.

THIS IS THE GAYEST THING I DO.
I know what he did was terrible and shit but her reaction was really over the top. He was an idiot for bringing up pam, too.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on November 03, 2007, 04:23:20 am
how is it over the top? her ex that left her by a fountain in new york for a receptionist came back for sabotage!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jamie on November 03, 2007, 06:30:32 am
i haven't seen this one yet but it sounds like it's gonna annoy me cos this show has a habit of taking characters who were previously sane and making them not that way
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Dyne on November 03, 2007, 02:41:27 pm
Oh yeah, I was bummed Ryan was not in this episode! his new character is really pretty awesome i think, I love seeing him and michael but heads.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on November 05, 2007, 07:29:33 pm
yeah, i don't think karen's reaction was over the top at all, either.  she was just kind of being exceedingly sarcastic which is a pretty normal way for people to express their anger and frustration at people, which of course she would still have since she hadn't seen him since he just left her at a fountain or whatever the fuck.  i read this thread before i watched the episode and was expecting some crazy outburst, but it was pretty normal i thought!  jim's acting all throughout the episode was excellent, though.  like, some of the funniest shit i've seen from him so far in the series.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on November 13, 2007, 02:47:04 am
so uh.... I guess no one watched The Office last week.

It was an above average episode, if not simply for Michael's sudden desire to become a better person by getting lost in the Pennsylvania wilderness.
Creed was hilarious with his insistance for Peach cobbler, although the whole Office Birthday Party subplot was pretty dumb, imo.
Michael's ability to get many uses out of his pants and Dwight's reactions were awesome.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 13, 2007, 02:49:49 am
I thought it was a pretty dumb episode. Michael's time telling was pretty funny and all of creeds parts (specifically the walk out and 'tell angela it's for creed. she'll know what that means')

Also dwight with the rifle.

also his desire wasn't to become a better person. it was just to prove that a man surviving alone in the woods is better than a camping trip with a bunch of boys because he was jealous of toby. michael is not deep enough to think about becoming a better person.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on November 13, 2007, 04:23:25 am
Quote from: Mayor Boytouch on November 13, 2007, 02:49:49 am
also his desire wasn't to become a better person. it was just to prove that a man surviving alone in the woods is better than a camping trip with a bunch of boys because he was jealous of toby. michael is not deep enough to think about becoming a better person.
"When I return, I hope to be a completely changed human being."

I kind of took this as Michael's foolish belief that going into the woods was going to lead to some sort of cathartic or meditative state (which would, in turn, make him a changed and better man). Yeah, he definitely wanted to have his own slice of camping after not being invited to the camping trip (I WISH I COULD HAVE GONE WITH RYAN ON THAT COOL RETREAT!) but Michael is also known for hilariously believing he is more intelligent than he actually is, and in this case that meant trying to do the "deep" thing and go to the woods to change himself (and survive).

Man, I laughed so hard when Dwight took the blow dart out of the toilet. Telling time in the woods was also great.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on November 13, 2007, 04:42:22 am
I'm surprised the things you guys are choosing to focus on, since I thought the most significant bit of character development was the parallelism they were developing between Michael and Jim. The office birthday party thing *was* dumb, but it was dumb to show that link between Michael and Jim, which is important. I think they're foreshadowing Jim quitting Dunder Mifflin once and for all before too long. Especially coupled with his stuff from his Second Life thingy.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 13, 2007, 09:57:38 pm
Yeah... Those were the best five minutes imo. That was REAL characterization. Michael is imo smarter than we think, and underestimated. Jim is on a track to be like him, somewhat; Phyllis calling him Michael pushed that along as well. I wonder how this'll be handled?
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 13, 2007, 10:03:30 pm
This weeks episode is going to be good I hope. Jan is suing Dunder Mifflin and Michael has to be deposed as a witness.

Also there will be competition between Jim and Pam and Daryl and Kelly after a ping pong match which jim will lose.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on November 13, 2007, 10:09:26 pm
Yeah, that could be interesting.

Kind of a weak episode, Survivorman. Plenty of funny parts but it was just... Eh... Not too impressed.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Beasley on November 15, 2007, 04:41:41 am
Yeah, Jim quitting = new subplot I'm pretty sure. He's said before "If I work here too long this becomes a career."
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on November 15, 2007, 06:37:13 am
Quote from: ASE on November 13, 2007, 02:47:04 am
so uh.... I guess no one watched The Office last week.

It was an above average episode, if not simply for Michael's sudden desire to become a better person by getting lost in the Pennsylvania wilderness.
Creed was hilarious with his insistance for Peach cobbler, although the whole Office Birthday Party subplot was pretty dumb, imo.
Michael's ability to get many uses out of his pants and Dwight's reactions were awesome.
i didn't think it was dumb.  i mean, a lot of their premises are pretty dumb if you just take a step back and look at them,  but i like how it served to focus on how jim did in michael's shoes and, later on, helped to draw a parallel between he and michael, which was pretty ridiculous!  you could actively seen this normalization where michael became a bit more like a normal person and jim's humor got a bit dumber, and at the end they were startlingly similar.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 15, 2007, 11:03:30 pm
Apparently this is the last episode until the writers get back from the strike.    :(​     Hope it's good!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 16, 2007, 02:14:51 am
This episode reminds me of I Am Sam hahaha :(

edit: DON'T READ THE POSTS BELOW MINE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE EPISODE CHEESY DORITOS IS GAY AND DIDN'T PUT SPOILER TAGS
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 16, 2007, 03:05:43 am
This was a great episode. I actually loved it. The ping-pong side story was pretty funny and Michael protecting Dunder Mifflin was pretty cool of him, and his boss respected it and him more for it.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 16, 2007, 03:12:33 am
wow
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 16, 2007, 04:42:45 am
wow spoilers times two dude.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on November 16, 2007, 07:50:26 pm
Quote from: Myke on November 16, 2007, 02:14:51 am
edit: DON'T READ THE POSTS BELOW MINE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE EPISODE CHEESY DORITOS IS GAY AND DIDN'T PUT SPOILER TAGS
Thank you.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 16, 2007, 09:12:25 pm
Thanks buddy. I didn't actually TRY to post twice, but I assumed that for these tv show topics we were allowed to talk about them after they aired. Otherwise every other post would be spoiler'd, in case someone hadn't EVER SEEN AN EPISODE OF THE OFFICE BUT WAS GOING TO THE THREAD TO CHECK IT OUT. Dickwad.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 16, 2007, 09:59:52 pm
A) you posted it like 5 minutes after the episode had ended
B) you revealed the ending of the episode (which in most episodes would be such a big deal but this one was pretty CLIMAX BASED so...)
C) You're allowed to talk about them after they've aired but just posting WOW THIS IS HOW IT ENDED is usually something that should be tagged.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 17, 2007, 04:24:49 am
That's... not what I did? What are you talking about? Yeah, it was an important part of the episode, but it was (holy shit oh my god) AFTER THE EPISODE AIRED. Why SHOULDN'T I be able to talk about it?! It's not my fault if someone taped the episode but hadn't watched it yet, but then proceeded into the thread about it. Why shouldn't I say what I liked or didn't like about the episode, even five minutes? Why the hell should that matter? I don't know if you're just being an weirdo or you went into the topic before watching the episode, or something, but the point is you shouldn't go into the topic after the episode aired and NOT EXPECT 'spoilers'. Hell, I posted it a HALF HOUR after the episode aired, buddy.

To make this post more relevant (sorry about the rant but DEFEND MY HONOR and all that), I actually was rooting for Pam to kick Kelly's ass in ping-pong. This way was great, too, though. I really loved the part with Dwight and Jim playing, and then them talking about Darryl being the client. Also the cold-open was pretty funny, with Ryan and all.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 17, 2007, 04:26:18 am
holy crap
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 17, 2007, 04:27:18 am
Anyone know why this keeps happening (to me)?

edit: if its not obvious (the times are different) i only posted once
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on November 17, 2007, 06:43:38 am
Quote from: Cheesy Doritos on November 17, 2007, 04:24:49 am
That's... not what I did? What are you talking about? Yeah, it was an important part of the episode, but it was (holy shit oh my god) AFTER THE EPISODE AIRED. Why SHOULDN'T I be able to talk about it?! It's not my fault if someone taped the episode but hadn't watched it yet, but then proceeded into the thread about it. Why shouldn't I say what I liked or didn't like about the episode, even five minutes? Why the hell should that matter? I don't know if you're just being an weirdo or you went into the topic before watching the episode, or something, but the point is you shouldn't go into the topic after the episode aired and NOT EXPECT 'spoilers'. Hell, I posted it a HALF HOUR after the episode aired, buddy.

To make this post more relevant (sorry about the rant but DEFEND MY HONOR and all that), I actually was rooting for Pam to kick Kelly's ass in ping-pong. This way was great, too, though. I really loved the part with Dwight and Jim playing, and then them talking about Darryl being the client. Also the cold-open was pretty funny, with Ryan and all.
yeah except for the part where about half the people who even use this site torrent/download the episodes.  stop trying to make excuses for dickish behavior and just use the goddamn spoilers, for christ's sake.  is it really that big a deal to you that you you need to fight for your right to not be considerate of other people?
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Dead Phoenix on November 17, 2007, 06:47:08 am
i think the main problem is that though the episode had already been over for you when you had posted, many people in other timezones have had no chance to watch it yet(in may case you had posted at 7:00, 2 hours before it airs).

if you must post spoilers either way a couple hours or add a spoiler tag(why is this so hard?)
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on November 17, 2007, 06:12:37 pm
One could argue that you take your chances when you come into a thread about a show a minute after a new epiosode that you haven't seen airs to begin with. 60% of the conversation in this thread is going to be spoiler-laden. It'd almost be less work to add spoiler tags to the stuff that isn't a spoiler.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 17, 2007, 06:40:07 pm
Well, talking about the episode after it's happened and mentioning specific scenes that were funny (for the office) is pretty much how it always goes. And yeah, you should expect some spoilers, but each poster should use some discretion in what they're choosing to say, and when it's so obviously a BIG THING like the end of last weeks episode, it's pretty clear that you should be using spoiler tags. Especially when you're posting MINUTES after the show has aired. As time passes it's a little more acceptable to not use spoiler tags (although still appreciated).

I often randomly click threads that I go into often (like this one) and start reading. Sometimes I'll do it before I've seen an episode. It is nice to know that although some of the less important parts are being talked about, I won't have accidentally stumble across a plot twist in the middle of most posters sentences.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on November 17, 2007, 08:15:11 pm
It was half and hour for me, so stop saying it was MINUTES. I think I'm entitled to defend myself. Like Shadowtext said, you should expect spoilers in these kinds of topics. I'm sorry if spoiled anything for you, Dead Phoenix. Be reasonable, Myke. My god. I hadn't counted on you going into the topic, a half hour after the episode aired, and NOT expecting spoilers. It wasn't dickish behavior, it was me talking about the goddamn episode I had just watched. If you haven't seen the episode, don't go into the topic. When I miss the Office and tape it, I don't GO into the topic before I watch it. Want to know why? COMMON SENSE. Jesus christ, I didn't do anything wrong, so stop crying because you saw a spoiler after the episode aired. In the future, I'll wait a little longer for the people in vastly different timezones, but i'm not going to put a every time I say something that could be considered GIVING IT AWAY. Jesus.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on November 17, 2007, 08:31:37 pm
I love compromises:

Let's make this a Win-Win-Win

Cheesy Doritos: Don't post potentially-season-relevant details about an episode a) until the next day or b) unless you use spoilers (hint: Option B is easier). Of course, you are free to share non-vital non-season-relavant information (such as jokes, quotes, opinions, predictions, etc) that won't make someone go ARGHHHH THAT IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO FIND OUT FOR MYSELF

Myke: You must make a T-shirt with Cheesy Doritos' avatar on it, and walk around in it

ASE: Stop being so gooddamn good at compromises

WIN
WIN
WIN
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Beasley on November 17, 2007, 08:33:12 pm
or cheesy doritos you can just shut the fuck up and use spoilers for major plot points instead of still talking.

anyway, good episode i thought! whenever they read back anything michael said i thought it was pretty excellent, and the ending was pretty good too.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on November 17, 2007, 08:53:46 pm
Quote from: ASE on November 17, 2007, 08:31:37 pm
I love compromises:

Let's make this a Win-Win-Win

Cheesy Doritos: Don't post potentially-season-relevant details about an episode a) until the next day or b) unless you use spoilers (hint: Option B is easier). Of course, you are free to share non-vital non-season-relavant information (such as jokes, quotes, opinions, predictions, etc) that won't make someone go ARGHHHH THAT IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO FIND OUT FOR MYSELF

Myke: You must make a T-shirt with Cheesy Doritos' avatar on it, and walk around in it

ASE: Stop being so gooddamn good at compromises

WIN
WIN
WIN

You know what's really sad... I already have one with basically his avatar on it from like grade 5 that I keep in a box with all of my favourite outfits pokemon stuff.

man i haven't used a strikeout in a long time

edit: also cheesy doritos i am being pretty reasonable. my original post wasn't meant to CALL YOU OUT just to help other people. you blew this waaaay out of proportion.

also(2) half an hour is minutes

edit2: also(3) back on topic, it was a really good episode. Michael really proved how immature he is, like at the lunch table with toby, which was hilarious. Actually, toby was overall hilarious in this episode. His giggling made me laugh so hard.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on November 18, 2007, 07:21:24 am
This was my favorite episode of the season. Absolutely hilarious. Some of the best "That's What She Saids" and the greatest your mom joke (your mom is so fat she could eat the internet). I loved every second of it.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on January 22, 2008, 04:08:47 am
Yeah, so, the Office is probably coming back soon hopefully, and I had a question. Up until several days ago, I had always regarded Jim as the main character of the show. However, a friend of mine said Michael was. I thought this was absurd, however, I later introduced my sister to the show and asked the same answer, and she said the same thing. This got me thinking! I had always thought Jim was so obviously the most developed, but after re-watching some of the old episodes, Michael does get a LOT of screentime! I just was wondering what you guys thought.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: the_hoodie on January 22, 2008, 04:09:55 am
I have always thought Michael was the main character...
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Shadowtext on January 22, 2008, 04:30:07 am
It's an ensemble show. Steve Carell is clearly the break out star actor of the show, in terms of billing and what it's done for his career, but the lead character....that's a little more tricky. Michael, Jim, Pam, and maybe Dwight are the most prominent characters, but to say that any of them was the main character....I think it would be a bit of a disservice to the others.

Also, I don't think the Office is coming back anytime soon. The WGA strike still isn't over, and the season's pretty much shot now anyway. Maybe they'll move up the 2008-2009 TV season, but I wouldn't expect new episodes of anything that's finished out its episode order until Summer at the earliest.

Maybe they'll throw something together for May sweeps, but that's probably only going to happen if they can make a breakthrough within the month. Right now it's looking like the Upfronts are going to be cancelled, and I wouldn't depend on much scripted television being used for sweeps, either, the way things are going now.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on January 22, 2008, 04:46:59 am
Yes, say goodbye to The Office.

God damn! Just give the writers their money. :(
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on January 22, 2008, 05:12:49 am
I read that they've fired the production crew (everyone) for this season, so yeah, it's done. Hopefully shit will get resolved and it'll be back next season.

http://the1minutereport.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/102-person-crew-of-%E2%80%9Cthe-office%E2%80%9D-fired/
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on April 08, 2008, 08:46:05 pm
MAJOR BUMP

Ok so THE OFFICE IS BACK starting this Thursday Apr. 10, 2008 at 9PM

[blockquote]GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER - Pam (Jenna Fischer) and Jim (John Krasinski) find they have run out of excuses and are forced to go to Jan (Melora Hardin) and Michael's (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) house for dinner. When Andy (Ed Helms) and Angela (Angela Kinsey) are also invited to dinner, Dwight's (Rainn Wilson) jealousy gets the best of him. Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Paul Lieberstein, Mindy Kaling and Creed Bratton also star. [/blockquote]

Don't watch this interview video if you don't want a major Angela spoiler:




So basically if you watch all of the interviews on www.nbc.com/The_Office you'd see that the actors are all convinced that this new episode's script is the funniest ever. We'll see about that....

Here's an actual preview of the episode:



I AM FUCKING EXCITED ARE YOU FUCKING EXCITED





edit: Also, there will be a live blog with the writers/producer right after the show at 9:30 http://blog.nbc.com/theoffice/
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 08, 2008, 09:02:21 pm
heh, was just iming jenna fischer, her and i are like this || real close

Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on April 09, 2008, 11:13:47 pm
Quote
aww the little girl clothes are soo cute

yeah.. its fun

HAHAHAHAHAHA oh god
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jsnnoa on April 10, 2008, 05:32:59 pm
I can't wait for the new episodes. I didn't even realize they where airing this week until yesterday, so I am glad I found out and didn't miss it.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on April 10, 2008, 08:51:09 pm
Also: SCRUBS. :)
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on April 10, 2008, 11:58:58 pm
ONE HOUR AHHHGPHOSZDHHGDGF:


I have such a huge boner right now.

edit: yikes. the beginning wasn't so good, but after the theme song!!!

good lord, jan.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on April 11, 2008, 01:13:39 am
"You can buy new stuff but..... you can't buy a new party!"

ahahaha Jan is the best. nothing spectacular yet. just lots of awkward moments
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jsnnoa on April 11, 2008, 01:18:54 am
Hahaha, this is all so akward. Poor Jim almost got away too, funny that he would abandon Pam like that.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on April 11, 2008, 01:19:07 am
Holy mother fucker what an episode.

My mouth is completely dry from just being open the entire time.


GOD I WISH THIS WERE REAL

edit: man great episode. I was really worried at the beginning but god damn. Definitely didn't fail to deliver after six months. I'm just... blown away.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on April 11, 2008, 02:15:26 am
Yeah... Easily best episode I've seen in all of Season 4. I guess this strike paid off in the end, as I'd rather have this quality and a half-year wait than continue with those god awful episodes from the beginning.

I loved how as you went through the episode, you gradually saw
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: the_hoodie on April 11, 2008, 02:56:20 am
The best scene in the whole episode was when they walked into the bedroom and the camera was still set up. I laughed so fucking hard there.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 11, 2008, 03:01:49 am
this was pretty good but they shouldn't have had it after 30 Rock.

because that was amazing.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Dyne on April 11, 2008, 03:26:10 am
"NO, Jim is laughing, look at him!"

Ahahahahahha, Jim's face was priceless then. It was a great episode. Really, really great, I guess the strike paid off! Hopefully the quality stays up there.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 12, 2008, 03:00:37 am
http://www.nbcuniversalstore.com/detail.php?p=59189&v=nbunbc&SESSID=63fc18fa648f80351a1249481a627ae1

buy jan's candles.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on April 15, 2008, 08:58:07 pm
My first impression was that I didn't like the episode! What was with that montage at the end with the overlaying music? That's not like the Office... I'll have to watch it again.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jamie on April 15, 2008, 09:03:09 pm
I GOTTA SEE THESE FUCKING episodes.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on April 18, 2008, 01:17:53 am
oh god

Landlady: "Are you Michael Scott?"
Michael: "Michael? No... I don't know an.."
Coffee Shop employee: "Michael?"

oh shiiitttttttttt JAMMMM
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on April 18, 2008, 02:09:14 am
Oscar Meyer Wiener Lover and Kevin entirely were the best things about the episode I think.

Also yeah, I was so amazed with the tie-my-shoe scene. Genius.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on April 18, 2008, 02:23:40 am
I thought that episode was a pretty big let down :(
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Beasley on April 18, 2008, 03:48:43 am
That was an ok episode. A whole lot of nothing, but the whole Jim thing is pretty cool I think so yeah worth while episode.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on April 18, 2008, 04:01:11 am
The coffee shop meeting was excellent but everything else was only OK (I really hoped the parking space subplot would be better!)

but yeah, the jim and pam dynamic is-a-changin
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on April 18, 2008, 04:06:48 am
Oh, also, Creed!

Once I get her chair, I'll have two! Then I'll only need one more.............

I hope we learn more of his plan.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on April 18, 2008, 04:35:20 am
hahaha i forgot about that. creed is the best
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 18, 2008, 06:29:36 pm
that wendy joke was really weak and i called it way before it happened.

hahaha, SHE SHALL BEAR YOUR FRUIT.

A SPANIARD.

ahahaht he five families how gay is this.

oh christ the starbuck's part made me put my head on the keyboard so i didn't have to look at the screen.

this starbucks thing is just really bad.

this kevin thing is good! he got the spaces!

this jim and pam and stuff is really CUTE!!! but also kind of gay. ohhh shit a ring.

oh god are they at...chair girl...stoned and dead RIP.

the untied shoe was a great ending, as is american pie.

all in all this ep had nothing on last week's and the awkward parts weren't as funny as they were just painful, but it was very kawaii jam omg etc so I guess those people got a kick out of it. pretty good and nice to see them hit their stride again.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on April 18, 2008, 08:08:36 pm
I just hope Jim doesn't go out and do it just to be denied. I don't think Pam's in the same place as him, but that could be wrong.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on April 20, 2008, 08:56:16 pm
Quote from: ASE on April 18, 2008, 04:35:20 am
hahaha i forgot about that. creed is the best
god do I love creedthoughts the blog on NBC.com

living in some family's house while they're not there rofl
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on April 21, 2008, 07:22:00 am
Quote from: Magical Negro on April 18, 2008, 06:29:36 pm
that wendy joke was really weak and i called it way before it happened.

hahaha, SHE SHALL BEAR YOUR FRUIT.

A SPANIARD.

ahahaht he five families how gay is this.

oh christ the starbuck's part made me put my head on the keyboard so i didn't have to look at the screen.

this starbucks thing is just really bad.

this kevin thing is good! he got the spaces!

this jim and pam and stuff is really CUTE!!! but also kind of gay. ohhh shit a ring.

oh god are they at...chair girl...stoned and dead RIP.

the untied shoe was a great ending, as is american pie.

all in all this ep had nothing on last week's and the awkward parts weren't as funny as they were just painful, but it was very kawaii jam omg etc so I guess those people got a kick out of it. pretty good and nice to see them hit their stride again.
wendys joke rocked your just gay
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on April 25, 2008, 01:33:25 am
Wow, Ryan's reaction was.... not what I expected at all.

edit: ryan :( that explains it


TOOOOOOOOOOBY ahahahhaahahahhahahhahaha
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jsnnoa on April 25, 2008, 02:00:32 am
The episode was all right.

Toby made me laugh. I wonder if he is really going to leave.

Poor Jim and Pam kept messing up (I know how to throw a football!)
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on April 25, 2008, 04:27:33 am
Well, Jenna Fischer (Pam) said that , so... But still, that was kind of weird of him to do that, he's usually pretty reserved.

Also Ryan... Not what I expected at all! That's kind of upsetting that this would happen, it seems too 'real life' for the show even though it's a kind of mockumentary.  :fogetmmh:
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 25, 2008, 04:48:05 pm
in regards to what Jenna Fischer said and who it almost certainly applies to:

also apparently at one point Ryan mentions Jim talking to the boss about the website during a Christmas party, an episode that apparently never aired because of the strike.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on April 25, 2008, 07:19:40 pm
jim has the best face in the world.

no face can compare.


Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on April 25, 2008, 08:03:25 pm
exihibit a is pretty swell.

Also steel that's a good find!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 30, 2008, 01:24:57 am
i'm watching the diwali ep and I know every song playing in this ep

some of them i can sing along with.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on May 02, 2008, 01:34:13 am
Could've been better. Needed more focus on the car. And the glasses.

The part near the end (EVERYBODY OUT) was pretty intense though.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on May 02, 2008, 01:41:41 am
ahaha I thought this was a great episode. Dwight was the best (HERES AN ADLIB FOR YOU) and hahaha toby is such a loser. i agree about the more focus on the glasses, though.

1........
2............
3......
4........
DO IT DO IT
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on May 02, 2008, 02:06:35 am
Yeah Dwight's thing was cool, and the madlibs were funny. I was really expecting more of an angry-type climactic moment for Michael, the resolution let me down some. I expected him to go through with the plan.

Also fff Toby is a giant ass I think. That was a complete dick move. Ugh... Toby... I hate all the things that you choose to be...
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Sarah on May 02, 2008, 02:19:46 am
Dude the scene with Toby was hilarious.

Spending too much time at Pam's desk
Talking to Pam too much
...Pam...
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Beasley on May 04, 2008, 05:37:06 pm
Man great episode. Like the best one this season i think!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on May 05, 2008, 02:32:55 am
Yeah, that was a great episode. :D Loved it. I agree, more focus on the glasses. But good for Michael. I was worried he wasn't gonna stand up for himself.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: headphonics on May 05, 2008, 02:38:19 am
The parts with Ryan were funny, but I didn't think the episode as a whole was that great.  The chart was also kind of funny.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Rowain on May 06, 2008, 02:38:35 pm
Survivor Man is still one of my favourites from this season, from the entire show even. idk why really, I just find it really funny.

Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Wash Cycle on May 10, 2008, 02:25:08 am
I hit the sandtrap...
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on May 10, 2008, 02:42:03 am
I'm calling that she'll want to move to NY/Philly and will ask him to transfer or something. Right before he gets down on his knees (KNOWWHATIMSAYIN), probably.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: SEimagery on May 10, 2008, 05:42:12 am
Ok, you may think I am crazy. But read on.

In the last episode, at the end...the guy who tells Pam about the graphic job design. Pause the frickin tv. It looks exactly like Jim. His eyes. His voice. His forhead. Its a shitty disguise. Just watch that shit! He tells her that the job opening is in Philly or NewYork. Well back in season 2 i think it is, Jim mimics Dwites video game, makes himself. He makes himself a sports writer in PHILLY.

I've created a very elaborate theory, that Jim somehow traveled to that highschool (20 minute roundtrip Pam said, not far away), for the end of it or something. This is somehow tied in to how he will ask her to marry him, since he is a romantic, big idea kinda guy.

idk lol...just been thinking hahahaha.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on May 10, 2008, 03:43:20 pm
That, uh... Doesn't sound too plausible. However I forgot about the (Second) Second Life Avatar thing and with Philly being an option, that is definitely not a coincidence. That's pretty cool actually!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on May 11, 2008, 01:55:43 am
I watched the episode again (after reading some Office Tally comments, I figured I'd take another look at this GRAPHICS DESIGNER GUY). It SOUNDS like Jim. He does this little half-smile thing like Jim, but I find it hard to believe they would go through that trouble just so they could convince Pam to move to Philly or NY with Jim when they buy a house (oh yeah, cause they got engaged away from the camera)and Ryan loses his Job and Jim gets his job and Pam goes on to Art school.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Parker on May 12, 2008, 07:51:27 pm
Looks like we're getting some more Office webisodes (http://nbcumv.com/entertainment/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20080512000000-nbcdigitalentertai.html)!
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Cheesy Doritos on May 16, 2008, 02:06:45 am
Ummm oh my god! That was easily, EASILY one of the best Office episodes ever, I think! The whole deal with Michael and Holly, and him , and the whole Dwight-Andy-Angela thing, and Phyllis's little storyline, were all awesome. I really loved the Jim-Pam thing, but tbh I'm somewhat pissed that the ending was of Anyway the thing with Kevin being like a handicapped guy and all was hilarious, and Michael's present to Toby and everything. Just a really solid, funny, great episode.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: ase on May 16, 2008, 02:22:55 am
holy fuck that was a great episode! not the FUNNIEST, although the Kevin storyline is in my top-5 sub-plots. Just SO MUCH SHIT HAPPENED!

"If we hung Holly from a tree, we'd have to kiss her" and "She's the best thing to happen to this company since World War II"

Mose does a cameo!!! Michael trying to read his interview questions using positive tones was the best, And who can forget Toby saying "DOES ANYONE HAVE A CAMERA??"

Basically this was one of the best episodes ever and I'm glad they finally took advantage of the one-hour slot instead of filling it with space-fillers.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on May 16, 2008, 02:34:58 am
what I like about the ending is how it doesn't seem like season 2 or 3's ending at all. they really have a good sense of uh...upgrading or changing their style. it's pretty neat!

also none of the hour feels wasted.

also I really liked the ending I think. having the proposal go off without a hitch would be so fucking easy to do, and I liked this one better and thought it was orchestrated better because now we have a whole summer and if I remember right, some time does pass in the show.

meaning he's not proposing during all of summer most likely...

uh oh

I also liked when Angela accepted Andy's proposal, you see Dwight is crushed and at the interview he says "it was my fault anyways" and that's it. like, he just wholely regrets how it all turned out.

basically I liked this a lot.
Title: The Office - Season 4
Post by: jsnnoa on May 16, 2008, 05:35:48 am
I really dug this episode. I agree with ASE as it wasn't the funniest episode, but it was full of plot and twists, and was really great. The whole Kevin thing was hilarious, and I hope Holly becomes a main character next season (and doesn't end up leaving in the middle).