Andy is not Michael-lite in any way, shape or form. He's ineffectual and effective in entirely different ways, plus he is not completely incapable of (or uninterested in) grasping basic social conventions.
― the tax avocado (DJP), Monday, 3 October 2011 16:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
I still get some lols and some warm fuzzies from The Office now in the post-Michael Scott era, but it's just like comfort food now. Casseroles are rarely exciting, but delicious.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, September 30, 2011 11:12 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark
Exactly. I only watch bc I used to love, and occasionally I can get one of those good elements. But, 95% of the episode is terrible now.
― juicebox, Monday, 3 October 2011 17:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Daryl/Andy faceoff answered some questions.
― The Man With The Flavored Toothpick (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 8 October 2011 03:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
...and was rehashed from "Did I Stutter?" Cold opening was the worst ever. I knew this season was going to be rough going when I noticed that everyone is smiling during the opening credits.
― Three Word Username, Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
huh?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Saturday, 8 October 2011 04:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
The opening credit sequence is different this season, and it shows shots of the whole gang smiling. Which is not exactly what a show about an office needs to be doing.
― Three Word Username, Saturday, 8 October 2011 06:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
this week's was the lowest-rated episode in 6 and a half years. I would say "RIP" but it's still well above what other NBC comedies pull.
― Rory's new misogynist car (Gukbe), Saturday, 8 October 2011 06:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Every show but The Mentalist took a hit thursday night due to baseball (which I think was the highest rated playoff game ever?).
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 8 October 2011 07:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
I imagine it was some product placement thing, but I have say, Erin as Wendy (of "Wendy's") was an inspired costume.
― The Man With The Flavored Toothpick (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 28 October 2011 03:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
gabe and erin are the only characters i care about anymore. whenever gabe's creepy mug shows up on-screen i am filled with joy.
― lite-brite phrenology (reddening), Friday, 28 October 2011 07:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
opening scenes with Andy as Michael Scott-lite were embarrassing, but I liked getting to see more of the cast this week and last ep (triumphant return of Mose!), and hope that this week's stuff was an indication of actual plots for Erin to come.
not looking forward to the other redhead though
― the men who glare at stoats (sic), Monday, 31 October 2011 01:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
gabe is so rubbish I thought it was the actor but his small part in damsels in distress wasn't bad and he was quite good in his big scene
― conrad, Monday, 31 October 2011 01:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
he's fantastic in The Thick Of It
― the men who glare at stoats (sic), Monday, 31 October 2011 01:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
i am pro-gabe forever, his presence on this show is wonderfully incongruous. he's this spiteful, awkward, powerless grotesque that doesn't mesh well with anyone, particularly compared to how chummy and sitcommy the rest of the main cast has become. his "shut up about the sun!" in the last season finale is all-time for me.
― lite-brite phrenology (reddening), Monday, 31 October 2011 02:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
also are we not talking about casting spoilers itt? because i'm also looking forward to the aforementioned casting spoiler. basically i want the office to only star people who weren't in the office seasons 1 thru 3.
― lite-brite phrenology (reddening), Monday, 31 October 2011 02:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
tinyurl link to the spoiler? i can't find it...
― Mordy, Monday, 31 October 2011 02:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mean In The Loop obv
― the men who glare at stoats (sic), Monday, 31 October 2011 02:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
I love Gabe. I think I was probably like Gabe in college. Ambient synthesizer music and narrative-free experimental video. I love when they rely on his pretensions for the laughs. Oscar's arrogance and pretentiousness is great too. Like that discussion he had with Daryl about Citizen Kane.
― dan selzer, Monday, 31 October 2011 03:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
casting spoiler
― lite-brite phrenology (reddening), Monday, 31 October 2011 05:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh yeah I saw that, I am massively excited about that
― he carried yellow flowers (DJP), Monday, 31 October 2011 14:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
show is dying
― Autumn Almanac, Friday, 4 November 2011 09:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
this show is terrible now but andy rocking out on his legs was for some reason the funniest thing i've seen in a long time. hit a bit too close to home maybe.
― sonderangerbot, Saturday, 12 November 2011 19:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
I laughed heartily at Dwight's "you're fake salivating over a Soviet-era Russian" and "he has the broad face of a brewer."
― trishyb, Saturday, 12 November 2011 20:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Pam Dwight Jim story quite good, band story really terrible. If you think it was the other way around, you are wrong, but I suspect you will enjoy the upcoming Jenna Fischerless episodes more than I will.
― Three Word Username, Saturday, 12 November 2011 21:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
Now THAT was terrible and without redeeming qualities. Three in a row like that and even I will give up.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 18 November 2011 08:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have either got really low standards (from years of exposure to UK comedy progs) or I saw a different episode because I found that one pretty amusing (and much better than ep.7).
― Ned Trifle X, Friday, 18 November 2011 13:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
Last two episodes have been surprisingly strong. The premises of last night's two plots were typical of the really bad episodes of this show, but damned if it wasn't really well written. Much laughter.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 13 January 2012 13:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
'Everyone got that answer.. except The Einsteins'
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 13 January 2012 14:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
I thought it was really good too. Gabe is just one of the all time creeps, he and Dwight are hilarious together.
― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Friday, 13 January 2012 14:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
And goddam is Erin smoking hot.
Spader not delivering fully on the promise imo. Occasionally funny, but often not.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 14 January 2012 03:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
Okay, tonight was--to me anyway--the best from them in ages.
― Lady Writer, Male Seether (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 January 2012 02:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Really loose limbed.
― s.clover, Tuesday, 24 January 2012 04:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.tvline.com/2012/01/the-office-rainn-wilson-spinoff/
noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
― Autumn Almanac, Thursday, 26 January 2012 05:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
what do you think: better or worse than joey?
― Mordy, Thursday, 26 January 2012 05:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
poll
― Autumn Almanac, Thursday, 26 January 2012 05:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
The very vocal "terrifying housewife" segment of Office fans hate Dwight and would like him gone, and the last couple of seasons have been catering to that particular group to the show's detriment (probably due to network pressure) -- I think the last handful of episodes have been the writers standing up a bit to re-claim the show from that pandering, but 1. the terrifying housewives have hated these episodes ("why is every episode not centered on Jim calling Pam to tell ask her about the babies and tell her what he's doing? I hate this show!!! It's so unrealistic!!! Also GAYS!") and 2. networks are not known for a great love of writer rebellion. I'm thinking the network is floating this.
― Three Word Username, Thursday, 26 January 2012 07:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Fuck the pandering housewives, less jim and pam, more erin. preferably in as little clothing as possible.
I would watch the Dwight show, as long as Mose plays a large role.
― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Thursday, 26 January 2012 14:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think they've found the groove.
― Lady Writer, Male Seether (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 10 February 2012 02:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
You mean the groove of having some emotional tension and strong characterization in a show that only ever worked in the first place because it had more emotional tension and strong characterization than most US sitcoms? I agree. I really hope the Dwight spin-off doesn't happen, though -- the very least they could do would be to kill The Office first. The Dwight character and Rainn Wilson's acting were fantastic this episode, but fantastic in context.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 10 February 2012 09:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, this was a good one. Jim and Pam's consternation about how to respond to the boss' texts was great, and i cant stand either character.
― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Friday, 10 February 2012 15:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
I really can't wait to see how the whole Kathy situation is going to pan out, especially since she seems to have grossly misread the Jim/Pam relationship but we could get curveballed.
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Friday, 10 February 2012 16:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think the only way they could do something interesting with jim/kathy is if jim cheats (or at least srsly flirts with cheating)
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2012 16:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
so rainn wilson is rumored to be getting a dwight spin-off, and he decides to celebrate by...tweeting rape jokes?
― ban opinions (reddening), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 05:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
I didn't see that one, but dude regularly tweets some questionable shit at times. Nothing like that one before though.
― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
This was the "fear of feminine sexuality" episode of the Office, and although it had some good laughs (Stanley warning apparantly-about-to-cheat Jim "it just gets easier"), it left me a bit uneasy.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 24 February 2012 08:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Funniest part was the pre-open bit with Pam/Angela/Oscar in various pairings griping about the other one.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
I know no one else will agree with me but I love love loved Jim's escalating consternation with Kathy
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Friday, 24 February 2012 15:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
I liked that too, mostly because I was putting myself in Jim's shoes and remembering this girl who just wouldn't leave me the fuck alone and pretended it was no big deal.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
agreed, really liked the way that whole bit was played
― Nhex, Saturday, 25 February 2012 06:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
the baby thing was depressing to me. isn't it traumatic for babies' primary caregivers to keep changing?
― Treeship, Friday, 17 May 2013 21:25 (4 days ago) Permalink
i mean functionally it all ~worked~, and everyone did the sorts of things you would expect them all to be doing, but the execution felt a bit by-the-numbers
xp yeah, the baby thing was in character for ryan, slightly dissonant for kelly, and just completely wtf for nellie (because we still don't know who she is; she might as well be an extra for all the difference it makes)
― umair coque (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 17 May 2013 21:27 (4 days ago) Permalink
actually no i take that back, perfectly in character for kelly
losing the wedding also meant losing the string band version of "Sweet Child of Mine", so NO.
― Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 May 2013 21:32 (4 days ago) Permalink
It was very Dwight that his first reaction to the limo stopping and seeing a man with a bazooka standing in a field was to assume that Jim had turned on him.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 17 May 2013 21:33 (4 days ago) Permalink
yeah that was good. the part with dwight and the stripper was stupid and forced though. i don't know what they could have done better with this episode... this season was a mess. the early seasons of the office still contain many of my favorite moments in television history though.
― Treeship, Friday, 17 May 2013 21:37 (4 days ago) Permalink
otoh, the fact that Angela's stripper was Meredith's son and the only person not weirded out by that being Meredith was p awesome.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 17 May 2013 21:41 (4 days ago) Permalink
yeah that was great. i think it could have been better executed because it was undermined/cut short by the ridiculous mose kidnapping plotline, but i shouldn't complain bc it was still funny
― Treeship, Friday, 17 May 2013 21:42 (4 days ago) Permalink
The wedding was good, come on. The hair metal and the entire Kelly/Ryan scene was A++++ for their characters. "It's a combination of Drew and Blake".
― i kant believe it's not buffon (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 17 May 2013 21:42 (4 days ago) Permalink
"She went out to get a battery for her E-Cigarette..."
― Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 May 2013 21:45 (4 days ago) Permalink
And come on, the "you came" "that's what she said" was expected, but perfect.
― schwantz, Friday, 17 May 2013 21:48 (4 days ago) Permalink
Definitely, but Michael desperately needed just a few more actual lines. Or some more 1 on 1 sneak ups like he did with Dwight.
― Evan, Friday, 17 May 2013 22:23 (4 days ago) Permalink
i suspect michael was only there to appease the audience. the show is in no way about him any more.
― umair coque (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 17 May 2013 23:01 (4 days ago) Permalink
sort of like when hitchcock started doing his lol cameos right at the start of films so the audience would stop looking for him and just enjoy the movie
yeah, we found out all we needed to know about the rest of his life from Pam.
― Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 May 2013 23:24 (4 days ago) Permalink
He's so happy that he's got a family plan!
― West Egg Girls (King Boy Pato), Saturday, 18 May 2013 01:53 (3 days ago) Permalink
We watched the finale tonight. I'm so glad I jumped ship when I did.
― pplains, Saturday, 18 May 2013 05:19 (3 days ago) Permalink
when did you? I think I stopped watching after the 2009 season
― Cunga, Saturday, 18 May 2013 05:21 (3 days ago) Permalink
Maybe it was the beginning of this season? When it was revealed that James Spader was gone and Andy was the new boss?
― pplains, Saturday, 18 May 2013 05:27 (3 days ago) Permalink
I've got to hand it to Gervais/Merchant: One season, two seasons, a Christmas special and OUT.
― pplains, Saturday, 18 May 2013 05:29 (3 days ago) Permalink
james spader was fumbled and catherine tate was just utterly wasted
― umair coque (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 18 May 2013 08:25 (3 days ago) Permalink
I liked the finale, but I also didn't watch the retrospective until afterwards, which helped.
Brautentführung is a real tradition.
― Three Word Username, Saturday, 18 May 2013 13:07 (3 days ago) Permalink
I liked the finale! I didn't like the previous episode where it was revealed the baby was Dwight's - I'd rather it wasn't and Angela hadn't lied to him the whole time.
― kinder, Saturday, 18 May 2013 15:35 (3 days ago) Permalink