Back in October The Office invited us to Pam and Jim’s wedding, an hour-long special event that had been hyped on NBC and in our hearts, and against unlikely odds that episode actually mostly succeeded. It wasn’t a runaway success, but considering the expectations and the level of difficulty, it was generally a victory. That [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam’
2010/01/22
Dear ‘The Office:’ You’re Making it Harder and Harder to Keep Defending You
First reaction to last night’s “episode:” What the fuck was that? A clip show? Really? Really??? Perhaps I would not have be so indignant if the episode had was a celebration of a milestone number of episodes. Or if it arrived in conjunction with another episode wholly comprised of wholly original content. But for this [...]
2010/01/21
In Defense of: Jim Halpert
One of the thorniest arcs on this uneven season of The Office has been the promotion of Jim to co-manager, a move that has seemed more like a demotion, as he has seemed to have lost the respect of his co-workers (and possibly his wife) as well as misplaced his charm. Where there was once [...]
2010/01/14
Something Funny Happened on the Way to Five Thursday’s Ago
(This a post I intended to compose a month ago, but then the holidays hit, and then the Thursday night comedies went on winter vacation so there was no real rush to write this. But with the comedy block returning tonight, save for The Office, this seemed like the right time to finally record these [...]
2009/12/25
Christmas: The Final Clipdown
SNL might not have always been funny. In fact, it might have never really been funny. But it’s always been topical. Just try to watch the first few minutes of the Community Christmas episode and not get into some (non-denomination) holiday spirit. And before Dwight was Recyclops he would just come into the office with [...]
2009/12/06
Teeter Tots: Up and Down with Mr. Scott the Benefactor
At the risk of getting very repetitive we’ll quickly revisit our season long question: Which Michael Scott did we see in the latest Office installment, “Scott’s Tots?” Well-meaning but confused and ill-prepared Michael or malicious, self-absorbed, cripplingly myopic Michael? Well, as usual, and probably as it should be, we were served some of both. But, [...]
2009/11/23
‘The Office’: Truth or Consequences
As we’re a bit late to the party, just some (hopefully) quick thoughts on last week’s Office entry, “Shareholder Meeting.” The theme for this season (and probably the entire series), as we have already talked about in great detail, has been the vacillation of Michael Scott from mildly idiotic but well-meaning and somewhat competent to [...]
2009/11/13
Will the Real Andy Bernard Please Stand Up?
In our thoughts on The Office last week we posited that the Andy Bernard we currently know and love, the “‘nard dog,” is drastically different from the Andy we first met when Jim transferred to Stamford. Then he was more of a pompous douche, and now he leans more towards well-meaning dork. Once he returned [...]
2009/11/13
‘Threat Level Midnight 2: Savannah Nights’ (Thoughts on “Murder”)
At this point, midway through its sixth season, it seems that with every episode of The Office we are taking the temperature of the series, gauging if it’s on the decline, on the way back up, or holding steady. It’s unfair, and ultimately a disservice to the show and the viewer. However, it’s the truth, [...]
2009/11/06
Dr. Michael and Mr. Scott (A Few Final Thoughts On “Double Date”)
One last note on yesterday’s discussion about Michael Scott and the inverse relationship between his inanity to the quality of The Office (and then we’ll leave the show alone until next week). Just came across a post from Time TV columnist James Poniewozik, who essentially argued the same thing in his round-up of the best [...]
