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Is there a way to block certain posts?
Isn't that what chaperons are for?
Good, then I don't have to read it.
Bingo.
And Toosie wins the page. Despite a strong showing from the HAMNARD contingent.
Paul Lieberstein signs 3-year deal to run The Office
Reading between the lines, sounds like 2 more years of The Office is a lock, with an option for a third.
Lieberstein signs a 3 year deal to run The Office
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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(I like Lieberstein as a writer but I don't want the show to be drawn out and distorted into just another sitcom, which is where NBC seems destined to take it)
I don't want the show to be drawn out and distorted into just another sitcom, which is where NBC seems destined to take it
Are you speaking from three years ago?
While nothing like the excellence of earlier seasons, I still think it's better than the average show on TV. I'm not sure I can say that if it goes three more seasons.
In the end, it doesn't really matter how long a show runs, because everyone will remember it differently. I watched all 10 seasons of Friends, but in my mind, it ended after Chandler & Monica got engaged. And that was in season six. So I remember little to nothing about the last 4 years (40%!) of the show. (Insert "Friends sucked!" joke here).
As far as The Office is concerned, when it's all over with, I doubt I will remember anything that happened after "Niagara".
That article mentions that Greg Daniels will be assisting Paul. He seemed more involved this year and it was a step up from the disaster that was S6. I'm hoping Daniels will be leaving Mike Schur to run Parks and Rec and exert a little more control over things back at The Office. Plus I'm not clear on what Mindy Kalings role is going to be next year. If she isn't writing then I'm hopeful things might improve.
I think there's a fairly consistent pattern of shows suffering when their creators disappear. Not always, but often -- I think it's not a coincidence that Buffy took a step back when Angel went on the air, and both shows basically went down the tubes when Whedon's third show, Firefly, hit the airwaves. There are probably many shows that operate cooperatively and can survive the departure of the presiding presence, but Whedon's shows weren't among them. A similar thing happened with Gilmore Girls, though that show was willfully torched by its creators on the way out the door. I think The Office proved to be one of those shows, as well. It already wasn't as good as it had been, but when Daniels & Schur began to invest time in Parks & Rec, The Office went into utter collapse. If P&R can run with Schur's input alone, TO might be able to make a minor comeback with Daniels steering the ship. I'm not hopeful, but it's possible.
I doubt I will remember anything that happened after "Niagara".
I'm at this point now. Most of the last few seasons are a blur. I will see an episode description of a re-run and I can't remember a thing about it. I used to have the episode titles from S1-3 memorized.
Like DC said, this season was a slight step up from the past few seasons. I enjoy watching the episodes more than most of the rest of tv, it just isn't very memorable.
I'm at this point now. Most of the last few seasons are a blur. I will see an episode description of a re-run and I can't remember a thing about it. I used to have the episode titles from S1-3 memorized.
Like DC said, this season was a slight step up from the past few seasons. I enjoy watching the episodes more than most of the rest of tv, it just isn't very memorable.
My feelings exactly. Office Tally is doing their Survivor-style ranking of the episodes and except for voting Christening last I have no ability to rank anything because none of the other ones stand out in any way. I guess Goodbye Michael would be first. Counseling would be way up there too, I watched the rerun this week, that was a really good episode.
Office Tally is doing their Survivor-style ranking of the episodes and except for voting Christening last I have no ability to rank anything because none of the other ones stand out in any way.
I saw that. I guess I will be that one guy voting for "Threat Level Midnight" every week.
Office Tally is doing their Survivor-style ranking of the episodes and except for voting Christening last I have no ability to rank anything because none of the other ones stand out in any way. I guess Goodbye Michael would be first. Counseling would be way up there too, I watched the rerun this week, that was a really good episode.
"Christening" justifiably got voted out first and the only other two I know I want gone are "Viewing Party" and "Andy's Play". The rest are sort of a blur up until the last few. I guess my top favorite might be "Goodbye Michael" or "Dwight K. Schrute"
Actually, the full name was "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager".
Only one is fake? I recognize PDA, but I couldn't tell you anything about the episode.
Daoust is correct. But it is unknowable if he cheated.
I read through the titles for seasons 6 and 7, and with the exception of a couple, I didn't recognize any of them, much less being able to tell you what happened in each one.
I knew "The Twist" wasn't one, but I was going to guess "PDA" until I read Bri's post.
Someone should make a Season 2 quiz. Questions like:
4.How much money does Michael offer for the sales prize in The Carpet?
Actual or theoretical?
I'm guessing without looking at the posts above...
That was harder than it seemed. I was never good at these kinds of trivia questions.