The Office, Season 8

Aug 10th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: kelbellene

Let's get this party started!

http://tinyurl.com/3frr4fz

These. Are. Times. That. Can't. Be. Weathered. And. We. Have. Never. Been. Back. There. Since. Then.

Aug 10th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: kelbellene

Relevant.
http://youtu.be/SXfM-niX8hs

These. Are. Times. That. Can't. Be. Weathered. And. We. Have. Never. Been. Back. There. Since. Then.

Aug 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: Tuberculosis

http://runt-of-the-web.com/post/7805619937/dwight-schru
te-knows-best

X:If you could be a superhero, which one would you be?
TB: Jesus...
X: Jesus wasn't a superhero.
TB: He wasn't?
X: No.
TB: Ok then....uh....Teen Wolf
X: nevermind

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

pam is carrying that baby allllllll over, just saying.



so is james spader.

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: kelbellene

Haven't watched yet. Did they already write that in?

These. Are. Times. That. Can't. Be. Weathered. And. We. Have. Never. Been. Back. There. Since. Then.

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

yep, she's pregnant again. jim's got some swimmers.

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: kelbellene

That and Jenna Fischer is pregnant.

These. Are. Times. That. Can't. Be. Weathered. And. We. Have. Never. Been. Back. There. Since. Then.

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

really?

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: HarmonizedMoFo

hey look guys, we know what planking is

OH NO NO NO NOOOO !! Actor Morgan Freeman Is Reportedly Planning On MARRYING His GRANDDAUGHTER!!!

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: ass

I know it's only one episode, but that just didn't feel right.

If you removed all the arteries, veins, & capillaries from a person's body, and tied them end-to-end...the person will die.

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: +DrewMG

felt very right to me. i really enjoyed it, especially ed helms. i've thought he was the highlight of the series now for a few years, so i'm happy to see him get the spotlight.

bread deputy

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: cheezewiz

I feel like Andy as manger works. Atleast better than any one else would have. Andy and Michael have similar qualities, IMHO.

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: ass

Andy and Michael have similar qualities, IMHO.

I think that might be my problem. I don't want it to be Michael-lite and full of watered-down retreads of episodes past. I was hoping they'd take this opportunity to jolt something different into the mix. Robert California is a good start, but he's not going to be around every episode, right?

I dunno. I'm not writing it off just yet, but this first episode isn't nudging me toward optimism for the show improving here on out.

If you removed all the arteries, veins, & capillaries from a person's body, and tied them end-to-end...the person will die.

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: Bill Murray

*Coquettishly slips on "I'm With Ross" tankini*

hello i'm forest gump

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: +DrewMG

i'm still of the opinion that michael scott was not the best thing on the show. never was. he was the best thing in some episodes, but not in all or even most of the episodes.

so him being gone doens't matter much to me. i laugh more at erin, jim, andy, dwight, and darrell. and even ryan.

bread deputy

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: Bill Murray

Jim and Pam are the only human beings left on the show.

Drew, you are very much in the minority for thinking Michael wasn't the best part. He almost always elevated the material even when it was shitty. Though that's mostly just Carell.

hello i'm forest gump

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: +DrewMG

things like michael driving into a lake, or michael kidnapping a pizza boy, or prison mike... these did not elevate the material. the more cartoony michael got, the less i liked the show.

bread deputy

Sep 23rd 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: dustybooks

i think michael elevated the show b/c steve carell is twice the actor any of the others are. the guy is unbelievable.

i thought it was really funny when he drove into the lake btw.

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Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: +DrewMG

michael was best, i felt, when they really blurred the line between idiot and genius.

bread deputy

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: Bill Murray

My statement was more Carell-centric. He gave a very nuanced performance. Helms has yet to show me more than "glib dweeb".

hello i'm forest gump

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: +88 Kickin Keys

I think Helms deserves a lot more credit than that. He was hilarious in the episode where he started questioning his own sexuality because of a rumor Michael started. But yeah he's not Carell-good, and I'm sure his stint as manager is short-lived.

it's not about what's better or worse it's about what i like more.

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: ass

With Michael, especially early on, the show was mostly about how everyone else in the office dealt with their boss being a socially clueless but well-meaning jerk. As they grew more accustomed to Michael's behavior, he quit having to try so hard and became more human.

Since Andy is well-liked by everyone, there won't be as much tension there, which is basically the entire foundation for the show. Robert California is a possible fountain great storylines/scenes/jokes, but I'm not sure how often he'll be on the show.

My thoughts aren't fully formed here. I'm just typing out loud here as I think.

If you removed all the arteries, veins, & capillaries from a person's body, and tied them end-to-end...the person will die.

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: HarmonizedMoFo

the more cartoony michael got, the less i liked the show.

iawtp, although i feel like the entire show got cartoony along with him.

OH NO NO NO NOOOO !! Actor Morgan Freeman Is Reportedly Planning On MARRYING His GRANDDAUGHTER!!!

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: ass

iawtp, although i feel like the entire show got cartoony along with him.

I can agree with that, with the biggest example being Kevin. They've completely betrayed the joke of Holly thinking he was retarded by actually make him retarded.

If you removed all the arteries, veins, & capillaries from a person's body, and tied them end-to-end...the person will die.

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: HarmonizedMoFo

IAWTP

OH NO NO NO NOOOO !! Actor Morgan Freeman Is Reportedly Planning On MARRYING His GRANDDAUGHTER!!!

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: HarmonizedMoFo

i've just been talking shit in this thread so far, so i should say i do still get enjoyment out of the show. i haven't really been excited about in a few seasons, but it's pretty consistently entertaining.

OH NO NO NO NOOOO !! Actor Morgan Freeman Is Reportedly Planning On MARRYING His GRANDDAUGHTER!!!

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: dustybooks

i enjoyed the episode. i loved james spader. i don't like andy as manager.

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Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: Bill Murray

i liked andy more when he had anger problems

hello i'm forest gump

Sep 24th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: dustybooks

i was thinking that too. he and jim, while clearly approached differently, both have the nice-guy side character syndrome like the parts robert cummings and ralph bellamy always played in old hollywood movies. they're both funny but i tend to wish they had a bit more LIFE.

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Sep 30th 2011 (2 years ago)

Posted by: brent_krebs

If Kevin president, I go Canada. Short speak not good way talk.

Unfortunately,
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