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The Beginning Of The End For Michael Scott?? OFFICE 5.17!!
SPOILER ALERT !!
I am – Hercules!!
Last week’s episode, “Blood Drive,” was surprisingly anemic. This week’s is written by Mindy Kaling, who scripted “Frame Toby” and the well-received two-parter “Lecture Circuit.”
This week:
“Golden Ticket”
Written by Mindy Kaling.
Michael (Steve Carell) causes a huge problem in the office when he comes up with the idea to put “golden tickets” into packages of paper for clients to redeem for discounts. Andy (Ed Helms), Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) give Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) differing advice on wooing a woman.
Next week:
“New Boss”
Written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky.
Michael has big plans for his 15th anniversary party at Dunder Mifflin, but is in for a shock when the new, no-nonsense Vice President (guest star Idris Elba) has some ideas of his own. Meanwhile, Jim’s prank on Dwight has some unexpected results.
In two weeks:
“Two Weeks”
Written by Aaron Shure.
Michael’s (Steve Carell) relationship with the new vice president (guest star Idris Elba) becomes increasingly tense, as Michael finds an excuse to goof off even more than usual. Meanwhile, Pam (Jenna Fischer) faces the challenge of a new copier and Kelly (Mindy Kaling) develops a crush.
* Ryan Howard will be back from Thailand.
* Michael Scott may quit Dunder Mifflin and take another staffer with him.
* Holly Flax will be back for the season finale.
Scenes deleted from last week’s “Blood Drive”:
9 p.m. Wednesday. NBC.
Herc Says This Prequel
To Abrams’ Movie Rocks!!
HD Bond On The Cheap!!
Written by Mindy Kaling.
Michael (Steve Carell) causes a huge problem in the office when he comes up with the idea to put “golden tickets” into packages of paper for clients to redeem for discounts. Andy (Ed Helms), Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) give Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) differing advice on wooing a woman.
Written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky.
Michael has big plans for his 15th anniversary party at Dunder Mifflin, but is in for a shock when the new, no-nonsense Vice President (guest star Idris Elba) has some ideas of his own. Meanwhile, Jim’s prank on Dwight has some unexpected results.
Written by Aaron Shure.
Michael’s (Steve Carell) relationship with the new vice president (guest star Idris Elba) becomes increasingly tense, as Michael finds an excuse to goof off even more than usual. Meanwhile, Pam (Jenna Fischer) faces the challenge of a new copier and Kelly (Mindy Kaling) develops a crush.
Herc Says This Prequel
To Abrams’ Movie Rocks!!
HD Bond On The Cheap!!
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LOLZZZZZZ
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his character is not needed anymore. bj novak thinks he is one of the main "stars", and it's annoying.
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join the club. Great show, but is getting rather stale...
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Yes, Sir. Yes fucking sir.
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We really need to start having 30 Rock talkbacks.
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Mar 12, 2009 3:42:59 AM CDT
A stale Office is still funnier then anything else on tv
by white goodman
That and I still want to motorboat Pam.
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You suck
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Michael can be funny, but he always gets 30-40 lines. . . there are weeks where Creed gets 0. Maybe the Office should be a true emsemble, like Arrested Development.
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That the show is getting too goddamn sentimental, and they can't make up their minds as to wether they want the show to be funny or dramatic and it's killing it.
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It has already blown its chance of being anywhere NEAR the British version in terms of quality and consistency. End it before it reaches Scrubs-like levels of epic badness.
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its nothing but jokes about tea and the queen...British humor is to comedy as the HIV virus is to the human body
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it is far superior to "the office," which has really become tiresome and contrived, just like "24" and "lost," two of my former favorites that have now taken a nosedive.
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You're the biggest fucktard to ever post on AICN. I know people have different opinions when it comes to comedy, but what you wrote isn't an opinion, it's just pure drivel. 'Nothing but jokes about tea and the queen'? Have you ever actually watched the British version of The Office? Obviously not. That's like me saying the American version of The Office is nothing but jokes about George Bush and hamburgers. You're officially AICN's most stupid cunt of 2009 so far. Well done. And your statement about British humour being the comedy equivalent of HIV means your status as most stupid cunt is unlikely to change any time soon.
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...than AIDS me up, sir!
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Some are hilarious, while others I'm just sitting there waiting for the funny. 30 Rock hit-to-miss ratio has been much better.
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Sorry i hit a nerve with you, i didn't realize your Dad has AIDS, and that he gave you those AIDS when he raped you.and British comedy is AIDS, its absoloutley terrible and dated, since when are jokes about the beaver pelt trade and spices funny anymore? You need to losen up and stop talking about your show about george bush and hamburgers, cause we all know that describes lost
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who will win this battle of wills?
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And I agree with White Goodman, I want to mototboat the fuck out of Pam's tits!
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mototboat. Really. fuck. MOTORBOAT
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But I gots to have me some of that motorboat action too! Of course I'd be doing it while keeping mind how talented she is.
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Of course, I wouldn't want her to think that I am using her for whatever fetish she represents to me only. And I still can't explain that fetish, mousey secretary maybe?
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How many are they doing this season? Is there going to be a huge break in April and then the last few episodes in May?
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Kudos on the "Blood Drive" and "anemic" pun. Very well done. My compliments.
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And I beg again. Please please please stop using 'funny' as a noun. "Waiting for the funny" are you serious?! THE funny? Jennifer Lopez battered wife movie! Oh wait... I mean ENOUGH!
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As I said last week, the line starts over here. I've been waiting out here for months like a nerd dressed as Darth Nihilus waiting for Star Wars.
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Used it as a noun again. What are you going to do, Mr. Grammar Police?
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Read IndyAbbey's last post and tell me who 'wins' this one. With such a well argued point as IndyAbbey's, I can't hope to compete with that kind of intellect, can I? He/she/it is obviously basing their entire argument on old British comedies from the 70's. 'Beaver pelt trade and spices?' Brilliant, just brilliant. I'll go back to making my cup of tea and have a good chuckle about the time my dad raped me. Happy days...
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I actually thought that last weeks episode was one of the best in a long time. The writers have recently been trying to achieve a more "dramatic" element and I believe that they succeeded extremely well last week.
No it was most certainly not the funniest episode, but it had a lot of hilarious moments as well as (IMO) a rather compelling and complex storyline. The Jim and Pam scenes were sort of unnecessary- but I felt that all of the scenes back at the Office involving Michael, especially in the second half of the episode were very interesting.
The ending, in which the entire Office stepped in to support Michael was a beautiful and powerful moment and definitely a shift from our previous expectations of the characters...
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Does this mean Snoop will have a recurring role on 30 Rock?
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if your British that fine, i don't knock the brits, they are very good at being nanny's. chiminey sweeps and the such.. I'm just saying that when it comes to comedy you fail miserabbly at it, cranking up the film so it looks like you are grabbing a womans "bum" really fast is not funny, its AIDS. Watching the british office is knowing what it is to be rapedp.s., my dog says hello...whatever that means
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I still watch and get a few chuckles, but it has definitely lost something. Maybe that it's becoming the Michael Pam And Jim show, I don't know... I personally think all the characters are hilarious, and they should include Kevin, Oscar, and definitely Creed more.
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I love The Office but its growing kind of stale. They need to take a new approach, and the only obvious choice is a Creed spin off. He is an inspiration for all of us.
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You said you'd call me. I'm still waiting. Bitch.
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is now funnier than the office and 30 rock.
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Mar 12, 2009 4:03:10 PM CDT
Gicky Gervais w/Elmo on Sesame Street: Howlingly Hilarious!!
by deandome
un-fucking-believable. I don't worship at the Temple of Gervais, but this had me crying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr9_5uZn6ds
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...though it is kinda catchy!!
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you're an idiotic cunt...
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"Lost" is to "nosedive" like "Arrested Development" is to "unfunny".
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doesn't seem to be any more room at the "trough" for me. So, I guess I'll go ass to mouth on her.
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....Teh Funny.... I'm done now.
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The show , along with My Name IS Earl is consistently excellent.
I like laughing, and half an hour of either of them makes me happy.
Can't really ask for more than that. -
fight has been cancelled due to poor ticketsales.
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*groan*
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Mar 12, 2009 8:06:21 PM CDT
Beginning of the end? You continue to be full of shit, Herc
by memento108
On a bad day this show is still one of the top 3 funniest shows on television. Put away the jump to conclusions mat.
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...can gargle my balls and suck out my man-mayonnaise. I have a problem giving props to anything produced by a nation whose citizens all have teeth looking like a fence around a haunted house. "British Book of Smiles" anyone? And yes, "The Office" isn't as good or funny as it was the first three seasons, but it's still the best sitcom on network TV right now. So, in the immortal words of Mr. Earl Hickey, "Pour some sugar on THAT!!!"
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I just got that.
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Holy crap, is Micheal going to get Dwight fired because he slapped him? Goddamn you, Wonka!
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to keep secrets from my computer too. /whispers: It knows too much..
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Special shoes for special guys!
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Micheal's head 'sploding!!
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i love it
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I love that Pam's still taking notes!
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Good episode overall
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.boobs.
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Hee hee "Ding-Dong!"
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We ask the questions!
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Speaking of "Office-ish" things, nice "Office Space" ref. Seth McFarlane would be proud.
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Chris Parnell is a comedic genius.
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i know this doesn't belong here but as of tonight jon stewart is a genius.
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I know, right? He took that guy to school.
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Jesus that interview/raping was brutal watch....I actually thought Jim Cramer was going to start crying. It just shows the sad state of television news when the daily show are the ones offerring hard hitting interviews. That being said john stewert coming off like he is an every man being effected by the recession was a bit grating.
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FUCK YOU SPORTS FUCK YOU SO FUCKING HARD GODDAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Uncomfortable to watch. And that made it MUCH funnier than the past three episodes. There was a lot of absurd Michael / Dwight screaming, but it was still pretty funny. The Kevin subplot was a little slight, but sort of sweet. Still... didn't expect to like this tonight, but it worked. I even laughed out loud. Cool.
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Great stuff.
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"Hot Richard"
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That actually was funny. It woulda been the more obvious joke to make it offensive or just unfunny.Funny how despite being more sympathetic to Michael lately, Jim and Pam were not going to let him weasel out of his responsibility and/or get Dwight fired. Even Dwight's acceptance of the praise was excusable because Michael deserved it.Throwaway joke of the episode, Michael's "it is an announcement, you're just not interested in the information" and Oscar's silent agreement.
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I'm gonna start calling people "Bite nuker".
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The British series only lasted two seasons because it was logical that the boss would eventually get fired. The Scranton branch mysteriously continues to prosper and Michael (who has no concept of how other people view him) continues to make huge sales. It would be more intellectually honest if they began an arc that lead to Michael getting fired. A new boss is a good start. David's new boss from the British show was the beginning of the end for him. And the main engine of both shows was the romantic Jim/Pam arc. That's been colcluded and those characters are useless now.
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...but yeah, I agree that they should wrap it up. I think the main problem with TV these days, is they either cancel too quick or go on for too long. And comedies have the shortest shelf life of all shows.
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It's seriously shit. You don't thinks so? Try sitting through a single episode of this show in 5 years. Its not clever, witty, its shit.
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was more interesting to read than the last 2 Office episodes were to watch.
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Got me to laugh out loud a few times.
If you don't fucking like the show, don't watch it. It ain't rocket science is it. -
Which would be 7 years. It could go longer. It's nbc's biggest comedy hit by a longshot.
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So did you like last night show? Are you gonna get all up in their faces because of the KGB references? I know how you Brits like to have your buttons pushed, and that one of the biggest insults you think about. It's all up to you man, either you play the game or you don't you can't keep switching sides like that, and why are you in favour of sreading aids?you're a sick pervert man, really sick, i'd feel pitty for you if i didn't know you're what the coat hanger missed all those years ago
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Mar 13, 2009 1:32:10 PM CDT
Jesus Christ, this cannot be a real talkbacker fight...
by quin the eskimo
it's just to ridiculously surreal. Margaret Thacher was a slut. Oh yeah, Taft couldn't get out of the bath. Blah Blah.
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This is just bizarre. If this is what passes for an argument on AICN nowadays then I feel bad for us all. There used to be British Office vs American Office fights that made sense and didn't bring up tea and hamburgers. We all need to come together and make the Office talkback what it was always meant to be about: Jenna Fischer and how none of us has a chance but oh...what we would do if we did!
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Oh, I'd have a chance with her! But of course, I have sexlexia.
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First of all, The Office is indeed tired, BJ Novak sucks, Angela is the hot one because she's got skills and Pam obviously could never get REALLY dirty, and finally England does indeed have it's AID's-based comedy Bit Biddle's Bleeding Bum which is not so very great but gives former child star, and suspected pedophile, Clive Glimptonshire something to do when he's not buggering teen runaways and writing travel books about summer cheese houses. Cheers!
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