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THE OFFICE II!!

oh lord by MrFusion	Oct 30th, 2007 03:42:44 PM
can't they just let it be? it's great as is, don't mess with it! if the new series sucks it will just take away from the one we love.
Hmmm by BigAssFan	Oct 30th, 2007 03:46:02 PM
It'd have to be a totally different office environment...the boss would have to be miserable, Al Bundy actually would be a good choice.
Please no!!!!!! by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 03:57:26 PM
I love the office but we don't need another one! this is not CSI.
Please no!!!!! Again by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 04:00:28 PM
it might not be so bad if no one leaves the current show And I'm not just talking Actors but writers as well. They should just avoid this.
The Office: Miami Beach by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 04:03:53 PM
Is this a jump the shark moment?
This sounds awful. by Cotton McKnight	Oct 30th, 2007 04:05:03 PM
You heard me.
Evil Dwight Clone by The Winged Doucheman	Oct 30th, 2007 04:05:45 PM
Set the new office in a bizzaro universe.
I thought The Office was a ratings weakling by Lance Rocke	Oct 30th, 2007 04:06:12 PM
Me confused by NBC brass
give me a break by PotSmokinAlien	Oct 30th, 2007 04:07:41 PM
this is a stupid idea.
Rating are good. by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 04:10:53 PM
It really is there flagship on thursday nights.
Ugh by PantherMatt	Oct 30th, 2007 04:11:28 PM
The Ameri-Office is only average as it is. A spinoff is rediculous. It will be the sit-com equivelent of The Scorpion King.
That .. sounds .. brilliant.. by theBigE	Oct 30th, 2007 04:16:52 PM
Wow. Who are the creative types that get all that hollywood $? Why not make Friends 2 - that was great ratings for NBC, right? I see Seinfeld-vision actually happening near in the future!
The Office: Schrute Farms by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 04:19:10 PM
Now i would watch that.
Oh dear god no. by Larry of Arabia	Oct 30th, 2007 04:19:15 PM
Why. Lightning managed to strike twice, first in Britain and then the US. Why, why, why push your luck?
You have to love American television networks... by brokentusk	Oct 30th, 2007 04:21:41 PM
Where the motto is, "If it does well, spin it off until people can't stand it anymore and the original is tarnished because of over-exposure."
shittier than by ironic_name	Oct 30th, 2007 04:22:09 PM
2girl1cup.com
The Office: Special Victims Unit by Bert Fischer	Oct 30th, 2007 04:22:24 PM
No more. Keep the quality on one show. Please.
Harry Potter Star to Play Gay Salvador Dali by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 04:22:33 PM
Had to post it. http://www.cinematical.com/200 7/10/30/harry-potter-star-to-p lay-gay-salvador-dali/
The Office: Special Victims Unit by themikejonas	Oct 30th, 2007 04:23:35 PM
I'll watch it if Karen's in it.
More "Frasier," Less "Tortellis" by Jonas Grumpy	Oct 30th, 2007 04:23:40 PM
As spin-offs go, I'm hoping this new "Office" is more along the lines of "Laverne & Shirley," quality-wise, and less like "Joanie Loves Chachi." More "Maude," less "Gloria." More "Joey," less "Joey." Points off if any character on the new show is related to anyone on the current show. No more Schrutes, please!
I happen to know... by Tal111	Oct 30th, 2007 04:24:06 PM
it'll star David Caruso and be called CSI Office...DO NOT let this get around!!
Fingers crossed Black Office? by johnyaztec	Oct 30th, 2007 04:25:30 PM
I woulkd love to see the offcie but with Black people. Tell me thats not comic gold
The Office: Only not as funny by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 04:25:45 PM
Perfect title.
Black Office! by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 04:26:15 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Now thats funny shit!
Besides, isn't this OFFICE officially OFFICE 2 anyhow? by Bert Fischer	Oct 30th, 2007 04:26:34 PM
The Office 2: Audience 0
Office 2 Location by Jonas Grumpy	Oct 30th, 2007 04:27:40 PM
Will it be in another "funny" city, like Scranton? Perhaps Walla-Walla? Humptulips? Sequim? Concrete? Twisp? Puyallup? The Dalles? Pe Ell? (Boy, Washington State sure has some humorously-named towns!)
The Black Office by erichaislar	Oct 30th, 2007 04:28:19 PM
With white janitor, and gay male receptionist.
THE OFFICE IS THE OFFICE 2 by Pipple	Oct 30th, 2007 04:33:04 PM
ANYWAY THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DUMBASS IDEA
It's the office.... by drewlicious	Oct 30th, 2007 04:34:20 PM
At the center of the earth!!!! With a wise-cracking hip hop granny who learned from the streets, yo. And film it in front of a live studio audience.
It's the office.... by drewlicious	Oct 30th, 2007 04:34:22 PM
At the center of the earth!!!! With a wise-cracking hip hop granny who learned from the streets, yo. And film it in front of a live studio audience.
its like the office by ironic_name	Oct 30th, 2007 04:35:07 PM
only they lose gravity for 40 seconds, at random times.
The Office: Criminal Intent by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 30th, 2007 04:38:03 PM
SOMEBODY'S COOKING THE BOOKS
This could be Joanie loves Chachi... by Bert Fischer	Oct 30th, 2007 04:39:59 PM
...with songs, and laugh trax, all in docu-style. We'll be there, NBC. Keep up the good work.
The Office: Origins by Bert Fischer	Oct 30th, 2007 04:42:08 PM
Each week see how different office workers used to have super powers but they were slowly badly written into just being office workers...all in docu-style.
they have dirty sex in the supply closet by ironic_name	Oct 30th, 2007 04:44:29 PM
like a real office.
Now THAT is a bad idea by BizarroJerry	Oct 30th, 2007 04:44:33 PM
Even if one considers the American one inferior to the British, this is just a bad idea. The Office is a fairly unique kind of show for US network TV. Part of why I like it AND the Brits' version is they each have their own "voice". An new American one wouldn't be different enough and just makes no sense. MAYBE if there was some character or situation on the existing show that they think would make a good spinoff I could justify it. But to toss a bunch of new characters on a regular Office episode? My God, what is this? The 1970s/early 80s. Remember in the old days where a character would go visit their cousin Phil for an entire episode, and that would essentially be a pilot? Terrible. I forget the shows, but I remember one or two that didn't even make it into a series. sigh But, hey, if they do this, then we American Office fans will feel how the Brit fans feel. "The original {American) version is so much better!!"
by FilmNerdJamie	Oct 30th, 2007 04:44:38 PM
I think THE OFFICE is one of the few shows thats actually doing good (ratings-wise) on NBC. I believe the DVR numbers are huge. There's that, LAW & ORDER: SUV and DEAL OR NO DEAL. That's...about it. As for the spin-off, I say get the ever-so sexist asshole Todd Packer (David Koechner!)
THE OFFICE, WITH CAVEMEN ! by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:45:57 PM

Office USA by Jonas Grumpy	Oct 30th, 2007 04:46:25 PM
I want this new "Office" to have a hot blonde secretary, an obnoxious head salesman, a bumbling manager, a hip black dude, a cute brunette gal with glasses, a bespectacled nerd, a young voice-of-reason guy, and a burned-out former hippie. Perhaps, instead of a paper company, this "Office" could be a different business altogether, like, say... gosh, I dunno... a radio station? Baby, think of me once in a while!
THE SCIENTOLOGIST OFFICE by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:46:28 PM

THE ANIMATRONIC MONKEY OFFICE by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:46:48 PM

make haitian heat instead, dangit! by ironic_name	Oct 30th, 2007 04:46:56 PM
"it aint the humidity, ITS THE HEAT!"
THE WEEKEND OFFICE by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:47:08 PM
it's empty, except for that really hard working guy.
THE WIRE-FU OFFICE by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:47:29 PM

THE HEMOPHILIAC OFFICE by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:47:49 PM

three simple words by ironic_name	Oct 30th, 2007 04:48:57 PM
ALL FISH CAST
Black Office? by Pooter the Clown	Oct 30th, 2007 04:49:26 PM
Want fries with that? You racist bastards.
bionicoffice by ironic_name	Oct 30th, 2007 04:49:51 PM
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Jonas Grumpy - WKRP by Bert Fischer	Oct 30th, 2007 04:49:55 PM
Love it! And let's air it with stock music so DVD buyers won't be expecting the original songs. As God as my witness, I thought beets could fly.
THE ORIFICE by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:50:41 PM

Pooter the Clown by ironic_name	Oct 30th, 2007 04:50:58 PM
I want fried chicken an colt foe-ty fiye!
THE OFFICE MUSICAL by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:51:02 PM

TYLER PERRY'S OFFICE by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:51:33 PM

ROB ZOMBIE'S OFFICE by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:51:44 PM

Bad idea by Evil Hobbit	Oct 30th, 2007 04:52:40 PM
And the UK office will always be superior to all the mimics.
THE NCAA MARCH MADNESS OFFICE POOL by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:52:42 PM

"Office" Documentary by Jonas Grumpy	Oct 30th, 2007 04:52:59 PM
That film crew that follows everyone around in every episode. What exactly are they working on? A single documentary taking place over several years? An ongoing weekly series that hasn't aired yet in their universe? An elaborate practical joke? In other words, what is this documentary called, has anyone in that world seen it, and if so, how popular is it? Popular enough to warrant fans camping out in the Dunder-Mifflin parking lot, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite office worker(s), or to report on D-M shenanigans on sites like this? Have any of these questions already been answered on the show, and I missed them? If so, BLAST!
OFFICE WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES by Pound Sand	Oct 30th, 2007 04:53:37 PM

Will one of the workers stop time? by SoylentMean	Oct 30th, 2007 04:57:23 PM
Perhaps have a crooked tie that points up? Yeah, this seems like a really bad idea that could actually work, if it doesn't backfire horribly.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ by TomBodet	Oct 30th, 2007 04:58:54 PM
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
THE OFFICE: SCHRUTE FARMS: Milkin 'em til they're dry by polyh3dron	Oct 30th, 2007 04:59:51 PM
Dear God.
THE OFFICE 2 STARRING DAVID CARUSO by polyh3dron	Oct 30th, 2007 05:00:49 PM
It's my tuuuuuuuuuuuurrnnnnnnn
hmm, could work by Shakes	Oct 30th, 2007 05:01:33 PM
I could see this working, if they have it in a setting besides the office. Like a warehouse, or maybe an I.T. firm where the dunder mifflin website is hosted. And Jonas Grumpy, well when Jim first went to the connecticut branch Karen did make a mention of him always looking at the cameras, which is kind of curious. That would be a cool episode idea, where they do a "behind the scenes" type episode, where we actually meet the fictional producers and cameramen of that show. American Chopper did this type of episode last year, where we saw the camera people, and the producer, and Mikey even went to Hollywood to see where the episodes are edited etc. Using that as a template it could lead to a pretty good episode.
The Office: SVU by Bilblow	Oct 30th, 2007 05:01:43 PM
You DONT want to know what goes on inside the supply room.
Ah, brilliant! by epitone	Oct 30th, 2007 05:02:08 PM
For the first Office, they took an inexpensive but talented lead actor who soon became one of the hottest comedy stars (and legitimately so, for once) of his generation. The second time around, let's get someone a lot pricier but who's sufficiently cooled down for his agent to allow him to do a TV show. Man, we're geniuses!
Michael Bluth + Dunder-Mifflin by Ruby Tuesday	Oct 30th, 2007 05:03:37 PM
They should get Jason Bateman to be the boss. And a spin-off of The Office would still be funnier than most every other show on network tv.
suggestions by Shakes	Oct 30th, 2007 05:04:55 PM
I just checked out the link, and they listed possible suggestions for the star, and one of them was Ed O'Neil which I think would be absolutely brilliant. Him as the manger would definitely ensure that the new boss character wouldn't merely be a Michael Scott clone.
Mandy Patinkin Will Star by Bumpasses Dawg	Oct 30th, 2007 05:14:15 PM
For a Season. Or less. He'll quit for creative reasons and be replaced by Andy Dick or Tim Allen. Who is really Tim Dick.
God forbid anyone in Hollywood should come up with a NEW idea by MrEkoLetMeLive	Oct 30th, 2007 05:18:07 PM
You know what? Just rerun "Cheers" and call it a day.
I agree with BigAssFan by codymr	Oct 30th, 2007 05:25:33 PM
The Office? The Office: Miami?? The Office: New York??? If NBC must make a spin off from an American version of a British show - does anyone remember The Ropers? No? Didn't think so - Then I think BigAssFan is right: It must be totally different than the current version.
Ed O'Neill by PotSmokinAlien	Oct 30th, 2007 05:26:56 PM
"I never did a crazy thing in my life until that night. Why is it, when a man kills another man in battle, it's called heroic, yet if he kills a man in the heat of passion, it's called murder?" but Office II is still a bad idea.
Spinoffs are the new remakes. by rbatty024	Oct 30th, 2007 05:27:19 PM
I love The Office, but two? I know, we've all heard that before but this time I mean it!
The Dalles? by Archie Oogley	Oct 30th, 2007 05:29:18 PM
Holy crap! Did someone just name-drop my home town? Also, it's on the south side of the Columbia, which makes it Oregon, not Washington.
If Ricky Gervais actually starred... by SilentP	Oct 30th, 2007 05:32:41 PM
...in a spinoff of the US version of The Office, I think I would lose quite a bit of respect for him. Not that I'm saying the American Office is bad or anything, I liked the episodes of it that I saw (except the pilot, which used like the exact same script of the British version, only with American pop culture references in place of the British ones). But that would just be a horrible step backwards for him. Even if he played a totally different kind of character, that would just be awful. He's not a has-been yet.
"Name Actor"?! The current one is the worst part. by modlight	Oct 30th, 2007 05:34:44 PM
It took me so long to get into the American Office because I was such a fan of the British one and its low key plot and subtle characters. I finally now love the American one but the reason it took so long was that Steve Carell over-acts his part so much that it's like a flashing red siren in a library. They need to lose him. Everything he does, from his mannerisms to his storyline, is unbelievable. Gervais was so believable in his creepy boss-ness because he was willing to not play it for laughs.
Oh and did they have to turn Ryan by modlight	Oct 30th, 2007 05:37:23 PM
into such a douche? He was a great likable character before who was clearly an intelligent and frustrated person. Now he's a egotistical prick. But hey, at least he's believable.
The Office II: Rise Of The Schrute by Reel American Hero	Oct 30th, 2007 05:37:59 PM

Love the new Ryan by slone13	Oct 30th, 2007 05:41:04 PM
Thought the old one was lame. And Kevin makes me laugh just by showing up on the screen.
Love the Office...hate this idea. by minderbinder	Oct 30th, 2007 05:42:02 PM
Come on, NBC can't find any new comedies to put in that block? And it's not like the Office is a ratings powerhouse.
What haters! by infallible	Oct 30th, 2007 05:43:10 PM
Man, you guys are serious haters. The US Office is fun because of its characters. Doing a new set of characters just in a different location could be just as good. I hope that they do this and it's successful. Ed O'Neil would indeed be an awesome choice, and now that John from Cincinnati is gone, he's free.
How about 30 Rock spinoff with "The View" by modlight	Oct 30th, 2007 05:44:18 PM
I have a feeling they could mine a show like that for comedy gold.
oooh ooh and Will Arnett could play his Anti by modlight	Oct 30th, 2007 05:45:00 PM
Donaghey role. It's shaping up. NBC, this is my gift to you.
"It's a Different Office from where you come from!" by Flim Springfield	Oct 30th, 2007 05:47:33 PM

The Office: Rise of the Machines by fedrich519	Oct 30th, 2007 05:54:24 PM

Office 2 : Electric Boogaloo by BillyPilgrim	Oct 30th, 2007 05:54:54 PM
Maybe we will get a crazy monkey with a big stick that whacks people in the nuts. Must see TV.
Originality Prevails Once Again! by fastcars	Oct 30th, 2007 05:55:24 PM
Huzzah! These new characters better be original great, and not carbon copies on some Saved By The Bell: The New Class shit.
The Office: Freddy's Revenge by fedrich519	Oct 30th, 2007 05:57:15 PM

The Office: The Next Generation by fedrich519	Oct 30th, 2007 05:58:29 PM

Office II: Electric Boogaloo by Tal111	Oct 30th, 2007 06:01:11 PM
This Time It's Personnel. Get it? Personnel? Hello, is this thing on?
"Britisher" by digitalcos	Oct 30th, 2007 06:01:13 PM
Wow, do I hate that word.
Gervais doesnt improv in his shows. by Sakurai	Oct 30th, 2007 06:02:57 PM
They just write their material really well.
Cautiously Optimistic by Tom Reagan	Oct 30th, 2007 06:04:45 PM
Modlight--I agree that Carrell is the worst part of the show. He rarely shows any subtlety or realism to his approach. Infallible--also agree with you that it's the characters that make the show (in this case half of them are also writers on the show) and if a new series is cast right it coud be brilliant. We could get away from the Jim/Pam dynamic and all the comparisons to the British series (still most briliant). I trust that they could cast a bunch of writers/improv actors and come up with something completely unique. Call me an optimist.
It MUST be Paul Rudd. Please, God. by El Scorcho	Oct 30th, 2007 06:16:58 PM
Please.
Stephen Colbert by zooch	Oct 30th, 2007 06:16:58 PM
make it happen!
Shakes by Jonas Grumpy	Oct 30th, 2007 06:18:40 PM
Yep, saw that episode with Karen's comment. I'm just wondering if, in the "Office" universe, the documentary being filmed every week is actually being watched as a TV show, or if all of the footage from the last several years will, eventually, be assembled into a documentary miniseries, Ken Burns-style. I like your episode idea, especially if producers or cameramen reveal the answer to my question. 'Cuz I'm an enquiring mind, and I wanna know!
by Jonas Grumpy	Oct 30th, 2007 06:19:29 PM

OFFICE 2: WE'RE NOT CREATIVE ENOUGH TO COME UP WITH NEW SHIT by FuckMichaelBay	Oct 30th, 2007 06:20:41 PM
FUCK NBC!
THE OFFICE 2: THE WRATH OF SHATNER!!!! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:21:06 PM
ABRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
Archie Oogley by Jonas Grumpy	Oct 30th, 2007 06:21:39 PM
(Sorry for the blank post above!) When thinking of interesting names of Washington towns, "The Tri-Cites" sprung to mind. Not sure why I actually typed "The Dalles." I blame the liberal media. And Clinton.
Tri-CITIES by Jonas Grumpy	Oct 30th, 2007 06:22:26 PM
Not "Tri-Cites." Damn crappy nails!
TODD PACKER'S OFFICE MUST BE MADE!!! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:24:00 PM
That's what she said. Actually, that doesn't fit. That's what she said.
WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS by drewlicious	Oct 30th, 2007 06:30:22 PM
That's what will be. And they'll have a catch phrase like, oh I don't know, "Are you having a laugh?" And the boss has got to have curly hair and glasses. Curly hair is funny right?
OK, a lot of good ideas there. Thanks. by Dradis Contact	Oct 30th, 2007 06:34:21 PM
I have some ideas for their name actor: 1) Zach Braff 2) Fred Thompson 3) Carmen Electra I'd watch it.
The Office Too: Teen Wolf Lives! by fedrich519	Oct 30th, 2007 06:43:39 PM

WHY? by Magma Suit	Oct 30th, 2007 06:45:22 PM
Why? Why why WHY?
2 THE 2 OFFICE!!! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:47:20 PM
Can't wait! Must star Paul Walker and Vin Diesel and Ludacris as the Stanley character.
The Office 2: Nerds in Pardise by fedrich519	Oct 30th, 2007 06:52:09 PM

THE OFFICE RETURNS! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:52:26 PM
YA!
THE OFFICE FOREVER! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:52:42 PM
Oh yeah!
THE OFFICE AND ROBIN! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:53:00 PM
Go Chris O'Donnell!
THE OFFICE BEGINS! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:53:18 PM
Go Christian Bale!
THE DARK DWIGHT! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:53:34 PM
Dwight vs. The Joker!
Office 2: Secret of the Ooze by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 30th, 2007 06:55:03 PM

Office 2.0: Live Free or Corporate Slavery by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 30th, 2007 06:55:51 PM

The Office Trilogy - The Office, The Office, The Office 2 by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 30th, 2007 06:57:19 PM

THE OFFICE: ORIGINS! by Err	Oct 30th, 2007 06:57:55 PM
Just like Heroes!
Office 2 or, There and Back Again, The Hollywood Tale by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 30th, 2007 06:59:32 PM

The Office 2: First Blood by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 30th, 2007 07:05:52 PM
I'll give you a tps report you wouldn't believe!
Followed by THE OFFICE III and then just OFFICE by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 30th, 2007 07:06:36 PM

Black sitcoms are just minstrel shows by dogphart3000	Oct 30th, 2007 07:09:27 PM
For the entertainment of crackers. "CoonComs" some call them.
The Office 2: Back in Training by fedrich519	Oct 30th, 2007 07:18:59 PM

I wonder what it's like, being a soulless uncreative suit by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Oct 30th, 2007 07:21:01 PM
Who comes up with tired old lifeless shit that's so carefully focus tested and marketed, a whole life spent creating "product" to "penetrate markets" and appeal to the lowest common denominator. They can only look at things as formulas, get the formula right and you magically make money from it. This show--I mean formula is working, let's try and copy that again. Stupid fucks. Successful, creative, intelligent shows are not all of those things because they were trying to be like something else. How do these people feel about themselves? Do they even think about what they do? Are they completely oblivious? When they are old and laying on their deathbeds do they think back with a feeling of achievment at a life spent solely toward making money for some faceless, machine-like company? If only I made more useless money making shit, I could have kept people distracted with shallow bullshit instead trying to make any kind of meaningful impact on peoples lives. God damn I can't stand businessmen, or PR people, or politicians. It's all a bunch of fake bullshit all for some invisible system they've made up and only they can see. Like Star Wars or Star Trek fans, sort of.
The Office All-Stars by ruven76	Oct 30th, 2007 07:21:25 PM
Al Bundy as the boss Will Arnette in the Shrute role, but instead of an uber nerd he is the smooth ladies man of hte office and a Starscream type 2nd in command secretly scheming to take his boss's job. In other words the anti-Shrute Rashida Jones as Karen, but in more of the central role of the Jim character Kal Penn in the Kelly role. Lewis Black as a version of the Creed role. Amy Sedaris in the Andy role... but this Andy is a slutty uber-geek Michael Ian Black as some dick from coporate. Nick Swarsdon as the closeted gay adminisrative assistant who doesnt believe he is gay and is appalled at how people think he is gay... but is really super obviously friggin gay. Paul Rodriguez as the token hispanic guy in accounting. Julie Kavner in the Phillys role. Peter Dinklage as the boss's boss from coporate who comes in once in a while.
Paul Rudd Paul Rudd Paul Rudd Paul Rudd by El Scorcho	Oct 30th, 2007 07:25:07 PM
Although, I do like the Lewis Black suggestion. Lew is king.
Robert Ghoulet is Dead and You Guys are Making Jokes.... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Oct 30th, 2007 07:34:18 PM
What is wrong with you....?
DAN FOGLER FOR THE OFFICE 2 by sally kramer	Oct 30th, 2007 07:35:13 PM
its actually a great idea. you know it. Ghoulet.
Not Sure by NudeandAroused	Oct 30th, 2007 07:36:28 PM
That I understand why this is being made.
NOOOOOOO!!!!! by jimmy_009	Oct 30th, 2007 07:38:17 PM
This better be drastically different the original remake...wow how ironic. But yeah, don't make this unless it's different enough to justify it.
Soooooooooo stupid! by happybunni	Oct 30th, 2007 07:55:14 PM
What is with these studio execs? Do they stare at their own shit in the toilet and try to come up with ideas? BSG being delayed more than a year, now Office spinoff? What. The. Fuck. Why am I concerned? Because a spinoff will likely cause the Office's demise. Stupid stupid stupid.
The Office: Bluth Company by silentbobfan	Oct 30th, 2007 07:57:55 PM
That's all I want to hear at this point.
The Office: In a radio station by happybunni	Oct 30th, 2007 08:00:08 PM
Yes very good idea. Lets get some freaking News Radio back... Best show ever.
Sounds like Andy Richter's getting a new job... by chaplinatemyshoe	Oct 30th, 2007 08:02:36 PM

Just give Ed O'Neill a sitcom instead. Instant hit! by happybunni	Oct 30th, 2007 08:04:49 PM
Except do not make it about crime. Or police work. Or have it revolving around an apartment. Take the office IDEA and IMPROVE upon it, instead of copying it, with Ed O'Niell as star. Honestly, instant hit.
If they do a spinoff: by badboymason	Oct 30th, 2007 08:06:29 PM
They need to have a more believable/different reason to have such crazy happenings going on in such a dull office. Michael/Dwight are basically incompetent/psychotic fools whose schemes get everybody else caught up in the craziness - if you just have another office with a retarded boss annoying everyone it won't work. I say get a more "regular guy" kind of boss, Paul Rudd would be excellent - and throw him into an industry where wacky stuff would happen to the office without the boss having to be so unrealistically incompetent (it's fun on one show, but a spin-off needs a new gimmick). Couple of ideas: Ex-Dunder Mifflin big city corporate type is fired and goes to work for his family business in some really podunk little town. Or maybe is let go with a huge cash payoff and starts a new business in a sector he knows nothing about, like fashion or he starts a newspaper? Make it a remake of Drop the Dead Donkey? In fact, that last part is genius: The Newspaper Office - Coming 2008
I love THE OFFICE but are its ratings that good? by JackIsLost	Oct 30th, 2007 08:11:16 PM
The only way I could see this actually working is if they brought in Stephen Colbert to play the new boss as the second office. But I don't have a good feeling about this...
What about McHale's "The IT Crowd"? by INWOsuxRED	Oct 30th, 2007 08:19:10 PM
Another repacked brit-com? Have they cancelled it before it airs? If so, just make a new show for Joel McHale, because he is money in the bank. If not, won't that be 3 office environment shows on one network? My guess is that will be at least 2 too many. Why not just let a bunch of funny people come in and pitch some ideas???
Scranton RFD by Flim Springfield	Oct 30th, 2007 08:20:56 PM

Office: The Michael Scott Chronicles by fedrich519	Oct 30th, 2007 08:31:11 PM

DO NOT WANT! by wash	Oct 30th, 2007 08:36:08 PM
Holy mother of fuck.
Paul Rudd would be like Jim, except cool. by Flim Springfield	Oct 30th, 2007 08:44:16 PM
Seems too good to be true.
Of Course, No one at NBC will hear our cries of pain over this.. by RetroActive	Oct 30th, 2007 08:58:49 PM
I mean, Bionic Woman's still airing right? That's what I thought.
Office Nielsen Ratings by RetroActive	Oct 30th, 2007 09:04:05 PM
The office averages close to 8 million viewers, with almost 5 million viewers being in their "target" advertising demographic (18 - 39). This puts it at #8 on the list of primetime show rankings.
Office Space by justy4life	Oct 30th, 2007 09:12:15 PM
Just get the cast from Office Space or at least the boss and Milton.
The Colbert Report is a spinoff of The Daily Show by Dapper Swindler	Oct 30th, 2007 09:23:18 PM
Consider that before you automatically assume this will be terrible. I'm willing to give it shot if it means I might have another half hour of watchable television each week (I'm down to 90 minutes of shows I bother recording and watching. And I have lots of free time).
nip/tuck by Shakes	Oct 30th, 2007 09:27:05 PM
What, no Nip/Tuck talkback? Just for the premiere episode, that's all I'm saying.
Office II ? by Yeti	Oct 30th, 2007 09:28:08 PM
I smell poo!
that sucks about robert goulet.. by jig98	Oct 30th, 2007 09:36:49 PM
he was one of my favorite singers. oh well, hope he still gets as much recignition as elvis.
What Shakes said... by waylayer	Oct 30th, 2007 09:40:48 PM
No N/T talk-back even for the premiere?!
After reading "office" so many times it starts to look funny by crayon	Oct 30th, 2007 09:41:37 PM
Strange how some words work like that.
Telemarketers by bluebottle	Oct 30th, 2007 09:45:20 PM
Even though they say they still have yet to introduce the spin-off, I'm willing to bet that the show will revolve around the telemarketing office that Michael worked at for that one ep.
Office 2: Electric Boogaloo by Kauzi Sezso	Oct 30th, 2007 09:48:53 PM
I'm shocked you guys didn't throw that out yet. I love the American Office, but this spinoff is a bad idea. Oh, and Gervais doesn't improv. Pay attention during the commentary track for that last Chris Guest movie. He says he thought the British Office was improve but it wasn't, and Gervais was freaked about the improv during the filming.
OFFICE WARS: REVENGE OF DUNDER by Pennsy	Oct 30th, 2007 09:49:04 PM

CSI:The Office by Mr Spork	Oct 30th, 2007 09:54:31 PM
The main character has to take his sunglasses off after a witty remark.
Tal111 by Mr Spork	Oct 30th, 2007 10:00:16 PM
I didn't read your post before I made mine. I thought I came up with that myself.
The Office II: The Wrath of Azerbaijan by ccchhhrrriiisssm	Oct 30th, 2007 10:20:51 PM
The Dundlin-Mifflin office in Azerbaijan is on a mission -- to secure revenge against capitalism!
if you call it "Office 2" by INWOsuxRED	Oct 30th, 2007 10:22:12 PM
you're still paying residuals
The Office: Episode II - Attack of the Phones by ccchhhrrriiisssm	Oct 30th, 2007 10:23:38 PM
The daily happenings of the Dunder-Mifflin telephone answering service center.
Spork by Tal111	Oct 30th, 2007 10:31:04 PM
I won't report it to the Internets Police if you don't. Besides just two posts above you Kauzi Sezso posts the same thing I did and then says he's surprised no one else posted it!!
How about a Bizarro Office? by Pops Freshemeyer	Oct 30th, 2007 10:32:23 PM
It can be about a company where corporate makes excellent decisions, management is competent, and all of the peeps actually want to work there.
I...Waitaminnit...WHAAAAT?!?!?!? by DJB	Oct 30th, 2007 10:35:39 PM
Alright, kids- I love the BBC and US versions- but let's not overdo it... I'm not saying 'quit while you're ahead', NBC- but you definitely need to reel this idea back. I don't see this panning out to be anything but OVERKILL.
How good does House have to get before it gets a TB? by TheOctapickle	Oct 30th, 2007 10:40:38 PM
Seriously, its much much improved this season.
Shakes: Nip/Tuck TB by Burgundy82	Oct 30th, 2007 10:42:16 PM
They're really missing out. That was the best season premiere in years and this move to LA looks like it's going to usher in a full-on creative revival. I'm loving the story threads that began tonight: Sean is the new Christian, that hotshot actor on the show-within-a-show is a closet case and Sean is totally going to get dominated by Tia Carerre. Oh yeah, and Jennifer Coolidge with pussylips = Comedy gold!
If the spinoff is going to be about another Dunder-Mifflin branc by Snow Is Fun	Oct 30th, 2007 10:56:50 PM
...then they should make it about the Albany branch. We've already met the manager, Craig, and he seems like Michael in that he's an incompetent fool, but in more of a laid-back slacker way, rather than just being a flatout moron. This way crazy shit would still happen in the office, but the boss wouldn't just be a copy of Michael. However, Al Bundy would be a great manager.
Michael Ian Black! Michael Ian Black! by BrightEyes	Oct 30th, 2007 11:19:21 PM
Michael Ian Black!
RIP Robert Goulet by Jubba	Oct 30th, 2007 11:25:54 PM
GOULET!
exactly burgundy by Shakes	Oct 30th, 2007 11:46:29 PM
As I was watching it tonight I was wondering about how the talkbackers would comment on stuff, like the doctors making fun of stuff on Heart and Scalpal's that we've seen before on Nip/Tuck. Oh well. And as for whoever mentioned House, I have to disagree, I've been let down this season. Maybe it's because we're dealing with all of these doctor characters who I know when the dust settles, most of them aren't going to be around. Two, maybe 3 of them will still be around at the mid-season mark, so it's like, why do I want to spend time now investing in them. It's like now when I see a backdoor pilot Married with Children episode and you just know those characters are gone never to be seen or heard from again
office 2: the decline of western civilasation by ironic_name	Oct 31st, 2007 12:05:41 AM

the office, only with giant talking cocks by ironic_name	Oct 31st, 2007 12:07:17 AM
like gervais
the banana stand by ironic_name	Oct 31st, 2007 12:08:47 AM
make your banana stand!
work at home = the bedroom by ironic_name	Oct 31st, 2007 12:10:47 AM

"are you from the casino?" "i'm from A casino" by ironic_name	Oct 31st, 2007 12:13:28 AM
"GOODENOUGH, letsgo" RIP Robert Goulet
Damn, damn, damn. by Steve Young	Oct 31st, 2007 12:39:42 AM
Dammit. I've been dreading this day since NBC first renewed The Office for a second season. They've been heading in this direction for a year now. I could FEEL this nonsense coming. I knew they couldn't just leave well enough alone. While more broad and American in much of its humor, the re-imagining of the brilliant British series is still a diamond amidst the coal-black turd of NBC prime time which still must be warped weekly by the soul sucking marketing vortex known as the MISLEADING NBC PROMO: NEXT WEEK ON THE OFFICE, THE EPISODE YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IN SLOW MOTION, PLUS WACKY HIGH JINKS! (can we trick Middle America into watching something with a whit of sophistication?) Son of a bitch. Now we'll have to always deal with the awkward "middle" episodes of Season 4 that introduced the wacky new characters who then disappeared quickly into the (now available for pre-order) box set: THE OFFICE II: THE COMPLETE SERIES! (With five episodes never aired!)
Hate it, but wait by antiochproductions	Oct 31st, 2007 12:47:02 AM
I agree this is a bad idea, unless they bring Gervais, Merchant, and Karl Pilkington (from the gervais' podcast show if you've heard it.)
NIPTUCK'S SEASON PREMIERE KICKED ASS by aicndoesntwantmorecowbell	Oct 31st, 2007 01:14:14 AM
yes looking much better than the dissapointment of season 4 this season has so much potential YES IM TALKING ABOUT NIPTUCK ON AICN
and office II will suck hard by aicndoesntwantmorecowbell	Oct 31st, 2007 01:15:45 AM
sounds terrible
Carrell worst part of The Office? You may be right by WWBD	Oct 31st, 2007 01:42:15 AM
He really does ham it up, which runs counter to the tone of the show as a whole, and pales in comparison to Gervais's abilities.
The Office: To hell and back by jackalcack	Oct 31st, 2007 04:49:25 AM

I know I'm in the minority... by beastie	Oct 31st, 2007 06:23:52 AM
...but the more The Office, the better for me. The Office, at it's best, is a wonderful show. The Office, at it's worst, is my favorite guilty pleasure. I actually thought that they were going to do this last season when Jim was working at the other branch. I thought that there were too many good characters to just leave behind when Jim left, but they just brought those characters with him.
An IT-themed OFFICE? by sapno_krei	Oct 31st, 2007 07:35:06 AM
I think they could succeed if they tackle a helpdesk / IT themed OFFICE. Perhaps Dunder Mifflin Infinity takes off and they have to bulk up their IT department? Or maybe the computer stuff is outsourced to an outside company, and we follow their exploits?
The Office 2: High Noon at Mega Mountain by Craiggers	Oct 31st, 2007 07:54:08 AM
'nuff said.
Typical Hollywood. by vezner2007	Oct 31st, 2007 07:59:15 AM
Take an idea that gets some popularity and milk it like a fat cash cow until everyone hates it. The Office is just the next victim in line.
I wonder by indyjonez100	Oct 31st, 2007 07:59:58 AM
If this has anything to do with the Karen episode coming up where she tries to steal Stanley from the Scranton branch. Perhaps she'll be in this new Office II show.
Are you having a laugh? by Mirrorball Man	Oct 31st, 2007 08:02:32 AM
Is he having a laugh?
RE: sapno_krei by beastie	Oct 31st, 2007 08:13:25 AM
If they do an IT-themed Office they could pretty much incorporate it into the forever in development Amercanized The IT Crowd that NBC has been trying to get off the ground.
The Office: Baywatch Nights by scudd	Oct 31st, 2007 08:22:16 AM
This is a great idea. You guys are too cynical.
way to beat this into the ground nbc by ZO	Oct 31st, 2007 08:41:25 AM
joy
Ding Ding Ding ! by Itchy	Oct 31st, 2007 08:49:45 AM
Cop Rock is no longer the worst idea in television history. Congratulations, NBC ! Unless it stars Jenna Fisher and is comprised of her giving topless backrubs to an oiled up Kate Beckinsale for 25 minutes every week, I'm not interested.
Spin off of a show 1/10th as good as the original by messi	Oct 31st, 2007 09:25:32 AM
Shit. David Brent versus everyone.
The Office and the Goblet of Fire by fedrich519	Oct 31st, 2007 10:04:07 AM

Worst idea for a show since Police Cops by indyjonez100	Oct 31st, 2007 10:08:40 AM
Had to have a Simpsons Reference in here
Little Miss The Office... by Heckles	Oct 31st, 2007 10:18:59 AM
...with Alan Arkin as the herion junkie regional manager, that he/she screaming about Britney Spears on YouTube as assistant (to the) regional manager, and Ted McGinley as 'Ted' who is in love with the receptionist, also played by Ted McGinley in a dual role.
THE OFFICE LOVES CHACHI by Cletus Van Damme	Oct 31st, 2007 10:33:37 AM
Eff Joanie!
I'd prefer the office without Dwight by crayon	Oct 31st, 2007 10:37:35 AM
I know that seems to be the minority thinking, but the guy just annoys the piss out of me. And I don't even think it's neccessarily the character.. the actors schtick just doesn't cut it for me (although he was tolerable on 5 feet under). People talk about Carrell being to hammy for the show, but that guy just takes me waaay out.
the only sensible way to love in this world is without rules by Cletus Van Damme	Oct 31st, 2007 10:40:56 AM
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!
Office and Officer by Dr Lizardo	Oct 31st, 2007 11:44:41 AM
It's just like The Office, except in a police station! Wait, that's Reno: 911 ...
The Office: The Golden Age by TheBaxter	Oct 31st, 2007 12:00:42 PM
this time, with more naval battles...
The Joker by BrightEyes	Oct 31st, 2007 12:00:55 PM
Is anyone doing the whysoserious.com Joker challenge???????
2 Fast 2 Office by TheBaxter	Oct 31st, 2007 12:02:56 PM
the "name actor" they're getting is vin diesel
Shuttlepod 10 by Elvis Cole Lives	Oct 31st, 2007 12:29:17 PM
C'mon. You've got to be kidding. Asking why The Office is funny? A trip to the dentist? Lemme give you some help. First off, comedy is in the eye of the beholder so you know, right off, that you're the "beholder" in the minority. To paraphrase an old sitcom theme song, what might be fun to you, might not be fun to some. It takes... different strokes. I pretty much doubt that you DON'T get THAT. Second, it's the character quirks (Michael's desperate desire to be liked, Dwight completely obsessive "otherness," Stanley's deadpan looks), the pranks, the idiotic PC-ness of an office (and Michael's absolute ignorance about his offensiveness in that regard), and the fact that, to some extent, we've all seen something ALMOST like it or heard about an office "horror story" like it. Third, building on that, there's a little fun in the disfunctionality that "works" in this office. Finally, let me add, a trip to the dentist NOT funny? Have you even seen Little Shop (the musical)? Nobody likes the pain of a dentists off (masochists excluded), but we've all suspected our dentists of some sadistic tendencies and to see that magnified and then sung about... Well, even a dentist's office CAN be funny.
BTW, this spinoff is about as necessary... by Elvis Cole Lives	Oct 31st, 2007 12:33:57 PM
As, well, something that AIN'T necessary. They need to concentrate on making THIS season excel (which it ain't).
i love the caveman office idea. by JacksonsPole	Oct 31st, 2007 01:38:38 PM
and that's all i have to say about that.
OFFICE: ORIGINS by Mullah Omar	Oct 31st, 2007 02:00:18 PM
We will get a few standalone 90-minute shows that introduce new OFFICE characters doing their office work, and at the end of the series, we will select 1-2 of them to join the cast of THE OFFICE. Losers will be sent to DANCING WITH THE STARS or SURVIVOR.
Er.... TOO SOON!! by Cheif Brody	Oct 31st, 2007 02:03:38 PM
This is flat out THE worst idea I've heard...um...all year. I'd rather watch a show of real clips that people send in of office pranks and other funny office type activies...than see yet ANOTHER documentary film crew following a whole OTHER bunch of idiots around. I mean..what else could they cover? Downsizing AGAIN? Diversity Day AGAIN? Office Romances AGAIN, ad nauseum? NBC better get off their ass and find another project to replace Scrubs with, pronto. NBC...Please take one giant step away from the cookie cutter machine. Thank you!
OFFICE II: BUTTMONKEY BONANZA by Specktron	Oct 31st, 2007 02:24:38 PM

The OR-OFFICE: The OFFICer is NOT a Gentleman... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Oct 31st, 2007 02:36:10 PM
...Where the eagles fly...
will ruin a good thing by BLWiseass	Oct 31st, 2007 02:46:34 PM
So dumb. Though maybe they know Carrell only wants to stay for X number of seasons so they're trying to extend the life of the brand by having a second office to transfer everyone to?
Wow. by krabat	Oct 31st, 2007 03:27:17 PM
I honestly can't believe this is real. I can't possibly understand what dumb shit goes through the head of some of these people.
Funny the article mentions Gervais's "improv skills" by minderbinder	Oct 31st, 2007 03:47:38 PM
Since he has been adamant that his shows are completely scripted and they don't improv any of it. Yes, I realize the US show does it differently.
The Hawaiian Office: Dunder in Paradise by themikejonas	Oct 31st, 2007 04:36:30 PM
Starring Hulk Hogan and Keira Knightley.
grasping at straws by imageburn13	Oct 31st, 2007 04:41:15 PM
There seems to be atrend to NBC now, what with them greenlighting an offshoot to heroes before ANYTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE has happened. They are making heros origins, ALREADY, and we're only 1.5 seasons into a new show. That reeks of desparation. They are applying the same formula here, which is a real shame, and Im theorizing it will add up to a mountain of filler.
OFFICE BABIES! by haggardatbest	Nov 1st, 2007 12:41:41 PM
Wocka Wocka
The Office: The Animated Series by haggardatbest	Nov 1st, 2007 12:42:22 PM
Thank God this isn't 1992 or we would have this already.
My "Office 2" idea by haggardatbest	Nov 1st, 2007 01:01:09 PM
It will be based on my life. The story of a young man stuck in a medical registration office surrounded by middle-aged women who say things to each other like, "You go girlfriend" and "talk to the hand". They have singing hamsters on their desks and talk non-stop about Bo Bice and Jon Bon Jovi. They just saw Napoleon Dynamite for the first time and quote it constantly, adding it to their Austin Powers impressions. All the while the young man does job searches online and opens an AICN TB account to pass the time until he can get out of this fucking hellhole. It's called "The Office: I Hate Myself and Want to Die". It is a shitty, shitty show.
Office Space! by 5 by 5	Nov 1st, 2007 05:14:45 PM
Yyyeeaaahhhh
CSI is the model for this.... by chromedome	Nov 2nd, 2007 02:43:26 AM
The Office: Scranton The Office: Utica The Office: Buffalo The Office: Parsippany As long as Karen is in one of em, good for me.
The Office: South Park by chromedome	Nov 2nd, 2007 02:44:32 AM
but only if they do the Team America puppet version...
The Office II: Corporate Strikes Back by wetzello	Nov 2nd, 2007 08:42:56 AM

The Office II: The Wrath of Ryan by wetzello	Nov 2nd, 2007 08:43:26 AM

Spinoffs... why? by JoeSixPack	Nov 2nd, 2007 09:07:50 PM
I guess someone will watch it for a few weeks at least.

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