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Jim and Pam by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Apr 17th, 2008 12:44:55 AM
I love this show and I loved the new episode, but I pray that the Jim/Pam relationship doesn't turn into a Ross/Rachel from Friends type of thing. It already annoys the fuck out of me when NBC's ad people use the relationship in the commercials while the voice over guy uses his "special episode" whispery voice.
first by dave04	Apr 17th, 2008 12:47:26 AM
first ..... bitches
NBC Promo Grammar by Strabbo	Apr 17th, 2008 01:19:45 AM
Even a stupid art major knows "night of clubbing and meet his friends" sounds terrible. They pay people to write like this? PS "It was a spooky ghost! See this is all ectoplasm!" Randy, you dog.
Jim and Pam shit by jabbayoda	Apr 17th, 2008 01:20:57 AM
They probably won't be breaking up/getting in a huge fight in tomorrow night's episode, because two weeks from now the synopsis is about Pam's "unexpected dilemma" after spending the night at Jim's.
Way to negotiate, WGA by lsleelee	Apr 17th, 2008 02:03:27 AM
Anyone want to guess that those deleted scenes, with their lucrative Toyota sponsorship, will be up 16.99 days and not one millisecond longer?
dave04 by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Apr 17th, 2008 02:26:36 AM
What, did it take you 10 minutes to type that? Because that's how long it probably took me three minutes to first log in, then write my post. THEN I refreshed for a couple of minutes to see if anyone else had anything to say.
Me write good by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Apr 17th, 2008 02:27:28 AM
Fun grammar I have!
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!!!!!!!! by Mr Spork	Apr 17th, 2008 02:37:41 AM

Super Nintendo Chalmers by DocBosch	Apr 17th, 2008 03:32:47 AM
Today, on the way from the bank, I was listening to NPR, and they were broadcasting a local school board meeting. I found it fascinating how they were arguing about something, but it was impossible to figure out exactly what it was. Anyway, every time they referred to the superintendent of the school board, I kept correcting it in my head with "Supernintendo". Just wanted to share that.
Jumped the shark in Season 3... by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 17th, 2008 06:00:15 AM
This show should've ended at it's peak much like the BBC version. Then my lovely Jenna will find it in her heart to do a nudie scene in a movie for me.
Are they having relations? by BizarroJerry	Apr 17th, 2008 07:09:31 AM
I'm guessing the implication as that Jim and Pam will "do it" as the sitcoms used to say. Um, exactly how long have they been dating? Hasn't it been a while? I woulda thought they'd have "gotten it on" all ready. Since we usually stick to the confines of the work day, I just assumed we didn't hear about it. Maybe the Jim/Pam dilemma be that Jim's too quick on the draw when faced with ending the sexual tension brewing for years...
I don't have a blu-ray player... by tonagan	Apr 17th, 2008 07:14:17 AM
So I'm not going to take advantage of Amazon's 3 for 2 sale. Or 2 for 3 sale. I'm bad at math.
Jim's "Oh Face"... by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Apr 17th, 2008 07:52:31 AM
will rear it's ugly head.
I don't really get the third option being offered in chat by elab49	Apr 17th, 2008 07:53:06 AM
Given the stay at the beet farm isn't is just a little naive and frankly unbelievable to assume 'having sex' is only just now happening? The writers are rarely that dumb.
Pam's "inconvience" by buffywrestling	Apr 17th, 2008 07:56:51 AM
Maybe she just forgets to put on her underwear or people notice she's wearing the same clothes from the day before (getting flashbacks). More speculation: After last week, I'm wondering if Jan and Micheal will be together much longer. Perhaps that is why Micheal goes "clubbing" with Dwight - guys nite out after a break-up. Man, just thinking of those two on the prowl is disturbingly funny.§
Pregnant? by happybunni	Apr 17th, 2008 08:56:58 AM
I hope not, no annoying kids in the show please.
I've got to start watching this show since it by skimn	Apr 17th, 2008 09:26:16 AM
features Golden Globe winner Steve Carell..Keeyrist..whoever writes these NBC releases needs a clam chowder enema.
BizarroJerry by erichaislar	Apr 17th, 2008 09:30:43 AM
I am pretty sure they are doing it. If you remember the ep where they stayed at Dwight's there beds where pushed together and covers where all over the place. How they did not fuck the first night together would be beyond me. I mean they both would have wanted it pretty bad by then.
Funnier than ever by zacdilone	Apr 17th, 2008 09:54:22 AM
No way has this jumped the shark. It's not even on the skis yet.
Maybe Jim tries to have by Big Jim	Apr 17th, 2008 10:10:28 AM
sex with Pam in an uncomfortable place, and no I don't mean the back seat of a Volkswagon.
LOVE THIS SHOW! by ccchhhrrriiisssm	Apr 17th, 2008 10:13:21 AM
Both the American and British versions rock!
NBC first new Office... by ImperialMarchFace	Apr 17th, 2008 10:25:17 AM
...since April 10? You mean last week? Why not just say "This week's new Office"? Last week was hilarious, I hope this one is good, and I can't wait for next week's first new Office since April 17!
Meet Jim's Mom by WerePlatypus	Apr 17th, 2008 11:04:25 AM
That would be an unexpected dilemma. . . the writer's this season have put Jim in quite a few uncomfortable positions, turning the tables a bit on him being "on step ahead" all the time (that scene with Jim, Karen, and the mustache, for example).
NOT FUNNY ... NO ! NOT A FUNNY SHOW ! by TheCap	Apr 17th, 2008 11:24:33 AM
NO ! "The Office" is NOT FUNNY. Steve Carrel is NOT FUNNY. No one on this show is, has even been, nor ever will be funny ... NEVER. NOT - NOT - NOT a FUNNY SHOW ! That is all.
new Dexter season three details... by sherryk	Apr 17th, 2008 11:50:55 AM
in case anyone cares - veidt.com
ImperialMarchFace by imascooby1985	Apr 17th, 2008 11:58:33 AM
Its called a joke.
the cap by logicalnoise01	Apr 17th, 2008 12:16:10 PM
sorry man it's not opposite day. you lose.
Man, I work in an office all day by Nadine_Cross	Apr 17th, 2008 12:59:42 PM
To unwind, all's I wanna see are women betraying their husband's confidence for large amounts of money or various lesbian chefs preparing sub-par osso bucco for Padma Lakshmi.
Need more Scrantonicity by The Winged Doucheman	Apr 17th, 2008 01:56:40 PM
Pretty psyched that Kevin is in the mix tonight
You by IAmJack'sUserID	Apr 17th, 2008 02:09:29 PM

You're funny, theCap... by IAmJack'sUserID	Apr 17th, 2008 02:10:33 PM
and I don't mean in a comedic fashion. Agreed that The Office hasn't jumped the shark. The show doesn't even want to know how to swim!
Pam's "unexpected inconvenience"... by IAmJack'sUserID	Apr 17th, 2008 02:13:15 PM
Is a cum stain on the front of her schoolteacher outfit. Dwight asks if it is a mayonnaise stain. Hilarity ensues and wacky highjinx proceed on a very special The Office.
Nadine_Cross by TheNothing	Apr 17th, 2008 02:15:03 PM
Thank you for crafting a sentence with "lesbian" and "Padma Lakshmi" in it. That made my day.
Last week's episode was garbage by Pongo	Apr 17th, 2008 04:16:45 PM
Everyone proclaiming it to be "the best ever" were out of your minds.
So is this still a documentary... by Christopher3	Apr 17th, 2008 04:23:06 PM
Or an exciting new genre in which fictional characters acknowledge the presence of the camera a la Michel Haneke?
Last weeks best episode ever by BillyPilgrim	Apr 17th, 2008 04:29:12 PM
will be replaced by this weeks best episode ever. Yes, the writers are just that good.
April 10 was seven days ago... by mr_sinister7381	Apr 17th, 2008 05:06:08 PM
Not really deserving of the "FIrst episode since" format...if this was meant as a joke its a lame one.
When will this "documentary" hit the fictional air in the fictio by JackieJokeman	Apr 17th, 2008 05:07:45 PM
Just wondering
You apparently have to work in an office by ZeroCorpse	Apr 17th, 2008 05:53:39 PM
...to think the American "The Office" is funny. To me, it just comes off as a bunch of people getting in awkward (yet unfunny) situations. I don't watch much network television, but I think "Boston Legal" is MUCH more humorous than "The Office"-- And Boston Legal isn't even a pure comedy.
All of the haters.. by hechtal	Apr 17th, 2008 06:50:38 PM
You keep saying how unfunny the show is, you know what, you convinced me, you're right, it's not funny, theres nothing funny about it, oh wait. SHUT THE FUCK UP. It's all opinion. I fucking hate the color pink but some people dig it. I don't hate them for it. Every time I look at talkbacks the tumor in my brain grows.
Last weeks episode was pretty sad by iamnicksaicnsn	Apr 17th, 2008 07:43:49 PM
Wasn't really funny, just really really uncomfortable to watch. Just didn't have the good heartedness the old eps have.
Yeah, last week's was more uncomfortable than funny by DevilCat	Apr 17th, 2008 07:50:43 PM
As usual, Rainn Wilson knocked some funny out of the park, but Michael just came off as sad and abused.
Pam's mams by Little Beavis	Apr 17th, 2008 07:51:31 PM
My cock will never tire of them.
Tonight's 30 Rock based on... by GregoryHarbin	Apr 17th, 2008 08:09:22 PM
...Kevin Gamble, who plays 'Dr. Tiki' on the Tiki Bar TV podcast. His story is here: http://tinyurl.com/2fqtfk
Ouch. by goodwolf82	Apr 17th, 2008 08:18:56 PM
That was so low. I'm not saying I wouldn't have done the same thing, but... Dude.
This is painful to watch. by goodwolf82	Apr 17th, 2008 08:21:38 PM
Run, lady, run!
"I'm looking for a passionate affair, not companionship!" by goodwolf82	Apr 17th, 2008 08:23:46 PM
ROFL
SQUEEE by buffywrestling	Apr 17th, 2008 08:24:30 PM

The old lady on the bus line by Mr. Mcpoops	Apr 17th, 2008 08:26:06 PM
was great. "Now you've ruined it."
ROFL by goodwolf82	Apr 17th, 2008 08:31:36 PM
Grave of the chair girl
Genius by goodwolf82	Apr 17th, 2008 08:32:28 PM
Tying the shoe bit
Dancing on the grave reminds me... by goodwolf82	Apr 17th, 2008 08:36:21 PM
... I could really go for a good martini or a pinacolata right now.
Holy crap by aversiontherapy2	Apr 17th, 2008 09:54:42 PM
Could Pam be any cuter than in this episode? Love the "now you've ruined it" line, an absolute classic.
You losers don't deserve The Office by BrowncoatJedi	Apr 17th, 2008 10:00:22 PM
Stop watching The Office, go back to Family Guy and Heroes. We don't need ya.
Im starting to think by Fineus Fog	Apr 17th, 2008 10:19:37 PM
I enjoy the US verson more than Gervais piece of genius, partly due to the fact that the US version is a lot more far fetched, thus it's easier to distance yourself. Gervais was too real. My Mum (that's Mom to you US Folks) couldn't bear to watch Gervais and Co
Best Line Ever by Prior Walter	Apr 17th, 2008 11:05:40 PM
"I'm optimistic because I'm desperate"
I couldn't hear the final scene by Stile	Apr 17th, 2008 11:28:05 PM
Over the collective squeeing of North America. I just got into this show last year, and I'm completely gay for PB&J now.
"Can she fit in a rowboat?"....HA! by Ka Dargo	Apr 18th, 2008 12:33:03 AM
Can you blame him? Have you seen the difference on the Biggest Loser? They all look way better after losing weight....specially that Britney chick....yummy!!!
episode not up online? by BadMrWonka	Apr 18th, 2008 12:45:59 AM
crap! I knew I should have skipped drinks on the links! when will it be up! there's an icon for it, but when you click on it, it says, "unavailable" fuck!
30 rock should have a talkback by David Cloverfield	Apr 18th, 2008 01:28:47 AM
When they played an NBC news report in yesterday's episode, the headlines running at the bottom included: "Norad puts cyborgs in charge of Skynet" "Zombie outbreak in India" and "Complicated thing happening in Africa". I love this show. It is the bees knees.
Rowboat says what? by buffywrestling	Apr 18th, 2008 03:59:54 AM
The Good: Chair that goes "whoosh". Creed needs three chairs. Sassy Phyliss. Osacr Myer Weiner Lover. Sink a rowboat compared to share a rowboat. Can = Can't, Would = Won't, Should = Shoun't. Phone call to hot and juicy Wendy. Bought the ring ring a week after dating (squee). Steve Carell trying not to laugh during the "fruit of your loom" pep talk. The Bad: The "Five". No lines for Kelly or Angela. Toby is Toby. The chair model was crossed eyed in an inbreeded kitten type of way. The Ugly: The butchering of a classic rock anthem. Psych!…
zerocorpse by blackhole4140	Apr 18th, 2008 04:44:01 AM
Do you like anything this site writes about? Why do you insist on reading articles about all these things you claim to loathe?
Blackhole by buffywrestling	Apr 18th, 2008 05:55:50 AM
If it's not Dr. Who or Torchwood related, Zero is pessimistic. I actually am surprised that he didn't write another dilatory post about the Joss Whedon TB as per usual. I
Comedy is SUPPOSED to be uncomfortable by Laserhead	Apr 18th, 2008 07:43:03 AM
It's not supposed to make you feel warm and fuzzy and have your heart opened up-- that's where those Apatow movies screw it up.
She was stoned by BizarroJerry	Apr 18th, 2008 08:01:22 AM
Though I love this show... they really are going to far with Michael. He got dumber and more embarrassingly socially awkward these past two episodes. Maybe we can chalk this last one up to his break up with Jan, but I don't want him to be too much of a cartoon. What makes this show great at times is the reliance on the whole ensemble cast. I know many of them get short-changed in episodes, but I like the fact that we can have every character in the same room and at least get reaction shots out of them. Yes, this show has become the "reaction shot sitcom", but it's a nice way of keeping characters in. Amazing how just a glance from Toby can still be completely in character. But, Jim, you bought it after your first date. Jeez, buddy, take it down a notch. Just enjoy the dating for a little while. Though, I like the realism in the fact that we have character discussing marriage before a formal proposal. That happens a helluva lot in the real world these days. It's not always a complete surprise.
buffywrestling by logicalnoise01	Apr 18th, 2008 08:26:43 AM
angela had a line. She started talking but the got interrupted.
the proposal tease is going to be great but... by logicalnoise01	Apr 18th, 2008 08:29:33 AM
I see pam turning the table son jim and saying no once he does and then "jking" just as his heart starts to break.
This show has jumped the shark big time by joeelliott	Apr 18th, 2008 08:38:06 AM
I am an Office fan - hell the dvds stay in my player 24-7 and I let them play in the BG as I go about my house business - but something has happened. The writers (I know BJ wrote this weeks) seem to think they can "get by" by just having the characters doing -- and when I say "doing" I mean it doesn't matter what they're doing as long as it's not sitting. The show was soooooooo damn good in the beginning, should have known it would be too good to last. This weeks episode was the WORST of all the episodes ever.
Jim buying a ring after the first week... by DanielKurland	Apr 18th, 2008 09:02:15 AM
is exactly something Michael would do, and I think this is another intentional parallel between the two characters. However, since everyone swoons over Jim, and treats him like THEY'RE dating him, they think something this crazy is romantic, whereas if Michael did it, everyone would be saying how sad he is.
Agree about jumping the shark... by DanielKurland	Apr 18th, 2008 09:04:53 AM
Make no mistake, I still love the show and laugh out loud at it, but it's clear, just from how the plots seldom even are office-related any more (I know this is a bit of hyperbole), that the show has changed, as well as how ridiculous Michael has got. It's fine, and obviously it would be difficult to tell 100 episodes exclusively about Office stuff, but they must have thought of this at conception, and maybe sprinkling in more non-office episodes from the start wouldn't be turning off so many people now. The show IS different than when it started. The core message and basics are the same, but the show has changed.
Also, the best example of a not Ross/Rachel... by DanielKurland	Apr 18th, 2008 09:07:35 AM
relationship taking place is Ted and Robin on HIMYM. That show is honestly just a much, much better version of "Friends."
"you wait until next year's chair catalogue by Big Jim	Apr 18th, 2008 10:50:49 AM
comes out and you find one that's still alive".
Wait until next year's chair catalog comes out..... by chromedome	Apr 18th, 2008 10:51:34 AM
PERFECT!!
The "Mutable" Moment.... by GrandMuffTarkin	Apr 18th, 2008 11:00:03 AM
You know what I'm talking about - it's the moment that the cringing gets so painful that you have to mute the tv to save yourself. My mutable moment this week was the coffee shop, when the Landlady first runs into Michael. I was soundless until the commercial break. Also, that scene was very reminiscent of the UK Office, when Ricky was trying to find a date and met the online girl at the pub. "Oh for f....."
us taking form UK by imascooby1985	Apr 18th, 2008 11:11:10 AM
I kind of like that every once in a while the US version gives us a nice throwback to the Uk version, like this weeks coffee-shop meeting and Michaels dancing on the booze cruise from season 2. Its a nice reminder that we are watching a show based on another, without overtly copying it.
30 Rock by skimn	Apr 18th, 2008 11:44:43 AM
This show deserves more love than it gets. I love the in-jokes like the news crawl that was posted earlier. Also last night, Tim Conway's character implying there was some manly man on man action on the 'ol McHales Navy, and Dean Winters character not passing the NY Firemans test because of that "bias against the Irish"..
Jim/Pam = Best written couple on TV by Mel Gibsteinberg	Apr 18th, 2008 01:47:13 PM
Wow, the "critics" on this site are impressing me with their ability to say things even more stupid than an Abdul rant on AI. The simple fact is this, the show is in its 4th season, and if it had remained in only The Office, it would have slowed down to a crawl and there would have been a lot of fans leaving. Instead, the writers are having fun throwing their beloved characters into new and bizzare situations in an effort to further develop them and see how they will react. This seems to piss off certain purists who only want the show to do what the British version did. But the Brit version was only like 2 or 3 seasons, right? This show is already longer, and I for one am fine to allow this show to do more broader comedic stunts in an effort to keep it fresh. The converse would be more retreads of the same Office moments, or worse, no Office at all. I laughed last night, laughed hard, and to me that is all that is important. This is a freaking American TV sit-com, not some perfectly crafted novel on corporate life and politics, people need to lighten up!
Back to Jim/Pam by Mel Gibsteinberg	Apr 18th, 2008 01:55:36 PM
So back on the topic of Jim and Pam, here is what I love about their TV relationship: They started as friends, and they remain close friends to this day. Just because they are dating, they have not turned into some syrupy lovey-dovey couple. They still tease each other and make each other laugh, that is a great picture of a real relationship. They don't get caught up in wacky misunderstandings over past girlfriends, new "female/male" threats, or some stupid scenario just in order to build "tension". The writers are smart enough to realize that in real relationships, people talk, they share, and if something happens, they don't hide secrets and continue to lie and come up with more and more outlandish lies which lead to hilarious misunderstandings of epic proportions. That kind of shit only happens on "Friends" and I am happy the Office has not gone there.
Cheers took place in a bar and was continuously funny by joeelliott	Apr 18th, 2008 02:26:55 PM
where the show takes place doesn't matter - it's the fact that the characters do not act as they did just one season ago. Television is all about familarity and frustration - change that too much and you end up with the episode we got last night. Pam and Jim are only there to irritate people who want them to get together - now that they are moving in this direction it's only a matter of time where people start tuning out
joeelliott by dengreg31	Apr 18th, 2008 02:42:37 PM
I'm a huge fan as well joe... but I completely disagree with every word you've written in this talkback.. I think the show is just about perfect, even in it's fourth season.. and Pam/Jim is simply terrific... As for people "tuning out".. hell, hardly anyone watches the show in the first place... just give me a few more seasons and sail off into the sunset..
Tina Fey is my Sandwich girl by The Winged Doucheman	Apr 18th, 2008 03:21:15 PM
Tim Conway is a master of his craft.
Please explain to me HOW... by Mel Gibsteinberg	Apr 18th, 2008 04:29:59 PM
The characters have changed SOOOOO much since last season? I have all 3 seasons on DVD, and I see very little, actual, change. Elements of their character have been revealed, but there has been no dramatic change. This argument is just for those who feel the need to defend their position of not liking the Office, despite the fact that it is still popular and a well liked show.
joe elliot by imascooby1985	Apr 18th, 2008 05:01:27 PM
I grew up with a guy named Joe Elliot. You arent from illinois are ya?
Mel - by joeelliott	Apr 18th, 2008 05:12:45 PM
Actually, I LOVE the show, I really do. I watch my dvds constantly and a, always surprised at how much I still laugh when I watch "George Foreman grill, Back from Vacation, The Bat episode and most of all the Convention and Gay Witch Hunt". Can you honestly tell me last night's episode was 1/10th as good as any of the above? The show has changed and so have the characters - Jenna Fisher and the other leads are all doing movies and this is now a second paycheck - not that they have lost interest in the show, but they have other interests now and have nothing to prove on tv, which is the front and back door that leads to and away from feature films. And I don't know how anyone can disagree with me that television is all about familiararity and frustration - Gilligan's Island, Galactica, Lost in Space, Kung Fu, Wonder Years, Freinds, The Prisoner, Quantum Leap and so many others all have an endless quest built into them - and people watch shows like friends and the office to be reunited with friends.
Overreacting by Prior Walter	Apr 18th, 2008 05:58:53 PM
This show has not jumped the shark. I will say, that I was really disappointed by the first half of this season. Michael became a Homer Simpson clone, and everything was just way too over-the top (see 'Meredith gets rabies'). But I think these past two episodes have been great. I think Michael is the Michael from season 2 again, and I think they even found a nice balance between the cartoon crazy Jan from recent, and the Jan from the first two seasons.
great show by slappy jones	Apr 19th, 2008 05:18:46 AM
gets better and better.
It's taken me two weeks to login by TruPhan	Apr 20th, 2008 09:20:39 AM
Honestly aintitcool, you guys need to fix the goddamn login system.

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