tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post116371353480439719..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: The Office: Merging can be fun (but probably won't be)Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1164027361945717932006-11-20T07:56:00.000-05:002006-11-20T07:56:00.000-05:00Oh, right! I had totally forgot about that.Wow, no...Oh, right! I had totally forgot about that.<BR/><BR/>Wow, now I just can't wait for him to return so that Michael tries to "inoffensively" introduce him to his new co-workers!<BR/><BR/>Happy times!dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163968555442911352006-11-19T15:35:00.000-05:002006-11-19T15:35:00.000-05:00Where's Oscar? Remember the "faggy" episode? He's ...Where's Oscar? Remember the "faggy" episode? He's off travelling with his partner on the company's dime, after agreeing not to sue.<BR/><BR/>I heart this show with every cell of my being, but really, wouldn't corporate have come down hard on Michael after that? If they they took the sanctioning of Michael path, it could be funnier than the Michael unchecked path.Artemisiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549978216191413039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163936810435274122006-11-19T06:46:00.000-05:002006-11-19T06:46:00.000-05:00By the way, where is Oscar?By the way, where is Oscar?dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163930662750436502006-11-19T05:04:00.000-05:002006-11-19T05:04:00.000-05:00I really felt for Pam in this episode -- yes, she ...I really felt for Pam in this episode -- yes, she hurt Jim, but she's also made major changes in her life since Jim left. She's been on her own for the first time in years, she's back in art school, and she exuded such warmth to him all day only to have him step away from here. I totally see why he behaved like that, but I think her heart really broke. Now she's totally alone in the office, and she has to watch Jim and Karen flirt, and she knows it's all her fault. Wrenching. <BR/><BR/>I second the notion of wanting more Meredith, Creed, Kevin, et al. I could do with less Ryan, though. BJ Novak grates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163877977224785762006-11-18T14:26:00.000-05:002006-11-18T14:26:00.000-05:00dark tyler - "The way I understand it, Jim and Kar...<I>dark tyler - "The way I understand it, Jim and Karen aren't dating yet, thus the "sort of". I think that Jim was just trying to be pro-active here; he knows Karen is into him, and he just wants to be clear with Pam before he accepts her invitation for a drink. And, in all probability, for her apartment, too."</I> <BR/><BR/>Thats it DT, on the money. Jim is well aware that Karen is after him and had done nothing to move on that up to this point.<BR/>That was Pam's last chance right there, he didnt need to say anything to her at all but he felt compelled to go after her and give her one more chance to say something, do something to stop him before he went out with Karen. <BR/>Of course, Pam blew it. She hurt him yet again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163791772530732862006-11-17T14:29:00.000-05:002006-11-17T14:29:00.000-05:00I think the writers would have been better off sho...<I>I think the writers would have been better off showing us the beginning of Jim and Karen's relationship before they left Stamford.</I><BR/><BR/>The way I understand it, Jim and Karen aren't dating yet, thus the "sort of". I think that Jim was just trying to be pro-active here; he knows Karen is into him, and he just wants to be clear with Pam before he accepts her invitation for a drink. And, in all probability, for her apartment, too.dark tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461345493748899275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163782295226099802006-11-17T11:51:00.000-05:002006-11-17T11:51:00.000-05:00Alan,I prefer product placement in The Office to b...Alan,<BR/>I prefer product placement in The Office to be a little more subtle: Such as Josh saying that he took a job at "Staples", or Michael getting a paper contract that was previously exclusive to "Staples".I didn't even mind that the "Staples" logo was visible while Kevin spoke to camera last night. But the actual staples commerical (that aired twice during the episode) seemed too much.<BR/><BR/>That said,I loved the episode and agree with you about the overcrowding. As is, Meredith, Creed, Ryan, and Toby rarely get more than one line a show. I want more of those characters, not less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163776798077579722006-11-17T10:19:00.000-05:002006-11-17T10:19:00.000-05:00BF said...The "product integration" bit was funnie...<I>BF said...The "product integration" bit was funnier the first time I saw it ... in Wayne's World.</I><BR/><BR/>While I would be remiss in not acknowledging the massive contributions <B>Wayne's World</B> has made to the art and craft of movie-making--and its sociological impact on movie reviewing itself--I must point out that parodying product placement is not an original joke and even predates the genius that is Mike Myers.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it isn't the joke, it's how the joke is told.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116980864333670109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163769495266875892006-11-17T08:18:00.000-05:002006-11-17T08:18:00.000-05:00I think I will enjoy very much the Andy/Dwight con...I think I will enjoy very much the Andy/Dwight conflict. The two of them together are hilarious.<BR/><BR/>I think the way things went between Pam and Jim was very real. Jim left to get away from Pam. He twice gave her the opportunity to react to his feelings towards her, and she rebuffed him. I can see why he would be a bit cold to her...he doesn't want to get hurt again. And Pam is just delusional if she thinks things can go back to the way they were just because she wants them to.<BR/><BR/>As for Karen, I can tell already that she is not a good fit for Jim. She doesn't quite get his goofiness. Do you notice that she just doesn't have the same banter with him that Pam does? Jim wasn't doing his usual shtick, and I think it's because of her. The only real "Jim" moment was when he and Dwight were talking, and Jim stared at his forehead (hilarious, by the way). <BR/><BR/>I think he will try his hardest to be with Karen, but will realize that she is just not right for him. Karen can always date one of the guys in the warehouse...?<BR/>Or decide to go to New York after all. I think Jim will be a case of "he's just not that in to you."K J Gillenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023089365553324315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163738477170451082006-11-16T23:41:00.000-05:002006-11-16T23:41:00.000-05:00The "product integration" bit was funnier the firs...The "product integration" bit was funnier the first time I saw it ... in <B>Wayne's World</B>.BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264282750160516858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163736588903029152006-11-16T23:09:00.000-05:002006-11-16T23:09:00.000-05:00Also, I understand they ran a Staples shredder ad ...<I>Also, I understand they ran a Staples shredder ad in the middle of the episode. Sometimes, product placement can be fine.</I><BR/><BR/>Immediately after Kevin shredded his credit card. Then <I>30 Rock</I> spoofed product integration.<BR/><BR/><I>The Office</I> and <I>30 Rock</I> might be my current favorite hour of television.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116980864333670109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163736165212746692006-11-16T23:02:00.000-05:002006-11-16T23:02:00.000-05:00I was literally watching the bizarro Kevin/table p...I was literally watching the bizarro Kevin/table part through my fingers while giggling terribly. It was so painfully wonderful.Heather Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803986002619715757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163731585423060002006-11-16T21:46:00.000-05:002006-11-16T21:46:00.000-05:00Agree with the squirm stuff. That video was the d...Agree with the squirm stuff. That video was the def of the word cringe.<BR/><BR/>Did anyone else feel Pam was a little bit of c--t in that last scene. I loved her look at the camera when she saw Karen rubbing Jim's back. That was great, but was she expecting, really? <BR/><BR/>One more thing about the whole Jim/Karen/Pam thing. In most sitcoms, they bring in a few people to get between the main leads, you know the whole Ross/Rachel kinda thing where we all knowthat they will end up together in the end but that have to overcome a few hurdles in the enduring seasons in between, but is the first time in the history of TV that I really care about the character coming between the two? I really find the Karen character to be sweet and a breath of fresh air on this show and I really think she's great. The point is that she isn't just the standard hurdle the lead (Pam) is going to have to fight to get to Jim.<BR/><BR/>I know Jim and Pam have to end up together, but I really hope they don't cop out with Karen's character because that would really be completely not in keeping with any sense of reality.<BR/><BR/>OK, sorry if all of you stopped reading that a paragraph ago, but I think the Jim/Pam stuff is the strongest on the show and it keeps the show from being the Michael Scott freak show hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1163730466384226572006-11-16T21:27:00.000-05:002006-11-16T21:27:00.000-05:00Also, I understand they ran a Staples shredder ad ...Also, I understand they ran a Staples shredder ad in the middle of the episode. Sometimes, product placement can be fine.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.com