tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post1569455502853101599..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: The Office, "Happy Hour": Be gay with him, but be straight with meAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7127806301573709642010-04-02T05:41:18.695-04:002010-04-02T05:41:18.695-04:00Hmm, I kinda agree with the guy mentioning how Eri...Hmm, I kinda agree with the guy mentioning how Erin is a little off and there might be more to her story. Perhaps there will be a big reveal when it turns out Erin is/was a prostitute and that's why she's so good at being able to seduce the guy at the bar? And her "step-brother" is actually a pimp.. She does seem sort of innocent, otherwise.<br /><br />Cracked up when Dwight freaked when Angela walked beside him.<br /><br />Kevin is retarded. He is always way over the top. Not funny at all. Meredith is unnecessary as well. She's basically a weird, drunk ho 24/7. OK, we got it. <br /><br />And at least make it 50 push-ups. Only 1 person is able to do 25? Come on.<br /><br />I've seen the Kevin fail/Kelly crying lactating type of punchline in the past but can't remember where. <br /><br />Kind of odd that this is Oscar's second attempt at hooking up with Matt. He must really want to bone.. or be boned.Thongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70355040644045190512010-03-29T09:37:26.533-04:002010-03-29T09:37:26.533-04:00Also, I was kinda happy about the whole Andy/Erin ...Also, I was kinda happy about the whole Andy/Erin thing in that they kept on hitting the joke that everyone KNEW, and it was blatantly obvious.<br /><br />Erin's "talk to me like that and I'll cut your face" was also far too cute.<br /><br />Still, I kinda wish Andy had gone with calling her "Kelly Erin Hannon" instead of just "Erin Hannon," since canonically she normally goes by Kelly and only started using Erin in the office so she wouldn't get confused with crybaby Kelly.LoopyChewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07091676474583296903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15848911099927127852010-03-29T09:32:53.697-04:002010-03-29T09:32:53.697-04:00While Date Mike was far too OTT for me to find bel...While Date Mike was far too OTT for me to find believable, everything else worked quite nicely for me. While Kevin's gag was annoying (particularly as he shoved his face into Pam's breasts--I'm with the consensus that believes she should have decked him then and there), Kelly's crying setting them off was a perfect punchline.<br /><br />Isabel is growing on me with each appearance, and I love the many random sight gags revolving around Angela's height (the whack-a-mole gag would NEVER have worked if she weren't that short, but also that bit where she was trailing behind Dwight and Isabel and he didn't notice until she started speaking). I kinda hope Isabel stays around for a while, because I don't think anybody deserves to be stuck with Angela. (The character, obviously; I'd love to be stuck with Angela, the actress. She's adorable!)LoopyChewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07091676474583296903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-21145646145104091442010-03-29T00:55:22.534-04:002010-03-29T00:55:22.534-04:00At the end of "Basketball" in season one...At the end of "Basketball" in season one, <b>Kevin</b> is the one who keeps draining jumper after jumper. I don't recall what Oscar was doing.Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-73631205111868589992010-03-28T23:53:56.826-04:002010-03-28T23:53:56.826-04:00The episode was going so well, and then "Date...The episode was going so well, and then "Date Mike" showed up and it went downhill. It was like watching a car accident in slow motion. Good parts in the margins (Dwight getting it on with Isabel in front of Angela; Michael inadvertently flirting with the hot manager), but it just didn't compare to the stuff that came in the actual office. The Andy-Erin romance just doesn't work. That said, the beginning of the episode is the best I've seen the show in a long, long time (since immediately after "Niagara") and I hope there's more where that comes from.Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-85893652955276077292010-03-28T21:43:11.407-04:002010-03-28T21:43:11.407-04:00I hate Date Michael.I hate Date Michael.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25032496477932086962010-03-28T20:19:29.743-04:002010-03-28T20:19:29.743-04:00I used to love this show, last nights episode was ...I used to love this show, last nights episode was another reason for me to find something else to do on Thursday nights. Not much original this season. Do we really need another Pam-Jim (Andy - Erin) relationship? This just seems lazy on the writers part. Kevin was just creepy, and Pam and Jim are so uninteresting now. Only moment that made me laugh was Angela getting whacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54396949197011245042010-03-28T17:42:37.538-04:002010-03-28T17:42:37.538-04:00The funniest part was when Pam started to lactate ...The funniest part was when Pam started to lactate because Kelly was crying, after Kevin hopelessly tried to make that happen. Sorry,but there's no way Stanley would have beat Oscar in the push up contest. Oscar is in great shape & does yoga. I was surprised Jim did so poorly. Have we ever seen him in a short sleeve shirt? Maybe he doesn't have muscle arms. Something is "off" with Erin. The weird relationship with her live in foster brother, rubbing that guy's thigh ("I think I saw it in a movie"), I guess its leading up to some big reveal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23689624412535807502010-03-28T03:54:31.795-04:002010-03-28T03:54:31.795-04:00Alan, the way I saw the Andy-Erin subplot in this ...Alan, the way I saw the Andy-Erin subplot in this episode was not as a pale rehash, but a Jim-Pam that-phase-of-their-relationship parody, beautifully fueled by condense-ad-ridicule - so I don't think you gave the writers enough credit. That said, I generally agree your conclusion, and would like to see them go to new places, too.<br /><br />Sidenote: Gosh, the guy who plays Oscar's so great. And, I loved the way two gay gays throwing basketballs - one, not proficient, the other, is - was portreyed, follies of stereotypical humor be damned.Orihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467842739859533468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35950388369294022572010-03-28T02:31:53.407-04:002010-03-28T02:31:53.407-04:00Every time I see Kelly and Ryan together I get dis...Every time I see Kelly and Ryan together I get distracted by where we are in their on/off relationship (when did they get back together?)<br /><br />Before I recognized Amy Peitz I briefly thought Marisa Tomei was slumming.<br /><br />I dread the thought of yet another season of the show; it's running on fumes now. Unless they plan on giving Daryl a lot more to do..?par3182https://www.blogger.com/profile/03647653154201086767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40809953966452604682010-03-27T22:03:00.772-04:002010-03-27T22:03:00.772-04:00Am I the only one who is not a Amy Pietz fan? Whe...Am I the only one who is not a Amy Pietz fan? When she showed up, my reaction was "not her again". The actress that kept showing up in one bad sitcom after another. As soon as would see her in a new show, I would immeditately change the channel, knowing the show would be awful. i'd think to myself, probalby unfairly, who is she sleeping with to keep getting work? <br />Now in this episode, it was probably bad writing and not bad acting by Amy Pietz, but I too am confused about the manager's sudden conversion from wanting to throw out Micheal to wanting to date him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28249850766992562202010-03-27T11:20:22.764-04:002010-03-27T11:20:22.764-04:00I see two different levels of "painful-to-wat...I see two different levels of "painful-to-watch Michael Scott." There's the one at the job fair and when he spoke to Ryan's b-school class. And then there's Prison Mike and Date Mike. I like the latter ones better. Maybe it's funnier because it's the character of Michael Scott trying on a new character and performing.<br /><br />But either way, even when it's painful to watch and I'm squirming and peaking through my fingers, it's still engrossing to me. But I also thought Valerie Cherish was one of the most ingenious characters and performances on television ever.<br /><br />I thought this was the best episode of the season. Dwight was on FIRE. And I liked that when they had to deal with phony writerly "obstacles," they at least dispensed with them quickly.Rob Biesenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681772034441150865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-4556990503263177352010-03-27T09:20:00.894-04:002010-03-27T09:20:00.894-04:00I loved this episode. Date Mike was awesome, just ...I loved this episode. Date Mike was awesome, just like his relative Prison Mike. The best part of Michael Scott is when he is painful to watch, pathetic, unlikable, and yes, cringe-worthy.<br /><br />It was very realistic that new mom Pam was so starved for adult contact that she was excited to see her co-workers. Normally she can barely tolerate these people. She gave us her reason for fixing Michael up with her friend..."She laughs at everything."<br /><br />And Isabelle! In an earlier season, Michael and Dwight got into a club accompanied by a woman's college basketball team and Dwight summed it up in one word, "Amazons." Dwight and Isabelle's conversation while walking in the parking lot was fun. She "gets" him.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705788002352470163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-32135253195030800982010-03-27T09:06:04.268-04:002010-03-27T09:06:04.268-04:00Not to dwell on the Oscar hoops thing, but that wa...Not to dwell on the Oscar hoops thing, but that was Kevin who was draining jumpers at the end of the basketball episode in season 1, not Oscar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-62808340782354911192010-03-26T22:41:13.960-04:002010-03-26T22:41:13.960-04:00I hope Isabel is in every episode. I loved her. A ...I hope Isabel is in every episode. I loved her. A female amazon-like Dwight. They played off each other so well. The Angela smack by her was perfect.<br /><br />I think Andy and Erin are two perfect dorks. They will work out fine.<br /><br />Kevin - ugh! Really hated his scenes.It got uncomfortably stupid.<br /><br />Date Mike - Cringeworthy at times, but i like the way it ended for him with Amy P.<br /><br />Darrell was terriffic tonight. He doesn't have to say much, his expressions say it all.TomV-Piscatawaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87818174412932095902010-03-26T21:04:45.807-04:002010-03-26T21:04:45.807-04:00I found the whole "Date Mike" part reall...I found the whole "Date Mike" part really pathetic. It ruined what could have been a really good episode. I totally agree that "less is more" when it comes to Michael. Imagine if they'd played up how well the date was going longer, and held the scene with Michael changing into "Date Mike" until late in the episode, then ended the ep with a cut to a "morning after" scene where Michael was bemoaning how everything went wrong, leaving all the specifics to our imagination. It would have been funnier and we would have totally got it, without the insufferable, over the top footage we had to suffer through (and which makes Michael look like a total ass).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75896711989147398282010-03-26T20:13:30.437-04:002010-03-26T20:13:30.437-04:00I really enjoyed this, from start to finish. The h...I really enjoyed this, from start to finish. The highlight was Dwight finding Angela literally standing below his left armpit. Damn, she's tiny.<br /><br />I spent a lot of time wondering how women who look like Isabel and Amy Pietz have enough trouble finding dates that they are willing to entertain the possibility of Dwight and Michael, but putting that aside I thought it was great. <br /><br />(As an aside, I'm a sucker for Ryan and Kelly, so I enjoyed their unity on Dance Dance Revolution. They may be a terrible, terrible couple, but there are definitely reasons why they stick together.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642128487369219183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54871348268523609172010-03-26T19:44:03.758-04:002010-03-26T19:44:03.758-04:00I continue to agree that this may be the worst sea...I continue to agree that this may be the worst season of the show since Season One, and that it has spent too much time with under-developed plot lines. Still, it's best episodes (Niagara, especially Murder, and tonight's--among others) have been on par with highlights from seasons past. If anything, I think we were spoiled by the Michael Scott Paper Company arc, easily the series's most ambitious.<br /><br />As to the increasingly unbelievable Michael Scott, I can only see Date Mike ("Nice to Meet Me") as stemming from the same sad place from whence Prison Mike and Agent Michael Scarn sprang. <br /><br />Maybe I'm an apologist, but I am willing to let the show become whatever it ends up as. After all, imagine if Seinfeld had aired The Bizarro Jerry the week after The Chinese Restaurant. Two classic episodes, certainly, but with radically different concerns and tones--and separated by several years. The Office simply can't stay in the Season Two halcyon days forever--certainly not in its sixth year!Wesley J. Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690782709573094727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42641268923796576112010-03-26T19:17:51.850-04:002010-03-26T19:17:51.850-04:00Worth noting, or maybe not: Warehouse Matt was pla...Worth noting, or maybe not: Warehouse Matt was played by Tim Daly's son.hmfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-61913586659366708062010-03-26T18:40:13.629-04:002010-03-26T18:40:13.629-04:00Those complaining about Oscar's hoops abilitie...Those complaining about Oscar's hoops abilities, two things:<br /><br />1) He'd been pounding beers because he was bummed Matt hadn't shown up.<br /><br />2) He was focusing more on Matt and was obviously nervous.<br /><br />Creed as always does the most with the least.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560092685179504021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59922077166070911152010-03-26T17:26:11.090-04:002010-03-26T17:26:11.090-04:00I so hope the writers for The Office read this rev...I so hope the writers for The Office read this review. There were funny parts. I still find Michael and Dwight a happy duo to be hilarious. <br /><br />But the part with Kevin crying like a baby, TWICE, and for way too long a time was excruciating. I can't say how much I hated that scene. I may not be able to see Kevin for weeks without trying to get that out of my head.<br /><br />And part of the show's weird charm is that Michael can make us cringe as we laugh. But "Date Michael" made me want to run from the room. And that part of the episode had been funny.<br /><br />The Andy/Erin pretense was a little too close to the Jim/Pam story but I still enjoyed it.<br /><br />Oscar shooting hoops was very human and funny. Isabella smacking Angela was awesome. That relationship with Dwight has some weird magic in it.<br /><br />And I loved hearing Pam enthusiastically react to going out and seeing her back in the show was wonderful.Allisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45743800145750190582010-03-26T17:14:27.266-04:002010-03-26T17:14:27.266-04:00Alan, do you hear anything from the Office creator...Alan, do you hear anything from the Office creators/writers as to where the series is headed? I only ask because recently when shows seem to veer in a direction that makes the fans angry you've provided interviews/insight into the series' process (Burn Notice, Chuck, New Scrubs...)<br /><br />I'd be interested to hear what the writers think of the show and where it's headed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-78873175221725244282010-03-26T15:37:51.696-04:002010-03-26T15:37:51.696-04:00Andy and Erin is not JIm and Pam II. It is Andy B...Andy and Erin is not JIm and Pam II. It is Andy Bernard, dorky loser, trying to be like Jim in a way that makes him pathetic/funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-48435475322935573672010-03-26T15:24:21.001-04:002010-03-26T15:24:21.001-04:00The highlight for me was Creed killing it on DDR i...The highlight for me was Creed killing it on DDR in front of huge crowd.Steve https://www.blogger.com/profile/14928189998999561224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40475833634589135712010-03-26T15:21:13.044-04:002010-03-26T15:21:13.044-04:00The problem I have with “Date Mike” is that they’v...The problem I have with “Date Mike” is that they’ve gone to the well of inappropriate and cringe worthy Michael so many times that it’s gotten stale and predictable. I think part of the issue is that since Steve Carrell is the "star" of the show, they feel they have to give Michael the most screen time of any character, when an episode like this would have benefitted from less Michael and more of the other characters. <br /><br />I like Erin. I love Andy. But, there is no chemistry between them and I find them dull as a couple. There are no real obstacles to their relationship, like Pam’s engagement was to early PB&J, so the contrived obstacles that the writers have come up with seem just that, contrived and stupid. <br /><br />On the other hand, I was surprised at how much I loved Dwight and Isabel this episode, as they seemed a perfect match. I hope that relationship continues, and please let there be a Pam & Jim, and Isabel & Dwight double date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com