The Office Season 5 Thread - Page 6

JonInMiddleGA · 02-05-2009, 09:58 AM

Since we're on the product placement sidebar anyway, I still think one of the groundbreakers in the past few years had to be Law & Order having visual product placement (Coke IIRC) in the first run episodes & the network repeats but then digitally editing them out for syndication. Sort of the TV model of dynamic ads in video games, where you get a certain amount of time for an ad & then it's gone as opposed to staying in perpetuity like the Pez dispenser Seinfeld mentioned earlier.

Crapshoot · 02-05-2009, 11:42 PM

Anyone watched today's? I liked it.

MrBug708 · 02-05-2009, 11:53 PM

Oh man, that ending had me in stitches

GrantDawg · 02-06-2009, 04:54 AM

Very solid episode. One of the best Jim and Dwight episodes ever.

Passacaglia · 02-06-2009, 07:10 AM

I don't know why, but the part where Pam threw Mounds at everyone had me cracking up.

DeToxRox · 02-06-2009, 10:15 AM

Creed's 3 dollar bill was excellent. Then him calling Andy Jim, and Andy's reaction was awesome.

Andy has become my favorite character on this show. He has had a Michael evolution, where he's been hysterical, but an asshole, and now you just root for the guy.

Crapshoot · 02-06-2009, 12:41 PM

I thought Andy losing the client, was hilarious. Another show would have let her give him a shot - in this case, not only wasn't she interested, but she took the account away as well.

RainMaker · 02-06-2009, 05:57 PM

Creed is my favorite character on the show by far. The funniest part of the episode for me was a subtle moment when Michael is on the PA system and talking about "looking out the window during the flight" and Creed looks out the window thoroughly confused. Almost as good as last week's "What's a text?".

I was really down about this season till the last 2 episodes. They look to be back on track.

Raiders Army · 02-06-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Creed's 3 dollar bill was excellent. Then him calling Andy Jim, and Andy's reaction was awesome.

Andy has become my favorite character on this show. He has had a Michael evolution, where he's been hysterical, but an asshole, and now you just root for the guy.

The three dollar bill was great.

MrBug708 · 02-06-2009, 07:01 PM

Oh, I'd like to contribute then!

DeToxRox · 02-09-2009, 09:08 PM

Check out 1:49

Danny · 02-10-2009, 12:38 AM

That really is him too.

Honolulu_Blue · 02-12-2009, 02:44 PM

I have been pretty happy with the Office this season. The last few episodes have had some laugh out loud moments. I've really been enjoying it.

MrBug708 · 02-12-2009, 11:31 PM

Danny · 02-13-2009, 02:45 AM

Today's episode wasn't great.

RainMaker · 02-13-2009, 04:30 AM

Today's episode was horrible, especially compared to the last couple that have been great.

Swaggs · 02-13-2009, 06:58 AM

This one was set up very well by the first half (last week), but really did not deliver. Michael's breakdown and Pam's "presentation" were cringe-worthy (which is often the key to the humor on the Office, IMO), but that whole story line was pretty unfunny. The Office interactions (Angela's cats, the birthday party) were average.

Honolulu_Blue · 02-13-2009, 08:14 AM

The last episode was a bit of a let down. The whole Angela licking the cat/coughing up a hairball was just a bit too far to be funny amd the Michael stuff was a bit too cringe-worthy to be enjoyable.

samifan24 · 02-13-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

The last episode was a bit of a let down. The whole Angela licking the cat/coughing up a hairball was just a bit too far to be funny...

Yeah, they took it too far. You can blame Mindy Kaling since she wrote the episode. I tend to like the episodes that Paul Lieberstein (Toby) writes more because he tones Michael down to a more reasonable level.

Crapshoot · 03-06-2009, 12:24 AM

I really liked today's episode. Just the Pam and Jim expression once they figured out what had happened - awesome.

panerd · 03-06-2009, 07:17 AM

I was only half paying attention but wasn't the lady they turned away from the party the lady with the ink glove from the blood donation trailer?

If not I didn't follow that joke.

Raiders Army · 03-06-2009, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by panerd

I was only half paying attention but wasn't the lady they turned away from the party the lady with the ink glove from the blood donation trailer?

Yes.

Michael to Dwight: "You didn't deserve her."

Again, Creed steals the show with his theft of the blood bag.

GoldenEagle · 03-06-2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by panerd

I was only half paying attention but wasn't the lady they turned away from the party the lady with the ink glove from the blood donation trailer?

If not I didn't follow that joke.

That is what I thought, but my wife said no. Is that not who Michael was looking for? The best parts of the episode was when Phyllis came back and drunk all the water and when Kevin asked the girl if she was on email.

RainMaker · 03-06-2009, 04:50 PM

It had a few moments but wasn't a great episode. Especially coming off a few of their funnier episodes.

terpkristin · 03-15-2009, 07:30 PM

I just caught up on Thursday's episode. Kind of messed up.

/tk

MizzouRah · 03-15-2009, 07:36 PM

I thought it was funny in some parts. Michael dressed up like Willy Wonka was great.

terpkristin · 03-15-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

I thought it was funny in some parts. Michael dressed up like Willy Wonka was great.

It had its moments but I wanted more of the Kevin story I think. Michael as a butthead isn't my favorite Michael.

/tk

MizzouRah · 03-15-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by terpkristin

It had its moments but I wanted more of the Kevin story I think. Michael as a butthead isn't my favorite Michael.

/tk

I'm not much for Kevin... I did like how Jim stuck up for Dwight though.

RainMaker · 03-15-2009, 08:06 PM

It was OK. My problem with the show is they go overboard with Michael way too much. The show has a ton of great minor characters that they rarely use because they focus everything on Michael. A little less Michael and a little more minor characters would make the show much better.

samifan24 · 03-15-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

It was OK. My problem with the show is they go overboard with Michael way too much. The show has a ton of great minor characters that they rarely use because they focus everything on Michael. A little less Michael and a little more minor characters would make the show much better.

It depends on who wrote the script. I read somewhere that when Paul Lieberstein, who also plays Toby, writes for the show, Michael tends to be more normal. When Mindy Kaling, who plays Kelly and wrote last week's episode, or BJ Novak, who plays Ryan, write, Michael tends to be an extreme caricature.

MikeVic · 03-15-2009, 11:22 PM

I think that's been my opinion of this show from the second season (when I started watching) on... I hate when Michael is written to be a huge idiot that does things no normal person would do. A bit is OK, but too much ruins entire episodes for me. I think it's been pretty good lately though overall.

ISiddiqui · 03-15-2009, 11:29 PM

I don't think the Wonka was too strange for Michael. It seems right in character for him actually.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-20-2009, 10:48 AM

I totally agree that the worse episodes are when there's too much Michael and he goes overboard and is simply an extreme caricature. He can actually be a very sympathetic and great character when handled properly.

That said, I didn't think the Willy Wonka thing was overboard either. I actually thought that the episode was hillarious. It did show Michael's darker side, he's always had that in him a bit.

samifan24 · 03-20-2009, 11:02 AM

There are many times when I watch the show and say "ok, Michael would've been fired for that." Last night's episode I couldn't stop saying that. I like the fact that David Wallace gives Michael a lot of leeway because he's such a good salesman deep down but thought the new guy would've canned Michael on the spot numerous times last night. There's a necessary suspension of disbelief in watching this show and then there's just ridiculous over-the-top writing like last night's episode.

Philliesfan980 · 03-20-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by samifan24

There are many times when I watch the show and say "ok, Michael would've been fired for that." Last night's episode I couldn't stop saying that. I like the fact that David Wallace gives Michael a lot of leeway because he's such a good salesman deep down but thought the new guy would've canned Michael on the spot numerous times last night. There's a necessary suspension of disbelief in watching this show and then there's just ridiculous over-the-top writing like last night's episode.

I think it has to do with the new guy doesn't appear to have the authority to fire Michael. And as you mentioned, David Wallace deep down knows Michael is a great salesman, no matter how crazy he is. But you're right, sometimes they go overboard with Michael.

DanGarion · 03-20-2009, 11:39 AM

Most of this season, I've felt like I've been watching a train wreck. I haven't really liked this season that much because of Michael.

Logan · 03-20-2009, 11:40 AM

Yeah they've repeatedly stated that the Scranton branch significantly outperforms the others, so it would probably take something close to fraud for them to cut their highest performer in tough economic times, as they showed last night.

Doesn't mean we have to see all the overboard stuff of course.

Stringer Bell! Get on with it motherfu-!

Philliesfan980 · 03-20-2009, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

Most of this season, I've felt like I've been watching a train wreck. I haven't really liked this season that much because of Michael.

This season has been pretty bad comparatively speaking. I think they are just honestly running out of ideas. There's no "juice" to this season, but maybe that's changing.

I think this is a show that can get by without a major plot which the season abides to, but you still have to have some sort of common theme for the season.

DanGarion · 03-20-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Philliesfan980

This season has been pretty bad comparatively speaking. I think they are just honestly running out of ideas. There's no "juice" to this season, but maybe that's changing.

I think this is a show that can get by without a major plot which the season abides to, but you still have to have some sort of common theme for the season.

If they would just focus on the other characters other then Michael it would be better...

Dr. Sak · 03-20-2009, 01:27 PM

I like how Jim had to squirm a bit in this episode.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-20-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Philliesfan980

This season has been pretty bad comparatively speaking. I think they are just honestly running out of ideas. There's no "juice" to this season, but maybe that's changing.

I think this is a show that can get by without a major plot which the season abides to, but you still have to have some sort of common theme for the season.

I found this season to be much better than last.

I'd rank them: 2 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 4.

Philliesfan980 · 03-20-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I found this season to be much better than last.

I'd rank them: 2 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 4.

I agree with your rankings. I do think last season was the worst. Like most shows, seasons 2 and 3 are really the "glory days". It's a time where we're still learning about the characters and their unique traits.

larrymcg421 · 03-20-2009, 02:12 PM

Hmm, I have to say that I thought season 4 had some really strong episodes ("Money", "The Deposition", and "Chair Model" for example), and made some major progress with character development for each of the characters. Too bad it was cut short by the strike.

RainMaker · 03-27-2009, 05:22 AM

This season has been hit or miss but I really like the new twist they added to the show. Was getting a bit redundant and it should give some characters some new storylines.

larrymcg421 · 03-27-2009, 08:37 AM

Prince Paper out of business. Great callback.

DeToxRox · 03-27-2009, 10:46 AM

Nothing makes me happier then Stringer Bell making Jim feel like a little bitch.

Crapshoot · 03-27-2009, 03:38 PM

I like Jim squirming and being uncomfortable - it reminds us that he's got his flaws too, and is too much of a wiseass. I imagine most of us see ourselves more as the Jim's of the world than Andy/Kevin/Dwight/Michael, but who knows?

lordscarlet · 03-27-2009, 05:26 PM

I think Kevin is actually one of the most "relatable" characters. Who here doesn't know a Kevin?

Raiders Army · 03-27-2009, 06:01 PM

I relate more to Stanley. I'd rather be more like Creed, but I think I'm more like Stanley.

ISiddiqui · 03-27-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

This season has been hit or miss but I really like the new twist they added to the show. Was getting a bit redundant and it should give some characters some new storylines.

Saleswoman Pam!!

Pam always has been someone who wanted to do more and has probably been the nicest person on the show to Michael (aside from Holly)

02-05-2009, 09:58 AM	#251
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Since we're on the product placement sidebar anyway, I still think one of the groundbreakers in the past few years had to be Law & Order having visual product placement (Coke IIRC) in the first run episodes & the network repeats but then digitally editing them out for syndication. Sort of the TV model of dynamic ads in video games, where you get a certain amount of time for an ad & then it's gone as opposed to staying in perpetuity like the Pez dispenser Seinfeld mentioned earlier. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

02-06-2009, 05:57 PM	#258
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Creed is my favorite character on the show by far. The funniest part of the episode for me was a subtle moment when Michael is on the PA system and talking about "looking out the window during the flight" and Creed looks out the window thoroughly confused. Almost as good as last week's "What's a text?". I was really down about this season till the last 2 episodes. They look to be back on track. Last edited by RainMaker : 02-06-2009 at 05:59 PM.

02-12-2009, 02:44 PM	#263
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I have been pretty happy with the Office this season. The last few episodes have had some laugh out loud moments. I've really been enjoying it. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

02-12-2009, 11:31 PM	#264
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Meh

02-13-2009, 06:58 AM	#267
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	This one was set up very well by the first half (last week), but really did not deliver. Michael's breakdown and Pam's "presentation" were cringe-worthy (which is often the key to the humor on the Office, IMO), but that whole story line was pretty unfunny. The Office interactions (Angela's cats, the birthday party) were average. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

02-05-2009, 11:42 PM	#252
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	Anyone watched today's? I liked it.

02-05-2009, 11:53 PM	#253
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Oh man, that ending had me in stitches

02-06-2009, 04:54 AM	#254
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Very solid episode. One of the best Jim and Dwight episodes ever.

02-06-2009, 07:10 AM	#255
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I don't know why, but the part where Pam threw Mounds at everyone had me cracking up.

02-06-2009, 10:15 AM	#256
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Creed's 3 dollar bill was excellent. Then him calling Andy Jim, and Andy's reaction was awesome. Andy has become my favorite character on this show. He has had a Michael evolution, where he's been hysterical, but an asshole, and now you just root for the guy.

02-06-2009, 12:41 PM	#257
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	I thought Andy losing the client, was hilarious. Another show would have let her give him a shot - in this case, not only wasn't she interested, but she took the account away as well.

02-06-2009, 07:01 PM	#260
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Oh, I'd like to contribute then!

02-09-2009, 09:08 PM	#261
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Check out 1:49

02-10-2009, 12:38 AM	#262
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	That really is him too.

02-13-2009, 02:45 AM	#265
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Today's episode wasn't great.

02-13-2009, 04:30 AM	#266
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Today's episode was horrible, especially compared to the last couple that have been great.

02-13-2009, 08:14 AM	#268
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	The last episode was a bit of a let down. The whole Angela licking the cat/coughing up a hairball was just a bit too far to be funny amd the Michael stuff was a bit too cringe-worthy to be enjoyable. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

03-06-2009, 12:24 AM	#270
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	I really liked today's episode. Just the Pam and Jim expression once they figured out what had happened - awesome.

03-06-2009, 07:17 AM	#271
panerd Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis	I was only half paying attention but wasn't the lady they turned away from the party the lady with the ink glove from the blood donation trailer? If not I didn't follow that joke.

03-06-2009, 04:50 PM	#274
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	It had a few moments but wasn't a great episode. Especially coming off a few of their funnier episodes.

03-15-2009, 07:30 PM	#275
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I just caught up on Thursday's episode. Kind of messed up. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

03-15-2009, 07:36 PM	#276
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	I thought it was funny in some parts. Michael dressed up like Willy Wonka was great.

03-15-2009, 08:06 PM	#279
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	It was OK. My problem with the show is they go overboard with Michael way too much. The show has a ton of great minor characters that they rarely use because they focus everything on Michael. A little less Michael and a little more minor characters would make the show much better.

03-15-2009, 11:22 PM	#281
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I think that's been my opinion of this show from the second season (when I started watching) on... I hate when Michael is written to be a huge idiot that does things no normal person would do. A bit is OK, but too much ruins entire episodes for me. I think it's been pretty good lately though overall.

03-15-2009, 11:29 PM	#282
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I don't think the Wonka was too strange for Michael. It seems right in character for him actually. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-20-2009, 10:48 AM	#283
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I totally agree that the worse episodes are when there's too much Michael and he goes overboard and is simply an extreme caricature. He can actually be a very sympathetic and great character when handled properly. That said, I didn't think the Willy Wonka thing was overboard either. I actually thought that the episode was hillarious. It did show Michael's darker side, he's always had that in him a bit. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

03-20-2009, 11:02 AM	#284
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	There are many times when I watch the show and say "ok, Michael would've been fired for that." Last night's episode I couldn't stop saying that. I like the fact that David Wallace gives Michael a lot of leeway because he's such a good salesman deep down but thought the new guy would've canned Michael on the spot numerous times last night. There's a necessary suspension of disbelief in watching this show and then there's just ridiculous over-the-top writing like last night's episode. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-20-2009, 11:39 AM	#286
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Most of this season, I've felt like I've been watching a train wreck. I haven't really liked this season that much because of Michael. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

03-20-2009, 11:40 AM	#287
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Yeah they've repeatedly stated that the Scranton branch significantly outperforms the others, so it would probably take something close to fraud for them to cut their highest performer in tough economic times, as they showed last night. Doesn't mean we have to see all the overboard stuff of course. Stringer Bell! Get on with it motherfu-!

03-20-2009, 01:27 PM	#290
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	I like how Jim had to squirm a bit in this episode.

03-20-2009, 02:12 PM	#293
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Hmm, I have to say that I thought season 4 had some really strong episodes ("Money", "The Deposition", and "Chair Model" for example), and made some major progress with character development for each of the characters. Too bad it was cut short by the strike. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

03-27-2009, 05:22 AM	#294
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	This season has been hit or miss but I really like the new twist they added to the show. Was getting a bit redundant and it should give some characters some new storylines.

03-27-2009, 08:37 AM	#295
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	Prince Paper out of business. Great callback. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

03-27-2009, 10:46 AM	#296
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Nothing makes me happier then Stringer Bell making Jim feel like a little bitch.

03-27-2009, 03:38 PM	#297
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	I like Jim squirming and being uncomfortable - it reminds us that he's got his flaws too, and is too much of a wiseass. I imagine most of us see ourselves more as the Jim's of the world than Andy/Kevin/Dwight/Michael, but who knows?