# The Office 1/19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771 "2006-01-20T03:00:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/21 "2006-01-21T00:05:33Z")
> [@Yeeter](#): > > I think the sense of humor of the show has changed. It was originally more awkward the kind of humor that makes you laugh but feel uncomfortable for the person you’re laughing at, now it just seems like everyone is the butt of a joke and I don’t care whether they feel embarrassed. Or is it just me? It might be you ;). I think the show’s humor is still of the awkward type (last night’s episode with Jim’s uncomfortablness with Michael is a good example), but not as dialed up as the British version. I prefer mild uncomfortableness and some good dry humor, personally :). ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/22 "2006-01-21T01:21:16Z")
My favorite exchange: Pam: How many kinds of sniffles are there? Dwight: Three Pam: It was the second kind Dwight: See? That wasn’t so hard. Dwight is such a fantastic character. ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/23 "2006-01-21T03:13:29Z")
> [@panamajack](#): > > It also threw in more humor – Dwight is still clueless about Oscar and (Tom?)'s relationship, and that might indeed be his ‘big favor’. IIRC, his name was Gil. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/24 "2006-01-22T19:54:30Z")
NBC has announced they’re picking up _The Offic_e for a third season next year. I can’t find a story online about this, but cast members from the show who have blogs on MySpace are talking about it. [Pam](http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=80040609&MyToken=bfe3ab0a-3733-41d4-828d-7aa06fbc30b8) [Kevin](http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=38082137) I think you might have to register to view them though. ---
**Author:** ![some\_white\_dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/25 "2006-01-22T20:06:00Z")
> [@SmackFu](#): > > That was only for episode 1. Given that we’re now on around episode 20… Didn’t know that. I thought they were closely mirroring the plots of all the UK eps, just with different dialogue. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/26 "2006-01-22T20:17:48Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > NBC has announced they’re picking up _The Offic_e for a third season next year. I can’t find a story online about this, but cast members from the show who have blogs on MySpace are talking about it. Are those blogs really from the actual cast members? They look like they’re written in character but anyone could be doing them. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/27 "2006-01-22T20:22:20Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > NBC has announced they’re picking up _The Offic_e for a third season next year. I can’t find a story online about this, but cast members from the show who have blogs on MySpace are talking about it. > > [Pam](http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=80040609&MyToken=bfe3ab0a-3733-41d4-828d-7aa06fbc30b8) > > [Kevin](http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=38082137) > > I think you might have to register to view them though. Actually, several of them have a MySpace it seems, and in character (at least partly)! That’s so awesome! They talk about getting renewed, but are they in character talking about their “documentary” getting renewed, or their comedy show? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/28 "2006-01-22T23:34:37Z")
Pam and the ones listed as Pam’s friends (in her Top 8) are definitely done by the actors playing the characters. In fact, somebody dug up a screencap from the show where Ryan the temp (B.J. Novak, who is also a writer on the show) has his MySpace page open on his computer. “Pam” (Jenna Fischer) doesn’t really try to write in character much anymore, and also has a weekly blog on [TVGuide.com](http://TVGuide.com). Kevin still holds up the pretense pf writing in character, which is also fun. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771/29 "2006-01-22T23:55:07Z")
> [@Team of Scientists](#): > > Didn’t know that. I thought they were closely mirroring the plots of all the UK eps, just with different dialogue. Only the first episode was a slavish remake. Most of the rest of the first season paralleled UK episodes, but with significant rewriting. From then on, we’ve been in new territorry. There were only 12 original UK episodes, after all. Plus the Christmas specials. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-19/340771.md?page=1)