# The Office - 1/20/10

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-20-10/568426>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 21, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-20-10/568426 "2011-01-21T06:15:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-20-10/568426/41 "2011-01-22T21:10:58Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> The way I saw it, the opening probably went on for an hour or so and Pam called because she was wondering what the hell was taking Jim so long.

i like the direction that storyline takes, but there really is no strong evidence of time passing (is that on the writing or the directing?)

spur of the moment rewrite but… what if instead of jim standing at the door, it showed jim sitting down in the audience, and then eventually everyone outside (jim included) playing flashlight tag in the parking lot? mose is playing with a shuttered lantern. THEN you introduce the “pam is calling, wondering what the hell is taking so long” call.

of course, going in retrospect and punching up a script is easy. coming up with the idea is the hard part.

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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-20-10/568426/42 "2011-01-23T01:14:48Z")

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The exasperation Pam had when she threw away the board, that was priceless.

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**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-20-10/568426/43 "2011-01-23T01:22:58Z")

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> [@TBG](#):
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> The exasperation Pam had when she threw away the board, that was priceless.

Ugh, that “resolution board” was such a horrible idea. Not surprised it failed.

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