# The Office, 2/4 (open spoilers)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-2-4-open-spoilers/527793>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 5, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-2-4-open-spoilers/527793 "2010-02-05T14:34:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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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:** [February 10, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-2-4-open-spoilers/527793/61 "2010-02-10T19:24:05Z")

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> [@Push\_You\_Down](#):
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> I would love to see the characters do more.. but more stuff that’s funny and makes sense within the realm of the characters.

definitely. they’ve got an ensemble cast and they rarely utilize them. worse yet, on the rare occasions that they do utilize them, they’re misutilized. case in point - Stanley having an affair? come on now… he’s the most lethargic character there (moreso than kevin) yet he’s out clubbing? who cheats at a club?

they could go through entire seasons without having a plot concerning michael (falling into a koi pond) if they would just do arcs concerning the various characters. Meredith, Bob/Phylis, Creed, Darryl, etc. are all ripe with potential storylines way better than some of the michael-centric stories that this season is churning out.

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**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:** [February 21, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-2-4-open-spoilers/527793/62 "2010-02-21T06:41:12Z")

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> [@Shalmanese](#):
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> The new office orienteer guy was the deliciously oily flacky from last year’s indy movie **In The Loop** which has been described as Wag the Dog meets the Office.

Your post got me to add this movie to my Netflix queue. Thank you for that. What a great movie.

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