# The Office 9/20 - New Guys **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385 "2012-09-21T12:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385/21 "2012-09-24T16:52:18Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > The camera crew took the summer off which could mean that it’s a student project at the local college or something. They wanted an update because they have been gone for that time. Yep, and that’s not the first time they’ve done the “summer recap” on the season premiere. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385/22 "2012-09-24T16:56:08Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Nitpick: The counterweight wasn’t a copier, but an HP 4250 printer, one that weighs about 40-50 pounds. So it didn’t even weigh enough. Leverage. The lower the weight (assuming it’s attached to the bike by something rigid), the less it can weigh. Besides, it wasn’t heavy enough, he flipped over. > [@](#): > > BTW, I was slightly bothered by the “what I did during my summer” bit in the cold open. Office work isn’t like television programs or schools, where everyone scatters for the summer and reunites in September. These people would have been working together the whole summer. I did like that they directly addressed the question of why the film crew was still there after all this time. I was under the impression that the film crew wasn’t filming during the summer so they were trying to catch up on what happened to their subjects over the last few months. ---
**Author:** ![akrako1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@akrako1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akrako1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385/23 "2012-09-25T22:11:52Z")
I’d like the see the documentary (reality show?) start actually airing in Scranton (from the beginning even) while the actual show is still airing… imagine Pam besieged by fans asking her if she’ll leave Roy for Jim, Schrute farms getting some free publicity (possibly setting up the spin-off?), revisit some early storylines, etc, etc. Typically, most reality-shows are filmed way in advance, with the cast, of course, knowing the outcome - but not being able to speak about it publicly. The show’s airing debut could also be a good reason for Michael to come back to visit (which I assume they’ll work out for the finale anyways) ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385/24 "2012-09-26T01:26:49Z")
> [@akrako1](#): > > I’d like the see the documentary (reality show?) start actually airing in Scranton (from the beginning even) while the actual show is still airing… imagine Pam besieged by fans asking her if she’ll leave Roy for Jim, Schrute farms getting some free publicity (possibly setting up the spin-off?), revisit some early storylines, etc, etc. Typically, most reality-shows are filmed way in advance, with the cast, of course, knowing the outcome - but not being able to speak about it publicly. The show’s airing debut could also be a good reason for Michael to come back to visit (which I assume they’ll work out for the finale anyways) They did have that as a plot point in the British version of The Office, and I thought it worked out pretty well. I don’t think it could go on and on, but I think it would be great for the last 5 or 6 episodes of the series. And the more-explicit-than-usual interaction between Jim and the camera guys this episode makes it seem fairly plausible that they might go that way. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385/25 "2012-09-27T14:46:03Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I thought this episode was a step up form the last couple of seasons and a promising start. Hoping this show goes out on a high note. Agreed…they seemed more like the characters of old. I hope we get more of the truly crazy Creed. What do you make of the cameraman saying they were following Jim and Pam (as opposed to the company I guess). Could that have been the plan from the very beginning? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385/26 "2012-09-27T14:56:23Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Agreed…they seemed more like the characters of old. > > I hope we get more of the truly crazy Creed. > > What do you make of the cameraman saying they were following Jim and Pam (as opposed to the company I guess). Could that have been the plan from the very beginning? I don’t think he was saying they were following those two specifically. I think he was saying that they cared more abnout everyone’s personal life than the actual work place. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385/27 "2012-09-27T15:25:23Z")
New episode tonight!! Deleted Scenes: (Website may have **spoilers** , if you count the episode names, listed at the top right of the website, as spoilers. The episode’s name tonight would be a spoiler if you have avoided the ads on NBC.) > **[The Office: New Guys deleted scenes](https://www.officetally.com/the-office-new-guys-deleted-scenes)** > > Here are deleted scenes from The Office Season 9 premiere, New Guys. The staff goes through a little group therapy on the topic of bullying. \[NBC.com video no longer available\] Dwight tries a little bonding with his new [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-9-20-new-guys/635385.md?page=1)