And when they have soft pretzels in the lobby. Yummm!
The 'Nard Dog gives the best back rubs in the office :eek: and aromatherapy <fart noise> you’ve just been Nard Dogged.
The corporate ad would have ended up in the SDMB’s “commercials you hate” thread, I bet. I wonder how much that 5 second tag cost Michael, as it was on his own dime after his spot was rejected.
Michael Scott’s Director’s Cut is just Michael in a nutshell. What I loved best was watching the staff watching the ad. It was precious. They all looked so happy, and proud, and connected.
“Oh, D! Oh, D!” had me laughing like a loon. When Andy moved to Scranton, he was determined to take down everyone in his way…most particularly Dwight. But now he seems to talk to Dwight as a friend, asking his advice, gloating when he makes progress with Angela. Either I missed something in the evolution of their relationship, or I’m reading Andy completely wrong in this episode.
Michael on the phone with Ryan was pretty satisfying to me. He called him “kiddo” and even said, “well, you’re not doing a very good job here.” or something. (I’ve never liked Ryan.)
Jim was unlikeable this episode, which is new. He reaches over Pam working on her animation to show her Dwight’s video game?! Then she sees Jim’s avatar, and he comes across as a dork. But I liked Pam a lot in this one.
The minor tension between Jim and Pam was interesting. We can see that Jim might not like competing for attention with Pam’s artistic ambitions, that he might not have much of a life outside of Pam and that he might be a closet dork (I hope we get to see more of “Philly Jim.”) If Pam starts to get anywhere with her art, Jim might start feeling a little threatened about not having moved anywhere towards his own ambitions (a guitar playing sportscaster? Really?)
I don’t know about you guys, but I loved his commercial. Stupid corporate.
I’m glad to see the Jim/Pam hookup is showing signs of cracks, it’d be bad for the plot if the relationship we were all hoping for turned into a ‘happily ever after’ scenario.
The Andy vs. Dwight battle is fantastic.
Ryan’s a great antagonist and they’ve needed pressure from above since Jan started to fall for Michael.
Last week Meredith was getting Jim to sign her cast and being all flirtatious but this week she’s telling him to ‘piss or get off the pot’ about a ride home…I thought that was a little odd.
I’m more thinking that the future of PB&J will be that Pam’s creativity will finally be noticed and she’ll be offered a job/scholarship somewhere, and Jim will have to decide whether to follow her or not.
Anyhow, this was another solidly entertaining episode. “Break me off a piece of that __ __ __” is so true to real life.
Well, I could be wrong, but the way the commentary in the commercial framed it, it sounded as though Stanley was on a prison work crew picking up litter, and then had a second chance at life because of paper, or DM, or something. I think one other poster interpreted it the same way, but I could be wrong about that too.
Well, this is my problem with Michael. He’s your top seller? Scranton always makes its numbers? That’s why he keeps his job? I swallowed it for a season and a half, maybe. Then last year, I could just barely accept that he kept his job because he was “dating” his boss and because his boss essentially went insane. This year? I have no idea how he keeps his job. His current boss has first-hand, daily knowledge of what a disaster he is. Saying he’s the top seller, and Scranton always makes its numbers isn’t doing it for me. But jeez, it’s a bleeding sitcom. I have to get a life. I’m worse than Dwight, for crying out loud.
Interesting, yes, but I really hope it doesn’t turn into anything major… I was finding it kind of refreshing to not have a Rachel/Ross dynamic going on.
Did anyone else think he had a little bit of a sarcastic/mocking tone when he was telling the camera how Pam had stayed late to “pursue her dreams” or whatever? My girlfriend and I are at odds on this… I think he was a little resentful, and she thinks he worded it that way because he’s actually proud. I do think he’s proud of her, but I think he’s also a little conflicted about it.
I think it’s both. He wants to support her – and he does in his heart – but he also wants her attention. He’s being just a little bit of dick, but he knows he’s being a dick. I think that’s why he brought her breakfast in the morning ( even though Creed sniped her hash browns).
I think we’re also seeing a theme where Jim is often just a little bit more cruel to Dwight than Pam is comfortable with. He has this minor little dickish streak that’s always kind of been there in the background and could cause conflict in the future. I could see her blowing up at him sometime if she ever thinks he’s really going too far with a prank. I don’t think it’s major, relationship threatning stuff but just normal, realistic conflict which the PB&J arc will need to stay believable and not just be monotonously cutesy.
I just watched that portion again. It doesn’t seem to me that there is any reason to believe he’s a convict. Anyway, if he’s in prison, how is he applying for another job? My view is that they’re just trying to show someone with a crappy job picking up litter along the highway having his life changed.
Good point. Have we seen four years in real time though, or just four seasons of the show? How many Christmas shows have we seen? I remember just the one, when they did the gifts being passed around.
There have been statements that imply that a season covers a whole year, such as the length of time Dwight and Angela were dating (according to Pam) and the acknowledgment of “summer break” at the start of the season.
There have been at least two Christmas shows. Don’t forget the Benihana Christmas.
I’m sure you’re right. I misinterpreted it. The orange coveralls looked like standard prison garb (they were orange, weren’t they? Or is my memory going too?), and the commentary made me think it was a prisoner-gets-second-chance shtick.
I agree. I think the Jim and Pam friction is totally normal for a relationship rather than something that’s going to snowball into a big breakup. Kind of refreshing, really.
In regard to Michael…
I don’t know the first thing about how a paper supply company works, but why does being a good salesman keep him in a managerial position? Anything having to do with management he handles attrociously, so why not have him just concentrate on sales, since that’s what he’s good at?
I noticed this too. It was nice to see how happy and bonded they all were.
And it seems like Andy doesn’t know about Dwight’s history with Angela. What’s going to happen when he figures it out?
Michael’s ad was great but it could have never been aired because I doubt Vangelis would release the rights to have the “Chariots of Fire” theme played.
I think he was supposed to be on a work detail, because when he saw the job offering for Dunder Mifflin, the voice-over said something about “second chances.” He had a business suit under the orange jumpsuit, so I thought it was maybe supposed to be community service? I dunno, but “convict” was the first thing I thought.
About the convict thing-- didn’t Michael cast Stanley as a convict when discussing his ideas for his commercial with the ad agency guys? Because that’s why I thought ‘convict’ when I saw the Director’s Cut.