Okay, so it might be technically true, but create a false implication. She was studying graphic design, not art. “She flunked out of art school” implies that she was studying art and failed because she sucks as an artist.
To be a bit more specific.
She failed some sort of computer aided graphic design course and had the option of retaking the course, but decided to go back to Scranton instead.
Did she fail because she sucked at graphic design?
Pricciar’s got your answer. (Post No. 42.)
Just saw the episode again. I really liked this one. Once again, when it comes to The Office, I don’t have to be 'belly-laughing ’ to be entertained. I personally wish that **30 Rock **be aired before The Office because I have a difficult time concentrating on the very beginning of the more “random” show, while I’m still trying absorb what happened on The Office.
There have been a few times where I felt a little like Michael when he talking to David at the end. Nothing too similar of course; I watch Michael so I can feel better about myself. But I’m sure there are a lot of hard working people out there, who may have gone to management with a problem or concern, (and it can be something specific like a 15 year anniversary that was canceled that very day), and after a while you may get exactly what you asked for, but felt as if you were just being humored. It’s like your asking for respect and acknowledgment, when all you get is a response that makes you feel as if you’re being a burden.
Jim said a lot of stupid things, which was fun to watch. Jim turned into Michael by the end of the episode with his three goodbyes, and I always love the odd parallels between the two since they’re obviously so different. Without the Tux, he probably would have been fine.
Right, thanks! Where’s Dwight’s flow chart when you need it? He should have come up with something better than; “Mmm”, when asked what his extra responsibilities were. It was just funny how Jim described himself. He first stated it was originally a fake job for Dwight that Michael gave to him. I didn’t think that WAS Dwight’s fake job, I thought it was a real position granted to him by Jan.
No matter how you feel about the guy, Minor’s one intimidating dude.
Geez you guys are harsh on a bunch of fictional SITCOM characters.
They’re supposed to be odd, do funny things, goof off, etc. because it’s funny.
You seem to think everyone should get back to work, Michael should straighten up, Jim should get a real job, Pam should get a life.
Whuh?
This is a sitcom right? Not a reality show?
Do you think they should have had a character show up at the Cheers bar and tell everyone they were a bunch of losers for hanging out or working at a dead end bartending job?
I agree to a point.
The show’s story threads provoke people to talk, share opinions and nit-pick. Some things are over-the-top, some things seem very organic. I think that’s why people’s episode preferences are so divided, and also draws them to the message boards to talk about it.
Wasn’t the last episode of Cheers pretty much about Sam accepting that his place was to be dead-endered at Cheers?
-Joe
What did Kelly say to Angela when they were filling their lunch plates? (Angela responded “Nobody wants to see that.”)
Great episode. I loved the introduction of a really serious, all-business character and the resulting extreme tension with Michael. And poor Jim digging himself in deeper and deeper!
I think it was “im going to seduce him”.
I think Kelly asked, “Should I seduce him?”
Not at all. Remember what Stringer Bell’s attempt at a legitimate business / money laundering front was?
I never would have pegged Angela as someone having an appetite for the dark meat.
I think she’s more turned on by humorless efficiency.
Dang your right, I forgot he owned/ran a Kinkos type business didn’t he?
This episode was a good one. It’s refreshing to inject some semblance of realism into a farcical sitcom once in a while. Of course, things will go back to “normal” silliness shortly. I was actually surprised to hear David acquiesce to Michael’s 15th anniversary party. And more surprised to hear Michael quit. I love surprises.
Idris Elba on Fresh Air… check out his “accent”!
It really shouldn’t have been surprising. Michael has been there 15 years devoting his life to the company. His office tends to be a top producer in spite of his idiocy. It’s not that David was a particularly jerky or evil boss. But he clearly took Michael for granted and treated him with the sort of mild ambivalence one reserves for someone who isn’t one of their star performers. It’s just unfortunate for Michael that he is unable to communicate like an intelligent adult.
I disagree. The last few episodes, Wallace has gone out of his way to show Michael that he recognizes Michael’s performance – the trip to Canada, the industrial espionage, the lecture circuit – and repeatedly Michael has made a fool of Wallace.
Last week’s “What am I supposed to do now?” was Wallace at the end of his rope, out of ideas regarding how to deal with this apparent idiot-savant man-child. Wallace is the C.F.O. of a failing company in difficult financial times. He doesn’t need to be Michael’s baby sitter for the rest of his life. It was perfectly logical to make baby sitting Michael someone else’s job. But, again, Michael had a temper tantrum.
Yes, maybe it would be nice for the company to throw a party for Michael, but the company doesn’t owe him a party and it doesn’t owe him a hotline to the C.F.O.'s office. Charles wasn’t treating Michael like shit; he was treating Michael like an adult, which he couldn’t handle.
Just saw the episode, and I think it was one of the best of a season which has experimented in a change of the overall tone of the series. It was the perfect balance between awkward and funny, and not quite as slapstick as previous seasons. It’s taken me a bit to get used to this shift, but I quite like it.
And, I have to agree, it sure as heck sounded like Michael said “I acquit.” Now it makes no sense in context, and might have just been Michael’s mangling of the English language, but, to me, it was clearly “acquit.”