# The Office Season Premiere, The List **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282 "2011-09-23T01:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/21 "2011-09-23T14:27:15Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > James Spader now just looks… odd. There was a time when I could actually confuse him and Michael Shanks(they both played the same role from Stargate). Not anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/22 "2011-09-23T14:59:43Z")
Very good episode. I love Spader. I also want to know why Gabe is there. I though Jo sent him back to Florida. What happened to the hottie that Will Ferrel hired? > [@Hampshire](#): > > Yes, apparently with her second. I don’t know if she’s pregnant in real life though. If not they sure did good job making her look huge. Yes, she’s pregnant in real life, her first pregnancy (with her second husband). I think Angela’s pregnancy is fake, however. I’m not sure, though. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/23 "2011-09-23T16:47:31Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > Underwhelmed. Spader is boring. The planking thing was stupid. Meh. I kinda have to agree, especially on the planking thing. I still have hopes for this season…while I enjoyed the show when Michael Scott was boss, it had become very one note…with every episode and plot line centered around Michaels narcissistic personality disorder…granted it was an amusing note which is why I kept watching, but one note all the same. However, they’re going to have to replace that plot and I wasn’t impressed with last night’s effort…the best I can give them is at least they didn’t try to stretch it into an hour long episode. I do like the Angela and the senator plotline. My most wished for plot line is “Jim meets a prettier face and dumps Pam”…I hope it happens this season while she’s hugely pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/24 "2011-09-23T17:07:41Z")
There’s no chance of that. thousands of squeegirls would descend on Greg Daniels and devour him whole. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/25 "2011-09-23T17:35:35Z")
I thought the planking was pretty funny. The Dwight stuff was a bit too over the top for me, but Erin’s response to the whole thing was so funny that it made it all worth it. I like Andy as the boss. This is a great start to the new era, and I agree with others who think the lack of Michael Scott might give the show a breath of fresh air that keeps things going for quite a while. Spader was awesome. And, I like the character they created for him. Fun episode all around. At first I thought it was a mistake to end the show after Carrell left. After watching this, I am glad they did it. Helms is very funny, and it looks like they aren’t going to make him carry the show. So, all of the characters can shine. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/26 "2011-09-23T18:14:44Z")
I wish they hadn’t gotten rid of Jordan. I think, as of the end of last season, they were going to set her up to be someone that Pam was jealous with. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/27 "2011-09-23T19:07:23Z")
Stanley is the best salesman! I must say, I think I might actually like it better without Michael. It was too cringe-inducing for me towards the end there with Michael’s antics. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/28 "2011-09-23T19:23:48Z")
My favorite thing about Elmo is the tickling. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/29 "2011-09-23T20:29:30Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > My favorite thing about Elmo is the tickling. I loved Toby bailing on the lunch as soon as the Sesame Street talk got too deep. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/30 "2011-09-23T20:37:10Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I loved Toby bailing on the lunch as soon as the Sesame Street talk got too deep. He was right, though; he didn’t belong there. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/31 "2011-09-23T21:42:28Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I think Angela’s pregnancy is fake, however. Funny, since they concealed her real one. I thought the planking thing was funny, especially Kelly (“I can’t get down”). Isn’t that fad over, though? Did anyone ever really do it in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/32 "2011-09-23T21:44:31Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I think Angela’s pregnancy is fake, however. I’m not sure, though. Do you just think Angela the actress is wearing a fake belly for the character’s pregnancy - or do you think Angela the character is faking her pregnancy? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/33 "2011-09-23T21:45:44Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Do you just think Angela the actress is wearing a fake belly for the character’s pregnancy - or do you think Angela the character is faking her pregnancy? I meant the former, although I wouldn’t rule out the latter as well. ---
**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 23, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/34 "2011-09-23T22:48:03Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > I thought the planking thing was funny, especially Kelly (“I can’t get down”). Isn’t that fad over, though? Did anyone ever really do it in the first place? That totally fits in with the characters being the kind of people getting into planking after the fad was dying. Like when they did Parkour or the dance at Jim & Pam’ wedding. ---
**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 24, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/35 "2011-09-24T00:02:46Z")
Two [Deleted Scenes](http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/categories/deleted-scenes/28287/) are up. It explains why Gabe is around. Now what happened to Jordan? ---
**Author:** ![koufax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ea924/32.png) [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/36 "2011-09-24T00:33:21Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Argh, I got a phone call right after Dwight said “Back to work. You too Andy” so I never saw the resolution. Was it just an experiment by California to mess with their heads? go to [hulu.com](http://hulu.com) and you can watch the whole thing…for free ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/37 "2011-09-24T01:41:29Z")
I liked how all the “winners” were nodding and agreeing with the “cultural ghetto” comment, not knowing or caring what it meant. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/38 "2011-09-24T02:23:39Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Argh, I got a phone call right after Dwight said "Back to work. And you answered the call? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/39 "2011-09-24T02:55:48Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > Stanley is the best salesman! He always was, followed by Phyllis. Okay, when he had to Michael was the best, but he rarely had to. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282/40 "2011-09-24T07:25:19Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > go to [hulu.com](http://hulu.com) and you can watch the whole thing…for free > [@hulu.com](#): > > Sorry, currently our video library can only be watched from within the United States. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-premiere-the-list/597282.md?page=3)