The Office Season 6

[Godspeed]

I was a bit underwhelmed, but they get bonus points for the return of Todd Packer. It's been a long time coming.

[Invader3K]

By the way, if you haven't yet, check out the new webisodes with Erin and Angela. Pretty funny.

[adamb100]

Mega desk was epic. "Megadesk is all I care about, getting. more. megadesk".

[Buckylovesbeer]

I dont know why, but lately I laugh every time I see Kevin. In that green suit last night, I about died. Nice hat!

 

I enjoyed that episode

[theavrock]

I dont know why, but lately I laugh every time I see Kevin. In that green suit last night, I about died. Nice hat!

 

I enjoyed that episode

I am the same way with Stanley. I just think he is so sullen and funny.

[logan82]

This show is in danger of going off the season pass list for me. It is and has been kind of blah for a while now. One or two nice laughs a show isn't really enough.

[BrewCrewForever]

Easily the two best parts of last nights ep were megadesk and the return of Todd Packer. I can't even remember the last time Pack Man was on. And its funny because just a few weeks ago a buddy and I were talking at work that he never is on anymore. And then he returned!

[Flood Pants]

Megadesk may have been the funniest thing of the whole season for me. And it was refreshing to have the Jim and Dwight feud back to normal.

And Pam getting a break opened up some more screen time for other characters, which I liked. All around, one of my favorite episodes of the season.

[Godspeed]

Wow! That was the Office's funniest episode in I don't know how long. Best of the season for me. Money quotes:

• "Trash? Its code. Meredith, take your dress off!"
• "Hey! There's nothing I can do about my wide-set eyes."
• "People love shells from far away beaches."
• "Jim, Don't use your cute baby to make us like you" ... "She's wearing a onesie."

[patrickgpe]

"I'm the king of kings, you might say Jesus is the king of Kings, thats how high of an opinion I have of me"

[Invader3K]

Yeah, very funny episode last night. I hate to say it, but I'm kind of glad the Pam character is off the show right now. It seems like it has opened up a lot of time for some of the other characters that were getting somewhat overlooked (Kevin, Oscar, Darrel, etc).

[pitchleague]

Tonight's episode?

 

Number one for me this year.

 

Funny moments---

 

Jim? --check

Pam? --check

Michael? --check

Kevin? -- check

Creed? -- check

Ryan? --check

Dwight? --check

Angela? --check

Oscar? -- check

Darryl? --check

Stanley? --check

Erin? --check

 

Seriously, I think EVERYONE had a funny line or moment in this episode. I laughed the whole time. The only time I cringed was when "Date Mike" made his appearance and ruined things. They always write stuff for Michael that is just too absurd. Luckily, it worked out for him--it usually doesn't. And, for once, it was gosh darn funny.

[Godspeed]

I liked last week's better, but they've been on a roll ever since the return of Todd Packer to the screen in the closing moments of the episode 2 weeks ago.

 

I've given up on any semblance of realism involving Michael, so I actually found the whole 'Date Mike' concept was actually quite funny. I mean, the guy keeps a Kangol in his trunk just in case a night out turns into a date. That just cracks me up. The Japanese warehouse guy's monologue at the end tonight was great, too. Craig Robinson in the background really sold it for me.

 

Did they ever show Creed in the bar? If not, what a missed opportunity.

[bjkrautk]

Did they ever show Creed in the bar? If not, what a missed opportunity.

I thought I saw Creed dominating the DDR machine.

[jerichoholicninja]

I thought that was one of the least funny episodes of the entire series. I still love the show but the comedy is really only hit and miss lately. The characters are great and the storylines and interesting but the comedy is subpar.

[adamb100]

Couldnt stand watching Michael in that episode, he pushed the bar too much last night.

[Oldcity]

Agreed on the Michael stuff. That crap ruins episodes for me.

I loved the Stanley push-ups and Oscar relating it to the woman lifting her car to save her baby.

[jerichoholicninja]

Agree about Micheal. He is usually the most unwatchable part of an episode.

[Invader3K]

Michael Scott is hilarious. I don't understand how people can't like him. I guess Steve Carrel's style and humor just appeal to me, I suppose.

[adamb100]

Acting out of line is one thing but there comes a point where he acts too far out of line to where it's not even funny anymore.

[Point Beer Is Best]

"Date Mike" was probably the least funny thing I have seen in a long time. IMO, The Office is easily the fourth best show of NBC's comedies on Thursday night.

[Menace II Sobriety]

"Date Mike" was probably the least funny thing I have seen in a long time. IMO, The Office is easily the fourth best show of NBC's comedies on Thursday night.

It seems as though there is at least one point per episode that I have to flip off the office because of the antics of Mike. It is cringeworthy had much of a fool they make him be. On the plus side I thought it was hilarious when Kevin was in the background making sexual hand gestures behind Andy and Erin?.

[jerichoholicninja]

Most of the jokes on the show are subtle except for Micheal, and to a lesser extent Dwight. The Micheal stuff is most often about how obnoxious he can be and making Micheal the joke. It's often low brow and sophomoric, which is so unlike the rest of the show.

[Godspeed]

It's not as if it's been some drastic change in character, Michael's been low brow and sophomoric from the beginning. Sure we can demand growth and maturity, but Michael being Michael is what makes the office "The Office".

 

Point --- hasn't 30Rock dropped off a cliff or do I just keep catching half-assed episodes by random chance? I'm not a consistent watcher of the show until it comes out on DVD. I thought the last half of season 3 really lagged though, save for a few that were among the best they've ever done (Apollo, Apollo comes to mind).

[Flood Pants]

Point --- hasn't 30Rock dropped off a cliff or do I just keep catching half-assed episodes by random chance? I'm not a consistent watcher of the show until it comes out on DVD. I thought the last half of season 3 really lagged though, save for a few that were among the best they've ever done (Apollo, Apollo comes to mind).

I'd agree on 30 Rock. I've always thought that The Office treated its viewers with more respect, if that makes any sense. There's plenty of subtelty in The Office, and it's paced to give you time to digest it all. And it rewards you for paying close attention and having knowledge of the entire series and its character development. 30 Rock is funny, but it seems to just jump from obvious joke to obvious joke so fast there's not time to process one before the other comes up. It makes for more laughs packed in a half-hour, but they feel a lot cheaper.

 

Then again, I haven't watched the entire series, so maybe I've missed a lot of quality that I haven't had the patience to give a chance to. I think The Office is still the most well-crafted show on Thursday night, though Parks and Rec is climbing the ladder very fast.