Comments on: The Office: The Merger http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html seanobrien.org Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:37:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ed http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-848 Ed Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:43:04 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-848 Watch last night's ep - by the way. We get more Andy acapella - and that's always a good thing. It was written by Ricky Gervais, incidentally. Watch last night’s ep – by the way. We get more Andy acapella – and that’s always a good thing.

It was written by Ricky Gervais, incidentally.

]]> By: Ed http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-847 Ed Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:42:12 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-847 He was definitely in to her. Besides - who cares. They're together and now we can get that hot love quadrangle working!!! He was definitely in to her. Besides – who cares. They’re together and now we can get that hot love quadrangle working!!!

]]> By: Sean http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-844 Sean Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:54:38 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-844 @Ed - True, but when Jim walked out of Stamford, he was all like "see you in Scranton" to Karen when he left. There didn't seem to be anything there. I haven't watched last night's yet, so maybe the expound on it, I don't know. @Ed – True, but when Jim walked out of Stamford, he was all like “see you in Scranton” to Karen when he left. There didn’t seem to be anything there. I haven’t watched last night’s yet, so maybe the expound on it, I don’t know.

]]> By: Ed http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-843 Ed Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:44:31 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-843 Time on the show moves different then time in the real world. There was probably a gap between when we saw them in Stamford and they showed up in Scranton. Time on the show moves different then time in the real world. There was probably a gap between when we saw them in Stamford and they showed up in Scranton.

]]> By: Sean http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-842 Sean Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:12:17 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-842 @Noelle - Seems like they hastily decided to make it so. I don't think we missed anything. @Noelle – Seems like they hastily decided to make it so. I don’t think we missed anything.

]]> By: Noelle http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-838 Noelle Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:01:14 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-838 Dwight vs. Andy is pure comedy gold. Andy is actually the only one from Stamford that I'd like to see hang on. I love the rivalry. Also love the way Andy interracts w/the rest of the crew. I was surprised by Jim's announcement as well. Since when has he been dating someone? I, too, assumed he meant Karen. Assuming that's the case, where was I when that came about?? Dwight vs. Andy is pure comedy gold. Andy is actually the only one from Stamford that I’d like to see hang on. I love the rivalry. Also love the way Andy interracts w/the rest of the crew.

I was surprised by Jim’s announcement as well. Since when has he been dating someone? I, too, assumed he meant Karen. Assuming that’s the case, where was I when that came about??

]]> By: Ed http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-811 Ed Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:17:46 +0000 http://www.seanobrien.org/2006/11/the-office-the-merger.html#comment-811 I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. You nailed a bunch of the highlights but there were plenty more: 1. First Ed Helm's Andy is genius work. I loved his meet and greet with Michael and Michael's cutaway where he enthusiastically beamed - "You know who I really like... This Andy guy!!!" 2. Then there was Andy's wooing of Angela with his 'cat in hat' screensaver. Sure it's no baby playing sax - but it was close enough to get the ice queen to crack a slight smile and send Dwight in a rage. 3. You mentioned it but it bears mentioning again - Lazy Scranton. If this show is uncomfortable it's only becuase it rubs "Ed Humphries might be Michael Scott" in my face on a weekly basis. As for the MailMate - I applaud The Office for turning the NBC corporate edict into some fine comedy. I've noticed a trend of late on NBC where products and companies are shoehorned in with - how shall we say it - a staggering lack of grace. Friday Night Lights works in Applebee's once an episode and if someone could ever develop the power to eradicate the Versa on Heroes, the world would be a much safer place. Obviously, the show creators have been instructed to work these products in - whether they fit or not. When I saw the MailMate I cringed - unti I saw Kevin make a salad with it - and then I realized, Staples should just buy that 30 seconds of footage and use that for their ads. That's comedy gold... and it makes me want to buy a MailMate. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. You nailed a bunch of the highlights but there were plenty more:

1. First Ed Helm’s Andy is genius work. I loved his meet and greet with Michael and Michael’s cutaway where he enthusiastically beamed – “You know who I really like… This Andy guy!!!”

2. Then there was Andy’s wooing of Angela with his ‘cat in hat’ screensaver. Sure it’s no baby playing sax – but it was close enough to get the ice queen to crack a slight smile and send Dwight in a rage.

3. You mentioned it but it bears mentioning again – Lazy Scranton. If this show is uncomfortable it’s only becuase it rubs “Ed Humphries might be Michael Scott” in my face on a weekly basis.

As for the MailMate – I applaud The Office for turning the NBC corporate edict into some fine comedy. I’ve noticed a trend of late on NBC where products and companies are shoehorned in with – how shall we say it – a staggering lack of grace.

Friday Night Lights works in Applebee’s once an episode and if someone could ever develop the power to eradicate the Versa on Heroes, the world would be a much safer place. Obviously, the show creators have been instructed to work these products in – whether they fit or not.

When I saw the MailMate I cringed – unti I saw Kevin make a salad with it – and then I realized, Staples should just buy that 30 seconds of footage and use that for their ads.

That’s comedy gold… and it makes me want to buy a MailMate.

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