The Office Season 3

godtabh · 01-10-2006 3:25am #1

OMG what a show.

Just brillant. The end witht the light and the "stains!" was un real!

Vokes · 01-10-2006 8:47am

Great Ep. Loved the start.

Michael: You know what Pam....if in 10 years...I haven't had a baby and YOU haven't had a baby....

Pam: No, Michael

(pause)

Michael: 20 years

Pam: No, Michael

(pause)

Michael: Thirty

(Pause)

Pam: Sure

Michael: It's a deal!

Mr E · 01-10-2006 2:31pm

<pedantic> Its episode 3.02 </pedantic>

Good episode though..... "I hope its urine".

godtabh · 01-10-2006 7:53pm

TmB wrote:

<pedantic> Its episode 3.02 </pedantic>

Good episode though..... "I hope its urine".

When I orginaly posted it I was a tad drunk but will update it!

I loved the MS Office shirt as well!

Yakuza · 05-10-2006 1:50pm

"Dwight got a hooker!!"

Basq · 05-10-2006 3:48pm

Really the most consistent comedy on TV right now. 3 series in - it should be utter crap by now! But it's still absolutely hilarious stuff.

Just a top-notch cast and fantastic writing week after week - chuffed it did well at the Emmys this year.

And i feel sorry for the people who gave up on this when it first aired.. and dismissed it as a copy of Gervais and Merchant's original creation.

DéiseGirl · 06-10-2006 1:42pm

Love it love it love it.

"Ain't no party like a Scranton Party!"

"Andrea's the office bitch, you'll get used to her. Creed..." (shakes Meredith's hand).

Have episode 3 and looking forward to watch it after work:)

ixoy · 06-10-2006 3:07pm

basquille wrote:

And i feel sorry for the people who gave up on this when it first aired.. and dismissed it as a copy of Gervais and Merchant's original creation.

I did that after seeing the pilot

I hated the concept originally, saw that the pilot was effectively a re-hash of the Gervais and Merchant script and didn't watch another.

Then some Boardsie here (basquille, I'm looking at you!) convinced me otherwise and it's my fave comedy at the moment probably, along with "My Name is Earl" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".

godtabh · 06-10-2006 7:31pm

ixoy wrote:

I did that after seeing the pilot I hated the concept originally, saw that the pilot was effectively a re-hash of the Gervais and Merchant script and didn't watch another.

Then some Boardsie here (basquille, I'm looking at you!) convinced me otherwise and it's my fave comedy at the moment probably, along with "My Name is Earl" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".

After the first few shows it takes a life on its own.

I've said this a few times that I think the American verison is better. Thats probably because I've seen the all of the American version but only bits and pieces of the English. I think you have to give each one a fair go

DéiseGirl · 06-10-2006 7:57pm

kearnsr wrote:

After the first few shows it takes a life on its own.

I've said this a few times that I think the American verison is better. Thats probably because I've seen the all of the American version but only bits and pieces of the English. I think you have to give each one a fair go

I've seen all of the second series but found the first series a bit painful. Think they'd found their own style a bit more by the second series. I never really liked the British version anyway.

wyndham · 07-10-2006 12:05am

Great 3rd episode, (S3)

Entirely different style to UK Office and comparisons are unfair at this stage of it's evolution as it's a lot more slapstick humour after 2 seasons.

It goes from strength to strength.

Oh and that new bird that fancies Jim- stone cold fox btw!!

Great deleted scenes to view at nbc.com also btw.

godtabh · 08-10-2006 6:31pm

wyndham wrote:

Great 3rd episode, (S3)

Entirely different style to UK Office and comparisons are unfair at this stage of it's evolution as it's a lot more slapstick humour after 2 seasons.

It goes from strength to strength.

Oh and that new bird that fancies Jim- stone cold fox btw!!

Great deleted scenes to view at nbc.com also btw.

She is fairly hot!

Didnt think this was as good as the last one.

Thought they might make more of pro in the hotel room.

Larry David · 08-10-2006 7:58pm

I really can't believe people watch this sh*te.... It's worse than Madonna's version of "American Pie", and Sheryl Crow's version of "Sweet Child of Mine" combined.....

Morgans · 08-10-2006 8:21pm

It is more of a sitcom than the UK office, not as subtle but it has a different focus, but different, more conventional, and better in some respects, (12 episodes of the office Uk all told remember) and one of the best comedies currently in production. As someone who has all seen all CYE (and Seinfeld episodes before they ever came out on dvd) the snobbish attitude of large numbers of CYE fans disappoints me greatly. As if appreciating a comedy without the help of a laughter tracks qualifies you as a genius. As a dyed in the wool Seinfeld fan, I have to say that the first two series of the program lacked much of the humour of something like the office. If the office US finds its feet in the same way as Seinfeld did about series 4, it could really take off.

godtabh · 08-10-2006 8:45pm

Larry David wrote:

I really can't believe people watch this sh*te.... It's worse than Madonna's version of "American Pie", and Sheryl Crow's version of "Sweet Child of Mine" combined.....

Whats two cover songs got to do with a tv show?

You arent compairing like with like

Larry David · 08-10-2006 8:50pm

kearnsr wrote:

Whats two cover songs got to do with a tv show?

You arent compairing like with like

I am comparing like with like - they're both terrible copies of a great original - maybe that was a bit too abstract for you....sorry you missed it.

It is more of a sitcom than the UK office, not as subtle but it has a different focus, but different, more conventional, and better in some respects, (12 episodes of the office Uk all told remember) and one of the best comedies currently in production. As someone who has all seen all CYE (and Seinfeld episodes before they ever came out on dvd) the snobbish attitude of large numbers of CYE fans disappoints me greatly. As if appreciating a comedy without the help of a laughter tracks qualifies you as a genius. As a dyed in the wool Seinfeld fan, I have to say that the first two series of the program lacked much of the humour of something like the office. If the office US finds its feet in the same way as Seinfeld did about series 4, it could really take off.

I despise Seinfeld, but I love Curb - best programme ever made. Strange, but true.

TarfHead · 08-10-2006 8:57pm

Larry David wrote:

I despise Seinfeld, but I love Curb - best programme ever made. Strange, but true.

That is beyond strange - it's just plain irrational IMHO

Seinfeld and Curb both mine from the same vein of humour. You get Larry but don't get George ? How does that work ?

Back on message - the US Office now stands on it's own, not just as a first cousin of the original. I continue to enjoy it, although I felt Dwight's punishment at the end of episode 3 was pushing credulity just a bit too far.

wyndham · 09-10-2006 8:50am

kearnsr wrote:

Thought they might make more of pro in the hotel room.

It wasn't a pro. It was Angela? Jim just legged it too quickly to see her.

Basq · 09-10-2006 9:02am

wyndham wrote:

It wasn't a pro. It was Angela? Jim just legged it too quickly to see her.

Yeah.. but in Jim's mind, it WAS a prostitute which he may have told Michael about..

Episode 3 was for the majority fairly average but had some great moments.. my favourite being the last shot of Dwight with the 'LIAR' sign round his neck!

godtabh · 09-10-2006 12:14pm

basquille wrote:

Yeah.. but in Jim's mind, it WAS a prostitute which he may have told Michael about..

Yeah thats what I meant. I thought something would be made of it and it be all over the office.

basquille wrote:

Episode 3 was for the majority fairly average but had some great moments.. my favourite being the last shot of Dwight with the 'LIAR' sign round his neck!

Dwight scheming away was class and the treating Michael like a no body was class.

The sign was very funny.

lostexpectation · 09-10-2006 12:21pm

just watch the first two of the new series, I thought this show was great and although more sitcomy just as good as the UK series

loved that bit when the women from the new office, said ' jim always pulls at this face at the camera, whats with that??

Basq · 09-10-2006 1:27pm

Another brillant part of the recent episode was the meeting regarding Call Of Duty.. the dialogue was brillant..

"We're being killed out there! Halpert.. what are you carrying?"
"A sniper rifle"
"A SNIPER RIFLE!!!"
"You can't snipe and carry.."

Jim's face was priceless during that dialogue..!

EDIT: Well.. lookie what i found!

godtabh · 09-10-2006 3:11pm

basquille wrote:

Another brillant part of the recent episode was the meeting regarding Call Of Duty.. the dialogue was brillant..

"We're being killed out there! Halpert.. what are you carrying?"
"A sniper rifle"
"A SNIPER RIFLE!!!"
"You can't snipe and carry.."

Jim's face was priceless during that dialogue..!

EDIT: Well.. lookie what i found!

I like the way Jum was in the corner and he couldnt get out and when he did he got a bullet in the head.

Or when he killers your man. "Are we on teams?"

Vokes · 13-10-2006 12:27pm

Better episode after last week and some great dialogue. For example...

Dwight: When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found out she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered that I had resorbed the other foetus.

Do I regret this? No. I believe his tissues made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man AND a little baby.

wyndham wrote:

Oh and that new bird that fancies Jim- stone cold fox btw!!

I concur - fox!

She was in Boston Public before, and her dad is Quincy Jones.

Basq · 13-10-2006 1:15pm

SofaKing wrote:

..She was in Boston Public before, and her dad is Quincy Jones.

I remember her from 'Freaks And Geeks' too..

* my obligatory Freaks And Geeks comment outta the way for another week!

Mr E · 13-10-2006 2:56pm

Let it go, man... let it go.

Basq · 13-10-2006 5:31pm

TmB wrote:

Let it go, man... let it go.

NEVER....!

Gandhi · 13-10-2006 5:42pm

Anyone heard of this new Robin Williams movie "License to Wed"? According to IMDB it seems to have a lot of Office castmembers in it. Jim, Karen (the hot chick mentioned above), Angela, Kevin, Kelly and possibly a few others are in it.

Also, last night's rocked. I loved when they went around the conference room sharing their grief stories. The dialogue about wanting to build a robot was great too.

wyndham · 13-10-2006 9:23pm

Aye, Pam is old news now.

Heres a pic of Rashida Jones.

Basq · 13-10-2006 11:28pm

What i'm noticing more about 'The Office' apart the fact it's still without doubt the funniest show on TV is it seems to be dividing responsibilities of writing / producing with it's co-stars.

Steve Carell wrote the season 2 finale. BJ Novak - who plays Ryan (the temp!

) wrote 4 episodes (Boys and Girls, The Fire, Sexual Harassment, Diversity Day). Mindy Kaling - who plays Kelly - wrote 4 episodes (Take Your Daughter to Work Day, The Injury, The Dundies, Hot Girl). Is this the reason the writing in the show stays so fresh? Dividing the writing between both hired writers and actors / potential writers working on the show. Quite good thinking if this is th reasoning behind it.

Another very funny episode this week.. the little bits before the credits always kills me in the show. And this week was no exception.

Dwight laughing at the freshness of it each time, and Pam's suggestion for coffee from the warehouse.

And loved the stuff n the conference room.. especially when people just starting describing movie plotlines!

Kevin describing 'Weekend At Bernies' was classic. Michael's reaction to Toby telling him about the bird that died when it hit the glass downstairs - "you're not a veternarian... YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!"

And Dwight cramming bird parts into the can!

Some great quotes too:

"A human can go several hours after being decaptiated.. you're thinking of a chicken!"
"I'm not sure how to was this.... Ed was decaptiated"
"BAM.. de-cap-a-detated from his head... you just spit on my face!"

PS - anyone else sense the lack of Oscar in this week's episode?

Gandihi wrote:

Anyone heard of this new Robin Williams movie "License to Wed"? According to IMDB it seems to have a lot of Office castmembers in it. Jim, Karen (the hot chick mentioned above), Angela, Kevin, Kelly and possibly a few others are in it.

Indeed i have.. it's directed by Ken Kwapis who's a writer and producer on 'The Office' so like all good directors, they bring talent from their projects with them (Judd Apatow does it with every film he makes). And 'The Office' has possibly the most talented cast going for it than i've seen in a show for years.. each cast member has fresh delivery, their own little quirks and never fail to impress in their performances.

Don't know if it has Rashida Jones (Karen) is in it... but John Krasinski (Jim) has a starring role and supporting roles from Brian Baumgartner (Kevin), Mindy Kaling (Kelly) and Angela Kinsey (well.. Angela!)

Vokes · 14-10-2006 9:25am

basquille wrote:

PS - anyone else sense the lack of Oscar in this week's episode?

Well, corporate sent him on paid leave, didn't they? Or are you saying the show is poorer for his absence?

lostexpectation · 14-10-2006 12:26pm

wyndham wrote:

Aye, Pam is old news now.

Heres a pic of Rashida Jones.

and it seems she went out with tim in real life!

Basq · 14-10-2006 12:34pm

SofaKing wrote:

Well, corporate sent him on paid leave, didn't they?

Ahhhh.. that's right.

Didn't make the the episode poorer by any means.. just something i noticed when they all talked about remembering the time a bird crapped on Oscar's head at the funeral? And Oscar wasn't there..

godtabh · 14-10-2006 9:44pm

Just saw it now.

Much better than lst week.

I thought dwight was class "Will I flush it?"

THe grief sessions was very good!

Vokes · 14-10-2006 10:41pm

Yes, enjoyed the grief session was very funny

Dwight's 'grief' story i mentioned above was great, as was Ryan's ...

Ryan: A few years ago, my family was on a safari in Africa and my cousin, Mufasa, was...he was trampled to death by a pack of wildebeasts and we all took it really hard. All of us, kind of in the audience, of what happened.

Michael: Do you want to talk about it anymore?

Ryan: Oh, it would probably take me like an hour and a half to tell that whole story.

Gandhi · 16-10-2006 9:34pm

100% Spoiler seeing as I am also referencing an earlier episode (the casino night one)...

When Dwight was comparing stuffing the bird into the can with burying his grandfather in an oil drum, and he finishes with something like "I would have fit everything in if I had more time" I was wondering for a second if he was talking about the bird or his grandfather.

Presumably this is the same grandfather whose tux he wore at the casino night and said "this tux was my grandfather's - they buried him in it".

godtabh · 16-10-2006 9:58pm

Gandhi wrote:

100% Spoiler seeing as I am also referencing an earlier episode (the casino night one)...
When Dwight was comparing stuffing the bird into the can with burying his grandfather in an oil drum, and he finishes with something like "I would have fit everything in if I had more time" I was wondering for a second if he was talking about the bird or his grandfather.

Presumably this is the same grandfather whose tux he wore at the casino night and said "this tux was my grandfather's - they buried him in it".

Never coped that.

Mind you he could've had 2 grandads. Shows like this dont really care about small things like that I would think. If it had been said in Lost then it might mean something

lostexpectation · 17-10-2006 8:19pm

Gandhi wrote:

100% Spoiler seeing as I am also referencing an earlier episode (the casino night one)...
When Dwight was comparing stuffing the bird into the can with burying his grandfather in an oil drum, and he finishes with something like "I would have fit everything in if I had more time" I was wondering for a second if he was talking about the bird or his grandfather.

Presumably this is the same grandfather whose tux he wore at the casino night and said "this tux was my grandfather's - they buried him in it".

nice spot he did say reburied....

good grief

lockon... · 18-10-2006 2:36pm

Wow! Other Office fans. Not the funniest show but I do like the Pam/Jim storyline. Promo for next episode.

Dodge · 19-10-2006 11:11pm

Yakuza wrote:

"Dwight got a hooker!!"

Funniest line I've heard in a sitcom in years. Terrific show.

lockon... · 20-10-2006 9:26am

S03E05. Best episode yet!

DéiseGirl · 20-10-2006 2:57pm

lockon... wrote:

S03E05. Best episode yet!

Definitely

Basq · 20-10-2006 7:44pm

Hilarious episode.. another BJ Novak (Ryan) script of gold!

I don't know why but i laughed so hard when Pam held up the sheet of what Michael did all that: and 'Cosby Impression' was stuck in the middle of it alongside Michael saying "Hey hey hey.. i love Jello Pudding Pops..!"

"Attention: Scranton Business Park.. there will be complimentary pretsels in the lobby from now until 4 o' clock" - Stanley's face and then pacing quickly to the door - brillant!

"I'm gonna plant my seed in you....!"

"What a pair of mary's!"

Oh... and a Lost reference.. i couldn't have asked for anything more from this episode.

PS - the whole Cardigans - 'Lovefool' was not at all lost on me. It's been the last song i've heard on the radio before leaving for work / college numerous times.. and it DOES stay in your head.

Gandhi · 20-10-2006 8:12pm

I loved when Mose ran past right at the corner of the shot. Like "Aliens" or something.

Dwight says "you must wrestle fear" and I only noticed later that Mose had "Fear" written on his shirt.

Truly a classic.

godtabh · 20-10-2006 11:16pm

Just saw it there. Brilliant!

Planting the seeds was class!

The awkwardness was unreal. If it was me (instead of Jim) I know who I'd pick!

The look on Michaels face when he heard the toppings was brilliant. Michael on sugar was brilliant.

Novak has been an exec producer from the start. He obviously has a lot of input other than just writing which is good for this show.

wyndham · 21-10-2006 8:11am

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godtabh · 21-10-2006 11:58am

wyndham wrote:

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

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Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

I read your post up to here. After that I think there was enough!

Basq · 21-10-2006 3:00pm

wyndham wrote:

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

Love me love me, pretend that you love me

Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

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Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

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Fool me fool me, go on and fool me

I can't care about anything but you!

corblimey · 22-10-2006 9:44am

Love it, but is it just me, or have they abandoned the whole 'documentary' style that was its raison d'etre to begin with? The Office UK was a fly on the wall and certainly the first season of the US version followed that faithfully (1 camera, jerky movement, etc). But there's no way that a camera crew could/would do half the things that were possible in this episode (camera cuts, reaction shots, Dwight leaving Ryan (and a whole "camera crew") at the farm for example). I still love it, but it's now just got the look and feel of standard sitcom.

Dodge · 23-10-2006 1:21am

corblimey wrote:

Love it, but is it just me, or have they abandoned the whole 'documentary' style that was its raison d'etre to begin with? The Office UK was a fly on the wall and certainly the first season of the US version followed that faithfully (1 camera, jerky movement, etc). But there's no way that a camera crew could/would do half the things that were possible in this episode (camera cuts, reaction shots, Dwight leaving Ryan (and a whole "camera crew") at the farm for example). I still love it, but it's now just got the look and feel of standard sitcom.

Disagree, look at any of the well known docusoaps, after a series or so they all tended to know what was happening. The camera crew knows that if Dwight says something out there, Ryan is going to look at the camera, so it just points it at him. The other point is that the UK version had 12 episodes and the xmas special. This one is well into its 30s now.

lockon... · 23-10-2006 1:12pm

I like the camera angles on this show. Its true their not following a strict "documentry style" but I think it adds to the show. Otherwise it'd be like watching "Airport" or other s**** fly-on-the-wall shows.

Anyways found out a new episode won't be coming out this week. Ahhhh, I think I might go crazy!

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