thats the equivalent of 35 half hour episodes, over 50% more than the standard 22 episodes

hope they can keep it fresh

5/17/2007 7:58:22 PM

Awwwwwwwww.

5/17/2007 8:14:40 PM

You and I are done

5/17/2007 9:01:46 PM

Damn Jan has some nice tits

5/17/2007 9:23:26 PM

^indeed

5/17/2007 9:28:33 PM

Was I the only one near tears for Pam when Jim busted through that door? Sorta feel bad for Karen though

5/17/2007 9:39:27 PM

^"Don't feel bad for her, she's nuts [if she thinks she can keep apart JAM]"

"Who was that?"

"No one. You and I are through."

"What?!?!"

hahahahaha

5/17/2007 9:44:22 PM

^^I cheered at my TV

I'm curious how Karen is gonna deal with working in the same branch, or if she's gonna head out to NYC with or without a job, because she's obviously meant to be there and not Scranton.

Also:

http://blog.nbc.com/CreedThoughts/2007/05/13-week/ Creed Thoughts!

5/17/2007 9:51:04 PM

it was a quality episode, not quite as awesome as last seasons finale, but a damn good one

that ending with ryan was fucking perfect

5/18/2007 12:19:37 AM

Yeah. That last minute was SWEET!

5/18/2007 12:21:13 AM

don't think i liked the ending. i don't get the way they've been showing jim and karen acting like they like each other more, and then this. plus the fact that karen is like 20000 times hotter

5/18/2007 2:24:08 AM

only thing now is...

what the fuck happens now?

5/18/2007 4:01:40 AM

"the same ratio of unicorns to leprechauns"

the most hilarious line i've heard in a long fucking time, i was cracking up for awhile after that

5/18/2007 4:36:16 AM

I hope Jan is still on the show

Otherwise I'm gonna miss the twins

5/18/2007 5:20:24 AM

that was a good one... and these:

"Welcome to the Hotel Hell. Check-in time is now. Check-out time is never."

"I will need a new number two. My ideal choice? Jack Bauer. But he is unavailable. Fictional. And overqualified."

"I didn’t get both of your messages."

"I love fake boobs. Often times you find them on strippers."

"Just say, “I want to squeeze them.” It’s code, she’ll know what it means."

5/18/2007 6:10:49 AM

Excellent episode.

I had to pause it and call my co-workers when the Shrute bucks came out. Our old boss gave out Tony Bucks.

Awesome.

5/18/2007 6:34:33 AM

Where can i get some printable shrutebucks??

5/18/2007 7:36:06 AM

did Ryan really take the corporate job or was he accepting another job? he always said he wanted to leave Dunder-Mifflin to start his company.

5/18/2007 8:34:30 AM

No, he really took the job. He had just gotten his MBA and was a temp there for awhile. The guy said it would be good to have another around the office.

5/18/2007 8:35:57 AM

yay! what a good episode i was so excited for pam!


but to settle kevin's question...karen is definitely hotter. but pam and jim are made for each other.

5/18/2007 8:41:40 AM

From BJs live blog last night.

May 17, 09:54 PM

shooting beach games
Hi - Jen Celotta here. We shot Beach Games in the Congo. It was very expensive but i thought worth it in the end. Also redressing the jungle was very expensive and many of us got malaria. Also, Benihana Christmas was shot in Tokyo. But for the convention, we recreated philly on a soundstage. Production is very complicated and I can't go into it all now. thanks for your question!

5/18/2007 8:46:54 AM

"I'll give you a thousand Stanley nickles to leave me alone"
lol

5/18/2007 8:48:07 AM

Quote :

"i don't get the way they've been showing jim and karen acting like they like each other more, and then this."

To me it has seemed more like karen has been acting more and more jealous, while Jim has been thinking about Pam more and more...

it may have been just me but the signs of this had been there for awhile and the end was clear. now if I could only analyze my own relationships just as well..

5/18/2007 9:47:34 AM

HAHA, I just got out of a safety meeting at my new job and the lady told me that they issue Safety Bucks that are used for drawings for prizes. I almost started laughing when she said that.

5/18/2007 9:58:09 AM

Yeah, the whole, "we can't stay in scranton, b/c there's one too many people there" probably made Jim realize it wouldn't work out b/c he'd miss pam too much. That sucks though, b/c I don't want them to get rid of Karen, I liked her and I liked her and Jim as a couple. I kinda agree with what Pam said, that her and Jim are too much alike.

5/18/2007 10:09:10 AM

It's funny how when Michael got back to Scranton he asked Ryan to go get him some coffee. It was kinda funny when it happened but even funnier looking back on it after he got the job.

5/18/2007 10:27:00 AM

Quote :

"Where can i get some printable shrutebucks??"

The first thing I thought wen I saw those was

I wonder how long it will take before those are available on the net.

5/18/2007 11:06:54 AM

Yeah I loved the "I dont do that anymore", "I meant for me" exchange on the coffee....and all of the other great lines...this season went through a rough patch back in the fall, but its been as good as it ever has the past few weeks.

Ryan getting the job came out of left field to me...I had read the upfront news this week and Rashida Jones has a new show on FOX next season, so I figured she would get the job and drop to recurring (they filmed 4 endings supposedly waiting on whether her show would be picked up or not).

5/18/2007 11:28:50 AM

www.creedthoughts.gov.www/creedthoughts

probobly the biggest laugh of the night for me

i just paused it on the dvr when they show creeds computer screen, here's what it says:

Quote :

"Creed Thoughts! Hey-o, everyone out there in SyberWorld, its old Creed Bratton coming at your again, here from my perch as Quality Assurance Manager at Dunder Mifflin paper. Just a few observations on the world around me: What do you guys think is the best kind of car? To me, you cant beat motorcycles. They're small and dangerous. I got into a car.... "

[Edited on May 18, 2007 at 1:56 PM. Reason : fucking amazing]

5/18/2007 1:50:20 PM

^ they posted everything he wrote on their office blog linked further up the page, creed is a fucking riot

5/18/2007 1:59:44 PM

haha, i totally missed that link earlier

5/18/2007 2:13:02 PM

Toby was not even in the episode was he?

5/18/2007 4:17:50 PM

^I didn't see him, no

definitely didn't have any lines at least

5/18/2007 4:29:58 PM

Toby wrote the episode

5/18/2007 4:38:52 PM

He was also in the background of a scene, but I can't recall which.

5/18/2007 4:42:04 PM

Creed thoughts...

Quote :

"Today in my office where I work as Director of Quality Assurance, we went to the beach for some reason that was never adequately explained. When we were there, our manager told us to eat hot coals. I thought that was a little bit untoward so I ate a fish. Then a woman I have literally never seen before in my entire life started talking very loudly about something involving Halpert. She was agitated, I’d say. From what I could guess, she was definitely on drugs of some kind, perhaps cocaine, or maybe ‘drines. Also, she is a knock-out. She reminds me of a young Daphne Du Maurier. Also, I stupidly ate the fishbones. I told myself “never again” after the last time, but then you turn around, and bam, they’re in my mouth. I also ate 55 hot dogs in 15 minutes, which is a world record."

HAHA fucking awesome!

5/18/2007 6:12:52 PM

that is awesome

great episode in every way




also, did you guys see the movie Krasinski is starring in?? he must have been desperate for a movie role.

[Edited on May 18, 2007 at 8:53 PM. Reason : i guess i dont know if he is "the star"]

5/18/2007 8:53:16 PM

I'd do a shitty movie too to work with Mandy Moore

5/18/2007 9:33:51 PM

More Creed Thoughts!

Quote :

"I got into a car accident yesterday and I just took off. It didn’t look too bad. The guy was making a big deal out of it, but come on – dogs don’t live forever."

5/18/2007 9:40:49 PM

I've never seen any season but 3... but that was the best ending to any episode by far... shit was hilarious, so unexpected.

5/18/2007 10:30:50 PM

The ending last season was better, but this show overall was better.

5/18/2007 10:32:07 PM

i just realized

this means ryan will be michael's boss

interesting

5/19/2007 8:33:09 AM

Quote :

"i don't get the way they've been showing jim and karen acting like they like each other more, and then this."

I know. It's unrealistic and very realistic at the same time. I mean, things don't make sense in real life, and we often pretend things are going well when there are actually obvious signs to the contrary that we kind of ignore.

Remember that episode where Jim was talking about how Karen and him dealt with their relationship after Karen found out about Pam. And he said something like, "We handled it by talking about it for hours every...single...night." And then sorta smiled. That is not a good sign.

And while Jim doesn't necessarily wanna be in Scranton, Karen is like a billion times more ambitious than he is. She had a bit of a Lady Macbeth thing going on when she basically told him he had to leave Scranton.

And when she talked that shit about Jan, I was like, "OH, HELL NO!" I've made fun of people when I shouldn't have, but when a friend puts things in perspective and suggests that maybe I should have some compassion, I'm like, "Yeah, I guess you're right. She is going through a rough time." Karen just doesn't get it.

5/19/2007 9:16:41 AM

I'm fucking so tired of this Jim/Karen/Pam thing.

It is very played out...boring. CAn we go back to spending more time on comedy pls? Thanks.

5/19/2007 10:58:09 AM

Quote :

"And he said something like, "We handled it by talking about it for hours every...single...night.""

yeah that was like 10 episodes ago. on the beach episode, as well as some of the other recent ones, they seemed to be getting along better than ever. i don't know. i just don't think the writers have done a good job handling it. though the show is still funny, so whatever

5/19/2007 11:53:46 AM

I think the show has gotten to a point where the writer realize success doesn't necessarily bank on the Jim/Pam thing. So, finally getting them together doesn't spell the beginning of the end. I think the show can continue to be just as funny with the two of them as a couple now. The big thing is not to have PDA all over the place ala JD/Elliott. That would ruin it, I think.

5/19/2007 12:38:10 PM

Quote :

"He was also in the background of a scene, but I can't recall which."

It was that scene where Karen is eating her lunch in the break room and Pam walks in then they proceed to have that really uncomfortable conversation.

5/19/2007 1:47:57 PM

yeah i agree, get them together and have them keep the pda to a minimal for ofice reasons and focus more on all the other great characters. if they drag it out forever it will get stale. most people want jim and pam together right?

5/19/2007 1:49:46 PM

So, I guess Jim just left Karen's ass in NY?

5/20/2007 1:13:35 PM

^Jesus fucking christ. How can someone be this stupid?

5/20/2007 6:36:32 PM