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"http://I liked the idea of Gabe, but not the execution. At first he seemed like a typical unmotivated brooding 16yo wanna-be. Then he turned into a smart-ass ADHD 13yo. Anyways, I don't think he'll be back. Ryan, Kelly, Creed and Meredith still entertain me, but the rest of the cast have become same ol' tired same ol'."

Gabe? You mean Luke? Pay attention, mate.

9/25/2010 6:57:27 PM

I missed tonight. Will it be on Hulu at midnight?

9/30/2010 11:28:04 PM

Pam's whole storyline seemed out of character for her.

10/1/2010 2:17:41 PM

yeah i've not liked Pam ever since they got married

10/1/2010 2:23:19 PM

^ agreed, but at least she's doing something now - i like her more in this episode than i have in a long time

10/2/2010 6:28:09 AM

The only people who were on point most of last season were the background characters. The primary ones were all a bit off. It's only been two episodes (and truthfully I really didn't watch the second one intensely yet) but it seems like they almost "reset" them from last year, and that is NOT a bad thing.

Re: Pam -- she even LOOKS more like she did in past seasons (1-3) and not like last year.

[Edited on October 2, 2010 at 8:02 AM. Reason : x]

10/2/2010 8:02:01 AM

i agree pam is acting out of character and not really funny.

anyone think toby and michael may become friends after all. they went back and forth in the last episode and michael seems like he will turn his dislike towards gabe instead of toby.

10/3/2010 11:11:24 PM

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"i agree pam is acting out of character and not really funny."

is this to say pam in character is really funny?

does not compute

10/3/2010 11:31:52 PM

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"Oh well, enjoy it while you can, because this shit is going to be canceled with a quickness."

I couldn't make it through the first episode of Outsourced either, but early on it's getting outstanding ratings

10/4/2010 2:32:42 AM

pretty weak episode tonight, but Michael doing the L&O episode was funny

10/7/2010 9:33:34 PM

I thought tonight's episode was hilarious!

10/7/2010 10:53:01 PM

tonights episode was fantastic. the cellphone sequence onward was top-notch awkward humor

10/7/2010 11:43:10 PM

The bottle of wine being passed around was funny. Good episode, IMO.

Erin is so weird...that's the only way I can describe her.

10/8/2010 12:07:00 AM

I thought it was a decent episode, definitely bringing back some of the awkward funny that this show is good for instead of just silly over the top stuff

You just have to accept that this show isn't going to be hilarious every episode anymore. I really like Andy's character (although Erin is annoying as fuck) so I'm glad they spent some time showing that he's actually talented and not just Nard-Dog all the time

10/8/2010 10:27:08 AM

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"You just have to accept that this show isn't going to be hilarious every episode anymore"

I don't really buy into the "the show kinda sucks now so you should just accept it and not say anything" theory. The Dwight and Angela subplot didn't do anything for me, and Darryl was underused. At least they left out Gabe for an entire episode. The only things that I really got a laugh out of were throwaway gags like Creed being a drama critic and the hurt locker reference.

10/8/2010 1:04:59 PM

i laughed when ryan used his ipad to check the time

i like how they have turned him into this hipster douche

10/8/2010 1:18:04 PM

^^ that is what happens in TV, a money driven business. After a point, shows simply run out of new and funny material but the network refuses to let them die gracefully. It is the EXTREMELY rare show that can keep being funny after 4-5 seasons on a consistent basis and certainly a show like The Office which is based on the mundane is going to have more of a problem with that. Season 2 of this show pretty much ruined the show for a lot of people now because it was pretty close to perfect on all levels.

Sure, no one is saying you need to be entertained but I'll be honest, I get annoyed to a point with the people who parade around about any show saying it's "just not the same" or "so unfunny" or "sucks ass now." I mean if I stopped getting enjoyment out of a show, I'd just stop watching. My sister did that with How I Met Your Mother. I did it with Scrubs Season 7 (though I thought Season 8 was really good/funny when I got around to watching it).

Oh, I haven't seen the episode yet.

10/8/2010 2:11:07 PM

Ok, double post with hypocrisy. That episode sucked. I actually like Jim and Pam the most and that is rare... Andy/Erin/Gabe are so damn annoying as a plot-line even though I really like Gabe's character.

Next week should be funny from the synopsis I saw...

[Edited on October 8, 2010 at 8:47 PM. Reason : lol at michael though doing L&O]

10/8/2010 8:46:02 PM

I thought the episode was great. The Angela-Dwight plot wasn't funny. The LO part made me LOL. I really felt like Michael brought the LOLs tonight. Snagging the wine, passing it around.

10/8/2010 8:51:01 PM

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"I don't really buy into the "the show kinda sucks now so you should just accept it and not say anything" theory"

That's not really what I meant but I don't really know how to say it

Like the show has shifted from a show with no real specific long-term plan that just had a bunch of pranks and one-off jokes... to a show that's trying harder to develop character relationships that aren't Pam and Jim so the episodes won't be super full of jokes like the past. I think they had some problems with that last season but this season is showing some promise

10/8/2010 9:52:45 PM

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"The Angela-Dwight plot wasn't funny."

It wasn't supposed to be funny, it was just relationship development.

10/9/2010 10:26:10 AM

Personally, I'd like to see Don Draper replace Michael when Steve Carrell leaves.

10/9/2010 5:39:28 PM

Best episode in years

Andy might be my favorite character on TV

10/10/2010 7:44:43 AM

I'm loving Dwight this season. And I'm liking the plot between him and Angela. Not everything HAS to be funny, especially when the comedic parts are becoming forced and over the top.

10/11/2010 1:48:48 AM

I lost it when Creed said, "Be cool, Michael. I saw this guy kill a bunch of people."

10/13/2010 1:35:33 PM

Great episode.

I lost it when they convinced Andy to put "Unplanned Pregnancy" in the Pros category.
Foreshadowing an Erin/Gabe pregnancy scare? God, I hope not.

Obviously setting up for a Michael/Holly reunion, but I don't have a problem with that.

I feel like this gave some nice closure on the Jan story line (is that meta?), she just kind of disappeared before.

Darryl is a consistently funny character, I loved his broad advice to Andy.

10/15/2010 11:33:23 AM

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"I'm loving Dwight this season"

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" the comedic parts are becoming forced and over the top."

does not compute

10/15/2010 11:45:10 AM

Highly enjoyed last night's episode, definitely made up for last week. Hah, at the end when michael poured his heart out to holly on voicemail, and then non-chalantly adds "oh yeah, you might want to get tested for herpes." Priceless

10/15/2010 12:23:14 PM

"My advice to you...is to stop crying."

10/15/2010 12:25:35 PM

Never been a big fan of Jan...but she was pretty funny when she started singing to her child. Dwight's "I don't get the reference" had me laughing too. The pros and cons list was hilarious.

10/15/2010 1:08:24 PM

^^^^ Dwight has ALWAYS been over the top in my opinion. He's just more mean spirited now (really since Season 4) so it makes him harder to like.

[Edited on October 15, 2010 at 1:10 PM. Reason : gonna watch this episode tonight]

10/15/2010 1:09:47 PM

are you un beuno worker?

10/15/2010 1:20:44 PM

Did she call her child "assy?"

10/15/2010 3:10:03 PM

^ yes i thought that was weird too

and i loved the ending where they were listing all the places gay sex takes place and dwight goes "the democractic primaries" hahahaha

10/15/2010 3:24:01 PM

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"Obviously setting up for a Michael/Holly reunion, but I don't have a problem with that."

Maybe that's the reason he ends up leaving since this is his last season.

10/15/2010 11:05:45 PM

Wow, BJ Novak wants to see Danny McBride replace Steve Carrell. That would be quite a change.

http://www.wral.com/entertainment/story/8462269/

10/16/2010 8:13:56 AM

I still see Tim Allen being the best replacement for Steve Carrell. Very similar mannerisms.

10/16/2010 5:13:11 PM

I'm afraid Kenny Powers would suck if he wasn't saying fuck and goddammit every 5 seconds

10/16/2010 7:30:58 PM

^ Definitely agree.

10/16/2010 7:44:38 PM

Funny episode last week. Hopefully I'll get back in time to catch this week's!

10/18/2010 8:38:05 PM

i just watched all of eastbound and down because of that post...it sucks. kenny powers would not work in the office...perhaps the actor may if he's dynamic enough...

10/18/2010 9:33:14 PM

god that would be awesome if there was away for him to play the same type of character, minus the baseball part of course... but obviously that won't happen on a network show

10/18/2010 10:07:00 PM

"clutch cream run bro"

10/19/2010 2:17:41 AM

Haha, I just watched the episode from last week. I laughed a lot but I can NOT stand the Andy/Erin thing. End it please! It was cute and funny when it was Jim and Pam because they were so normal. It's not funny or interesting now with those two.

The episode was perfect Michael and you can tell he is getting a bit down on his situation (maybe even with D-M?)...

10/19/2010 7:55:01 PM

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""-Unsinkable Molly Brown coming to town/running shit"

10/19/2010 9:39:10 PM

Andy being an RA was great, the pizza gimmick was very accurate.

10/21/2010 12:55:44 AM

well that was pretty great

10/21/2010 9:31:49 PM

Definitely my favorite so far this season... maybe in the last 1.5 seasons..

10/21/2010 9:34:32 PM

tim olyphant is a pimp

10/21/2010 9:39:49 PM

hahahahaha that episode was awesome.

10/22/2010 10:44:44 AM