I'm kinda sad that you just STOPPED texting back right when the good part came up! WTF MAN. That's okay though, cos I fell asleep like, five minutes after. ;)
Good to see your thoughts-- I've always attributed the not-so-strong episodes to a format error. The Office, as a concept, is not a 4 season series, especially when each season contains upwards of 20-some odd episodes. The original series did beautifully with shorter seasons and only a few of them. While The Office US is a different animal that has spun into a sitcom in its own right, I do think the premise remains. I'm a little scared for a S5 show, because while there are some fairly interesting threads (wanting to know what happens with Jim and Pam, for instance), on a whole I don't know that they're capable of keeping the show going without resorting to the things they did post strike, like recycling the same, tired jokes.
If next year goes like this year does, I have a feeling I may (begrudgingly) jump ship.
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Date: 2008-05-16 11:29 am (UTC)Good to see your thoughts-- I've always attributed the not-so-strong episodes to a format error. The Office, as a concept, is not a 4 season series, especially when each season contains upwards of 20-some odd episodes. The original series did beautifully with shorter seasons and only a few of them. While The Office US is a different animal that has spun into a sitcom in its own right, I do think the premise remains. I'm a little scared for a S5 show, because while there are some fairly interesting threads (wanting to know what happens with Jim and Pam, for instance), on a whole I don't know that they're capable of keeping the show going without resorting to the things they did post strike, like recycling the same, tired jokes.
If next year goes like this year does, I have a feeling I may (begrudgingly) jump ship.