Podcasts kimberly on 01 Oct 2007 05:56 pm
Episode #38 - Fancy Like Whoa
With your hosts Sarah, Melody, and Kimberly and a new show format!
Performance Review (01:33): In which we discuss Michael Scott, the eight-year-old; Dwight, the cat murderer; Kevin as the voice of the fans; Karen’s completely empty desk; Ryan, the douche, Pam’s new look (and Angela’s, too!); and how the topic of religion didn’t live up to its potential. Also, did “Fun Run” feel like two episodes to you, too?
Email Surveillance (54:00): Listener reactions to the season premiere, DunderMifflin Infinity, and cool “Office” goodies. Oh, and our premiere party contest reminder!
Callbacks (1:02:57): We found loads! Let us know if we missed the ones you noticed!
Scranton Scoop (1:19:10):
- USA Today recently chatted with real-life CEOs about what you can learn from Michael Scott’s management style.
- New York Magazine has a short interview with Mindy Kaling. Language warning!
- The Buffalo News has a feature on why you should be watching “The Office.”
- “The Office” is featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly, with four different “Office” couples on four different covers. (Spoiler warning!) Working Overtime | Soundbites
- Angela Kinsey and her husband Warren enlisted the help of Andrew Dan-Jumbo from TLC’s “Take Home Handyman” to remodel their home.
- Greg Daniels and show editor Editor Dave Rogers live blogging transcript at NBC.com. (Spoiler warning!)
- NBC.com’s online store has been updated with new merchandise from “The Fun Run.”
Fandomnicity (1:22:03):
- The Watercooler - a new LJ discussion community
- The Scranton Times LJ community
- That’s What She Said blog
- The PB & J moments from Fun Run
- A fan’s account of Paul Lieberstein at the VIFF comedy writing forum
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Running Time: 1:27:06
on 02 Oct 2007 at 3:48 pm 1.Andrew said …
I’ve been listening for a while and I thought I should finally comment. I love the new format and I’ve actually listened to your performance review twice already.
My favorite moment was Jim’s reaction to Michael saying “You don’t know me, you’ve just seen my penis”. Also, I’m not sure if you guys noticed but I saw Angela break when Michael climbed on top of Meredith. Anyway, keep up the great work.
Andrew
on 02 Oct 2007 at 7:13 pm 2.Sarah said …
Hi Andrew!
Thanks for letting us know that you enjoyed PR, and that you like the new format. Change can be scary, so thank you for your feedback!
on 02 Oct 2007 at 8:30 pm 3.Michael said …
As an amateur (very amateur writer), and one who likes to guess what the most dramatic way is for things to play out, I had a thought while listening to the podcast last night.
I, of course, have no evidence for this, but when has that stopped any of us?
I think it was during Melody’s brief lament that there was no closure to the Karen storyline. That she got written off with no acceptable end. Which makes me think that the writers, who are very VERY good at what they do, wouldn’t just leave her out like that- not without a reason.
So, I ask myself, what can that reason be? Well, as would be true to the character, which the writers like to do, Karen has disappeared from Scranton, but I don’t think we’ve seen the last of her.
She’ll be back, and the question then becomes, where and when? So, what’s the reason for her vanishing, and when will we see her again?
Obviously, Jim’s leaving hurt her deeply. Karen has never been one to let things go. She may be passive-agressive (”Pam’s… kind of a bitch”) but she doesn’t let things go.
Now, the other thing that prompted me into this (somewhat disturbing) line of thinking was that Jan seems to be a little T.O.’ed at Pam for “peeping” on Michael. Jan, as we know, is just a tiny bit unhinged (her words in “Cocktails” were “Imploding like a dying star”).
That led me to a what if question:
What if… Jan ran across Karen, and their mutual disdain/anger/hatred of Pam (”Pam was secretly watching as my boyfriend was changing!” “Pam stole MY boyfriend! Dirty slut!”) caused them to form…
An alliance?
I can see that happening near the end of the season if not as the cliffhanger for the finale. Granted, that’s territory The Office has gone over only a few times (Roy saying “I’m gonna KILL Jim Halpert!” is the only time I can think of, but you can probably think of others), but I can see it happening. The Camera Guys go with Michael to work one morning, and as they drive off, they catch a quick glimpse of Karen walking back down the street toward Michael’s condo. Or some sort of creepy thing like Pam pulls over, picks Jim up, and they drive off. The Camera Guys follow them, and as they drive off, we catch Jan and Karen watching them with evil expressions.
I don’t know. That’s maybe too dark for a character comedy, but then, look at the season premiere- it was pretty dark as well.
So, anyway, I’m curious, what are your thoughts on that? Possible? Impossible, Just Plain Crazy?
Thanks! Keep up the great work!
-Michael
on 03 Oct 2007 at 10:13 am 4.Essie said …
I was reading my college’s student newspaper today and saw something I thought you girls would enjoy. There is a “shout out” section of the paper where people can anonymously give a shout out to something. Take a look at what one person wrote:
“Shout out to the raccoon that climbed into the garbage can in front of Chadbourne dorm and kept on poking its head out - I would have been scared, but I knew that Michael Scott had just given 300 dollars to rabies awareness.”
I don’t know who wrote it, but I must become their best friend immediately!
P.S. Awesome show this week. I’m right there with Melody’s reaction to the JAM hand holding…I still can’t stop smiling!