Podcasts melody on 02 Jun 2008 07:39 pm
Episode #68 - Would You Rather
With your hosts Melody and Sarah.
Email Surveillance (0:53) - The symbolism of New York in the show, reasons you might want to plunk down your hard-earned cash for the DVDs, Michael’s cycle of doom, Pam didn’t go to Hogwarts, and the writers continue to have it all wrong. (That’s our story and we’re sticking to it.)
Would You Rather (18:33) - We’re having some fun this summer, and we’re going to start with a short game of “Would You Rather”! Send us ideas for future “Would You Rather” segments!
Scranton Scoop (24:33)
- Rainn Wilson in Rolling Stone
- “Office” cast members were asked about their opinions about the spin-off
- Jenna Fischer answers fans’ questions
- Season 4 DVDs really released on 09/02/08
- Season 5 to premiere 09/25/08 with an hour-long episode
Fandomnicity (25:47)
- Northern Attack’s Summer Hiatus Competition
- A Three-Step Guide to Coloring Icons
- Sign up for your free Believe in Steve (Carell) button
- A translation of the SNL Japanese Office short
- Results of the Season 4 Survey
- The coolest “Office” birthday present ever
- The Bernard Boogie
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Running Time: 29:27
on 02 Jun 2008 at 8:40 pm 1.Kelly said …
I have a really good fan fiction recommendation for you guys on More Than That by Nightswept which has the summer after good bye toby! it feels like a season 2 episode only instead of Pam it’s natalie Pam’s replacement the 4′11” italian prankster whom Dwight and Kevin think is in the mob.
Would you rather a Dwangela reunion but there would never be any singing AGAIN or See a jim and pam weeding where michael is actually normal but someone is going to die and it’s not Packer!!!! referring to episode #48 Pushing Paper!
I have my top 5 Kevin episodes:
1. Good Bye Toby!
2. Chair Model
3. The Dundies (his award)
4. Michael’s Birthday
5. Product Recall
All right so here is the end of my very long post if you couldn’t tell I was listening to the podcast as I was posting.
on 06 Jun 2008 at 9:19 pm 2.mo pie said …
Hi guys! I just wanted to leave you a note to tell you I’m completely addicted to the podcast. (I even mentioned it on my own blog the other day, even though my blog’s about body image and totally unrelated to the show.)
Anyway, I love the show, have been watching since the first episode. I don’t know if you’ve done podcasts on the first season; if so, I haven’t gotten to them yet. (I’ve listened to like #45-now and now 1-10 or so.) You guys do a fabulous podcast, and my new dream is to be a guest commenter. (If you ever do “Hot Girl” sign me up.)
Oh, I should say that I first learned about the podcast because Melody is on my livejournal friends list. (Melody, how did that happen in the first place?) She found out I was going to the set and I stole one of Michael’s thumbtacks for her. Had I only known, I would have stolen things for Kimberly and Sarah too! (Actually I think I still have one or two things. I’m not above beyond bribed.)
Here are my set pics (the ones without all the stealing in them). Love you guys. Thanks for the podcast! I’m a nerd.
-Mo
on 06 Jun 2008 at 9:21 pm 3.mo pie said …
Oh my god, check out those typos. And I’m not even drinking! I meant “I’m not above bribing you” or something like that, I’m sure.
on 09 Jun 2008 at 7:54 pm 4.melody said …
Mo -
Okay, first of all, I’m so glad that you like the podcast. It actually kind of tickles me to no end. Second, thank you so much to linking to us from your blog! We really appreciate it.
We became livejournal friends because I had been reading your pre-LJ journal. I read lots of journals. I almost never comment because, I don’t know, I don’t want people to know how lame their reader at my IP address is, although I guess it could sort of seem that I am just creepy and stalker-like. But mostly, I’m way shy. But I had enjoyed reading your previous journal, so I decided to suck it up and friend you when you started your LJ, anonymity be damned.
And now I have a treasured thumbtack and post-it and a paper clip, which you so kindly secured for me, and you listen to my podcast, and all that hiding behind an IP address on my part has flown out the window! Which is for the best.
Anyhow, we have had guests on the show in the past… I’m not going to say it wouldn’t happen again… although, we have already done “Hot Girl” (http://theofficealliance.com/archives/podcasts/episode-29-our-two-cents/).
on 19 Jun 2008 at 5:01 pm 5.Ben said …
Hi Ladies-
First of all LOVE the podcast! Keep up the good work!
I have to say I’m also a long-time fan of Comic Books and Professional Wrestling… which means (wait for it) I’ve learned
1) everything can be explained
2) if it can’t be explained, at least with good story arcs and good writing fans will willingly have a short term memory if it can’t be explained away
While I too was disappointed with Jim/Pam but loved everything else about the finale, I have faith the Office writers won’t fail us!
I’m about halfway through the podcast when I got home so I will listen to the other half tomorrow. But here are a few interesting explanations from what I’ve heard you guys discussing
Job fair and paper:
The reason Michael Scott was so familiar with the paper is because he did get the county account. Just because they got the account doesn’t mean they are going to buy the best paper. Because “The Client” is on a budget and didn’t get as cheap a deal as say the chain stores, he had to buy the cheaper paper which is not good enough for what Michael Scott wants for the job fair. So Michael knows what kind of paper the schools bought and sent Pam to get better paper
Jenna and the animation:
Someone with enough motivation and some talent will figure out how to do things with the tools they have. To me, I have no idea how to use any of the software that was mentioned in “job fair” but through necessity put together some really good short clips and animations using paintshop (cheap photoshop clone) and windows movie maker (free with Windows). I can see Jenna being able to do the same thing. She is at her desk doing nothing so much of the day that she plays around with the software that comes with the computer (windows movier maker and ms paint) and then later bought paintshop or some cheap photoshop clone as her interests in art grew more than the features of ms paint.
That’s one big long comment :) Hope you all dont’ mind!
Ben