The Office Season 3 (Spoilers inside)

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by moriarty

Unless one of those friends live in Scranton, that's a long ass drive.

Of course it is just television.

Not too bad, only 120 miles (less than 2 hours):

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...51196&z=9&om=1

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by moriarty

I'd love to know what the other ending was.

DVD, baby!

[moriarty]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Not too bad, only 120 miles (less than 2 hours):

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...51196&z=9&om=1

I'm guessing you've never driven from NYC through Northern NJ before. 60mph average would be very optimistic. It could take you 2 hours to get through the tunnel depending on time of day.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by moriarty

I'm guessing you've never driven from NYC through Northern NJ before. 60mph average would be very optimistic. It could take you 2 hours to get through the tunnel depending on time of day.

I have... they are leaving at what, 11, noon, 1 in the afternoon? Depending on where they are, taking the GWB may be the better bet and then you can go 80 all the way through.

[moriarty]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

I have... they are leaving at what, 11, noon, 1 in the afternoon? Depending on where they are, taking the GWB may be the better bet and then you can go 80 all the way through.

Touche. If its' a Friday though all bets are off.

[RedKingGold]

I'm actually from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area and can tell you that it takes 2 hours and 15 minutes to make it from NY to NEPA (Northeastern Pennsylvania).

That's one of the reasons why Scranton became as populated as it is, b/c it is less than two hours and a 1/2 away from both Philadelphia and New York.

[Joe]

Originally Posted by moriarty

I'd love to know what the other ending was.

I read that both endings had the same end result, but were shot differently. Whatever that means.

[Joe]

Creed's blog from the NBC.com site:

Originally Posted by Creed

Creed Thoughts
Hey-o, everyone out there in SyberWorld. It’s old Creed Bratton coming at your again, here from my perch as a 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 can’t beat motorcycles. They’re small, and dangerous.


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.


Sometimes when I’m sick, or feeling blue, I drink vinegar. I like all kinds: balsamic, vodka, orange juice, leaves.


Working in an office is fine, but I’d rather be a millionaire. [Elaborate on this. It’s interesting. Maybe Trademark it, too.]


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.


Everybody remembers: “April showers bring May flowers.” But no one remembers how the rest of that goes. Which I find so frustrating.


Prediction: the Orioles will win the World Series over the Pirates in seven games.

Prediction: the space program will be renamed the Outer Space Program by 2060.

Prediction: someday we will be able to travel faster than sound. We will “break the sound barrier.”

Prediction: [note – need more predictions.]


Reminder: Michael’s safe combo: 26-32-20.

[RPI-Fan]

I loved when Ryan explained how he set up Creed's blog (a Microsoft word document with a fake link at the top of the page).

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Creed's blog

Then a woman I have literally never seen before in my entire life started talking very loudly about something involving Halpert.

LOL!

[Crapshoot]

Wow. That was fucking brilliant.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Celeval

Best. Twist. Ending. Ever.

Just watched it, and I agree. Looking forward to season 4 and how that plays out.

[larrymcg421]

This is what BJ Novak wrote in the Office live blog after the finale aired...

HI Anissa, it's B.J. First, be sure to send your phone number to me c/o nbc.com... just kidding... seriously, I think there will be some very funny plots next year involving Michael and Ryan... Their relationship could take on some characteristics of Michael and Jan... I'm sure that's Ryan's fear anyway. Thanks for the question. The short answer is I'm looking forward to that twist from both sides of camera.

Sure they could be spreading misinformation to hide the twist, but I doubt it.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Swing low sweet chariots...

[OldGiants]

Originally Posted by RedKingGold

Not too mention the whole "coffee" thing when Michael got back to the office (i.e., temp unwilling to get Michael a cup of coffee). That was also a sign of foreshadowing later on in the show.

My thoughts exactly. That exchange almost stopped the flow of the show for me because I wondered why they brought up that old sore of Ryan's.

I'm betting next season will be no more than five minutes old when Ryan tells Michael to fetch him a cup of coffee in front of all the Scranton office people.

Talking with my wife (who also got excited when Jim asked Pam out), we came to the conclusion that Pam (Jenna Fischer) is so popular with both men and women because she is 'attainable hot' to men, and an office friend type to women.

By that I mean most men would rate her highly on the desirable scale, and yet be comfortable around Pam and think they had a realistic shot at dating her, while women don't see her as a predator or a threat to them. The office women confiding in Pam and commiserating with her about Roy is very sympathetic for female viewers. My wife always remarks on how Pam is appropriately dressed for work compared to the women on Boston Legal or Numb3rs. Certainly there is nothing overtly sexy about Pam's character, yet male viewers 'lust' after her. There is no other female character like her on TV today.

[Crapshoot]

Originally Posted by OldGiants

My thoughts exactly. That exchange almost stopped the flow of the show for me because I wondered why they brought up that old sore of Ryan's.

I'm betting next season will be no more than five minutes old when Ryan tells Michael to fetch him a cup of coffee in front of all the Scranton office people.

Talking with my wife (who also got excited when Jim asked Pam out), we came to the conclusion that Pam (Jenna Fischer) is so popular with both men and women because she is 'attainable hot' to men, and an office friend type to women.

By that I mean most men would rate her highly on the desirable scale, and yet be comfortable around Pam and think they had a realistic shot at dating her, while women don't see her as a predator or a threat to them. The office women confiding in Pam and commiserating with her about Roy is very sympathetic for female viewers. My wife always remarks on how Pam is appropriately dressed for work compared to the women on Boston Legal or Numb3rs. Certainly there is nothing overtly sexy about Pam's character, yet male viewers 'lust' after her. There is no other female character like her on TV today.

I think that's a very big part of what the Office tries to do - if you look at the British version, Lucy Davis is even more "normal" looking than Jenna Fischer (who is out and out pretty, IMO). When they talk about a "great personality", they mean it. And yeah, I think its one of the many reasons The Office rocks so much. I tried explaining to my cousins that unlike "Grey's Anatomy", not everyone in the office sleeps with everyone else (or if they do, I was left out of that equation).

[larrymcg421]

I agree with the comments about Pam. You guys should listen to the commentary tracks. On the season 1 commentary, Jenna Fischer talks about the audition process. She mentions that the casting director actually told her to dress down (the complete opposite of what she was told for every other role). During her audition, they were doing an improvised talking head scene, and someone asked her "Do you enjoy being a secretary?" And instead of trying to be wacky, Jenna simply said "No" and that was it.

There's also a funny story that John Krasinski tells where his audition scene was about to come up but they took a lunch break. So he was eating his lunch and this guy sits down across from him and asks what he thinks of the show. John sais something like he hopes they don't screw it up because UK adaptations are usually garbage. He then found it he was sitting across from Greg Daniels.

[Eaglesfan27]

I guess a new thread should be started, but I just wanted to say that tonight's season premiere is brilliant so far. At least a half dozen great quotable lines already.

[ISiddiqui]

The first ten minutes had me rolling. The rest of the show was great as well... though the first half hour was amazingly good.

Michael Scott is the best character ever. And I knew Dwight did what he did, but I couldn't believe they'd (the show's writers) would make him do that!