Post-Super Bowl ‘Office’ just OK
The hour long episode of The Office which followed the Super Bowl on Sunday delivered some chuckles, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call them laughs.
The opening sequence where Dwight stars a fire just to see if his coworkers were paying attention during his lessons on fire safety is the funniest scene of the episode. From there, the episode just gets less funny.
The entire bootlegged film storyline where Jim, Pam and Andy try to watch a new movie on a laptop starring Jack Black, Jessica Alba (who was only in it for what seemed like 2 seconds) and Cloris Leachman was pointless.
Blogger Roger Catlin felt that The Office was the wrong type of show to air after the Super Bowl. “Its subtle, understated deadpan is the opposite of the boisterous, over-the-top excess of the game and its trappings.”
Bloggers from Newsday.com and PalmPeachPost.com, however, enjoyed the episode. Verne Gay of Newsday writes “The episode is largely brilliant, and includes some of the most inspired bits/lines in the show’s run.”
Don’t get me wrong, the episode had its moments… like Angela throwing her cat into an opening in the ceiling and then watching as it fell crashed through a ceiling panel onto her desk. And you’ve got to love the Pam-Jim love.
If you forgot to record the episode or missed part of it you can watch the entire post-Super Bowl episode of The Office below or at Hulu.com.
What did you think of the post-Super Bowl Office? Was it all that you had hoped for, or did you find it lackluster? Did you see the promo for the next episode? Do you really think Karen’s baby is Jim’s? I don’t. But if it is, I might stop watching the show. YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE PAM-JIM LOVE!!!
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By LAF
February 3, 2009 6:37 PM | Link to this
I thought airing The Office following the Super Bowl was a good choice of programing. The show has been very popular with the twenty-forty crowd. I’m sure most viewers keep their sets on. The original Office (shown on BBCAmerica) had a funnier take on the “fire safety” drill. No one lit a fire in the British episode, but the evacuation sequence was side-splitting. David Brent (Ricky Gervais) was a genius in portraying a completely “out of touch with his employees boss”, but then Mr. Gervais and Stephen Merchant were the creators. Much of their material has been reworked by the writers of the Americanized version. Most likely the other Offices (must be about 8 countries with their versions) “take” from the British Office as well. Steve C. is hilarious, as is all the cast. The Jim/Pam love plot is too sweet/sappy. It’s to the point of becoming boring. A new character (male or female) needs to be brought in (hired) to pose a threat to their relationship. I agree that Karen/Jim should not have had a secret affair. Bring in new blood!