This is where we get to meet Mr. Brown, who Michael, of course, thinks is made up just for the racism seminar. He's brought in to address a bit by Chris Rock that Michael repeats at the office.
I like how he tries to get you to think that he came up with Diversity Day but as the sentence rolls on, we find out he had no clue.
Mr. Deckard is a very good client for Jim that can't just seem to buy paper. In fact, in just about every episode, clients really have to try and buy paper from Dunder Mifflin.
Let's talk about Michael. He spends the whole episode trying to convince the office workers that his comments were not racist, they were funny. And he has a good point. Jokes are offensive, that's what makes them jokes, right? He does this quite often. And really, Michael isn't racist, he just wants a level playing field in the joke telling business. We all know that certain segments of society are not allowed to make certain jokes about another part of society but the jokes are perfectly acceptable within the circle. He just wants equality. He's fighting for his rights just as much as others fight for theirs. His just happen to be jokes.
So Mr. Brown roleplays the incident and somehow Michael manages to repeat the offense in front of everyone again. I love the dedication he has to comedy. No matter how inappropriate the joke, he will tell it with everything he can muster. "Whatch you want, cookie?"
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Season 1 Episode 1
Yeah the pilot. Man I like this one. It's not my favorite but we get introduced to Michael, Dwight, and Jim and things are never the same.
Michael's first moment comes as he closes a sale at the library and calls the lady and scholar and a gentleman. Classic.
12 years. I have worked for one place for nearly 10 years now and much like Michael, I have no where else to go. I hate to admit it but I have always seen a bit of the Scott in me.
WAASSSSSUUUUUPPPPP! Still a classic.
I always like how MS tries to hang out with the salesman. You know he wishes in a weird way that he was still a salesman but his identity is so tied up to the Regional Manager title that there is no way he could go back.
Jan always seemed like an ancillary character for me but when I think about it, she was a driving character is so many episodes. She's crazy in such a unique way. I can't say I have ever met anyone quite like her.
"One word, two syllables 'demarcation'" Dwight is awesome. At first sight, he's a dork. But as he develops over the seasons, he shows some friendship qualities that are beyond the call. "Drug Testing" He is also a total narcissist. Evil Plans and the like. That and his grandfather killed 12 enemy soldiers and then spent the rest of the war in an Allied prison camp.
How one show can keep one theme active for over 6 seasons is awesome. DOWNSIZING! To me that shows just how jittery Americans are about the economy. For 6 years now, downsizing has been on the minds of the public, thus always on the minds of Dunder Mifflin.
I also liked mixed berry. Not as much as strawberry though.
Jim and Dwight and the practical jokes. I'm going to try and list a few as they come up. This needs a new entry.
I love that Michael bought his famous Worlds Greatest Boss mug himself. There are so many things that he does just because he thinks that the boss does. And great bosses have mugs that say so. I am now looking around my desk to see if I'm guilty of this. So far so good.
So Jim's jokes are clever and funny, Michael's are mean and cruel. Fake firing someone is never a good idea. Pam should report that but then the show would have ended after 2 episode. Good job Pam, I'm glad to see that you stuck it out. (I know it's fake but if you are reading this far down the post, you are just as big of and office nerd as I am. Welcome.
Michael's first moment comes as he closes a sale at the library and calls the lady and scholar and a gentleman. Classic.
12 years. I have worked for one place for nearly 10 years now and much like Michael, I have no where else to go. I hate to admit it but I have always seen a bit of the Scott in me.
WAASSSSSUUUUUPPPPP! Still a classic.
I always like how MS tries to hang out with the salesman. You know he wishes in a weird way that he was still a salesman but his identity is so tied up to the Regional Manager title that there is no way he could go back.
Jan always seemed like an ancillary character for me but when I think about it, she was a driving character is so many episodes. She's crazy in such a unique way. I can't say I have ever met anyone quite like her.
"One word, two syllables 'demarcation'" Dwight is awesome. At first sight, he's a dork. But as he develops over the seasons, he shows some friendship qualities that are beyond the call. "Drug Testing" He is also a total narcissist. Evil Plans and the like. That and his grandfather killed 12 enemy soldiers and then spent the rest of the war in an Allied prison camp.
How one show can keep one theme active for over 6 seasons is awesome. DOWNSIZING! To me that shows just how jittery Americans are about the economy. For 6 years now, downsizing has been on the minds of the public, thus always on the minds of Dunder Mifflin.
I also liked mixed berry. Not as much as strawberry though.
Jim and Dwight and the practical jokes. I'm going to try and list a few as they come up. This needs a new entry.
I love that Michael bought his famous Worlds Greatest Boss mug himself. There are so many things that he does just because he thinks that the boss does. And great bosses have mugs that say so. I am now looking around my desk to see if I'm guilty of this. So far so good.
So Jim's jokes are clever and funny, Michael's are mean and cruel. Fake firing someone is never a good idea. Pam should report that but then the show would have ended after 2 episode. Good job Pam, I'm glad to see that you stuck it out. (I know it's fake but if you are reading this far down the post, you are just as big of and office nerd as I am. Welcome.
Why?
That's a great question. Here is why I am writing this blog. There isn't anyone that I know that likes The Office like I like The Office. I need a someone to talk to, why not myself?
More why. I work at home. It's a real job, just one I can do at home. I never go to an office to work. I don't really have many adult interactions and I find that this show is a pretty decent substitute. All the drama, none of the involvement. How can it get better?
So lets get in it. Eventually I will have every office episode included but lets starts with S1E1.
More why. I work at home. It's a real job, just one I can do at home. I never go to an office to work. I don't really have many adult interactions and I find that this show is a pretty decent substitute. All the drama, none of the involvement. How can it get better?
So lets get in it. Eventually I will have every office episode included but lets starts with S1E1.
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