Comments on: Upfront Week: NBC

By: Clark

Clark — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:50:30 +0000

They had at the end that ‘ad’ to go to the website and see “what’s next for Toby” which really suggests he’s next.

I kept waiting for Michael to do something entirely inappropriate. I was cringing in anticipation of something that would almost drive me over the edge. (Those episodes I just can’t enjoy because they are “too much.”) But they went in a really unexpected direction.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:07:55 +0000

Well the Office certainly set up potential spin-offs for most of the cast!

By: Tim J.

Tim J. — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:07:49 +0000

Awesome “Office” season finale. Thinking Kevin had Downs Syndrome was absolutley hilarious.

By: Tim J.

Tim J. — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:16:10 +0000

I guess you’re right, arJ. But it makes for bad water-cooler talk. I can’t say, “Hey, did you see 30 Rock’s homage to Amadeus last night? Awesome.”

Nobody gets it. Which I guess does make it funnier in a way.

By: a random John

a random John — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:31:23 +0000

Tim J.,

Why is that too bad? I think that often the more obscure a joke is the funnier it is, as long as you get it.

By: Tim J.

Tim J. — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:00:45 +0000

I haven’t been a big fan of 30 Rock, but the Amadeus episode a few weeks back was pure genius. Too bad that probably 3/4 of the audience had no clue what was going on.

By: bythelbs

bythelbs — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:51:45 +0000

The rumor I heard was that Andy would be the focus of The Office spin-off. You can’t have The Office without Dwight. There would be no point.

By: a random John

a random John — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:18:33 +0000

Yes, there is significance to her. If you knew why she was in that office then you’d find the scene funnier. However you certainly wouldn’t care about her. You might wonder how they ever got someone to play the character though.

By: Susan M

Susan M — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:57:21 +0000

Good point. I didn’t say anything about missing the jokes, though—it was way funnier than I thought it would be. I just think the characters on the Office are easier to care about.

Is there some significance to the lady with the matchbox car in her mouth? If not, I appreciated the random weirdness of it. Didn’t make me laugh though.

By: a random John

a random John — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:31:18 +0000

Best possible spin-off of the Office: follow Creed through the various religions he runs and is a member of.

Susan M,

I’m going to repeat myself here. You can’t jump into a show for the final episode of the season and expect to care about the characters or get all the jokes. Not that 30 Rock wants you to care about the characters much. I can certainly see how if you watched just the most recent episode you’d miss most of the jokes.