Thursday, December 6, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
WGA Strike: HELP OUT!!
I am not opening the file again, the strike isn't over. I am posting to let anyone out there who happens across this blog know what they can do to help.
In an interview with Michael Schur ('mose') and Jen Celotta, two writers for The Office, they said that viewers can contribute to the strike by writing to Mr. Jeff Zucker, President and CEO of NBC/Universal.
This is the address:
Mr. Jeff Zucker
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Quoted from OfficeTally: "Be Articulate, be polite. Tell Mr. Zucker that you are an Office fan, and you want your show back. That you wont watch any non-WGA programming, such as Reality TV, until The Office returns."
In case you wanted to read the one I wrote:
_____________________________________________________________
To Mr. Jeff Zucker,
It is without hope of being noticed that I write to you this evening, having a full and complete understanding that you are even now being flooded with hundreds of angry letters and that you cannot possibly want to read them. Therefore, I will not focus so much on the content of my letter as much as the idea that perhaps it's sheer unopened presence can be one of the many which sway your course of action.
It has been said recently that you and the other CEO's consider we, the American populace, as being not unlike a lemming. We, in your alleged opinion, are more of a following body of people, rather than a thinking collective of intelligent individuals. We would follow right off the edge of a cliff. Now, on some issues I would perhaps be inclined to agree with you. I do think that the general population does not do enough thinking of its own accord and relies heavily on the opinion of faces in the media to tell them what to think. However, I do not believe that you, Sir, are correct on the subject of television and film.
Americans are not the blind, thoughtless creatures that will watch anything you happen to toss on screen. Well, let me specify. Most Americans are not that way. Will you find viewers who don't care what they watch, as long as it's something? Of course. Will you find faithful viewers like that? Perhaps. But these are a relatively small number of individuals without much cognitive reasoning. The rest of us know what we like and we know what we want to watch.
NBC is doing very well this season, I will be the first to admit. I think you've got a really great batch of shows going. My favorite is The Office and I will confess that I live my life Thursday to Thursday. The other days don't seem to matter as much. I must have my weekly Office fix, like unto the drugs teenagers are so warned about. I am mainly an NBC faithful, the only fictional show I follow which is not NBC is House M.D. I greatly enjoy My Name Is Earl, and 30 Rock, and I am thrilled with the new show Chuck.
There is some brilliant work being done in your studios, Mr. Zucker. It is amazing to me to see the talent of so many individuals being brought to the attention of the entire nation. It's a marvelous thing. However...Mr. Zucker, the shows being produced are not yours. They are not the network's. They are not even the American public's. The shows being produced have nothing to do with you.
Now that may offend you, but it is true. You cannot claim these works of fictions as your own. In public school, they call that plagiarism. You did not write anything, you did not act, you did not direct, you did not film - in fact you were in no way responsible for any individual episode. You are not the creative genius putting these things on television. You and those like you are only the ones who reap the benefits. Now, I am not informed on your specific salary, but I do know that it is far too much for someone who was not involved in the making of a show, or many shows.
Writers are the foundation of your livelihood, like it or not. Without them, you would be no better than the next guy on the street. They get you paid. They feed your families. They fund your recreation. They come up with brilliant ideas, ideas which are wildly loved by viewers, and they are compensated poorly for it. Your manipulation of our love for their work is offensive, to me, Sir because I cannot watch an episode online with a clear conscience knowing the people truly responsible for it are not seeing any reward.
Yes, the internet is the future of entertainment. The internet is the future of many things. It is amazing how essential it has become. But if it is the future for entertainment, it may as well also be the downfall. If things continue on this course, if the talent behind the work continues to be mistreated, then you will soon find yourself without writers, without shows, without viewers. If everything's moving to the internet and the writers aren't being paid for things on the internet, then what will they be paid in the future?
Please consider for a moment, Mr. Zucker: Let's suppose you created something - let's say you discovered a new way to power cars using soda cans. Now this becomes a huge sensation, of course. People are buying your concept like mad. At the beginning, you receive a nice payment for your work. This is all fine, except now companies are using your designs and plans and you're not getting paid a dime for it. In fact, those above you are saying you're not really all that important anyway. This would be outrageous, if course! You created the thing, without you it never would have happened.
Now, how is this scenario so different from what your writers experience? Is it so hard to see from their point of view? If so, perhaps you need a major paradigm shift, Mr. Zucker.
The American public does not want to see more Reality TV, which is further from reality than any fictional show you've got it seems. We do not want to see more contest-based shows. We would like to see our favorite programs return to television so that we may once more resume being faithful to your network. However, we don't want them to return unless you're willing to acknowledge the minds behind it all.
It is not my intention to offend you, Sir. Not is it my intention to degrade you and reduce you to ash. I am aware you are a big reason we get to view things on television at all. I respect what you do. But Mr. Zucker, I will not be watching NBC (which I love) and your reality shows that you will be filling the timeslots with. If it is not WGA, it will not come through on my TV.
I have confidence that you will be reasonable. I do not believe you are unintelligent or greedy. Please, Sir, honor the people who I have come to love. Honor the writers of The Office and all your other shows. Get The Office and its sibling programs back on television the right way. I know you'll do the right thing. This is one lemming who does not want to run off the cliff you put in front of me. So, from the Next Letter in your massive collection -
Sincerely,
"Quill"
____________________________________________________
So now it's your turn. Write! Get The Office back! Get the writers we love so much paid!
Thank you, and good night.
In an interview with Michael Schur ('mose') and Jen Celotta, two writers for The Office, they said that viewers can contribute to the strike by writing to Mr. Jeff Zucker, President and CEO of NBC/Universal.
This is the address:
Mr. Jeff Zucker
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Quoted from OfficeTally: "Be Articulate, be polite. Tell Mr. Zucker that you are an Office fan, and you want your show back. That you wont watch any non-WGA programming, such as Reality TV, until The Office returns."
In case you wanted to read the one I wrote:
_____________________________________________________________
To Mr. Jeff Zucker,
It is without hope of being noticed that I write to you this evening, having a full and complete understanding that you are even now being flooded with hundreds of angry letters and that you cannot possibly want to read them. Therefore, I will not focus so much on the content of my letter as much as the idea that perhaps it's sheer unopened presence can be one of the many which sway your course of action.
It has been said recently that you and the other CEO's consider we, the American populace, as being not unlike a lemming. We, in your alleged opinion, are more of a following body of people, rather than a thinking collective of intelligent individuals. We would follow right off the edge of a cliff. Now, on some issues I would perhaps be inclined to agree with you. I do think that the general population does not do enough thinking of its own accord and relies heavily on the opinion of faces in the media to tell them what to think. However, I do not believe that you, Sir, are correct on the subject of television and film.
Americans are not the blind, thoughtless creatures that will watch anything you happen to toss on screen. Well, let me specify. Most Americans are not that way. Will you find viewers who don't care what they watch, as long as it's something? Of course. Will you find faithful viewers like that? Perhaps. But these are a relatively small number of individuals without much cognitive reasoning. The rest of us know what we like and we know what we want to watch.
NBC is doing very well this season, I will be the first to admit. I think you've got a really great batch of shows going. My favorite is The Office and I will confess that I live my life Thursday to Thursday. The other days don't seem to matter as much. I must have my weekly Office fix, like unto the drugs teenagers are so warned about. I am mainly an NBC faithful, the only fictional show I follow which is not NBC is House M.D. I greatly enjoy My Name Is Earl, and 30 Rock, and I am thrilled with the new show Chuck.
There is some brilliant work being done in your studios, Mr. Zucker. It is amazing to me to see the talent of so many individuals being brought to the attention of the entire nation. It's a marvelous thing. However...Mr. Zucker, the shows being produced are not yours. They are not the network's. They are not even the American public's. The shows being produced have nothing to do with you.
Now that may offend you, but it is true. You cannot claim these works of fictions as your own. In public school, they call that plagiarism. You did not write anything, you did not act, you did not direct, you did not film - in fact you were in no way responsible for any individual episode. You are not the creative genius putting these things on television. You and those like you are only the ones who reap the benefits. Now, I am not informed on your specific salary, but I do know that it is far too much for someone who was not involved in the making of a show, or many shows.
Writers are the foundation of your livelihood, like it or not. Without them, you would be no better than the next guy on the street. They get you paid. They feed your families. They fund your recreation. They come up with brilliant ideas, ideas which are wildly loved by viewers, and they are compensated poorly for it. Your manipulation of our love for their work is offensive, to me, Sir because I cannot watch an episode online with a clear conscience knowing the people truly responsible for it are not seeing any reward.
Yes, the internet is the future of entertainment. The internet is the future of many things. It is amazing how essential it has become. But if it is the future for entertainment, it may as well also be the downfall. If things continue on this course, if the talent behind the work continues to be mistreated, then you will soon find yourself without writers, without shows, without viewers. If everything's moving to the internet and the writers aren't being paid for things on the internet, then what will they be paid in the future?
Please consider for a moment, Mr. Zucker: Let's suppose you created something - let's say you discovered a new way to power cars using soda cans. Now this becomes a huge sensation, of course. People are buying your concept like mad. At the beginning, you receive a nice payment for your work. This is all fine, except now companies are using your designs and plans and you're not getting paid a dime for it. In fact, those above you are saying you're not really all that important anyway. This would be outrageous, if course! You created the thing, without you it never would have happened.
Now, how is this scenario so different from what your writers experience? Is it so hard to see from their point of view? If so, perhaps you need a major paradigm shift, Mr. Zucker.
The American public does not want to see more Reality TV, which is further from reality than any fictional show you've got it seems. We do not want to see more contest-based shows. We would like to see our favorite programs return to television so that we may once more resume being faithful to your network. However, we don't want them to return unless you're willing to acknowledge the minds behind it all.
It is not my intention to offend you, Sir. Not is it my intention to degrade you and reduce you to ash. I am aware you are a big reason we get to view things on television at all. I respect what you do. But Mr. Zucker, I will not be watching NBC (which I love) and your reality shows that you will be filling the timeslots with. If it is not WGA, it will not come through on my TV.
I have confidence that you will be reasonable. I do not believe you are unintelligent or greedy. Please, Sir, honor the people who I have come to love. Honor the writers of The Office and all your other shows. Get The Office and its sibling programs back on television the right way. I know you'll do the right thing. This is one lemming who does not want to run off the cliff you put in front of me. So, from the Next Letter in your massive collection -
Sincerely,
"Quill"
____________________________________________________
So now it's your turn. Write! Get The Office back! Get the writers we love so much paid!
Thank you, and good night.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
WGA Strike
In honor of the WGA strike, The DunMiff file will officially close until its over.
Just pay the writers, dang it.
I never did a review on Branch Wars. I still might. And tonight was Survivor Man, which I have lots to stay about. Nevertheless, I think it's important that the writers get the royalties they deserve.
Just pay the writers, dang it.
I never did a review on Branch Wars. I still might. And tonight was Survivor Man, which I have lots to stay about. Nevertheless, I think it's important that the writers get the royalties they deserve.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Local Ad
Well folks, it's happened. The hour long episodes have ended. I am really kind of bummed about it. The half-hours don't feel long enough! Oh well, not much we can do about it.
Last night's episode, Local Ad, was actually surprisingly funny. It felt different that the traditional office episodes, and I'm not sure I'd want it every week, but it was pretty good.
Initial Grade: 8/10
I'll do my review character by character this time.
Andy: not remembering the Kit-Kat commcerical was priceless. 'Football Cream.' Yes, that makes perfect sense. Fancy Feast is even better. XD Nard-dog was kind of annoying, not really that funny. This weird necking business makes me laugh so much though. "It's hot, I'll admit, but it's a little weird." But the adorableness of Andy was worn off. He's not adorable. He's annoying again. He's trying too hard with Angela. That business of making her play Sue Graftin made me roll my eyes. But that's okay. I'm way more comfortable with loving Dwight and finding Andy annoying. It's like the good ol' days. I kind of wish he'd lay off Dwight though. Hehe, 'Dee' AnDEE, or D-wight? Lol, he'll never know. ^^
Stanley: His usual self. Funny, likeable. Still, I can't help but wonder what's going to happen next week. :0
Phyllis: Okay, I really don't like Phyllis' character this season, but in this episode she was actually funny. It was weirdly funny to see her get so excited about something. Her face and her voice reminded me of something, but in the interest of sparing the real Phyllis, I wont say what. Besides, I'm not sure I can quite place my finger on it anyway. Also, there is something twisted inside of me that secretly was tickled by Phyllis' crying. Evil, I know. Except it didnt really look like she was crying. Whatever.
Meredith: Meredith!!! In all reality, this is not a good Meredith episode. She has virtually nothing to say. But she earn's a 8/10 just for that sheer hilarity in the one single line: 'Piss or get off the pot!'
Creed: Zero lines except for his 'She's hot' or whatever he says in response to Andy. Sadness. I want more Creed. I did like that he stole Pam's hashbrowns though. ^^ hehe.
Kevin: His reaction to Oscar being nominated by Michael for playing 'Mama Bear' is soo funny. ^^ It reminded me of why I love Kevin. OH MY GOSH! Kevin's 'kool-aid man' face almost made me wet my pants. It was brilliant! Only Brian Baumgartner could pull off a face like that. Great Kevin moments in this episode. When he tried to give Phyllis a piece of tape in lieu of a tissue, *snickers* very good.
Oscar: Not much Oscar stuff in this episode. Vaguely disappointing on the second watch, the first time around I didn't really notice.
Kelly: Wow, a really kelly-less episode. She said absolutely nothing! She did seem pretty happy about getting to do makeup though.
Toby: Barely any - if any - Toby! This has happened a couple of times this season. But that's alright. I'm not heartbroken about it.
Derryl: Nice voice, Derryl! Wow, I'm surprised. His keyboarding is awesome. And though if I heard it out of context as if it were a real ad I probably wouldn't like his jig, I think it's some pretty good composing. The lyrics are funny, I want to memorize them. Don't be surprised if I do. The only way I get through the week is rewatching. 'Dunder Miffling: The People-Person's Paper People'
Angela: Lots of referring to Angela, very little actual Angela-acting! This was supremely disappointing as I've gotten used to the Angela-heavy episodes. I still really wish she'd get back together with Dwight.
Dwight: Dwight and Second Life. Genious. Also, heartbreaking. It would make sense that Dwight would be into something like that. I want to know if SL paid NBC to include them, or the more likely scenario, they just thought it would be funny to have Dwight playing it. Poor Dwight though, forced to listen to Andy. Bad timing for becoming Andy's friend, mate. A good agonizing moment is when Dwight's leaning against the vending machine, listening to Andy's blabber and he sighs 'Andy, I can't hear this right now.' My heart broke for him - again - for the billionth time this season. But then he got almost euphoric when he heard Angela called Andy 'D' - meaning she's not over Dwight. It was so nice to see him happy.
Jim: Not much with Jim in the beginning. Kind of disappointing. His bit with Andy and the kit-kat jingle is funny, but other than that it's low key. Until - and here is where it gets truly funny - his bit with Pam and the Second Life avatar. So funny!! I do really like that Jim and Pam are still Dwight's allies, and that Jim's kind of taken it on himself to look out for Dwight. It was funny that he had to get a ride with Meredith, considering what happened with the cast.
Okay, so a good JAM moment = Jim brings her breakfast. ^^ cute.
Jim's kind of become quite the good guy, hasn't he? I mean, he always was, but in the last couple episodes he's been really good about stepping up when someone's on the verge of self-destruction. Him playing that copy of their ad because Michael was upset was kind of touching. Also kind of nice to see Jim get a teeny bit terratorial.
Pam: Pam acts a little more like the old pam in this one - a teeny bit unsure of herself, still adorable, and refreshingly familiar. I do like that she gets into her animation stuff so much. I get really into photomanipulation, so I totally get her when she says 'No talk, animating.' And 'Maybe, but it's not good enough for me yet.' But my favorite Pam moment of the whole episode was her clearing Michael's phone lines. 'Beep boop, boopoop, boop, beep,' that was golden!! It was unexpected and it felt like what I've been wanting from the premier, which is Pam-initiated wittiness. Awesome!
Michael: Couldn't talk when he was five. XD nice. Not much to say about Michael in this episode. He was not painful, nor overly funny. He was there, vaguely annoying as usual, but nothing shocked me. Could have ramped him up a little on something. After the last 4 episodes him having a mental breakdown about something (Rabies, technology, pizza coupons, money) this seemed really, really tame.
Other: You know, I don't like the ad company's commerical. It's really hokey. If it came on television, I'd switch the channel. Just so you know, I only switch the channel on annoying commericial's, like Head On and such. I definitely would watch Michael's commerical though, over and over. Heh, it's actually really funny.
Ryan's secretary! Where'd she come from? Anyway, she kind of looks like this girl my friend dated once or twice.
I love David Wallace. Hehe, he doesn't react in big ways to Michael. "This is weird."
Last night's episode, Local Ad, was actually surprisingly funny. It felt different that the traditional office episodes, and I'm not sure I'd want it every week, but it was pretty good.
Initial Grade: 8/10
I'll do my review character by character this time.
Andy: not remembering the Kit-Kat commcerical was priceless. 'Football Cream.' Yes, that makes perfect sense. Fancy Feast is even better. XD Nard-dog was kind of annoying, not really that funny. This weird necking business makes me laugh so much though. "It's hot, I'll admit, but it's a little weird." But the adorableness of Andy was worn off. He's not adorable. He's annoying again. He's trying too hard with Angela. That business of making her play Sue Graftin made me roll my eyes. But that's okay. I'm way more comfortable with loving Dwight and finding Andy annoying. It's like the good ol' days. I kind of wish he'd lay off Dwight though. Hehe, 'Dee' AnDEE, or D-wight? Lol, he'll never know. ^^
Stanley: His usual self. Funny, likeable. Still, I can't help but wonder what's going to happen next week. :0
Phyllis: Okay, I really don't like Phyllis' character this season, but in this episode she was actually funny. It was weirdly funny to see her get so excited about something. Her face and her voice reminded me of something, but in the interest of sparing the real Phyllis, I wont say what. Besides, I'm not sure I can quite place my finger on it anyway. Also, there is something twisted inside of me that secretly was tickled by Phyllis' crying. Evil, I know. Except it didnt really look like she was crying. Whatever.
Meredith: Meredith!!! In all reality, this is not a good Meredith episode. She has virtually nothing to say. But she earn's a 8/10 just for that sheer hilarity in the one single line: 'Piss or get off the pot!'
Creed: Zero lines except for his 'She's hot' or whatever he says in response to Andy. Sadness. I want more Creed. I did like that he stole Pam's hashbrowns though. ^^ hehe.
Kevin: His reaction to Oscar being nominated by Michael for playing 'Mama Bear' is soo funny. ^^ It reminded me of why I love Kevin. OH MY GOSH! Kevin's 'kool-aid man' face almost made me wet my pants. It was brilliant! Only Brian Baumgartner could pull off a face like that. Great Kevin moments in this episode. When he tried to give Phyllis a piece of tape in lieu of a tissue, *snickers* very good.
Oscar: Not much Oscar stuff in this episode. Vaguely disappointing on the second watch, the first time around I didn't really notice.
Kelly: Wow, a really kelly-less episode. She said absolutely nothing! She did seem pretty happy about getting to do makeup though.
Toby: Barely any - if any - Toby! This has happened a couple of times this season. But that's alright. I'm not heartbroken about it.
Derryl: Nice voice, Derryl! Wow, I'm surprised. His keyboarding is awesome. And though if I heard it out of context as if it were a real ad I probably wouldn't like his jig, I think it's some pretty good composing. The lyrics are funny, I want to memorize them. Don't be surprised if I do. The only way I get through the week is rewatching. 'Dunder Miffling: The People-Person's Paper People'
Angela: Lots of referring to Angela, very little actual Angela-acting! This was supremely disappointing as I've gotten used to the Angela-heavy episodes. I still really wish she'd get back together with Dwight.
Dwight: Dwight and Second Life. Genious. Also, heartbreaking. It would make sense that Dwight would be into something like that. I want to know if SL paid NBC to include them, or the more likely scenario, they just thought it would be funny to have Dwight playing it. Poor Dwight though, forced to listen to Andy. Bad timing for becoming Andy's friend, mate. A good agonizing moment is when Dwight's leaning against the vending machine, listening to Andy's blabber and he sighs 'Andy, I can't hear this right now.' My heart broke for him - again - for the billionth time this season. But then he got almost euphoric when he heard Angela called Andy 'D' - meaning she's not over Dwight. It was so nice to see him happy.
Jim: Not much with Jim in the beginning. Kind of disappointing. His bit with Andy and the kit-kat jingle is funny, but other than that it's low key. Until - and here is where it gets truly funny - his bit with Pam and the Second Life avatar. So funny!! I do really like that Jim and Pam are still Dwight's allies, and that Jim's kind of taken it on himself to look out for Dwight. It was funny that he had to get a ride with Meredith, considering what happened with the cast.
Okay, so a good JAM moment = Jim brings her breakfast. ^^ cute.
Jim's kind of become quite the good guy, hasn't he? I mean, he always was, but in the last couple episodes he's been really good about stepping up when someone's on the verge of self-destruction. Him playing that copy of their ad because Michael was upset was kind of touching. Also kind of nice to see Jim get a teeny bit terratorial.
Pam: Pam acts a little more like the old pam in this one - a teeny bit unsure of herself, still adorable, and refreshingly familiar. I do like that she gets into her animation stuff so much. I get really into photomanipulation, so I totally get her when she says 'No talk, animating.' And 'Maybe, but it's not good enough for me yet.' But my favorite Pam moment of the whole episode was her clearing Michael's phone lines. 'Beep boop, boopoop, boop, beep,' that was golden!! It was unexpected and it felt like what I've been wanting from the premier, which is Pam-initiated wittiness. Awesome!
Michael: Couldn't talk when he was five. XD nice. Not much to say about Michael in this episode. He was not painful, nor overly funny. He was there, vaguely annoying as usual, but nothing shocked me. Could have ramped him up a little on something. After the last 4 episodes him having a mental breakdown about something (Rabies, technology, pizza coupons, money) this seemed really, really tame.
Other: You know, I don't like the ad company's commerical. It's really hokey. If it came on television, I'd switch the channel. Just so you know, I only switch the channel on annoying commericial's, like Head On and such. I definitely would watch Michael's commerical though, over and over. Heh, it's actually really funny.
Ryan's secretary! Where'd she come from? Anyway, she kind of looks like this girl my friend dated once or twice.
I love David Wallace. Hehe, he doesn't react in big ways to Michael. "This is weird."
Monday, October 22, 2007
Money Deleted Scenes
The deleted scenes for Money are up and they are great. Well...one is blah.
Two is hilarious. I wish they would have kept it in. Go watch it if you haven't already. http://www.nbc.com/The_Office
That was one thing I did want to see more of in this last episode was more Andy and Angela. They just had the small bit close to the end as a segue for the awesome Dwight/Jim moment.
Anyway, just thought I'd add that. I will sometime soon get to the rest of what I thought about Money, but this week is hectic so I make no promises.
EDIT:// Number 3 is up and it is awesome!! I wish they would have kept it in! It is exactly what I missed in the episode. I wanted more Mose and more of Shrute Farm. That was exactly what it was.
Plus the moment with Mose on the tramp tickles my JAM romance side because it makes them seem so parental. Especially Pam's response "Okay, Mose, we're watching." Just like two parents humoring an eager little kid. It reminded me of The Fire. Ask me why. I dare you.
Anyway...just thought I'd mention that. I love Mose. More Mose, please. Paul Liberstein (Toby) who wrote that episode - please ensure that Mose will feature again this season.
Two is hilarious. I wish they would have kept it in. Go watch it if you haven't already. http://www.nbc.com/The_Office
That was one thing I did want to see more of in this last episode was more Andy and Angela. They just had the small bit close to the end as a segue for the awesome Dwight/Jim moment.
Anyway, just thought I'd add that. I will sometime soon get to the rest of what I thought about Money, but this week is hectic so I make no promises.
EDIT:// Number 3 is up and it is awesome!! I wish they would have kept it in! It is exactly what I missed in the episode. I wanted more Mose and more of Shrute Farm. That was exactly what it was.
Plus the moment with Mose on the tramp tickles my JAM romance side because it makes them seem so parental. Especially Pam's response "Okay, Mose, we're watching." Just like two parents humoring an eager little kid. It reminded me of The Fire. Ask me why. I dare you.
Anyway...just thought I'd mention that. I love Mose. More Mose, please. Paul Liberstein (Toby) who wrote that episode - please ensure that Mose will feature again this season.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Facelift
The file got a facelift! Hooray! I like this layout better. It's not default. Hehehe.
...I didn't make the image up on top /entirely/. The flower, the dashed lines, the tape, and the spiral bindings were already there. The rest was me.
Anyway, I re-watched Money again today...of course. I have some more to say about it, but I'm hungry and have a headache from trying to figure out the new skin. I promise to do it either later tonight or tomorrow.
Funny how I convince myself there are actually people out there reading this. Ha. Ha. How I amuse myself.
...I didn't make the image up on top /entirely/. The flower, the dashed lines, the tape, and the spiral bindings were already there. The rest was me.
Anyway, I re-watched Money again today...of course. I have some more to say about it, but I'm hungry and have a headache from trying to figure out the new skin. I promise to do it either later tonight or tomorrow.
Funny how I convince myself there are actually people out there reading this. Ha. Ha. How I amuse myself.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Money
I know, I know, I never finished my analysis of Launch Party. The truth was it was getting too long and I'd watched that episode too many times.
This is a learning process for me. I've decided I'm not going to regurgitate all my thoughts, scene by scene, on you.
ANYWAY.
Tonight aired the much anticipated (for me anyway) Money episode.
Initial response: Vague disappointment.
Okay, so maybe I'll go a little more in depth when they put it online in the morning or I watch it on TiVo tomorrow, but for now let me see what I can remember.
The opener was lame. Sorry, but it was. It wasn't all that funny. Extremely, intolerably dumb after last week's brilliant cold open.
Good to see Jan (Melora) back for a bigger scene again. It was nice to have her there. The financial stuff with Michael was not really as funny as I expected. I had a moment in this episode that rarely ever happens. I felt pain for Michael, and not so much because of Michael. When he went to his second job I ached for him. When Jan thought he was at improv because he didn't want to tell her I felt so bad for him. And when the people at his work liked him more than his own employees, I wanted to hug him.
Poor Michael.
Okay, my biggest thing with the whole episode is the other story. First of all, I loved that Dwight tried to turn his beet farm into a B&B. When I read the summery a week before I got extremely excited. Mose was back! Yess! However, imagine my cruel disappointment when the scenes at the farm were barely part of it. They didn't last long. I expected over half of the episode to take place there. I expected obnoxious lovable Dwight antagonizing his guests with self-declared superiority.
Jim and Pam going there was something else I was excited about when I read the summery. I was thrilled, thinking there would be brilliant pranks played during the course of their stay as well as some truly adorable moments - considering this is the first date-like situation we see them in.
In the end, the scenes at the farm were minimul. Jim and Pam were neither hilarious nor cute (except the Harry Potter moment. Dwight was awesome, they were lovable, and Mose was Mose).
On a small tangent, the Angela+Andy subplot. Still awesome. Stupid, detestable Andy melted my heart again with that cat thing. I'm so glad Angela told him he could ask her out. In the end, she must end up with Dwight, but I want her to date Andy for a little bit.
Poor Kevin. I would have gone to his concert. Why did he leave his band anyway? I sensed bad blood between Scrantonicity one and two.
Okay, back to JimPamDwight. So I do like that Pam really rallies for Dwight. Poor guy. More than I ached for Michael, I hurt for Dwight. Dwight is my favorite character and it feels personal when he's depressed. I love Pam even more now for coming to Dwight's aid, even if he's not entirely aware of it. And one of my favorite scenes in the whole episode was Jim in the stairwell with Dwight. That little speech reminded me of why I love Jim and Dwight so much as a team. I'm sad they didn't write it so Jim stuck around for Dwight's one-armed hug. That was terrible. But they redeemed it with that long-awaited full-on lip-lock that Jim greets Pam with when he returns. Finally they give the viewers what we want. Until now they haven't been publicly demonstrative when it comes to their relationship. The quick kiss in the car in the premier was the closest we've come so far this season to a serious kiss. The peck on the cheek was friggin adorable, but not quite as satisfying as this.
Oh bother. I've gone and let myself get caught up in my whimsy girlish side. Yes, I love that Jim loves italian food and I loved that he said he loved italian food. And no, I don't mean actual italian food.
Anyway, the ending scene was completely and utterly lame. So was the week before. They really have to work on the closers.
Quite honestly, I was expecting some big revelation from Jan when she went after Michael. I mean, don't get me wrong, her little you-are-my-shoulder-to-cry-on confessional was sweet and reminded me that Jan isn't completely nuts, but her constant PMS'ing keeps me suspicious that Jan may be way in over her head. ...If you know what I mean. I expected some sort of confession to that end. But maybe that's a good thing that there wasn't. Maybe it isn't time yet. I still think they could take that plot and run far and long with it, but we'll see.
And if you can't figure out what I mean, I'm sorry. I know I'm being vague. But I don't want to just come out and say it yet. Give it time. It has to do with Jan. And Michael. And no, when I say in over her head I don't mean she wants to break up with him. Stupid as Michael is, I do not believe they will be breaking up any time soon ... if ever. So, sorry, you'll have to keep guessing as to what I was alluding to.
Anyway, I'm tired and donating blood today has made me lethargic. I will probably have more to say about the episode as I watch it over and over again until next week's new one, but until then let this suffice.
Overall initial rating: 7/10. It would have been a 6, except Mose was in there, which automatically raises it a point. ^^
This is a learning process for me. I've decided I'm not going to regurgitate all my thoughts, scene by scene, on you.
ANYWAY.
Tonight aired the much anticipated (for me anyway) Money episode.
Initial response: Vague disappointment.
Okay, so maybe I'll go a little more in depth when they put it online in the morning or I watch it on TiVo tomorrow, but for now let me see what I can remember.
The opener was lame. Sorry, but it was. It wasn't all that funny. Extremely, intolerably dumb after last week's brilliant cold open.
Good to see Jan (Melora) back for a bigger scene again. It was nice to have her there. The financial stuff with Michael was not really as funny as I expected. I had a moment in this episode that rarely ever happens. I felt pain for Michael, and not so much because of Michael. When he went to his second job I ached for him. When Jan thought he was at improv because he didn't want to tell her I felt so bad for him. And when the people at his work liked him more than his own employees, I wanted to hug him.
Poor Michael.
Okay, my biggest thing with the whole episode is the other story. First of all, I loved that Dwight tried to turn his beet farm into a B&B. When I read the summery a week before I got extremely excited. Mose was back! Yess! However, imagine my cruel disappointment when the scenes at the farm were barely part of it. They didn't last long. I expected over half of the episode to take place there. I expected obnoxious lovable Dwight antagonizing his guests with self-declared superiority.
Jim and Pam going there was something else I was excited about when I read the summery. I was thrilled, thinking there would be brilliant pranks played during the course of their stay as well as some truly adorable moments - considering this is the first date-like situation we see them in.
In the end, the scenes at the farm were minimul. Jim and Pam were neither hilarious nor cute (except the Harry Potter moment. Dwight was awesome, they were lovable, and Mose was Mose).
On a small tangent, the Angela+Andy subplot. Still awesome. Stupid, detestable Andy melted my heart again with that cat thing. I'm so glad Angela told him he could ask her out. In the end, she must end up with Dwight, but I want her to date Andy for a little bit.
Poor Kevin. I would have gone to his concert. Why did he leave his band anyway? I sensed bad blood between Scrantonicity one and two.
Okay, back to JimPamDwight. So I do like that Pam really rallies for Dwight. Poor guy. More than I ached for Michael, I hurt for Dwight. Dwight is my favorite character and it feels personal when he's depressed. I love Pam even more now for coming to Dwight's aid, even if he's not entirely aware of it. And one of my favorite scenes in the whole episode was Jim in the stairwell with Dwight. That little speech reminded me of why I love Jim and Dwight so much as a team. I'm sad they didn't write it so Jim stuck around for Dwight's one-armed hug. That was terrible. But they redeemed it with that long-awaited full-on lip-lock that Jim greets Pam with when he returns. Finally they give the viewers what we want. Until now they haven't been publicly demonstrative when it comes to their relationship. The quick kiss in the car in the premier was the closest we've come so far this season to a serious kiss. The peck on the cheek was friggin adorable, but not quite as satisfying as this.
Oh bother. I've gone and let myself get caught up in my whimsy girlish side. Yes, I love that Jim loves italian food and I loved that he said he loved italian food. And no, I don't mean actual italian food.
Anyway, the ending scene was completely and utterly lame. So was the week before. They really have to work on the closers.
Quite honestly, I was expecting some big revelation from Jan when she went after Michael. I mean, don't get me wrong, her little you-are-my-shoulder-to-cry-on confessional was sweet and reminded me that Jan isn't completely nuts, but her constant PMS'ing keeps me suspicious that Jan may be way in over her head. ...If you know what I mean. I expected some sort of confession to that end. But maybe that's a good thing that there wasn't. Maybe it isn't time yet. I still think they could take that plot and run far and long with it, but we'll see.
And if you can't figure out what I mean, I'm sorry. I know I'm being vague. But I don't want to just come out and say it yet. Give it time. It has to do with Jan. And Michael. And no, when I say in over her head I don't mean she wants to break up with him. Stupid as Michael is, I do not believe they will be breaking up any time soon ... if ever. So, sorry, you'll have to keep guessing as to what I was alluding to.
Anyway, I'm tired and donating blood today has made me lethargic. I will probably have more to say about the episode as I watch it over and over again until next week's new one, but until then let this suffice.
Overall initial rating: 7/10. It would have been a 6, except Mose was in there, which automatically raises it a point. ^^
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