But probably all you've got in common is the fact that you walk round on the same bit of carpet for eight hours a day. And yet you spend more time with them than you do your friends or your family. Y'know, you don't know them, it wasn't your choice. The people you work with are just people you were thrown together with. The social mores of the office is one of the series' evergreens, and stories like this one bring to mind the most poignant talking head segment from the British "Office," where Tim explained: Michael's outdoor adventure was silly and kind of predictable (though I loved the image of Michael with his sleeves and pant legs duct-taped back on), but I thought the birthday subplot was brilliant, and very much in the vein of last week's Finer Things Club story. For "Survivor Man," Carell took an interesting approach, sending Michael and Dwight off into the wilderness so the office staff could dominate the other half of the episode. His brilliant "Casino Night" script is mainly remembered for the PB&J kiss, but there were also a lot of Michael hijinks involving gambling and inviting both Jan and Carol to the same event. Michael Imperioli's "Sopranos" episodes always featured a lot more of Paulie than Christopher, and Toby and Kelly barely featured in the recent "Office" episodes written by Paul Lieberstein and Mindy Kaling ("Money" and last week's "Branch Wars," respectively).Īs the star of "The Office," occasional writer Steve Carell doesn't have that luxury. When actors on TV shows double as writers (or vice versa), their scripts tend to de-emphasize their own characters - sometimes because it makes life easier, sometimes because they prefer to feature other voices. Spoilers for "The Office" coming up just as soon as I run by Carvel for a Fudgie the Whale cake.
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