Members SuperBacon Posted March 3, 2024 Author Members Posted March 3, 2024 23 minutes ago, deathrey said: Will you be coming to my funeral @SuperBacon? Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted March 8, 2024 Author Members Posted March 8, 2024 On 5/3/2023 at 4:40 PM, SuperBacon said: I still love it and I really loved the finale this time, I think it wraps everything up nicely. Reached the end again, and the more I think about it, I think The Office finale is maybe my favourite out of any show I love. I've seen people say it overdoes it with the sentimentality and I completely disagree. I feel like it nails everything I want from a finale, and I think what we tend to forget is that it's a massive deal for the actors too. The scene where they ask Dwight whether he got on with his coworkers, and he reels off how they've been intrinsically linked to his life; when he says "Yes you could say I got on with my subordinates" that is Rainn Wilson breaking through, you can definitely see it. Love it. Quote
David Posted March 9, 2024 Posted March 9, 2024 One of the cooler things I've learned about the series is that apparently, in the episode where they have a bunch of people applying for the job of manager, Jim Carrey showed up to film his scenes that day and spent the entire time in the character of the Finger Lakes guy. He just acted odd on set all day, and whenever anyone spoke to him, he kept insisting that he had to make this quick as his family is in the Finger Lakes, and he's supposed to be on vacation. Some proper surreal stuff. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted August 26, 2025 Author Members Posted August 26, 2025 Sometimes in The Office, they make places sound like it's just down the road from Scranton. So on this rewatch, I've been looking up the driving distances to places mentioned and featured. Schrute Farms (37 mins) New York (Corporate) (2 hrs 11 mins) Stamford (Jim's transfer) (2 hrs 25 mins) Utica (They raid the branch) (2 hrs 46 mins) Nashua (Holly's transfer) (4 hrs 54 mins) Youngstown, Ohio (Where Jim and Pam were going to get married) (5 hrs 13 mins) Niagara Falls (Where Jim and Pam got married) (4 hrs 26 mins) Philadelphia (Athlead/Athleap) (2 hrs 9 mins) Gettysburg (office trip) (2 hrs 39 mins) Tallahassee (Sabre Pyramid launch) (17 hours) Yes I'm single. Quote
Paid Members gmoney Posted August 26, 2025 Paid Members Posted August 26, 2025 Pretty much all acceptable commutable distances in America. Quote
deathrey Posted August 27, 2025 Posted August 27, 2025 10 hours ago, gmoney said: Pretty much all acceptable commutable distances in America. 17 hours isn't!! Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted August 27, 2025 Author Members Posted August 27, 2025 1 minute ago, deathrey said: 17 hours isn't!! I'll be honest, I think they flew to Tallahassee, but I wanted to keep it driving distances and not mess about with other modes of transport Also in the show they say that Scranton to Nashua is 8 hours, which is why Holly and Michael didn't think it could work. It's half that distance so they could've in my opinion. Quote
Paid Members Scratch Posted August 27, 2025 Paid Members Posted August 27, 2025 As a huge fan of the original who has tried a couple of times to watch the US version, I still feel as though I’m missing out from the hype this show gets. Quote
DavidB6937 Posted August 27, 2025 Posted August 27, 2025 40 minutes ago, Scratch said: As a huge fan of the original who has tried a couple of times to watch the US version, I still feel as though I’m missing out from the hype this show gets. How far did you get with it? It definitely takes a little while to settle in completely (same with Parks and Rec) but 2/3/4 are really great. I'd say if you made it through S2 and still didn't like it then you probably never will. Quote
Paid Members Scratch Posted August 27, 2025 Paid Members Posted August 27, 2025 5 hours ago, DavidB6937 said: How far did you get with it? It definitely takes a little while to settle in completely (same with Parks and Rec) but 2/3/4 are really great. I'd say if you made it through S2 and still didn't like it then you probably never will. Tbh, only the first episode which I know is crap of me, but it felt it was a word-for-word a copy of the original but without the comedy. Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted August 27, 2025 Paid Members Posted August 27, 2025 14 minutes ago, Scratch said: Tbh, only the first episode which I know is crap of me, but it felt it was a word-for-word a copy of the original but without the comedy. First season bascially is. I tend to always rewatch from the second season anyway. It’s hilarious from the get go. Quote
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted August 27, 2025 Moderators Posted August 27, 2025 Yeah agreed. First season pretty poor. It's been too long since I watched it though to be able to recommend starting from season 2 as I can't remember if you'll miss something essential by doing that as a first time viewer. I can't imagine you will though, if you're familiar with the plot from the UK version. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted August 27, 2025 Author Members Posted August 27, 2025 Series 1 is only 6 episodes long @Scratch so give it a go in my opinion. Only 2 hours innit? Quote
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