Comments on: NBC's The Office will end this season http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: englischersprecher http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514869 englischersprecher Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514869 Best TV comedy seems to come in 2 series. Ricky Gervais & Steve Merchant penned 2 series for the original UK version of the Office. John Cleese & Connie Booth called it a day after 2 series of Fawlty Towers. Best TV comedy seems to come in 2 series. Ricky Gervais & Steve Merchant penned 2 series for the original UK version of the Office. John Cleese & Connie Booth called it a day after 2 series of Fawlty Towers.

]]> By: HubrisSonic http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514746 HubrisSonic Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514746  why not? And I wouldnt describe commenting on a post thats barely a paragraph long as 'going through posts'. Dont hate the sayer, hate the game.  why not? And I wouldnt describe commenting on a post thats barely a paragraph long as ‘going through posts’. Dont hate the sayer, hate the game.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514666 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514666 I have a physical television, but I only use it to watch rented movies. I quit TV in 2003. I have a physical television, but I only use it to watch rented movies. I quit TV in 2003.

]]> By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514654 B E Pratt Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514654  Eh, I get all my TV shows from the net or somewhere else now. I don't even own a TV any more and haven't in about a decade. And I used to be addicted. But then, I also quit smoking.....  Eh, I get all my TV shows from the net or somewhere else now. I don’t even own a TV any more and haven’t in about a decade. And I used to be addicted. But then, I also quit smoking…..

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514641 EH Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514641 I'm only checking out TV stories in case something appears interesting enough to finally start watching TV at all. I'm no Luddite! I’m only checking out TV stories in case something appears interesting enough to finally start watching TV at all. I’m no Luddite!

]]> By: retchdog http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514636 retchdog Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514636 and it does them over and over and over again… i like community quite a bit, but it's been wearing thin recently. i suspect harmon's firing will provide a convenient scapegoat. and it does them over and over and over again…

i like community quite a bit, but it’s been wearing thin recently. i suspect harmon’s firing will provide a convenient scapegoat.

]]> By: Jeff Kibuule http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514619 Jeff Kibuule Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514619 Community is well worth watching because it does a lot of things no other TV show has done before. Community is well worth watching because it does a lot of things no other TV show has done before.

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514526 Rich Keller Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514526 Maybe he texted that from the back of a tandem mountain bike while sketching wild mustangs in Montana on his iPad. Maybe he texted that from the back of a tandem mountain bike while sketching wild mustangs in Montana on his iPad.

]]> By: Spencer Cross http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514455 Spencer Cross Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514455 Make that FOUR gaping holes, 'cause both Parks and Recreation and the criminally under rated Community are going the way of the do-do at the same time as 30 Rock. Make that FOUR gaping holes, ’cause both Parks and Recreation and the criminally under rated Community are going the way of the do-do at the same time as 30 Rock.

]]> By: chenille http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514381 chenille Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514381 Tip: saying you have better things to do with your time than watch TV shows isn't convincing when you are spending your time going though posts about those TV shows. Tip: saying you have better things to do with your time than watch TV shows isn’t convincing when you are spending your time going though posts about those TV shows.

]]> By: HubrisSonic http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514306 HubrisSonic Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514306 good, turn off your tv, go outside, make something, hack something... stupid tv good, turn off your tv, go outside, make something, hack something… stupid tv

]]> By: Thad Boyd http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514277 Thad Boyd Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514277 Apparently I quit watching Office and 30 Rock right as they started to decline, which is good. But I apparently also quit watching Parks and Rec right as it started to get good, and until recently had missed Community entirely. Apparently I quit watching Office and 30 Rock right as they started to decline, which is good.

But I apparently also quit watching Parks and Rec right as it started to get good, and until recently had missed Community entirely.

]]> By: Jeff Kibuule http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514242 Jeff Kibuule Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514242 It honestly should have been killed 2-3 seasons ago. It stayed past it's prime. It honestly should have been killed 2-3 seasons ago. It stayed past it’s prime.

]]> By: Conan Librarian http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514237 Conan Librarian Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514237 Well it was about time. I can't imagine how long that documentary will be with that amount of film footage.  http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-office-ends-as-documentary-crew-gets-all-the-f,6988/ Well it was about time. I can’t imagine how long that documentary will be with that amount of film footage. 

http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-office-ends-as-documentary-crew-gets-all-the-f,6988/

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514234 EH Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514234 30 Rock has long been ready for the glue factory, but I'm sure the star power on the show has slowed that down. The Office I think is going out a the right time, more or less. I do like Robert California. 30 Rock has long been ready for the glue factory, but I’m sure the star power on the show has slowed that down. The Office I think is going out a the right time, more or less. I do like Robert California.

]]> By: ᴥstoofanᴥ http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514230 ᴥstoofanᴥ Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514230 Finally, I was getting very tired of the Office, let's hope NBC doesn't decide to wreck the Thursday lineup completely Finally, I was getting very tired of the Office, let’s hope NBC doesn’t decide to wreck the Thursday lineup completely

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2012/08/21/the-office-ending.html#comment-1514223 Brainspore Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177492#comment-1514223 Ooh, <em>Breaking Bad</em> crossover! Maybe Walter White buys Dunder/Mifflin as a cover for his new meth distribution network, but things start to go south after Darryl accidentally witnesses Jesse and Mike disposing of Dwight's body. Ooh, Breaking Bad crossover! Maybe Walter White buys Dunder/Mifflin as a cover for his new meth distribution network, but things start to go south after Darryl accidentally witnesses Jesse and Mike disposing of Dwight’s body.

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