The Office: To Infinity and beyond!!! Or just to corporate and back
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“Dunder Mifflin Infinity” the episode is going to be so much better than “Dunder Mifflin Infinity” the wonky, arbitrary, convoluted and oft-times frustrating online fan participation gambit NBC rolled out a weeks ago.
The episode reunites Ryan Howard (That name has a familiar-sounding ring, no?) with all his old demons: the girl who fell in love with him, the boss who did too, the slacker salesman whose girl he once tried to steal, the psycho salesman who took him under his wing and the accountant who dubbed him “Fire Guy.”
Much to the dismay of Michael and many of the employees, Ryan returns to the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin to bring the company into the digital age. Angela is still upset about her cat.
So in a fit of self-awareness the likes of which you’ll not have seen since the Seinfeldian 30 Rock premiere that immediately precedes it, The Office will mirror reality when the new boss launches a company Web site. (They really didn’t have one? I can almost believe that.) Seeing how folks relate to the smarmy former temp should be interesting.
But it’s that last line in the summary that has me particularly intrigued. I mean, Dwight killed Sprinkles! Think what you would do if a loved one euthanized your four-legged friend. Now imagine you’re a mean, vindictive, self-righteous person who hasn’t spoken to their sister in 15 years over a fight you can’t even remember.
There’s going to be Schrute to pay, I tell you.
You won’t see much of Meredith, as she’s still recovering from the bumper-thumping Michael gave her last week. You know Kate Flannery did her own stunt there? Read her blog at TVGuide.com. You will see plenty of Kevin, I’m sure. You know, if you want an autographed picture, you have to send him one of yourself first. Check out his MySpace blog. Lastly, Angela Kinsey got a little home improvement help, courtesy of the folks at TLC and a new reality show called Take Home Handyman. There’s photos and videos there that back up Kinsey’s claim to being as sweet as she is funny.
As I’ve said, I hope the Jim-Pam saga takes a back seat. But if you’ve been hanging on every longing stare and pregnant pause between them the last two years, you probably want more. This should get you in the mood.
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on Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at 4:31 pm by Brian Howard.
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Category: Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, The Office
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