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The Office, Season 5: The interwebs weigh in – Part II

September

They know their stuff when it comes to all things Dunder Mifflin, and they’re not shy about sharing what they think. That’s why The Office fans at The Watercooler forums at NorthernAttack.com are the best around. (Also, strong arms.)

This time around we hear from Claire Halsey, a 22-year old Web developer from North Carolina, who goes by the moniker Toosie. That’s an abbreviated reference to Jim admitting in Season 2’s Conflict Resolution that he incrementally move Dwight’s desk two feet closer to the copier through the course of a day.

Toosie shares five reasons she’s looking forward to Season 5. Funny stuff.

Toosie

The most basic reason is because I like The Office. I like watching new episodes on Thursday nights. It’s sort of a fall-through-spring routine for me. I’ll get to do that again when Season 5 starts.

I like the interaction between the various characters, especially Jim and Pam and Andy and Dwight. And I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen engagement-wise. Between Jim and Pam and between Andy and Dwight and Angela. I mean, Angela said “OK” to Andy. But then she was making out with/doing (something more with) Dwight! Plus, Jim almost proposed! What’s going on with Jim and Pam now?

I want to see what happens to the characters who aren’t in the office anymore. How will they remain a part of the show, without being a Dunder-Mifflin employee? Jan… Ryan… Toby… These are all characters we know a lot about. Are they gone completely? Will they be back? What’s going to happen?

Season 4 was too short. That dang strike last year really messed up the season. How many episodes were there? Not enough. Not anywhere close to enough for me. It didn’t leave me satisfied and smiling. (That’s hopefully not what she said.)

This is the first full season with Hulu (an online video service that features full episodes and short clips of various shows and movies). The Office is my favorite show. Often, though, I get roped into doing stuff I don’t want to do, sometimes even on a Thursday night. Now, though, I won’t feel like I’m out of luck when I miss a week. I’ll be able to watch it online.

Next up: Daoust!

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 pm by Brian Howard.
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