Office Thursday: Business Ethics makes the most of Ryan’s return
-
- October
- 9
I still can’t believe Ryan is not only not in jail but back working for Dunder-Mifflin.
Yes, I know he’s a temp hired by Michael through an agency, so it’s possible Corporate doesn’t know. And yes, he did seem to be following some type of 12-step program by making amends to Jim and others he’d hurt during his drug-induced wunderkind phase.
But Corporate would eventually find out, and four months is awfully quick to kick a drug habit and so easily return to your old life.
Sorry. I’m overthinking this. I’m glad Ryan’s back, and I’m even more glad the old Ryan is back. It sets up great comic opportunities like this one…
Business Ethics (9 p.m.,ET) —Following Ryan’s recent scandal at corporate, Holly must hold a business ethics seminar. The meeting gets out of control when Michael lets everyone speak freely about their unethical behavior at work. Meanwhile, Jim makes Dwight comply with the company’s “time theft” policy.
Can’t wait? (I can.) Watch the preview… (I didn’t.)
Having seen an advanced screener, IGN TV offers this preview-review (which I haven’t read).
Can you believe there’s a petition to Save Holly Flax?I signed it. Amy Ryan cannot be allowed to leave the show. She has breathed new life into it and helped return it to Season 2 form. She’s the best cast addition since Ed Helms, and we haven’t let him leave either.
Besides, Office fan petitions work.
Looking back at the season premiere, OfficeTally was able to get writer Gene Stupnitzky to answer fans’ questions about “Weight Loss.” Here’s a tiny snippet about that fateful rest stop scene…
Q. Give us some behind-the-scenes details on the Jim/Pam proposal scene. I’ve heard that the gas station was fake, the rain was fake, even the traffic was fake! Do tell!
Gene:
I don’t think any scene in our show’s history went through as much prep as that one.You wouldn’t believe how much time, money and planning went into making that proposal look casual, authentic and unpremeditated.
The original plan was to film this at the actual Merritt Parkway on the East coast — but there were just too many variables. So it was decided, after about a dozen meetings, that we would –- at considerable cost –- recreate the Merritt Parkway in the parking lot of a Best Buy in Los Feliz, California.
I guess that’s what they call “Hollywood magic.â€
Speaking of OfficeTally, tanster will be moderating The Office Writer’s Panel at the Paley Center in L.A. next week, and readers are invited to suggest questions.
Also, Jenna Fischer’s taking questions at her MySpace blog.
And if you’re an Office fan who loves Halloween, and you have ludicrous amounts of free time, why not carve a Dwight-o-lantern? (I mean, aside from the possibility of scaring off unwitting trick-or-treaters.) Use the outlines below, which are linked to a more detailed explanation about how to do it. There’s more here to choose from.
This entry was posted
on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 at 12:29 pm by Brian Howard.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Print
| 
Email
