The Office

[J_Dee]

NBC's been saying that it's going to reboot the American version of The Office for years now, but I reckon it just made it official.

To sum up my thoughts on that -- considering the zeitgeist, it's gonna be interesting to see how well it's allowed to stick to the style of the previous iteration. XD

 

[Creed Bratton]

NBC's been saying that it's going to reboot the American version of The Office for years now, but I reckon it just made it official.

To sum up my thoughts on that -- considering the zeitgeist, it's gonna be interesting to see how well it's allowed to stick to the style of the previous iteration. XD

Hopefully it's better than what I have watched of the Justified reboot since I am obviously a fan.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Hate this.

Leave some things alone.

Can they even get Carrell and jack ryan back for this? Most others aren't famous enough to say no.

Or will it be a completely new cast?

 

[Creed Bratton]

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Mindy Kaling said that the show couldn’t air today. That gives me bad vibes about a reboot

 

[GeraldV]

Hate this.

Leave some things alone.

Can they even get Carrell and jack ryan back for this? Most others aren't famous enough to say no.

Or will it be a completely new cast?

A “reboot” typically means a whole new cast.

 

[Creed Bratton]

Mindy Kaling said that the show couldn’t air today. That gives me bad vibes about a reboot

Yeah it would be too socially insensitive by today's standards which shows how much things have changed in the last 10-15 years.

 

[JDHoss]

Yeah it would be too socially insensitive by today's standards which shows how much things have changed in the last 10-15 years.

Can't air today? The reruns are on Comedy Central nearly every day.

 

[Creed Bratton]

Can't air today? The reruns are on Comedy Central nearly every day.

You can get by with a lot more on cable channels than you can networks like CBS, NBC, etc.

 

[BankerCat12]

You can get by with a lot more on cable channels than you can networks like CBS, NBC, etc.

Zero chance CBS, NBC and ABC would do this. The sitcoms out there now are so dumb and trying way to hard to fit the narrative of the people that cant laugh at anything thats funny without being a sensitive b****.

Office and Seinfeld are two shows that would not make it now. Its a shame.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Can't air today? The reruns are on Comedy Central nearly every day.

Some are edited to remove ‘objectionable content’. Also people that never watched the show take clips of Michael Scott totally out of context to make the show look racist.

 

[JumperJack]

Rebooting after only 10-15 years?

Are there no new ideas out there at all?

 

[WildcatFan1982]

There’s also all kinds of movies and shows that air on cable with some stupid disclaimer warning people about how inappropriate it was

 

[the nail at the foul line]

I went to a friends house for supper after he had gotten remarried later in life. The entire meal he and his new wife called each other babe. Aside from the choking hazard, I was dying inside waiting for his new plasma TV to have a Dundy thrown through it. How's your steak babe? Just like I like it babe! Sorry my house flooded and I need to go...but you live on a hill. Parnold Schporzenegger. Katie Holmes.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Snip snap, snip snap

 

[UKWildcats1987]

A “reboot” typically means a whole new cast.

Makes sense. Even worse idea then.

 

[Creed Bratton]

Rebooting after only 10-15 years?

Are there no new ideas out there at all?

They apparently considered a Real Housewives of Harlan but that idea fell through.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Greatest line ever might be Angela's. "It's a good thing you have a grandmother, some of us have to be our own grandmothers."

 

[JDHoss]

You can get by with a lot more on cable channels than you can networks like CBS, NBC, etc.

So? It's being shown. Unless you can't afford cable or streaming, you can still watch. Why care if it's not on any of the networks?.

 

[JDHoss]

They apparently considered a Real Housewives of Harlan but that idea fell through.

I'd pay to see that. 🤣

 

[Creed Bratton]

So? It's being shown. Unless you can't afford cable or streaming, you can still watch. Why care if it's not on any of the networks?.

I'm just saying they can get by with things on cable they couldn't with a new show on NBC. They won't allow the f-bomb on CBS but drop it every 30 seconds on Paramount.

 

[JDHoss]

I'm just saying they can get by with things on cable they couldn't with a new show on NBC. They won't allow the f-bomb on CBS but drop it every 30 seconds on Paramount.

I understand that. I just don't know why anyone would care if the networks won't air it.

 

[Creed Bratton]

I understand that. I just don't know why anyone would care if the networks won't air it.

I think Mindy Kaling was just saying networks wouldn't air it today because of some of the content being considered too insensitive anymore.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Angela's engaged to a gay man. As a gay man, I'm horrified. As a friend of Angela's, horrified. As a lover of elegant weddings, I'm a little excited.

 

[BankerCat12]

I understand that. I just don't know why anyone would care if the networks won't air it.

Not everyone can afford or want channels like Comedy Central, etc what it runs on right now. Some cant watch the show b/c its too insensitive to a select few.

 

[JDHoss]

Not everyone can afford or want channels like Comedy Central, etc what it runs on right now. Some cant watch the show b/c its too insensitive to a select few.

Well, it's been included in every streaming platform or cable system I've had since it first came on the air. Love that they air The Office and Parks & Rec. It never gets old watching the reruns.

 

[JDHoss]

Angela's engaged to a gay man. As a gay man, I'm horrified. As a friend of Angela's, horrified. As a lover of elegant weddings, I'm a little excited.

Maybe my favorite short clip of the entire series was when Oscar had done something that would be considered illegal and was worried he might go to prison. In a panic, Oscar said..."I can't go to prison"....and Kevin gave that sneaky smile, raised those eyebrows like he does and said..."you'd probably like prison"...

 

[Creed Bratton]

Angela's engaged to a gay man. As a gay man, I'm horrified. As a friend of Angela's, horrified. As a lover of elegant weddings, I'm a little excited.

I'm not superstitious but I am a little stitious.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Maybe my favorite short clip of the entire series was when Oscar had done something that would be considered illegal and was worried he might go to prison. In a panic, Oscar said..."I can't go to prison"....and Kevin gave that sneaky smile, raised those eyebrows like he does and said..."you'd probably like prison"...

Michael: It is a colonoscopy.
Oscar: Okay.
Michael: In your experience, what should I be expecting, in terms of sensation. Or, emotions. Is there anything I can do to make it more pleasurable for me or for Dr. Shandri? My main concern is should I have a safe word?

 

[the nail at the foul line]

I think Mindy Kaling was just saying networks wouldn't air it today because of some of the content being considered too insensitive anymore.

Michael picks up Japanese waitress and has to mark her arm. Hilarious. But today, nope.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Michael picks up Japanese waitress and has to mark her arm. Hilarious. But today, nope.

Because people are stupid and don't realize the joke is that Michael Scott is an idiot. The person that played the waitress complained a decade later that she wouldn't have done it if she'd known it would be a joke. She said it was a hurtful Asian stereotype. Then she was in a show called "Kung Fu Bitches" which I'm sure was 100% authentic and they had historians on set making sure everything was proper.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Because people are stupid and don't realize the joke is that Michael Scott is an idiot. The person that played the waitress complained a decade later that she wouldn't have done it if she'd known it would be a joke. She said it was a hurtful Asian stereotype. Then she was in a show called "Kung Fu Bitches" which I'm sure was 100% authentic and they had historians on set making sure everything was proper.

Problem is Michael hits on Cindy who is much hotter, but takes a lesser waitress back with him. They kind of goofed not going into more detail with that. Still almost my favorite. Dwight telling Cindy how to butcher a Goose.

 

[MatteoV25]

I'm not superstitious but I am a little stitious.

The worst thing about prison was the dementors

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Problem is Michael hits on Cindy who is much hotter, but takes a lesser waitress back with him. They kind of goofed not going into more detail with that. Still almost my favorite. Dwight telling Cindy how to butcher a Goose.

It'll save her a trip to the store to buy a can of expensive goose grease.

 

[Creed Bratton]

 

[Creed Bratton]

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Not great but you talk about a countdown from 7 or 8.

 

[Creed Bratton]

 

[WildcatFan1982]

swing low sweet chariots

 

[JDHoss]

Not great but you talk about a countdown from 7 or 8.

Wood then...wood now...