Friday, March 17, 2006

The Office

Krista returned from Italy having seen what she said was possibly the funniest single episode of sitcom-type show she had ever seen, called "The Office."

I was confused at first because ALEXIS, who loves the show told me never to watch it. She said I would be disturbed by it, that it was raunchy (but funny) and on and on. So I watched it this week and do you know what? It was funny. And do you know what else? It was clean.

So. Alexis. What is going on here? Am I an old stick-in-the-mud? Do I seem like a fuddy-duddy to you? I started watching LOST on the first episode of the first season, the first night it was on t.v. I am cool. No, seriously, I really am. Don't let the baldness fool you. Why are you trying to keep me from seeing good t.v.? Is it for my health? Or are you just trying to keep all the good jokes for yourself? Hmmmm? Or is there something more sinister at play?

Is this payback because I told you that I don't really like Seinfeld or Friends?

p.s. I don't like "E.R." either. I must shamefully admit, however, to having watched an episode of "Gray's Anatomy" and kind of liking it.

11 comments:

  1. No, Matt, I don’t think you’re an old fuddy duddy. I am glad that you liked The Office. Please be warned, though, that there are episodes that aren’t that clean. But most of the time, if it isn’t embarrassingly inappropriate, the Office is dang funny. And now you know how hot Garreth Keenan is. The sunken eyes, the fragile frame…but the real killer is his engaging personality.

    I think my favorite episode is number 4 from the first season, where they are having a training day about customer service and teamwork and stuff, and David Brent busts out his guitar. It is hysterically funny.

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  2. I assume you are talking about the American remake of the show and not the British original?

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  3. NEVER! Of course we are talking about the British original. (At least I am...)

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  4. Well, my friends, it is not as if I have either sattelite or cable television, so I am afraid that all is available for me is the American remake of the British original. I will say in its defense that it is still funny, and I am sure Alexis could find an actor that would be suitably "hot".

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  5. Alexis wants you to know that that is no excuse to not watch the better British version. She bought and watched the British version while in Seattle. She doesn't want to be a TV snob but "don't waste your time with the American show!"

    Since Krista was in Italy, we assumed you saw the original British actors.

    Oh and she is still adding things for me to say... Alexis also wants you to know that she has never had cable or sattelite at her place of residence. Currently she doesn't even have a TV.

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  6. Um, does taylor channel alexis often? Is this practice encouraged by the BHR community in general?

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  7. It's always sad when, "She doesn't want to be a t.v. snob" is followed by the word, "but". Welcome to the ranks fo t.v. snobbery, my friend. Repeat after me, "Seinfeld is drivel. Drivel in which nothing happens, the main character can't act and the only ones laughing are the laugh tracks and the actors as they go to the bank."

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  8. As for channeling, it is not really encouraged. If one must do it, I suggest channeling Alexis rather than some sinister other-worldly thing.

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  9. At least give props to Seinfeld for mocking themselves for being a show about nothing...

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  10. You know what bother me most about Seinfeld? It's *Seinfeld*. The guy is always half-smiling at his own jokes, even when he's supposed to be mad. He can't act like he's supposed to. Drives me nuts.

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  11. Yeah, Seinfeld's *clearly* trying not to laugh the whole time. But I'm not sure it's his jokes that are cracking him up. My bet it's the people he's working with - if I was on a set with Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, and Jason Alexander I'd be busting up basically non-stop...

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