The Office running thread

DD -- Re: Seinfeld ... yes, especially in the first three seasons. A lot of duds. It didn't become consistent gold until about Season 5. Even Season 4, which has some of my favorite eps, was really hit or miss.

 

"Seinfeld' rarely had a complete flop because it often had a separate story line for each character. So there was usually something to hold your interest.

I'll argue that the later seasons were the ones that suffered because ideas were becoming tougher to generate -- George chasing a Frogger arcade game through traffic was a long way from the subtle stuff that made the earlier shows special.

"The Parking Garage" was gold; Elaine pretending to live in a janitor's closet to get Chinese food delivered? Not so much.

 

And because Larry David left the show after Season 7 (though he did return to co-write the series finale).

 

"The fire is shooting at us!"

I laughed out loud at that.

 

That might be one of the best Office openings ever.

 

Loved Kevin busting into the vending machine in the middle of a fire.

 

I wish Michael would go away.

 

"PETA."

Awesome.

 

"I feel like I'm working in my own casket."

 

"No arms and legs is basically how you exist right now, Kevin. You don't do anything."

 

"You need to pump to the tune of 'Staying Alive' by the Bee Gees."

"Yeah, I know that song. 'First I was afraid, I was petrified ..."

 

OK, I just freaking LOST IT when Dwight turned around with that mask on his face.