Pam just rocked in this episode, rocked so much. From wearing her hair differently to being super-snarky to WALKING THROUGH FIRE and then finally, FINALLY speaking her mind--this is pretty much the episode I have waited all season for.
Me, this is. I cried mid Pam's speech. Roughly, when she got to the art show bit, and looked at Jim. Brilliantly constructed moment of TV as it's literally taken all season as a build up.
I know when a TV show rocks when it makes me cry, because that's rare, and it's especially good when there's no soppy music and you just know that's not the intention. I felt every bit of what Pam was saying. Seriously: this show is The Awesome.
I must have no heart. During Pam's speech I was 15% 'I'm glad Pam is making these thing known', 60% 'Pam, in saying these things in front of her co-workers, is being awfully inconsiderate to Jim and Karen' and 25% 'I wish the writing here was a little less direct'. Which isn't to say I thought it was badly-written, it wasn't, but that is wasn't as textured as I would've hoped such an important dramatic moment would be.
Man, I thought it was the best setup I could think of -- she's been quietly sitting in the background for months barely making her feelings known, then she walks through fire and tells them all what she thinks.
I want to know Jim's reaction. He best not be a dick about things. And, yeah, I felt pretty bad for Karen.
If either Jim or Pam run off to corporate I will... Y'argh. I've no idea how they can spin this off for another season.
The ONE new comedy from NBC:
"THE IT CROWD" - Ever wonder what's up with those quirky techies who come to fix the office computer when no one's around? "The IT Crowd" is an offbeat series, based on the critically acclaimed British comedy, that offers a humorous behind-the-scenes peek at the people who truly keep the office humming. Roy (Joel McHale, "The Soup") and Moss (Richard Ayoade, "The IT Crowd" -- U.K.) are the misunderstood masters of their high-tech domain, but they lack the people skills to befriend anyone but each other. Their company's head is Denholm (Rocky Carrol, "Chicago Hope"), who wants the IT department to stay segregated and forever banished to the basement. Executive producers are Moses Port ("Just Shoot Me"), David Guarascio ("Just Shoot Me"), Joe Port (NBC's "The Office"), Joe Wiseman ("The Office"), Graham Linehan ("The IT Crowd" -- UK) and Steve Tao ("Red Doors"). Gail Mancuso ("Scrubs," "30 Rock") directed the pilot. "The IT Crowd" is produced by NBC Universal Television Studio.
Um.
Are you a quirky technie, Dana? Are you up to wacky hijinks and comic misunderstandings?
It's just a miracle how computers get fixed, isn't it? You leave a coin on the doorstep, and the computer fairies come during the night when no one is around!
A coin? I thought it was a bowl of milk. Huh, that explains ALOT.
A coin? I thought it was a bowl of milk. Huh, that explains ALOT.
Around here we leave the tech fairies whiskey. Which explains a lot.
In other news, seems "The Office" is back for 30 episodes. Which is a lot. "Scrubs," alas, is only back for 18.
The UK IT Crowd was hilarious. Like, split your sides funny. And so, so true. Though I thought they were making a second series--I wonder if they still will with a couple of the actors going to the US version?
I am concerned about the transition. But I wait in hope.
