This article is ridiculous. I believe The Office is actually having a comeback season after a more mediocre season four, which hit its low point with Michael driving his rental car into a lake. The episodes this year have been by and large very funny and have remained true to its mock-doc format (even though I agree with the point that it's silly that the doc crew would still be filming after all this time).
The knowing asides (or "constant mugging," as the writer states) that Jim gives to the camera are nothing new, nor is the contradictory nature of Michael Scott. He's always had a heart -- my favorite example being the end of the season two Halloween episode, but the moment he saw Holly's Ed Grimley wallpaper could be a close second -- and he's always been a bit of a creep/lech/dumb ass. He's also always been a terrible manager but a terrific salesperson. I guess you either buy the contradictions or you don't. Basically, we've seen this before: Show good, show gets good reviews. Show still good, show starts getting bad reviews. Show then starts to receive good reviews again without considerable improvement in said show. I remember the Seinfeld backlash in season six and then the "Seinfeld returns!" hype for season seven. Re-watching all the shows in order on DVD proved that season six was actually a stronger overall season. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
