Man, did I miss these guys last...
Man, did I miss these guys last week! You hear me, NBC? No more 90-minute
Biggest Loser episodes, no yanking the show for sweeps shenanigans, just give me my
Office guffaws the way I like 'em: straight up and worth watching at least twice in a row. On the annual "perfect storm" of paperwork due dates, boss man Michael looks to set a new world record for procrastination — which, I hate to inform him, he's got absolutely no shot at so long as there's still blood pumping through my slacker veins. Yes, a field trip to the dojo is indeed an impressive start, grasshopper, but you still have much to learn in the ways of putting things off. (I wish I had a gong right about now to really punctuate that sentence. Ooh, instead of finishing this Watercooler, I'm gonna go see if I can't find one online.... And there you have your first lesson.) As usual, it's the smallest of touches that bring the entire
Office to hilarious life — Jim's giddy when-you're-a-Jet rumble snaps, Dwight's explanation of the difference between a sensei and a senpai, Michael's erroneous shout-out to "
Al Pacino" and his immortal "You talkin' to me?" scene from (ahem)
Raging Bull. I realize I don't actually have anything to do with this show, but for some weird reason, I'm oddly proud of it — watching it come into its own here in the second season, living up to its potential and just being so damn good…. I can't help but get a little bit verklempt.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a colossal turning point in the history of Dunder-Mifflin: Dwight Schrute, assistant to the regional manager and weekend beet farmer, has at long last been promoted to the position of assistant regional manager. (Secretly.) Just trust me, it's a big deal.
