"Casual Friday" Recap & Review

The Office
Casual Friday

Original Air Date: April 30, 2009

Shannon - Associate Editor
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This week Michael, Pam, and Ryan are back. Michael has a meeting and invites everyone to say whatever they want, but basically he wants everyone who didn’t follow him to his new company to grovel in forgiveness. The staff is upset that Pam and Ryan are coming back as salespeople and that they’re keeping the clients they stole.

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Office Conference Room – Casual Friday

Welcome back to The Office Conference Room, a forum for some of your favorite Office Fan Sites to submit their TwoCents in the days immediately following a new Office episode.

In addition, YOU, the fans, can join in on the fun! Right here on ScrantonBranchOffice, we have a discussion going about Casual Friday, where you can give your very own TwoCents! To visit that forum, click HERE.

On to the Conference Room... and don’t worry – it’s Casual Friday!

[Last Updated: 05/01/09 at 3:00 PM]

TheTwoCents.com: Rachel
Favorite Moment: The Meredith Casual Friday outfit debacle… and all the pixelization it required.
Favorite Quote: "I am not to be truffled with." –Michael (followed closely by Darryl’s "What did I tell you about building forts in my warehouse?")
Overall Episode Grade: B+

Bob Vance Fans Unite!: Diane Sparkles
Favorite Moment: Michael trying to punch his way through the hoop.
Favorite Quote: "Close your mouth dear, you look like a trout" –Phyllis
Overall Episode Grade: A

Nette's Layouts: Nette
Favorite Moment: My favorite moment was when Kevin spilled his chili.
Favorite Quote: "Don't fall in love with me kid." -Meredith Palmer
Overall Episode Grade: B

Office News: Jackie
Favorite Moment: When Pam got the salesman job and high-fived Jim
Favorite Quote: "You don't understand clothing, Toby! You're dressed like this amorphous blob of khaki" -Andy Bernard
Overall Episode Grade: B

Chat with Melora!

TheOfficeChat is sponsoring a little convo with Melora Hardin on Tuesday, May 12th at 7pm PST (10pm EST).

Melora will be asked questions submitted by fans, and then the chat will open up so that YOU can ask her questions yourself!

There will also be a Nifty Gifty Giveaway during the chat! For more information, please visit TheOfficeChat or NettesLayouts (the brand-new parent company of OfficeChat) or go directly to the announcement here...

Special Screening and Q&A of 'Away We Go'

On May 8th, Back Stage and Focus Features are sponsoring a special Los Angeles screening of John Krasinski's new film Away We Go.

After the screening, a special question and answer session will feature John, along with the film's director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and co-star Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live).

The screening will take place on Friday, May 8, 2009 at the Linwood Dunn Theater (1313 Vine St., Hollywood, CA). The screening begins promptly at 7 p.m. To RSVP, please call 818-777-3534... seating is first come, first served.

For more information, visit Backstage.com.

BBC’s The Office Goes For An Adult Swim

Adult Swim today announced it has acquired the legendary hit BBC comedy, The Office, from BBC Worldwide.

Both seasons of the two-time Golden Globe Award-winning series will begin airing on Adult Swim this summer. Adult Swim will also air The Office Christmas special.

Today’s announcement to add The Office comes on the heels of the addition of the BBC hit The Mighty Boosh, a deal also done with BBC Worldwide, which had its Adult Swim debut March 29.

Adult Swim airs nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT).

[photo: bbc america]

The State of Motherhood

In an effort to supply simple solutions to make moms' lives easier, Splenda brought together a group of mom-experts and celebrity moms to discuss the things that affect moms across the country every day. The discussion facilitator was none other than our very own celebrity baby-mama, Melora Hardin.

To read all about the round-table discussion on the Splenda Website, go HERE...

Ricky Gervais Wrote A Book?

He sure did. A four-volume children's book series, as a matter of fact.

"Flanimals" encompasses a world inhabited by 50 species of creatures so ugly and misshapen they become cute and endearing.

And what's better? Universal-based Illumination Entertainment has announced it will create a 3-D animated feature based on "Flanimals" with Gervais voicing the lead character and Matt Selman (The Simpsons) writing!

"It will be great to play a short, fat, sweaty loser for a change," Gervais said. "A real stretch."

For more information, read the entire Variety article HERE...

Funny Girl

Another day, another Entertainment Weekly list!

This time the list is in response to the Funny Actress list in the magazine itself... more importantly, those actresses left OFF of that list.

20 Funniest Actresses: Your Picks!

Guess what Dunder Mifflin employee made the list? We'll give you a hint... look at the picture.

Conversations with Charles

Want to know how someone jumps from The Wire to The Office?

How about what it's like to be fought over by Beyonce and Ali Larter?

The Washington Post recently interviewed Idris Elba (Charles) and you can learn the answer to these, and many other questions here...

Broke - Deleted Scene #2

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Broke

We find out who is Broke on April 23, 2009!

Original Air Date: April 23, 2009
Writer: Charlie Grandy
Director: Steve Carell

Michael's new company struggles to make early morning deliveries while the office tries to get their expense reports in on time after Angela enforces Dunder Mifflin’s policy.

Click HERE to discuss "Broke".

Broke News:
Watch "Broke" Online, Michael Scott Paper Co's Official Statement, Video Highlight - Michael's Offer

SBO Exclusives:
Office Fan-Site Conference Room, Broke Recap & Review

Deleted Scenes: 1, 2

The Office Conference Room – Broke

Welcome back to The Office Conference Room, a forum for some of your favorite Office Fan Sites to submit their TwoCents in the days immediately following a new Office episode.

In addition, YOU, the fans, can join in on the fun! Right here on ScrantonBranchOffice, we have a discussion going about the most recent episode, Broke, where you can give your very own TwoCents! To visit that forum, click HERE.

On to the Conference Room... where we’re all Broke!

[Last Updated: 04/24/09 at 2:27 PM]

TheTwoCents.com: Rachel
Favorite Moment: Michael's speech about how he might not need to wait out Dunder Mifflin for a high offer, he just needs to wait out David. Yeah! My second favorite moment was the confession circle on the floor of the Michael Scott Paper company.
Favorite Quote: "Wait.. is this JUST milk and sugar?!?" -Pam
Overall Episode Grade: A-

Life in the Office: Donna
Favorite Moment: When Charles realized that his "number two" Dwight is actually a total idiot.
Favorite Quote: "Our balls are in your court." -Michael
Overall Episode Grade: B

Nette's Layouts: Nette
Favorite Moment: My favorite moment was when Pam, Michael and Ryan got their jobs back! And when Michael told Charles he's done.
Favorite Quote: ""Our balls are in your court" -Michael Scott
Overall Episode Grade: A+

Bob Vance Fans Unite: Diane Sparkles
Favorite Moment: The Korean lady getting in the van when they are stopped at a traffic light.
Favorite Quote: "It was an inside job. Mose in socks." -Dwight
Overall Episode Grade: A+

Office News: Jackie
Favorite Moment: When The Michael Scott Paper Company crew were cheering for getting their jobs back.
Favorite Quote: "Case of the beet bandit"- Dwight Schrute
Overall Episode Grade: A

"Broke" Deleted Scene #1

"Broke" Video Highlight - Michael Makes His Offer

Michael Scott Paper Company's Official Statement On Sale

"A wise man once sang, "Reunited and it feels so goooood!" With that in mind, we are happy to announce that the Michael Scott Paper Company is now merging with Dunder Mifflin. To our newer clients, we realize that we said Dunder Mifflin was a terrible company, but it turns out they're not so horrible - they've seen the error of their ways and went from bad to good (much like Drew Barrymore)."

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