The television landscape today often seems divided into camps. “Smart” shows versus “dumb” shows. Shows for the common folk versus shows for those “in the know.” Quantity versus quality. In the Seventies, intellectuals would sometimes proclaim, “I don’t watch television. Oh, I sometimes watch PBS…” Today, those people sound out of it. Things like symphonies [...]
C’est Magnifique!
Longtime readers will know that I’m a big fan of the American version of The Office. Here’s some news. This spring, Canal+ in France will launch Le Bureau, the first non-English language version of the hit comedy The Office. Le Bureau has just finished filming with a French cast and the original script adapted into [...]
“You can’t fire me; I don’t work in this van.”
MICHAELCan I ask you all a question? Do you know what it’s like to be disabled? PHYLLISUm, I had scoliosis as a girl. MICHAELNever heard of it. No, a real disability, not a woman’s trouble. CREEDWhen I was a teenager, I was in an iron lung. MICHAELWha…? How, how old are you? No. The point [...]
“The word ‘ship’ is hidden inside the word ‘leadership’… as its derivation.”
MICHAELSometimes you have to take a break from being the kind of boss who’s always trying to teach people things. Sometimes you have to just be the boss of dancing. The Office “Booze Cruise” – ep. #02013, original airdate 01/05/06 Written by Greg Daniels