r/DunderMifflin • u/Temporary_Ad9362 • 5d ago
Just listened to some Office Ladies podcast episodes and thought…
Please don’t jump me. The general commentary is that it’s bland with irrelevant deep dives, but what also puts me off of it is the fact that it seems like sometimes they… don’t get why the office is funny? Like of course they know it’s a funny show, but at times I don’t even feel like they “get” the humor and the core appeal of the show.
Like, when Jenna talks about the healthcare episode, and how at the end when Michael just stands there after claiming he had a surprise for them, that she thinks the scene was just awkward and long for television and might not make the cut to the final episode. For ppl who like the office’s humor, that scene is simply hilarious—the show at its MOST hilarious, actually. One of the first few scenes that truly hooked me on the show. She didn’t say anything about it being funny, just that it was weird. Suggesting not having that scene is sort of like not understanding what makes this show funny, idk.
And also, skipping over the “offensive” humor or ignorant jokes & basically acting like they don’t exist, also gives me that impression as well that they don’t “get” them and the ironic style of them in the way I would’ve thought they would, seeing as they played their characters amazingly. Does anyone have any similar thoughts? No attacking pls
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u/Kmiarcslteeoedn 5d ago
I really enjoy the podcast but I have to agree. There's sometimes I'm yelling "That's the joke!" at them while they're talking. The one that comes to mind (it's not the most egregious example but just the one I can remember now)
In the show (paraphrasing cause I can't be bothered to look up exact dialogue) David: Send that to me Monday morning Michael: I will send it to you on Sunday David: okay... I'm not going to look at it until Monday Michael: Woah slow down! I'm going to put it in the post Sunday. You won't get it till Wednesday.
On the podcast Angela: Shouldn't he email it?