Just listened to some Office Ladies podcast episodes and thought…

[u/Temporary_Ad9362]

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

[u/becausezoidfarb]

I listened to the first season or two of the podcast and liked it enough but I didn't really keep going with it for similar reasons (tbf I'm not good at keeping up with podcasts). I think a podcast from the writers would probably be more tuned in with the underlying story and humor of the jokes. Not to take anything away from the actors at all and I'm sure that's why they always have writers/directors/etc. on the podcast