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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>The Office's free love freeway lives on - VIDEO</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/26/the-offices-free-love-freeway-lives-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/26/the-offices-free-love-freeway-lives-on-video/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/26/the-offices-free-love-freeway-lives-on-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-royalty/" rel="tag">TV Royalty</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="200" border="0" align="right" alt="Free Love Freeway" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/06/officefreelove.jpg" />I am so incredibly giddy about this news, I don't even know where to begin. As a hardcore fan of the original <span style="font-style: italic;">The Office</span>, my heart fills with glee whenever I see a mention of the show or one of the cast members. It's not that I want a third series, I just still need little things to guide me through this four year case of withdrawal. Heck, I spent the entirety of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Pirates of the Caribbean</span> trilogy being the only girl who wasn't swooning over Johnny Depp or Orlando Bloom because I was so happy to see gangly, wooden-eyed Mackenzie Crook onscreen.<br /><br />Well, good news for anyone else who is still in need of some <span style="font-style: italic;">Office</span> love. July 1st's <a href="http://www.concertfordiana.com/">Concert for Diana</a> in London will feature a multitude of stars to celebrate Princess Diana's life. Among those stars will be <span style="font-style: italic;">Office </span>stars Ricky Gervais and Mackenzie Crook, performing "Free Love Freeway" before introducing Sir Elton John.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/26/the-offices-free-love-freeway-lives-on-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office's free love freeway lives on - VIDEO</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://people.monstersandcritics.com/royalwatch/news/article_1322595.php/Ricky_Gervais_Diana_duet>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/26/the-offices-free-love-freeway-lives-on-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/927050/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/26/the-offices-free-love-freeway-lives-on-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>britcom</category><category>britcoms</category><category>british comedy</category><category>british office</category><category>BritishComedy</category><category>BritishOffice</category><category>david brent</category><category>extras</category><category>gareth keenan</category><category>mackenzie crook</category><category>pirates of the caribbean</category><category>potc</category><category>ricky gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><category>the office</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>20 questions with Jason Ritter</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/08/20-questions-with-jason-ritter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/08/20-questions-with-jason-ritter/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/08/20-questions-with-jason-ritter/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="267" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/06/snipshot_e4106dvk75pk.gif" alt="Jason Ritter" />Jason Ritter is best known to television audiences for his role as Kevin Girardi in the CBS drama <em>Joan of Arcadia</em>. His other television credits include <em>Hack</em>, <em><a href="http://tvshows.aol.com/show/law-and-order/SH0176170000/main">Law &amp; Order</a></em> and <em><a href="http://tvshows.aol.com/show/law-and-order-special-victims-unit/SH3169780000/main">Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit</a></em>, as well as a role in the movie <em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOsfXfvc01I">The Dreamer of Oz</a>. </em>Ritter is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He is the son of actors Nancy Morgan and the late John Ritter and the grandson of famed film cowboy Tex Ritter.
<p><strong>1. Where were you born? <br /></strong>Los Angeles, California. </p>
<p><strong>2. How many siblings do you have?</strong> <br />Three. Carly, Tyler, and Stella. </p>
<p><strong>4. Do you have any pets?<br /></strong>I had a lot growing up! My apartment doesn't allow pets. I want a dog though! I love dogs. Thelma and Louise were our two dogs growing up. We also over the years had a bunch of cats. First we had Pippi, who my sister named (The Pippi Longstocking movie had just come out), and Pippi had two kittens, that my brother and I each got to name. I named mine "Fluffy," because I'm sooo creative, and my brother named his "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Ghostbuster," who was also known to the rest of us as "patches." </p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/08/20-questions-with-jason-ritter/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>20 questions with Jason Ritter</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/08/20-questions-with-jason-ritter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/912461/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/08/20-questions-with-jason-ritter/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>cbs</category><category>freddy vs jason</category><category>FreddyVsJason</category><category>jason ritter</category><category>JasonRitter</category><category>joan of arcadia</category><category>joe mantegna</category><category>john ritter</category><category>L. Frank Baum</category><category>L.FrankBaum</category><category>mary steenburgen</category><category>the class</category><dc:creator>Paul Goebel</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stephen Merchant: In the Limelight - VIDEOS</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/04/04/stephen-merchant-in-the-limelight-videos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/04/04/stephen-merchant-in-the-limelight-videos/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/04/04/stephen-merchant-in-the-limelight-videos/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-royalty/" rel="tag">TV Royalty</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/in-the-limelight/" rel="tag">In the Limelight</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="200" border="0" align="right" alt="Steve Merchant" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/04/stephenmerchant.jpg" />The other day, I watched the latest season of <em>Extras</em> again and laughed just as hard as I did during my first viewing. It was also during this revisitation that I realized Stephen Merchant, who plays Andy's annoying agent, is still seriously under-appreciated. So, I did the only thing that a little blogger like I can do... Dedicate an "In the Limelight" profile to him.<br /><br />Merchant was one half of the writing and directing team behind the original <em>The Office</em>. He appeared in the show as the Oggmonster only one and a half times (once during the Red Nose Day episode and another time as a voice over Gareth's speakerphone), so it was only natural that his writing and directing partner, Ricky Gervais, got all the attention as the star of the show.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/04/04/stephen-merchant-in-the-limelight-videos/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Stephen Merchant: In the Limelight - VIDEOS</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.xfm.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=4159>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/04/04/stephen-merchant-in-the-limelight-videos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/866633/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/04/04/stephen-merchant-in-the-limelight-videos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>britcom</category><category>british comedy</category><category>BritishComedy</category><category>Extras</category><category>HBO</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>Steven Merchant</category><category>The Office</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ricky Gervais in the 1980s - Seona Dancing</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/17/ricky-gervais-in-the-1980s-seona-dancing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/17/ricky-gervais-in-the-1980s-seona-dancing/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/17/ricky-gervais-in-the-1980s-seona-dancing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/nbc/" rel="tag">NBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office/" rel="tag">The Office</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="437" border="0" align="right" alt="Ricky Gervais - then and now" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/02/gervaisseona2.jpg" />We've <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/04/11/and-the-answer-is-ricky-gervais/">previously reported</a> that funnyman and the star and creator of <em>Extras</em> and <em>The Office</em> Ricky Gervais was in a very short-lived pop group in the 1980s, but I recently uncovered a wealth of information on the subject that just had to be shared. <br /><br />For those of you who might not know yet, Ricky Gervais was part of a pop duo from 1982 to 1984 called 'Seona Dancing' (shawn-uh, not see-own-ah). They released two singles ("More to Lose" and "Bitter Heart" - both wide b-sides) in the UK that climbed to numbers 117 and 70 on the charts, before they dropped into obscurity. However, in 1985 a DJ in the Philippines started playing "More to Lose", and it rocketed to the top of the Filipino music charts. According to the All Music Guide, "In one part of the world, Seona Dancing's "More to Lose" became an '80s anthem as ubiquitous as Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes."<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/17/ricky-gervais-in-the-1980s-seona-dancing/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ricky Gervais in the 1980s - Seona Dancing</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.seonadancing.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/17/ricky-gervais-in-the-1980s-seona-dancing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/754736/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/02/17/ricky-gervais-in-the-1980s-seona-dancing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>1980</category><category>1980s</category><category>BBC</category><category>Extras</category><category>funny</category><category>HBO</category><category>music</category><category>pictures</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><category>Seona Dancing</category><category>The Office</category><category>TV</category><category>video</category><dc:creator>Kevin Kelly</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Blink and you'll miss it: Stephen Merchant on 24, Ricky Gervais still to come</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/15/blink-and-youll-miss-it-stephen-merchant-on-24-ricky-gervais/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/15/blink-and-youll-miss-it-stephen-merchant-on-24-ricky-gervais/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/15/blink-and-youll-miss-it-stephen-merchant-on-24-ricky-gervais/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/fox/" rel="tag">FOX</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/24/" rel="tag">24</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="201" border="0" align="right" alt="Stephen Merchant on 24" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/merchant24.jpg" />Did anyone catch Stephen Merchant on <em>24</em> last night? It was a "blink and you'll miss it" moment, and the poor guy didn't even get a line. However, as a self-professed fan of the show, it was probably a moment in heaven for him. Literally, a moment. Someone hands him a sheet of paper that he's supposed to ostensibly do something extremely critical with (hey, he works in the CTU after all), and he gives them a grim little nod in return. <br /><br />Ahhh, the acting chops that had to take. Still, I would've jumped at the chance to be on the show, even if I was background extra number 48 in a crowd scene. I've missed the last two seasons, but this premiere sucked me back in. That's how easy I am.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/15/blink-and-youll-miss-it-stephen-merchant-on-24-ricky-gervais/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Blink and you'll miss it: Stephen Merchant on 24, Ricky Gervais still to come</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.rickygervais.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/15/blink-and-youll-miss-it-stephen-merchant-on-24-ricky-gervais/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/736087/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/15/blink-and-youll-miss-it-stephen-merchant-on-24-ricky-gervais/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>24</category><category>Extras</category><category>Jack Bauer</category><category>Kiefer Sutherland</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><category>The Office</category><dc:creator>Kevin Kelly</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Ricky Gervais turning into a real life version of David Brent?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/11/is-ricky-gervais-turning-into-a-real-life-version-of-david-brent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/11/is-ricky-gervais-turning-into-a-real-life-version-of-david-brent/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/11/is-ricky-gervais-turning-into-a-real-life-version-of-david-brent/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/hbo/" rel="tag">HBO</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="200" border="0" align="right" alt="Satire? Or a chilling vision of the future?" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/01/david_brent_sympathy.jpg" />As much as the title sounds like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamebait">flamebait</a>, I assure you it isn't. I'm actually 100%, from the bottom of my heart, curious as to what everyone else thinks.<br /><br />You see, when I read the <a href="http://www.avclub.com/content/node/57393">AV Club's interview</a> with Ricky this week, I really didn't know how I felt about it. On the one hand, you have a groundbreaking comedian trying to set the bar a little higher for himself. On the other you have a pompous windbag. I've been flip-flopping between the two.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/11/is-ricky-gervais-turning-into-a-real-life-version-of-david-brent/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Is Ricky Gervais turning into a real life version of David Brent?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.avclub.com/content/node/57393>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/11/is-ricky-gervais-turning-into-a-real-life-version-of-david-brent/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/733787/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/11/is-ricky-gervais-turning-into-a-real-life-version-of-david-brent/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>david brent</category><category>DavidBrent</category><category>flamebait</category><category>ricky gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><dc:creator>Jay Black</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ricky Gervais has a fat girly face</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/11/ricky-gervais-has-a-fat-girly-face/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/11/ricky-gervais-has-a-fat-girly-face/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/11/ricky-gervais-has-a-fat-girly-face/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="200" border="0" align="right" alt="Ricky Gervais" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/11/gervais.jpg" />Some scientists have way too much time on their hands. Researchers at the University of Stirling in England blended together 179 different facial aspects of 20 top comedians to come up with the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6135148.stm">perfect face for comedy</a>.<br /><br />Soft, feminine features, typified by the face of Ricky Gervais, were more likely to make people laugh. According to psychologist Anthony Little, "The characteristics of a feminine face imply that the person may be agreeable and cooperative...Typically masculine facial traits, such as chiseled jaws and high foreheads are regarded as less amusing and their owners are less likely to succeed in a comedy career."<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/11/ricky-gervais-has-a-fat-girly-face/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ricky Gervais has a fat girly face</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/11/ricky-gervais-has-a-fat-girly-face/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/699758/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/11/ricky-gervais-has-a-fat-girly-face/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Anthony Little</category><category>comedy face</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>scientists</category><category>social psychology</category><category>stand-up comedians</category><category>University of Stirling</category><dc:creator>Julia Ward</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office: Episode 12</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/15/the-office-episode-12/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/15/the-office-episode-12/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/15/the-office-episode-12/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img id="vimage_1" height="237" alt="The Office" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/08/office1.jpg" width="425" align="top" vspace="4" border="0" /> <br /><br /><em>(S02E06)</em> I think this episode features one of Ricky Gervais' best dramatic performances. Yeah. Dramatic. As David begged to Neil and Jennifer to not make him redundant, his eyes glazed over with tears and his voice gently cracked. It was subtle and heart-breaking and, in that one instant, my views of David completely turned around. It also reminded me of how tragic this entire series is. I don't think I've ever seen a comedy series with such emotionally-realistic characters.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/15/the-office-episode-12/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office: Episode 12</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/15/the-office-episode-12/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/654951/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/15/the-office-episode-12/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Dirty Bertie</category><category>DirtyBertie</category><category>Extras</category><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><category>The Office</category><category>TheOffice</category><category>Tim Canterbury</category><category>TimCanterbury</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office: Episode 11</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/09/the-office-episode-11/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/09/the-office-episode-11/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/09/the-office-episode-11/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="245" border="0" align="top" alt="The Office" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/08/offffficez.jpg" /><br /><em>(S02E05)</em> I always refer to this episode as "the one where Tim and Gareth kiss" or "the one where Tim and Dawn kiss". However, everyone else does a lot of "um"-ing and "uh"-ing until I mention David's infamous dance. Yes, yes. It's "the one where David dances", but, gosh, so much more happens. All the events in this episode prepare us for the season finale, when feelings are sure to be hurt, hearts are sure to be broken, and fools are sure to be... uh... made... out of.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/09/the-office-episode-11/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office: Episode 11</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/09/the-office-episode-11/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/652406/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/09/the-office-episode-11/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>British comedy</category><category>BritishComedy</category><category>Comic Relief</category><category>David Brent</category><category>Dawn French</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>MackenzieCrook</category><category>Red Nose Day</category><category>The Office</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office: Episode 10</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/01/the-office-episode-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/01/the-office-episode-10/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/01/the-office-episode-10/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><em><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="230" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/08/office0204.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="The Office" /><br /><br />(S02E04)</em> Although I still obnoxiously quote it all the time, this episode kind of bugs me. I mean, it's hysterical in every way, but I've always thought that it stepped a little too far from reality. The beauty of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Office</span> has always been the fact that all actions, all words, all awkward looks to the camera are realistically justified. David's ego is just larger than life in this episode. It got a little too sitcom-y with his training seminar storyline. Eh. Maybe it was just me.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/01/the-office-episode-10/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office: Episode 10</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/01/the-office-episode-10/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/649550/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/08/01/the-office-episode-10/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>LucyDavis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>Patrick Baladi</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>Ragetti</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office: Episode 9</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/26/the-office-episode-9/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/26/the-office-episode-9/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/26/the-office-episode-9/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><em><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="243" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/07/office23s.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="The Office" /><br />(S02E03)</em> This episode focused mostly on David's growing disgust/jealousy toward Neil and the near-breakdown of Tim and Dawn's friendship. The constant jokes about David's heeled boots were great because I really do see men wearing those around... It was just the right amount of ridiculous. Wearing a knock-off version of Neil's jacket was the icing on the cake. We learned that David's idea of being bad-ass is slightly different from the rest of the world's... <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">David:</span> You know that old thing... "Live fast, die young"? Not my way. Live fast, sure. Live too bloody fast sometimes! But... die young? <em>[shakes his head]</em> Die old. That's the way I -- I'm not orthodox. I don't live by "the rules".<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/26/the-office-episode-9/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office: Episode 9</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/26/the-office-episode-9/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/646579/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/26/the-office-episode-9/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Ash Atalla</category><category>British comedy</category><category>Confetti</category><category>funny</category><category>humor</category><category>jokes</category><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>MackenzieCrook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>mockumentary</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office (BBC): Episode 8</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/18/the-office-bbc-episode-8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/18/the-office-bbc-episode-8/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/18/the-office-bbc-episode-8/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><em><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="226" border="0" align="top" alt="The Office" id="vimage_2" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/07/office0202.jpg" /><br />(S02E02)</em> There was major development in the Tim/Dawn relationship (or lack thereof), thanks to a budding romance between Tim and one of the new girls. David's seething jealousy towards Neil also hit a new high. Plus, Keith's appraisal is in this episode. In other words, this episode is jam-packed with <span style="font-style: italic;">awesome</span>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/18/the-office-bbc-episode-8/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office (BBC): Episode 8</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/18/the-office-bbc-episode-8/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/643917/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/18/the-office-bbc-episode-8/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>David Brent</category><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>LucyDavis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>MartinFreeman</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>POTC</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office (BBC): Episode 7</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/11/the-office-bbc-episode-7/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/11/the-office-bbc-episode-7/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/11/the-office-bbc-episode-7/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><em><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="233" border="0" align="top" alt="The Office" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/07/off0201.jpg" /><br />(S02E01)</em> First of all, everyone that loves Mackenzie Crook (Gareth) needs to see <span style="font-style: italic;">Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest</span>. It is a tremendously fun film, with loads of face-time for Mackenzie Crook (he plays the guy with the wooden eye). Seriously, go see it. Okay, okay. On to the episode!<br /><br />The second season started with a really strange/adorable moment. Gareth, David, and another employee enthusiastically hummed the Mah N&agrave; Mah N&agrave; song rom <span style="font-style: italic;">The Muppet Show</span> (watch the Muppet version <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6300321513434302988">here</a>, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Office</span> version <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=7VnzYwVVVVY">here</a>) as Tim silently looked on, completely confused. The way that David pops out of his office and starts chiming in gets me every time.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/11/the-office-bbc-episode-7/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office (BBC): Episode 7</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/11/the-office-bbc-episode-7/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/641457/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/11/the-office-bbc-episode-7/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>MartinFreeman</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>Ragetti</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>Slough</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><category>Steve Carell</category><category>Swindon</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office (BBC): Episode 6</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/04/the-office-bbc-episode-6/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/04/the-office-bbc-episode-6/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/04/the-office-bbc-episode-6/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="235" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/07/off16.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="The Office" /><br /><em>(S01E06)</em> The episode started with David firing the same guy that he hired at the beginning of the first episode. The forklift-operator being fired, Alex, was furious with the news and asked David if firing him instead of Anton, the 3' 4" midget working in the warehouse, was just positive discrimination. David defended himself, explaining that being short isn't a disability (in fact, many children are short). And then some guy working on David's computer(?) popped out from behind the desk and Gareth showed up next to the window. Haha, it was really unexpected. Everyone kept asking Alex the definition of a midget and a dwarf... and then an elf. When asked how he knew so much about midgets, Alex sighed, "It's called an education" and left. As the scene changed, we briefly saw a many with some paper rolls walk through a door and silently glare at the camera (see picture). Fun Fact: That's co-creator Stephen Merchant's dad.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/04/the-office-bbc-episode-6/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office (BBC): Episode 6</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/04/the-office-bbc-episode-6/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/639399/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/04/the-office-bbc-episode-6/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>David Brent</category><category>Dawn Bisley</category><category>Gareth Keenan</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>Oliver Chris</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><category>Tim Canterbury</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office (BBC): Episode 5</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/27/the-office-bbc-episode-5/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/27/the-office-bbc-episode-5/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/27/the-office-bbc-episode-5/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="230" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/06/off15.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="The Office" /><br /><em>(S01E05)</em> Although this episode had its share of funny moments, the amount of character development cannot be ignored. This half-hour took Brent's desperation, Tim's exhaustion, Dawn's confusion, Finch's perversion, everyone's everything to a higher level. Plus, we got to see some of Slough's rocking night-life. Sweet.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/27/the-office-bbc-episode-5/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office (BBC): Episode 5</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/27/the-office-bbc-episode-5/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/636732/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/27/the-office-bbc-episode-5/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>David Brent</category><category>Gareth Keenan</category><category>GarethKeenan</category><category>Green Wing</category><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>Oliver Chris</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>Ragetti</category><category>review</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office (BBC): Episode 4</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/20/the-office-bbc-episode-4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/20/the-office-bbc-episode-4/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/20/the-office-bbc-episode-4/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/06/off14.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="The Office" /><br /><em>(S01E04)</em> Not counting the Christmas specials, this episode is my hands-down favorite. There are so many glorious (and musical) moments that perfectly capture the spirit of <em>The Office</em>, I find hard to believe it's all contained in less than half an hour. This is why I always choose to show Episode 4 when I am attempting to drag another ignorant innocent into a state rabid fandom. It'd be wrong for me to paraphrase the really good moments because every single word is important for the joke. So, I'm going to be doing <span style="font-style: italic;">a lot</span> of quoting. Consider this fair warning.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/20/the-office-bbc-episode-4/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office (BBC): Episode 4</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/20/the-office-bbc-episode-4/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/634903/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/20/the-office-bbc-episode-4/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>David Brent</category><category>Extras</category><category>Gareth Keenan</category><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><category>StephenMerchant</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office (BBC): Episode 3</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/14/the-office-bbc-episode-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/14/the-office-bbc-episode-3/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/14/the-office-bbc-episode-3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="239" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/06/office13.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="The Office" /><br /><em>(S01E03) </em>The thing I really like about this episode is how all the events leave a terrible taste in my mouth. It's bitter and frustrating and everything good that happens dies a slow and painful death. Brilliant.<br /><br />The episode starts off with Tim explaining to the camera that it's his 30th birthday and his mother woke him up (I love that he lives with his parents) to give him his present, HatFM, a radio to wear on the head! Meanwhile, David's all excited for the annual pub quiz (it's like Trivial Pursuit with a lot of people... at a bar) and calls up his quiz buddy, Chris Finch (the guy that indirectly made an appearance in the last episode). Finch tells him a joke over the phone, which Brent simultaneously repeats for the cameras. "What's black and slides down <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson's_Column">Nelson's Column</a>?" Brent repeats, before pausing for an answer. "Winnie Mandela?..."<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/14/the-office-bbc-episode-3/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office (BBC): Episode 3</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/14/the-office-bbc-episode-3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/632050/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/14/the-office-bbc-episode-3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Chris Finch</category><category>David Brent</category><category>Gareth Keenan</category><category>GarethKeenan</category><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>RickyGervais</category><category>Steve Carell</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office (BBC): Episode 2</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/06/the-office-bbc-episode-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/06/the-office-bbc-episode-2/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/06/the-office-bbc-episode-2/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><img width="427" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="201" border="0" align="top" alt="The Office" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/06/off0102.jpg" /><br /><em>Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of your favorite shows, in order, every week.<br /><br />(S01E02) </em>In the very beginning of this episode, we saw David Brent showing a hot, new, female employee (whom we'd later know as Donna) around his office. To work his humor, he pretended to throw his office answering machine out the window, jokingly frustrated with all the messages. As he started to set it back down, the machine slipped out of his hand and fell on the floor, clattering next to the trash can. The sheer seamlessness of this brief moment (and Brent's frantic mumbling) still throws me into hysterics. I love it when a moment looks so organic that I can't tell if it was improvised, accidental, or geniusly scripted.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/06/the-office-bbc-episode-2/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office (BBC): Episode 2</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/06/the-office-bbc-episode-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/630430/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/06/the-office-bbc-episode-2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Confetti</category><category>Karl Pilkington</category><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>MackenzieCrook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>MartinFreeman</category><category>mockumentary</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><category>StephenMerchant</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Office: Episode 1</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/30/the-office-episode-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/30/the-office-episode-1/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/30/the-office-episode-1/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/bbc/" rel="tag">BBC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a></p><em><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="248" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/05/office0101.jpg" alt="The Office" /><br />Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of your favorite shows, in order, every week.<br /><br />(S01E01)</em> In the beginning, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant decided to create a mockumentary comedy about the painful emptiness of office life. And it was good. <em><br /><br />The Office</em> debuted in England in 2001 and later aired on BBC America, where I promptly fell in love with the show. I think I was watching <em>Monty Python's Flying Circus</em> on BBCA when a commercial popped up, promoting the premiere of <em>The Office</em>. It featured a scrawny fellow named Gareth (played by Mackenzie Crook, who would later be the wood-eyed pirate from <em>Pirates of the Caribbean</em>) talking about office relationships. He had a horrible bowl haircut and dark circles under his eyes, and yet I thought he was the most hilariously adorable thing I had ever seen. At that moment, I promised myself to watch. Little did I know I would soon have a new favorite show. <br /><br />I suggest you American-version fans rent or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002W4P98/qid=1149036615/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-3360858-1840116?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;v=glance&amp;n=130">buy the DVDs</a> and watch along. You might even notice that this episode bears a striking similarity to the American pilot. That's because a large portion of the US script was pulled out from this episode word-for-word (save for a few Americanizations, like changing "Camilla Parker-Bowles" to "Hillary Rodham-Clinton").<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/30/the-office-episode-1/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Office: Episode 1</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/30/the-office-episode-1/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/623296/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/30/the-office-episode-1/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Confetti</category><category>David Brent</category><category>Extras</category><category>Green Wing</category><category>Lucy Davis</category><category>Mackenzie Crook</category><category>Martin Freeman</category><category>Oliver Chris</category><category>OliverChris</category><category>Pirates of the Caribbean</category><category>Ragetti</category><category>Ricky Gervais</category><category>Stephen Merchant</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 22:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The big finales are over, so now what?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/26/the-big-finales-are-over-so-now-what/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/26/the-big-finales-are-over-so-now-what/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/26/the-big-finales-are-over-so-now-what/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-dvd/" rel="tag">TV on DVD</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-simpsons/" rel="tag">The Simpsons</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/site-announcements/" rel="tag">Site Announcements</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/retro-squad/" rel="tag">Retro Squad</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/firefly/" rel="tag">Firefly</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/" rel="tag">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-prisoner/" rel="tag">The Prisoner</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/angel/" rel="tag">Angel</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/futurama/" rel="tag">Futurama</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-x-files/" rel="tag">The X-Files</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office-bbc/" rel="tag">The Office (BBC)</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/seinfeld/" rel="tag">Seinfeld</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/sports-night/" rel="tag">Sports Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/strangers-with-candy/" rel="tag">Strangers With Candy</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/newsradio/" rel="tag">NewsRadio</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/nypd-blue/" rel="tag">NYPD Blue</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="233" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/05/retro_squad_logo.jpg" alt="retro squad" />The big finales are finally over. Though we have a few cool premieres starting in the coming weeks, from <em>Rescue Me</em> (5/30) to <em>Deadwood </em>(6/11), let's face it -- TV isn't the same after May sweeps. The question that's floated around the TV Squad headquarters in the past couple of months has been, "what else can we review for the readers?" Enter "Retro Squad."<br /><br />Starting this coming Sunday, we're going to take you back in time just a little bit. Remember all of those great shows that are no longer airing, either from being cancelled or ending long runs and taking a bow? Or maybe you remember the first seasons of shows still on the air? Of course you do; it's what makes you one of the millions of fans of these cult-classic shows. Well, we're going to bring them back to you, one episode at a time, every week. Read on for the exciting details.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/26/the-big-finales-are-over-so-now-what/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The big finales are over, so now what?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/26/the-big-finales-are-over-so-now-what/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/621802/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/26/the-big-finales-are-over-so-now-what/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>first seasons</category><category>FirstSeasons</category><category>retro</category><category>retro squad</category><category>RetroSquad</category><category>reviews</category><category>season 1</category><category>season one</category><category>Season1</category><category>SeasonOne</category><category>shows</category><category>special guests</category><category>SpecialGuests</category><dc:creator>Keith McDuffee</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>