leadership-related stories
Posted Aug 16th 2006 4:28PM by Michael Sciannamea
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Retro Squad, The Prisoner
(S01E112 Angered over the suicide of a fellow prisoner (Number 73) resulting from relentless badgering from the new Number 2, Number 6 decides to pull out all the stops to avenge Number 73's death. What transpires is an elaborate game of cat and mouse whereby Number 6 gets Number 2 to question his own sanity.
At this point in the Prisoner story, it seems that Number 6 is not interested in escaping from the Village. That doesn't mean to say he's given up--but it appears that his motivation is more to frustrate and humiliate his captors.
Continue reading The Prisoner: Hammer Into Anvil
Posted Jan 6th 2006 10:41AM by Michael Sciannamea
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, NBC, OpEd, The Office

You would have thought that after last month's wild holiday party that the folks in
The Office would lay off
the sauce for a while. Nothing doing. In this case, Michael decides to hold a "Leadership Training Exercise"
in the guise of a booze cruise. Of course, going out on a cruise in winter may not be anyone's idea of a good time, but
Michael is determined to share his leadership ideas with the staff.
Despite numerous Titanic references, the
cruise begins under the leadership of Captain Jack. As usual, Michael desperately wants to take over the reins and begin
his presentation, but the captain decides to have everyone limbo. In a scene eerily reminiscent of David Brent's wild
dance in the British version, Michael gets his groove on, saying that if you're going to be the boss, be the boss of
dancing.
Continue reading The Office: Booze Cruise