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DJariya 05-03-12 08:28 PM

The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
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Synopsis:

Spoiler:
Andy (Ed Helms) takes a break from flambaying cherries and composing rock operas to jumpstart his Dunder Mifflin comeback. When Robert (two-time Emmy winner James Spader) drunkenly shuts down a nearby branch, Jim (John Krasinski) and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) join forces to outsmart a salesman from Scranton's uglier sister city. Chris Bauer guest stars. Jenna Fischer, B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nunez, Kate Flannery, Paul Lieberstein, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper, Zach Woods, and Catherine Tate also star.


Episode 23 of 24

Next week is the season finale.....cue the Thank Gods! ;)

Giles 05-03-12 08:52 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 11217921)


Next week is the season finale.....cue the Thank Gods! ;)

how or why NBC is letting this series limp itself slowly into a grave is just cruel ...

this episode was painful.

bluetoast 05-03-12 09:15 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
Okay the stuff with David Wallace was interesting.

andicus 05-03-12 10:20 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by bluetoast (Post 11218013)
Okay the stuff with David Wallace was interesting.

I thought so too. The only thing I didn't like about it was how it is a bit of a re-hashing of the Michael Scott Paper Company storyline. I realize there are differences, and we don't know the outcome yet, but it does have obvious parallels.

It took me a minute to place 'Andy Bellefleur' from True Blood.

Deftones 05-03-12 11:38 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
this was actually a really funny episode. :lol:

JasonF 05-04-12 12:16 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No.

Lloyd Gross is my new favorite character, Kemosabe.

bluesix 05-04-12 12:22 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by andicus (Post 11218067)
It took me a minute to place 'Andy Bellefleur' from True Blood.

Yeah, he really slimmed down. I guess being the portly guy on a cast filled with super good looking well-built guys is bound to make someone break out the P90X DVDs.

Maybe this season we will finally get to see some Sheriff Bellefleur peen!

majorjoe23 05-04-12 07:27 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by bluesix (Post 11218182)
Maybe this season we will finally get to see some Sheriff Bellefleur peen!

I was hoping his joke might be abandoned, but I have to revive it here.

Andy needs to say something about your idea.

dex14 05-04-12 07:43 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by bluesix (Post 11218182)
Yeah, he really slimmed down. I guess being the portly guy on a cast filled with super good looking well-built guys is bound to make someone break out the P90X DVDs.

Maybe this season we will finally get to see some Sheriff Bellefleur peen!

I hope youre a chick. haha

Gunde 05-04-12 08:13 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by andicus (Post 11218067)
I thought so too. The only thing I didn't like about it was how it is a bit of a re-hashing of the Michael Scott Paper Company storyline. I realize there are differences, and we don't know the outcome yet, but it does have obvious parallels.

It took me a minute to place 'Andy Bellefleur' from True Blood.

That was not Andy Bellefleur. It was Frank Sobotka

bluesix 05-04-12 08:26 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by dex14 (Post 11218338)
I hope youre a chick. haha

uh, nope.

not a '***' either brah

stopgap 05-04-12 09:51 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
I actually pulled a drunken 'Robert' once (voice-mail to Nellie).

It was a girl I was seeing. The next morning she left a message telling me she was thinking about what I asked last night and the answer was 'yes'. I avoided her like the plague and somehow skirted the answer to whatever question I posed.

I was afraid I was engaged but wonder now if she agreed to a three-way with her friend. Will never know.

DJLinus 05-04-12 10:22 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
The funniest line of the night for me was when Robert said he spent all night consuming "Australian reds...and Colombian whites."


Originally Posted by andicus (Post 11218067)
I thought so too. The only thing I didn't like about it was how it is a bit of a re-hashing of the Michael Scott Paper Company storyline. I realize there are differences, and we don't know the outcome yet, but it does have obvious parallels.

I can't believe they're going to that well again so soon. Okay, maybe I can. :lol: We'll just have to see where they take it.

Kevin M. Dean 05-04-12 10:45 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
It sounds to me like Sabre is collapsing and they're going to take Dunder Miflin back out from under it.

fumanstan 05-04-12 10:49 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
Yeah, sounds like they're working their way back to the way it was before.

Better episode then in recent weeks. Less Nellie probably helps that. Dwight and Jim were great as always racing to the client.

Derrich 05-04-12 11:16 AM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
Pam has a thing about buddying up to the dysfunctional bosses. She may be just a little bit of a brown noser.

D

beyond 05-04-12 12:41 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
Having David Wallace backs reminds me of the good old days of The Office. Missing Michael Scott after this episode...

Pointyskull 05-04-12 04:42 PM

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While I miss the greatness this show once had I didn't mind this ep.

Some nice Dwight/Jim stuff, Toby's new alter-ego and even a remarkably subdued Nellie (with a C plot that almost made her sympathetic for a microsecond).

Aphex Twin 05-04-12 05:46 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by Gunde (Post 11218363)
That was not Andy Bellefleur. It was Frank Sobotka

Wouldn't it be cool to have Frank Sobotka and Omar on the same show? Why do they have to be on different NBC Thursday night shows?

Cardsfan111 05-04-12 05:50 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by 12thmonkey (Post 11219105)
While I miss the greatness this show once had I didn't mind this ep.

Some nice Dwight/Jim stuff, Toby's new alter-ego and even a remarkably subdued Nellie (with a C plot that almost made her sympathetic for a microsecond).

That pretty well captures my thoughts. While still not great, this was definitely a step up from previous weeks.

bluetoast 05-04-12 06:15 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
Whoah, WHAT? That was Frank Sobotka? Okay now I get the big deal about the weight loss.


Originally Posted by Aphex Twin (Post 11219183)
Wouldn't it be cool to have Frank Sobotka and Omar on the same show? Why do they have to be on different NBC Thursday night shows?

But we did at least have Stringer on the show. Too bad he and Tim Olyphant probably won't be seen again.

Groucho 05-04-12 09:12 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
Idris Elba, Amy Ryan, Chris Bauer...any other Wire actors shown up on the show?

Bill Needle 05-04-12 10:04 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by DJLinus (Post 11218550)
The funniest line of the night for me was when Robert said he spent all night consuming "Australian reds...and Colombian whites."

That and Creed and Ryan's grinning reaction shot.

I thought this was a great episode, far superior to other recent ones even though they did help set the story. Plenty of great lines/moments. Another great cold open too.

Super X 05-04-12 10:17 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 
A funny episode, but the season as a whole has been very inconsistent.

For how much the show has a strong ensemble cast, I think the series really misses having that character who is the center of the show. Andy just doesn't fit that role the way that Michael Scott did. As it looks more and more like the show will get another season, I think they really need to get a new focal character to lead the show and I don''t think it's any of the existing characters. (And, for however much I generally enjoy Catherine Tate, I'm ready for Nellie to ship out.) With Spader not coming back next season, Dwight getting spun off into his own show, and the likelihood of a number of the other actors not coming back, it's time for them to find a new permanent lead for the show.

FanofComedy 05-04-12 11:16 PM

Re: The Office -- "Turf War" -- 5/03/12
 

Originally Posted by beyond (Post 11218739)
Having David Wallace backs reminds me of the good old days of The Office. Missing Michael Scott after this episode...

Yeah it was cool seeing David wallace again. He came along way from when Michael went to his house and he was in bad shape which made Michael run away from him


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