Just be sure to read the P&V translation — It contains all the original French dialogue, and is the closest to Tolstoy's actual style (so I'm told).

I'm able to suspend my disbelief a good deal for The Office, but the idea that a seasoned businessman would decide to appoint as manager a man who just performed a demonstration of his karate skills in the office, nearly kicking several people in the head, is simply ridiculous.  In a weird way, I'm almost insulted…

I'm not sure what the grading system is here at The AV Club, but this episode should be docked at least one letter grade for playing "In the Air Tonight" in its entirety EXCEPT FOR THE DRUM FILL!!

I'm kinda surprised that no one's mentioned Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots — before that album, I was never too into the Flaming Lips, but after the Cat Stevens-inspired (or semi-plagiarized) opener and the bass & keyboard vibe of the next track (with the fairly original "one more robot learns to feel / something…

I have to admit — I'm only watching the office now out of a sort of morbid fascination of what happens when the writers' love for the characters they've created outweighs any sort of interest in crafting a decent narrative.

I have to admit — I'm only watching the office now out of a sort of morbid fascination of what happens when the writers' love for the characters they've created outweighs any sort of interest in crafting a decent narrative.

Know your boundaries, Office!
I think The Office is an almost step-by-step manual on how not to let a narrative get out of hand. For one, the writers have clearly fallen head over heels in love with their characters.

B+? Talk about grade inflation!
I think that The Office is a perfect example of how not to write a long-running sitcom. It has been on the air for so long that the writers have (probably not unlike many viewers) developed a certain emotional attachment to the characters, as if they exist outside of the show's…