Comments on: Is Michael Scott Ruining THE OFFICE? http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/ theTVaddict.com is your number one source on the net for TV news, scoop, reviews and commentary on all of your favourite TV shows. Check out theTVaddict.com daily for commentary, a WHAT TO WATCH TVguide, and a weekly podcast. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: alice http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-3/#comment-256572 alice Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:22:36 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-256572 dudde. no. michael has always been like this. if you think that he is bad, what is the point of the show?! he has been like that since sason 1. dudde.
no.

michael has always been like this.

if you think that he is bad, what is the point of the show?!

he has been like that since sason 1.

]]> By: Matt http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-3/#comment-68318 Matt Thu, 03 May 2007 15:08:07 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-68318 I've only seen bits of the original english series, but reading this your all nuts, those who agreed with getting rid of micheal. Hello, the series revoles around that character. Then again I never watched the american version because it's a basic rip off of the english one, seen one seen em all! I’ve only seen bits of the original english series, but reading this your all nuts, those who agreed with getting rid of micheal. Hello, the series revoles around that character. Then again I never watched the american version because it’s a basic rip off of the english one, seen one seen em all!

]]> By: Hannah :) http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-3/#comment-32516 Hannah :) Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:51:38 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-32516 If Michael weren't on The Office, it wouldn't be the same! He might be over the top, but it's a show, everything has to be over the top on a tv series for people to watch it. It's not real... it's made up. It's for entertainment, and Michael definitly helps with that! -Hannah :) Oh, and PS: Can I meet Jim Halpert? Soooo cute ;) If Michael weren’t on The Office, it wouldn’t be the same! He might be over the top, but it’s a show, everything has to be over the top on a tv series for people to watch it. It’s not real… it’s made up. It’s for entertainment, and Michael definitly helps with that!
-Hannah :)
Oh, and PS: Can I meet Jim Halpert? Soooo cute ;)

]]> By: She Good http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-3/#comment-30068 She Good Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:36:24 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-30068 Steve Carrell and Rainn Wilson are brilliant, but the editors and directors need to take a firmer hand when editing their scenes. Michael absolutely ruined Phyllis's wedding for me. It made this beautiful little show into a third rate sitcom. The best cringe-worthy Michael moments are always the small ones -- not the over the top ones. I do enjoy the cringe-worthy aspect of the show, but when they let Carrell (and to a lesser extent, Wilson) go too far, I'm not cringing on behalf of the characters. I'm cringing on behalf of the show, and rolling my eyes, to boot. Steve Carrell and Rainn Wilson are brilliant, but the editors and directors need to take a firmer hand when editing their scenes. Michael absolutely ruined Phyllis’s wedding for me. It made this beautiful little show into a third rate sitcom. The best cringe-worthy Michael moments are always the small ones — not the over the top ones. I do enjoy the cringe-worthy aspect of the show, but when they let Carrell (and to a lesser extent, Wilson) go too far, I’m not cringing on behalf of the characters. I’m cringing on behalf of the show, and rolling my eyes, to boot.

]]> By: Susan http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-3/#comment-28298 Susan Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:49:37 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-28298 Do not agree. If you want "comfortable, non-cringe worthy" comedy there are many options open to you. The discomfort factor is one of the main things that make "The Office" what it is and not a cookie cutter version of 99% of tv comedies. Do not agree. If you want “comfortable, non-cringe worthy” comedy there are many options
open to you. The discomfort factor is one of the main things that make “The Office” what it is
and not a cookie cutter version of 99% of tv comedies.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-3/#comment-28244 Rachel Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:12:59 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-28244 Actually, what tied the whole episode in for me was seeing Michael's reaction at his own mother's wedding. You can tell that something happened in his childhood, and socially, he's stuck in that place. So I found Michael's antics totally appropriate for his character, and toning him down socially negates the little piece of history the writers threw in. Actually, what tied the whole episode in for me was seeing Michael’s reaction at his own mother’s wedding. You can tell that something happened in his childhood, and socially, he’s stuck in that place. So I found Michael’s antics totally appropriate for his character, and toning him down socially negates the little piece of history the writers threw in.

]]> By: Will http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-3/#comment-28059 Will Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:18:18 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-28059 To even imply that Michael is ruining The Office is completely out of line. From the very start of the series Michael's character has been hilariously and naively offensive in social situations. Granted, his acts during Phyllis' Wedding were the first time I would describe his antics as mean spirited, the writers specifically wrote the back story of his mother's wedding to give justification for his actions. I am absolutely baffled at the thought that anyone would argue that the backbone of the show is not Michael Scott and the day writers change his character to gain more viewers is the day that I will stop watching. To even imply that Michael is ruining The Office is completely out of line. From the very start of the series Michael’s character has been hilariously and naively offensive in social situations. Granted, his acts during Phyllis’ Wedding were the first time I would describe his antics as mean spirited, the writers specifically wrote the back story of his mother’s wedding to give justification for his actions. I am absolutely baffled at the thought that anyone would argue that the backbone of the show is not Michael Scott and the day writers change his character to gain more viewers is the day that I will stop watching.

]]> By: Your Mother http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-3/#comment-28021 Your Mother Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:59:44 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-28021 You're a moron. Michael and Dwight make the show. It's a comedy, not a romance show. If you want to see stories like whether Jim and Pam wind up together, watch the real world. Ben Franklin and the wedding were 2 of the funniest episodes there have been so far. The best ones are when Michael comes up with rediculous ideas, like having strippers in the office or trying to have his employees act out racist stereotypes. If Michael wasn't over the top it would be like a real office and a lot of the viewers already experience that for 8 hours every day. If Pam and Karen weren't hot I wouldn't even care if they were on the show, except for Michael to harass them. You’re a moron. Michael and Dwight make the show. It’s a comedy, not a romance show. If you want to see stories like whether Jim and Pam wind up together, watch the real world. Ben Franklin and the wedding were 2 of the funniest episodes there have been so far. The best ones are when Michael comes up with rediculous ideas, like having strippers in the office or trying to have his employees act out racist stereotypes. If Michael wasn’t over the top it would be like a real office and a lot of the viewers already experience that for 8 hours every day. If Pam and Karen weren’t hot I wouldn’t even care if they were on the show, except for Michael to harass them.

]]> By: Gwen http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-2/#comment-28014 Gwen Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:23:00 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-28014 Come on.... get real. If you really know The Office, you would know that the whole point is to MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE! Michael Scott is not just some comedic character, he is designed to make you squirm, twitch, and forces you to watch just like driving past an accident scene. YOU are just a victim of exactly what The Office is designed to do! Watch the British version - and you'll thank GOD there's a Michael Scott -try some David Brent!! Come on…. get real. If you really know The Office, you would know that the whole point is to MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE! Michael Scott is not just some comedic character, he is designed to make you squirm, twitch, and forces you to watch just like driving past an accident scene. YOU are just a victim of exactly what The Office is designed to do! Watch the British version – and you’ll thank GOD there’s a Michael Scott -try some David Brent!!

]]> By: Christie http://www.thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/comment-page-2/#comment-27888 Christie Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:09:50 +0000 http://thetvaddict.com/2007/02/09/is-michael-scott-ruining-the-office/#comment-27888 I love the absurdity of the Michael Scott character. Pam and Jim exist as the "everyman"...watching the events unfold around them just as we, the viewers, are. Yes, he is over-the-top at times. Where it succeeds is when he is hopelessly clueless (Outing Oscar, Bachelor party, etc). It's less effective when he appears mean (Phyllis's wedding was too much...trying to make himself the center of attention was childish, not merely oafish as he was on the cruise episode last year). It's tough when you have so many talented actors to strike a balance, however. Sometimes they fall a little short, but most of the time they are right on target. It's the best comedy on TV, hands down. I love the absurdity of the Michael Scott character. Pam and Jim exist as the “everyman”…watching the events unfold around them just as we, the viewers, are. Yes, he is over-the-top at times. Where it succeeds is when he is hopelessly clueless (Outing Oscar, Bachelor party, etc). It’s less effective when he appears mean (Phyllis’s wedding was too much…trying to make himself the center of attention was childish, not merely oafish as he was on the cruise episode last year).

It’s tough when you have so many talented actors to strike a balance, however. Sometimes they fall a little short, but most of the time they are right on target. It’s the best comedy on TV, hands down.

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