http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/THE-OFFICE----Local-Ad.aspx For those of you who were enjoying the longer episodes, that streak came to an end on Thursday as we’re back to the half-hour format for the foreseeable future. I count myself among the crowd that was really digging the double shot of OFFICE humor, but what can you do? It was a hard adjustment, however, after being spoiled for this first month of the season. (It does mean that I get to bed a little earlier though.) This week’s episode kept the action almost entirely at the Scranton branch, which is pretty unheard of at this point in the series. And I have to say it was a good one, continuing what’s been a stellar start to the fourth season. I’m also happy to report that I should be able to get the summary out of the way much faster than I have in weeks past. Ryan sends a couple creatives from the advertising department down to the office to film a commercial for Dunder Mifflin to be shown on local television and it’s clear that Michael intends to take the reins. Pam has been doing some animation work at art school so she volunteers to handle the logo. As Michael begins to fire off increasingly absurd ideas to the commercial crew, the creatives inform him that the commercial is pretty much all done – they’re just there to get the employees in for a final shot at the end. Naturally, Michael immediately calls up Ryan and complains, and naturally Ryan doesn’t care. He sends the ad people packing and goes over Ryan’s head to request that the Scranton team be given a shot at making their own commercial. He has one day. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/THE-OFFICE----Local-Ad.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/THE-OFFICE----Local-Ad.aspx#1928 One of my favorite moments is Pam discovering "Philly Jim" who follows Dwight around in Second Life. Just great! Fabfish http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/26/THE-OFFICE----Local-Ad.aspx#1928 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:20:06 GMT