The Office is back...

Is it just me, or does everyone else think that the less the show focuses on the Jim-Pam thing, the better and funnier it is?

 

I enjoy the Jim-Pam dynamic.

BTW, who turned up Kevin's mic? I don't remember him being so audible in the seasons 1/2.

 

That may be true, but to succeed, "The Office" can't just be funny. It has to alternate making you laugh out loud with making you squirm-in-your-seat uncomfortable for the characters.

Example: Michael all of a sudden really seeming to express symptoms of depression last night toward the end of the show.

Example: Jim lifting Pam in the air at the karate place in the first season and her reacting as if a huge line had been crossed.

Example: Jim walking up to Pam's desk to meet her mother and Roy walking in right at that moment.

 

I'm the opposite. Carrell is a great actor but the character is so annoying and over the top. I love the supporting cast ... Jim/Pam, Ryan/annoying girl, Dwight/Drew ... the betting last night was great ... the Michael stuff was just OK

 

Interesting to note that this episode was directed by Harold Ramis.