Monday, September 28, 2015

Live Tweeting The Office



I’ve decided to start re-watching The Office from the very beginning so, of course, live tweeting is a must. As fun as it is for me to re-experience watching the show, it is even more fun to share that experience, my thoughts, and funny quotes from the episode via Twitter. I imagine that live tweeting this show would have been even more fun to do during the actual series premier back in 2005, but back then the concept of “tweeting” did not exist. With so many people discovering or re-watching The Office on Netflix, however, I think that live tweeting an older show like this one can still be worth while and can really help fans to feel as if they are a part of the “fan community.” The only issue I have with live tweeting a show is that it is easy to miss jokes or an important part of the storyline while you are composing a tweet, especially when you are not watching it live when there are commercial breaks (aka “the perfect time to tweet”). Luckily I have already seen The Office in its entirety and know what happens, so I’m not really missing much while I’m tweeting. If you are a new viewer, however, I would suggest that you put the phone down, enjoy the show, and then tweet.

My Tweets and the Categories of Fan Gossip:

House Talk: The only thing that I tweeted that falls under this category had to do with one aspect of the production of the show.

Scandal: The Tweets that fall under this category consist of judgments I made about some of the character's actions and relationships.




Bitching: I didn't really tweet anything that would fall under the "bitching" category, but if I had it probably would have been about how I wish that Michael Scott would have never left The Office because of how funny his character was, and how although the show still remained funny without him, it would have been even funnier with him still in it.

Chatting: There were only a few tweets that I thought might fall under this category.



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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Office. One of TVs Greatest Comedies.

The Office was a single camera American comedy series based on a British series of the same name. The show follows the employees of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, PA, and focuses not only on the drudgery of everyday office life, but on the dumb situations the characters get themselves into. Although the original version of the show was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for BBC, it was adapted by Greg Daniels for American audiences and aired on NBC for nine seasons (from 2005 to 2013). Although its premier had mixed reviews, the show eventually became one of the most popular shows on television, winning multiple Emmy including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Being one of TV’s highest rated programs, it was reported in 2011 that it cost $178,840 for a 30 second commercial to air during The Office, which was the highest for any scripted NBC show at the time. The show may no longer be broadcast on NBC, but since it is now in off-network syndication it can be viewed on multiple channels and through multiple media platforms including TBS and Netflix. If you have yet to watch The Office, I highly recommend it.


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