Summer Viewing Club: Cocktails

This is the 11th installment of my viewing club series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s rerun: Cocktails
The theme: Jim’s rebound relationship with Karen
When Jim returned to Scranton, he had a new title, new car, and new [...]

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Summer Viewing Club: Business School

This is the 10th installment of my viewing club series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s rerun: Business School
The theme: Pam and Michael’s friendship
Much like Jim, Pam doesn’t seem to be too happy with Michael as her [...]

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Summer Viewing Club: Phyllis’ Wedding

This is the 9th installment of my viewing club series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s rerun: Phyllis’ Wedding
The theme: Secondary Character Love
Sure, Michael, Dwight, Jim, Pam and Ryan might be the “money beets” of Dunder Mifflin, [...]

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Summer Viewing Club: Ben Franklin

This is the 8th installment of my viewing club series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s rerun: Ben Franklin
The Theme: Party at the office
Everyone loves an office party, well, except for most of the people actually attending [...]

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Summer Viewing Club Review

Since I was traveling all day yesterday, I wasn’t able to get a “Summer Viewing Club” post together for last night’s repeat. But I figured because we’re nearing the half-way point of the summer break, and since many of the old SVCs only have one or two comments, it’d be good to do a “Summer [...]

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Summer Viewing Club: “Initiation”

This is the 7th installment of my “viewing club” series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s rerun: Initiation
The theme: Ryan’s descent into Dunder Mifflin madness.
Ryan Howard came to Dunder Mifflin as a temp, and frankly liked it that [...]

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Summer Viewing Club: Office Marathon 2

This is the 6th installment of my “viewing club” series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s reruns: Office Olympics, Booze Cruise, The Secret
The theme: Secret Secrets
“Secret secrets are no fun, secret secrets hurt someone.” Despite that sage advice [...]

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Summer Viewing Club: Office Marathon

This is the 5th installment of my “viewing club” series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s reruns: Casino Night, Branch Closing, The Merger
The theme: Jim and Pam’s time apart
After 3 years of spending 40 hours a week together, [...]

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Summer Viewing Club: “Diwali”

This is the 4th installment of my “viewing club” series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s rerun: Diwali
The theme: Partying outside the office
Dunder Mifflin isn’t exactly the best place to throw a party with it’s neutral colors and [...]

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Summer Viewing Club: “The Coup”

This is the 2nd installment of my “viewing club” series. Each week, whatever rerun NBC airs, I will suggest 2 or 3 episodes with the same “theme” and post some discussion questions.
This week’s rerun: The Coup
The theme: Dwight’s Power Trips
Jim once marveled at how the tiniest bit of power goes immediately to Dwight’s head, but [...]

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