Comments on: The Weekend Tally

By: Em

Em — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:12:35 +0000

It was poetic and beautiful with only the rain, but after all these years – we deserved to hear Jim say: “I just can’t wait.” I am so glad that they decided to use the version with sound (although I don’t get why Jenna would have been mic-ed).

Good call in the end choosing to keep the sound in!

By: rae nae

rae nae — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:51:33 +0000

I really like both versions, but I wonder that if this had been the original if I would have liked it better…
I really like this one, but I really like in the original when he says, “I just, can’t wait.”

By: Chloe

Chloe — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:27:15 +0000

Rashida & Natalie’s video was adorable and Amy’s movie The Changeling sounds good. Thanks for those links!

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:06:39 +0000

I think they should have used the voiceless version in the show, and then released the voiced version as a deleted scene.

By: Junior

Junior — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:27:08 +0000

I love Rashida and Natalie, but I just couldn’t laugh at that video. Maybe cause it wasn’t funny. :-)

By: roscoet

roscoet — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:12:12 +0000

I love the voiceless one. It’s so much more realistic. Plus, it leaves the conversation open to the imagination.

By: what's the dealio

what's the dealio — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:19:08 +0000

Thank you VanFan14! It was absolutely beautiful without the voices, and kind of a call back to Dawn and Tim in the conference room at the end of season 2 of the original. But the sap in me loved Pam’s “Oh my God” and giggling, and Jim’s “I just–I can’t wait.” It was so well acted, so I’ll vote for the version that aired!

By: Sarikaya Komzin

Sarikaya Komzin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:23:09 +0000

I can see why the staff was divided, but in the end, I think we needed to hear Jim say “I just…I can’t wait.”

By: hootshot112

hootshot112 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:53:25 +0000

I LOVE this version, it’s maybe even better than the one they aired, but I would have missed one of my fav tv quotes ever: “I just… I can’t wait.”

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:40:52 +0000

I prefer the voiceless version!

By: mbl

mbl — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:15:27 +0000

I love this silent version and prefer it now. However, I’m with those who say I would have felt cheated if I hadn’t heard what they were saying the first time. But so much romance in the silent version so thank you vanfan 14!

By: nv

nv — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:14:21 +0000

I really love the voiceless version, although both are great. I’m also one of those annoying people who’s always thinking about whether the characters would REALLY have their mikes on at times.

By: luvrgrrl

luvrgrrl — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:08:20 +0000

Awwww… this was BEAUTIFUL without the sound!!! BUT… as a JAM freak, it would have killed me to not know exactly what they said. Artistically, I love it- it adds more romance to it. Ultimately, they probably made the right choice since this is television. I’m glad we got to see this one, though- thanks vanfan14!

It’s funny- it seems everyone here is split about 50/50 as well!

By: Stella

Stella — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:07:56 +0000

Wow, nice work on the voiceless scene. It is romantic, but I think only after knowing what was said – if I saw that version first, I would only have been dying to know what was said.
I bet most of us would be complaining of feeling like they owed us more than that! Come on, we missed the first date(s), at least we got the proposal!
It doesn’t bother me at all that the mics wouldn’t have been on.. I was glad we got to hear it! It was such a cute little conversation, totally them, and their joking, etc just made the proposal so much cuter.

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:04:10 +0000

Oh, I like this version a lot better! It was cute to hear what Jim and Pam were saying, but without the voices the shot looked so REAL. Not to mention, I would have loved the suspense. You can’t tell that she is saying yes until she smiles and covers her mouth!

By: Jam_Halpsly

Jam_Halpsly — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:53:16 +0000

I liked the version with the voices a lot better.
I would have been going crazy trying to figure out what was said if they used the voiceless version.

By: jennyl

jennyl — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:52:55 +0000

That made me smile!! It’s interesting how different it is without the voices. But I’m so curious I’d be dying to know what they said..and it would drive me nuts until I figured it out! So I think we got the best of both.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:16:19 +0000

I think I prefer the voiceless version because it seems to be more in keeping with the documentary style. I guess it seems unlikely to me that Pam and Jim would have sound equipment on during a lunch date at a rest stop (Then again, they had microphones on during their stay at the B and B). I guess I’m just getting annoyed with inconsistencies. Also the physical performances from both John and Jenna are certainly enough to get the message across.

By: Paperjam

Paperjam — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:12:09 +0000

I enjoyed seeing the voiceless version, but I will vote that I am glad the voices were left in for the actual airing of the show.

A number of people pointed out that we would have been going crazy wondering what was said had we not heard it. I agree.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:50:56 +0000

I think I prefer voiceless, more artistic, but at the same time, I loved the words. Both versions make my heart flip!