‘Frame Toby’ producer’s cut
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | 67 commentsUPDATE: It’s here! It’s here! (Available until Jan. 23)
From press release:
NBC’s Emmy-winning comedy “The Office” will offer fans an exclusive “producer’s cut” of the November 20th episode. On Tuesday, November 25th, users can log onto NBC.com to stream the expanded episode, which will include additional scenes and extra footage not shown in the broadcast version.
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I have one issue with this episode. I don’t think Pam’s freak out with the microwave was in line with her character. Remember when her and Jim were talking about her getting kicked out of her apartment (after she set her landlord up with Michael), and Jim said that she was messy? If she is messy by nature, I don’t think she would have made the microwave thing such a big deal. Well, maybe this was supposed to show how New York has rubbed off on her.
haha this is so much better than the original! I wonder who wrote the “asswipes” note…creed? Actually, I have no idea.
I also found it amusing that the penis drawing was blackened out on the internet, but not on tv.
I liked the original version way better! The directors cut had little to no difference to the show. It had the microwave story which to me just didn’t feel like an office storyline. (in real life maybe but just the way they acted, it just didn’t seem right and I didn’t find it that funny. I think Michael and Toby was the funnier side of that episode, I’m so glad he is back because some of my all time favorite michael scenes are with Toby or involving Toby somehow. Great episode!!!
Thanks, Tanster, for posting this on Hulu. I can never get the episodes to work on the NBC website. Will you be posting the other extended episodes on Hulu, as well? It would be like an early Christmas present!
I loved this episode!
The Producer’s cut was so well-edited and it flowed beautifully. I loved all the subtle pauses. It reminded me of a Season 2 episode.
#60-”That’s what they did with Friends, the deleted scenes are incorporated in the episode.”
I know what you mean…they also did that with Will & Grace and Frasier…
I agree that this version made more sense and it was less choppy. I can’t believe some of the best lines of the episode were cut originally (i.e. Angela’s wedding dress information).
That was awesome. It flowed so much better than the aired version. I loved the microwave storyline from the beginning because it is so real, very office related. In this cut it had more time to shine and be better resolved. The Toby conflict seemed less heavy, and the house thing didn’t seem so important either (which annoyed me in the original version because Pam liked the house anyway, so what was the point of telling the story?). The pace seemed so much better.
I wish that would be the way they would incorporate the deleted scenes in the dvd, like other people pointed out. That’s what they did with Friends, the deleted scenes are incorporated in the episode.
I don’t know if I liked the extra microwave scenes. It was Pam’s first episode back in the office and just about everybody attacked her about writing the note. And then she gave the whole speech about how great New York was and Jim’s face got a little scared. I think Pam’s gonna not like working there as much after she experienced New York.
OMG Dwight at the end…too funny.
Loved it!
The producer’s cut illustrated (even more) one of the most true-to-life office scenes I’ve seen in a while.
In my office, we’ve had similar microwave wars over the years. Last year, someone actually bought a new microwave on my floor rather than clean the disgustingly filthy one that was up there. My boss’s boss actually asked me to stick a Dymo label on it asking people to wipe it down after each use. Still didn’t work.
I wish they had posted the producer’s cut before releasing the deleted scenes. It would have felt more fresh that way.
I know this is a tall order, but with the internet being such an important source for television, I would love to see a Producer’s Cut for each episode that airs on the network. The fact they have to cut out scenes that provide exposition on plot lines, and even scenes with subtext, shows how much The Office is not allowed to breath in twenty one minutes. Give us the twenty one minutes on air - then - instead of deleted scenes the next day, give us the full version incorporating those said deleted scenes. Leave deleted scenes as you would an outtake…something that really doesn’t work with the story. Put this all on the DVD, and more bang for your buck!
That’s a lot of work for the editors and the crew, but it would be so much better. A girl can dream.
After seeing the producer’s cut I felt better about when Pam tells Jim that the note thing “is for real.” I don’t think she’s shushing him, she just knows by that point that he doesn’t care about it as much as she does or think it’s that important, so it’s more of a “You don’t care about this like I do, and right now I have to defend my actions to a bunch of people so don’t get involved unless you do care the way I do.” So it’s not a comment on his ineffectiveness in dealing with the office. Ah. Now I can sleep tonight.
Aww, I wish I knew it was gonna be on Hulu, instead of being punished with low quality for watching it on NBC’s official site.
LOVED the producer’s cut. Got to see a lot more Pam, which was heaven for me… I hope the DVDs have producer’s cuts from now on, perhaps even go back to previous seasons and put deleted scenes into their episodes! If that’s possible.
Angela’s “Miss Tiny Mid-Atlantic Bride” dress was posted on Andy’s wedding website last week, with a picture! Awesome.
I loved this. It was so good! I wish they didn’t have to cut so much out of it. That would be awesome if they made a producer’s cut for every episode, but sadly they can’t.
I wish all the episodes were this long! Angela’s wish to fit into a dress from her age 10 beauty pageant was absolutely awesome. The extra microwave-gate note upon note stuff was so true to life in the office. WAy to go Mindy Kaling!
I understand the need for ads in online episodes, but the viagra ads that would keep on playing even when the show resumed were totally irritating!
[from tanster: omg that happened to me, too. the viagra guy kept talking, even after the episode started. i had to totally close the window and start over.]
And the deleted scenes are even better! Here’s a little freeze frame fun:
“To: All Employees
From: Pam Beesley
Re: Parking Spaces
SECURITY HAS REQUESTED THAT ALL OF THE
DUNDER MIFFLIN EMPLOYEES WITH ASSIGNED
PARKING SPACES ACTUALLY [i]PARK[/i] IN THE SPACES
ASSIGNED TO THEM. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WOULD
APPRECIATE T (sic) IF EMPLOYEE’S CARS WERE PARKED
AS TO ONLY TAKE UP ONE PARKING SPACE EACH.
THANK YOU.”
I love this show.