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Got a ‘Night Out’ question for Mindy?

Friday, April 25th, 2008

We are on a roll here, with The Office writers generously agreeing to do another episode Q&A! Thank you thank you thank you. :)

Do you have a question for Mindy Kaling about last night’s episode, ‘Night Out’?

Submit your question here.

This post will close at 9pm Pacific Time tonight, so get your questions in today!

Remember, non-spoilerish questions about ‘Night Out’ only. Thanks!

Posted in Mindy Kaling

170 comments

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  1. Did you enjoy writing the self-destruction of Ryan?

    170 | cyclopticcupcake  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 8:48pm

  2. Was Creed one of the sexual predators on DMI? Also, how is it that he was the only one who actually remembered Hank’s name?

    169 | cyclopticcupcake  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 8:45pm

  3. Hey Mindy, great episode!
    In the pic Michael took of Dwight making out with the basketball player, is it supposed to look like she was doing…something else…to him? The picture was too fuzzy for me to tell.

    168 | Amazon Hobbit  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 8:24pm

  4. Great job, Mindy! I’ve noticed that Diwali and Ben Franklin included rough patches for Jim and Pam. I’d add Night Out to that list. Is it the luck of the draw that you’re the one to write these moments or do you have it in for Jim and Pam? ;) Seriously, what was it like writing for Jim and Pam in this episode, knowing it followed Chair Model?

    167 | black cat  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 7:38pm

  5. This really was a great episode, Mindy! Thanks for answering questions. I love watching Kelly and Ryan together, and last night was great! It seems that Toby putting his hand on Pam’s knee shocked everyone so much, precisely because it seems most of them like Toby fairly well, that no one knew how to react, including Toby. After last week, it was a bit sad to not see much of the Jim/Pam story line. And if Toby leaves the office, I really hope he stays on like Ryan does and Jim did.

    Was Angela upset that Dwight made out with another girl? (”Dwangela” forever!)

    Why is it that whenever Jim takes charge he comes off more like Michael and can’t really handle it (with the exception of ‘Office Olympics,’)? He did seem to be under a lot of pressure last night though. I think it’s important to show Jim and Pam’s flaws, but last night seem uncharacteristic of Jim.

    Also, I’d love to know how the writers come up with such great ideas continually. I’ve noticed especially with the last three episodes that they’re all so different, yet they flow well and maintain the integrity of the show.

    166 | Gabriella  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 7:29pm

  6. Hi Mindy, You wrote a great episode, and I think you know it’s great when not everyone loves it. It’s easy to love an episode that is just full of good times. This episode does make people cringe a little: Toby making a fool of himself, Jim and Pam not being perfect, Ryan on drugs. This was a “very special episode” of the office. How did you, personally, feel after you wrote this episode? Do you think it had a very different feel than all the other episodes?

    165 | Scott G  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 7:22pm

  7. Yay Mindy, thanks for a great episode! 2 questions:

    Which storyline was more fun for you to write- the Michael/Dwight/Ryan at the clubs, or everyone one else being stuck at the office (but out of the office).

    If you could change one thing about this episode, what would it be?

    164 | Extra Awesome  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 7:20pm

  8. Hey Mindy! That was an awesome episode - your best work yet! After watching that interaction between Ryan and Jim in the kitchen, I have a question:

    Is there some new tension between Jim and Ryan? Does Ryan feel threatened that Jim went behind his back to the CFO and tried to get rid of Dunder Mifflin Infinity?

    163 | Dunder Mifflin Infinity 2.0 (TBD)  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 6:44pm

  9. Was the “Don’t step on him.” line ad-libbed or scripted?

    162 | StephanieC  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 6:07pm

  10. But what will happen to Finer Things after Toby’s indiscretion and plans for Costa Rica?

    161 | betsy morgenstern  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 6:07pm

  11. Was it intentional to get some mild racial issues into this episode? What I love about The Office is that it handles race so fearlessly and in a smart way.

    160 | Stop spraying me!  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 6:00pm

  12. Did Paul really climb over that fence?

    159 | Kevin  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 5:41pm

  13. I found Jim’s great-idea-backfiring plot relatable. I once found myself staring at my company’s locked parking garage with two clients after I had taken them to dinner (I didn’t know the garage went into lock up mode–I’d never been there at night!) Since you don’t work in a typical 9-5 office setting, how do you learn about the daily happenings of a typical office? You and the rest of the writers seem to have a keen eye on typical office happenings, especially the subtle things, and how do you go about researching or observing?

    158 | what's the dealio?  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 5:28pm

  14. Mindy! Thanks so much much for taking questions. You are my favorite writer. I would really like to know if this whole “jungle warfare” thing is the drugs talking, or if Ryan genuinely ponders this in between his trips to Vince Vaughn infested shops.

    157 | fiori  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 5:23pm

  15. Hey Mindy, hilarious episode! I have a question for you: Ryan was clearly high off of something in this episode. I noticed he itches his nose, was that implying he was snorting cocaine or was the un-intentional? Thanks Mindy, kudos once again for writing an extremely funny episode :)

    156 | Amie  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 5:10pm

  16. How long have you been planning for Ryan’s addiction? Did you drop any hints along the way prior to this episode?

    155 | Andrea G.  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 5:09pm

  17. When they are trying to get into the second club, and Ryan tells the guy to check the list for ‘Ryan Howard, the baseball player’, that was awesome! I’ve been waiting for that joke for a while. Who thought of it?

    154 | Bob  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 5:03pm

  18. I thought I saw barbed wire at the top of the fence in one scene. Was I seeing things or did Toby really jump a fence with barbed wire?

    153 | colleen  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 4:55pm

  19. Mindy-
    First of all great episode!
    I saw a lot of comments that said they were (in a nutshell) worried about Jim and Pam’s future relationship after Night Out. I didn’t pick up on that at all. It seemed like Pam was just as creeped out at Toby as I was. Were you trying to show some tension between them?

    152 | Lia  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 4:55pm

  20. I’m really curious - did you really put peanut butter in Steve Carell’s hair?

    151 | Caitlin  Fri. Apr. 25, 2008 at 4:26pm

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