New show from NBC

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 | 40 comments

NBC announced a new show today, with the following promo:

[And poof! -- the video turned back into a pumpkin.]

Not sure about this. Looks too cringeworthy to be entertaining.

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   40. laura  Thu. Apr. 2, 2009 | 2:06pm

   damn I missed it! what was it?

2. 
   39. Brittany  Thu. Apr. 2, 2009 | 12:35pm

   Curses, it’s not showing up for me now. ):

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   38. Katie  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 10:25pm

   33/Bill Buttlicker,

   It’s April Fools’ Day. Hence, it’s a prank.

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   37. JaneD  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 9:04pm

   Terrible idea. Nothing about this show looks even remotely appealing. Its success is about as probable as that Carell guy ever having a movie career. NBC had much better stick with “Joey.” Now THAT is quality programming.

   ;)

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   36. JimCTheIntern  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 8:17pm

   I’ve seen the original series of this which started in the UK, and the US version looks horrible compared to this. I say it makes 5 episodes and gets dropped. The only person I even recognize is Steve Carell, that guy from Anchorman and The Daily Show.

   Oh, almost forgot, Happy April Fool’s Day everyone =)

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   35. Punky  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 7:01pm

   This very funny prank reminded me of a few things:

   Pam’s super bad looks directed towards Michael
   Kelly’s initial homely look
   Jim’s very younger-looking self
   Michael’s hair combed back
   Dwight’s hatred of Jim…oh wait, that hasn’t changed…

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   34. saraadx3  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 6:39pm

   This in no way beats last year’s prank. That was crazy epic.

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   33. Bill Buttlicker  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 6:11pm

   Wait, I don’t get it. They’re just a bunch of season 1 promos. That’s not a new show! And I don’t get all the comments! If you guys don’t like the Office, then why are you on its fansite? Tanter, I’M CONFUSED!

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   32. Dirk  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 5:34pm

   Eh, I guess I’ll give this show a try. But I sure will miss “Committed”…

10. 
    31. Lesa  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 5:24pm

    What was your joke last year, Tanster?

    [from tanster: lesa, here it is. the reaction it received was ... incredible.]

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    30. Anna  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 4:47pm

    That promo made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It was nice to flashback to all of those moments from Season 1. Great great show.

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    29. Joanna (CBM)  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 4:23pm

    I can’t believe NBC has the guts to put on such a racist show in this day and age. For shame. I give it 3 episodes tops.

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    28. devon  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 4:12pm

    when i clicked play on this i was honestly confused:)
    i was like wait a minute… this looks familiar.

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    27. Abbey in PA  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 4:11pm

    Tanster, you’re right. Why would anyone waste their time on a fan website, let alone visit it nearly every day for updates about this show? And I certainly don’t think the town it’s set in will have a CONVENTION for it!

    I fell hard for your joke last year, so I’m glad this one was a little more obvious and didn’t make me feel like a dummy. And I’m really grateful that we can look back on the first season fondly, knowing that we’ll still get a new episode next week. Congrats to NBC and their “new” show!

    [from tanster: last year was so nutty, i don't think i'll ever be able to top it.]

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    26. single-cell shark  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 4:02pm

    It is not going to work. I can’t stand comedies without laugh tracks. How will I know when something is funny??

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    25. Matt Bennett  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 3:20pm

    This show just doesn’t look interesting to me, I don’t know. I think I’m going to stick with Arrested Development. I mean, hell, what are they going to do, cancel it?

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    24. Quintin  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 3:00pm

    this one is good but yours was way better last year, Tanster!I remember that I about died when I read that NBC had bought OfficeTally!

    [from tanster: lol. i almost died too. ;) ]

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    23. Bryan  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 2:56pm

    Gotta love Season 1…so different, but so good.

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    22. Allison  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 2:46pm

    Looks interesting, I’ll have to check that out. Plus that one guy looks super cute <3!

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    21. Alison  Wed. Apr. 1, 2009 | 2:21pm

    This reminds me of your awesome prank, Tanster, about OT being taken over by NBC. That was so much fun :)

    [from tanster: thanks! i barely survived that day. :) ]

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