The BIGGEST Missed Opportunity in The Office History

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The Office had a lot of great story lines through the years, but perhaps none were better than the Michael Scott Paper Company. Still, that story may have had some seriously untapped potential.
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[@lucaz3707]

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[@Tobyee]

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[@mrworldwide9597]

Good job at 6:13 🤣🤣

[@ryanharper6391]

Fire drill

[@reagansmith9509]

the deposition, dinner party, and stress relief part 1

[@xinbin3899]

This isnt the biggest missed opportunity, the biggest was a whole episode called "Tube City"

[@SInkiHui1997]

You made me sad. I have forgotten about it already :(

[@Dan_-]

Too bad Jim picked that battle.

[@ethanperrin9847]

True

[@ethanperrin9847]

I hate Jim for robbing us of that 🤣🤣

[@LordOfWaffles32]

We needed tube city!

[@jamesbroqueza7733]

Michael negotiating for their buy out price is one of the best moments he's been

[@recardolugg8631]

Just goes to prove that Michael is a good boss(sometimes) but great salesman

[@peters10456170]

I was so proud of Michael

[@suf1an658]

Oh, how the turntables had...

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

What kind of name is Nanna, anyways?

[@thekosster94]

I don't know, I wish i could've seen more of michael being this incredible salesman and that Jim didn't have any hand in getting Michael, Pam, and Ryan their jobs back

[@shipking1995]

Best episode we never got Michaels Wedding it could have been a barn burner

[@TheSazukiultra23]

shipking1995 “oh no, did I say cross burner?” Oh wait, wrong show.

[@elite.horrors]

I looked through the episode for 10 minutes looking for the episode Michael gets married. Oh yeah, IT DOESNT EXIST

[@Xzsh-ol9jg]

I don’t think it was a missed opportunity, it was prob planned. But Steve carell left the show because of movie offers so it wasn’t up to the writers so they couldn’t do the wedding

[@elite.horrors]

@@Xzsh-ol9jg it was at the time of despicable me

[@lauriyna132]

@@Xzsh-ol9jg i used to think that too but i just found out recently it wasn’t steve’s choice to leave, nbc didn’t renew his contract with them

[@JTMitchell87]

I've always thought a fun episode would have been one featuring the other tenants of the Scranton Business Park. Instead of the clip show of "The Banker", I'd have loved seeing things from the point of view from businesses above and below Dunder Mifflin. Dwight firing the gun into the floor? Let's see the reaction from whoever was a floor down. The fire drill including Oscar climbing into the ceiling? What did that sound like from above? I just feel like it was a huge missed opportunity and I'll never get over it.

[@sagebauland4276]

Bro I hated the banker

[@thelitbos]

I personally don't mind clip shows. It is just a break for the writers to overcome writer's block, and in this age, we can completely skip it. The clip shows done by Community are the opposite examples, where they shoot entirely new scenes for the episodes instead of recycling old ones.

[@chickenphat730]

Dwight shooting the gun happened at the end of season 7 and the Banker happened mid season 6 I think. So where would you put this episode?

[@itspricila]

yes more from vance refrigeration

[@JTMitchell87]

@@chickenphat730 It doesn't have to replace The Banker or even include Dwight and the gun. I just used those as examples.

[@jaysway9251]

Why watch many show, when one show do trick?

[@albertotorres7746]

because there are shows who can do the trick in a much funnier and better fashion. Dont get me wrong, the office is pretty funny, but not that great.

[@VisaCardholder]

You could watch five or six shows... Or just one.

[@iamthedoctor03]

@@albertotorres7746 False. The office is GREAT.

[@misaelmorales8357]

@@albertotorres7746 WRONG The Office is PERFECT

[@gabrielkruger12]

thats a dumb thing to say

[@narwolf1899]

6:10 “Watching the same characters go through nearly identical BEETS” I’m DEAD 😂

[@justindykes9774]

Narwolf right I had to scroll back and make sure I saw what I saw lol

[@luissyquia]

clever timing hahahahhahaahahha

[@formerlygay]

While I admire the idea of splitting the office in two rival units for the latter seasons, the producers were working on an exit strategy for Steve Carell for a while. Perhaps that factored into some of their thinking, to keep the office unified for a heart-warming goodbye.

[@exoticxwhitekid2073]

Ideas and Men But on the contrary, what if they used this storyline to send Michael off. They spend a season doing the rivalry, then when Michael finds out he has to go to colorado for Holly that’s when he sells Michael Scott paper company and everyone goes back to Dunder Mifflin and everything goes back to normal

[@formerlygay]

This sounds really good. I concede the fan-fiction torch to you my good sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@geom4924]

ExotiCxWhiteKiD i’m so upset this didn’t happen that’s perfect

[@joshwhite5407]

And all they had to do was offer Steve a contract renewal.

[@johndanek987]

When Pam wants to give up and Michael tells her he’s gonna make things work, and he gets serious for about 2 minutes, it was amazing.

[@Entanglementful]

I totally agree! I love Pam and Michael's relationship and dynamic - she is the only one in the Office who really gets him and knows all the details about his behaviour and personality - and she was the only one who followed him and quit! The scene in season 3 where Michael comes to her Art Exhibition is my favourite of all time, they share such a wonderful heartfelt moment

[@nms7872]

Season 1 - meh Season 2 -5 - the golden years 6 -7 - still good but quality drop is clear 8 and 9 - still a good sitcom but definitely not like before

[@hyalinamusic18]

Michael Scarn Facts

[@theshoobster9898]

Cap

[@coleklaassen9427]

well said

[@PJ-cm8ix]

Season 6 and 8 suck

[@zandyman2577]

Season 1 had some amazing episodes like diversity day that got me into the show

[@chuckp1506]

I love how Pam acts more free and out there after the end of mspc arc. It made her character less bland. She was funny, but bland.

[@monkeee8206]

what is mspc

[@laenadevlin5216]

Yash Micheal Scott Paper Company

[@monkeee8206]

@@laenadevlin5216 yeah sorry my bad. big dummy dumb me

[@zainabsadil]

she wasn't bland, she was just very insecure about herself and her own abilities. being a receptionist made her feel like she wasn't capable of doing anything more. however, after getting a taste of being a salesman in the Michael Scott Paper Company, she became more confident and assertive, which is why for example she gave herself the office administrator job.

[@jess_bounce]

Zainab Adil she never found the thing she was really good at. She was never really good at art and then she failed art school. Then it turned out she was horrible at sales.

[@appleid7598]

Loved the video! But.. imagine this. Jim pranks Dwight telling him everyone in the office was acting. this wasn’t a documentary but Dwight was more like Truman from the Truman show. Now that, in my opinion, was the biggest missed opportunity.

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Stoppit

[@lonebattledroid4474]

That'd be awesome

[@sai.cropper3407]

that’s some community meta shit

[@dinizec]

great idea

[@Kolibri71]

I dont see it working

[@drewgarces6340]

Was the “Beets” edit intentional? That was great.

[@beateasy]

haha i was so here for it!

[@romancandleofthewild]

I literally paused and came to the comments to see if anyone else had mentioned it lol

[@kozhedub]

@ smart Daddy please enlighten me more

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Andrew Huseby i-

[@LlamaMachine-jx7hv]

Rose K so did I! Lol

[@Ari_A1357]

6:12 I love that you said Beats at the exact moment Jim’s lips say Beets 😂

[@dompanetta8127]

THE1NONLY1 we are actually just commending him for excellent and creative editing

[@dompanetta8127]

But go off lol

[@xletragedyx]

Thanks for the timestamp! I mainly listen to these and that was hilarious!!

[@connorgoosen2468]

The audio sync on “beats” / “beets” was such an amazing attention to detail!

[@YeeYee-sj3jw]

It was really cool when he lined up with jim saying ‘beats’

[@amandacasey3724]

the biggest missed opportunity was that the office didn’t make an episode centered around a day in the life of creed

[@firstnamelastname5048]

Michael was a genius in these episodes “I don’t think I have to wait out dundermifflin , I think I have to wait out you .”

[@nealkriesterer]

It wouldn't work. Michael Scott is not some secret genius. He does have some sales skill and intuition, but there is absolutely no way he could have handled running his own company in a market as competitive as paper. He was very poor with finances, terrible with time management, and had no source of upfront capital. The end. Company dead. Going on for even a full season would not have been believable AT ALL, and the storyline would have killed the show even faster. The Office was at it's best when it was relatable and realistic. Like you said, in the later seasons they became cartoons and it died. The idea of Michael Scott actually running a successful paper company for more than a few weeks is cartoonish.

[@logprb5048]

The entire show is cartoonish. Dwight started a fire in the office causing stanley to have a heart attack and he was not fired. Michael had 3 vasectomies. Realistic stuff isn't really what this show is known for, though it is grounded in reality. Michael having a successful company would not be a stretch.

[@nealkriesterer]

No, the "entire" show is not cartoonish. As I said before, The Office was at its best when it tried to be grounded and realistic. Those episodes are the funniest for a reason, because they are believable. The first few seasons were much more grounded than later on. Michael Scott running a successful paper company is not believable.

[@logprb5048]

@@nealkriesterer Why is that not believable yet it's believeable that his branch is the most profitable in the entire company, that David Wallace invited him down to talk about his strategies? Why is it so difficult for you to stretch just a bit further

[@nealkriesterer]

It's not a "little" stretch forward it's a giant leap. Branches doing better than each other is very complex and could be down to the simple fact that Dwight is the best salesman in the company.

[@DcThaDon]

Gotta say that Michael running a successful business was not going to be believable. The whole show kind of revolved around the goofy antics of Michael. It was later on showing you that the branch actually functioned well in spite of Michael’s lack of skills as a boss. Michael had two unreliable employees when it came to sales in Ryan and Pam. Getting clients is one thing but keeping your business afloat is another

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I miss kevin's famous chili...

[@brooksbrigmon2533]

F

[@andresdonaldson7418]

Im_Panayotis I’ld like this comment but then it wouldn’t have 69 likes..... nice

[@bernardgonzalez7260]

Dude, you haven’t watch “The Good Place” then. The changes it has are insane.

[@fotiosemery9021]

The good place just has one Massive great twist at the end of season 1 but then it becomes super repetitive and boring.. plus no character ever gets really developed ( they lose their memories all the time so all their progress disappears)

[@nont18411]

Actually I considered “The Good Place” as the Office 3.0. Since The Office, Parks and Rec (Office 2.0), Good Place, B99 (Office 4.0) and New Girl (Office 4.0 DLC) are in the same universe.

[@deadolphinsounds5689]

@@fotiosemery9021 the plot twist it's not that good, it's actually pretty idiotic and boring, after that, the series goes into a loop

[@thatguydude419]

I see the biggest missed opportunity to be Michael's wedding, as that could've been a fifteen-part episode and no one would care.

[@dutenait824]

6:13 BEETS

[@marcoscordova2370]

I thought I was the only one who loved the M.S.P.C. It really was the best thing in the whole show and I was kinda bummed when it stop

[@disco.heaven]

my problem with the mspc arc was that from the moment michael quit, you knew his company wouldn’t be very successful. much like any of ryan’s business ideas.

[@tomimpala]

Nah that would have been too hokey to do a whole series or serieses. A 3 or 4 part story is big enough. I personally don't think the series got old. I binged it on amazon rather than seeing it when it was out, so it's fresh to me. It didn't get old to me, but maybe weekly viewing was different.

[@kalash_nikov]

This. Obviously you can see a slight deep in quality in seasons 8 & 9, but it's still not as huge difference as people make it out to be (like you said, maybe it was more visible to people who watched it on a weekly basis, rather than binge watched it like us). And some of my most favourite episodes are in seasons 5-7 (and I'm not talking about Micheal's Goodbye only).

[@tomimpala]

@@kalash_nikov yeah for me it goes s2-5 as the golden age, 6-7 there was a dip, eight and nine just was rudderless and we all know about series one, but at least there was an energy behind it.

[@IsaiasMGPalafox]

“The Office: Civil War” Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@timeandspace_3.142]

"Courage. It's the food of the wise man but the liquor of the fool" great quote, Vikram (Ranjit Chowdhry) sadly passed away last year. But I'll always remember his face when I think of that quote.

[@ConnorEatsPants]

I completely agree! I thought the same thing when I watched the show.

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[@mikaele]

Connor with 46 likes? suh

[@redstonewarrior3318]

Being a fan of ConnerEatsPants is like beỉ̵̖̭̗͈̖̙͖̦̤̰͍͇̱̻͚̻̼̗̦̬̩͇̊̈̂͂͑͜͠͝ṋ̴̨̨̛͉̘͚̼͇̩̰̌̌̾̇̑̍̈́́̑̉̚͘g̷̢̱̥̤̦͇̥̩̞̮̮̬̻̐́͐͂͋̒̓̓̈̿͐̑̂̓̃͗̔̚̚͠ ̴̦̂͐̔͛̈́̿͗͒̓̌̿̓̋̀̂̋͆̾̌͗̋͒͒̍̓̔̎́̈͛̈́̓̚̕͝͝͝ä̶̧̢̩̥͎̫̻̯͇̟̝̺͙̠̹̞̝̮͇̱͍̹̲̱͙͔̬̳̻͕̖̮̌̄̔̎̈̑̅̐̈́͒͜͜͜ ̷̢̧̛̺͕̠̟̻̣͚̜͚̼̱̱̬̮̣͇̱͓̜͓̥̦̜̠̖̭̭͔̯̠̮̪̆̅̔̑̓́̏̿́͑̃̋̂̋̀̓͑̍͋̿͑̚̚͜ͅf̸̛̟̰̙̹̓̆̂͐̀̀̿͋̈́͒̆̄̂̓̔̊̅͐͘͝ạ̴̢̨̧̡̺̗̹̘̪̱̰̜͚͎̦͎̫͓̦̝̞͉̠͍̻͓̩̭͉͔̗̞̱̤̇̎̀̎̎̋͋̅̓̚͜͜͝ͅń̴̡̡̹̬͍̬̫̩̞̺̯͖̹̳̺̦͒͒̊͐̀̌̈́̿̿̇̑̐͒̍̂̆͋͊͐̾͐̏̄̈̚͘̕͜͝ ̴̢̮͎̭͖̮͚̪̠̦̞͔̬̓̇̀̕͘͘͝o̵̡̧̨̝̖̞͈̦̠̠̣̤̭̰̟̫̜̖̜̥͍̲͖͍̯̞͇͍͓͔̙̯͉̫̘͋͊̑͊͛̌̐̀̎͒̆̎̌̂̃̊͛̔̓́̊͂̉̚͜͝͝ͅͅͅf̶̧͇̼̪̫̘̱͕̩͈͙̖̫̘͍̥̘̗͉̘͐͋̆͜ ̶̢̟̩͔̺̰̣̹̻̪̱͈́́̑̊̈́̃̆͐̈́́̑͗͂̆͐̅̄̌͐͗̅̀̕̕͜͜͠ţ̷̧̘̼͓̞̭̫̯̗͔̟̺͓̯͚̤̩̖͈̬̦̖̝̗͖̦͕̫͇͛̆̀́̌̐͋̅̇̃͆͑̒̓̓͆̊̆̈́̓̓̉̀̚͜͝͝h̷̨̨̢̺̗͓̜̮̟̦̜͕̖͖͖̦͓͚̩͈̼͎̱̗̫̭̆̅͊̿͋͊͊̎̂͑̍̄̏̏̕͜͜͝͝ȩ̵̛̠͔̹͙̩̝̠̱͓̬͈̯͕̲̦̝̯̺̤̤̙͈͋̇͆̑̃͛͐̔̿͌̑̋́͂̑̊̆͊͜͝͠͝ ̵̘̼͖̮̟̻̳̼̹̣͎͎̹̊̄̂͌̅̈́̆͋̾̈́͐̕͜o̷͕͕̖̐̌̈͒̋̂̇́̓̽̌̽́̊̍͊̌́̀͆͝f̸̩͈̳̅̌̈́̍̑̉̉̆̎̑̈̒̂͗̏̊͆͗̓͊̒͒́̓͂̽̓̒̒̈̽͐͂͛͝͠f̶̢̪̙̥̤͕̞̘͕̘̝̳̩̖͈̺͕̻̬̬̻͙̽̔̀̀̉͛̔̂̽̅̓̈́̈́̕͜͝͠ͅį̵̢̡̨̢̡̳͙͈̰͍̬̜̝̳̝̜͙̞̙̘̝̻̩͕͕̤̤̥̯͙̥̺̠̩̟̼͛̏̈́̈́̾̍͊͂̐́̅͛̑̌̃̒̀̓͘͘̕̕͜͝͝͠ͅc̸̡̡͙͈̤͉̲̺̲̼̺̲̜̹̮̠̝̩̝͌̃͊̉̽̉͆̿̅̅̿̂̆͂̒͒̊͌̍͒̌̏͊̇̿̊̓̕͘̚͘͘̕͜͠͝͝ͅę̵̛̛̟̹̖̹̙̱̖̱̱̪̲̳̙͚͕͎̯̏̐͌̇̅̀̈́̓͗͒͒̓̃̿̍̾̉̔̈̏̎̂̽̽͂̅̊̈́̂͘̕͜͝͠͝ ̴͈̖̯̠͈̬̗̳͍̳̟̲͇̦̟̳̦͍̖̬̫̝̜̈́͐̒̇̄̈́́͐̽̽͜͠͝ͅį̸̝̖͙̜̲͚̠͚͓̲̯̘̖̮̻͕̩͕̝̙̖͎͉͓̪͎͖̲̻͍̼̖̑́̔̈́̆̾͒̃̾̀̾̈́̈́̀̽́͆̓̌̕̕̕̚͠͠ͅͅǹ̶̡̧̨̨̧̗̪̜̫̗̼̣̯̙͓͖̤̞̻̝̪̲̺̤̪̜̪̫͚̹̮̦͇̫̭̖̘̠̫̖̂͋̀̄́̑̾̍̀͊̆̏̓̓͆̒̍̋̔̀͘͝ ̶̢̧̧̦̬̩͔̫̦͈͔̞͎̩͚̝̖̬͇̳̫̱̱̣͖̬̜̱͇̟̟͓͊̾̊̎̓͊̒̐͊͆̄͌̑͜͜ͅs̷̨̨̛̛̛̞͚̦̰̖̖͍͙̘͚̺͇͙̦̭̹̈́̔̊́̃̏̿̽̔͊̀͛̏̿̆̾̚é̴̡̢̧̛̬̺̗̯̻͌̈́͑̈́̈́͒̓̑͌͆̈́͑̍͑̆͐̃̈́͐̈́̂̃̐̄̀̆̏̔̀̓͂͘̕̚͘͝͝ą̷̛̛̀́́͗̔̈́͒̿̂͂͋͑́̿̓͋̎̇͘͘͠ş̵̙̰̮͔̯̩̫̞̠̪̣͌̐̈̏̊͋̿͐̊́̀͛̊͗̈́̓̏́͗͛̒̀̀̂͌͂͗̌̒͌̿̆͜͠͝͝͠͠ơ̵̡̢͖̤̼͇̯̣͕̼̠̫͚̹̰͐͐̄͌̇͆͊̃́͑̂̉̂̋͒͂́̃̏͗̀̔̓̚n̵̡̯͔̹͚͚̱͇̳̰͍̬̦̙̗͖̺͙̋̈́̈̈͗́̋͛̽̀̓́̅̿̿̀́͛̽͆͑̈́̌͂̆͑͒̀͐̀̊̍̉̃́̿̇͋̕͠͝ ̶̡͚͚̱̜͚̝̲̺̲̓̓̍͂̿̉̇̂̋͜ͅ6̵͙̫̺̲̐̃͆̂̀̌̆̈́ ̵̨̢̧̛̛̭̲͔̗̱̙̗̝̟̭͙͚̖̱̤̮̩̻̝͓̗̮̖͓͍͉͎̭̥͍͙̗̖̾͆̑͗͂̔̍̎̃̂̉̏̑͆̿͒͋͑̇͛͋́̀̈́͐͗̌͑̂̎̈́̄͗͌̉̕͘͝-̸̡̢̢͍̘̘̣͖̝̠̖̙̙̦̖̝̠̙̥̙̬̹̼̺̈́̿͌̋̌̊͌́̒͑͝ ̷̧̭̦͓͙̬̝̙̯̟̗͔̣͇̺̗̣̣̤͉̪̱̟͉̣̜͔͛̈́̐͂̄͐͆̈̆̓̒͂͋͐̅̂͆̋̃̀͜͠͝͝͝9̷̨͍̖̦͙̥̤͓͎̖͇̺͈̬̦͕̰̼̪̗͈͍͇͖̱̅̀͆̀̆̂͆̃̐͂͐̋̍̊͆̄͌̀̕͘͠͠͝�̮̥̱̮̜͓͓̮̀̆̆͝�̷̱͇̯̝͉̉͐̋ͣͅ�̴̦̻ͦ�̞̱̯̼̲͔́͌͑͢�̰͙̑̕�̣̗̼̩̜̳̣̦̒ͤ̓̓̕�̡͍̱̙̗̼ͧ�̠̪̭͎̙̜̂̽̔͝ͅ�̗̳͖ͨ͊ͥ͐̕�̢͖͚̯̭̍̋�̦͖̟̞̻͔͕̪͌ͮ͂ͫ͢�̩͙̟̺̲̭̍̿̕ͅ�̥̫̰̖̗̭͗͟�̫͙̪͕͉͔̼̮͆̊͊͞�̙͍̰̝̤̈͘ ̴͔̯͔͗ͪͭ�̖͍͖͔̠͓̖̊́̅ͪ͞�̻̦̯͉̲̞̅̍̓͟�̴̱̥̓�̣̦̻͋̿ͮͫ̀�̞͉̠̩̺͚̓͐̈́͢�̫̖ͭ̕�̜͓͔̘̝̩̭͎̋͂̌͘�̤̖̚͘ �̡̲̤̳̹͗͒̐̈�͂̈҉̥̪͎̟͔̩̝̞�̧̫̟̼̲ͥ�̨͎͈̋̑̑�͕͍̟͚̓̂ͣͫ͝ͅ�̶̻͖̺̫͖͚͈̥ͩ̒�̩̪̞̦̙̤̒̉ͬ͡�̢͔̭͌�͈͚̠̯͕̥͕̭̊ͫ͟�̠͙̥̘͕̂͝�͍̮̤̔̌ͩ͠�̶̳̳̗͙̻͚̲͓ͭ̇̆͗�̶̺̟̘̤̟ͨ̈́ͅ �̎͏͓̲�̫̥̻̲̘ͯ͆͡ �̧̰̯͖̘̾ͅͅ�̲̞ͯ͂͌͝�̛͕͚̖͚͓̺̯̎ͨ̀͐�̳̗̪͈̃̀�̨̣͎̮̩͆̉ͭͅ�̸̹͓͕̒͂͂̔�̹̰̙͙̄͐̀�̟̩͎̱̗͎̤̃̊ͮ͜�̶̪̭̺ͭ �̨͇̦̑ͨ̐�̵͎̘̞̺̮͖̤̟̒ͥ̿͐�̵̝̗̪͉̱̈́̄�̙̏͞ͅ�̤͔̦̺̤͑ͭ͌͞�͎̱̫̤͈͙̅̽͟�͙͇̗̹͐̆ͥ̈́͘�̧͙̫͆̑̌ �̘̲͈̫̩̾́�̢̙͖̠̘͈̳͊ͤ�̸̝̹͈͔̮͖̦͆͋͆ͫ�̖̘̣̫̞̏͝�̡͖͚͍̙̝͈̍͂͑�̴̫͍̪ͪ̈́�̪̰͔̔̕ͅ�̮̘͇̠̦̇͊̅̕�̛͉̬̱͕̬͍̈�̹̭̣̦̺̘͚̆ͮ͆̀�̵̮͍̗ͣ̚ͅ�̩͎̂ͪͣ͘�̼̘̼͉̝̈ͫͭ̎͜�͓̬͕͎̦̬͓͊͝�̄ͭ͐҉̪̬͇̱̙̬�͈̩̻͍̦͋͡�ͨ̂҉͖̗͕̳͈͙̼�̜̙͖̰̺̫̯̣̄͐̽͞�̡̺̪̑̚�̻̭͕̱ͪ̽ͮ̀�̱̠̗̰͎͔͖͎ͥ́�̢̺̜̲̭͍͓̉̄̌�͖̬͛͟�̼̯̬̲̥̥ͣ̌̽́�̵̫̣̭̀�̡̮̪̫͙͓̩̺̒͂̚�̶̹̲̩̖̑̂͒ͪ�̴͔̤͌̅̿�̦͈̠̥̜̍̐͢�̩̝̯͇̤̜̳̗͑̄́́�͎̰͍͆͢�̶͔̟̓̔�̸͇̱̗̱̹̞ͭ́́̓ͅ�̤̤̥̪̫̑͡ͅ�̯̞̮͐ͦ̄͝�̨͙̞̮͓̦ͭ̾̉͒�͛͑҉̥̖�̛̥̼̤̰̼̋

[@mrworldwide9597]

6:13 hahahhah I though it wasnt on purpose

[@samevans9167]

Glad someone else noticed it 🤣

[@zachnewby4739]

Now that was clever.

[@thiismustbetheplace]

THE1NONLY1 ok buddy i’ve seen you on a lot of comments calm down with your superiority complex

[@whoisjordan1546]

I feel like they could’ve done a whole season of this before going back to normal. But if they were still doing this rivalry all the way until Micheal leaves the show, than I don’t think he would have had an as heartwarming goodbye. But I do think they should have expanded on this idea

[@zachnewby4739]

I think you're a genius, captainmidnight, this is the best idea I've heard of for the Office. It's my favorite show, and this could have made it a lot better.

[@captainmidnight]

Aw, thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

[@Sam-hn8bv]

I see a lot of people saying how having the office split up like that wouldn’t have worked but I personally love the idea. The Michael Scott Paper Company arc was always one of my favs but I agree the ending was a little lackluster and I think your version opens up a lot more opportunities for character moments, especially with having Dwight take over as manager, and then maybe when Michael comes back he replaces Dwight again and that’s a place for even more tension between them. I love your idea lol I wish that’s how it happened

[@dash_r_media]

It seems that MSPC really should have been a season-long arc

[@johnysmith7787]

When he lines up saying beats perfectly with Jim saying beats 😂

[@elocin22791]

I'm so glad that you posted another video of The Office! I've watched your video about the dinner party episode 3 times now and just love it. Thank you!

[@Ferran.]

HE DID IT. HE SYNCRONIZED THE AUDIO TO JIM SAYING BEETS 😂 LOVE IT

[@algorithmhelper262]

This better be about Toby being the Scranton Strangler.

[@alonedownthere47]

or kevin staying like he was in season 3 and not becoming an irredeemable idiot... there's a few things they could've done better

[@xBeeeefy]

Love that you are expanding to talk about other shows & films outside of comic books. You have a great perspective on things!

[@nicholaswhitson6573]

Just to note- Sam actually sold the bar. That’s how we got Kirstie ally’s character

[@doyouunderstandlife]

I like it the way it is. Personally, I wouldn't have been able to buy the story any other way. I remember watching that arc when it was new thinking "how are they going to get out of this?" Had the company not been bought out it would have just sunk immediately. There's no way I would have been able to believe that a character like Michael Scott could start a successful enough paper company based on nothing to compete. If anything, that would have undermined his character.

[@zanman42]

6:10 so high quality video editing right there

[@meiowalot7570]

Lots of good points here. I completely agree that this thread was wrapped up way too quickly and there were tons of missed opportunities. Seeing Michael army crawl around the office and get caught by Charles never gets old.

[@Mibbitmaker]

MSPC was one of my favorite Office story lines, but possibly my favorite part of it was how Michael was able to negotiate the buyout. Not only Michael's victory, but how things made Charles Minor finally realize how ridiculous Dwight was.

[@tonystyles4040]

I hikey loved these episodes!!! I’m glad you brought this up 👏🏽👏🏽

[@astearn6546]

This is why soap operas go on for decades, constant evolving story like a giant movie. Plus I was disappointed when they sold out.

[@Kolibri71]

Are you saying soap operas are the same quality as the office? Please....

[@thankyoujodi]

@@Kolibri71 the last few seasons, yes. More believable storylines as well.

[@Kolibri71]

@@thankyoujodi yeah, for sure, maybe in your fantasy

[@thankyoujodi]

@@Kolibri71 must've fantasized about a triangle with Angela, dwight, and andy. Then Angela, dwight, and the senator. Then Angela, senator, and oscar. Then Andy, Erin, and Jessica. Then Andy, Erin, and plop. Then Nellie and toby hooking up. Then Daryl, Val, and whatever tf her bfs name was. Then shortly, Ryan, Kelly, and that other Indian dude. Must've cause that surely didn't nor couldn't have had happened.

[@Tomn8r555]

Michael Scott paper company succeeding was the most feel good office moment

[@JmsNmnn]

6:13 That sync of "beats" was genius lol

[@Loroh66]

Biggest Missed opportunity of all time was not continuing Daryls attempts to lose weight for Val, the season could have ended and continued with a time gap from the end to a new season where daryl becomes slimmer and gains confidence to fight for val from her bf

[@thankyoujodi]

That whole storyline was a cheese grater to the face. That and Andy trying yet again get Erin. Yuuuuuuck

[@Mike90317]

I miss Dwight's Gym for muscles

[@Rishi-nv7bp]

yoo this is so on point. michael scott paper company arc is my fav storyline in the entire series. they shouldve done an entire season on it.

[@Storyograph]

Hey, "Archer" completely changed its whole format halfway through its run, and that's still going strong. This would have been an interesting change.

[@thelitbos]

I... Cannot say it's still going strong... I loved the Figgis Agency, but was not a fan of the coma seasons much. The best thing about the show is a combination of great script-writing and amazingly well-written characters, and if you reset them every year, they lose a major clog which made Archer one of the best written shows ever.

[@Storyograph]

@@thelitbos That's fair. I guess the point I was making was more that for most of its run, it hasn't been what it originally was, and there are still new stories to tell every season.

[@jiggycalzone8585]

Archer Vice was great and flipped the status quo (and the whole aesthetic) without compromising the plot Contrast directly with the coma stuff which was fine as a standalone but really frustrating since it stalled the main story for a full 3 seasons(!) following a major cliffhanger

[@wowmartiean]

Kudos for editing so that when you said "beats" you had Jim saying "beets" at the same time. Above and beyond my friend. 6:08

[@afafeelkasimi2704]

I liked it when you timed "beats" with footage of Jim saying it as Dwight. Cool editing trick

[@tietietheprofit]

Your videos are always so insightful

[@LadderShowITA]

6:13 Is the best timed joke I've ever heard, awesome job captain!

[@eoinpuddles]

Love how you synced up Jim saying 'Beats' at 6.13 !

[@planescaped]

I 100% agree.Having only watched The Office for the first time a couple years ago, and going in blind, I loved the Michael Scott Paper Company arc... and was baffled it ended in such an abrupt and contrived way. What a shame.

[@Jezski19]

This would have been a good idea! I especially loved your Dwight v. Michael idea, lotta funny dynamics could have come out of that.

[@slamrobot6584]

Never showing Michael's mother is crime of the century.

[@cheesyballer]

Everyone talking about actors and their range is sleeping on Captain Midnight going all the way from videos about comic book movies to sitcoms.

[@rogue1290]

Lotta good insight and a very well done video. My only question is would Michael Scott have still left the company because that is when the series seem to have jumped the shark

[@peterskrobola8753]

There’s this sitcom from the late 80’s/early 90’s called ‘Major Dad’ about a family living on an army base. A few seasons in, the dad was transferred and the supporting cast was completely rebooted and it breathed a lot of new life into the show.

[@ball2144]

Saying beets at the same time as Jim should have in the soundless visuals Yeaah

[@nMsFreeStyleZ]

Another blessing from our beloved Captain Midnight, we can never have enough content from you! Follow your heart and we'll come wherever we'll find you my dear dead friend!

[@ignatiuspennyfeatherix4376]

i would’ve hated an entire season of michael scott paper company

[@jasmineyoung7565]

so glad you edited it so that you said "beats" as Jim was mouthing "beets."

[@jaxonjordan4835]

Wish they had done this, I can imagine Toby offering to join and Michael giving an ICONIC moment.

[@adamnorthwood1673]

6:12 haha I see what you did there

[@deljorel]

I never really thought about this before. It would’ve been nice to see an extended MSPC arc. Dunder Mifflin eventually buying MSPC could’ve led to the Sabre arc.

[@kujo1372]

I like how you say "for those who don't remember a few episodes" as if I didn't just watch those episodes within the last week.

[@joshwoofter4789]

The synchronized beets/beats was amazing.

[@SchismaticProductions]

That sinking at 06:14 is pure genius! You sir, deserve a like! :D

[@Hendrixdh]

I was skeptical but you sold me on this, although I do love the arc of Michael Scott Paper Company from Michael refusing to stop cooking pancakes because that would mean admitting he has to build a company, to a team that managed to sell their company and get what they wanted.

[@chrisrance2950]

I just finished the show for the first time

[@billyboot6117]

Welcome brother

[@philmahar3500]

Chris rance, congrats

[@dompanetta8127]

He really synced up “beats” to Jim saying “beets”😂😂 excellent editing

[@benjaminallen3493]

I love how you paired up beets and beats at 6:14

[@fletchergillespie3242]

Damn this was perfectly timed bc I’m watching the office for the first time and I just watched these episodes and I had the same thoughts as you. Great video

[@liamshoesmith9038]

Okay that edit at 6:13 is absolutely amazing hahaha Beats!

[@clownzaib]

"...watching the same characters go through the same beats" *cuts to beets. bears. battle star galactica.*

[@formulatoby3182]

The way the word “beets” syncs so perfectly to the video at 6:12 is so satisfying

[@officialsamlittle]

Friday Night Lights is my favourite show ever and I can’t believe you’ve mentioned it

[@logicprofessor]

Massive points for that “beats” sync up.

[@TheSuperNats]

I would’ve LOVED an episode with Michael and his Mom and Jeff

[@MaxParrDrums]

Didn’t the show take that risk in last few seasons with Jim and Darryl? That didn’t work in my opinion. Granted the show fell slightly flat when Michael left, but I think the risks they took actually had a negative impact on the show.

[@disco.heaven]

i think jim’s character development had an extreme negative impact on the show. he went from a kind guy who had a mad crush on the receptionist to yelling at his wife about his daughter’s recital he missed for self reasons.

[@995ahmedbarakat2]

@@disco.heaven he wasn't kind in s1-3

[@fathermutah5080]

Ahmed Barakat okay funny guy

[@delz5863]

@@fathermutah5080 I mean he constantly bullied Dwight and sometimes Michael. He himself even admits it was messed up and wants to move past that. Also, the fact he kissed an engaged woman.

[@nont18411]

@@delz5863 Not to mention how he treated Karen like garbage. He is the nice guy because we watch the show through the eyes of Pam.

[@bungalowfeuhler1541]

There was gonna be a season of Breaking Bad where Walt opened and operated a pharmacy.

[@thankyoujodi]

Lmao!! Inside the carwash

[@laughinglegoproductions]

6:12 thank you for linking up beats

[@angryspork610]

I'm not a follower of the Office, but I did watch a few episodes recently while dusting. I think the first one I caught was the one where the Michael Scott Paper Company gets bought out, and even as a non-fan, I though Michael's handling of the negotiations was great. Also, I've had those generic cheeseballs in the giant, purple-capped jar. I'm on you, Illuminati!

[@lucasdesouza3658]

God damn it you totally aligned “beats” to the video. Bears, beets, battle star galactica.

[@jadonhung]

I always thought this too. The storyline for the MSPC could’ve made the show way way better but they ended it right when they started to pick up.

[@aaron6a]

This is also one of my favorite arc in the office.

[@jillshewmaker411]

The way you synced beets and beats was hilarious

[@Scientists_dont_lie]

You have the greatest name on the internet. Captain midnight is the most ultimate I’ve ever heard

[@nicodamus6895]

I absolutely agree. It's like they stumbled upon a gold mine, dug a couple nuggets and then buried it forever.

[@hansfleischmann]

Nicely done with BEETS!

[@LlamaMachine-jx7hv]

At 6:10 I love how captain midnight says beats right when Jim mouths beets.

[@richardmartinez7802]

6.13 makes my actual day and I will forever love this video

[@kylekurtz]

I don't know what background music you used bit it sounds a lot like hallucinations by Pvris and I approve

[@mrragge7986]

Jim could’ve also made dwight fax himself in the later seasons, from himself, to the pas

[@mariodelsalle8813]

6:12 "beets" It's the small details.

[@sakshidhawan1519]

Pausing the video to comment how happy I was that the word “Beats” was timed so perfectly 😁💜

[@watchhere6200]

man i got so excited when this premise introduced and the moment when pam decides to go with micheal was one of the best moments of the show a genuine change after a decent amount of time but then they turned it around and we came back to the same point with the only diff being that pam is now a sales person.

[@vincenta8652]

Just finished watching the show for the First time and was literally just about to click on season 1 again so I’m super refreshed on the series