Thu, 18 March 2010
From Wikipedia:
NEW LEADS | 3.18.10 When the sales staff lets Sabre's new "sales is king" policy get to their heads, Michael hides their new, prized leads.
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Sabre's "no caps on commission" policy played a big role in the main plot of MANAGER & SALESMAN, so I suppose this episode's antics are the result of said policy. The mere mention of "leads" instantly brings to mind David Mamet's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Always Be Closing, Mother f*cker), so I'm curious to see if writer Brent Forrester will use the famous play/film as inspiration or forge his own path. Will Jim be the "Shelley Levene" of the bunch? Is Dwight DM/Sabre's "Ricky Roma"? Who's getting fired, and who gets the steak knives? Place your bets now.
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-- posted at: 9:47am EDT
Comments[8]
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Best episode this season! The scenes with Michael and Dwight at the dump were classics (best line by Dwight with \"This place has gone to hell\") and i think that everyone is happy to see the friendship of Michael and Dwight return. Even though i hated seeing the sales team turn into complete jerks and like Kevin i felt a strong urge to punch Phyliss in the face, there were several good moments like \"People love shells from far away places\" and the sales team getting off way too eaisily. And the episode being sealed with a kiss made \"New Leads\" a solid A episode.
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Really liked the episode. Something about the scene with Michael and Dwight felt real. We gained a little more insight into the characters on a level we haven\'t seen as much lately. Good to know the show is still good, whatever people say im enjoying myself.
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Green screen works for car trips on Seinfeld, or the face of Mt. Rushmore in a Hitchcock classic, but it doesn\'t really work for a city dump that appears to span the entirety of California\'s Central Valley. WTF? When Michael and Dwight started throwing cardboard, the fourth wall came crumbling down, and I just hate that for a show that started as a \"documentary.\" Is it really that difficult for NBC to shell out a few bucks for a location shoot at a real city dump? Other than that, the plot was far more complex than St. Patty\'s Day, thank God, and there were some pretty funny moments. \"People like shells from far off places.\" Phyllis was literally the devil in one scene, and Mother Theresa in the next, that felt weird. Overall, pretty good episode marred by shoddy production value.
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I\'m with Brandon on this one. I\'ll admit that in past instances when THE OFFICE used green screen, it took me out of the ep a bit, although the second time I watch the ep it didn\'t bother me as much. But this was definitely one of the better episodes of the season. The whole supporting cast shined in their fight over the leads, the Michael/Dwight dynamic was given a boost, and has probably one of the best last shots of any episode of the series.
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I really enjoyed this episode. It may be my favorite episode of Season 6 (which happens to be my least favorite season so far). It was nice to have the whole office involved in the A plot. Jim came back into my heart as the voice of reason in this episode, even though he let the salesman stuff get to him too. I liked his banter with Michael though. The green screen was horrible and distracting! I usually never notice the technical things like HD recording, but this was super noticeable in a bad way. However, the scene in the dump was good. It was nice to have Michael (and the writers) agknowledge Dwights bi-polar character traits throughout the seasons.
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the scene at the dump is one of the greatest scenes in the history of the office-- two comedy greats demonstrating perfect comedy timing. great editing work as well. and the final scene had me happy. surprisingly great episode of the office, which I think has been on the weaker side of good since season 3.
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