The Office
I am a television junkie. Well, maybe not that bad. It started at a young age, when I would get up early every Sunday morning to watch “Magic School Bus” and “Wishbone.” I watch “The Office,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Desperate Housewives,” and “Entourage” religiously. I’ve also seen every episode of “Veronica Mars” and dozens of episodes of “Gilmore Girls.” “Veronica Mars” was canceled a few years ago, as was “Gilmore Girls.” However,the rest of my shows are still on air. and come every Thursday and Sunday night, I sit in front of my computer and watch my favorite shows online.
“The Office” in particular has an amazing website to keep me tided over until the next episode. The website has is laid out with a bunch on manilla folders, giving it an office-y feel. There are sections and activities for each character on the show, as well as behind-the-scenes interviews and footage.
The show is focused on an office branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper, with about ten or so employees. One of the main characters, Michael Scott, is played by the wonderful Steve Carrell. He is the boss of the Scranton branch. His character likes to make up his own words, and one of the things they have on the website is a dictionary of all these Michael-isms.
Two of the other characters on the show, Andy and Angela, are engaged to be married. Recently, the people who run the website put up an interactive gift registry for the wedding, so fans can see what king of presents Andy and Angela want. When you click on the registry, it takes you to a whole new website devoted to Angela and Andy’s wedding. There are tabs for the actual event, the honeymoon, the meal, the dress, the reception, the bachelor party, and many more. There is also a part of the site devoted to their relationship so far, including how they met and how he proposed.
Yet another character, Meredith, is like the synical, unappreciated member of staff. She kind of slips under the radar. Her part on the website is a blog, where she goes into detail about her personal life and things that go on in the office, and offers her opinions on them.
Finally, my favorite character is Dwight. He is the paranoid and irascible third in command at the office. He also has a blog, but unlike Meredith’s, it is more a list of complaints that he has rather than information about what’s going on in the office. He writes a new blog every week. The most recent one was about is ancient uncle invading his house and demanding that Dwight let him stay there.
The interactive Office website is a highly entertaining way to interact with one of my favorite shows. It keeps me, and countless other fans entertained during the week, making sure that we don’t lose interest. I know a little time spent on the site each week always convinces me to tune in.
