When I first heard about The Office webisodes that were going to be on nbc.com this summer, I have to say I wasn't happy. I like my television on a television, not on a little box on my computer screen. But at least the short episodes were free to anyone with an internet connection. And the characters featured were from the show itself (unlike the Prison Break mobisodes that were on the Best Buy DVD set).
I was lucky enough to catch the webisodes each week. I think that was a bonus over watching them all at once because each webisode had a beginning, middle, and end, so there was bound to be repetition if they were watched all at once.
The premise of the show is that the accountants (Oscar, Kevin, and Angela) discover the books are off by $3000. Because it has to be accounted for, they question their fellow employees (Meredith, Phyllis, Stanley, and Roy) in an attempt to discover who stole it.
The characters were all true to their television roots (Angela's cold, Kevin's a joker, Stanley just doesn't care, Meredith is thinking about booze), and that was nice to see. Dwight even makes an appearance in the final episode that reminded me of how much I missed him over the summer.
And we found out a minor revelation about Angela (and learn a possible reason why she dislikes Pam).
If you can't wait two weeks until a new Office episode airs, check out these ten three-minute webisodes at http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/nbc_off_web_101_20060712.shtml#video
(that's the link to the first webisode. You can also access these through nbc.com directly).
"Angela stinks.".
(You'll get it when you watch Webisode #6)
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