" Business School " is the seventeenth third season episode of the US version The Office , and the entire 45th event. In the episode, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) was invited by Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) to talk to his business school class. When many students question the usefulness of paper in a computerized world, Michael tries to tell the class about how important the paper is. Meanwhile, bats become trapped in the office, leading Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) on a mission to protect employees.
This episode was written by Brent Forrester, and directed by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly creator Joss Whedon. Whedon became involved with the show for being a friend of serial maker Greg Daniels and co-star series Jenna Fischer. Despite Whedon's experience with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the sub-plot about Dwight came to believe that Jim Halpert was a completely accidental vampire.
The episode aired on NBC on February 15, 2007 and was seen by approximately 8.84 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research. It was received positively by television critics, with some positive writings about Joss Whedon's involvement. Carell's appearance was also received positively, and some critics praised the scene in which Michael said positive things about Pam's art.
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Plot
Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) invited Michael Scott (Steve Carell) to speak in his business school class. Michael is excited, but Ryan admits in a talk chief interview that he only invited Michael because his professor promised to raise the rank of students who took his boss to class. During his introduction to Michael, Ryan predicts that Dunder Mifflin will become obsolete in five to ten years. However, Michael can not hear it and starts ruining the show with his humor (including tearing pages from student textbooks to prove that you "can not learn from textbooks"). One of Ryan's classmates asked Michael's opinion about Ryan's prediction. Enraged and hurt, Michael punishes Ryan by relocating his desk to the "annex", where Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) works. Kelly rattled uncontrollably in the excitement on the news.
Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) finds a bat on the ceiling. It flies through the office, sending employees running for cover. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Karen Filippelli (Rashida Jones) exploited Dwight's paranoia, and pretended that Jim was bitten by a bat and turned into a vampire. Jim calls animal control, but Dwight insists on capturing his own bats even after 5:00 passes and the other employees go home, saving Meredith (Kate Flannery) who continues to hide in the dugout for fear of bats. Dwight finally catches a bat with a garbage bag after landing on Meredith's head.
Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer), meanwhile, invited her coworkers to her art show after work. At the event, Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) and his partner Gil (Tom Chick) criticized his art, with Gil dismissed it as "motel art", unaware that he was standing right behind them. None of his other coworkers showed, made him feel alienated and sad. Roy comes and praises his work, but clearly does it as a "boyfriend's gesture" without sincere art appreciation. The general audience showed little interest in the picture, and he began to doubt his ability. As he begins to take his job, Michael arrives, being delayed by a trip back to the office to move Ryan's belongings. He expressed genuine admiration for his work and asked to buy his picture from the office building, saying that he was very proud of him. Pam hugged her as her eyes filled with tears. Michael hung a picture of Pam on the wall next to his office.
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Production
"Business School" is the second episode of Office written by Brent Forrester. Forrester previously wrote "The Merger". The episode was first directed by Joss Whedon. Whedon, who is a friend of both producers Greg Daniels and Jenna Fischer, and also met with most of the production staff before the episode, stated that he chose to direct the episode "because I already know the writing staff and a group of players, and I like the show." was told that the episode was about a bat entering the office and one of the characters pretending to be a vampire, Whedon thought it was a joke; in connection with Buffy the Vampire Slayer , he said to the crew, "Did not I just leave this party?" In an interview featured on the third season DVD, Whedon joked that the episode "Business School" and his former TV show were very similar to "Buffy ... sad and sad but... it was funny, especially when people died And many people died at the ['Business School']. "But after finishing the episode, Whedon said," It was just a coincidence, but that's what happened, my God, it was fun. " Whedon stated that he was surprised by the amount of input allowed with the script. "I would not say the freedom to do things with him... But more input is asked than I ever anticipated." At Pam's show, the pieces he was supposed to be painting were not suitable for Whedon; he explains, "I got to the set and saw Pam's art, and I was like, 'This is not true. ' " Whedon said that he kept the shoot for more than an hour until his staff could create new artwork.
For scenes involving film-making with bats, the production team uses actual bat, animated bat, and mechanical bat. When the real bat, Kate Flannery, who portrays Meredith Palmer, states that "we should be very calm around [the], basically pretending to shout." California State University, Northridge became the backdrop for Ryan's business school and performing arts; The scene at the institute was taken in January 2007.
Reception
"Business School" first aired on February 15, 2007 in the United States on NBC. According to Nielsen Media Research, this episode was watched by approximately 8.84 million viewers. Office was ranked 4.4/11 in demographics of 18 to 49 years. This means that it is seen by 4.4 percent of all people aged 18 to 49, and 11 percent of all people ages 18 to 49 watch television on broadcast.
This episode generally receives good reviews from critics. Brian Zoromski, from IGN, stated that " 'Business School' is the most successful exercise in the episode Office ." Zoromski also praised the directorial debut of Joss Whedon for the show, stating that "Whedon's direction and sense of humor are both well used and alluded to in scenes where Jim is cheerfully pretending to be a vampire." Zoromski went on to say that the acting of John Krasinski and Rashida Jones, who portray Karen Filippelli, helped make the funniest vampire scene in the episode. She gave episode 9.1 of 10. Abby West, from Entertainment Weekly, stated that "The show is always able to change a dime and bring the comedy to a dramatic, soul-stirring climax with only a light touch, and last night no different. "West went on to praise Michael and Pam's scene at the art show as one of these moments.
In a retrospective review of the event's third season, Erik Adams from The A.V. Club awarded episode "A". Adams highlighted Carell's acting, writing, "On this re-listing, I found myself gawking at how deep Carell got into Michael 'saying something without saying anything' style." Adams also praised the way the Carell character brought honesty to the last scene in which Michael praised Pam's art and offered to buy it for the office, writing, "The boss should be more often shut up, but occasionally, that constant stream of bad jokes, misinformation information, and "Adams compares Business School with previous television episodes written by Joss Whedon, noting that characters" win over criminals and hunch criminals "(eg Pam receives harsh criticism about his art only to be proved in the end, Michael becomes humiliated in Ryan's business class but ultimately affirms his strength as an effective salesman) similar to how Whedon often writes his heroines win over seasonal "Bad Bad".
References
External links
- "Business School" on NBC.com
- "Business School" in IMDb
- "Business School" on TV.com
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