Michael Scott is a strange kind of case for the Couch, because almost nobody who has ever watched The Office would call him well adjusted. He interrupts, overshares, makes his employees' lives harder in pursuit of making them love him, and occasionally says something so inappropriate that even his most patient staff members visibly flinch. … Continue reading The Character Couch – Michael Scott
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Greendale’s Revolving Door: How Community Kept Its Soul Through Every Cast Change
Most sitcoms treat their cast list like a load-bearing wall. Pull one person out and the whole structure is supposed to come down. Cheers survived Shelley Long leaving, sure, but that's the exception people cite precisely because it's rare. Usually when a beloved character exits a show, the show either quietly deflates or spends the … Continue reading Greendale’s Revolving Door: How Community Kept Its Soul Through Every Cast Change
Central Perk Conspiracies: The Fan Theories Friends Never Asked For
There's a strange thing that happens to a show once it's been off the air long enough. The jokes stay funny, the outfits get rewatched ironically, and somewhere along the way the internet decides the show was secretly about something much darker than anyone intended. Friends has been out of first-run production for over two … Continue reading Central Perk Conspiracies: The Fan Theories Friends Never Asked For
