"And you, on this day of fantasy, are…a laborer."

This week during spooky season we head back to the offices of Dunder Mifflin Scranton to draft Halloween costumes! Despite already doing a characters-in-costume draft last year, we barely scratched the surface of Halloween and had more than enough to warrant a deeper dive.

Head over to our Discord to vote on the winner and submit your own Office themed costumes this year!

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"It's all true. The bogeyman is real and you found him."

This week we take a detour from The Office / The Paper and head towards a creepy house in the boondocks to record a Captive Audience for the Rob Zombie's 2003 cult horror movie 'House of 1000 Corpses.' Not only is it spooky season here on MSPC, but Rainn Wilson stars in this contemporary 70's-style snuff film in which four friends find themselves entrapped in a psychotic family's Halloween rituals.

With Edwin away on work this week (lucky him), our old friend Jordan hops into the car to watch this for the first time along with Sean. Don't worry, surely nothing bad will happen!

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This week we go back to the mailbag! We kick off the episode by welcoming Sean back and getting his take on the finale of The Paper.

Then we answer questions from discord, email, and voicemail on all kinds of topics. We talk about SNL, the Chit skits on TikTok, The Dana Carvey show, other shows we watched while The Office was on the air, and whole lot more!

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“A great man once said, ‘you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take’. Also an idiot I used to know."

We conclude our episode-by-episode coverage of The Paper with a look at the finale—The Ohio Journalism Awards! Sean is noticeably missing for this episode, Edwin puts on his red dress and Alex tries his best British accent as we take his place. Together they discuss the final episode of the season, talking through the storylines and best moments before reflecting on the season as a whole and thinking about what the future may hold for The Paper.

Then we head to the Conference Room for a pseudo-trivia looking at The Ringer’s list of greatest Office cold opens! 

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This week our coverage of The Paper continues with episodes 7, 8, and 9! We deep dive on 'I Love You', 'Church and State', and 'Matching Ponchos', giving our takes via email, printing them out as a paper trail, and then trying to dispose of the evidence in a lake. We talk about the individual episodes but also discuss what they mean for the show as a whole. And of course we make sure to mention all of the drone-delivered files, incubi, and mint-scented toilet paper ice cream cones that go into these episodes.
That old man is a narcissist. He doesn't buy our Wendy's.

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"His name is Jarson?”

“Yes. It’s a common American name. It’s Jared and Jason combined."

This week we cover episodes 4, 5, and 6 of The Paper! Like visiting high school journalism students, we visit the Toledo Truth Teller as they deal with bloggers, catfishes, and wellness products throughout these three episodes. We cover all the storylines, high school theater productions, and product reviews in these episodes. And naturally we also highlight all of the hand carved birds, Josh Holloway cameos, and Macaroni Barn visits along the way!

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This week we dive into episodes 2 and 3 of The Paper! We join the staff of TTT as they find stories to fill Ned’s first issue as editor, and then again for a budget meeting and undercover mattress sting. We discuss the storylines and character development and give some impressions after the first 3 episodes. And of course we highlight all of the dogging, old popcorn, and cupcake visionaries that go into these episodes.

For the lunch, do you like shellfish, or are you a sausage boy? 

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"That’s right, I remember them asking Phyllis if she wanted to move to Toledo. Ha! Can you imagine? Leave Scranton for Toledo? Make me laugh."

After all the wait and anticipation, this week we’re talking about The Paper! We spend the full episode on the pilot episode of the newest series from Greg Daniels and Michael Koman that takes us back to Scranton—for just a moment—before moving to Toledo and the staff at the Toledo Truth Teller! We talk about the cast, characters, and potential storylines of this new series, all while a building burns right beside us.

Then we head to the Conference Room for where we talk about some Dunder Mifflin memorabilia and discuss songs we’ll always associate with The Office!

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"It makes perfect sense that it would happen today, because I just received this in the mail: a thousand business cards with this address and phone number."

Here, replenish your fluids—this week we’re talking about Branch Closing! We dedicate this episode to a classic from Season 3 that goes from Scranton to Stamford to David Wallace’s house, all while Jan drives something like 400 miles. We dive into the characters’ reactions and plans for the future after the branch closes, Dwight and Michael’s stakeout, and the fax from the future from future Dwight Jim. 

Then (47:20) we head to the Conference Room where we talk about the sneak peek of The Paper! With the debut just a week away we talk about our thoughts and expectations and discuss the news that the show will now be released all at once on Peacock!

Cordially, Future MSPC

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With Alex away this week Sean and Edwin spend this episode talking about…Alex! That is, Pam’s friend from art school played by Rich Sommer, who appears in only a few episodes. We go through the entirety of his arc on the show, including touching on the original intention of his character and how it was impacted by fan response. 

Then we head to the Conference Room where Sean and Edwin talk about Michael’s condo being on Zillow and—as a surprise replacement segment—Edwin and Alex answer a couple listener questions! 

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