E-mail Surveillance
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2-09.jpg/225px-TheOffice(US)2-09.jpg) Phyllis karaokes in "E-mail Surveillance" |
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| Episode No. | 09 |
| Prod. Code | 02008 |
| Airdate | November 22, 2005 |
| Writer(s) | Jennifer Celotta |
| Director | Paul Feig |
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"E-mail Surveillance" is the ninth episode of the second season of The Office (U.S. version). It was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Paul Feig. It first aired on November 22, 2005
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[edit] Synopsis
After Michael mistakes the company's tech support employee, Sadiq, for a terrorist, he informs Michael that he can monitor his employee's e-mails which causes Jim to worry that Michael will discover the party he is throwing that night, to which Michael is not invited. Inevitably, Michael notices and tries to get Jim to admit that he's having a party, while Jim acts nonchalantly as if nothing is happening. Pam notices some things that lead her to suspect that Dwight and Angela are dating. However she discreetly abandons her suspicions when she realizes that suspicions could just as easily be raised about her and Jim. Jim and Pam bond when she sees Jim's room for the first time and looks through his high school year book. After ruining an improv class, Michael decides to crash Jim's party, much to the staff's dismay (and Dwight's cluelessness). The documentary crew catches Angela and Dwight making out in Jim's backyard.
[edit] Deleted scenes
- Angela is annoyed by Oscar's shaking leg.
- Michael asks the IT guy, "Did you have Johnny Carson in your land?" The IT guy responds that he watched Conan instead.
- Pam's yawn infects Jim.
- Michael reads his employees' e-mail.
- Michael gives Jim unexpected advice on resolving his e-mail dispute with Amazon.com.
- Toby explains that he assumed Michael has always been monitoring his e-mail.
- Michael tries being chummy with Jim.
- Roy skips Jim's party to play poker with his friends.
[edit] Notes
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- For a list of songs featured in this episode, see List of songs featured on The Office.
- John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer had a major laughing fit during the lunchroom scene with Michael. Jenna stated she was amazed they were able to cut the scene together.[1]
- When in the lunchroom Michael mentions that he misses the parties he used to go to at college, even though other episodes ("The Fire", "Business School") establish Michael as not having gone to college. The story was most likely made up in an attempt to get invited to Jim's party, especially since Michael makes a point that the professors (and by analogy, the boss) were invited.
- Fischer's favorite moment of this episode is when Phyllis sings Karaoke.[1] Although her character sings Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again," the actress Phyllis had never actually heard of the band and practiced for days beforehand before the scene was filmed. Fischer and Angela Kinsey stated everyone on the set was laughing.[2]
- Kevin calls Ryan the "Fire Guy", referring to the episode "The Fire".
- Angela Kinsey improvised the line (outside with Dwight at the party), "I think that's all right. I mean, Jesus drank wine." She was apparently very surprised it made it in the final cut of the episode.[2]
- Dwight and Angela are actually making out in a small dollhouse in Jim's backyard. There was a scene that was cut that explained that it belonged to the people Jim rents the house from. [3]
- Kate Flannery, playing Meredith drunk at Jim's party, jokingly pretended to pull her top up at the camera. Although the scene wasn't used, the writers wrote the topless gag multiple times in later episodes. Flannery states, "I think I did it to myself, unfortunately. My parents are real thrilled about that."[4]
- With this episode, the US version of The Office officially surpassed the British counterpart in total number of episodes including two Christmas specials.
- In the Evite for Jim's BBQ, the time and date of the party was November 5 at 8pm. The address was 2147 West Silverlake Drive. (The date is a production error, because November 5, 2005 was a Saturday even though the episode takes place on a Friday, as confirmed by Michael in the opening scene.)
- During the improv class, Michael changes his name from Agent Michael Scarn to Agent Michael Scoon. By doing this, Carell camps up Michael Scott's improvisational ineptitude.
- During Michael's rendition of "Islands in the Stream", Toby plays Halo 2 on Jim's Xbox with the IT Guy. The game's HUD with its signature radar orb in the left hand corner of the screen is clearly visible. Both players appear to be equipped with the shotgun. At around 18:10, it is easily verifiable.
- Both Dwight's and Angela's shoes are featured prominently. Dwight's are Birkenstocks upon which Jim's roommate Mark remarks. Angela notes on the porch that she got sap on her shoe and the camera pans down to show them. When we see a couple making out when Jim and Michael sing their duet, the pairs of shoes shown give proof that the couple is indeed Dwight and Angela.
- At the start of the tour, Jim reveals to Ryan that he hasn't talked with Katy for some time, foreshadowing their eventual break-up in "Booze Cruise".
- Sadiq, the IT Guy returns in the season four episode Fun Run.
- When the IT Guy searches for emails containing "Michael, Boss, and Funny" the email that shows up is from Stanley, with the subject "Tonight's Poker Party". The email was "Sorry I didn't write back sooner. I can't go to the game tonight because my boss, Michael, is an ass and is making me stay late. I'll call later, Stanley."
[edit] References
- ^ a b Fischer, Jenna (November 22, 2005). [blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=63709746 "Email Surveillance - Fun Facts"], MySpace.com
- ^ a b Kinsey, Angela (December 2, 2005). "Behind the scenes stuff from Email S.--a lil' late" (View All Blog Entries), MySpace.com
- ^ Kinsey, Angela (December 16, 2005). "Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & Kwanza!" (View All Blog Entries), MySpace.com
- ^ Wolk, Josh. "The Drudge Report: A Visit With 7 More 'Office' Mates." Entertainment Weekly 24 February 2006: 24-25.
[edit] External links
- "E-mail Surveillance" at NBC.com
- E-mail Surveillance at NorthernAttack.com
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