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The Office Season 7 Episode 17

Threat Level Midnight

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AIRED: Feb 17, 2011

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Michael screens his finally completed Threat Level Midnight for the Dunder Mifflin staff.

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Usual good episode

9.0

By Dayman90, Dec 29, 2012

wow you people need to get the sticks out of your asses this was a great spoof type episode that was great in it's cornniness and also had it's touching moments as most Office episodes do. It was also cool to see some old characters subtly placed in the movie.
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By Canogaparkcindy, Nov 15, 2011

I knew this episode would be wildly overrated the moment it aired. Was this event momentous for Michael Scott before his departure? Of course, and I thought it was suitable to tie up all loose ends before he leaves, but I just wasn't as in love with the episode I would have liked to be.

I mean it was great to see Melora Hardin again, and Rashida Jones, and we also got some good continuity with the flashbacks to maybe season 3, when Pam's hair was still curly, and Jim's hair was different as well, but other than that, this episode was just okay. I didn't laugh as much, even though I really did want to like the episode, it didn't deliver.

I know everyone will disagree, but that's just my honest opinion about the episode. I had high expectations for this episode, and I was just left kind of disappointed. I can definitely call this a stand out episode though, it's good that they did this.moreless
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Threat Level Boring

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By thefanof, Nov 15, 2011

The movie parody episode of a TV show is something that is all too common these days. Usually it seems like an easy device for generating laughs, but if you watched tonight's broadcast of The Office you would find that not only is it not a sinecure, it can be a daunting task. "Threat Level Midnight" was an abomination, it was a joke, and I say that knowing that they were going for an unintentionally bad movie with that joke.

I stopped watching The Office earlier in the season after giving years of my time to this series. I was assured tonight that I made the right decision.moreless
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Terribly written

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By MichaelVayder, Nov 15, 2011

This episode was just not up to what The Office is all about. Yes it was a change of pace and different but it was terrible! I would say this is one of the weakest episodes yet and I certainly hope there are not anymore especially with the retirement of Steve Carrell from the show. I believe that B.J. Novak was the writer of this episode and I am very surprised because I know that he can write and script much better in this. All in all, this was a very cheesy episode, yet still a little funny because of how stupid it was but nothing like a truly good Office episode.moreless
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Threat Level Snooze

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By NorCalAv8r, Nov 15, 2011

Goodness gracious.....what the hell was that?

This so-called "Movie" made by Michael Scott was as buffoonish as the character himself.

I don't know for sure about this......because either Steve Carrell is really a good actor playing such an idiot on-screen, or he's just winging it and people are fooled into thinking that this is genius or something. I think sometimes he is uproariously demented by some of the hilarious lines that come out of his mouth...and then sometimes the character seems like the dumbest fool you've ever seen.

As for this particular episode, I personally do not think that it added much to the overall arc of the show this season. There is a lot that the producers could do and explore before Steve Carrell leaves for good, and in my humble opinion, this episode did not feel like much of a contribution in that direction.

Seriously.....was there a writer's strike I didn't hear about?moreless
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Steve Carell	Michael Scott/Agent Michael Scarn
Rainn Wilson	Dwight Schrute/Samuel L. Chang
John Krasinski	Jim Halpert/Goldenface
B.J. Novak	Ryan Howard/Hockey Coach
Craig Robinson (I)	Darryl Philbin/President Jackson
Jenna Fischer	Pam Beesly Halpert/Hostage #1

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Mike Bruner	Anthony Gardner/Piano Player	Guest Star
Greg Collins	Assassin	Guest Star
Lee Eisenberg	Gino/Bar Patron	Guest Star
Rashida Jones	Karen Filipelli/Bachelorette #3	Recurring Role
Melora Hardin	Jan Levinson/Jasmine Windsong	Recurring Role
David Denman	Roy Anderson/Hostage #2	Recurring Role

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- Michael: I'm a huge Woody Allen fan… although I've only seen Antz. But I'll tell you something, what I respect about that man is that when he was going through all that stuff that came out in the press about how Antz was just a ripoff of A Bug's Life, he stayed true to his films—or at least the film that I saw which, again, is Antz. The thing is, I thought A Bug's Life was better. Much better than Antz. Point is, don't listen to your critics. Listen to your fans.
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- Goldenface: I'm gonna lure him here, then I'm gonna kill everybody, then I'm gonna dig up Scarn's dead wife, and I'm gonna hump her real good. (laughs evilly)
  Jim: I did not love the dialogue.
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- Todd Packer (as Local Drunk): If doing The Scarn is gay, then I'm the biggest queer on Earth!
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- Music: Billy Joel's "Running on Ice" and "Pressure"
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- The movie has its own website at www.threatlevelmidnight.com that includes cast bios, photos, and downloads.
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- Advance press releases listed Andy Buckley as appearing in the episode, but he was not in the broadcast.
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