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Title: The Office Sails into Snark Infested Waters
Review: Season 8 producers spent its entire season jumping a shark named Robert California. During Season 9 they may be trying to become relevant again. But what this relevance has amounted to, through 2/14's episode "Moving On", is this: "The Office" has become a nighttime soap. Call it "Desperate Salesmen," "Scranton's Landing" or "Slough Place." There's just too much reliance on gimmicks: Too many cliff-hangers, too many red herrings, too many new characters and too much of those smack of stunt casting. It's all snarking, all the time. And most fatally: The show's producers have cruised for two seasons on its previous seven seasons of fans' goodwill. If you want a great sitcom series to watch, view "The Office" Season 1 through Season 7's episode "Goodbye, Michael." Seasons 8 & 9--not so much. "Office" producers, so much to answer for!The Office: Season Nine
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