![]() ![]() Back in 2015, a Damage Control show was in development by Marvel Television for ABC. Essentially a sitcom within the Marvel Universe focusing on the company that specializes in the destruction caused by superhero conflicts, Damage Control is an underappreciated gem that’s starting to get some attention. I can’t recommend enough one of his earliest creations at Marvel, Damage Control. Regular Beat readers should already be well aware by now that I’m an unabashed fan of the late/great Dwayne McDuffie. At least I had The Office to enjoy Halloween vicariously. It was hard especially on Halloween when just like Dunder Mifflin, we host a party and most of my coworkers actually put quite a bit of effort into their costumes. I’d go far as to say that the more I watched The Office, the more wistful I became for my own office and coworkers, foibles and all. Hopefully once normality returns to the world I can once again get back on track on my original professional and personal goals.ĭon’t get me wrong, my current office job isn’t life-sucking experience à la Mike Judge‘s Office Space. I can’t really complain since there are millions of Americans who are in much worse situations thanks to the pandemic. In fact, I was planning to transition full-time into freelancing but once COVID hit I was no longer in a position to lose a regular and stable income. Much like Jim in the final season, I’ve been able to balance a day job with my true passions. And, well, if this were my career? I’d have to throw myself in front of a train.” If I advance any higher in this company, then this would be my career. There’s a line from Jim in the Season 1 episode 3 episode “Health Care” that hits home for me and most likely other people who fall into the first-job trap, “Right now, this is just a job. Thankfully I eventually had an epiphany that led me to graduate school to get my master’s degree. Much like Jim, after I got my undergraduate degree I stayed in a retail job for years although I was capable of so much more but it was simply comfortable and easy. Without a doubt, the character arc of Jim Halpert (played by John Krasinski), from hapless paper salesman to starting his own sports marketing company by the end of the series, particularly resonated with me and my own career journey. Though my personal office experience isn’t nearly as entertaining as the antics at Dunder Mifflin, it certainly reached me on a different level. When COVID hit, I was fortunate enough to be able to work remotely for my office job and earn a regular income. In addition to contributing to The Beat and freelance marketing work on the side, I myself do temp work (not that dissimilar Ryan Howard) for a library magazine as an extra way to help the bills. (Dwight Schrute’s callous solution for solving overpopulation notwithstanding) As it happened, it was actually more fitting for me to watch The Office this year. Through osmosis I knew enough before my 2020 binge watch to have a basic knowledge the various Office related memes that pop up around the internet, but I now have a better appreciation of them. I understand why more than a decade later the show still retains an ardent loyal fan following and why NBCUniversal shelled out $500 million to secure the streaming rights for its own service. Now that I’ve seen the entire series, I’m kicking myself for taking taking so long to jump on The Office bandwagon. Nevertheless, The Office seemed to align more to my sensibilities. Admittedly I’m not yet completely sold his latest projects, Space Force from Netflix and Upload from Amazon. ![]() I’m a big fan Greg Daniels, who developed the American version of The Office, and his past comedy work for The Simpsons and Parks & Rec. Plus, I have no desire to subscribe to Peacock, the show’s new streaming platform home. Since The Office was leaving Netflix by the end of the year and my sister and everyone I know have been raving about it years it seemed like the obvious choice. While I initially devoured comfort shows like Bob’s Burgers, I figured I should check off at least one of the countless shows from my bucket list. Like pretty much everyone, the 2020 pandemic granted me an abundance of time to get reacquainted with an old friend called television. ![]()
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