Your Story Ideas for The Office
Yesterday, I posted about Jenna’s blog post that gave us an inside scoop on how the writers attack the show storylines. Part of that was:
The group of writers, we have about 10, sit around a table and pitch story ideas. An assistant takes notes. They spend days just yelling out ideas like “Michael has to pick a new health care plan”, “Pam gets drunk”, “Jim cant talk for the day”.
Well, Mark offered a great idea in the comments. He wrote, “Have your readers post their ideas for story ideas. The ideas have to be, say, 15 words or less.”
I think that’s a great idea. Throw out your ideas for the show. You can do as many as you want, but only one per comment and under 15 words. Maybe the writers will visit the blog and like our ideas.
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June 29th, 2006 05:24
Kelly’s parents come visit at the office.
June 29th, 2006 05:28
“The Interviews”
Michael and Dwight conduct interviews to replace Jims Sales Position.
Imagine the Questions they would ask.
June 29th, 2006 05:56
Jim has no Thanksgiving plans, Oscar invites him to his Thanksgiving dinner, other Office-people invite themselves, hilarity ensues.
June 29th, 2006 07:22
Watching Michael try to deal with a “Bartleby the Scrivener” would be great…
June 29th, 2006 07:23
“Blood Drive”
The whole office complex hosts a blood drive. Dwight, “the man”, faints.
June 29th, 2006 08:03
Have a family day carnival in the parking lot, include table with Dwight’s beets
June 29th, 2006 08:21
Phyllis marries Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration.
June 29th, 2006 08:23
All the computers get attacked by viruses, the IT guy comes back and the office has to find ways to entertain themselves
June 29th, 2006 08:23
Jim, Dwight, and Michael go to a Paper Sales convention and meetup with Brent, Gareth, and Tim.
Bizarro Office!
June 29th, 2006 08:27
Michael has a birthday, and asks for a presents from iPod/dell/ford/sony/clorox/.
Money all around
June 29th, 2006 08:45
I forgot to mention that it would be an International Paper Convention (hence the Slough boys are there) and it would be great if afterwards they all went to a local pub and just chatted. Find about their similarities and differences…
June 29th, 2006 09:15
um duh… Pam and Jim get married.
June 29th, 2006 09:23
Ryan and Kelly get married. Ryan and Kelly get divorced. Ryan and Kelly begin dating again. (might have to supersize that one)
June 29th, 2006 09:29
Potluck lunch at the office; Michael brings family secret recipe; Toby has allergic reaction to it. Bring on the laughs!!
June 29th, 2006 09:30
Dwight finds pregnancy test in the girls bathroom but can’t say a word because he’s supposedly banned from there.
June 29th, 2006 09:42
Pam applies for, and is accepted to, the art program in NYC.
June 29th, 2006 09:43
“Garage Sale”
Company garage sale in the parking lot. The Junk that some people own really tells about the character.
June 29th, 2006 09:44
Clean out the company fridge and find Meredith’s alcohol in the back.
June 29th, 2006 10:00
Michael accidentally forwards and email about Jan to Jan or to the whole office.
June 29th, 2006 10:10
The office goes out to lunch to celebrate a birthday. Dwight’s bill is wrong and he argues with the restaurant manager.
(This happened in my office and it was hilarious!!)
June 29th, 2006 10:20
“Role Reversal”
Everyone switches positions with someone else for a week, i.e. Michael is the receptionist, Dwight in H.R., Toby is Regional Manager, etc.
June 29th, 2006 10:23
Since people seem to always bring fresh squash to me at my office, how about Dwight bringing in beets for everyone with a little note in Angela’s bag that says “How ’bout some ‘borscht’ later tonight?”
Only he gives Meredith Angela’s bag.
June 29th, 2006 10:23
Angela tries to be a good Christian and volunteers at the soup kitchen that Creed frequents.
June 29th, 2006 10:38
There are a lot of opportunities for hilarity/vomiting when Dwangela’s relationship comes out!
June 29th, 2006 10:47
Rumors of the office closing are floating. They must renew a big contract or it’s a sure thing. Everyone’s nervous, except Jim and Pam, of course. Meredith gets drunk. Roy asks Jim what’s been wrong with Pam lately. Michael calls Jan to find out what’s up and talk her out of it. But in the end, Michael somehow (unknowingly?) saves the day!
June 29th, 2006 10:59
Michaels car is stolen from the parking lot.
June 29th, 2006 17:38
Angela is pregnant from Dwight, revealing their relationship together. (remember she is not on birth control)
June 30th, 2006 01:29
“Angela is pregnant from Dwight, revealing their relationship together. (remember she is not on birth control)”
Three words: Jumping the Shark
June 30th, 2006 03:24
after angela is pregnant, michael is jealous, turns to any means necessary to get a wife to have kids
June 30th, 2006 05:22
Michael’s mom visits
June 30th, 2006 05:32
I just saw the “15 words or less” rule. Can I take my idea back?!
June 30th, 2006 05:38
Michael gets in car accident; tries to convince everyone it wasn’t his fault. It was.
June 30th, 2006 06:45
The dunder Mifflin crew tours another office for some reason or another. Michael is…. well, Michael.
June 30th, 2006 09:15
Power goes out.
June 30th, 2006 09:53
Camera guys show Pam a compilation of clips which make it obvious who she loves.
June 30th, 2006 11:08
“Camera guys show Pam a compilation of clips which make it obvious who she loves. ”
(This will be longer then 15 words, sorry)
Along those lines, many of the good documentary style shows often do a special episode showing how the documentarys are filmed. I think it would be neat to see season 3 start this way, and tell the story of what happened during the summer (Jim/Pam) from the camera men.
It would be funny to see Michael make some comment like: “The camera men and women are very professional, they make every effort to protect our privacy.” That comment would be followed up by a montage of all the times they didn’t protect privacy…
June 30th, 2006 14:38
Jim buys a new house in Stamford. He has a party where he invites people from his new office. Pam comes and sees that he has a terrace off of his bedroom.
July 1st, 2006 07:00
Michael brings his surprisingly normal younger sister to the office but oh no she starts crushing on Toby
July 1st, 2006 07:10
Michael signs up for a softball league with neighboring offices but promptly gets banned for unsportsmanlike behavior.
July 2nd, 2006 23:13
Staff volunteers for charity telethon-Michael talks to donors too much–Dwight performs on air.
July 3rd, 2006 14:12
Halloween 2006
Michael insists there are ghosts in the office, and calls ghost investigators to check it out.
July 4th, 2006 18:08
Boss for a Day Contest. Michael wants Ryan to win, but Dwight is the winner.
July 5th, 2006 12:06
A new cute intern comes in and catches Jim’s eye.
July 6th, 2006 00:23
Everyone gets snowed in after a huge blizzard.
July 6th, 2006 15:11
Someone breaks into the office and steals something from Michael’s office.
July 6th, 2006 15:56
Commercial for Dunder-Mifflin, contest between employees for best one, Michael likes his one, they vote.
July 7th, 2006 14:11
have the reality show air and the office’s reactions are shown.
July 7th, 2006 14:18
someone else brought up interns, but mine’s a little dif.
a group of interns come in and micheal assigns one to almost everyone in the office.
hilarity ensues…
July 11th, 2006 13:05
(Episode after Casino Night) Jim’s older sister moves to Scranton, prompting him to stay. Michael hits on her and she asks him to dinner. Jim brings Pam along to keep the peace. Seeing that even Michael can be right for someone, Jim and Pam decide to make a go of it.
July 11th, 2006 13:50
An episode delves into the hero worship relationship that Michael has with the mysterious Todd “hey ya big queen” Packer
July 12th, 2006 10:12
The Ladies (and Oscar) salivate over the vending machine man, and Michael’s babbling comes off as hitting on the man.
July 12th, 2006 10:14
Angela secretly brings her sick cat to work, Dwight has to cover for her.
July 12th, 2006 10:21
Michael enters the office in a hot dog eating contest. He gets pissed when his “Ringer,” Kevin, reveals he is Jewish and refuses to eat the non-Kosher hot dogs.
Michael sends Dwight on secret mission to buy Kosher-dogs and somehow replace them with the contest dogs.
Meredith wins with her technique of dipping the dogs and buns in beer.
July 12th, 2006 12:18
Dwight has a grade school class visit his beet farm for a field trip.
July 12th, 2006 12:20
Phyliss and Bob Vance, Vance refridgeration, break up. Bob takes back all the office fridges. Michael and Dwight get food poisoning when they eat all the food that is being thrown out–”because there are starving people in this world, which I hate.”
July 12th, 2006 12:21
It is finally discovered that Ryan the Temp is actually running the company without Michael’s knowledge.
July 12th, 2006 12:23
Michael finds out that Ryan and Toby hung out after work.
July 12th, 2006 12:25
Michael speaks at his girlfriend’s kid’s class for career day.
July 19th, 2006 13:42
Michael’s online dating service randomly searches for his soulmate and it turns out to be Toby’s ex-wife, who is also on the same dating service.
August 6th, 2006 12:02
Here’s the real me!! I’m a SUPERHERO!
http://antiprotester.blogspot.com/2006/08/mark-spittle-leftist-superhero.html
August 8th, 2006 18:26
On a Saturday, what happens when only Michael, Dwight, Creed, and Toby are there?
August 8th, 2006 18:31
Michael is forced to take a trip with Dwight and Ryan. Love triangle!
November 16th, 2007 14:00
jim and pam break up then micheal and pam start dating but jim stops it and jim and pam start dating again
November 16th, 2007 14:03
creed dies
December 3rd, 2007 15:47
office scaveger hunt!!