threat level midnight threat level midnight seventeenth episode seventh season american comedy television series office episode overall originally aired nbc february episode written directed series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode michael_scott steve_carell screens action film threat level midnight office years writing shooting shooting editing film film features michael agent dwight_schrute rainn_wilson robot butler jim_halpert john_krasinski episode genesis stems second season entry client office discovers michael incomplete screenplay threat level midnight episode features actors actresses appeared years nature michael film scenes filmed create illusion shot years prior episode threat level midnight viewed million viewers received rating adults age episode highest rated nbc series week aired received acclaim critics enjoyed humor continuity references past michael_scott steve_carell screens action film threat level midnight office years writing shooting shooting editing plot movie follows forced retirement death wife president united_states_of_america requests prevent blowing star game killing hostages goes undercover learns play hockey killing hockey player game confronting shot later learns president leaking footage killing hockey player guilt ridden goes bar patrons bar sing song called accompanying dance cheers immensely courage restored able save day blow process michael shown office work progress cut film years ago employees comedy michael offended laughing shut screening eager michael film albeit appear jenna_fischer warns sensitive michael laugh pam unable crying horror sees mother cast film clad nurse jim_halpert john_krasinski fails fully suppress laughter scene michael angrily stops movie takes away michael asks holly thought impressed michael gets angry considers film dream offers rest office opportunity finish seeing film happily accept watching michael begins noting film good steps outside tells holly bad film people having fun watching sit laugh rest office film conclusion production writing casting episode written executive producer portrays ryan_howard directed fourth directing credit series michael screenplay threat level midnight subplot second season episode client subsequently referenced mail surveillance product recall money dinner party prince family paper idea episode came series star steve_carell leaving end season said enjoyed idea threat level midnight script wanted story centered recurring minor characters portrayed noted felt like time warp asked appear michael boss lover played reappeared jan diva mode portrayed cameos pianist despite fired day character appeared movie intrigued michael asked lonely portrayed dunder mifflin originally billed guest star episode character supposed michael movie nbc aired episode wallace scenes shown revealed script wallace michael choice turned wouldn look good people corporate furthermore filmed talking head interview character regret taking role scene deleted time constraints scene appear season dvd script scene brought character cut adams working movie time episode filmed ellie portrays series appear movie reasoned michael finished filming long arrived office spent remaining years editing filming cites episode ambitious history half episode consisted footage film originally producers considered showing movie felt feel like gimmick experiment decided film intercut shots office reacting film order film michael created film post production cheaper quality normal high quality film series certain shooting methods like hand held cases presented poorly executed manner way appear michael knew explained crew didn want joke episode bad filmmaking little easy little character create fake dummy toby exploded required spend hours face mold reportedly greatly taken filled explosives filled fake blood shot slow motion cameras dummy fake blood considered disturbing arguably disturbing michael explosion nature michael film realized scenes filmed shot years prior episode order successfully pull editor script supervisor tasked mapping scene sure continuity series preserved later elaborated continuity interview office scene featuring filmed corporate merger occurred season explain karen willingness deliver lines eager fit stanley recorded lunch break fourth season episode local got big kick seeing michael commercial scenes filmed michael dating early sixth season addition mapping sequences episode features short sequence shot look filmed second season scene filmed explained order recreate shot great lengths taken ensure authenticity footage series department head artist hair department head great care effort characters looks earlier seasons instance wore bright blue shirt ryan favor fake actor face match era stated actors remembered dynamics second season fell right time trick utilized instance cold opening sixth season episode meeting featuring montage dwight past shown furthermore episode customer loyalty ninth season featured montage jim setting prank supposedly second season appropriately montage filmed look archival footage jim hair matches style jim seasons cultural references according wall previously saved nfl mlb nba star games songs play episode running ice pressure page day calendar featured montage illustrate passing time michael mentions oceans defense movie featured michael delivers listen fans murder scene kills unnamed hockey opponent portrayed parodies direct murder episode bag river breaking bad reception original american broadcast february threat level midnight viewed estimated million viewers received rating percent share adults ages means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast marked decrease viewers previous episode film minutes available seventh season dvd blu ray available itunes february ign writer awarded episode denoting amazing episode praised self awareness michael_scott steve_carell performance ultimately said episode good episode paste wrote wasn ton action week personal growth radar continue grand finale fanatic awarded episode stars called best episodes years praised continuity noted tension michael holly viewers end sic stay office alan_sepinwall wrote despite episode goofy silly film threat level midnight fun sweet tour history michael_scott era awarded episode wrote question fan service called mixed bag hand noted scenes clever opinion portraying black president obama elected hand felt michael juvenile response holly oddly high production values camera work unrealistic felt inclusion characters roy jan karen sense context series concluded episode issues actual content threat level midnight successful ways expected zap2it gave episode mixed review saying moments huge fun inside michael labor love people reaction felt little bit clip
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