weeks office weeks episode fifth season television series office overall episode series originally aired nbc united_states march episode michael given weeks notice tries convince office quit join starting new paper company pam spends day trying new frustrated job episode written directed executive story editor conceived idea michael leaving writers collectively decided pam character leave try find wants life episode included guest appearance played new dunder mifflin vice president weeks received generally positive reviews according nielsen ratings watched million overall viewers rated nbc week aired weeks received primetime emmy award nomination outstanding single camera picture editing comedy series synopsis having submitted weeks notice michael steve_carell begins drinking office new company vice president plans hire new regional manager outside obvious reasons employees suggest michael start looking job michael learns poorly economy performing tries prince paper run business finding available work michael decides start paper company unsuccessfully tries convince office join labeling dunder mifflin customer lists new company orders security guard hank escort michael building michael drives parking lot later spotted building office received new copy machine assembled pam jenna fischer spends day putting rest employees finally completes assembling feels satisfaction afterward angela angela_kinsey kelly continue charles michael office crawling floor charles sitting conference room notice michael grabs customer list makes final desperate offer employees join charles notices michael physically threatens prompting michael leave customer list charles angrily closes conference room door pam follows michael building announcing leaving tells michael wants new company michael agrees leave feeling end episode charles knows little employees scranton branch decides kevin temporary stanley office productivity surprise men production weeks written directed executive story editor conceived idea michael leaving said great deal debate writers pam decision leave dunder mifflin michael decided direction demonstrate pam trying figure wants life thought idea final scene michael pam faces optimism concern felt anchor episode decision productivity kevin day episode draft handed wanted charles rookie mistakes despite weeks second episodes guest starring best known wire said watch episode aired work try torture official office website included cut scenes weeks week episode original release minute long clip michael asks advice new paper company gives michael encouraging words new business venture admitting doesn sound like good idea second minute clip michael tries stealing office supplies dunder mifflin office new company caught charles literally chases office charles tries describe michael like camera finds shocked silence final second clip kelly visits michael office ask life starts talking fantasy running mexico charles wrote talking head segment toby compares michael movie plane great watch like longer flight original draft episode included dialogue pam jim decision pam brought jim decision buy parents house consulting episode frame toby ultimately cut felt added time resolution number documentary style interviews dwight michael thoughts cut length issues immediately weeks broadcast office website sent mass mail messages said encouraging people join new company michael scott paper company message included link website said manager scranton learned things paper business company taking creating michael scott paper company promise success promise best time life cultural references michael accidentally visits website actual monsters trying visit popular employment site work michael drinks combination artificial michael drink season episode michael tries job find gone business reference prince family paper episode earlier fifth season michael dwight undercover prince paper learn company secrets steal clients flirting said family close like reference reality series keeping reviewers compared pam decision quit michael character film final scene michael pam excitement new company concern future final moments graduate said fan movie scene said directly inspired film aware inevitable comparison said writers considered having michael refer movie episode dropped time constraints line spoken oscar like mysteriously arrived gone written office writer inspired character film reception original american broadcast march weeks watched million overall viewers million viewers ages episode rating share demographic making nbc rated week aired weeks received generally positive reviews alan_sepinwall star-ledger praised episode specific elements like michael wandering office drunk documentary style interviews like charles talking effect women toby comparing michael movie plane kevin lazy compliment michael person said episode elevated michael pam forming partnership end steve_carell jenna_fischer brilliant moments multiple emotions nice finally entertainment_weekly writer said weeks offered change series fresh said nonstop laugh riot said highlights office shows attempt incredibly humane subtle moments contrast kind chaos borne said episode flowed liked end pam joined michael new paper company said moments michael crawling floor felt like unnecessary said looking forward episode probably time lecture circuit fodder said michael likable weeks recent episodes said steve_carell best great lines getting heart michael love paper new_york magazine said episode marked major step series particularly sweet moments michael pam particularly liked moment played actor played drug dealer hbo series wire threatened attack michael michael_scott beaten annals zap2it said episode pretty good jenna_fischer fantastic felt episode outright funny recent episodes porter said mixed feelings pam decision work michael character said uncomfortable felt disappointing slow paced compared week episode new boss things slow bit sort repeat michael new regional manager feels bit like episode marking time exactly michael final weeks job weeks voted eighteenth highest rated episode fifth season according episode poll episode rated received primetime emmy award nomination outstanding single camera picture editing comedy series weeks accounted primetime emmy award nominations office received fifth season 61st primetime emmy awards held september
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