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The office nyc trivia Continue Monday, January 6, 2020 Trivia A.D. presents... Office Trivia Five rounds of questions about the Dunder-Mifflin gang. RSVP via Facebook or eventbrite free entry 20:00 – 21:30 at: Overlook 225 E. 44th St. (between Second & Third Ave.) New York, NY (212) 682-7266 OverlookNYC.com Friday, January 3, 2020 Trivia A.D. presents... Office Trivia Five rounds questions about the gang from Dunder-Mifflin RSVP via facebook or eventbrite free entry, but $20 per person food/drink minimum. 8 E. 36th St. –9:30 p.m.: Slattery's Midtown Pub 8 E. 36th St. (between Madison & Fifth Ave.) New York, N.Y. (212) 683-6444 SlatterysMidtownPub.com 11th episode of the eighth season of TriviaUse office episodeEpisode No. Season 8Episode 11Directed byB. J. Novak Wrote Steve HelyCinematography by Matt SohnEditing by David Rogers Rick Weis Production code811Original air dateJanuary 12, 2012[1]Guest(s) Lindsey Broad as Cathy Simms Episode timeline ← The Previous Christmas Wishes Next →Pool Party The Office (US season 8)The list of episodes of Trivia is the eleventh episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and a total of 163 episodes of the series. The episode originally aired on NBC in the US on January 12, 2012. It was written by Steve Hely and directed by executive producer B.J. Novak. In this episode, Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) reveals that he's taking part in a trivia contest in Philadelphia and Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) is trying to include the entire office. Meanwhile, Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) travels to Florida and meets with his boss, Robert California (James Spader), to explore other employment opportunities. After the broadcast, the episode sparked debate among fans, but also critics, about whether former lead actor Steve Carell made an uncredited cameo as a member of the opposing trivia. NBC later denied that Carell showed up and said the situation was just a coincidence. Trivia has received mostly positive reviews from critics, with many saying the episode marked an improvement over the first part of the season. Despite this, several reviews were critical of Dwight. According to Nielsen Media Research, Trivia attracted 5.87 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7% share in the 18-49 demographic, remaining relatively even with the previous three episodes, Christmas Wishes, Gettysburg and Mrs. California. She ranked third in her timeslot and was the highest-rated NBC series of the evening. Plot Andy Bernard (Ed Helms), worried that he won't be able to meet the 8% quarterly sales growth figures robert california (James Spader) asked for for about $800, suggests that everyone in the office buy paper to ease some of the burden, but no one is willing. Then he asks Oscar Martinez. Nunez) make a rounding error in the books. Oscar tells Andy he doesn't have time to make a mistake because he's going to a trivia competition with a $1,000 prize at a bar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Andy, encouraged by Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) and Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), decides to take the entire office to Philadelphia in an attempt to win money and make a difference in sales growth. At the bar, which turns out to be a gay bar called Liberty Well, Andy divides the office into three teams: the A-team that consists of Jim, Darryl, Andy and Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak), the B-Team that makes up Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker), Phyllis Vance (Phyllis Smith), Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton) and Cathy Simms (Lindsey Broad) and the Just For Fun team that make up Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) , Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling), Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) and Meredith Palmer (Kate Flannery). Oscar refuses to join Andy and stays on his original team. Initially, the Dunder Mifflin A-Team is doing well, but soon falsification. However, the Just For Fun team (calling themselves Einstein) is doing much better than expected because of the group's trivial knowledge of various issues (although at one point they ironically get a question about Albert Einstein wrongly). By the last round against Oscar's team, they had won and ultimately won thanks to Kevin's correct answers. However, the Just for Fun team later crashes as it tries to win on an even more lucrative trivia of the second bar. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) heads to Florida to meet with Robert California at Sabre's headquarters to discuss a possible managerial position. As he sits in the waiting room, Dwight talks to Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods), who describes himself as a toilet company that washes out all unwanted items. Robert then tells Dwight he can't meet with him, but he'll meet bill, another executive, on Dwight's frustration. Robert secretly calls Gabe and instructs him not to let Dwight talk to Bill, but to listen to Dwight's pitch and then turn him down. Gabe can barely keep a straight face during Dwight's throw. Dwight, after Gabe told him dwight wasn't wanted as a manager, grabs and twists Gabe's arm and forces him to take it to Robert's florida apartment. At first, Robert tries to spare Dwight's feelings, trying to give him a medal as a mark of respect. Dwight resists, so Robert eventually rejects him by telling him that he's a better salesman and that his drive and energy will be wasted as manager. Dwight's going back to Scranton. The production of Trivia was directed by the star of the series B. J. Novak. The episode was written by supervising producer Steve Hely, at the time, his second credit for writing the series. [2] [3] It was directed by executive producer and cast member B. J. Novak, who Ryan Howard on the show. The episode also marks the fifth appearance of Lindsey Broad, who plays Cathy, Pam's replacement during maternity leave. [4] She appeared in a recurring role for the season and initially appeared in Pam's replacement. [4] Due to Jenne Fischer's actual pregnancy, Pam did not appear in the episode. [6] After the broadcast, the episode sparked debate among fans, as well as critics, about whether former lead actor Steve Carell made an undisclosed cameo as a member of the opposing trivia team, The Queerstein Bears. NBC later denied that Carell had appeared and stated that the situation was just a coincidence. [8] The dvd of the eighth season contains numerous deleted scenes from this episode. Notable scenes are Andy's attempt to sell $800 worth of paper in one day, and Andy is trying to change team members to boost Dunder Mifflin's A-Team chance of winning. [9] Cultural references Due to an episode that largely took place in a trivia competition, Trivia contained a multitude of cultural references. After Ryan uses his smartphone, a trivia reader chides him to check his Grindr account, a geosocial networking app for gay men. [10] Dwight compares himself to a Spanish conquistador, coming to Florida to take over what is rightfully [his]. [10] Several trivial teams contained names with culturally related puns. The teams included: The Queerenstein Bears, Joey Triviani, Impish Impresarios, Two Broke Dorks, Jason So-Gay-Kiss, Ladies Gaga, Aesop's Foibles and Lawrence O-Trivier. [2] Many references were either answers to questions about triviality or incorrect speculation. The Einsteins misjudged See-atle when asked what city was on Ray Charles's mind when he wrote one of his most famous poems. [11] After being asked a question about Albert Einstein, the Einsteins respond with Thomas Edison, to the delight of readers of sarcastic trivia. [12] Kelly was able to accurately guess the basketball issue because she cross-referenced her knowledge of Khloe and Lamar and Dancing with the Stars. [13] Kevin knows that the answer to the last trivia question is the 2001 French film Les Jolies, starring Marion Cotillard, because Cotillard is being exhibited several times. [12] Trivia's ratings originally aired on NBC in the United States on 12. [1] The episode was watched by about 5.87 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7% among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. [14] This means that 2.9% of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 7% of all 18- to 49-year-olds who watched television at the time of the broadcast, saw him. [14] The episode remained relatively equal in ratings compared to the previous episode, Christmas Wishes. [14] The episode finished in third place in its time period, and was won by Grey's Anatomy, which won 3.8 Share and CBS drama A Person of Interest, which received a 3.2/8% rating in the 18-49 demographic group. [14] However, the episode managed to beat the Fox drama series The Finder and the drama series CW The Secret Circle. [14] Reviews of Trivia received relatively positive reviews, although many critics did not enjoy the florida sub-plot. Many television critics agreed that Trivia was a significant improvement over many episodes in the first part of the season. [12] [13] Craig McQuinn of The Faster Times wrote: In addition to a few weak moments, 'Trivia' was a solid episode of The Office and a huge improvement in most episodes of this season. [16] Myles McNutt of the A.V. Club awarded the episode a B+ rating and wrote positively about the plot of trivia, saying: When the Office reaches the next break, and then its subsequent return, I will find myself hoping for more like the trivia side of Trivia, stories that even after fictional introductions can simply sit down and let character-driven jokes take over the story.