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The Negotiation (The Office)

April 30, 2024

For the South Korean film, see The Negotiation (film). For the FlashForward episode, see The Negotiation (FlashForward).

"The Negotiation" (originally titled "Labor Negotiation")[2] is the nineteenth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's forty-seventh episode overall. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, Roy Anderson (David Denman) tries to attack Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) for kissing Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) on Casino Night, only to be pepper-sprayed by Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson). Jim repeatedly tries to thank Dwight for his actions, but each attempt is rejected. Meanwhile, with Roy fired, Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) asks for a raise and is astounded when he learns that this raise would cause him to be paid more than his boss, Michael Scott (Steve Carell).

"The Negotiation"
The Office episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 19
Directed byJeffrey Blitz
Written byMichael Schur
Cinematography byRandall Einhorn
Editing byDean Holland
Production code319[1]
Original air dateApril 5, 2007 (2007-04-05)
Running time29 minutes
Guest appearances
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"The Negotiation" first aired on April 5, 2007 on NBC as a longer, "super-sized" episode. It was written by Michael Schur and directed by Jeffrey Blitz, and featured the end of Roy's plot arc to win back Pam, his former fiancée. This also marked the end of Denman's recurring tenure on the show, though he made guest appearances in subsequent seasons. The episode also included the return of actor Ed Helms, who portrays Andy Bernard. The episode was first screened at Paleyfest in early 2007. According to Nielsen Media Research, it was viewed by an estimated audience of 6.7 million people and earned a 3.2/10 ratings share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The episode received generally positive reviews, with television critics in particular praising the Dwight–Angela storyline. Schur received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, but lost to fellow Office writer Greg Daniels for his work on "Gay Witch Hunt".

Synopsis edit

Roy Anderson (David Denman) enters the office and tries to attack Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) for kissing Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer), but Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) subdues him with pepper spray. The pepper spray fumes also incidentally affect himself and others. Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein) and Michael Scott (Steve Carell) fire Roy, and a grateful Jim tries to show his appreciation to Dwight for saving him, but Dwight politely declines each gesture, believing he only acted in the line of duty and thus is undeserving of any special praise.

Pam apologizes to Jim that Roy attacked him but her assurance that her relationship with Roy is over for good is met with skepticism. Roy picks up his last paycheck, apologizes to Jim for threatening him during their previous encounter, and asks Pam to join him for coffee. Their meeting at a local diner is awkward and ends with their relationship over; they hug, and Pam wipes a tear from her face. Roy encourages Pam to pursue her feelings for Jim but she says she will not because he is still dating Karen. Roy says he does not understand Pam and leaves.

Throughout the day, Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey) has been asking people from the office to tell her the tale of Dwight's heroics which arouses her. Believing themselves to be alone at the end of the day, the two kiss passionately. However, Jim sees them and decides that keeping their relationship secret will be his gift to Dwight to make things "even". Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) returns from anger management, and a vindictive Dwight subdues him with pepper spray. This prompts Toby to confiscate the rest of Dwight's arsenal hidden in his desk.

Meanwhile, Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) asks Michael for a 10 percent raise due to the extra workload resulting from Roy's termination. When he discovers that he can’t get a raise until Michael himself gets a raise, Darryl goads him into going to corporate to negotiate his own raise. Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin) initially tries to keep their romantic relationship out of the negotiations but ultimately gives Michael the maximum 12 percent raise that was authorized despite his continued inability to negotiate properly.

Elsewhere, Toby becomes considerably annoyed with Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) and Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling)'s constant making out and arguing in the cubicle next to his.

Production edit

"The Negotiation" was written by supervising producer Michael Schur and directed by Jeffrey Blitz.[3] It concluded a story arc featuring Roy Anderson's attempt to win back Pam, his former fiancée. Roy's portrayer, David Denman, reported he was "really grateful" that executive producer Greg Daniels allowed his character to develop, "where all of a sudden, he wasn't just a complete idiot but felt bad for being a bad boyfriend and wanted to try to get the girl back. It's so rare to have that on a television show, because so often everyone wants you to be the same character every week. It was quite refreshing creatively to get to do that."[4] Referring to Jim and Pam, Denman felt it was "inevitable that Romeo and Juliet had to get together" and end the series' love triangle.[4] "Otherwise," he explained, "it gets kind of tiring and old. I think it was the appropriate time [to leave], and I had such a great experience working with all those guys."[4] Denman also added that Daniels' decision stemmed from a desire to advance the Jim–Pam storyline "to the next stage," rather than having anything to do specifically with Denman himself.[4] Denman briefly returned in the series' fifth, seventh, and ninth seasons.[5]

 
"The Negotiation" featured the last regular appearance of David Denman, who played Pam's former fiancé Roy.

Actress Kate Flannery, who plays Meredith Palmer, attributed her love of the episode to Craig Robinson, because the two shared an enjoyment of singing together ever since the first season episode "Basketball". She explained, "We sing on the set and in the hair and makeup trailer. We sound good together, but sometimes people are not in the mood to hear our amazing duets, mostly from the '80s."[6] Flannery believed that Robinson's performance in the episode was "very funny," as his character served as a "great foil for Michael Scott."[6] "The Negotiation" featured the return of character Andy Bernard, who had last been seen in the episode "The Return", as he was attending anger management classes. At the time "The Return" aired, no one was certain Helms would be returning,[7] but in early February, NBC confirmed Helms had been hired on as a series regular for the rest of the year.[8]

In early 2007, the first half of "The Negotiation" was screened before fans at Paleyfest, along with its preceding episode, "Cocktails". According to Eric Goldman of IGN, "the crowd reacted gleefully to watching the series in the group setting... laughing uproariously at the never ending stream of terrifically funny material."[2] Part of "The Negotiation" involved Michael Scott reading the English Wikipedia entry on negotiations for advice in his attempt to fend off Darryl's request for a pay raise. This scene triggered a plethora of activity around that particular article, as viewers added their own thoughts on the subject. It was ultimately placed into "semi-protection" mode by English Wikipedia administrators to discourage false information and vandalism among anonymous IP users. One hundred edits were added before the security protection was added.[9]

Reception edit

"The Negotiation" first aired on April 5, 2007 in the United States on NBC as a "super-sized" episode,[10] a term used by the network and media outlets to indicate an unusually long episode.[11][12] According to Nielsen Media Research, it was viewed by an estimated 6.7 million people and earned a 3.2/10 ratings share among adults aged 18 to 49, the highest of the night. This means that it was seen by 3.2 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds, and 10 percent of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast.[13]

The episode received generally positive reviews from television critics. IGN's Brian Zoromski rated "The Negotiation" 9.7 out of 10, an indication of an "amazing" episode. He opined that it "had something for everyone – uncomfortable moments, laugh-out-loud ridiculous situations, and scenes progressing various ongoing storylines."[10] Writing for AOL TV, Jay Black sympathized with Roy's actions but faulted the writers for "just treading water" with the Jim-Pam relationship. Though he called the episode a "let down", Black did find some episode highlights, such as Angela's "lusty" responses to Dwight's defense of Jim.[14] Television Without Pity graded the episode with an A.[15]

In her review for Give Me My Remote, Kath Skerry wrote that the episode "left me satisfied and smiling," (a reference to a line from the episode "Sexual Harassment") partly attributing this to Roy's attack as a "way to make a very heavy, not [so] funny moment hysterical."[16] She again expressed her dislike for Karen, but thought it "was a fun episode for my two favorite Dunder Mifflin couples: Ryan & Kelly and Dwight & Angela."[16] Entertainment Weekly columnist Abby West enjoyed the Dwight-Angela scenes, asserting that "some of the best moments on screen are when those two let their freak flags fly."[17] For his work on this episode, Michael Schur received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, but lost to Greg Daniels for his work on "Gay Witch Hunt".[18]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Office: Season 3". IGN. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Goldman, Eric (March 5, 2007). "Paley Fest: The Office". Zap2it. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  3. ^ Jeffrey Blitz (director), Michael Schur (writer) (April 5, 2007). "The Negotiation". The Office. Season 3. Episode 19. NBC.
  4. ^ a b c d VanDerWerff, Emily (February 8, 2011). "Interview David Denman". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Roots, Kimberly (August 3, 2012). "Exclusive: Which Original Office Mate Is Back?!". TVLine. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Flannery, Kate (April 4, 2007). "April 5, 2007: The Negotiation". TV Guide. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  7. ^ Krasinski, John, Rainn Wilson, Rashida Jones, Ed Helms, Leslie David Baker, Dave Rogers (editor) (2007). Audio commentary for "Traveling Salesman/The Return" (DVD). Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The Office: Season Three Disc 3
  8. ^ "People: It's elementary: Fox plans '5th grade'-level quiz show". The Journal Gazette. February 2, 2007. ProQuest 411386992. (subscription required)
  9. ^ Jesdanun, Anick (April 12, 2007). "'Office' fans, inspired by Michael Scott, flock to edit Wikipedia". Associated Press. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Zoromski, Brian (April 9, 2007). "The Office: The Negotiation Review". IGN. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  11. ^ "NBC Springs Into Action on Thursdays with Return of '30 Rock' on April 5, a Night Filled with Super-Sized Comedies and Laughs" (Press release). The Futon Critic. March 12, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  12. ^ Ryan, Maureen (October 24, 2007). "'Scrubs,' 'The Office' and the perils of supersizing". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  13. ^ "April 11, 2007 Press Release ("The Negotiation")" (Press release). NBC. May 8, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2012.[dead link] Alt URL
  14. ^ Black, Jay (April 5, 2007). "The Office: The Negotiation". AOL TV. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  15. ^ Giant, M. "The Negotiation". Television Without Pity. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  16. ^ a b Skerry, Kath (April 5, 2007). "The Office Recap: "The Negotiation"". Give Me My Remote. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  17. ^ West, Abby (April 6, 2007). "Love at First Fight". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  18. ^ "Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series 2007". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

External links edit

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  • "The Negotiation" at IMDb  

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For the South Korean film see The Negotiation film For the FlashForward episode see The Negotiation FlashForward The Negotiation originally titled Labor Negotiation 2 is the nineteenth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show s forty seventh episode overall The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company In this episode Roy Anderson David Denman tries to attack Jim Halpert John Krasinski for kissing Pam Beesly Jenna Fischer on Casino Night only to be pepper sprayed by Dwight Schrute Rainn Wilson Jim repeatedly tries to thank Dwight for his actions but each attempt is rejected Meanwhile with Roy fired Darryl Philbin Craig Robinson asks for a raise and is astounded when he learns that this raise would cause him to be paid more than his boss Michael Scott Steve Carell The Negotiation The Office episodeEpisode no Season 3Episode 19Directed byJeffrey BlitzWritten byMichael SchurCinematography byRandall EinhornEditing byDean HollandProduction code319 1 Original air dateApril 5 2007 2007 04 05 Running time29 minutesGuest appearancesCreed Bratton as Creed Bratton Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin Rashida Jones as Karen FilippelliEpisode chronology Previous Cocktails Next Safety Training The Office American season 3 List of episodes The Negotiation first aired on April 5 2007 on NBC as a longer super sized episode It was written by Michael Schur and directed by Jeffrey Blitz and featured the end of Roy s plot arc to win back Pam his former fiancee This also marked the end of Denman s recurring tenure on the show though he made guest appearances in subsequent seasons The episode also included the return of actor Ed Helms who portrays Andy Bernard The episode was first screened at Paleyfest in early 2007 According to Nielsen Media Research it was viewed by an estimated audience of 6 7 million people and earned a 3 2 10 ratings share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 The episode received generally positive reviews with television critics in particular praising the Dwight Angela storyline Schur received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series but lost to fellow Office writer Greg Daniels for his work on Gay Witch Hunt Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editRoy Anderson David Denman enters the office and tries to attack Jim Halpert John Krasinski for kissing Pam Beesly Jenna Fischer but Dwight Schrute Rainn Wilson subdues him with pepper spray The pepper spray fumes also incidentally affect himself and others Toby Flenderson Paul Lieberstein and Michael Scott Steve Carell fire Roy and a grateful Jim tries to show his appreciation to Dwight for saving him but Dwight politely declines each gesture believing he only acted in the line of duty and thus is undeserving of any special praise Pam apologizes to Jim that Roy attacked him but her assurance that her relationship with Roy is over for good is met with skepticism Roy picks up his last paycheck apologizes to Jim for threatening him during their previous encounter and asks Pam to join him for coffee Their meeting at a local diner is awkward and ends with their relationship over they hug and Pam wipes a tear from her face Roy encourages Pam to pursue her feelings for Jim but she says she will not because he is still dating Karen Roy says he does not understand Pam and leaves Throughout the day Angela Martin Angela Kinsey has been asking people from the office to tell her the tale of Dwight s heroics which arouses her Believing themselves to be alone at the end of the day the two kiss passionately However Jim sees them and decides that keeping their relationship secret will be his gift to Dwight to make things even Andy Bernard Ed Helms returns from anger management and a vindictive Dwight subdues him with pepper spray This prompts Toby to confiscate the rest of Dwight s arsenal hidden in his desk Meanwhile Darryl Philbin Craig Robinson asks Michael for a 10 percent raise due to the extra workload resulting from Roy s termination When he discovers that he can t get a raise until Michael himself gets a raise Darryl goads him into going to corporate to negotiate his own raise Jan Levinson Melora Hardin initially tries to keep their romantic relationship out of the negotiations but ultimately gives Michael the maximum 12 percent raise that was authorized despite his continued inability to negotiate properly Elsewhere Toby becomes considerably annoyed with Ryan Howard B J Novak and Kelly Kapoor Mindy Kaling s constant making out and arguing in the cubicle next to his Production edit The Negotiation was written by supervising producer Michael Schur and directed by Jeffrey Blitz 3 It concluded a story arc featuring Roy Anderson s attempt to win back Pam his former fiancee Roy s portrayer David Denman reported he was really grateful that executive producer Greg Daniels allowed his character to develop where all of a sudden he wasn t just a complete idiot but felt bad for being a bad boyfriend and wanted to try to get the girl back It s so rare to have that on a television show because so often everyone wants you to be the same character every week It was quite refreshing creatively to get to do that 4 Referring to Jim and Pam Denman felt it was inevitable that Romeo and Juliet had to get together and end the series love triangle 4 Otherwise he explained it gets kind of tiring and old I think it was the appropriate time to leave and I had such a great experience working with all those guys 4 Denman also added that Daniels decision stemmed from a desire to advance the Jim Pam storyline to the next stage rather than having anything to do specifically with Denman himself 4 Denman briefly returned in the series fifth seventh and ninth seasons 5 nbsp The Negotiation featured the last regular appearance of David Denman who played Pam s former fiance Roy Actress Kate Flannery who plays Meredith Palmer attributed her love of the episode to Craig Robinson because the two shared an enjoyment of singing together ever since the first season episode Basketball She explained We sing on the set and in the hair and makeup trailer We sound good together but sometimes people are not in the mood to hear our amazing duets mostly from the 80s 6 Flannery believed that Robinson s performance in the episode was very funny as his character served as a great foil for Michael Scott 6 The Negotiation featured the return of character Andy Bernard who had last been seen in the episode The Return as he was attending anger management classes At the time The Return aired no one was certain Helms would be returning 7 but in early February NBC confirmed Helms had been hired on as a series regular for the rest of the year 8 In early 2007 the first half of The Negotiation was screened before fans at Paleyfest along with its preceding episode Cocktails According to Eric Goldman of IGN the crowd reacted gleefully to watching the series in the group setting laughing uproariously at the never ending stream of terrifically funny material 2 Part of The Negotiation involved Michael Scott reading the English Wikipedia entry on negotiations for advice in his attempt to fend off Darryl s request for a pay raise This scene triggered a plethora of activity around that particular article as viewers added their own thoughts on the subject It was ultimately placed into semi protection mode by English Wikipedia administrators to discourage false information and vandalism among anonymous IP users One hundred edits were added before the security protection was added 9 Reception edit The Negotiation first aired on April 5 2007 in the United States on NBC as a super sized episode 10 a term used by the network and media outlets to indicate an unusually long episode 11 12 According to Nielsen Media Research it was viewed by an estimated 6 7 million people and earned a 3 2 10 ratings share among adults aged 18 to 49 the highest of the night This means that it was seen by 3 2 percent of all 18 to 49 year olds and 10 percent of all 18 to 49 year olds watching television at the time of the broadcast 13 The episode received generally positive reviews from television critics IGN s Brian Zoromski rated The Negotiation 9 7 out of 10 an indication of an amazing episode He opined that it had something for everyone uncomfortable moments laugh out loud ridiculous situations and scenes progressing various ongoing storylines 10 Writing for AOL TV Jay Black sympathized with Roy s actions but faulted the writers for just treading water with the Jim Pam relationship Though he called the episode a let down Black did find some episode highlights such as Angela s lusty responses to Dwight s defense of Jim 14 Television Without Pity graded the episode with an A 15 In her review for Give Me My Remote Kath Skerry wrote that the episode left me satisfied and smiling a reference to a line from the episode Sexual Harassment partly attributing this to Roy s attack as a way to make a very heavy not so funny moment hysterical 16 She again expressed her dislike for Karen but thought it was a fun episode for my two favorite Dunder Mifflin couples Ryan amp Kelly and Dwight amp Angela 16 Entertainment Weekly columnist Abby West enjoyed the Dwight Angela scenes asserting that some of the best moments on screen are when those two let their freak flags fly 17 For his work on this episode Michael Schur received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series but lost to Greg Daniels for his work on Gay Witch Hunt 18 References edit The Office Season 3 IGN Retrieved September 14 2012 a b Goldman Eric March 5 2007 Paley Fest The Office Zap2it Retrieved November 6 2012 Jeffrey Blitz director Michael Schur writer April 5 2007 The Negotiation The Office Season 3 Episode 19 NBC a b c d VanDerWerff Emily February 8 2011 Interview David Denman The A V Club Retrieved November 6 2012 Roots Kimberly August 3 2012 Exclusive Which Original Office Mate Is Back TVLine Retrieved November 6 2012 a b Flannery Kate April 4 2007 April 5 2007 The Negotiation TV Guide Retrieved November 5 2012 Krasinski John Rainn Wilson Rashida Jones Ed Helms Leslie David Baker Dave Rogers editor 2007 Audio commentary for Traveling Salesman The Return DVD Universal Studios Home Entertainment The Office Season Three Disc 3 People It s elementary Fox plans 5th grade level quiz show The Journal Gazette February 2 2007 ProQuest 411386992 subscription required Jesdanun Anick April 12 2007 Office fans inspired by Michael Scott flock to edit Wikipedia Associated Press Retrieved November 6 2012 a b Zoromski Brian April 9 2007 The Office The Negotiation Review IGN Retrieved September 14 2012 NBC Springs Into Action on Thursdays with Return of 30 Rock on April 5 a Night Filled with Super Sized Comedies and Laughs Press release The Futon Critic March 12 2007 Retrieved December 17 2012 Ryan Maureen October 24 2007 Scrubs The Office and the perils of supersizing Chicago Tribune Retrieved December 17 2012 April 11 2007 Press Release The Negotiation Press release NBC May 8 2007 Retrieved September 14 2012 dead link Alt URL Black Jay April 5 2007 The Office The Negotiation AOL TV Retrieved September 14 2012 Giant M The Negotiation Television Without Pity Archived from the original on February 4 2013 Retrieved September 14 2012 a b Skerry Kath April 5 2007 The Office Recap The Negotiation Give Me My Remote Retrieved November 6 2012 West Abby April 6 2007 Love at First Fight Entertainment Weekly Retrieved September 14 2012 Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series 2007 Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Retrieved November 6 2012 External links edit The Negotiation at NBC com The Negotiation at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Negotiation The Office amp oldid 1217395258, wikipedia, wiki, 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