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May 13, 2020 11:46 AM

Every episode of The Office (US) recreated in Slack, live.
posted by OverlappingElvis (6 comments total)

So based on what I'm seeing (and maybe I'm wrong), but basically you're invited to join but also be silent and not post. Certain threads are READ ONLY. The main characters from The Office are all (Admins) in this Slack and they're re-creating and posting in real time each episode. Kind of like a theatre production that is just playing out in front of you, only it's Slack and there are emojis.

A really interesting experiment. I love this so much.
posted by Fizz at 12:12 PM on May 13, 2020 [3 favorites]

This map is really not the territory.
posted by meehawl at 12:44 PM on May 13, 2020

This feels like....some sort of phishing? They do ask for your email, and you join the channel. I did not do that.

I do not want to join a slack for entertainment. I would enjoy watching a video of the slack "scroll" but I think some of the charm might be lost.

(As an aside, I wonder, do they have the paid version where it keeps allllll the messages, or do things get lost to the swamp of time? And by "they" I mean both the Dunder Mifflin crew, and the folks running this project.)
posted by bilabial at 12:59 PM on May 13, 2020 [1 favorite]

This feels like....some sort of phishing?

Joining a public Slack is not phishing.
posted by OverlappingElvis at 1:01 PM on May 13, 2020 [6 favorites]

I just watched the GIF on the homepage, but reading it makes me realize that a guy who used to work for me is pretty similar to Michael, at least the Michael from the burned foot on the grill episode. Illuminating!
posted by grumpybear69 at 1:07 PM on May 13, 2020 [1 favorite]

Yeah, I really enjoyed the sample they had online (and I never watched The Office beyond a few stray episodes), but I don't think I am going to sign on to some Slack from 9-5 while I'm working to watch them do it all day. Would watch recordings of the whole show later, though.
posted by jenfullmoon at 2:35 PM on May 13, 2020