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"Promos" is the eighteenth episode of the ninth season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'' and the 193rd overall. The episode was written by Tim McAuliffe and directed by Jennifer Celotta. It originally aired on NBC on April 4, 2013. The episode guest stars sports star Ryan Howard, Chris Diamantopoulos, Nora Kirkpatrick, and Allan Havey. Former lead actor Steve Carell also appears through archival footage. The series—presented as if it were a real documentary—depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In this episode, everyone in the office is excited when international promos for the documentary surface, but are soon horrified to discover how much candid filming has taken place. While everyone panics about their secrets being revealed, Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) reflects upon how much she and Jim (John Krasinski) have changed over the past nine years. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) makes Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) jealous when he starts dating a Brussels sprout farmer. Meanwhile, at Athlead's office in Philadelphia, Jim and Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) have a big meeting with baseball player Ryan Howard, who pitches a bizarre sci-fi sports movie about himself. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics; many felt that while the episode had an interesting theme and that much of the drama was successful, the humor was too broad or forced. The episode was viewed by 3.44 million viewers and received a 1.8/5 percent rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The episode ranked fourth in its timeslot, and it was the highest-rated NBC series of the night, though it was lowest rated episode of ''The Office'' at the time of airing. ==Plot== The office is excited to see promos for the upcoming documentary "The Office: An American Workplace", which will consist of the daily footage of them that has been compiled over the past nine years. However, many of the workers are dismayed to learn just how much of their activities have been recorded, and how much of their conversations the microphones picked up; for instance, Dwight and Angela's affair that occurred a year ago was captured. Several excuse themselves and go to the warehouse to talk, turning off their microphones in an unsuccessful effort to keep the discussion private. Pete Miller (Jake Lacy) suggests that Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer) talk to dismissed crew member Brian (Chris Diamantopoulos) to learn more. She decides to turn to Brian, primarily to talk about her recent troubles with Jim; Pam and Jim have been having marital troubles ever since Jim started his own sports marketing company Athlead. Brian, however, also informs her that the staff's private moments were still recorded, regardless of using their own microphones or not. On re-watching the promo, Pam decides she is glad that the history of her relationship with Jim has been captured. Meanwhile, Angela Lipton (Angela Kinsey) and Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez), after some arguing, jointly call Angela's husband Sen. Robert Lipton (Jack Coleman) to inform him that the documentary will probably out him and reveal that Angela slept with Dwight. Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) becomes obsessed with online comments regarding his brief appearance in the promo, replying and even uploading his own video in response to negative reactions. It is eventually revealed that Nellie Bertram (Catherine Tate) has left at least some of the negative comments, taking pleasure in seeing Andy's annoyance. Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) makes Angela jealous when he starts dating a Brussels sprout farmer. At the Athlead offices, Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson) have a big meeting with Major League Baseball player Ryan Howard (himself). The meeting ends up with Darryl and Jim reading Ryan's self-written screenplay of a baseball player turned superhero. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Promos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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