How Facebook will get you through the writers’ strike

As the writers’ strike stretches on with no end in sight, some of us have begun to fiend for doses of our favorite TV shows. In my case, not having actual cable, the only show I can be bothered to download every week is The Office…but, believe me, I’m missing it.

As with every other problem you have, Facebook can help. Desperately searching for some way to bring The Office back into my life, I went hunting for applications that could sate my Officey appetite, at least for a few hours. Here’s what I found:

What Office Character Are You?

Like many similar quizzes, this application’s questions focus more on making you laugh with favorite Office trivia rather than really trying to determine your personality. Unless discovering your affiliation for a George Foreman grill is a cutting-edge tool in personality research, which, to be fair, is not really my field.

For the record, I, like almost half the people who took the quiz, am Jim Halpert, but I think that’s only because the sluggish halfwit accountant character named Kevin was not an option.

I’m not saying I’m halfwitted. But I really don’t test well.

Addicted to The Office

If you can’t be bothered to take the quiz, you might try adding Addicted to The Office, an application that puts favorite Office quotations and trivia and pictures and stuff on your profile. My feeling is, if you add this, you are pretty much coming out as Dwight Schrute. But since he’s easily the most entertaining character, I really feel that is okay.

Schruteisms

This brings us to my final find, Schruteisms. As you can imagine, this app provides you with cycling quotes from El Schrute, presented by his Dwight-shaped bobblehead doll. It also offers a discussion board where you can love on all things Dwight with other obsessed fans. Finally, something to do with my now empty Thursday nights!

If you, too, suffer from the loss of a dopey TV show that made you oh-so-happy, I suggest a quick browse through the Facebook applications to perk yourself up. And if you find something golden, leave it in the comments.

In more a serious vein, if you want to support the writers, you can sign the online petition here. Want to know what this is all about? Check out the Wiki page.

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