S1E22 - SEVERED Origins - "Office Space" PT01
Severed: The Ultimate Severance Podcast
Allen Stare
4.8 • 639 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2023
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
This week, we're starting the breakdown of a 1999 comedy that was a huge influence on Dan Erickson and his creation of "Severance". It's the hilarious "Office Space" from Mike Judge. We'll get deep into the inner workings of Initech, what it can mean if you improperly cover a TPS report and just how bad a boss COULD be. It may not be the Severed Floor...but you'd have to agree, it's a pretty f-ed up way to make a living.
Not only was "Office Space" an inspiration...we even uncover the log-line for "Severance." This movie may have been more like a guide to young Daniel. So, Refiners, it's time to plug in and unwind. Let's witness the wit and wisdom of Lumberg, Milton and Lawrence as "Severed: Origins" goes deep with "Office Space."
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Severed, the Ultimate Severance Podcast. |
| 0:10.2 | Hey there, Refiner, glad to have you back. |
| 0:16.4 | We've got more fun planned for today, and I do mean fun. |
| 0:19.5 | This is Severed, the Ultimate Severance podcast. |
| 0:22.4 | I'm your host, Alan S. It's time for Severed Origins to take a look at the 1999 comedy Office |
| 0:28.5 | Space. Dan Erickson has mentioned it multiple times as an influence when it came to writing and |
| 0:33.6 | creating severance. Office space captures the zombie-like atmosphere of cubicle land in the |
| 0:39.1 | tech sector in the late 20th century. They may not be severed, but the gang in in a tech feels just as |
| 0:45.0 | doomed by their jobs as any macrodat. As always, tons of spoilers ahead for the 1999 movie Office |
| 0:51.7 | Space. Want to have a look before you listen? |
| 0:56.0 | It's a quick and fun 90 minutes. |
| 0:57.9 | You can stream office space from Max, |
| 1:00.2 | or it can be rented from all the usual suspects. |
| 1:04.4 | Be warned, it's a pretty hard R when it comes to language. |
| 1:10.6 | During filming, Word got out the 20th Century Fox wanted the producers to try for a PG-13 rating for the film. The cast took it upon themselves |
| 1:12.6 | to make that almost impossible by amping up the number of F-bombs they dropped. Combined with the |
| 1:18.1 | unedited gangster rap, it worked. They got the R. So if you're ready, refiners, it's time to open |
| 1:24.4 | the R-rated file called Office Space. |
| 1:32.9 | Office Space is the first live-action movie from American Renaissance man Mike Judge. |
| 1:38.1 | Judge was born in 1962 in Ecuador to an archaeologist father and librarian mother. |
| 1:41.3 | Judge was raised from the age of three in Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
| 1:45.3 | He is primarily an animator, but he's also been known to act, play bass, make hilarious and weird TV shows, and churn out the occasional animated feature. |
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