Just a random tourist from /New. Can anyone tell me what a Superfan cut is? I watched the series about a decade ago. Did they add deleted content? Commentary?
Hello!
It’s kind an alternative cut of the episodes, adding more content and storylines.
At the moment Peacock’s extended episodes are only available for Season 3 of the series. But that one season makes a great argument for why the streaming service should keep adding these new installments. I’ve only made it through six episodes of painstakingly tracking everything new in The Office’s Superfan cuts, but already I’m viewing characters I love in a different light.
These apply to big, overarching plot points. Did you ever think it was weird that Pam (Jenna Fischer) got back together with Roy (David Denman) after going on basically one date with another guy? In the typical cut of The Office, Pam’s choice to return to Roy seems a bit sad. It’s as if she’s resigned herself to a lackluster fate she knows she hates. Yet it doesn’t play out that way in the extended cut. We get to see more of Pam’s date with the cartoonist and her tiny fling with that cute guy she danced with during “Diwali.” But more importantly we get to see more of Roy and Pam. We see the breaks Roy keeps taking in the hopes he can see the woman who broke his heart, and we see more of their quiet flirting. It’s easy to write off Roy as an unemotional jerk. But in these small moments it’s clear that he and Pam really had something.
Similarly, Jim’s (John Krasinski) relationship with Karen (Rashida Jones) feels like more than a rebound. When Jim first transfers to Stamford, he’s pretty insufferable. He’s constantly volunteering for more responsibility from Josh (Charles Esten) and copying his boss, down to Josh’s bike riding hobby. We see a bit of that in the traditional cut, but in this longer version Karen consistently berates Jim for his overeager attitude and love of calling himself Assistant Regional Manager. Yes, that is the same gimmick Jim used to pull on Dwight. In this way she acts more as the anti-Pam, not a quiet nice girl but an upfront go-getter who is unafraid to call Jim out on his nonsense. And Jim responds to that reality check.
https://decider.com/2021/01/05/the-office-superfan-episodes-season-3/