The school ring that Lumbergh wears in Office Space is from EarthForce Academy. Gary Cole had previously played Captain Gideon in the Babylon 5 follow-up series Crusade, and I guess he took home a souvenir when the show got canceled.
Oh how I love seeing him gloat and gloat before finally another dude appears on screen to tell him he’s a coward and that his little program was altered so that he too would be trapped and die.
Yes, I was looking at the cast and noted Harvey Korman and Mark Blankfield as well. I am pumped to watch it and I think I’ll like it more than the rating gives it credit for. Thanks for the reference!!
While it may be dated, I don’t believe there will ever come a time when it’s not relevant. If I’m ever wrong about that… it’s probably time to bust out the good champagne.
Agreed. The technology may look out of date, the music is old, some of the jokes are things younger people won’t get (“Michael Bolton,” “Superman III,” etc.), but there are still frustrating hardware notifications on things like printers and copiers, there are still asshole bosses, and there’s still ridiculous amounts of busywork in a soul-crushing environment. It’s as relevant today as it was then in so many ways.
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