Second try: "The Office" returns

I'm still bothered by the lack of effort for such a huge return. So after tossing and turning many sleepless nights -- partly due to continued nightmares of the awkwardness of Michael and Jan's dinner party fight -- I've come up with a few plot lines the writers of "The Office" should try. Free of charge!

1. Blackout at The Office - After another bat climbs its way into the office and gets fried on the main circuit source, the paper company finds itself in a blackout. Michael, not wanting to return home to Jan early, insists everyone remain in the office until the power is restored. Meanwhile, Dwight builds a small fire near his desk and forces co-workers to listen to his scary stories - as told on Schrute Farms.

2. Summer intern - Now that go-to-guy Ryan is his boss, Michael decides he needs a new protégé and hires an unpaid, summer intern to work at the office and learn about being a salesman. The application process is brutal and all applicants must suffer through an awkward and inappropriate interview with Dwight and Andy. Jim vies for a candidate that resembles himself as a young up-and-coming paper salesman - then, in an effort to save him, decides to tell the young man to go into pharmaceuticals.

3. Roy's back - Roy returns to announce his engagement to none other than Jim's ex, Katie -"the hot girl." He appears to be a different Roy - caring, attentive and respectful to his new fiancee -all which make Pam uncontrollably jealous. Jim works to remind Pam of the pigheaded jerk Roy was - all while staying clear of his right uppercut. Roy and Katie visit the office in an effort to sell products of their new business - jet ski themed purses - much like Katie did in the past.

The episodes really all write themselves. There ya go NBC, three episodes wrapped up with a bow, just for you.

Anyone else have other plot lines that would've been better than the horribly unfunny "Office" return?

-- Sara Boyd, sboyd2@greenbaypressgazette.com