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The Office is back

This year I'm welcoming fall with open arms. Not only because of the beautiful colors, but also because of the drastic improvement in TV. I don't know what you were watching this summer, but if you're like me you cried when the Olympics were over because you had to go back to watching America's Got Talent for what seemed like every night of the week. (I actually never watched more than five seconds each time, but it felt like an hour.)

I'm excited for the new season of The Office. The first episode aired on September 25, and I already have several predictions for the season. You can follow along and see if I'm right.

Prediction 1: Pam and Jim will grow rocky.

Yes, they're finally engaged, but Pam is a college student now and has some wild college days ahead of her. Already in the first episode Pam hangs up on Jim because she's busy making friends. That's a sign of things to come—things like frat parties (do they have those at art school?) and stealing from the cafeteria.  While I don't want to see them become the new Ross and Rachel (they're not together, they're together, they're on a break, I can't keep up), I think it might be inevitable.

Prediction 2: Michael and Holly will awkwardly date.

As Jim said, Michael's charm works on Holly because Holly is a huge dork. I like Holly, but I don't think Michael and Holly would make a funny pair – not as funny as Michael and Jan (which works because Jan is overbearing and nuts).  However, I do think Michael and Holly will attempt to date, and it might be painful to watch.

Prediction 3: Creed will do something crazy.

While I like the subtleness of Creed, I wish they would use him more. His crazy has been quietly building and building, and now I'd like to see the writers spend some time on a Creed storyline—something to do with one of his crackpot business ideas? Maybe he thinks he's created the perfect economic bail-out plan, or invented the next YouTube. Whatever it is, it's bound to fail, but I bet Michael will get on board.

What are your predictions for this season of The Office?