I know I just posted a thread on The 40-Year-Old Virgin, but that got me thinking of other depictions of loneliness in the mainstream media.
Saul, the drug dealer played by James Franco in Pineapple Express is quite lonely. You get the impression he never leaves his house save to hang out with his Bubbe. This is exemplified when he pathetically asks Seth Rogen's character to hang around and that they can even "look up weird stuff on the internet."
Obviously Michael Scott is a great example. He's mentioned eating meals alone. There was the episode where he goes home alone on Halloween and only comes alive when passing out treats to children. Hell, the whole series is an examination of his loneliness. Even the somewhat handsome Ryan is seen as outmatched and lonely when he goes to New York and his only friend is a short weirdo, and he's actually happy to see Michael and Dwight.
Saul, the drug dealer played by James Franco in Pineapple Express is quite lonely. You get the impression he never leaves his house save to hang out with his Bubbe. This is exemplified when he pathetically asks Seth Rogen's character to hang around and that they can even "look up weird stuff on the internet."
Obviously Michael Scott is a great example. He's mentioned eating meals alone. There was the episode where he goes home alone on Halloween and only comes alive when passing out treats to children. Hell, the whole series is an examination of his loneliness. Even the somewhat handsome Ryan is seen as outmatched and lonely when he goes to New York and his only friend is a short weirdo, and he's actually happy to see Michael and Dwight.