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One of the best TV comedy shows ever, next to friends. First season is short and not as funny as the later seasons.
Each season of the Office gets better and better but it is great to look back and be reminded of where each character came from. Season One, like all Seasons, is great!
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Though there have been much better seasons since this one, you have to start somewhere. Easily the best show on television and worth your $19.99. :-)
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This season, like all the seasons of The Office is hilarious. The Office is a totally fresh and different comedy. However the first season is only 6 episodes, yet is still close to the same price as the other full season DVDs.
Unlike some, I prefer the American version of the office. Steve Carrel makes Michael Scott a crazy, flawed, obnoxious character, yet one that you can completely relate to. The rest of the cast create quality comedy that is unlike anything else on TV. If you haven't seen it yet, then go watch it right now.
I should say that I have not yet seen the British version on which this was based. I'd heard good things about this series with Ghost Whisperer seasons 1-5 cheap Steve Carell, so I rented it recently and enjoyed it. It's funny that there have probably been a bunch of sitcoms in the past with an office setting, but few really take off and succeed like this.I love the documentary aspect of the show, making the viewer feel like a fly on the wall from time to time. The characters are amusing if slightly cliche. The boss Michael is basically every obnoxious idiot you've met who is a complete social cripple and a dunderhead who keeps digging his own grave whenever he opens his mouth to speak before thinking. He is rude, stupid, and offensive, but he thinks he is witty, funny, and cool... and that people like him. Totally deluded. Carell is terrific in this role. Half the time he seems to be improvising. He makes you loathe Michael and yet almost feel pity for him. It must be a fun part to play, like a pompous Battlestar Galactica complete dvd 1-4 villain who constantly blunders.My other favorite character, Dwight Shrute, reminds me of a mix between Daffy Duck and a school safety monitor... and a Trekkie. Dwight skulks, sneaks, and schemes. He is another clueless character. He thrives on any shred of power he can get, and does the most absurd things (even attempting to forbid the women from using their bathroom when it's discovered that someone wrote an insult about the boss on the wall). The series Prison Break set collection succeeds in several aspects (writing, acting, direction) even though the setting is claustrophobic and bleak... like many people's workplaces. I like sitcoms like this, without the studio laughter thundering behind it (that's part of the appeal of Arrested Development, Malcolm in the Middle, and The Simpsons).If I found one major flaw in "The Office", it was instantly recognizing the "Will they or won't they" potential romance between Pam and Jim. Hasn't that been done about two hundred Sanctuary series box set times on a sitcom before? Yes, I guess I'm being picky. But a little of that goes a very long way: 'Poor Jim... he's so in love.' Hopefully they will get those two together rapidly or dissolve the attraction somehow. I prefer the dynamic between the boss and the staff. So, if you're undecided about this series, give it a try. It's fun. Every office should be this hilarious.
My then 17 year old son said I had to watch this, I did. I hated it, found it almost painful to sit through. When he begged to give it one more chance I so wanted to say no, but he is pretty cute. By the end of episode 2 I was hooked and hooked hard. There is something brilliant in each of these mostly unlikable characters. You cringe, you shake your head, but you laugh. There is so much over the top about these people, even the kindness of some of them seem so raw and vulnerable, yet funny. How do they do it? You can't help love them, hate them, root for them and be curious about them all---you just always have to see what's next and it's been a very long time since I felt that way about a TV show.
The Office, Season One is terrific. Don't be expecting a full on season though... the first season was only 6 episodes. Very, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia seasons for sale very funny though!
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