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The Office - Season One
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In this hilarious and faster-paced adaptation of the popular British comedy series, Steve Carell is Michael Scott, the egotistical, insensitive and almost supernaturally incompetent regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company. Michael sees himself as the office funnyman, a fount of business wisdom and his employees' cool friend. He has no clue that his staff merely tolerates his inappropriate behavior because he signs their paychecks. Michael acts as the obnoxious tour guide for an omni-present documentary crew who unflinchingly capture his many shortcomings along with Dunder Mifflin's petty workplace politics, simmering romances and side-splittingly awkward moments.
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The British sitcom The Office has the most devoted following this side of Monty Python, so an American remake seemed doomed. Amazingly, the remake actually finds its own enjoyable version of the original's uncanny comedy of embarrassment. Office manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell, The Daily Show, The 40 Year-Old Virgin) believes he's the beloved leader of the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of a paper products company--but his relentless and painfully forced efforts at comedy creep out everyone around him, including paranoid Dwight (Rainn Wilson, who had a memorable recurring role on Six Feet Under), nervous receptionist Pam (Jenna Fischer, LolliLove), and aimless salesman Jim (John Krasinski, A New Wave), who's smitten with the already engaged Pam. The pilot episode suffers from closely replicating the British pilot, but after that The Office finds its own footing, turning diversity training, an office birthday party, and a basketball game into excruciating yet hypnotically funny rituals of humiliation. Carell, though clearly talented, can't match Ricky Gervais' unique performance as the aggressively needy British manager (it's hard to imagine that anyone could); as a result, the supporting roles become more prominent, and Wilson, Fischer, and Krasinski quickly create a rapport that matches and may even exceed that of their British counterparts. Be sure to watch the deleted scenes; remarkably, they're as good as the material that made it on the air in this six-episode season. --Bret Fetzer
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The Office - Season One
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User Comments About The Office - Season One
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Not having paid attention closely, I was surprised to find that it was only six episodes. This was definitely a worthwhile purchase. The first season of The Office does not disappoint, except in its length. That aside, the six episodes were all extremely entertaining. Steve Carrell is ingenious as Michael Scott, the regional manager with absolutely no class. He really shines in "Diversity Day." Also, as someone who started watching The Office during the second season, it was nice to be able to come back and see how everything began.
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My husband and I love watching The Office. In particular, I think season one is my favorite because of all the character development and fresh ideas. The humor is amazing and it gets more funny the more we've watched it. All I can say is that I'm sooooo glad that Michael Scott is not my boss.
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And not just him, but everyone in the office is very natural at what they do-if they didn't it wouldn't be believable. He's that good. There's something in watching Steve Carell act when you suddenly come to the conclusion that the man is not acting at all. He is an arrogant, sexist, awful excuse for a boss- but he think's the complete opposite.
Again, it all comes down to the flawless acting. He tells the cameras that he thinks everyone there loves and admires and respects him. And the ability to make it look as if it is not a show at all, but an everyday office environment. But it is very addictive. It's a comedy unlike any other.
The Office relies purely on acting ability and flawless execution. It's very seamless and a joy to watch everything go down. It's too damn funny cause you really believe he believes it. Michael, the character he plays is the boss of a paper supply company where a tv crew has been taping. You can tell immediately his employees pretty much can't stand him. And in that, it succeeds brilliantly.
You almost DON'T want to keep watching because it seems to pathetic and sad to watch a character like Michael do the things he does. Those other shows rely on stupid gags and dumb jokes that are not even remotely funny.
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Light-hearted, refreshingly funny, good clean fun
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Season 1 is the only one I've seen so far; I don't have much spare time to watch tv. After viewing all of the first season's episodes, though, it was enough to make me go out and buy the second and third seasons. The cast is great on this show. This is refreshing, light-hearted humor.
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Awesome show. Six episodes should NOT cost this much. Love the product. But it's good to have it.
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