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The Office - Season One
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| Part No: | B0009VBTP0 |
| Manufacturer: | National Broadcasting Company (NBC) |
| MFG Part: | MCAD28506D |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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BASED ON THE POPULAR BRITISH SERIES, THIS FASTER-PACED AMERICAN VERSION FOLLOWS THE DAILY INTERACTIONS OF A GROUP OF OFFICE EMPLOYEES VIA A DOCUMENTARY FILM CREW'S CAMERAS.
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
| A great beginning to a great sitcom | 2010-07-21 | 3 / 5 |
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I have to say that I love "The Office" and silly me didn't watch it from the beginning and I'm sorry I didn't! It's great to see Steve Carrell with less hair (shock!) and looking a bit more, um, sleazy. From Diversity Day to the Handbag Girl, this is a great beginning. I can't wait to get the remaining seasons.
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| Still haven't got it. | 2010-07-15 | 1 / 5 |
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| I ordered this series a month ago, I received in the mail a completely different movie addressed to someone in connecticut ( I live in Louisiana) I then payed out of my own pocket to mail it to the address on the slip. I contacted the seller and they said they would work on getting me my product. Then yesterday I sent an email to see what was going on and they told me they have confirmation of delivery a month ago. So now I have to reexplain what happened to what I am assuming is a different employee. |
| A Short Burst of Sitcom Glory | 2010-06-15 | 5 / 5 |
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The first season of The Office is a mere six episodes long, but don't let the brevity of this season dissuade you from purchasing it (just wait 'til it goes on sale). If you've never seen the beginning of The Office then this season on DVD is crucial as it sets up the relationships between Dwight and Jim, Michael and his employees, and to some extent Jim and Pam (although their developing relationship doesn't really take center stage 'til later seasons).
The six episodes featured on this DVD are hysterical and something I watch again and again, at least once every couple months. Due to its high replay value I definitely recommend purchasing this season on DVD. It's also one that has been loaned to friends several times so they can all see how The Office started and while you might be thinking, "Why would I buy this when TBS shows reruns of The Office all the time?" you should buy it because they don't often air Season One episodes, and they don't necessarily show the episodes in order and I really think The Office, with its inside jokes and awkward relationships, is really best watched in order.
Happy viewing! |
| best show on TV and worth the purchase on DVD | 2010-06-02 | 5 / 5 |
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This is a funny show. If you've ever worked in an office, you will relate to it, perhaps a little more than you want to admit! :)
If you are a fan of the UK version, you will recognize some of the first episodes. That was interesting to me, since there are subtle differences that tailor each for its audience.
Great cast of "unknown" actors. Some really funny characters that, again, are not too far from the people you'd see in a real office. |
| The First and Best Season | 2010-05-08 | 5 / 5 |
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The first season of THE OFFICE consisted of only a few episodes (this is a one DVD "set") but they were hilarious.
The show was shot in "documentary style", and it follows the work and lives of the Scranton, Pennsylvania employees of a printing company, Dunder Mifflin. Except for the beet-farming German-American character, Dwight Schrute, the characters seemed like real people. (Dwight was portrayed as too crazy to be real from the start.) The head of the office, Michael Scott, was portrayed as quirky but not as the total idiot that he would become in the following seasons. It was laugh out loud funny, with healthy doses of politically incorrect humor.
In the second season, more characters were developed into "too crazy to be believable", and it devolved into a soap opera. There were less laughs and, too often, the viewer is left thinking, "This is just too stupid."
During it's first season, THE OFFICE was the best show on television since at least the late 1980s. (Not that that's saying much.) |
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