The Office

I know that this blog is supposed to be about movies, but I would like to talk about a TV show. This has become my favorite show on television, passing even the best episodes of MXC. It is witting, thought provoking, and extremely awkward. The show I am talking about is called The Office.

Before I begin, I need to say that The Office was originally a show on the BBC, created by Ricky Gervais. I have not seen the “original,” but I have heard that it is better than the American version. I always say that I highly doubt this because The Office is the best show ever and nothing could be better, but I guess I should keep an open mind, I think Ricky Gervais is hilarious.

The Office stars Steve Carrel as Michael Scott- the manager of the Scranton branch of a small paper company, Dunder Mifflin. I do not know how he does it, but he is just an awkward person. He has a tendency to get into situations where he has no clue what to say next. This just makes the viewer uncomfortable. It is hard to watch an episode of The Office without cringing at the tension created by Michael Scott.

There other characters of The Office, but I only know by their names on the show. So here is a brief background of the characters and history of the show. Jim and Pam have had an ongoing and rocky office relationship. Pam got engaged (not to Jim) but eventually broke the engagement (because of Jim). Dwight is a suck up to Michael, and was having an affair with the office “stuck up” lady, Angela. Angela gets engaged to Andy, who has an anger management problem, but Angela continues to have the affair with Dwight. Phyllis is the large woman who gets made fun of a lot, Kevin is the large man who acts naturally as a mentally challenged person would, Meredith is the redhead alcoholic, and Creed is the creepy old guy. Oscar is a gay Mexican, Toby has a secret crush on Pam, Stanley is the “leave-me-alone” guy who does crosswords, and Kelly has a very oddly shaped relationship with Ryan the temp who becomes a corporate giant only to fall because of a corruption and a drug problem.

That was a brief description of each of the main characters. It may not seem like much of a concept, but to understand them, you actually have to watch the show. If you watch more than one episode, you will come to learn that they are all very well developed and very likeable to the viewer. The Office grows on you, and you will find yourself saying, “when is the next Office on?” When you watch The Office, you feel like you are part of an office. A very dysfunctional, uncomfortable office to say the least.