The Office is a mockumentary style sitcom that is loosely based on the British sitcom of the same name. One of my all-time favourite movies is 2008's "Get Smart" starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Despite being a massive Steve Carell fan, I only started watching The Office in 2022.
The creative team behind the hit 2005 series "The Office" knows the characters extremely well and can flesh out each character's arc in a meaningful way. Each character is given separate personality traits and a rich and layered backstory. Most of the characters are multifaceted with endearing and often eccentric quirks.
The writing of the series is impeccable. It wasn't written for the early 2000s time period, rather is meant to be topical and funny decades after it aired. I love how the writers manage to sneakily include jokes even in episodes with a rather serious subject matter. Each episode manages to maintain the series' excellent momentum and comedic timing.
Mindy Kaling, BJ Novak, Paul Lieberstein, and Michael Schur all pulled double duty and managed to both write and act on the series. It is particularly surprising and amusing that Paul Lieberstein who portrays Toby Flenderson wrote Michael Scott's iconic and hilarious insults to the character. Michael's bitter rivalry with Toby is one of the highlights of the series. "Toby Flenderson to the principal's office. Your mother called and it appears you wet the bed again. So, you need to go home and wash your sheets because they are all yellow and wet with your urine."
Steve Carell as Michael Scott is the obvious standout of the series. His goodbye episode was extremely poignant and emotional, which further exemplifies Steve Carell's stellar acting. After Steve Carell departed the show in season 7, the series declined in quality and took a significant nosedive.
The ninth season is far better than the disastrous eighth season, but still does not have the same charm and wit as the seasons starring Steve Carell. Fortunately, the final five episodes of the ninth season reclaimed its title of being televisions no. 1 comedy. However, one aspect of the eighth and ninth season I will never forgive the writers is how they completely butchered the Andy character. They made the character unlikeable and the most hated figure on the series. Heck, Andy was even worse than Nellie to some extent.
Jim and Pam are one of the best television couples, and the chemistry between John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer is palpable from the start. I'm glad that John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer are friends in real-life, and even asked the casting director and producers if both landed their respective roles. One of my all-time favourite Jim and Pam moments is when Jim gives Pam the DVD with all the highlights of their relationship. That was an incredibly emotional scene which made me cry. Also, Jim and Pam's wedding was bittersweet. Specifically, Jim's plan to marry Pam secretly without being overshadowed by the wedding guests is beautiful and one of the most romantic moments of the entire series. The closing shot of them at Niagara Falls is utterly beguiling. Jim and Pam are hands down my OTP of the series and perhaps also in general.
Final verdict: 10/10.
The creative team behind the hit 2005 series "The Office" knows the characters extremely well and can flesh out each character's arc in a meaningful way. Each character is given separate personality traits and a rich and layered backstory. Most of the characters are multifaceted with endearing and often eccentric quirks.
The writing of the series is impeccable. It wasn't written for the early 2000s time period, rather is meant to be topical and funny decades after it aired. I love how the writers manage to sneakily include jokes even in episodes with a rather serious subject matter. Each episode manages to maintain the series' excellent momentum and comedic timing.
Mindy Kaling, BJ Novak, Paul Lieberstein, and Michael Schur all pulled double duty and managed to both write and act on the series. It is particularly surprising and amusing that Paul Lieberstein who portrays Toby Flenderson wrote Michael Scott's iconic and hilarious insults to the character. Michael's bitter rivalry with Toby is one of the highlights of the series. "Toby Flenderson to the principal's office. Your mother called and it appears you wet the bed again. So, you need to go home and wash your sheets because they are all yellow and wet with your urine."
Steve Carell as Michael Scott is the obvious standout of the series. His goodbye episode was extremely poignant and emotional, which further exemplifies Steve Carell's stellar acting. After Steve Carell departed the show in season 7, the series declined in quality and took a significant nosedive.
The ninth season is far better than the disastrous eighth season, but still does not have the same charm and wit as the seasons starring Steve Carell. Fortunately, the final five episodes of the ninth season reclaimed its title of being televisions no. 1 comedy. However, one aspect of the eighth and ninth season I will never forgive the writers is how they completely butchered the Andy character. They made the character unlikeable and the most hated figure on the series. Heck, Andy was even worse than Nellie to some extent.
Jim and Pam are one of the best television couples, and the chemistry between John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer is palpable from the start. I'm glad that John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer are friends in real-life, and even asked the casting director and producers if both landed their respective roles. One of my all-time favourite Jim and Pam moments is when Jim gives Pam the DVD with all the highlights of their relationship. That was an incredibly emotional scene which made me cry. Also, Jim and Pam's wedding was bittersweet. Specifically, Jim's plan to marry Pam secretly without being overshadowed by the wedding guests is beautiful and one of the most romantic moments of the entire series. The closing shot of them at Niagara Falls is utterly beguiling. Jim and Pam are hands down my OTP of the series and perhaps also in general.
Final verdict: 10/10.