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Set in the offices of a fictional British paper merchant, The Office is filmed in the style of a reality television show. The writing is subtle and deft, the acting wonderful, and the characters beautifully drawn: the cadaverous team leader Gareth (Mackenzie Crook); the monstrous sales rep, Chris Finch (Ralph Ineson); and the decent but long-suffering everyman Tim (Martin Freeman), whose ambition and imagination have been crushed out of him by the banality of the life he dreams uselessly of escaping. The show is stolen, as it was intended to be, by insufferable office manager David Brent, played by codirector-cowriter Ricky Gervais. Brent will become a name as emblematic for a particular kind of British grotesque as Basil Fawlty, but he is a deeper character. Fawlty is an exaggeration of reality, and therefore a safely comic figure. Brent is as appalling as only reality can be. --Andrew Mueller
| ACTORS: | Ricky Gervais |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Stephen Merchant, Ricky Gervais |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 23 January, 2003 |
| MANUFACTURER: | BBC Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned |
| TYPE: | Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 2 |
| UPC: | 794051181527 |
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Customer Reviews of The Office - The Complete First Series
Best comedy I've seen in a very long time The Office is hands-down the most original comedy series on television today. Filmed as a mockumentary/"reality" TV show, there is no audience to laugh along with you, which will be appreciated. You'll enjoy watching David Brent, the insecure extroverted idiot who is in a near constant state of self-embarassment through attempts at acceptance, mostly through his self-righteous and forcefully imposed "comedy"; Gareth Keenan, (my favorite) the brown-noising over-confident grumpy geek who knows everything about how to kill a man from his stint in the Territorial Army, as well as office saftey; Tim Canterbury, the everyday man with his almost too-relatable career misery and his crush: Dawn, the adorably sad recpetionist who dreams of being more; quiet and boring Keith: Mr. No personality, Chris Finch - the sleaziest of sleaze jerk-of-a travelling salesman and best friend of David (not suprisingly), Jennifer, the level-headed partner of Wernham Hogg, and many more.
The only downside to the 2-disc DVD is the lack of episodes (there are only 6) but its still worth buying since The Office is a comedy series of unusually high quality and wit. Every episiode is a gem, and I can't wait for the season 2 DVD.
Reality bites back!
While the television pool is currently littered with reality shows, "The Office" offers a breath of fresh air. It is a mockumentary, a comedy specifically designed to LOOK like a bird's eye view of the everyday activities of a British paper merchant. The irony is that these actors have more depth and personality than any "character" from shows like The Real World and Big Brother.
The cast is led by Ricky Gervais (who also co-writes) as regional manager David Brent, an ultimately sleazy boss who spends more time trying to be witty than he does managing his staff. His battles with political correctness are hilarious, as he is very aware that a camera is following him. His right hand man is Gareth (Mackenzie Crook), a former army lieutenant who believes he has more company power than his assistant regional manager (I mean, assistant TO the regional manager) position truly entitles. Gareth spends most of his day pestering Tim (Martin Freeman), an obviously bored sales associate who always has a witty comment to add to any conversation. Dawn (Lucy Davis), a receptionist engaged to marry a warehouse worker, is the object of Tim's affection and the victim of one of Mr. Brent's cruelest practical jokes in the pilot.
Each cast member is some sort of caricature of a person you might see in your own workplace. The situations they come across could happen to anyone (lay-offs, sexual harassment, jokes via company e-mail, romances, et cetera). This show is kind of like "Spinal Tap": it fools you for a second to believe that this office could exist. And there's no whining, no drama for the camera's sake, no huge mansions for seven people to argue in. It's just these people, going about their days, doing their jobs. And it couldn't be more brilliant or side-splittingly funny.
This DVD features every episode from the first series, which is great if you only get to sporadically catch episodes or moments on BBC America. There are also funny deleted scenes, with explanations from the writers as to why they were cut, and a 30-minute featurette.
If you have not yet discover this delightful British import, I strongly recommend you check it out. If you loved the movie "Office Space" (or at least sort of identified with it), you will laugh at loud at "The Office." Enjoy it now before some American television writers enlist their own sub-par remake.
both series are AWESOME!!! BUT....
Both series of this program are phenomonal!! I just have one problem. In Britian, the Office Christmas Specials are on DVD. It was said on Amazon.co.uk that it was the swansong for the show. I would love it if the Christmas specials were released in America. It would be a cool stocking stuffer this Christmas!!