The Office: An American Workplace

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I just watched the episode where Michael went to Pam's art exhibition and bought her painting before telling her how proud he was of her. Very underrated moment that one.

This was one tiny tiny moment that 'perhaps' justifies (in part) why his colleagues inexplicably call him a good boss, and a good friend when he has shown nothing but selfishness, ineptitude and probably mental illness.

 

[Petcha]

I've just binged most of it. It's brilliant.

Googled how many emmys Steve Carrell won for it - none. Crazy. The series did (once), but never him. After nine seasons.

 

[BigMoaner]

Forget season 1 to 3, the rest is brilliant. Loved it

 

[BigMoaner]

That bitwhen he chunders at the end of the run!!!!! So good

 

[BigMoaner]

All on Netflix. Give it time start at seasom 3. One of my all time favs

 

[strung out]

Forget season 1 to 3, the rest is brilliant. Loved it

You're missing out on loads of stuff in the first three seasons by skipping it. Diversity Day in episode two is great, and the start of Michael's relationship with Jan is crucial. Go back and watch the first three seasons again, they're some of the best, especially given it goes slightly off the boil in seasons 8 and 9.

 

[Petcha]

I do get the impression a lot of is improv'd. Which is quite something.

Including the gay kiss.

 

[High Voltage]

Hmmm! I was going to give this series a go . . . right up until I watched 38 seconds of this . . . now? Not so likely

 

[Petcha]

That's slightly out of context. I'm hard to please and I can safely say the US version of the Office is one of the best comedy series I've ever seen. The borderline racism and homophobia throughout on the part of the boss is part of the joke. He's taking the piss out of racists really.

 

[Petcha]

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

You're missing out on loads of stuff in the first three seasons by skipping it. Diversity Day in episode two is great, and the start of Michael's relationship with Jan is crucial. Go back and watch the first three seasons again, they're some of the best, especially given it goes slightly off the boil in seasons 8 and 9.

Maybe, but I tried and gave up several times watching it from the beginning over the years. It wasn't until I jumped in later that I managed to get through it. May go back and try the first two series one day.

 

[hitmouse]

Niche content, but here's a podcast episode where two union organizers discuss how they'd go about organizing at Dunder-Mifflin:

Unionizing "The Office" (US Version)

Elizabeth Laycak joins the show to discuss how to unionize the Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. in Scranton, PA.

www.laborwaveradio.com

(warning, I think that link may have autoplay when you open it, so bear that in mind if you're in a Teams meeting or whatever). I'm getting close to the end of series 5, which I think'll be the point where I give up on it.

 

[Petcha]

Apparently diversity day has been cancelled. It was one of the funniest ones. And was poking fun at racists, not the other way around. For anyone with a half a fucking brain.

Comedy Central 'removes' The Office US episode from schedule

Where's the heart?

metro.co.uk

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

A whole W/Bob and David ep was removed because there was a blackface joke making fun of racists. . . . as if you couldn't see the point they were making. . . . .

 

[Petcha]

It doesn't bode well for the future of comedy. I assume a lot of Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock's gags about geeky asshole white people will also be cancelled at some point

 

[BigMoaner]

Easily one of the best comedy series of all time!

That bit where he chunders at the end of the "fun run" is easily one of my fav all time comedy moments!

 

[Happy Tree]

Just been rewatching this. Now on season 8 - The James Spader years. Robert California, my favourite character. A "hoot".

 

[Indeliblelink]

I'm slowly going through series 8 at the moment too, definitely falls off after Carell left.
The ones at the end of series 7 with Will Farrell are fantastic though.

 

[Petcha]

There's a spinoff coming out in a few months

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/arts/television/the-office-spinoff-the-paper.html

 

[Indeliblelink]

There's a spinoff coming out in a few months

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/arts/television/the-office-spinoff-the-paper.html

Anyone given this a go? Tried one episode, doubt I'll bother with another.

 

[Orang Utan]

There’s talk of it here:

Thread 'TV series recommendations general (excluding Netflix/ Amazon)'

Apr 27, 2018

i did a search for an existing thread on this but could not find it. Netflix and Amazon have their own threads but there' seems to be nowhere much to put recommendations of series shown elsewhere that do not necessarily merit having their own thread.

For those who get the Fox channel, I thoroughly recommend Brockmire. Starring the great Hank Azaria, it's an expletive-filled dark comedy, funny, easy to watch and undemanding. For some bizarre reason it premieres at 00:00 on Fridays, but it's only on ep. 3 and anyone with a catch-up feature on their TV platform should be able to watch them...

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[Petcha]

Anyone given this a go? Tried one episode, doubt I'll bother with another.

I got through episode 2, which was better. Still not great. The writing's a bit shit compared to the Office and nowhere close enough to the bone as of yet.