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The Office - Season One

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CARELL,STEVE
EAN: 9781417070473
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1417070471
Label: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Manufacturer: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 16, 2005
Running Time: 135 minutes
Sales Rank: 157
Studio: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Theatrical Release Date: March 24, 2005

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
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Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 16-AUG-2005
Media Type: DVD

Amazon.com:
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




Rating: - Starting Over : The American Office
I started off as a huge fan of the British series...Ricky Gervais and friends created this entire ... Read More

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Rating: - Good if you like the office
I really liked the office when I bought this season. It was very funny, and I enjoyed it very much. ... Read More

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Rating: - Clever, clever comedy
I got hooked into this series after my wife and daughter were reduced to hysterics on a plane flight ... Read More

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Rating: - Best Show on TV
Though there have been much better seasons since this one, you have to start somewhere. Easily the best ... Read More

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Rating: - wonderful!
I loved the first season of the office, although short, the 6 episodes are wonderful. The whole cast is incredibly ... Read More

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