2008 Woodie Awards
Antics on 'The Office' offer laughs
Critic's Corner
Stefan Hunt
Issue date: 11/2/06 Section: Culture
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By Stephan hunt
Sports Editor
Trying to get excited over a sitcom today can be challenging, especially with the surplus of reality shows that take up the majority of the television airwaves.
Not since the "classics" of "Seinfeld," "Friends" and "That '70s Show" has a comedy come along and actually made you excited about Thursday nights, that is, until "The Office" debuted a short year and a half ago.
Season three debuted a few weeks back, and the show is getting better, and funnier, by the week.
A remake of a British series, the American version of "The Office" has already received an Emmy award for Best Comedy, and judging by the way this season has started out, a second one is in the works.
The basis of the show is about a small-town paper company being filmed for a documentary. This makes for hilarious moments that involve the camera and the viewers watching at home.
The greatest thing about "The Office" is that viewers can relate to it. The cast members look like ordinary people, and if you have ever worked at a job, you can totally relate to the hatred everyone has for their job.
The main character, Michael Scott (Steve Carell, "40-Year Old Virgin," "The Daily Show") is the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, who has the uncanny ability to think he is the coolest, funniest boss ever, when in reality, he is lame and obnoxious.
His over-the-top antics always cross the line, not to mention make everyone around him despise him. The office dork is Dwight (Rainn Wilson), who is a know-it-all suck-up that everyone has come across in their life. Dwight is your typical gung-ho overachiever who lives for his job.
One of the interesting subplots to the storyline is the Dwight/Jim relationship. Jim (John Krasinski) often spends his days coming up with innovative and hilarious ways to annoy Dwight. For instance, in one episode he put all of Dwight's belongings in the snack machine, then provided Dwight with nickels to buy everything back.
These are just some of the many hilarious parts of this wonderful comedy. If you haven't gotten in to the show, I suggest renting the first two seasons on DVD. Some of the highlights of the DVD include deleted scenes, a blooper reel, episode commentaries, Webisodes from NBC.com and fake PSAs.The show also airs on NBC every Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
Sports Editor
Trying to get excited over a sitcom today can be challenging, especially with the surplus of reality shows that take up the majority of the television airwaves.
Not since the "classics" of "Seinfeld," "Friends" and "That '70s Show" has a comedy come along and actually made you excited about Thursday nights, that is, until "The Office" debuted a short year and a half ago.
Season three debuted a few weeks back, and the show is getting better, and funnier, by the week.
A remake of a British series, the American version of "The Office" has already received an Emmy award for Best Comedy, and judging by the way this season has started out, a second one is in the works.
The basis of the show is about a small-town paper company being filmed for a documentary. This makes for hilarious moments that involve the camera and the viewers watching at home.
The greatest thing about "The Office" is that viewers can relate to it. The cast members look like ordinary people, and if you have ever worked at a job, you can totally relate to the hatred everyone has for their job.
The main character, Michael Scott (Steve Carell, "40-Year Old Virgin," "The Daily Show") is the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, who has the uncanny ability to think he is the coolest, funniest boss ever, when in reality, he is lame and obnoxious.
His over-the-top antics always cross the line, not to mention make everyone around him despise him. The office dork is Dwight (Rainn Wilson), who is a know-it-all suck-up that everyone has come across in their life. Dwight is your typical gung-ho overachiever who lives for his job.
One of the interesting subplots to the storyline is the Dwight/Jim relationship. Jim (John Krasinski) often spends his days coming up with innovative and hilarious ways to annoy Dwight. For instance, in one episode he put all of Dwight's belongings in the snack machine, then provided Dwight with nickels to buy everything back.
These are just some of the many hilarious parts of this wonderful comedy. If you haven't gotten in to the show, I suggest renting the first two seasons on DVD. Some of the highlights of the DVD include deleted scenes, a blooper reel, episode commentaries, Webisodes from NBC.com and fake PSAs.The show also airs on NBC every Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
