Why did it take me so long to start watching The Office?

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

I am so addicted to this show - rented season 1 and the extras are great!!!! Steve Carell is awesome! I have rented everything he is in just to see them again. Can't wait for July to see "Little Miss Sunshine" - should be interesting to see him in a different type of role!!!! I like the British Version, but love the "American Workplace". The EW article was very good.

 

[phyllis1966]

I only caught the first episode of the American version and didn’t really like it; maybe I should give it another try.

Definitely give it another try - since the pilot, the show has found itself and is really quite funny - I'm missing it right now...

 

[lilostitch]

Dwight leaves to pick up Michael, wrecks, barfs, gets a concussion and continues to drive.

Also episode where Michael hands out employee awards at an Applebees.

I LOVE that episode. Dwight kills me

........the George Foreman grill marks because of the bacon...hee hee

 

[Lachesis00]

Oh man this show kills us. We bought the first season

 

[Tink&SquirtsMom]

Also when Jim put Dwight's desk supplies in the vending machine

I loved that Jim gave Dwight nickels (instead of dollars, or nothing) to buy his own supplies back. Love the supplies in jello too. So many favorites. And yeah Jim gives the best looks.

 

[mtemm]

"New York, New York, the city so nice they named it twice. Its other name is Manhattan."

lol. I just cannot get that line out of my head.

 

[mtemm]

I totally love the British version of the Office; I went out and purchased the box set. I only caught the first episode of the American version and didn’t really like it; maybe I should give it another try.

Definitely don't go by the first ep. It was awful, especially if you are a fan of the british version. its hard enough not to compare, but when its almost verbatim, well, what chance do you have then? Give it several eps so the new cast has a chance to grow on you. It took me almost all of last season to finally start calling them Michael, Dwight, Jim, and Pam instead of Not!David, Not!Gareth, Not!Tim, Not!Pam. lol. This season they've really brought some of the other staff forward, too, and its really making the show. I LOVE Phyillis. And Kelly, omg, she's soooo funny. Both are very much like people I know. And Angela and Dwight are priceless.

 

[Miller1412]

I like when he says he's going to Times Square because it's less "touristy".

And the Christmas Gift swap had me rolling. Poor Phyllis and her oven mitt.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

My husband loves this show. He says it is sooooooo typical of the offices in which he has worked. I do not get it as much since I never worked in an office!

 

[Daxx]

This show is a riot!!! My favorite has to be the one mentioned w/Dwight going to rescue Michael, smashing into the pole, barfing and having the concussion!

 

[luvflorida]

And the Christmas Gift swap had me rolling. Poor Phyllis and her oven mitt.

OMG! The Office is my new favorite TV show! I never watched any of the episodes until this week. DD21 is home visiting from college and she brought copies of the shows with her. The Christmas swap was hilarious, (although I DID feel bad for poor Phyllis and her oven mitt!), and I think I've watched that episode at least three times already! I just fall apart when Michael yells, "YAAAAAAANKYSWAP!" He's so afraid of getting stuck with that oven mitt!

Diversity Day is a riot and so is The Dundee Awards.

 

[melk]

Without a doubt the funniest show on t.v. right now. I laugh just thinking about it

 

[theSurlyMermaid]

OMG, yay! DISers love the Office! It's the best show on TV....like a few others, I caught the pilot and was like "Uh-oh" but then I caught a marathon of the first season on NBC and was hooked! (Oh, and I am a huge fan of the Bristish original). But this season has just taken off and flown. It is SO GOOD and I'm so psyched others are catching on and it's doing well!

The Office and My Name is Earl is a great hour of TV.

Oh, one minor thing....the office awards (the Dundies) are given out at Chilis, not Applebees. But they are almost the same restaurant, aren't they?

eta: Can't resist a favorite exchange from the Healthcare episode of season 1:

Dwight: "I can raise and lower my cholesterol at will."
Pam: "Why would you want to raise your cholesterol?"
Dwight: "So I can lower it."

 

[lecach]

Okay you office lovers - check out these shirts. I cant decide which to get:

http://www.cafepress.com/boyersmile/865526

I didnt like the office at first. But now DH and I really enjoy it. We were talking about it at work yesterday and this one lady said she didnt like it because she thought the humor was mean I dont know what she was talking about.....

 

[theSurlyMermaid]

Okay you office lovers - check out these shirts. I cant decide which to get:

http://www.cafepress.com/boyersmile/865526

I didnt like the office at first. But now DH and I really enjoy it. We were talking about it at work yesterday and this one lady said she didnt like it because she thought the humor was mean I dont know what she was talking about.....

OMG, my favorite cholesterol quote is on one of the shirts!!!!

I know which one I would pick!

As for the lady in your office, well, she would absolutely hate the British version then. I don't know what she is talking about either, I think it is spot-on hilarious.

 

[lilostitch]

We were talking about it at work yesterday and this one lady said she didnt like it because she thought the humor was mean I dont know what she was talking about.....

The humor isn't mean, it is making fun of inappropriate things people say/do.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

NBC also has a couple t-shirts - but they are kinda plain compared to the Cafe press......

 

[DementedRiku]

It is the best show on tv. The writers are brilliant and nobody can deny the chemistry between the cast...especially Jim and Pam. How great was "Drug Testing"? Every episode is so unique and priceless.

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

OK, so when is the season finale? "Conflict Resolution" is on 5/04. Is that it?

 

[DementedRiku]

"Conflict Resolution" is next weeks episode and is the second to last episode. The finale (which is 10 minutes longer! SuperSized baby!) is called "Casino Night" and will air the week after "CR"

I'm so sad to see it ending...season three won't start filming till summer.