An Office Affair
The 58th Annual Emmy Awards were held last night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. While I didn’t bother to actually watch the award show, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that The Office won for best comedy series.
Frankly I didn’t know the show was even nominated. I mean who really cares about the Emmy Awards. Nevertheless, it was still nice to see the second best comedy series on TV last season get some recognition. The best series last year was of course Arrested Development, which won the award two years ago and was nominated again this year, but that’s a story for another day.
This was the second season for The Office but the first season that I watched. The show is an adaptation of a British series of the same name. I had heard about the British version of the show and a friend had recommended I watch it. But it wasn’t until after the first season of the American version had already aired that I finally got see a couple episodes of its UK predecessor. I truly enjoyed the British version and I thought Ricky Gervais, the lead and co-creator of the show, was a genius.
The American version was a mid-season replacement last season. Its ratings were strong at first but were fairly weak by the first season’s finale. However NBC decided to bring it back this season. Fortunately for the show, The 40-Year Old Virgin was released last summer and was a solid success. The movie starred Steve Carell, who plays the lead in The Office, and gave the show some buzz which led to a push by NBC before the start of the second season. This push was rewarded with some fairly good ratings.
I actually wasn’t very impressed by the first couple of episodes of the second season. My friend had warned me not to hold the US version to the standard set by the UK version but I couldn’t help it. Fortunately I stuck with the show and the show really improved as the season progressed.
The show takes place at a paper company and is done in a mockumentary format where the characters will occasionally speak directly tothe camera to express their thoughts on the events that are taking place. The writing is sharp and the actors are great. I also appreciate that it has one of the most diverse casts on television.
The office environment might put off some people. Sometimes the humor hits a little too close to home. You really wouldn’t want to work with most of these characters in real life. But more often than not when working in the real world you will run across a Michael, an overbearing boss, or a Dwight, an annoying suck-up, and face similar issues like sexual harassment training and the office holiday party. While some people appreciate finding humor out of real life frustrations, some people find the show a constant reminder of those annoyances. As you might have guessed, I belong to the first group.
And thankfully it appears that most Emmy voters belonged to that first group as well. So if your interest has been piqued and you haven’t been watching the show, it airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. on NBC.
Frankly I didn’t know the show was even nominated. I mean who really cares about the Emmy Awards. Nevertheless, it was still nice to see the second best comedy series on TV last season get some recognition. The best series last year was of course Arrested Development, which won the award two years ago and was nominated again this year, but that’s a story for another day.
This was the second season for The Office but the first season that I watched. The show is an adaptation of a British series of the same name. I had heard about the British version of the show and a friend had recommended I watch it. But it wasn’t until after the first season of the American version had already aired that I finally got see a couple episodes of its UK predecessor. I truly enjoyed the British version and I thought Ricky Gervais, the lead and co-creator of the show, was a genius.
The American version was a mid-season replacement last season. Its ratings were strong at first but were fairly weak by the first season’s finale. However NBC decided to bring it back this season. Fortunately for the show, The 40-Year Old Virgin was released last summer and was a solid success. The movie starred Steve Carell, who plays the lead in The Office, and gave the show some buzz which led to a push by NBC before the start of the second season. This push was rewarded with some fairly good ratings.
I actually wasn’t very impressed by the first couple of episodes of the second season. My friend had warned me not to hold the US version to the standard set by the UK version but I couldn’t help it. Fortunately I stuck with the show and the show really improved as the season progressed.
The show takes place at a paper company and is done in a mockumentary format where the characters will occasionally speak directly tothe camera to express their thoughts on the events that are taking place. The writing is sharp and the actors are great. I also appreciate that it has one of the most diverse casts on television.
The office environment might put off some people. Sometimes the humor hits a little too close to home. You really wouldn’t want to work with most of these characters in real life. But more often than not when working in the real world you will run across a Michael, an overbearing boss, or a Dwight, an annoying suck-up, and face similar issues like sexual harassment training and the office holiday party. While some people appreciate finding humor out of real life frustrations, some people find the show a constant reminder of those annoyances. As you might have guessed, I belong to the first group.
And thankfully it appears that most Emmy voters belonged to that first group as well. So if your interest has been piqued and you haven’t been watching the show, it airs Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. on NBC.
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