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The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: June 8, 2012, 9:44 am
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Watching the first season of The Office was pretty jarring, only
because of the reminder of what the show use to be instead of
what is has become as the series wore on. This season is the
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fun because suddenly I was extremely uncomfortable with the
character Michael Scott (Steve Carell). I mean reeeeeeeeally
uncomfortable. So much so I kept squirming in my seat which is
something I haven't done in such a long time while watching The
Office.
Steve Carell is just an absolute revelation here and I can't
quite put my finger on how he morphed into such a lovable
character over the years when starting from a character that no
one in their right mind would like. Maybe it was because I got
use to his antics that it lost its squirm-inducing factor. I
dunno. I loved the original UK version and looking back now I
can see why this version worked so well. Sadly, the first season
only has 6 episodes.
I highly recommend this as a Buy.
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Re: The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: July 30, 2012, 12:08 am
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This is a first for me. I just finished watching my Office
Marathon with the conclusion of Season 7
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quite finished with watching my favorite Dunder Mifflin
employee's and Super Boss, Michael Scott.
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Re: The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: July 30, 2012, 12:34 am
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Nice to go back to where it all started for the American version
of The Office. If you are a true fan of the show, then you are
most likely a fan of the BBC version with Ricky Gervais and will
immediately pick up on the fact that the Pilot is literally a
translation of the BBC episode. From the way this was filmed,
the jello gag and some of the ad-lib improvisation, you will
feel right at home here. I love both versions for sure, but the
American version of the show wouldn't really start to find
itself until the second episode. Many people, myself included
have criticized the Pilot as being a blatant ripoff of the BBC
episode. That was my thought when I first saw the remake. But
over the years I have soften quite a bit to actually really
liking this one for many reasons.
I gotta point out something while watching this episode. I think
it was the Season 5
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Steve Carell had mentioned that he has never seen an episode of
the BBC version because he didn't want to be influenced by
anything that Gervais had done. But while watching the Pilot,
there are some words that Carell said that were vintage 'David
Brent'. They both say the word 'Kinky' exactly the same way. I
dunno, I think Carell definitely has seen some of the original
Office or it was a major coincidence.
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Re: The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: July 30, 2012, 2:42 pm
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I've always considered this episode to be the true first episode
of the American version of The Office. It was here that they
tighten up the core cast (out with the
who-the-hell-are-they-background-characters) and in with the
addition of Toby and Kelly. They pretty much established the
hostile relationship between Michael and Toby right here, but
I'm not sure they really had an idea for Kelly yet. I think she
was meant to be one way but then immediately changed into
something else all together. She by far had the most drastic
change of any character on The Office for sure.
Some great and memorable lines can be found in this one. Epic
and it set the bar for what the show would become from here on
out.
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Re: The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: July 31, 2012, 1:53 pm
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Another instant classic and highly entertaining episode that has
Dwight in charge of picking a new Health Care plan for The
Office. Um, why on Earth would anyone allow him of all people to
pick a Health Care plan? We all know he will do anything it
takes to save money for the company all in an effort to look
good to corporate in the hopes that he will get a promotion.
Some great sight gags and one-liners here, especially the
"diseases" they use on their forms like spontaneous dental
hydroplosion and killer nano-robot technology. Easily an A+.
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Re: The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 1, 2012, 3:05 pm
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A couple of noteworthy things happen in The Alliance. First we
get to see just how far Jim will go to pull a prank on Dwight,
which would be the running theme of these two guys for the
entire series. With Dwight paranoid about being included in the
downsizing of Dunder Mifflin, he does the one thing that will
assure himself the best possible way to get inside information,
he forms an alliance with Jim, who then turns this around to
feed Dwight as much disinformation as possible to further drive
his paranoia. It's awesome that Pam gets in o the prank herself
to sell it. But the kicker comes at the end when Dwight thinks
that by dying his hair blond, that this will give him an
advantage.
The other noteworthy thing in this episode is the first
appearance of the PPC (Party Planning Committee) with Angela,
Phyllis and Pam looking to throw Meredith a surprise birthday
party. The PPC would become a staple of the show and it still
is.
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Re: The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: August 3, 2012, 12:56 pm
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Epic. One of the most popular and instantly recognizable
episodes of The Office. There's really no plot in this one. It's
more about sight gags than anything else, but the gags are very
memorable. Stanley "dribbling" a basketball. Dwight drinking
water with his face guard still on. Michael's "shooting"
technique. Jim making Roy look like an idiot on the court. You
just can't find anything wrong about this episode at all. Love
it.
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Re: The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
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Aside from having the adorable Amy Adams in this one as Katy,
aka the Hot Girl, this episode rocks for one simple reason:
Michael Scott. This is probably the most uncomfortable episode
to watch in Season 1 because of his delusional mindset that he's
got game with the ladies. It's pretty sad to see how he
interacts with Katy. The "conversations" about tearing down
walls, starbucks, etc...just further highlights that he doesn't
nor did he ever have success with the opposite sex. Great prank
by Jim in getting Dwight to go buy a purse, convincing him that
if he did, Katy would be interested in him. Loved the running
commentary by both Pam and Jim when Dwight was buying said
purse.
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Re: The Office (Season 1 - 2005)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 11, 2018, 6:36 am
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With these little mini reunions with the cast fresh in my mind,
I had an overwhelming need to jump back into the world of The
Office. I didn't realize that it has been 5 years since I last
did an Office Marathon. Just finished the First Season, just
started the Second Season.
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