I chose to analyze The Office, the American sitcom but the brainchild of Ricky Gervais, that aired on NBC from March 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013. I remember watching some of the show during the original airing but for me I have consumed the show time and time over on Netflix. The office is known for its "dumb" comedy but is actually ingenues with how it was made. To show the raw beginnings I chose to analyze episode 1 of season 1. The pilot, along with season 1 which only has 6 episodes, comes into a paper products company called Dunder Mifflin that is ran by their regional manager Micheal Scott(Steve Carell). Micheal is a non-traditional manager who has a child like why of life and just wants everyone to like him. The show opens with a meeting between Micheal and Jim Halpert who is played by John Krasinski and they are discussing Jim's sales with the library that he needs "help" with. The pilot goes on to slowly introduce the characters in the office. There is Pam Beasley(Jenna Fischer) who is the attractive young receptionist who wouldn't care if she got laid off due to the downsizing Dunder Mifflin is looking at pursuing while going through the recession. The way you see everyone involved for the first time is during the conference room meeting that Micheal calls to not talk about downsizing, but ends up talking about downsizing. As you go on you learn more little bits about who will be the main characters you will end up following. Jim, Pam, Dwight, Ryan, and Micheal.      The Office is loved by many. It doesn't matter what age or gender you are, there is comedy for everyone. In fact, the very famous review cite Rotten tomatoes scored it below the average audience score. You can see this and their review Here. The Office went on to be nominated and won some very prestigious awards including an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and Steve Carell took home the Golden Globe for best actor in a television series, musical, or comedy in 2006. This goes to show that even though you get your on the surface laughs, the show actually has good deep content that competed and competes with TV shows to this day. It deals with real problems that people can laugh to such as a bad boss, dumb meetings, and the everyday grind of work. It also feeds the romantic side with the long and painful relationship Pam and Jim build over the first five seasons and then with Micheal and Holly who gets introduced later in the series. The long drawn out back and forth of Jim and Pam also has its really good times the make you have hope. You can see some of their best moments Here.                                                                               The Office has some short comings though. The biggest thing that people don't like is after season 7 when Micheal leaves, most people think that the show falls off a little with the addition of Will Ferrel. It seems as if the producers were trying to bring up the viewership and insert someone who is a household name. It doesn't last long with Will leaving the show within a couple episodes due to a basketball related comma. The Office has turned into a lifestyle with young people watching it over and over and also quizzes online to see what character you are. If you would like to see who you are, click the link Here to see who you turn out to be. Overall I would strongly recommend this to anyone. Their target audience is more younger people in America, but the show has humor, turmoil, and love that everyone can get lost in.

The Office!

Delving into the infamous TV show