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We can all agree that The Office—the original 2001 BBC2 series, not the long-running American version—is the most influential comedy since Seinfeld, right? Its DNA is everywhere you look today: from the single-camera, faux-documentary shooting style of its American successor and Parks & Recreation, to the cringe-inducing humor of Bridesmaids and I Love You, Man.
The shortlived series takes the mockumentary approach to its logical extreme, making the format feel real and the awkwardness as close to unbearable as possible; the result is a show you just can’t look away from, even if you want to—and you often want to. That admittedly sounds unpleasant, and it would be were the show not able to stay so grounded. It’s impossible not to like these characters, even David Brent, the insufferable, attention-desperate boss whose incompetence is directly proportional to his desire to be liked.
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