Huck returns to The (US) Office
I sat here this afternoon for a good few minutes, thinking about what I wanted to write. In true writer fashion, I was experiencing writer’s block. Writing about that seemed lazy and unoriginal. Then I started thinking about what I have been up to lately, and I remembered. I recently finished binging a show called The Office. It's all I have been thinking about lately. So, that’s what I am going to talk about today. Welcome to Monday, by the way.
Back in the day, when I was in college, I binge-watched The Office UK. It is an all-timer, let's be honest. I was so captivated by it and wished it lasted many more series. It was there and then that I decided the natural next move was to watch The US Office. That was a mistake. In my younger, narrow-minded stupidity, I was surprised that the US Office didn’t hit the same. It was mostly the same jokes from the original series crammed into a few episodes, and it felt like America’s desperate attempt to try and produce a British sitcom. So, I stopped watching.
A couple of months ago, I decided to give it another go. I have been slowly making my way through shows I haven’t seen that I probably should at least once in my life. The US Office was next on the list. After getting over the hump of the first few episodes, I soldiered on to the next series (or season). It started to grow on me. A couple of more seasons down, and it really started to grow on me. I can now say I am officially a fan.
There are many reasons I think the show is great. Would you like a few examples? Well, Steve Carell is great. His Michael Scott is just as tragic a character as Ricky Gervais’ David Brent, and I love it. Being a fan of Carell for years and yet not seeing him in arguably his most iconic role is funny to think about in hindsight. The same goes for Rainn Wilson as Dwight.
However, above all else, the most captivating thing about the show for me throughout was the relationship between Jim and Pam. Again, not seeing John Krasinski or Jenna Fischer in their most iconic roles until now is funny to me. I am going to say that I don’t think I have seen better chemistry between two actors in a sitcom or any other type of production, for that matter. I found myself, as a 30-year-old man, genuinely heartbroken to see any fractures in their relationship throughout the 9 seasons. They were perfectly cast, and it is a damn near perfect love story.
The workplace-style sitcom is a style I am a big fan of. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is my all-time favourite sitcom, if I haven’t mentioned it already. There is something amusing about watching how a workplace functions amid all the chaos brought upon it, and how each unique character deals with it.
If there is a show you gave up on and have been thinking about maybe giving it another go, I think you should. I did, and I found a new show to put on as a comfort watch from now on. That’s enough from me today. Thank you for reading. Thank you also for your time.
