Comedy > G Comedy > 15 years and over > up to 5 GBP

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This review is on the first series of The Office, by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchaant. Or rather, a realistic look at what is currently going on in all office-based companies throughout the country. Cleverly written, it is in fact a comedy based as a documentary that is set in an office. In other words it is not a real life documentary, but rather it is a series that has been based on what potentially could happen in real life. And having worked ...
...I think is one of the main aims of the series. The series is based on a fictional company based in Slough, known as Wernham Hogg. This is a paper manufacturing industry, and although the majority of it is in fact based within the office department/s of the organisation there are in fact a number of pieces that are based within the warehouse department. There are in fact four main characters within the series, who are as follows: David Brent (Ricky ... Read review

Advantages: Pure Genius
Disadvantages: Some people have never watched it

...to buy it". However, this the completely wrong approach to take... Ricky Gervais plays David Brent, a completely hopeless boss who somehow has managed to become manager of the Slough branch of a paper manufacturing company that goes by the name of Wernham Hogg. However, he is also accompanied by his equally, maybe more so, funny office workmates Tim (Martin Freeman), Gareth (Mackenzie Crook) and Dawn (Lucy Davis) to name but a few... If you're ...
...jokes and laugh out loud humour then you have came right place. David with his completely obvious inability to run a successful company but also his sureness that he is in fact a great boss make it a very amusing show. Along with this, Gareth's unfailing loyalty to David and Tim's unusual normality in this office, this is one thing you do not want to miss. Overall, I highly reccommend this and is even more fun if you have office experience, enjoy! ... Read review

Advantages: Realistic story, dilemmas you can relate to, sarcastic humour, famous special guests
Disadvantages: May upset people who have experienced similar problems

...friend. Maggie and Andy are extras in various films and television shows who are desparate to find a big role in a film. Andy has great ambition - and the series reveals his struggle in finding one. It shows the diffiiicult and depressed lives some extras have, whilst being a hilarious comedy at the same time. Special guests feature in each episode, including Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Stiller. Episodes are 30 minutes long, six in the series. Extra ... Read review

Advantages: funny
Disadvantages: non

I didn't like The Office. I could see the same type of people in my workplace. I feel very uncomfortable watching people making fun of the weak. My husband loved The Office, in fact he would watch The Office over and over again and still find it funny. He says I don't understand British humour and I should step away and not get emotional about the comedy. Perhaps he is right. However, that is properly why Ricky Gervais, one of the creator and main ...
...sit through many episode of The Office, trying to get used to the humour, I finally cracked it. I was actually enjoying The Office. I was actually disappointed that there would not be anymore British made -The Office. Out of all The Office episode, I like The Office- Christmas Specials but sadly, that was the last in the series. The Office Christmas special is a two 45 minutes episode.In this series, we saw David Brent ( played y Ricky Gervais ) ... Read review

Advantages: The way it looks
Disadvantages: Complex plot

There are at least 5 versions of Brazil. The European version. The US Version. The Final Cut. The "Love Conquers All" Cut. The DVD cut. All of these are different and I've seen all except the US version. The "Love Conquers All" version is disowned by Gilliam and was edited by a guy called Steinburg to give a happy ending. Gilliams cuts are the dark fantasy world, keeping Sam Lowry (Jonathon Pryce) as the hero who is stuck in a world of red tape, ...
...has many big names and recognizable faces. The writing is amazing coming from Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown. The best cut of the film is the non-happy ending of a tortured Sam Lowry who has turned into himself and escaped into his own catatonia where his fantasy world exists within his mind. Any version of this is worth a viewing. Even the sappy "Love Conquers All" version. ... Read review