The Office Series 1 (Wide Screen) > Reviews

Advantages: Hilarious...essential viewing
Disadvantages: erm...not enough easter eggs?

Following hot on the heels of the repeat series on BBC2 comes this fantastic 2 DVD set. If you have not sampled the genius that is David Brent, or are part of the ever dwindling group of people who have only seen one episode, where have you been? David Brent is the utterly hapless branch manager of a paper merchants in Slough. He attempts to laugh his way through the day, but his humour invariably falls upon deaf ears - watching him try to be 'one ... Read review

Advantages: Brent is dead
Disadvantages: Long live the Brent

The first series of The Office was an enormous cult hit originally and soon became THE comedy show of the time, getting a rerun which hoisted it right up there. In fact, so enormous was the show's popularity that the pressure came on for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to create a follow up series, and there were significant questions around whether the pair could possibly repeat the success, so quirky and unusual was the concept, and so wonderful ... Read review

Advantages: Genius comedy
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...by John Betjeman was arguably the only thing the town was ever famous for, until one man decided to come up with an idea to situate a comedy there. That man was Ricky Gervais, and along with good friend Stephen Merchant, they came up with "The Office", a programme that would soon become a cult showing. Based around paper merchants Werham Hogg and their Slough branch, this docu-type comedy, which is intentionally meant to be like "real-life" shows ... Read review

Advantages: hilarious
Disadvantages: it only has 2 series

...BAFTA award winning comedy is the genius creation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The basic concept of this comedy, is that a film crew is filming an ordinary office whilst they work, however of course we know that its not real, but I must admit when your watching it you do forget that its just a comedy and not a real office. The main character to this must be David Brent, played by Ricky Gervais he is the boss at the slough paper merchant ... Read review

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Disadvantages: See text.

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 ... Read review

Advantages: Hilariously funny
Disadvantages: Need them to make more series as there is only one

...It is really funny. The head of the office is a sleazy prat. You should watch it." I thought that sounds really dull, no thank you. A few weeks later I was at my mums and she said she'd recorded this programme and how great it was. I laughed out loud all the way through and wished I'd watched it earlier A BBC production written and directed by Ricky Gervais, comedy award winner and Stephen Merchant. It is refreshing because of it's originality. ... Read review

Advantages: Great British Comedy
Disadvantages: none

The Office not only a original but great piece of comedy writing, not only is it very poular in britain but he also made it very very big in America selling way over a million copies. He is also the only British comedy writer/actor to win a golden globe. The film is set in a paper merchant office in Slough where life is stationery david brent plays a very petty and pompous boss who thinks he is the funniest and most popular man alive with his jokes ... Read review

Advantages: so funny
Disadvantages: none

the office, is an absolutly hilarious situation comedy created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. it was actually broadcast on bb1 in 2001, and after only managing to see the last episode of series one, as soon as this came out on dvd i was one of the first to buy it. the main concept of the office is that it follows working people in their every day working life around the office. however they are all actors. david brent ( ricky gervais) ... Read review

Advantages: Brents Classic Lines.. Once seen, never forgotten!
Disadvantages: Well... Not Enough episodes!

...Just another classic phrase of the Bernt Meister General "What you gunna do? Phone Me?" -Tim insulting Garath...again Well, these are just a few of the classic lines in the series. These are just the ones that come to mind. I am sat their laughing every single episode of the antics of David Brent (Ricky Gervais), Garath (Macenzie Crook) and Tim (Martin Freeman)as well as the others Well, David Brent is the manager of one of the Branches ... Read review

Advantages: Comical, Realistic, Documentary-Style Comedy
Disadvantages: None

...boss who actually thinks hes the funniest bloke in the world. This truely shows how much of a sad man David is, his aim is for everybody to like him. The Office is all about a documentary on what happens in a Slough, paper-merchant office. It really does make you feel like this actually is an documentary - by the way it is filmed and how interviews are given to by the cast. Tim (Martin Freeman) is a funny and popular bloke with the office, but ... Read review

Advantages: Hours of comedy gold with EXTRA FEATURES
Disadvantages: Hours of cringingly embarassing comedy with EXTRA FEATURES

From the first scene you know it's going to be good. This is the office in it's original form, before the jokes got repeated and when you would have to leave the room because it was just too embarrasing to stay in your seat. I challenge anyone to try and watch this all the way through and not once have to either pause it to get your breath back or go into the kitchen to 'make a cup of tea' beacause you just can't handle the pain anymore! And not ... Read review

Advantages: The orginal cringe comedy, hilarious and original
Disadvantages: Gervais may annoy- in which case stay away!

...true that a lot of the laughs come from cringeworthy situations, but the characters are all well formed, the plots well thought out and the flow of the whole series is superb. The series contains great performances from all the characters, which you will realise are now appearing in some recent and upcoming blockbuster films (Pirates of the Caribbean, upcoming Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy..) This is testament to the fine ensemble cast which was ... Read review