I used to hate this show:
Like, I really could NOT understand why every single one of my friends watched it, loved it, talked about it, etc. When I would sit down and watch an episode, I'd have to turn it off within a few minutes. Why? Because the boss, Michael Scott, made me CRAZY! I mean, I don't generally get worked up about things, but wow, he made me nuts.
I should have known that something that could evoke such a response in me would turn out to be one of my favorite things :)
Anyhow, a few months ago, hubby decided that he was going to torture me with Netflix. We were going to watch some episodes of The Office whether I liked it or not. (I think he thought it would be a social experiment to see how quickly I would run screaming from the room. Too bad it backfired!) Anyhow, we're on season three now, I am so totally addicted, and find myself laughing my butt off while we watch. Okay, I still hate the boss, but I've gotten over it. Sorta. I still don't know why they don't just smack him a few times, but oh well.
So, what changed my mind? I'm going to have to say it was the characters. I kind of love the story between these two:
and love laughing at this guy:
And everything that happens is just so over the top, and yet totally based on the character's personalities that it's hardly a stretch to see them doing the things they do.
To bring this all back to writing, I find myself watching now with an eye to how the characters and drawn--to make people love them, and to make people hate them. They really do a great job of this! And, if gives me a good excuse to watch the show :)
So, do you watch The Office? Have another show to recommend?
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ReplyDeleteI'm a fellow campaigner and also didn't get what was so great about The Office. It drove my kids crazy, especially since we all like Steve and a friend of theirs is related. Still in recent years I've come to enjoy it more and more. It's like That 70's Show that I never watched but kind of love in reruns.
Yay! I love the Office too :) I haven't watched much of it but I always appreciate it when it's on.
ReplyDeleteI watch this show exclusively for Dwight, lol. I mean, don't we all know a person like this...love a person like this?!?!
ReplyDeleteI like that show too but I don't get nearly enough time to watch it!
ReplyDeleteCharacters are the heart of the story, I think. :) And it's great whenever a character elicits a strong response--especially when we figure out why. :D
ReplyDeleteI love The Office. I liked it from the beginning but Michael Scott has no self-awareness and it is infuriating. I felt the same way you originally did about The Office with Curb Your Enthusiasm. But one day, I watched it and something clicked and I thought 'this is brilliant'. It reminds me of The Office with the over-the-top characters.
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