I decided I wanted to write my first official blog entry on The Office.
Before I ever saw it, or knew what it was about, or even knew who was in it- it was recommended to me by multiple people. People who I respect and have an awesome sense of humor, and I highly value their opinions. I finally saw it for the first time when Haley showed it to me on a computer screen at the Phisters while their kitchen was being remodeled. We stood in the living room looking at this tiny window on the screen and for some reason it had subtitles in another language.
I was an instant fan of Dwight while watching the Halloween episode where he is dressed as a "Sith Lord" and keeps saying "quiet you..."
After that, B and I got the DVD's and have been addicted ever since. I can remember a few times when I was working at The Office Shop (not only similar in title- but in work environment as well, which made it that much funnier at the time) I would specifically come home on my lunch breaks in order to watch the show. I even put them in at 7am and watched them before work once or twice. I remember Bronwyn devoting pretty much a whole Saturday, if not, the whole weekend to The Office.
There have been times when I couldn't watch any more, fearing I might not be able to ever laugh again because my stomach muscles hurt so bad.
Sometimes I would laugh so hard I would almost (or maybe a little bit) pee my pants, but hesitate to go to the bathroom because I didn't want to miss anything. You might think I'm kidding...
Last night, we watched season 4 disc 2. Poor tired B fell asleep during the first episode, and I ended up watching 4 or 5 more by myself. After season three, I didn't think that the show could get any funnier, I honestly had that thought, yet every episode in season four seems to one-up the previous one. I almost lost it last night during the dinner party episode, falling off the couch laughing so hard all alone.
It blows me away how they can pack that many funny lines into such a short amount of time. I always have to rewind it because I miss so much do to my own loud laughter. I swear it takes me twice as long to watch an episode because of all the rewinding. (probably annoys the hud out of B)
I think part of the reason that show is so funny, and Amy agrees with me on this, is that all of us know someone or have known someone that is at least a little bit like every character in that show. It's amazing to me how they can take the most annoying, nerdy, know-it-all, rude, selfish, insecure, racist, air-headed, controlling and just weird personalities- exaggerate them, and yet still make it hilarious and enjoyable to watch! We don't enjoy character traits like that in real life, it usually sucks to spend more than 5 minutes around people like that!
But the script writing, improve, acting, and everything else involved in making that show, make it my favorite TV show of all time. (which isn't really saying much... What TV shows have I ever been into?? Sorry for the anti-climatic ending.)
