just watch it!

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Most clever, dry British humor. Just as good as our American office(who is it's father). Hilarious in a whole different way from our version but happily there is room enough for these two great shows!

I watched out of curiosity after having finished the complete US version. I read that Ricky Gervais found that the characters in the US version were better defined and I can´t help but agree. The English version was showing a great potential: it is about everyday life at work, with the appraisals, the foolish attitude that some bosses can have, love stories that can happen, and everyone can recognize themselves in one of the excentric characters that we may have as colleagues. I watched ´Life on the road´ recently and was happy to see David Brent as foolish as he used to be. In short, although this series was not perfect, it is cheering up after a hard day at work.

Take World War I & II, take The Chernobyl Disaster, take the 9/11. In fact, take all of these horrifying world events, put them all together and you still haven't got anything as bad as 'The Office'.David Brent is the general manager of Wernham Hogg paper merchants in Slough. He is also a charmless nurk whose ego is so inflated its a wonder he hasn't floated away. He believes himself to be something of a big fish but in reality is nothing more than a little shrimp. It was almost like Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton's 'Drop The Dead Donkey', minus the jokes.'The Office' has been regarded by some people I know as 'the thinking man's comedy'. Er, why exactly? There is not a great deal to think about. The main character is a braggart and a bully. Some people have also likened Brent to Gordon Brittas from 'The Brittas Empire'. Both characters may be horrible creations but Chris Barrie brought something to the role of Brittas which made him partly likable. Brent had no redeeming features whatsoever. You just wanted to give him a good hiding.Ricky Gervais is one of the unfunniest men on the planet. Not as bad as Frankie Boyle or Keith Lemon, but not by much. If there were any funny moments in the show at all, then they were well hidden. I didn't even so much as crack a smile once.Gervais' next sitcom for the BBC was 'Extras' which, although not as bad as 'The Office', was still fairly dire. More recently he has given us 'Derek' and 'Life's Too Short', neither of which were remotely funny either.

Having watched the US version of The Office before this original version, I was shocked to see how much better it is! Ricky Gervais is absolutely hilarious and gets funnier with every episode. The show pushes the limits a little farther the the US version for sure and keeps a thrilling dryness throughout. The character development is captivating and you end up knowing them so well they become funnier and funnier. There's definitely not as many character developments as US Office but it almost helps because you become very connected to the couple that are. David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is possibly one of the the top 5 funniest personalities I've ever seen in a show. All of his insecurities and delusions are addicting and you can't wait to see what he does next. The love story throughout involving Dawn the receptionist is as sweet as it gets, building up to an epic final ending that will definitely give you chills. Loved the show, and I highly recommend it!