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Spouting Thomas's avatar

I enjoyed this description. I'm also an Office fan and have probably watched the series in its entirety 5 times or so (including once through Peacock's Superfan episodes). Though if I'm honest, it doesn't hit me like it used to.

Interesting to me that you see it as impactful at a key stage of your life, when I know I'm a good deal older than you and I would say the same thing: it arrived shortly after I graduated college, when I was first learning to navigate the adult world: in an office! No eligible girls in that office, but a great deal of romantic angst as age 22-24 were trough years in my pursuit of women. So Jim's Season 1-2 situation with Pam was highly relatable to me at that age. Though it gets harder to relate to as the years go by.

Meanwhile my assessment of the later seasons has improved some as time has gone on -- some genuinely funny lines from new additions to the cast. I think some of the turnover was good, and also highly realistic. Very few of these characters would stick around at the same job for that long; towards the end of Michael's time on The Office, the level of turnover is feeling more like that among Japanese salarymen than Americans.

But I can still agree the show was best in its core years.

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Peter Banks's avatar

Thanks for reading and commenting! It honestly makes sense that it would have resonated with you if you were right at the age of starting work when it came out.

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Hera's avatar

Recently been showing this to my dad. He’s been loving it! And I never mind rewatching it…

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Peter Banks's avatar

Based

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Eöl's avatar

Honestly not a fan of the show, and the fact that you’ve spent approximately 50% of your TV watching time on three shows is mildly terrifying.

But it did resonate in one way: I listen to audiobooks while I’m riding my bike. Almost all of my bad crashes have happened while listening to music. Music is too fun and engaging, but I’m so used to wearing headphones while riding that I basically can’t ride without them.

So I listen to The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie and narrated by Steven Pacey over and over. There are nine books and a short story anthology. When I get to the end, I start over.

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Peter Banks's avatar

I've never read The First Law series before. I feel like I've heard a lot of people recommend it before though.

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Hunter Richards's avatar

Curious what your thoughts are on "the Gervais principle": https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/

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Peter Banks's avatar

Never heard of it before let me check it out!

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