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Title: Excellent but disorienting.
Review: Fans of NBC's Office will be quite disoriented by this original BBC version of the show. Show structures and characters will seem familiar yet startlingly British and quite disorienting. Ricky Gervais is quite talented and his quirky staff are quite good. After getting used to the peculiar British sensibilities of the program and the much dirtier comedy in evidence, fans can appreciate just how clever this program is. This box set is the complete package and showcases every last bit of the show including the startling revelation that the Documentary format which has become comedy gold was basically just Gervais' and Merchant's way to save money while shooting their pilot. Accidental genius. Any serious fan of the American Office should definitely get this even if they do not appreciate it as much as the American version. This British show began the phenomenon and the American Office is the completion of a masterful comic format.
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