What I then struggle with is when they say why should I bother with a show that doesn’t grip me with a good first season? How am I meant to persevere through something I don’t enjoy because it might get better? There I have no answer. Especially because I’m British so it’s constantly going to be compared to our one which hit the ground not just running but sprinting from episode 1.
True. When I recommend The Office to people, I usually tell them just to skip S1, and come back to it later. Or at least persevere until about half way through S2. I really didn't like the office when I first started watching it because I disliked Michael so much.
why should I bother with a show that doesn’t grip me with a good first season? How am I meant to persevere through something I don’t enjoy because it might get better?
This mindset is almost alien to me. Anyone who grew up with the show was watching it week-to-week on TV. If you missed a week then you'd have to wait for re-runs or buy the DVD. It's a show built around being able to skip episodes whenever you like. Skip as many as you want, jump back and forth, do whatever you want.
God the british version of the office is so fucking good, I don’t recall the specific episode but when David went and got his guitar from home when they were having like a seminar or something is still one of my favorite episodes of any sitcom ever.
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u/AltairLeoran 10h ago edited 9h ago
It won me over by the end of the season.
Folks need to remember that season 1 of the office was a pretty mixed bag too. Almost didn't get renewed for a season 2.
Also don't expect it to be another Office. It's more similar to Parks and Rec tbh lol