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The Office · Season 1 · NBC

The Office Season 1

The Office Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 6.8/10. 6 episodes on NBC from 24 March 2005.

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BollyMeter6.8/10A shaky British-original transplant that earned only 82% on Rotten Tomatoes; the Americanised Michael Scott had not yet found his own voice, but the bones of something great were visible.

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What BollyAI Thinks

The six-episode first season drew immediate comparisons to Ricky Gervais's UK original and suffered for them - critics noted the awkward transplant period and an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score that masked genuine mixed feelings early on. Steve Carell's Michael Scott initially tracked too close to David Brent, and the mockumentary grammar had not yet been adapted to the looser, warmer American tone the show would discover by Season 2. For viewers coming fresh to the format, the tight episode count works as a brisk premise-setter; for anyone who loves the UK run, Season 1 US is a genuinely awkward doppelganger.

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