I went through the entire season 1 of the the office ( UK ) version over the weekend and to top it off I downed Office Space the movie 15 minutes ago. This series and movie really go well together.
For those that have not seen either one of these gems, a bit of introduction is order. It tracks the life of a bunch of employees of a paper company and the going ons within the company. You have your typical bad boss, pretty receptionist and smart but really bored guy. It's a series that celebrates the stereotype and plays it to the hilt. It's done in a mockumentary style and is done really well. The actors / actress are acting and are not acting at the same time. See it you will know what I mean. Why is this series so popular to garner numerous awards ? Well I guess because deep down anyone of us who are wage erners can relate to the series. I mean who are we kidding ? We have all been in that kind of situation potrayed before.
So I guess that's why I really like and can relate to this series really well. Ricky Gervais character in the office is really the archetypical bad bad boss anyone can get and is really a collected motage of bad boss traits all in one person. He is really someone you would love to hate.
Good stuff.