Customer Reviews
office: series 2 - By: black-syrup, 12 Aug 2007 
I loved the Office when it came out but hadn't seen any episodes for a couple of years, so I decided to buy the 2nd series DVD (partly because I remembered thinking at the time it was definitely superior to the 1st series), & I have to say I sat down watched the entire thing back to back in one go. The way this show manages to switch from moments of awesomely banal, cringeworthy humour to some of the most absurdly profound & affecting drama you've ever seen (sometimes within the space of just a few seconds) is something that will probably never be replicated in another tv show. This show hasn't lost any of it's original impact, & I was blown away watching it again just as much as I was the first time round. The Office deserves 6 stars.
Impressive Second Series - By: L. Davidson, 30 Jul 2007 
I think that it is fair to say that the second series of "The Office" doesn't quite scale the heights of the first. However that said , it remains amusing throughout with some memorable highlights. In this series, David Brent's Slough team integrate with their Swindon counterparts causing various problems for Brent,namely that the whole Swindon team neither like nor respect him. Worst of alll for Brent is his new boss,nemesis Neil Godwin, a popular,capable & authoritative figure who patronises & outshines Brent in every episode, much to his chagrin. The usual likeable bunch of characters feature in this second series & their interrelationships are the strength of this classic comedy. Funniest moment for me, apart from the underused Finchy's cameos, would be Neil & Rachel's "Saturday Night Fever" dance. The look on Brent's face...
Creative Dance Fusion anyone? - By: Ms. Felicia Davis-burden, 05 Jul 2007 I had no idea what to expect from The Office (and I was about to watch the 2nd series without seeing the first), but I was enthrallled by the realisticallly (mostly) pathetic characters, sharply observed details & the tightness of David Brent's shirt as he showed off his unique dance skills. This is a deliciously woven poly-blend sweater (posing as a tapestry) of life as too many of us office staff know it.
Apart from the wonderfully awful David Brent, my favourite character is the sweet & hopeless Tim. He is everyman, in fact every viewer, as so many of his reactions to Brent's uniquely obnoxious behaviour mirror our own.
In every scene, the acting is faultlessly controlled & the situations are often painfully familiar.
One of the finest quality shows ever. Enjoy & try not to throw an over-full stapler at the screen. This is a comic invention that is just too true to life.
Second Helping reinforces Cult Status - By: Jay, 30 Mar 2007 How do you follow up on the incredible success of the first season of the hit sitcom THE OFFICE? Creatively, Gervais & friends had set the bar ridiculously high for themselves -- on the comic front with this wild set of characters thrown together into the cubicles of daily work life -- so, instead, they ventured into even darker waters & emerged with a classic ending to a show that will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the best ever produced ... on any continent.
BRILLIANT! - By: Steven Armitage, 06 May 2005 The Office realy is a masterpiece, it is hillarious but in a much different way to something like blackadder. I like both but for very different reasons the office is a brilliant piece of written geniousness it is a comedy that is written like a documentry, but if you get into it it is realy funny but don't expect canned laughing because remember The Office is a Documentry, OR IS IT!
