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The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office”

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My neighbor introduced me to The Office back in 2005. Since then, I’ve watched every episode of both the British and American versions. I’ve watched the show obsessively because I&#8217…

Collected in The Gervais Principle → Highlights Tour This post is part of the highlights tour, a series of historically significant ribbonfarm posts My neighbor introduced me to The Office back in 2005. Since then, I've watched every episode of both the British and American versions. I've watched the show obsessively because I've been unable to figure out what makes it so devastatingly effective, and elevates it so far above the likes of Dilbert and Office Space . Until now, that is. Now, after four years, I've finally figured the show out. The Office is not a random series of cynical gags aim

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