• Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 24, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 7 , 8 , 8
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  • Summary: Life goes on at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, as Jim and Pam prepare to get married.
  • Genre(s): Comedy
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Reviewed by: Rob Humanick
    88
    It might seem like grilling an A+ student for B- work, but the fact remains that this is among the few times the show has spun its tires.
  2. 88
    The solidly entertaining season premiere of The Office is of a piece with last season's better episodes.
  3. It's a typically funny Office episode that makes good use of most of the cast.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 34
  2. Negative: 6 out of 34
  1. Chris
    10
    This show has changed rapidly in tone then previous seasons but it still remains funnier than most shows on television. Most people's expectations for the show are simply too high to let them recognize the greatness this show still can achieve Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. This show really went to s**t with this season. I mean, the writers dropped the ball on this one. Michael Scott starts to feel played out. Jim and Pam storyline is pretty dull and the most important thing of all... it's just not that funny. I'll have to say that this is one of the most disappointing seasons of a great show. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. This show is a shell of what it once was. The situations, characters, and yes, even the awkwardness is so forced at this point that it's blatant and unfunny. One reviewer who said that the characters have become "cartoons" and caricatures of themselves hit the nail on the head. The "Mafia" episode was the first episode I remember being truly, truly bad, and it was followed by about 10-15 other equally bad or marginally better ones. There was an occasional funny episode, and the show seemed to pick up some momentum toward the end of the season, but the season finale was abysmal. Next season should be the final season when Steve Carrell leaves if anyone has any sense; despite the terrible writing, he's made a valiant effort to keep things funny. Short of bringing Ricky Gervais in to replace him, the show will be dead in the water. Parks & Rec has gotten way funnier while The Office has gone off a cliff. Expand
    • 1 of 3 users said yes

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