The Office: Seasons 1-5 complete English version

Ricky Gervais' "The Office" is one of my favorite television series. Nothing beats the deadpan British humor offered in the original series; extremely funny and brilliant writing. When NBC picked up the show, I grimaced, thinking back to horrible mistakes such as Coupling. But, thanks to a quick DVD release, Entertainment Weekly's glowing review, and Steve Carrell's hilarious turn in "The 40 Year Old Virgin", I gave it a shot, and found myself laughing hysterically.

I have never seen the BBC original, so I'm not burdened by the curse of comparison. As far as I'm concerend, The Office is the freshest, most intelligent and straight out funniest show to play on television for some time (with the possible exception of "Scrubs"). For anyone who has worked in a similar setting, the characters of The Office are instantly recognizable and dead-on accurate. Steve Carrell is terrific and the rest of the cast are just as superb. I disagree with those who criticize the Michael Scott character as too over the top or completely irredemable. Michael Scott is in fact all too real, and as the show develops, so does the character. He may be a clueless boob and deserve to be alone, but in the episode where he hopes to drive the purse saleswoman home, only the most heartless can't fill a little sympathy for him as he watches her get in Jim's car. This is a compilation that I personally intend to buy soon.

"this season was definitely worth buying, however even though there were incredibly funny moments in certain episodes, it wasn't quite as funny as season 2. I have to say that in a couple of the episodes the humor was funny to the point that you couldn't stop laughing even if you wanted to, however thats just it there were moments, not whole episodes that were like that. I would still recommend buying this season, just simply because you can watch these episodes over and over and never get tired of dwight's antics and especially his stupidity, as well as jim tormenting dwight.....priceless"

"The Office is hands down the best TV series of all time. You never know what to expect, except for the fact that it will make you laugh. From the pranks the characters play on eachother, to the boss who always comes up with "great" ideas, to the enjoyable and relatible plots, this show will make your day. For those who have never seen the show, give it a couple of episodes to connect with the characters, and your bound to get hooked!"

"The is definitely one of the best shows on television right now. There is rarely an episode that doesn't deliver in some way. If you like a show with good humor as well as a good chemistry between characters, this set is for you!"