The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s

I would consider myself a fan of the hit television show The Office. When I watch a television show or a movie, I find myself at some point browsing through IMDB for the trivia about the show. In The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s, I found everything I wanted to know and more. This book covers facts and opinions about the entire nine seasons of the show. Key characters, writers, and producers were interviewed by Rolling Stones’ Andy Greene with their comments recorded and presented in the appropriate chapters.

Greene presents the information well. There is a plethora of information given. Greene starts from the very beginning, with the original British version of the show starring Ricky Gervais. One thing that I found interesting was that, similar to The Office, there have been many shows made in the United States that were, unbeknownst to many Americans, remakes of British shows. When you read how the show almost didn’t happen because of how different it was, it adds suspense for the reader and an urgency to understand how key people turned the show around and made it the success that it is considered to be today.