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The Office Ladies: A REVIEW
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In 2018, five years after the first episode aired, The Office was crowned as the most-streamed show. Audiences streamed 52 million minutes of the office, more than any other show online and 20 million more minutes than Friends.
Six years ago, after 201 episodes, The Office ended. It was a cultural phenomenon, modeled after the British show with the same title. The original was a show in a league of its own, but what the American version of The Office grew into was so much more than just a show that redefined sitcoms. It was nothing short of 22–25 minutes of magic airing into American living rooms each week.
It is hard to believe that anyone with cable or a Netflix subscription hasn’t seen at least one episode of The Office. Or like most of us, have seen the entire series from start to finish more than once.
Reliving the Magic
Three weeks ago, Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer, who played Angela and Pam on the Office, put their tiny little podcast into the world. Each week they watch an episode, dissect what happens, and fill the audience in…
