If you enjoy watching awkward situations play out in an office environment, this series is for you. Steve Carell's performance as the oblivious boss, Michael Scott, is extremely funny to watch. His total unawareness of how crude and inappropriate he is provides a comedic anchor for the rest of the cast to revolve around. This is especially true in the episode where Michael gets a basketball team together to play against a team from the warehouse, and Michael channels Archie Bunker's racial and sexual prejudices.



Season 2 is slightly better than this brief season, and has many more episodes to watch. That's why this can't get 5 stars, even though it might deserve it.