# Binge watching the office

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 16, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-watching-the-office/779951 "2017-02-16T00:53:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-watching-the-office/779951/1 "2017-02-16T00:53:59Z")

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I’ve seen episodes here and there, but I’m binge watching the show right now and am on season 2.

I have to say, some of Michael Scotts behavior is more cringeworthy than funny. Him and Jan, that is pretty sad at times.

I wonder if that was intentional or not. Were they going for cringeworthy or going for funny.

Also Jim is a dick. Always smirking at everyone else’s awkwardness.

From what I’ve seen of it, I think I liked it better in the middle and later seasons.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-watching-the-office/779951/2 "2017-02-16T01:37:21Z")

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I re-watched the entire run last summer. The show doesn’t hit its stride until the middle of season 2 IMHO. Michael’s behavior was definitely cringeworthty–well, he was inspired by David Brent, wasn’t he? 😃 I can see how you might see Jim as being a dick, but he was nothing compared to Todd Packer–I hated that guy!