The “Fun” Boss

Studio 360

The dark horse winner at the 2004 Golden Globe awards was the BBC series The Office, which is broadcast on BBC America. The series is shot as a mock-documentary about the mundane and ridiculous life of workers in a British paper company. Trey Kay looks at how The Office is different from other series set in the land of cubicles.

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