Writers of NBC’s The Office get it right

I have to admit, I was one of the skeptics who said NBC couldn’t pull off the The Office. The BBC version is my all-time favorite show and I felt it would be dumbed down in order to reach a larger American audience. I nearly stopped watching after the first episode.

But after last Thursday’s season finale, capping season 3, I’m thrilled to say that I was dead wrong. NBC should be applauded for allowing this quirky comedy to grow into one of the best shows on TV.

Take last weeks episode for example. Near the end of the show Jim walks in on Pam while she says she hopes Jim gets the job at corporate while making it clear she still has feelings for him. Jim asks her out to dinner and is gone as quickly as he arrived. Here’s where things could have gone wrong but didn’t. The camera moves into closely so we can see the emotion in Pam’s eyes. She’s obviously moved. But the pause and close-up nail the moment and capture the scene perfectly.