Office: The Scripts, Series 2

by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Steve Merchant

Book Overview

In the BAFTA-winning comedy about the Slough paper merchant where life is stationary, David Brent is more appalling than ever as his personality spirals out of control. His slow descent into semi-madness is chronicled here, in the scripts from all six episodes, with over 500 pictures taken from the broadcast masters and available exclusively in this BBC publication.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0563487410
• ISBN13: 9780563487418
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

The humor leaps off the page.

One would imagine that the mere written words that make up The Office scripts would lack the dark humor and timing of the show. Fortunately that ain't the case as the scripts are just as funny and draw attention to elements that may go missed on the show. And from a writing point of view, it's interesting to see how well characters and situations are developed with the sole use of dialogue and minimal action description. The scripts are printed on glossy paper with 2 or 3 high-res photos per page and are book-ended by funny e-mails and notices from David Brent himself. A definite must have for fans of The Office.

love the humor

I have every episode of The Office including the specials and I can't get enough of it. I highly recommend this book to any enthusiast of this comedy phenomenon, especially if you're an American. I consider myself pretty quick to pick up on the subtleties of British humor, and I think I catch pretty much everything, but I cannot deny that Brits speak much faster than I am used to and therefore welcome any reinforcement that the scripts give. I also like to quote funny lines from The Office and this helps me to get them right...stupid huh? Anyway, there are also some good photos of the TV scenes as they play out in the scripts. Cheers Office fans =)