ARC Review of The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Greene

     I received The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Greene as an ARC. The author interviews the writers, actors, creators, directors, and nearly everyone involved in The Office and weaves together their answers to create a narrative. He starts with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant who were the creators of the original UK The Office television show. The book is broken up into chapters about each season, talking about specific episodes, and includes a lot of behind the scenes information that will bring a fresh perspectives to my next viewing of The Office.
   
While he personally interviews many people, he doesn't manage to interview Steve Carell. Similar to seasons 8 and 9 of The Office, it definitely was missing something without him. He does throw in a quote from Carell from another source at the end, but I definitely wanted more. Additionally, at 464 pages, I felt it went a tad long and included some writers drama that was unnecessary to the story. Overall, very enjoyable. I gave it 3.5 stars and would recommend to anyone who is a fan of The Office and would like to learn more. Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.


This will be published March 24th, 2020.