viaoriginally a British comedy turned American iconic sitcom with a cult following that could rival "Gilmore Girls" ;) this show has entranced the hearts and quotable 'one-liners' of hundreds. couples strive to be compared to Jim and Pam. nerds everywhere find a hero in Dwight Shrute--but why do we {the collective 'we' of Office fans} love this show so much?
is it because of Jim's puppy dog eyes?
or Pam's simple beauty that reminds us we don't have to wear stilettos to be attractive?
viaprobably it's Michael's insane antics and mannerisms that keep us constantly on our toes?
actually I do not think it is any of those things...
don't get me wrong I love the characters in this show--but these characters would be nothing to us without the writers...the Writers.
the Office is what it is because of the writers.
a good writer, someone with perspective and understanding of character, can create an irresistible person or a realistic situation that draws our attention and plays with our minds in such a subtle way that some of us may think "I'm this witty." "stuff like this happens at my job" or "my girlfriend is just as crazy as her."
As a writer the subtly leads me to think these things so strongly that i say to myself "I could write an episode of a show...I could be that funny"--but then when I {the aspiring author} sit down to write--a blank. nothing.
the things we believe to be so easy and so simply hilarious on television are in fact quite difficult to create: actually put down on paper, then transfer to the screen.
all of this to say---let us continue to rejoice in the deep timber of Stanley's voice, the falsetto of Andy's, and the 'old man' comments Creed constantly provides---BUT let's not forget who's behind all of this genius.
viathe writers: the creative, brilliantly complicated men and women who in such a simply hilarious way write something that always leaves us wanting more.
i tip my hat to you fellows scribblers--may i some day exude a piece of your brilliance.
cheers,
scribbler
So good! That's why I love writers and the office and YOU!
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by my blog and your kind comments :) i definitely agree with you on this post. there are a lot of writers out there... which i'm reminded of every time i walk into a bookstore. but we should always be very appreciative of great writing. i'm always amazed especially in hollywood of how the actors get paid so much and we all know their names and yet the writers are virtually unknown and i don't know how much they are paid. i think good writing is much harder to find than good acting.
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