The 2nd season of "The Office" was, in retrospect, a watershed moment both for broadcast television and American TV comedy. Though Sabre yields a handful of characters who make an impact (primarily Zach Woods' Gabe and Will Farrell's Deangelo Vickers), it's mostly sound and fury by the show's end - unlike the episode that anchors our next entry. What a shame, then, that unnecessary clip show episode "The Banker" forebodes a back half of plot development that largely functions as padding. I would hold the mid-season episode "Murder" against anything else "The Office" has ever done, both as a work of character development and rapid-fire joke deployment. The comedy informing these episodes, while even broader than in seasons past, rises to meet the seismic stakes of events like weddings, birth-giving, and corporate bankruptcy. It's a shame, then, that Sabre is what's least effective about Season 6 of "The Office." For its first 13 episodes, both Dunder Mifflin and the primary characters that inhabit it are forced to reckon with major life changes, as well as the weight of past mistakes both institutional and personal. Here are all of its seasons, ranked from worst to best. The Office" is not just a triumph of American comedy - it's a testament to the dedication of a creative team that oversaw multiple soft relaunches, a strike-shortened season, and its lead performer's departure. That it did so as real life threw not one but dozens of obstacles in its way grows more remarkable by the year. But even when the show stumbled, it never stopped gunning for a certain standard of greatness.
By 2007, it was one of the world's biggest sitcoms, both critically celebrated and a massive commercial hit. NBC's "The Office" also could have rested on its laurels. To paraphrase Bruce Banner, that's their secret, Cap: They're always trying. No one on "The Office" gives up (even when they should). Most importantly, the scene features characters who are striving for greatness as they nosedive towards failure, grasping for glory mid-plummet. But I'll just say it: The scene from "Dunder Mifflin Infinity" in which Michael and Dwight retrieve their old-school gift basket from an indifferent client is "The Office" at its best. One of my favorite moments from NBC's "The Office" doesn't make many sites' best scene lists, nor is it beloved by fans (or even its cast and crew, to be honest).
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