Dated or Delightful? 'The Office' Christmas Specials
This time of year, I like to indulge in a little nostalgia by revisiting Yuletide TV specials from years past. In an effort to get some respite from the troubled times we’re living in, I chose to re-watch the pair of Christmas episodes that served as the finale for The Office, the sitcom that I often credit with rekindling my British telly obsession.
The Office debuted in 2001. (Yikes, right?) So now that nearly two decades have passed, I wondered how the concept of a needy, tactless, prejudiced boss as the lead character would hold up in 2020. Though my focus will be on the two 45-minute Christmas specials that aired on consecutive nights back in the Christmas week of 2003, I should reveal that I binged all fourteen episodes of the BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning comedy series.
The first Christmas episode begins with this text on the screen
