The American Office Has No Class

The American Office Has No Class

Yes, Steve Carell is hilarious and the writing is probably the best of any network sitcom, even if it is a little broad, but the American version of The Office has no class. I would be shocked to see Ricky Gervais or Stephen Merchant doing in-show product tie-ins, or this latest campaign to help Amazon sell tax software:

It’s also nice that the ad has reduced the characters to labeled (tax-related!) cliches, that’s a great way to maintain the integrity of your show.