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The Office

The Slough branch of Wernham Hogg post-merger with Swindon (Photo: Jennifer Taylor-Clarke)

A complete list of things I only know about because of The Office

Only read this if you've also had John o' Groats, Fray Bentos and the sword of Damocles stuck in your head since 2002.
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By Calum Henderson | 30th December, 2024
Production editor
The cast of The Office AU (Image: Supplied)

Same same, but different: Our reviews of The Office Australia

Can the fresh new version win over this office's diehard Office fans?
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By Group Think | 18th October, 2024
A bunch of people
Abby Howells’ life in TV

‘The enjoyment of human folly’: Abby Howells on the beauty of Taskmaster 

'The things I felt the most embarrassed about ended up being my biggest successes, because they're the funniest.'
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By My Life in TV | 3rd August, 2024
Guest writer
The Slough branch of Wernham Hogg post-merger with Swindon (Photo: Jennifer Taylor-Clarke)

A complete list of things I only know about because of The Office

Only read this if you've also had John o' Groats, Fray Bentos and the sword of Damocles stuck in your head since 2002.
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By Calum Henderson | 14th April, 2024
Production editor
Illustration: Toby Morris

All the fictional foods I would love to eat but can’t

Grab a slice of moon cheese and sit back as Alex Casey imagines her dream multi-course dinner party straight from our TV and movie screens. 
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By Alex Casey | 11th December, 2020
Senior writer
The internet loves him, Universal Studio loves him – but what makes Michael Schur so successful?

All the reasons why Michael Schur comedies are so great

Parks and Rec, The Office, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place – creator Mike Schur has become a titan of the television sitcom. Jordan Hamel explains exactly how he did it.
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By Jordan Hamel | 14th May, 2019
Guest writer
Sorry but Shane Jones is Chris Finch from The Office

Sorry but Shane Jones is Chris Finch from The Office

This man is full of himself, makes vulgar jokes and often blunders over the line of acceptable professional decorum. For all his awfulness, however, Finch never seems to get in trouble
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By Liam Hehir | 14th March, 2019
Guest writer
Donald Trump at a campaign rally in September 2015. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

‘Trump is barf’ – TV writer Steve Hely on when the truth becomes stranger than fiction

Alex Casey chats to ex-30 Rock writer and author Steve Hely about churning out comedy and how the nightmare of Trump came to be.
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By Alex Casey | 25th August, 2016
Senior writer
‘You are aware that I am not really a wizard…’ – The best celebrity appearances in Extras

‘You are aware that I am not really a wizard…’ – The best celebrity appearances in Extras

Alex Case assembles her favourite celebrity appearances from the BBC comedy Extras, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
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By Alex Casey | 29th April, 2016
Senior writer
A selection box of the most romantic television to watch this Valentine’s Day

A selection box of the most romantic television to watch this Valentine’s Day

Fall in love with TV this Valentine's weekend as we assemble some of the most romantic, tear-jerking, heart-swelling episodes of television ever made.
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By The Spinoff | 12th February, 2016
Staff writers
Television: Inside the Lightbox – Feasting Upon The Best Thanksgiving Episodes

Television: Inside the Lightbox – Feasting Upon The Best Thanksgiving Episodes

We don't celebrate it here New Zealand, but that doesn't mean you can't gorge upon a mighty feast of some of the best Thanksgiving episodes that Lightbox can offer.
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By The Spinoff | 26th November, 2015
Staff writers
Television: Inside the Lightbox – Our Favourite Cult Classics From Boosh to Buffy

Television: Inside the Lightbox – Our Favourite Cult Classics From Boosh to Buffy

"To paraphrase a brilliant philosopher: a good TV show is a good TV show... forever." - we assemble our favourite cult classics from the Lightbox category.
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By Group Think | 28th September, 2015
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Inside the Lightbox: Our Picks For the People’s Choice Awards

Inside the Lightbox: Our Picks For the People’s Choice Awards

Voting in the Lightbox People's Choice Awards has started this week, Alex Casey and Duncan Greive argue the case for their favourite TV villains, heroes, sex symbols and so much more.
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By Group Think | 29th July, 2015
A bunch of people
Inside the Lightbox: From Pooches to Peacocks – Parading the Pets of Primetime

Inside the Lightbox: From Pooches to Peacocks – Parading the Pets of Primetime

The people in TV shows are all good and well, but won't someone think of the animals? Alex Casey shares some of her favourite television pets, from stoned turtles to terrorist dogs.
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By Alex Casey | 24th June, 2015
Senior writer
Knowing How to Quit: Why Do TV Shows Find it So Hard to End?

Knowing How to Quit: Why Do TV Shows Find it So Hard to End?

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By José Barbosa | 17th February, 2015
Senior Content Creator
Lost at Sea: Why Sitcoms Continue to Divide America and Britain

Lost at Sea: Why Sitcoms Continue to Divide America and Britain

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By Elle Hunt | 13th January, 2015
Contributing writer
Raised by David Brent

Raised by David Brent

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By Alex Casey | 17th September, 2014
Senior writer

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