NBC's Office Had a Horrible Start

NBC's The Office has blossomed into a great show. It started out trying to emulate its British predecessor exactly, and it failed miserably in its first season. Who can forget the ending of the Health Care Plan episode where Michael Scott makes an absolute fool of himself just because he is too scared to tell his employees that he has to cut benefits? Being a Steve Carrell fan from his Daily Show days, I found it very hard to watch those episodes. Luckily, the show started Season 2 by completely changing Michael Scott's character. He was no longer the idiot boss who did stupid things because he was so concerned with his image and reputation. He became the idiot boss who genuinely cared for his employees and tried his best to manage them despite the fact that he lacks the formal education and training required of a regional manager of a mid-sized paper company.