When I read the definition of romantic comedy, I immediately thought of The Office. For the unfortunate few who have not seen The Office, it is about the daily life of some people with very different personalities who have to spend their days together in an office. The Office is a comedy, specifically a Romantic Comedy because of Jim and Pam, two young and likable characters who are kept from each other due to other relationships. Jim is in love with Pam when she is engaged to Roy and when Pam calls off her wedding to be with Jim he then has a girlfriend, Karen. Finally, after Jim breaks up with Karen he starts dating Pam and when the office series concludes, Jim and Pam are happily married therefore making it a comedy because in order for something to be a comedy it needs a happy ending.
The office changes the stereotype of an office being super boring to a work environment being somewhere where friendships are formed and pranks are pulled. This makes the show meaningful.
I loved the office, it is such a funny show and I love the weird (and definitely unique) humor of it. And not only is it a rom-com with Jim and Pam, there's also Andy and Erin (of sorts...), Angela and Dwight, Michael and Holly (and Jan), Ryan and Kelly, and the list goes on. And I agree about your last sentence, it is super interesting to see all that happens in the show because the situational irony of it taking place in an office (see my use there!) makes it all the more entertaining.
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