We here at TAG may be a difficult group to please. But let's face it America, watching most new sitcoms in the past five years is a difficult task indeed. Which is why it's refreshing to see a program that goes down smoother than the box wine that flows so freely here in the TAG offices. And who would have thought this smooth, refreshing program to be NBC's "The Office?"

Admittedly, I went in with a chip the size of Gibraltar on my shoulder, fearing this to be yet another poorly made American rip off of a BBC favorite. Imagine my surprise when I laughed and dare say, loved the characters in this little American paper office of Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

NBC chose Greg Daniels, co-creator of "King of the Hill" and veteran writer for "Saturday Night Live," "The Simpsons" and "Seinfeld," to helm the show. A choice as solid as that aforementioned chip on my shoulder. However, casting Steve Carell of "The Daily Show" as boss of the paper distributor, proved both entertaining and somewhat flawed. While Carrel's bold antics kept me laughing, BBC fans will no doubt miss the more subtle cluelessness that the original star, Ricky Gervais possessed. When Gervais pontificated the viewer felt embarrassed for him. He seemed terminally uncool. One wished they could jump right through the set and stop him. That sense of uneasyness is missed with Carell, although laughs still abound from antics such as his ridiculous Three Stooges and Hitler impersonations.

Across the board The Office is a refreshing change of pace for network TV and most especially for NBC, which recently found itself slumped down in forth place. It's thrilling not to be told by a laugh track what I as the viewer should find uproariously funny. It's also wonderful to see characters that aren't overdrawn buffoons. This is especially evident in the character of Jim, played by John Krasinski, the self-aware but insecure lifelong underachiever. Jim is twitterpated with office receptionist, Pam (Jenna Fischer), who has a fiancé and appears rather oblivious to Jim being quite smitten. The innocence with which this infatuation plays out is a heartwarming departure from the usual sitcom workplace love/lust story lines.

Yes, I know... TAG is embracing his inner sixth grade girl, but it's hard not to while watching these two play together on screen.

Hopefully NBC will hang on to this gem and let it build a following. "The Office" airs Tuesdays at 9:30pm. Catch it while you can.