To you guys who have seen both.How does it compare to the original I really like the american version and have yet to see the british one. How does it compare?
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The american version of "the office."
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...is very painful to watch.
the main american Brent-type fella speaks too fast. hard to make sense of.
i'd put the english one in my top 5 comedy shows of all time.
i saw my first episode last week. i didn't care for it; steve carell is guilty of over-acting.
you actually like that shite version that NBC puts on the air???
it's CRAP compared to the original....
I love 1987 wrote: you actually like that shite version that NBC puts on the air???
it's CRAP compared to the original....
well, thanks for your constructive criticism. Its only what i think and maybe i would think differently if i saw the british version. I havent had the luxury of seeing it yet but plan on it.
sorry for being ignorant.
Oh lord, I'm in the minority again...
I love the American version, like the British one (though I must say it is growing on me more as time goes by. Still, it's one of the things where I'm patriotic) 
And yes, such a dual appreciation can exist. I don't buy into any of this "either/or" crap that fuels a lot of nerdy distaste on the IMDB boards 
Taboo # 7 wrote: Oh lord, I'm in the minority again...
I love the American version, like the British one (though I must say it is growing on me more as time goes by. Still, it's one of the things where I'm patriotic)
And yes, such a dual appreciation can exist. I don't buy into any of this "either/or" crap that fuels a lot of nerdy distaste on the IMDB boards
French fries or freedom fries? :p
bLuE oRdEr wrote:
Taboo # 7 wrote: Oh lord, I'm in the minority again...
I love the American version, like the British one (though I must say it is growing on me more as time goes by. Still, it's one of the things where I'm patriotic)
And yes, such a dual appreciation can exist. I don't buy into any of this "either/or" crap that fuels a lot of nerdy distaste on the IMDB boards
French fries or freedom fries? :p
I prefer "las papas fritas" 
Jonathan wrote:
I love 1987 wrote: you actually like that shite version that NBC puts on the air???
it's CRAP compared to the original....
well, thanks for your constructive criticism. Its only what i think and maybe i would think differently if i saw the british version. I havent had the luxury of seeing it yet but plan on it.
sorry for being ignorant.
settle, dear. remember, jeff has several bodies buried in his basement and occasionally his dark side comes out on the board.
but definitely get your hands on the BBC one. top notch and much less 'obvious.'
Count me as one who doesn't think the US version is total crap. Gotta say though that the first domestic episode made me wince, as it borrowed dialog verbatim rather heavily from the pilot of the import. Another weak spot for me is that the office romance between the secretary and the saleman in the US lacks the spark that I found in the original.
On the plus side, I know people like Steve Carrell and the US version of Gareth, Dwight's the name I think, so I enjoy those roles, especially cause Dwight is even more pathetic than Gareth was.
Bottom line: the original's better, but I don't mind spending some time in the US office at all.
I actually think the US version does the romance angle better, just a tad (I'm sorry, I just don't buy the whole "playing with one another's hair" bit. Too cute and possibly "sitcom"-esque for me). There's not the usual build-up to a pivotal moment like in most sitcoms, it's done very realistically for any situation where it's an office romance-that-isn't-yet-but-could-be.
And though Gervais is great most of the time, I think after a while I get sick of seeing him hog the camera. Which is why I'm glad the US one is smart enough to expand its view from just the boss to include everyone (you can't tell me that the other office staff beyond the key four are well-represented in the first series. I know all the folks in the US office, but only a few of the Brit one). I realize that it's supposed to be Brent's ego-trip to be on camera, but sometimes you want to say "shut up! shut up! shut up!"
Much like I feel when I read some of the comments above about how crappy the US one is :p
Anyway, didn't mean to get so worked up about it. I will return to my corner now
patrick stewart appreciation society wrote: they're both shit
Thanks for reminding me how stupid it is to get worked up over a fictional set of characters 
patrick stewart appreciation society wrote: they're both shit
Gotta admit that I haven't seen any episode of the new US season, so I don't have any idea what's happened, I get up so damn early on Wednesday that I skip TV entirely on Tuesdays.
You were the poster who had a thread about Gervais' new series Extras, right, and how you didn't think the RG was very funny at all? Well, then, you'll be pleased to know that I've managed to miss those shows as well, I guess they recently started running on HBO, but damn if I can remember what day and time they were on. 
i have tried to watch them both and i have tried to get into them, but i just can't. it just ain't my cup of tea,still each to there own.
give me Alan Partridge anyday
Taboo # 7 wrote: (I'm sorry, I just don't buy the whole "playing with one another's hair" bit. Too cute and possibly "sitcom"-esque for me).
i think it's less sitcom-esque because of its subtlety, and the point of the playing with the hair was to show the rather immature nature of dawn and tim's relationship--it was very middle schoolish. this made it charming and endearing, rather than obvious and brash.
the us version is shit and for once the great oz tv audience agreed with me, as after much hype it got pulled after only 2 episodes.
True on the Alan Partridge view, the bad thing about being over here is that we've only just got the Knowing Me Knowing You series released on DVD here about a month ago. It seems like just about everytime I tune into BBC America, all that's on is Cash In The Attic, Footballers' Wives, Benny Hill, or Monty Python. I've only ever seen I'm Alan Partridge on Saturday night at 8 pm, when I'm not usually not at home. Ah well, there are worse things to worry about.
[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote: True on the Alan Partridge view, the bad thing about being over here is that we've only just got the Knowing Me Knowing You series released on DVD here about a month ago. It seems like just about everytime I tune into BBC America, all that's on is Cash In The Attic, Footballers' Wives, Benny Hill, or Monty Python. I've only ever seen I'm Alan Partridge on Saturday night at 8 pm, when I'm not usually not at home. Ah well, there are worse things to worry about.
cash in the attic is great tv! but i'm alan partridge well......words can never describe true greatness
The beauty of the Office is that we all actually know people like that, so can empathise to a degree.
Watched the US version and just thought, "It's just another bunch of Yanks." Couldn't relate to it whatsoever.
The scripts aren't exactly the same though, are they?! Watched one US version where there's a basketball match and the Tim character comes off the hero. Way to much schmaltz for my liking.
Do they have a Finchy character in the US version? I think I watched maybe half of them but don't remember him appearing.
Al Jarvis wrote: The beauty of the Office is that we all actually know people like that, so can empathise to a degree.
A supervisor where i used to work looked similar to David Brent.Talked like him and even did that "yeah?" at the end of every sentence.Uncanny.
