I've never been on such a roller coaster of cringe in my entire life. I'm laughing and cringing so hard at the same time I didn't think to be able to feel such a mixture of emotions.
Ricky Gervais's character is amazing.
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mogs the US version to this day
I remember trying to watch the American version because Carrell had just come off 40 year old virgin. I think I made it through 6 or 7 episodes and I just couldn't take it anymore. I also couldn't stand Emily Blunt's husband with his constant camera mugging.
is the american version that bad?
It's not bad it's just very different.
The original version really leaves you with the impression they are actual people living actual lives.
The US version has cartoon character version of adults running around and suffering no consequences for heinous gross negligence etc.
You expressed that much better than I would have.
People have posted clips that I've laughed at from the US version. I just have no desire to watch it having seen those first episodes.
They're two very different shows
US office is a sitcom, a good one and I fact the only one I can tolerate. UK office feels more like a mockumentary about how dreadful it is to work as a office wagie and waste your life doing something you profoundly hate. It's kinda depressing.
yes, its weak, soft and inoffensive instead of mean and soul crushing.
thats why americans love it.
Americans can't handle atheism. That's why they go nuts like TJ Kirk.
>inoffensive
Steve Carells character is very offensive. He calls people homosexual, moronic and mocks them for being fat and ugly. Hes portrayed as being in the wrong but that's no different than the UK version
Those words weren't considered so bad back then. In later seasons of Dawson's Creek characters were throwing around "gay" and "moronic" and they weren't supposed to look like scumbags.
>is the american version that bad?
Yes. Why do you have to ask?
there's really a lot to learn here
Gervais's style is something else
"Fray Bentos"
Get the guitar.
RACIAL.
Under weaknesses, you've put eczema.
Finch? Why don't you just frick off?
Sounds a bit gay
Oh, gone off your waifu now, have you?
Alright anon, she left you yet?
There is a scene where there is dancing involved.
It is the best comedic scene recorded into film.
every bloke in the office has woken up at the crack of Dawn
if I imagine fricking Dawn, would that be a daybreak?
I prefer a flan.
I will not have the janny's salary bandied about this board. Willy. Nilly.
The only reason to watch the office is for a soothing background cadence and frickibly plain workplace roasties. I can't imagine the br*ttish version is funny enough to justify seeing such a drab and tiresome people.
Sergio Georgini
Now watch Green Wing.
>I THINK YOU’LL CARE WHEN I TELL YOU, I THINK THERES BEEN A RAPE UP THERE!
Posters will lie.
why? he just plays himself. an butthole.
Getting a little bit, a little bit personal. Imagine if I started doing that with you. I could come up with something witty or biting like you’re a bit... but I don’t
He's just mad at Ricky for reminding him that there is no afterlife.
>Christcuck detected
Atheist midwit detected.
oh noey! did ricky offend your favorite rabbi/priest?
Kek, I have never heard a criticism of Gervais that wasn't generated by death anxiety.
it’s really great. the characters are so rich and almost every line is quotable.
makes you wonder why that level of quality isn’t present in Gervais and Merchant’s other works
Gervais is more miss than hit for me, but his work with Karly Pilkington is some of the greatest comedy ever recorded
British office is fricking awful. British "humor" is some of the most reddit shit you can watch
>British "humor" is some of the most reddit shit you can watch
Have you watched the US Office anon? You want to talk about Reddit humor....
>humor
Opinion thoroughly and totally discarded.
Why wasn't his tie nominated for an award?
The UK Office is far superior to the US Office.
Its an indictment of terrible US humor
That was until The Increasing Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret came around and gave those Brits a good once for they won't soon forget
I wish they'd never made the Xmas special though.
Dawn fricking off to America and leaving Tim with Gareth is basically the antidote to the crowdpleasing sentimentality of the US Office.
I liked how the Christmas special did the reverse of the main series by ending on a happy note. Yes, David Brent hitting it off with his date at the party was a little cheap, whereas at least the show justifies Dawn's abandoning Lee and rejoining Tim at the party, but allowing these characters to redeem themselves a little is perfect for Christmas. Now that I think about it, David Brent insists that he's actually a nice guy who was unfairly made to look like an butthole in the documentary, and maybe his successful first date with the Thai lady supports that claim. Plus, he does tell Chris Finch to frick off, and maybe that's supposed to justify his more charming display as well.
I didn't like The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret because it was just too absurd. Davis Cross jumping the barrier during the Remembrance Day parade and pissing on the memorial is just too unbelievable to be cringey.
Why did it take you so long
And then you see the US remake and they've removed everything that made it good in the first place. It's so bad.