If you aren't watching "The Office," you should be.

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I love that show.

Re: If you aren't watching "The Office," you shoul


I'm the exact same way, kicky. I really didn't like it at first because he would say such uncomfortable things it would make me nervous just watching it. Now I love it... although, I'm not sure if they toned it down or if I'm just used to it now.

The two episodes I watched made me yawn.... Socially inept and or clueless people are nothing new, I'm afraid.

Have you seen the original version, Kicky?

I've just been watching the US version, and it has been waterd down a bit.

Still pretty good, though.

I'll find a David Brent (office manager) clip for you now....

Great show. I should tivo it...don't watch too many sitcoms. And with the Sox on tonight, I'll be watching that.

BOOYAKASHA!

No, LE, I haven't seen the original version of it. How is it watered down? You mean the language, or the situations?

There are some clips online:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/

Maybe it's just been changed to fit more into the American way of life. Thinking about it, half of the stuff that goes on is very British colloquial and you wouldn't really find it funny, unless you knew the background.

He (Ricky Gervais, the creator of "Office" who plays the manager) just puts his foot in it all the time and digs himself a hole. And keeps digging until it becomes cringeable.

The unintentional racist stuff is not only hilarious, but quite educational.

Everyone who has worked in an office, has worked with such a total dickhead at one stage in their career.

Still looking for a clip.

Kicky, you can probably rent the UK DVD's, and I know you can buy them, since I did as a gift for someone.

Very similar, and I'm pretty sure the 1st season of the US show were just remakes of the UK version. The UK show has some pretty funny characters, that skinny dude kills me.

Nice link, jpin.

I recommend clips from:

Series 1

(episode 4)..... "Freelove on the freelove highway" is when Brent is holding a training session, but decides to show everyone how talented he is at songwriting. This song played in the clip was followed by one that he wrote, mourning the death of Princess Di.....it was absolutely awful.

(Episode one)....a typical prank on the office crawler.


Series 2

(episode 1) Oggie Oggie Oggie.....the crawler gets a phone call.
(episode two) Brent tries to demonstrate that he's not racist.
(episode six) The crawler gets a dirty phone call.

....and of course, everyone's favourite....the dancer.

You need real player for this, I think. It is charity day in the office, and the regional manager (Brent's boss) has just performed a brilliant routine of Saturday night fever. Brent tries to outdo him.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/clips/brent/dancer.shtml

I loved the original, which I caught on BBC, but haven't had the heart to view an Americanized version, subject to the all the ridiculous permutations attendant to regular network TV. There was one show where they had some sort of wedding shower and one of the presents was a dildo, which then made an appearance on Gervais' desk just when he was in mid-suckup to somebody. It was hilarious but I can't imagine that being recreated on NBC anytime soon.

Damn, too busy at work to check those links out right now. Thanks though. Be back later...

I've never seen the American version, should really check it out although I heard it was watered down as well, can't be certain what that means exactly. The original made me cry from hysteric fits of laughter at times though. Brent and Gareth in particular, brilliant. The episode where Brent is sitting in his office having a discussion with his boss where he somehow ends up saying...

Oh my god, that was the best season finale EVER! Okay, maybe not EVER, but that was f*cking great!!!!

I don't know if any of you watch the American version, but that was so f*cking cool the way Jim just suddenly blurted out to Pam that he...okay, I don't want to ruin it if anybody didn't see it and is taping or Tivo-ing or whatever, but that ended so perfectly. That was f*cking great!!! I am madly in love with Pam, by the way. She is so cute that it actually hurts me to look at her.

Hmm...here, just look at her!