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I just noticed that one of the channels here was going to send "The Office" later tonight and at first I thought "oooo!" but then I read the text and it said "American comedy show." At first I thought it was just some misspelling, but then I read on further and discovered that some americans have made a remake of The Office?!?! What the fuck? I can partly understand when it's a non-english thing, but remaking something where the language is english from the start?! Has anyone seen it, and is it any worth spending even a second on? |
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yes it's an excellent alternative, and it works really well. it's slightly different as you may expect but just as funny. |
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what he said |
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hmm.. I'll check it out then... |
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The first episode was a complete travesty. It really didn't work copying everything almost line by line. When they rewrote the rest of the series however, even though it wasn't amazing, it was pretty good stuff. |
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I've enjoyed it. Dwight Schrute is a masterful piece of work. |
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I'm looking forward to the French one. |
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It was actually very good. Certainly worth watching. Did anyone see the US version of Coupling? That was aaaaaaawfull. |
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I've had suspicions about a norwegian one being made.. they're as yet unconfirmed, but I kind of can't get myself to believe it'll work... |
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[Wieloryb Obi] I GOT MY HARD DISK DISK DISK DISK |
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US version is good |
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The ones I've seen were pretty good - impressed, especially seeing as there was a 99% likelihood that it would suck hard. Apparently Steve Merchant and Ricky are writing an episode for the next season. |
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well the first episode was nothing special... |
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If its the first one in the series, I think that was the pilot where they adapted one of the original episodes, I think the rest of the series is all orginal. |
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They made an American version cause Americans are even more xenaphobic than the English. |
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i've never seen the office. should i check it out? should i watch the american one or the british one? |
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British first, absolutely! I wish I could see it for the first time again, you'll love it. |
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okee |
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one of the best shows on US television easy |
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we are more afraid of ourselves than foreigners. |
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There's also a Belgian version called: Het Eiland (The Island, stands for the type of desks in the office), but i'm not sure it's available with subtitles |
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the english one is so much better than the american one.. this alone makes the american one utter shit in my opinion - if the american one had been the first to come around, it'd have been alright.. but since it's a remake.... it really doesn't do the idea justice. |
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i don't like the american one. i'm not being all 'how darre they!!!' about this, but... i don't know... i'm just not taken |
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I saw the first ep of U.S. version first... my bad. I enjoyed it, but seeing the U.K. version, and Ricky Gervais, puts Steve Carell in perspective. Yes, the U.K. version is many times better. The U.S. version is recommended for only those who have already seen both two seasons of the U.K. version, plus the Christmas Specials. It's a dessert, not main meal. |
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it might be good, but i hate americans always copying everything, they forgot how to invent and be creative. Im sure the chief isnt as funny as original. |
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ahahah yes ! when i first saw it it was in a youth hostel in Argentina and some english dude told me i HAD to have a look. My god, one of my all good telee moment ever :D psycho |
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The American version is lukewarm and sloppy |
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i saw the uk version of coupling and thought it was pretty shitty |
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it is |
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yeah i mean it takes a LOT of effort to make a show about people fucking boring and uninteresting |
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i'm not so sure, friends seemed effortless |
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Seems like when human actors are involved they choose the safe bet for money and ratings in the usa. Sometimes flukes will pop up like Seinfeld, but cartoons is where we shine cause it isn't entirely motivated by money in the creation process. Lot of follow the formula on American TV, apart from cartoons..I could have it all wrong though. |
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Oh, and I've heard TV execs say the uk is a testing ground for ratings and choosing what shows to remake for money. Perfect example is American Idol, which is hugely successful and crap, which is predictable. |
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shit today I saw a trailer for the french version ! Damn that looks pretty useless compared to the original ... :( |
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i mean french version of "the office", smartly renamed "le bureau" |
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isnt that a brasseye sketch |
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This is a great show. I love the brit verison of course, but I didn't expect the American one to be as good. And I think it might be. I think I saw the first episode and got turned off. Glad I checked it again. They should doa show with the two offices getting together. They could just make fun of the Yanks the whole time like they would do in real life. |
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