I love talking to guys like Paul Lieberstein. Currently he is a writer/producer/actor on the hit NBC sitcom The Office. As Toby, the laconic and divorced human resources director of Dunder Mifflin he is constantly butting heads with the idiotic Dunder Mifflin Regional Manager Michael Scott [played by Steve Carell]. Lieberstein is already responsible for many of the series best episodes such as Dwight's Speech which includes Dwights Hitleresque rant and The Client where the office workers have a table read of Michaels...
What we in England can;t belive is how Ricky Gervais - star of the original UK version - has kinda made it in the US. We love Ricky, although I wonder how long his particular brand of "cu to the quick" irony will last because I'm pretty sure someone will come along with something just a bit more cutting (wait for the imminent Sacha Baron Cohen film "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan").
All cool. Kudos to the USA for doing an ok version of The Office. Still gotta love old series like Cheers for the best laughs.
I'm a big fan of the original office. The guy was in Shaun of the Dead is so funny, as is Gareth. I've never seen this. but Steve Carrell is a genius.
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Agata
United Kingdom
September 2004
AUG 24, 2006 02:32 PM
Ahhh this pisses me off that he gets the credit for being the 'writer'! Ricky Gervais is the writer, Paul Lieberstein mearly adapted it! Im not nit-picking or saying that he shouldnt get any credit, but its kinda like me taking some of lets say, Hunter S Thompson's work, changing a few paragraphs and convosations then slapping my name on the front.
I pray to god noone over in the states finds 'Spaced', 'Peep Show' or 'Black Books'
Agata said:
Ahhh this pisses me off that he gets the credit for being the 'writer'! Ricky Gervais is the writer, Paul Lieberstein mearly adapted it! Im not nit-picking or saying that he shouldnt get any credit, but its kinda like me taking some of lets say, Hunter S Thompson's work, changing a few paragraphs and convosations then slapping my name on the front.
I pray to god noone over in the states finds 'Spaced', 'Peep Show' or 'Black Books'
are you on crack cocaine?
they arent adapting the shows anymore. these are original?
Agata said:
Ahhh this pisses me off that he gets the credit for being the 'writer'! Ricky Gervais is the writer, Paul Lieberstein mearly adapted it! Im not nit-picking or saying that he shouldnt get any credit, but its kinda like me taking some of lets say, Hunter S Thompson's work, changing a few paragraphs and convosations then slapping my name on the front.
I pray to god noone over in the states finds 'Spaced', 'Peep Show' or 'Black Books'
are you on crack cocaine?
they arent adapting the shows anymore. these are original?
its nothing like what you said
Seriously, ive lost count of how many clips ive seen where they've taken the original mearly slightly altered it. All clips which have been used to stress my original point! Its not all original at all! Even the new stuff has taken bits they didnt use before from the original.
In all credit to them, they havent completely dessimated it, Steve Carrell is a goddamn legend. I just hope they dont make the eternal mistake of doing series after series after series and killing the thing.
Agata said:
Ahhh this pisses me off that he gets the credit for being the 'writer'! Ricky Gervais is the writer, Paul Lieberstein mearly adapted it! Im not nit-picking or saying that he shouldnt get any credit, but its kinda like me taking some of lets say, Hunter S Thompson's work, changing a few paragraphs and convosations then slapping my name on the front.
I pray to god noone over in the states finds 'Spaced', 'Peep Show' or 'Black Books'
are you on crack cocaine?
they arent adapting the shows anymore. these are original?
its nothing like what you said
Even the new stuff has taken bits they didnt use before from the original.
courtneyriot
STAFF
Los Angeles, CA
AUG 14, 2006 06:00 AM