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WaTed

WaTed

United Kingdom
September 2002

NOV 21, 2004 04:39 PM

the_shine said:
All you yanks buy a multi regionn DVD player and buy the new full box set both series and the x-mas specials.

Worth the price of a dvd player on it s own!!!



Pointless exercise. They can't easily play PAL video formats on their NTSC TV systems. So I understand.

heartyou

heartyou

Chandler, AZ
April 2004

NOV 21, 2004 04:49 PM

Yeah, I'm an addict.

The_Jerk

The_Jerk

San Diego, CA
October 2004

NOV 21, 2004 04:59 PM

ever since my friends and i saw this show we've been prank calling each other by saying "cock" and hanging up. this has been going on for months now.

almostfamous

almostfamous

NEWSWIRE

United Kingdom

NOV 21, 2004 05:10 PM

i'm just going to blow my own trumpet here, 'cause i interviewed ricky gervais a couple of weeks back

click me for reading joyness.

smile

ShakespeareFan

ShakespeareFan

Columbia, MO
February 2004

NOV 22, 2004 08:00 PM

"Dr Dre... Ice-T... They're the equivalent of Wordsworth."

heartyou

heartyou

Chandler, AZ
April 2004

APR 07, 2005 03:43 PM

Cock.



I've started watching this again. I can't remember how many times I've seen it, but I still hurt from all the laughter.

Sticks

Sticks

United Kingdom
March 2005

APR 07, 2005 03:49 PM

thelastbeliever said:
I never really got into "The Office"

I just didn't think it was that funny. I thought it was over-rated.



Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes.

It has turned bosses into 'ironic' versions of Brent. "I don't mean to sound like David Brent but..." is heard at least every four fucking minutes at my work.

And if it's not that, it's "which person from 'The Office' are you?"

mad mad mad

Gervais' live shows on DVD are what you want...

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[Edited on Apr 07, 2005 by Ben_SLH]

AtomiPIETRO

AtomiPIETRO

Naples, FL
April 2004

APR 07, 2005 04:01 PM

I have the UK version, and love it. I watched the american version and its THE SAME FUCKING THING! Verbatim. NBC are cunts.

Sticks

Sticks

United Kingdom
March 2005

APR 07, 2005 04:03 PM

Didn't Gervais have a hand in the first episode of the US version?

AtomiPIETRO

AtomiPIETRO

Naples, FL
April 2004

APR 07, 2005 04:05 PM

Ben_SLH said:
Didn't Gervais have a hand in the first episode of the US version?



I don't know, but it was exactly the same. Stapler in the jello and all.

Sticks

Sticks

United Kingdom
March 2005

APR 07, 2005 04:11 PM

I'm 75% sure he helped write it - might be worth checking t'other episodes out.

okbear

okbear

New Zealand
May 2003

APR 07, 2005 04:27 PM

It makes me kinda happy to hear people from the States say they like The Office. Gervais is from my town so thats kinda nice too. It has always worried me that British comedy doesnt go over so well in other countries but I really think we have some greats. If anyone from the U.S. wants some more Brit stuff I totally recommend Chris Morris. He has had a few shows, BrassEye and The Day Today are incredible

almostfamous

almostfamous

NEWSWIRE

United Kingdom

APR 07, 2005 04:27 PM

Ben_SLH said:
I'm 75% sure he helped write it - might be worth checking t'other episodes out.



no he didn't, they just bought the rights to the show and obviously the scripts came along with that. gervais isn't directly helping write the US version.

hotcurry

hotcurry

Los Angeles, CA
June 2004

APR 07, 2005 04:48 PM

almostfamous said:

Ben_SLH said:
I'm 75% sure he helped write it - might be worth checking t'other episodes out.



no he didn't, they just bought the rights to the show and obviously the scripts came along with that. gervais isn't directly helping write the US version.




The first episode is the BBC version with minor changes. The subsequent episodes are not. Gervais is not writing the subsequest US episodes. That said, I think they are still worth checking out. I fully expected to hate them worse than NBC's Coupling, but I actually laughed... a lot. Sure Carell is wildly different in the role, but still entertaining.

Flannery

Flannery

Havertown, PA
March 2004

APR 07, 2005 04:54 PM

RyanDipietro said:
I have the UK version, and love it. I watched the american version and its THE SAME FUCKING THING! Verbatim. NBC are cunts.



some future episodoes will have different plots

Sticks

Sticks

United Kingdom
March 2005

APR 07, 2005 04:55 PM

He does have some input tho'...

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/mar03/office.html

I find it odd that American shows go down so well over here, yet UK shows have to be retooled for export.

almostfamous

almostfamous

NEWSWIRE

United Kingdom

APR 08, 2005 12:42 AM

[MD] So how's the American remake of The Office going?

[RG] We're not really involved.

[MD] Word is the pilot didn't go down to well and it may have stalled the project.

[RG] I think it got the lowest score on the focus group for NBC, which is a bit of a coincidence really because so did the English version here for BBC2. We got the lowest focus group score ever, joint bottom with women's bowls. But the BBC said, fuck it put it out anyway. So NBC have bought six anyway and it's going out next January or February I think, and again they want me to go out there to launch that for them. I could probably tour for the next three years just doing bits and pieces for The Office.

[MD] Even though you have nothing to do with the remake.

[RG] Exactly! I'd be like George Lucas just protecting my assets. And then do Office IV with David Brent vs. Jar Jar Binks. I mean there are very exciting things happening from it, but I could have been in seven movies this year but then I'd be in a Winnebego for six weeks at a time just to pop up in film. Whereas when I'm in England I'm writing Extras, which is what I do, I'm a writer director, I don't want to go around waving.



he told me he wasn't really involved biggrin

Sticks

Sticks

United Kingdom
March 2005

APR 08, 2005 10:42 AM

Oh, showbiz...what a fickle beast. smile

tathra

tathra

New Castle, IN
January 2005

APR 08, 2005 11:02 AM

i wasnt that impressed iwth The Office
*shrug*

Dylan

Dylan

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

APR 08, 2005 05:17 PM

I spent the holidays re-watching both series and the xmas specials and the extras back to back smile
It rules.

[Edited on Apr 09, 2005 by Dylan]

inkncarrots

inkncarrots

San Diego, CA
March 2004

APR 08, 2005 06:21 PM

NBC has taken a fabulous show and pooped on it. I am thuroughly bummed by their feable attempt at copying the BBC version. frown

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