AmyLiz, The Office first season is a really accessible 12-13 episodes.
Really? That's cool. I'm so lame -- I never even watched the British version.
And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.
Giles ,'Touched'
Experimental TV: Comedy
This thread is part of an experiment to determine Buffistas' interest in television discussion. It will close on June 1st, 2007, after which there will be a brief skirmish to sort out what we want to do next. This thread is for discussion of all comedy, regardless of airing station. [NAFDA]
Amy - Apr 18, 2007 2:12:39 pm PDT #15 of 447
Because books.
Theodosia - Apr 18, 2007 2:24:11 pm PDT #16 of 447
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
It took me a while to catch on to The Office which is funny, because I've been following My Name is Earl from the beginning, but the style between the shows is SO different -- Earl is all single camera, whereas Office is mockumentary in tone with hand-held shots, "interview" scenes and so on. Once I watched a whole episode, though, I was hooked, even if I didn't have the whole background.
Jessica - Apr 18, 2007 2:35:16 pm PDT #17 of 447
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Amazon has the complete BBC Office (S1, S2, and the Christmas Special) on sale for 33% off right now, FYI.
erikaj - Apr 18, 2007 2:38:36 pm PDT #18 of 447
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, you don't need it to watch one...the first I saw was either the Injury or Dwight finding a joint in the parking lot. Catching up will make seeing it more of a habit, though. Like I need another show. Which reminds me, now I remember the other thing I was going to post this morning...I saw John C. McGinley on a Frasier as a plumber yesterday. He whistled but he didn't call either Crane a girl's name.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 18, 2007 2:45:26 pm PDT #19 of 447
What is even happening?
AmyLiz, The Office (US) first season is only 6 episodes. But it is a sitcom. You don't have to catch up to start watching now. You can start watching now and catch up later. There are some serial elements (and granted, those are my favorite) but you won't be lost.
I saw John C. McGinley on a Frasier as a plumber yesterday. He whistled but he didn't call either Crane a girl's name.
What's going on with his hair, lately? It was nearly orange and differently curly. Then a few episodes ago he was bald, then the next new episode had him with hair, then the most recent had him nearly bald (it looked like it was growing in from shaving his head).
esse - Apr 18, 2007 3:17:28 pm PDT #20 of 447
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
The Office does a lot of humiliation comedy, which I fast forward through for the most part. I don't find it funny, I find it cringeworthy, though other folks don't get pinged by it like I do. But my intro to the office was a set of youtube clips that were all of the Jim/Pam parts clipped together, and it got me something hard in the chest. This is the first season I watched in realtime, and while the fast-forwarding still happens, I understand a lot more about the whole show now. Also, Dwight/Angela is HILARITY.
Sean K - Apr 18, 2007 3:26:18 pm PDT #21 of 447
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I need to catch up on both versions of The Office. I have not watched a comedy show in a very long time. Lots of different reasons -- none I've wanted to catch, and those that I did kind of want to see were up against something I wanted to see more.
Also, I've become spoiled on dramas, and now think half an hour isn't enough reward for my troubles, much like how I get irritated when paying full price for a movie ticket and only getting 90 minutes of movie, even if it's a very good 90 minutes. The price tickets are going for these days, I want two hours minimum.
-t - Apr 18, 2007 3:35:43 pm PDT #22 of 447
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I can't watch the BBC Office, and I sometimes watch the US version through my fingers because of teh cringe factor, but the non-cringey bits are gold. Jim seeing Dwight and Angela together and not telling anyone, not even Dwight, was just beautiful. I surprise myself with how much I want every character on that show to be happy, no matter how annoying they are.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 18, 2007 3:41:35 pm PDT #23 of 447
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
>But my intro to the office was a set of youtube clips that were all of the Jim/Pam parts clipped together, and it got me something hard in the chest.
Me too! But I am a shipper what ships at midnight, and always have been. I think it might have been the soap operas and romance novels from an early age. I am always shocked at myself that I like the Office because I humiliation comedy is so cringeworthy for me. I have trouble with Friends and Seinfeld a lot because of it. The episode of Buffy where that boy has the varsity jacket and Buffy comes on to him makes me want to crawl under the sofa. But somehow, there is something so realy about the characters on the Office that although it is painful and funny, it is a;so endearing.
esse - Apr 18, 2007 3:47:15 pm PDT #24 of 447
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Jim seeing Dwight and Angela together and not telling anyone, not even Dwight, was just beautiful
And the look on his face! When he said that was his gift to Dwight! Oh, Jim.
If I skip the cringey parts, the stuff in between makes me laugh. I loved the betting pool from last week--the one for Kelly made me laugh out loud, especially when Ryan kissed her, grinned, and collected his money.