Hm, maybe I'll have to give it another go. I'll admit that I came in with attitude about it being a "remake," since the British version was so damned brilliant (i.e why do we need another one when the original was so effin great?). I also am biased against US sitcoms, so it had two strikes against it in my mind before I ever watched one. I just love the British Office characters/actors so much that I can't imagine the US one even coming close.
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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]
Glamcookie - Apr 20, 2007 10:59:25 am PDT #82 of 447
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Scrappy - Apr 20, 2007 11:24:31 am PDT #83 of 447
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
GC--I felt the same way for the same reason and really disliked season one. By the time season two rolled around, the producers put their own stamp on it and it is now a damn good show. It has similarities to the UK version, but it is now a distinct creation. You gotta love a show where many of the characters are played by the writers--and really well, too.
Jessica - Apr 20, 2007 11:26:17 am PDT #84 of 447
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Have you seen episodes from seasons 2 and 3 of the US version?
I have, and I agree with GC on this one -- the US show is fine, but it's not Great in the same way that the UK one was. It's an above-average American sitcom, but it's still...an American sitcom. If the shows didn't have the same name, they'd be impossible to compare, because they're such different critters.
I can't think of many scenes anywhere in television that can compete with Tim taking his mic off in the S2 finale. It's one of those perfect moments.
Jessica - Apr 20, 2007 11:28:40 am PDT #85 of 447
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
(And I'm now running through all of my other favorite moments from the show in my head, which means I need to hear "Free Love Freeway" RIGHT NOW. Thank goodness for YouTube!)
Hayden - Apr 20, 2007 11:33:22 am PDT #86 of 447
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I can't think of many scenes anywhere in television that can compete with Tim taking his mic off in the S2 finale. It's one of those perfect moments.
I'm with Jessica on all of this.
Scrappy - Apr 20, 2007 11:42:11 am PDT #87 of 447
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I agree. The original is a work of art and the USian version is a sitcom. But it's a very GOOD sitcom, and there aren't really that many out there right now.
Hayden - Apr 20, 2007 11:55:09 am PDT #88 of 447
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I agree with that, too. I am agreeable today.
erikaj - Apr 20, 2007 11:58:33 am PDT #89 of 447
Always Anti-fascist!
No. And believe me, I was not looking for another show. Cause they're all Not-The-Wire, and thus, fall short of greatness every day. But this one snuck up me. But I won't ever say "Jam" as a name. Ever. Ooh, Corwood got laid last night...how's the other guy holding up? (/gratuitous, though sanitized, Wirefiend banter)
Topic!Cindy - Apr 20, 2007 12:13:27 pm PDT #90 of 447
What is even happening?
I think they're utterly different, too. I just don't think the US version is lacking in heart.
Glamcookie - Apr 20, 2007 12:36:21 pm PDT #91 of 447
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
t pulls out BBC Office DVDs