The Office

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:07 pm

It's back for season 4. Anyone still watching? The premiere wasn't bad, but wasn't great either.

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:50 pm

stfu fgt thx bai

cdoublejj · Post by **cdoublejj** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:36 pm

i'v heard of it but never watched it.

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:39 pm

Never really got into it. It's pretty funny but don't ever try to catch it. Always Sunny in Philadelphia is more my taste.

Amis · Post by **Amis** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:59 pm

The UK version is the best

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:38 pm

i don't like to speak in absolutes, but every aspect of the american version is worse. the acting of the uk version is a lot more subtle, there's a great deal of tension in the antics of the boss and his assistant (for example) so the awkward moments feel genuinely drawn out & awkward, instead of the american version where it's always OMG LOL AWKWARD MOMENT HOW ZANY, rather typical of a sitcom i think.

and plus they added a full on romantic subplot to the to the american version, instead of in the british version where they were mostly content to allude to it rather than wasting five minutes of every episode with some crap drama. ugh.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:40 pm

Didn't particularly enjoy the original, would imagine the same holds for mockeries thereof.

Goretheglowingone · Post by **Goretheglowingone** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:45 am

Blargh wrote:Didn't particularly enjoy the original, would imagine the same holds for mockeries thereof.

a coherent sentence? holy shit!! are you sick Blargh?

Splatterpope · Post by **Splatterpope** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:03 pm

Goretheglowingone wrote:a coherent sentence? holy shit!! are you sick Blargh?

He must have a more serious form of the illness you're currently suffering.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:15 pm

Blargh has been getting more coherent lately. Someone better call a urologist!

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:00 am

VasikkA wrote:Blargh has been getting more coherent lately. Someone better call a urologist!

I am curious as to the origins of the Blargh. Anyone want to give me the backstory?

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:02 am

If only we knew.

atoga wrote:and plus they added a full on romantic subplot to the to the american version, instead of in the british version where they were mostly content to allude to it rather than wasting five minutes of every episode with some crap drama. ugh.

That's...not really what happens. In fact, the first two seasons were pretty much all allusion. It was only in year three that the romantic stuff became more prominent, and even then it wasn't the biggest part of the show. Compared to a typical American sitcom, the romance is both more subtle and realistically drawn-out.

You need to watch more than one episode of this show to get the feel of it. It's really not as OMG ZANY as everyone wants to think it is.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:13 am

that's because the first two seasons were carbon copies of the brit version (exact same script, similar direction)

"compared to a typical american sitcom" -- what a great claim to mediocrity. way to miss the point subbie <3

i never said it was a horrible show though, i've probably seen 3 or 4 episodes of the american version in passing and it was sorta funny (steve carrell is awesome), but it really pales in comparison to the original, which is one of the few tv series i genuinely enjoy.

also post origins of blargh plz

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:43 pm

So I say again, watch more than "3 or 4" episodes. It has really grown into its own over the past few seasons, and the writing is really smart. Some weak moments, obviously, but I (for one) think it stands toe to toe with the original. Rent the DVDs, you might be suprised.

atoga wrote:that's because the first two seasons were carbon copies of the brit version (exact same script, similar direction)

Er, no. They only copied the first episode of the British version - every episode since then has been original.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:00 pm

can't be arsed to do that, sorry bruv