The Office - British or American?

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My wife and I are actually rather pathetic. We became hooked on the british office a couple of years ago. We bought the complete collection and have watched it, seriously, probably 5 times. Ricky Gervais is truly a comic genius.

We dreaded it when we heard that the american version was coming. I like Carrel, but I hate it when we try to take another version and do it american-style.

I hated the first episode. They copied their first episode after the first british office episode. It felt disjointed and I had to force myself to watch the next episode. I am glad we did. It seems that they have decided to get a little bit away from the british version and do their own thing...and the american version is now pretty funny. In fact, I think it is the best comedy on tv right now (now that Arrested Development is gone and it is slightly ahead of Scrubs for me).

But as said before, though these shows have the same name, they are very different. The British version is brutally awkward. It is more subtle and painful. The american version is awkward but clever. Different shows, both funny in their own way. if you have to compare the two, the british version is vastly superior. Just my thoughts.