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By Fathomer
#181149
What did everyone think of the American version of the office last night?
I thought it was kak especially american tim he was trying soooo hard to be like british tim- but failing. Din't make me laugh once :cry:
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By Console
#181153
Seen the entire series and it just can't live up to the original, specially not for us Brits, might be a different story for the Americans though.

Actually, this series is one of the few where I just couldn't watch a whole episode in one sitting as it was so boring.
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By Michael!!!
#181166
It's just the same as the british version, eg: copying storylines and jokes like the merger of two branches and putting a stapler in some jelly, apart from that, it wasn't too bad
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By fish heads
#181167
Apprently only the 1st one copies the british one, the rest go off on their own.

Didn't see it though, don't have bbc3
By David
#181170
I found it funny, but probably because every scene was the same as the british one so I was just thinking about the british one.
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By Lucie
#181205
I thought it was.. mediocre, bland, a pile of nothingness - not bad, not good, just blah.

haha, that's as good as my writing gets today ;)
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By Michael!!!
#181296
Is anyone going to watch next weeks one or will i be the only one??


I do hope it gets funnier though, i really do
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By Lucie
#181299
Nah it might ruin the original and all that..
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By Michael!!!
#181301
Lucie wrote:Nah it might ruin the original and all that..



Sadly it probably will but i'll stick with it, at least for now.
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By Sidders
#181312
When and where is it on?
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#181316
bbc 3... posh peoples channels.
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By Sidders
#181318
Yeah, we can't even get that here. Says there's no signal being recieved or sommert.
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By DemonHorse
#181363
Lucie wrote:I thought it was.. mediocre, bland, a pile of nothingness - not bad, not good, just blah.


sounds like Friends from season 3 onwards....
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By Console
#181364
Oh, how controversial, although I completely agree with you, but I would have also included the first two seasons as well. Never liked 'Friends', although the American office is worse, and amazingly less funny.
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By DemonHorse
#181368
I liked something about Friends when it started, then it just got predictable, even for american tv.
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By fish heads
#181407
For me Season 3 is the best season. After that DemonHorse's judgement is true.
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By pip1984_2k
#181698
I caught the 1st episode earlier on BBC3, I had to turn it off after 15mins. It was terrible. I never knew how much I loved Ricky Gervais until I saw the American version.
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By Console
#181700
I did exactly the same thing, it just can't compare to our version. It's like when they tried to make an American version of Red Dwarf, it just couldn't possibly work.
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By pip1984_2k
#181702
I flicked back to Men Behaving Badly. Twas a tough choice between that and Shameless. But Ive seen Shameless a lot now, so MBB was a nice change.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#181708
i dont think i have seen that episode of men behaving badly before.. was childish humour at the right time of night for us kids.
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By MK Chris
#181710
Console wrote:It's like when they tried to make an American version of Red Dwarf, it just couldn't possibly work.

The British Red Dwarf was crap as well.
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By Console
#181711
I suppose Red Dwarf was a bit of a cult series, but I loved it, as did a whole lot of other people. Obviously wasn't for everyone though. What comedy series did/do you like then?
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By pip1984_2k
#181714
Men Behaving Badly is childish, and thats cool! I had never seen that episode either, but admittingly Im sure there is many I havnt seen. I know I havnt seen any of the first series with Harry Enfield in it.
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By MK Chris
#181717
Console wrote:What comedy series did/do you like then?

Only Fools, Men Behaving Badly, Vicar of Dibley mainly.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#181722
showing your age topher. none of these wacky new shows in there...

OK thanks, good to know. Does anyone have the cat[…]