Preview NBC's version of The Office
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Originally Posted by ClarkKentKY
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Con: Made from 98% recycled goods
Con: Made from 98% recycled goods
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Originally Posted by Morf
According to Entertainment Weekly, only the pilot episode is a redo of a BBC episode. The rest are new for the USA version.
If their interpretation of an original script is this poor, I'm scared to death of what they're going to write on their own.
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OH MY GOD.....
That looks absolutely awful. The scene where Garreth wants to know what David is about to announce is absolutely AWFUL compared to the original. This show looks like acting - the original looked real, or at least more like improv.
That looks absolutely awful. The scene where Garreth wants to know what David is about to announce is absolutely AWFUL compared to the original. This show looks like acting - the original looked real, or at least more like improv.
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Didn't they learn their lesson with Coupling?
Why not just show the original series in the US? We export our shows to every other country. Can't we import some of their shows, too?
Why not just show the original series in the US? We export our shows to every other country. Can't we import some of their shows, too?
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Originally Posted by shaun3000
Didn't they learn their lesson with Coupling?
Why not just show the original series in the US? We export our shows to every other country. Can't we import some of their shows, too?
Why not just show the original series in the US? We export our shows to every other country. Can't we import some of their shows, too?
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Rumor is that when this is a dismal failure, they're going to set their sights on an updated version of Friends: same scripts, new actors. Originality, thy name is NBC.
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Originally Posted by das Monkey
Rumor is that when this is a dismal failure, they're going to set their sights on an updated version of Friends: same scripts, new actors. Originality, thy name is NBC.
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Originally Posted by shaun3000
Didn't they learn their lesson with Coupling?
Why not just show the original series in the US? We export our shows to every other country. Can't we import some of their shows, too?
Why not just show the original series in the US? We export our shows to every other country. Can't we import some of their shows, too?
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So if I actually thought this actually looked pretty good and have never seen the original version, does that mean:
A) I would LOVE the UK Office, because it's the same thing only much better
or
B) I should stick to the US version, because if I liked that promo my sense of humor obviously isn't sophisticated enough to appreciate the UK version
P.S. I'm a big fan of Steve Carell and his antics here are a big part of why I enjoyed this promo.
A) I would LOVE the UK Office, because it's the same thing only much better
or
B) I should stick to the US version, because if I liked that promo my sense of humor obviously isn't sophisticated enough to appreciate the UK version
P.S. I'm a big fan of Steve Carell and his antics here are a big part of why I enjoyed this promo.
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What a horrible Idea this is. You think NBC would have learned their lesson after Coupling.
How about a Brand new idea for a sitcom?
Remember when NBC used to be a network worth watching. The only thing that is actually decent these days on NBC is Scrubs and they dont even treat that right.
How about a Brand new idea for a sitcom?
Remember when NBC used to be a network worth watching. The only thing that is actually decent these days on NBC is Scrubs and they dont even treat that right.
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Originally Posted by DRG
So if I actually thought this actually looked pretty good and have never seen the original version, does that mean:
A) I would LOVE the UK Office, because it's the same thing only much better
or
B) I should stick to the US version, because if I liked that promo my sense of humor obviously isn't sophisticated enough to appreciate the UK version
P.S. I'm a big fan of Steve Carell and his antics here are a big part of why I enjoyed this promo.
A) I would LOVE the UK Office, because it's the same thing only much better
or
B) I should stick to the US version, because if I liked that promo my sense of humor obviously isn't sophisticated enough to appreciate the UK version
P.S. I'm a big fan of Steve Carell and his antics here are a big part of why I enjoyed this promo.
I am shocked that they using the exact same jokes and situations. It is such as easy situation to creat original stuff because that is not where the humor lies. This is actually a show I think is actually good to remake since it can be easily adapted to the humor of different actors...but it doesn't look like they are pulling it off well. Hopefully it is just the pilot...
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I saw the pilot for this and thought it was so-so. The BBC version is by far better, but this version is still interesting.
BTW, the pilot is almost a complete remake from the original. Alot of the same jokes are in it, and the characters look, and even act exactly the same.
BTW, the pilot is almost a complete remake from the original. Alot of the same jokes are in it, and the characters look, and even act exactly the same.
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Well, that wasn't completely horrible. Parts of it were like watching a bad cover band, but overall, not as bad as I'd been hearing. I'll watch it, as long as the "original" episodes are quality and don't rely on the name and familiar gags to sell it.
The only thing that really made me cringe (besides the deja vu) was Gareth. He needs to be recast, or eliminated entirely, ala Poochie from the Simpsons. Just yank him out of the frame and send him back to his home planet, because he was awful. Bad bad bad.
The only thing that really made me cringe (besides the deja vu) was Gareth. He needs to be recast, or eliminated entirely, ala Poochie from the Simpsons. Just yank him out of the frame and send him back to his home planet, because he was awful. Bad bad bad.
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I just don't know if I could handle this.
If I hadn't seen (and loved) every episode of the BBC version, MAYBE I might like this, but I think I'd always be comparing it.
It seems pretty American-ized, and I think it's good they're putting a new spin on it, but I just can't see it even being in the same league as the original. And yes, that Gareth, no...no way...
If I hadn't seen (and loved) every episode of the BBC version, MAYBE I might like this, but I think I'd always be comparing it.
It seems pretty American-ized, and I think it's good they're putting a new spin on it, but I just can't see it even being in the same league as the original. And yes, that Gareth, no...no way...
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Originally Posted by ClarkKentKY
They should have gotten DJ Qualls from Road Trip to play Gareth.