I'm looking forward to this. the commericals look great. anyone catch an advance screening of this yet?

If Steve Carell wasn't in it I wouldn't even bother but with him I'm willing to give it a small chance. I didn't enjoy the BBC versions as much as some, I do own all the sets, I see no real need to do our own version.

I'm not crazy about the pick for Gareth in the US version (Arthur from Six Feet Under). You really need a scrawny guy to play Gareth.

I saw the pilot when it ended up online, and since the script is pretty much verbatim from the UK pilot, I don't think it will be fair to properly judge this show until at least the second episode, at which point we can see how good the brand new scripts are. I know theres been quite a bit of backlash about this remake, but I thought they did a good job with the casting and keeping the tone close to the original. They certainly didn't try to make overtly sitcom-y, although Carell is a bit more broad than Gervais. I actually really liked the casting of the Six Feet Under guy in the Gareth role since at least it doesn't seem like a carbon copy of the UK Gareth.

I didn't like the BBC pilot, but the 2nd episode got me laughing more once I got a foothold on the characters.

He should've been Gareth, and if you don't agree with me, then you can go screw yourself.

Damn, separated at birth!

I simply can't wait for this. Love all the previews.

I will watch to see if it sucks dog or if it sucks horse.

Seriously though, I am hoping this is good. I just hope NBC doesn't screw up a good thing like the Office with an awful adaptation.

Most of the reviews say not to judge it by it's pilot, which is a nearly direct remake of the original. It's when they go to original stories that it becomes a decent adaption.

HEY!! Rainn Wilson is a friend of mine!! i hope to work with him again in the near future.

I too am looking forward to watching this! Especially since Arthur from Six Feet Under is in it.

That's co cool man!

That's the impression I'm getting.

there's like a 12 minute cut/preview on http://www.myspace.com/theoffice if anyone's interested...

Ricky Gervais said that for the British version they intended to cast a beefy, older man who had a more traditional military look, but it was Crook's audition that made them reconsider the character's look.

The Office to air on 4 Networks

Viewers of the The Office will have more than one opportunity this month as cable siblings Bravo, CNBC and USA will all rebroadcast the show's first two installments shortly after their premiere on NBC.

USA will encore said episodes on Thursday, March 31 at 6:00/5:00c and 6:30/5:30c; Bravo that same night at 11:00/10:00c and 11:30/10:30c; and CNBC on Friday, April 1 at 10:00/9:00c and 10:30/9:30c with additional encores later that night at 1:00 and 1:30 a.m. eastern.

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NBC revamped the webpage:

The Office

This should be interesting. I come into this fresh, unlike with Coupling. I have The Office DVDs sitting on the shelf, but I still haven't gotten around to watching them.

This will be my first taste of The Office, having never seen a BBC episode. I am looking forward to it, as the commercials have been hilarious. Plus, I'd watch Steve Carell eat a freakin' sandwich on TV. He cracks my ass up.

I'm excited about tonight's premiere. If they can capture even half of the original's magic it should be good. I've been doing my best not to base my opinion based on the BBC version, which to me is perfection.

Didn't they try this like a year ago and it tanked? Or was the pilot done that long ago and it wasn't good?

I seriously seem to recall hearing about this being on US TV a while back.

I believe that you are thinking about the US version of "Coupling," which aired a year (or two?) back and tanked after a few episodes. Since both the original Coupling and the original Office aired on BBC, and both were redone by NBC, everyone is constantly comparing the two.

Dang, that was it.
sorry

I was excited about this after seeing the clips posted a few weeks ago. Then I got Office UK, season 1 from Netflix. I was iffy on the first episode, but episode 2 had me in stitches and they were great from that point on. Suddenly I'm a little more tentative about this version. But if they can manage a similar style I'll be happy, as I know there are only 6 more episodes (and a special) left of the UK version for me to watch.

this is painful
and that one dude has a huge forehead