View Poll Results: Who is your favorite "Office" boss: David or Michael?
David Brent (played by Ricky Gervais)
66
71.74%
Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell)
26
28.26%
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The Office (UK vs. US): David vs. Michael
05-02-06, 09:18 AM
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The Office (UK vs. US): David vs. Michael
Ok, we have done a bunch of polls with the secondary characters from the hilarious show The Office (UK) matched up against the equally hilarious The Office (US).
Now it is time for the main event:
David Brent (played by Ricky Gervais) versus Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell).
Which boss reigns supreme? Only your votes can determine the winner.
Now it is time for the main event:
David Brent (played by Ricky Gervais) versus Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell).
Which boss reigns supreme? Only your votes can determine the winner.
05-02-06, 09:42 AM
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David
For a long time Micheal just seemed incompetent while David was just arrogant. It was hard to believe that Micheal could've kept that job longer than a month. He's better now. But David was done perfectly. I could pick out traits in him that just about every one of my bosses have had.
D
For a long time Micheal just seemed incompetent while David was just arrogant. It was hard to believe that Micheal could've kept that job longer than a month. He's better now. But David was done perfectly. I could pick out traits in him that just about every one of my bosses have had.
D
05-02-06, 09:53 AM
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I too voted for David. The dancing was great, and "Freelove Freeway" is actually a great song, and when he plays it on the show, it is hysterical.
05-02-06, 10:00 AM
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Sorry, no contest. Steve Carell is a funny guy, and I do enjoy the US Office, but the BBC version beats it hands down.
When I watch the BBC version, I just see David. When I watch the US version, I see Steve Carell playing a part.
When I watch the BBC version, I just see David. When I watch the US version, I see Steve Carell playing a part.
05-02-06, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ryuryu2949
I too voted for David. The dancing was great, and "Freelove Freeway" is actually a great song, and when he plays it on the show, it is hysterical.
David is my favorite tv character of all time. Brilliantly played, and he created so many great moments in only 12 + 2 episodes.
No comments yet from the Michael camp?
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05-02-06, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by pinata242
Wow, this current 60/40 split is blowing my mind. I would have expected this to be a complete landslide victory for the Brent-miester General.
05-02-06, 08:49 PM
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BTW, my post starting this thread was my 1000th, thus boosting my status to "DVD Talk Special Edition." Yay, go me!
Anyway, this vote (34-14 in favor of David) is about what I expected. Started out a little closer though. Anyone out there wishing to opine on behalf of Mr. Scott?
Anyway, this vote (34-14 in favor of David) is about what I expected. Started out a little closer though. Anyone out there wishing to opine on behalf of Mr. Scott?
05-02-06, 09:13 PM
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I enjoy the American version quite a bit, but the original The Office is my favorite television show of all time. While Michael's a well done, funny character, he is in no way even close to Gervais' David Brent.
05-02-06, 10:05 PM
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While I love Michael Scott and also think that, overall, the cast of the U.S. version is the (slightly) better cast of either series, this one is a complete slamdunk for the U.K. series because David Brent is such an absolutely unforgettable character.
It's not a contest in this case because it's Ricky Gervais, the creator of The Office in the role he created for himself, and he does this stuff better than anyone else out there.
It's not a contest in this case because it's Ricky Gervais, the creator of The Office in the role he created for himself, and he does this stuff better than anyone else out there.
05-02-06, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Derrich
David
For a long time Micheal just seemed incompetent while David was just arrogant. It was hard to believe that Micheal could've kept that job longer than a month. He's better now. But David was done perfectly. I could pick out traits in him that just about every one of my bosses have had.
D
For a long time Micheal just seemed incompetent while David was just arrogant. It was hard to believe that Micheal could've kept that job longer than a month. He's better now. But David was done perfectly. I could pick out traits in him that just about every one of my bosses have had.
D
05-04-06, 09:20 AM
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"Get the guitar..."
David Brent, without a doubt.
David Brent, without a doubt.
05-04-06, 09:43 AM
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David Brent...one of my favorite TV characters of all time.
05-04-06, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Tommy Ceez
While I voted David, your NUTS....there is NO WAY David could EVER have held a job, while we have seen that Michael is a kick ass salesman who shines in a really tough spot
05-06-06, 03:02 PM
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Gervais was excellent as Brent, but I don't think it's a fair comparison. Due to the longer arc of the American show, it has to lean more heavily toward an ensemble, which means that it's not designed to set Carrell up for the heights of excruciating madness that were Gervais's hallmark.
The British version was initially conceived as centering on the development of the relationship between Tim and Dawn, but that was absolutely overwhelmed by Brent devouring the scenery. The show ultimately developed as a recreation of a mundane, depressed workplace environment with this maniac turned loose in it. The American version has evolved, by contrast, into an idiosyncratic amplification of that space, which means that, even if Carrell interprets Scott with the same manic intensity that Gervais gave Brent (and this isn't really Carrell's style), it would seem less wild because everyone in the office is radiating a slightly heightened state of crazy.
Also, I will say that I think Dwight is funnier than Gareth.
The British version was initially conceived as centering on the development of the relationship between Tim and Dawn, but that was absolutely overwhelmed by Brent devouring the scenery. The show ultimately developed as a recreation of a mundane, depressed workplace environment with this maniac turned loose in it. The American version has evolved, by contrast, into an idiosyncratic amplification of that space, which means that, even if Carrell interprets Scott with the same manic intensity that Gervais gave Brent (and this isn't really Carrell's style), it would seem less wild because everyone in the office is radiating a slightly heightened state of crazy.
Also, I will say that I think Dwight is funnier than Gareth.
