heres a controversial opinion: The American Office vs the UK Office.
While I respect the original, Gervais’ external antics and the much meaner, darker humor just don’t create as good a comedy vehicle that enables the viewer to laugh and have fun and enjoy themselves watching the show
On that note, wasn’t Whose Line is it Anyway originally British? Because Drew Carey’s was peak!
Huh, so it is! Growing up in the UK, the US version seemed to be on more, and I’d assumed that that was the original.
That’s funny. Growing up in the US, Comedy Central would run marathons of the original Whose Line so I ended up watching the UK version more than the US one.
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There’s a certain chemistry between Ryan, Colin, and Drew that just cannot be replicated
Can’t forget Wayne!
The American office is watered down drivel.
Agree to disagree - to me the Uk office was a Gervais vehicle with the Tim/Dawn romance Christmas special episode as a nice bonus and Gareth as an occasional funny victim of his own hubris. Keith and Finchy having a couple of good scenes. Neil, Donna, Rachel, Jennifer, Jamie, Ralph… all very forgettable.
In the US office, as mentioned, I think its a well rounded ensemble comedy where you can feel it’s a collab of a writers room and a complicit cast. Everyone has their favorite moments from pretty much any character…
In the early 2000s I probably would’ve liked the UK office more because I was an edgy teen. 25 years later and after an 8 year run, 200 episodes vs 14 - I feel like I’d much rather turn on the US one if I wanted a laugh.
I guess it depends if you want light entertainment or groundbreaking comedy.
