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March 04, 2014, 02:28:50 PM
#39


I remember seeing The Office with my mom and brother, and my brother and I got it at the same time, while my mother didn't, and try as we might it was impossible to describe why it was funny.

My mother doesn't get it or most of the comedy I like either, but then again her favourite sitcoms are Mrs Brown's Boys and Benidorm.

Benidorm is okay as a means to pass some time, but certainly doesn't cut it as decent comedy. Popular with plebs too.

Benidorm was made for plebs. ITV is such a pleb channel.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXytRC0k-K8

I love being backstage.


The bit where he sucks in his chest when that woman walks in has me howling everytime.

Yeah. That whole scene is equally painful as it is hilarious.

Promise me you'll remember one thing, yeah? Just remember... You're the best / better than all the rest.


Haha I watched this scene on YT the other day. How Dawn must feel in that scene, but she's getting paid, son.

Funny how he 'negotiates' a price with Dawn for what turns out to be £100 for carrying a ghetto blaster.

"...that is silly money"
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March 03, 2014, 06:06:09 PM
#38


I remember seeing The Office with my mom and brother, and my brother and I got it at the same time, while my mother didn't, and try as we might it was impossible to describe why it was funny.

My mother doesn't get it or most of the comedy I like either, but then again her favourite sitcoms are Mrs Brown's Boys and Benidorm.

Benidorm is okay as a means to pass some time, but certainly doesn't cut it as decent comedy. Popular with plebs too.

Benidorm was made for plebs. ITV is such a pleb channel.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXytRC0k-K8

I love being backstage.


The bit where he sucks in his chest when that woman walks in has me howling everytime.

Yeah. That whole scene is equally painful as it is hilarious.

Promise me you'll remember one thing, yeah? Just remember... You're the best / better than all the rest.
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March 03, 2014, 05:42:32 PM
#37


I remember seeing The Office with my mom and brother, and my brother and I got it at the same time, while my mother didn't, and try as we might it was impossible to describe why it was funny.

My mother doesn't get it or most of the comedy I like either, but then again her favourite sitcoms are Mrs Brown's Boys and Benidorm.

Benidorm is okay as a means to pass some time, but certainly doesn't cut it as decent comedy. Popular with plebs too.

Benidorm was made for plebs. ITV is such a pleb channel.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXytRC0k-K8

I love being backstage.


The bit where he sucks in his chest when that woman walks in has me howling everytime.
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March 03, 2014, 04:31:05 PM
#36
I never really liked it and didn't find it that funny to be honest, especially that dance which so many TV people found so funny. Although i've only seen several episodes.

The things i like which Ricky Gervais has done are The Ricky Gervais Show (one of my favourite programmes) and An Idiot Abroad. Also the films The Invention of Lying and the one where he sees ghosts.

I thought the dance was hilarious, but just because it was so ridiculously outrageous, but I wouldn't rank it as one of the funniest moments IMO. 
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March 03, 2014, 04:15:06 PM
#35
I never really liked it and didn't find it that funny to be honest, especially that dance which so many TV people found so funny. Although i've only seen several episodes.

The things i like which Ricky Gervais has done are The Ricky Gervais Show (one of my favourite programmes) and An Idiot Abroad. Also the films The Invention of Lying and the one where he sees ghosts.
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March 03, 2014, 03:53:23 PM
#34


I remember seeing The Office with my mom and brother, and my brother and I got it at the same time, while my mother didn't, and try as we might it was impossible to describe why it was funny.

My mother doesn't get it or most of the comedy I like either, but then again her favourite sitcoms are Mrs Brown's Boys and Benidorm.

Benidorm is okay as a means to pass some time, but certainly doesn't cut it as decent comedy. Popular with plebs too.

Benidorm was made for plebs. ITV is such a pleb channel.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXytRC0k-K8

I love being backstage.
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March 01, 2014, 08:38:38 PM
#33


I remember seeing The Office with my mom and brother, and my brother and I got it at the same time, while my mother didn't, and try as we might it was impossible to describe why it was funny.

My mother doesn't get it or most of the comedy I like either, but then again her favourite sitcoms are Mrs Brown's Boys and Benidorm.

Benidorm is okay as a means to pass some time, but certainly doesn't cut it as decent comedy. Popular with plebs too.
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March 01, 2014, 04:45:19 PM
#32


I remember seeing The Office with my mom and brother, and my brother and I got it at the same time, while my mother didn't, and try as we might it was impossible to describe why it was funny.

My mother doesn't get it or most of the comedy I like either, but then again her favourite sitcoms are Mrs Brown's Boys and Benidorm.
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March 01, 2014, 03:51:17 PM
#31
Watching The Office UK right at the time when it came out was an epic experience. It felt like suddenly everyone realized something new.

Wittgenstein Tweets ‏@WittTweets 27 Apr 2011

Imagine suddenly seeing X as a joke. What is incomprehensible is that NOTHING and yet EVERYTHING has changed. (1948, aged 59)


I know exactly what you mean, Gervais & Merchant kinda created their own original genre that has been copied so many times now, but I'm confused by the bolded second part of your posthaha/

"WittTweets" started twittering Wittgenstein's autobiography over the course of a few months a few years back. It was quite fun to follow the tweets - it felt like he sort of came alive. Smiley

I take the idea to be that one can see the same thing in a completely new light, without being able to pinpoint what has changed. And seeing something suddenly as a joke is an excellent example of this, for when you try to explain *why* it is funny, it is extremely difficult.

I remember seeing The Office with my mom and brother, and my brother and I got it at the same time, while my mother didn't, and try as we might it was impossible to describe why it was funny.
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March 01, 2014, 01:54:05 PM
#30
US Version!!!
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March 01, 2014, 01:43:22 PM
#29


If there's two words that pop into your head after seeing that image then you have my respect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u74UKFPzx78

Neal:  Nice jacket
David: Whatever.
Neal: Looks a bit like mine.
David:  What make's yours?
Neal: Armani.
David:…expensive.
Neal:  And yours?
David: Sergio Giorgini.

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March 01, 2014, 01:19:57 PM
#28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f6qRwp8YwE

Ooh, you're 'ard showing off cos of the...

Hahaha, that scene typifies all that is brilliant about Brent's character. He is so aware of the camera that he even goes as far as to point out that Neil is saying it all for the cameras, which is exactly what he isn't doing, but precisely what Brent does.

Haha. Exactly. He's just a ball of contradictions and hypocrisy. I could honestly write a thesis on the genius of The Office.

http://youtu.be/9fOMM2SqSGM

There's a weight of intellect behind my comedy. If you were to ask me to name three geniuses, I probably wouldn’t say Einstein, Newton...you know. I’d go Milligan, Cleese, Everett... Sessions.

Well I'm angry. And not because I'm in it, but because it degrades women, which I hate. And the culprit, whoever he is, is in this room. Or she, it could be a woman. Women are as filthy as men. Not naming any names - I don't know any - but women. are. dirty. LOL
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March 01, 2014, 12:03:13 PM
#27
Watching The Office UK right at the time when it came out was an epic experience. It felt like suddenly everyone realized something new.

Wittgenstein Tweets ‏@WittTweets 27 Apr 2011

Imagine suddenly seeing X as a joke. What is incomprehensible is that NOTHING and yet EVERYTHING has changed. (1948, aged 59)


I know exactly what you mean, Gervais & Merchant kinda created their own original genre that has been copied so many times now, but I'm confused by the bolded second part of your posthaha/
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March 01, 2014, 10:51:26 AM
#26
Watching The Office UK right at the time when it came out was an epic experience. It felt like suddenly everyone realized something new.

Wittgenstein Tweets ‏@WittTweets 27 Apr 2011

Imagine suddenly seeing X as a joke. What is incomprehensible is that NOTHING and yet EVERYTHING has changed. (1948, aged 59)
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March 01, 2014, 10:20:00 AM
#25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f6qRwp8YwE

Ooh, you're 'ard showing off cos of the...

Hahaha, that scene typifies all that is brilliant about Brent's character. He is so aware of the camera that he even goes as far as to point out that Neil is saying it all for the cameras, which is exactly what he isn't doing, but precisely what Brent does.

Haha. Exactly. He's just a ball of contradictions and hypocrisy. I could honestly write a thesis on the genius of The Office.

http://youtu.be/9fOMM2SqSGM

There's a weight of intellect behind my comedy. If you were to ask me to name three geniuses, I probably wouldn’t say Einstein, Newton...you know. I’d go Milligan, Cleese, Everett... Sessions.
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March 01, 2014, 07:58:34 AM
#24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f6qRwp8YwE

Ooh, you're 'ard showing off cos of the...

Hahaha, that scene typifies all that is brilliant about Brent's character. He is so aware of the camera that he even goes as far as to point out that Neil is saying it all for the cameras, which is exactly what he isn't doing, but precisely what Brent does.
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February 28, 2014, 08:14:46 PM
#23
UK humor is far better than U.S.
just when I remember "Death At A Funeral" UK version - absolutely fantastic, intelligent humor  ;   US vesion - moronic cheap childish humor with same acting...

I've not seen either films but I want to. Of course I am biased but I think British comedy reigns supreme in all aspects. Americans make the best dramas though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f6qRwp8YwE

Ooh, you're 'ard showing off cos of the...
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February 28, 2014, 04:31:08 PM
#22
UK humor is far better than U.S.
just when I remember "Death At A Funeral" UK version - absolutely fantastic, intelligent humor  ;   US vesion - moronic cheap childish humor with same acting...
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February 28, 2014, 02:44:22 PM
#21
I love how the UK version portrays such a grim, dreary picture. It's so realistic that it scares me. It really explores a different side of comedy, not punchlines or silly things like that, but rather the behaviour of certain characters - how desperate Brent is to be loved, such a try hard.

It's very realistic and a lot of people including me wasn't sure whether it was an actual documentary or not. Whilst the US one is meant to be a mockumentary, it isn't realistically filmed in a the way of one. It's like they forget about that aspect a lot.



Wasn't Gervais involved in the making of the first two seasons of The Office US or something?

Yeah I thought that it was real, then I found out that it was a mockumentary, then my mind was blown by its genius haha.
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February 28, 2014, 02:32:23 PM
#20
I love how the UK version portrays such a grim, dreary picture. It's so realistic that it scares me. It really explores a different side of comedy, not punchlines or silly things like that, but rather the behaviour of certain characters - how desperate Brent is to be loved, such a try hard.

It's very realistic and a lot of people including me wasn't sure whether it was an actual documentary or not. Whilst the US one is meant to be a mockumentary, it isn't realistically filmed in the way of one. It's like they forget about that aspect a lot.

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February 28, 2014, 02:18:32 PM
#19
I've only seen a few scenes from the US Office so can't give much of an opinion on it, but from what I did see the humour was very different. That's good though as the humour in the US appears to be quite different to the UK.

I love how the UK version portrays such a grim, dreary picture. It's so realistic that it scares me. It really explores a different side of comedy, not punchlines or silly things like that, but rather the behaviour of certain characters - how desperate Brent is to be loved, such a try hard.
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February 28, 2014, 01:54:43 PM
#18
I love the UK version a Hell of a lot better than the US version... I should give it another go!

I don't mind the US one, but nothing compares to the UK one IMO so you can't even compare the two together. They're also two very different styles of comedy. I'll probably watch the entire series at some point as I've only seen the first two seasons and a few other various episodes, but they obviously went for quantity rather than quality I think. Many episodes without any LOL-worthy moments whereas every episode of the UK one is packed full of lolz.
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February 28, 2014, 01:17:16 PM
#17
I love the UK version a Hell of a lot better than the US version... I should give it another go!
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February 28, 2014, 11:57:40 AM
#16
One of my favourite scenes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTTx1iNiFw

Swindon lot don't seem to respect you.

I couldn't pick a favourite as I have far too many but that is a brilliant one.

Mr Toad, I can't...
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February 28, 2014, 11:26:33 AM
#15
One of my favourite scenes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTTx1iNiFw

Swindon lot don't seem to respect you.

The UK version doesn't have the (younger) Pam Beesly.   Grin

I think Pam and Jim are my fave tv couple, they are so cute together!

That would make an interesting poll, if you could think of other famous couples.  Smiley

They do make a cute couple.
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February 28, 2014, 08:03:58 AM
#14
I love the U.S office but I'm from the U.K. I just can't fucking stand Ricky Gervais voice, especially his laugh

Ricky Gervais' laugh is one of the most glorious things I've ever heard!

The UK version doesn't have the (younger) Pam Beesly.   Grin

Jenna Fischer is very cute. I do have a soft spot for her, although Lucy Davis aka Dawn is cute too:



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February 27, 2014, 10:49:18 PM
#13
The UK version doesn't have the (younger) Pam Beesly.   Grin

I think Pam and Jim are my fave tv couple, they are so cute together!

That would make an interesting poll, if you could think of other famous couples.  Smiley
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February 27, 2014, 10:47:26 PM
#12
The UK version doesn't have the (younger) Pam Beesly.   Grin

I think Pam and Jim are my fave tv couple, they are so cute together!
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February 27, 2014, 10:43:39 PM
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The UK version doesn't have the (younger) Pam Beesly.   Grin
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February 27, 2014, 10:34:21 PM
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I love the U.S office but I'm from the U.K. I just can't fucking stand Ricky Gervais voice, especially his laugh, some of the stuff he has done is really funny I just prefer it when he's not in the show as much Tongue

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February 27, 2014, 05:46:33 PM
#9
I was expecting the third option to be I prefer a flan lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWuiHyeG3I

Hahaha, that scene is so typical of Brent's character - the moment he hears that Neil made the cake his face turns. Just pure genius!

Yeah, Neil is his arch enemy. Watch him get demolished here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T-tgiHMr28



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February 27, 2014, 05:28:54 PM
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I was expecting the third option to be I prefer a flan lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWuiHyeG3I

Hahaha, that scene is so typical of Brent's character - the moment he hears that Neil made the cake his face turns. Just pure genius!
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February 27, 2014, 03:43:54 PM
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I was expecting the third option to be I prefer a flan lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWuiHyeG3I

Brilliant. Ooh, it's a bit sweet, innit? Too rich.

The look on Brent's face is priceless.
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February 27, 2014, 03:39:32 PM
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I was expecting the third option to be I prefer a flan lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWuiHyeG3I
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February 27, 2014, 03:38:43 PM
#5
I thought we were talking about MS Office Cheesy
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February 27, 2014, 03:28:02 PM
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I was thinking about posting a The Office UK Appreciation Thread as I'm a massive fan and there's a few others mentioned it in one of the TV threads.



Ray: You don't see heels like that much nowadays.
Brent: You can still find 'em.


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February 27, 2014, 03:12:34 PM
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wat?
Europe is better than US so I'd say UK version but I don't know this show Tongue
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February 27, 2014, 02:54:39 PM
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I've tried to watch this show but I really don't like it, not my kind of humor I'm afraid.
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February 27, 2014, 02:53:47 PM
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Those who have heard of The Office will known that it is a divisive television programme. I have met people who can't stand it, those who love it and those who have never heard of it.

I remember switching on the TV when I was about 14/15 years old and seeing one of the first episodes of the UK version being aired on the BBC. I genuinely thought that it was real - it was funny to me then, and having grown up since then I have found it to be absolutely genius.

Not so much of a fanatic of the US version, of what little I have seen.

I'm interested to know what the view of bitcointalk is on the matter.

Have at it, and feel free to post any quotes you enjoy from the show! Smiley

Edit: I should add, I'm aware that there are more versions of The Office in many other countries, I'll add another option in for this.
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