Ribi
Member
seriously, people act like its the most laugh-out-loud shit they have ever seen.
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Cyberpunkd
Member
I just watched a few episodes of the OG Office…
I don’t understand for whom this is for.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Come On Tars
Member
Even the men aren't allowed to be normal handsome like Jim was. I can't tell if these people are in each others league, or what league we are playing in right now.
Which one of these ladies is Australian Pam?
mitch1971
Member
R6Rider
Gold Member
MacReady13
Member
Nothing will ever come close to the original version of The Office. It was pure perfection. Could never get into the USA version for as good as I heard it was, it wasn't Gervais and Merchant. And Gervais was genius in The Office.
This though looks awful. As someone said in this thread, this must be what the "modern audience" wants, whoever they may be...
This though looks awful. As someone said in this thread, this must be what the "modern audience" wants, whoever they may be...
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
91% dislikes, holy shit. This might be the worst ratio I’ve ever seen.
bender
What time is it?
bitbydeath
Member
Surprise, surprise, they use a fake Australian accent again, or maybe it’s a bogan accent. 
Darrel on the Thor video above is how people actually talk.
Darrel on the Thor video above is how people actually talk.
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EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Office was a lot of fun, one of the best shows of all time what steve carell did on that show is remarkable.
Rockondevil
Member
As an Australian, I’m sorry.
Pegasus Actual
Member
Looks great and should finally appeal to women which was of course a major weakness of the original American show!
Hero of Spielberg
Member
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
I love you guys, but please understand that you two are retarded.
Dr. Suchong
Member
Nope.
Sybrix
Gold Member
jufonuk
not tag worthy
I liked both for different reasons but the UK could hit the awkward factor harder.
Australia can do comedy. But this isn’t it.
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Toots
Gold Member
I think US citizens prefer their version of the Office because they have deference for their directors, managers, etc.
They don't like seeing someone in a dominant position being so cringe and useless, they want them caring, goofy but still able to do their job better than the others, etc... They idealize their bosses when in reality there's a lot of David Brents in desk jobs but i've never seen any Michael Scott.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I’d rather watch a cat puke up a hair ball than watch this.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
Is that Bella Ramsey? Her guardian?
jufonuk
not tag worthy
Now this is comedy. This and “Italian” Spider-Man
finalflame
Banned
Holy shit, this is so fucking bad.
It's really not that deep -- the American one was just funny, and the UK one just wasn't. True for a lot of British "humor".
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Spyxos
Member
freefornow
Member
I'm renouncing my Citizenship.
As a cultural refugee, wull the US take me?
Will do anything for blow!
As a cultural refugee, wull the US take me?
Will do anything for blow!
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Looks terrible, couldn't even finish the trailer.
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
That's certainly a take on American workers and how we see our bosses.
Most of these guys couldn't give two pieces of dung about our well being ... Any "caring" they do is performative so we will be loyal. Meanwhile, we're being worked to death with mandatory overtime... I don't know how it is in office settings (my old OLD job didn't rely on office settings) but in a factory, they say one thing and do another.
FunkMiller
Member
I apologise on behalf of the entire population of Australia.
This will suck because Aussies don't really do the comedy of embarrassment all that well. It's a very British thing.
This will suck because Aussies don't really do the comedy of embarrassment all that well. It's a very British thing.
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Toots
Gold Member
Might be... or maybe you're trying to find a way to rationalize you unconscious subservient bias ?
Also british humor is harder to get, less evident. You need a firm grasp on reality to enjoy absurdist humor. Americans aren't known for that either.
Ricky Gervais pissed off so much powerful people he would not be able to work if not for his indeniable talent.
My take was that american workers overly respect their bosses for supposedly having caring qualities and being better than themselves (the same way europeans respect their kings and queens because god supposedly said they were better than themselves divine right moarchy and all) even though their bosses are more akin toDavid Brent than Michael Scott though.
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
finalflame
Banned
R6Rider
Gold Member
DKehoe
Member
I say this as someone who likes a bunch of his stuff, if Gervais really pissed powerful people off that much then he wouldn't have been asked to host the Golden Globes multiple times.
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The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
UK office was edgy/cringe for most of the time which got annoying at some point.
US office also started that way but then it got progressively smarter/funnier so much that it became a cult classic which the UK one could never reach no matter what the minority haters here say and Im neither american nor british.
US office also started that way but then it got progressively smarter/funnier so much that it became a cult classic which the UK one could never reach no matter what the minority haters here say and Im neither american nor british.
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Cyberpunkd
Member
GymWolf
Member
Oh i don't know, the raygun chick was pretty darn capable
DKehoe
Member
Cult classic? Wasn't the US version one of the most popular shows on TV?
The Cockatrice
I'm retarded?
Not in my country no.
