rockykabir
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This show absolutely brilliant...(don't flame me guys! - read on... 
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I'm a big fan of the original. Admittedly when I first heard that the US were gonna make a version, I was proper pee'd off cos I thought they were gonna ruin a classic again (look at their past remakes of british comedies: Coupling & Men Behaving Badly *pukes*).
The first episode is actually a complete ripoff of the original - even the script is the same! It was so bad that I've actually sworn that I'll never watch rest again
However, a few days ago, a mate convinced me to watch the rest - which I went on to do - and I'm loving it!
Firstly, think of it as a show on its own - not as a remake!
Admittedly, Michael's character is not as cringeworthy as David Brent's - but he's funny in his own way.
Gareth's counterpart, Dwight, is an absolute lunatic. He's a lot crueler and animated than Gareth. Although Gareth is a legend, Dwight has plenty of moments where you'll crack you up.
This is where I think the American office excels in over the original. Tim and Dawn's equivalents, Jim and Pam are excellent. Again, you have this sorta complicated relationship going on between them - I personally prefer them tho...
Well worth a watch imo...but keep open minded if you are huge fan of the original.
The key here is that it is not as cringe as the original...it is actually a lot more pleasant to watch (i.e. very few pillow biting moments). However, it is very funny....trust me on this
)I'm a big fan of the original. Admittedly when I first heard that the US were gonna make a version, I was proper pee'd off cos I thought they were gonna ruin a classic again (look at their past remakes of british comedies: Coupling & Men Behaving Badly *pukes*).
The first episode is actually a complete ripoff of the original - even the script is the same! It was so bad that I've actually sworn that I'll never watch rest again
However, a few days ago, a mate convinced me to watch the rest - which I went on to do - and I'm loving it!
Firstly, think of it as a show on its own - not as a remake!
Admittedly, Michael's character is not as cringeworthy as David Brent's - but he's funny in his own way.
Gareth's counterpart, Dwight, is an absolute lunatic. He's a lot crueler and animated than Gareth. Although Gareth is a legend, Dwight has plenty of moments where you'll crack you up.
This is where I think the American office excels in over the original. Tim and Dawn's equivalents, Jim and Pam are excellent. Again, you have this sorta complicated relationship going on between them - I personally prefer them tho...
Well worth a watch imo...but keep open minded if you are huge fan of the original.
The key here is that it is not as cringe as the original...it is actually a lot more pleasant to watch (i.e. very few pillow biting moments). However, it is very funny....trust me on this
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