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Despite the fact that Gervais is credited as an 'executive producer' for the show, he has stated several times that he had zero input into the show and didn't even see the episodes until after they aired.

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You never heard people saying Sandford and Son wasn't as good as
Steptoe and Son or All in the Family not as good as the british version.

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The Office was a bonafide hit around the world (and in North America) before a remake was made, so naturally there will be more comparisons (as the original sanford and sun and all in the family weren't winning golden globe awards). And I'm sure the lack of comparisons back then can also be credited to a lack of Internet back then.


And the US Office is a good show, better than most of the crap on television. Doesn't change the fact that comparing S1 of US to UK is a joke. Gervais' character has way more depth (not just in his acting but in the background that was written for him, rock star aspirations and the like) and it completely blows away the US version as a result.

Typo. Premieres September 20th.

That was....different.

That was the first episode where they truly strayed from the original, especially in terms of format. It seems they've done that since they assume it'll keep the show fresh as they have a full season to fill this time. That said, it had its moments, it's still a good show, but I thought it was weaker than most of the episodes in Season 1.

By expanding the number of people who have confessionals I think it takes the focus off of Carrell, who the joke is supposed to be on. On one hand, it's a good move, because Michael Scott has never had as much depth as David Brent, but on the other hand, the show just doesn't feel as effective to me when everybody's playing to the cameras and everyone's a subject of the documentary.