Why is there a US-version of "The Office"?

For me the finest thing about the original was the truth to how it was performed, the way I could totally buy into the interrelationships in spite of it being a comedy - in other words, the drama aspect of it. And it's like the US pilot didn't understand that aspect at all, casting for looks and "antics" instead of chemistry.

Matthew - Can I just start watching the second season? Or do I have to dredge through the whole first 12 episodes or whatever. Name the best EP for me to see and maybe I will download it. If it sucks i will MAKE IT KNOWN, however.

Mr Jones - s1ocki and I are Canadian. What does that say about us?

I mostly can't understand what is actually being said. I mean after a while I get the hang of it but there are moements of " Ah wellalovalivckle wanka an shezallompie." Slurred acented britshspeak. But I like British comedy allot. Especially Fawlty Towers - I love seeing Cleese go berserk with rage

the episode where michael burnt his foot on his foreman grill was hysterical, especially when he tried to stick his foot into Dwights cat scan.

buster keaton never loosened up and cracked a smile!

my new favorite is creed. Also, oscar with his iceskating boyfriend and meredith who seems almost proud to be an alcoholic.

Also that scene where dwight crashed his car, got out and suddenly vomited was beautiful.

are australians getting this show yet? i heard earl started down there.

Yeah, we here in Oz are getting Earl - I saw a few episodes while I was in the US, that shit is one of the funniest things I've seen on TV in years.

yeah that was a great scene - I like this show a lot, started out weak but I think as its demise grows immanent it'll get better & better

i also found it incredibly funny when Michael had his jeans dry cleaned and danced around the office.

Hahaha -- "In five years, I'd like to see myself five years sober . . . well, four and a half years."

it already got renewed for next season though, so I'm hoping that it will simmer around on nbc for a while.

then when jim was using the spray bottle on michael and dwight in meredith's minivan!

"You can't fire me! I don't work in this van!"

"they have great restaurants here -- bubba gump shrimp, red lobster..."

Toby: "Wow, you just dig right in."

Ryan: "Yeah. Around age 12, I just started goin’ for it."

or something like that.

Nothing against the supporting cast, they do what they do quite well - which is mainly to play the set-up/straight-man/woman to Carrell's oddly endearing asshole.

Putting Dwight's desk in the bathroom was classic as a show opener. I wish they would do a Dwight prank for every opener. Another good one was when all his stuff was in the vending machine.

there is nothing "straight" about dwight. or creed for that matter.

another amazing dwight-ism from the warehouse episode: "this is like on LOST when they met the Others."

also, the US office has already surpassed the UK office in # of episodes, so the characters (even the secondary ones) are beginning to become more fleshed out. the angela character for instance, i hardly thought about her first season, now i think she is hilarious.. "wound up"!

B.J. Novak's Music section has the band Tugboat on it. I thought the band name was a Galaxie 500 reference and sure enough it was (I found out about the band courtesy of an Allmusic.com review by Ned). To top it off B.J. Novak went to Harvard, where Galaxie 500 of course has its roots.

Now I'm really starting to believe in all that bullshit about the internet being used to economize knowledge for the good and bringing in a global village of people with common interests. (Or at least a global village of people who are fascinated by Dean Wareham's boredom).

http://www.myspace.com/bjnovak

Jenna Fischer aka Pam Beesley
http://www.myspace.com/pambeesley

Paul Lieberstein aka Toby
http://profile.myspace.com/i...7-769e-4587-bee2-c6fee91fbfdb

Angela Kinsey aka Angela Martin
http://www.myspace.com/accountinglady

Brian Baumgartner aka Kevin Malone
http://www.myspace.com/kevinmalone

Adam Beck
http://www.myspace.com/adambryantbeck

kyle because they cut out that entire segment where Creed rocks out on the booze cruise! You've probably already seen it but if not, go to

http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/

and click on videos, it's the first deleted scene called "There's a rock star..."

http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/index.shtml#main