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

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I really like that when Michael went to corporate, he wasn't the only clueless idiot in the same position of power.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Friday, 10 February 2006 19:32 (eighteen years ago) link

Some of them have individual myspaces it seems.

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

― Cunga (Cunga), Monday, 13 February 2006 06:18 (eighteen years ago) link

how did I miss that Creed was a guitarist for the Grass Roots? And that his character is actually himself?

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 13 February 2006 06:43 (eighteen years ago) link

According to another message board, the guys who play Roy and Darryl also have myspaces now. And so does the woman who plays Meredith. Crazy.

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..."

― reddening (reddening), Monday, 13 February 2006 09:23 (eighteen years ago) link

isn't tugboat an ilx band?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 13 February 2006 16:49 (eighteen years ago) link

why am I Mr. Sparkle?

― autovac (autovac), Monday, 13 February 2006 17:02 (eighteen years ago) link

"I'M the bobble head!"

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 13 February 2006 19:26 (eighteen years ago) link

for the record, i really enjoyed the first season aside the very first episode

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Monday, 13 February 2006 19:36 (eighteen years ago) link

five months pass...

webisodes?

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

― sunny successor (katharine), Thursday, 13 July 2006 12:56 (eighteen years ago) link

two months pass...

So, season three. I thought the first episode was too over the top. Absolutely no one would ever put up with the treatment that Oscar got. I know it's a comedy, but that whole plotline really pushed the limits of believability.

The "comedy mixed with moments of shocking realism" thing might be getting to predictable. I loved it when Dwight threw up after a car accident, but Roy's monologue and DUI mugshot were too much.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Friday, 22 September 2006 14:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Agreed

― and PappaWheelie, author of Have You Ever Been Poxy Fuled? (PappaWheelie 2), Friday, 22 September 2006 15:10 (eighteen years ago) link

i have been watching series 2 on dvd -- BIG LAUGHS. i am starting to love creed.

― i've dreamt of rubies! (Mandee), Friday, 22 September 2006 15:25 (eighteen years ago) link

creed is my favorite!

dwight puking after smashing the car was the best scene so far, hands down

― sunny successor (katharine), Friday, 22 September 2006 15:44 (eighteen years ago) link

I was laughing my ass off and it never occurred to me to be annoyed by how unrealistic it was. My experience was more like "cover your eyes but peek through fingers" embarrassing to watch and "can you imagine if this guy was real" ridiculous type humor that is part of the original formula for sitcoms. I loved it.

― IPSISSIMUS (Uri Frendimein), Friday, 22 September 2006 16:47 (eighteen years ago) link

they've obviously thrown out any bit of "realism" they were trying to convay in season 1. i thought last night episode was GREAT

― chaki (chaki), Friday, 22 September 2006 16:48 (eighteen years ago) link

i love this show and am not ashamed

― davina q (dubplatestyle), Friday, 22 September 2006 16:49 (eighteen years ago) link

It was still funny, I guess. Kelly was incredible, as usual.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Friday, 22 September 2006 16:50 (eighteen years ago) link

haha, i actually put my arms over my face and peeked through during the conference room scene when michael's trying to hug oscar omg.

― rrrobyn, the situation (rrrobyn), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:08 (eighteen years ago) link

I also literally covered my eyes, but it was when he attempted to kiss him!

― IPSISSIMUS (Uri Frendimein), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:11 (eighteen years ago) link

yes very excellent. kiss was maybe a little bit TOO much but whatever, still hi-larious.

― mango selassie (teenagequiet), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:16 (eighteen years ago) link

I can't believe I forgot to watch this, fuck!

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Friday, 22 September 2006 17:18 (eighteen years ago) link

mindy kaling is wifey material

― and what (ooo), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:24 (eighteen years ago) link

It was clever of them to follow up "kiss" finale with a more terrifying kiss in the season premiere.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:24 (eighteen years ago) link

So what happened with Jim/Pam? Just awkwardness or what?

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Friday, 22 September 2006 17:27 (eighteen years ago) link

fire up th' torrent Maw!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:29 (eighteen years ago) link

just d0wnl0ad it, mang! technology works for comedy too!
haha, xpost

― rrrobyn, the situation (rrrobyn), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah this was great. will they actually try to make roy a sympathetic character now?

― kyle (akmonday), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:35 (eighteen years ago) link

Rashida Jones..........

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:36 (eighteen years ago) link

I called the roomy, he found the torrent and clicked "downLOAD". Technology - 1, television - 0.

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Friday, 22 September 2006 17:37 (eighteen years ago) link

I missed it! I love Mindy Kaling. Did she write this one?

― horseshoe (horseshoe), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:41 (eighteen years ago) link

hey pleasant plains and i saw mindy on curb yr enthusiasm the other night

― sunny successor (katharine), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:45 (eighteen years ago) link

All great but I really liked the low-key humor of Stanley's speech about how he now has two toasters.

― n/a (Nick A.), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:50 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm completely eating out of the producers handsm trying to figure out what will happen with Pam and Jim. The agony!

What's the guy's name from the Daily Show who now is on the show? He works in the other office with Jim, and had his calculator placed in jello.

Kelly's face (of sheer glee) was PRICELESS when the whole horrible forced Oscar outing happened.

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 22 September 2006 18:00 (eighteen years ago) link

I haven't seen any of this. Should I start with season 1 or 2?

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 22 September 2006 18:11 (eighteen years ago) link

I am having a hard time remembering season 1, for reasons not pertaining to the quality of the show (I had class at night). Season 2 is completely wonderful and worthwhile. You will not be disappointed.

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 22 September 2006 18:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Season 1 clings pretty hard to the original version, I think the US version really got its wings when it finally grew into it's own story.

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Friday, 22 September 2006 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Season One is only six episodes, so it's not a big investment in time or anything. Also, I still think that "Diversity Training" is the best episode from any season. Maybe any show ever.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Friday, 22 September 2006 18:48 (eighteen years ago) link

loved the first episode.

creed is the greatest! so creepy!

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 22 September 2006 19:12 (eighteen years ago) link

i am slightly warming to this show

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 22 September 2006 19:17 (eighteen years ago) link

mindy kaling is wifey material

we frenched once, in college. but it's because she was on E and sweated me bigtime

(hi mindy!)

i'll hook you two up

― gbx (skowly), Friday, 22 September 2006 20:27 (eighteen years ago) link

she is a treat, btw.

― gbx (skowly), Friday, 22 September 2006 20:28 (eighteen years ago) link

the fact that its back at all kind of mitigates against the over the topness of the first episode. (totally agreed about the drunk driving mugshot though -- that was just weird.)

looking ahead, i'm not really sure how they're going to draw out the pam/jim thing for a long time without either making one of them extremely unlikable or wading into tony/angela territory.

xpost my respect for gbx grows and grows

― ^@^ (map), Friday, 22 September 2006 20:34 (eighteen years ago) link

wow

― and what (ooo), Friday, 22 September 2006 20:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Angela talking about Will and Grace was the best part

― Adrienne Begley (sparklecock), Friday, 22 September 2006 20:44 (eighteen years ago) link

When she screamed "Don't touch me!", I cringed, which I think was the point.

― molly d (mollyd), Friday, 22 September 2006 20:46 (eighteen years ago) link

"I watch sometimes when Harry Connick Jr. is on - he's so talented"

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 22 September 2006 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link

i love when creed was talking about all the people he slept with in the sixties and how "one or two" men could have slipped in. HAHA!! I love this show. I don't care if it's over the top!

― gunther heartymeal (keckles), Friday, 22 September 2006 22:22 (eighteen years ago) link

Ex-Daily Show calculator-in-jello guy is Ed Helms. I was worried that his presence would be too "Hey look it's Ed Helms!" but he was very funny. There's a great deleted scene between him and Jim on the NBC website.

― reddening (reddening), Friday, 22 September 2006 22:44 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah before the kiss scene we were actually yelling at the tv all omg no he is NOT going to omg he TOTALLY IS... no.. here it comes omg... haha. we are such suckers.

― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 24 September 2006 02:19 (eighteen years ago) link

I actually thought this episode, in a roundabout way, was a return to the format of the orig Office - more pranking, one scene with constantly buildling "it CAN'T get any worse, RIGHT!?!" tension, etc.

I think my favorite part was when Michael was first suggesting the hug and everyone's like WTF except Kelly/Mindy who was all joyous looking haha. It's between Kevin and Creed for who is my favorite character.

Also, Meredith the alcoholic with the hand sanitizer, OMG.

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Monday, 25 September 2006 13:00 (eighteen years ago) link

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