Not the crappy American version that's about to be on NBC, but the original British version? If so, what do you think?

Good, but has been overpraised by American critics - sort of like Arrested Development - another quirky show the critics love hardly anyone else has seen.

It's like Shaun of the Dead without the Zombies (same people). I personally can have a hard time following the dialogue.

Arrested Development is not overpraised. Its that good. People don't watch it because they like stupid crap and its too complicated for them.

I agree with Redstone. Good but overhyped. I'll give the NBC version a shot, knowing I'll likely be disappointed though.

NBC version has already came and gone - it wasnt horrible. the BBC one was funny, but only in a British sense.

the office is really good. i think most of the humor translates well. as you move through the episodes, it becomes more enjoyable to watch. its not really a show where you can judge it based on one episode.

also, its not from the same people who did shaun of the dead. while two of the actors from the office do appear in shaun of the dead, only one has a significant role in the movie. the other actor's presence was meant to be a joke.

great show. keith cracks me up.

I agree that AD is funny, and better than 90 percent of television.

That said, the complaints about its impending doom are pretty annoying. Kudos to Fox and all that, but AD really belongs on a place like HBO, along with other above par original programming such as Curb Your Enthusiam and The Wire.

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NBC version has already came and gone

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When did it air?
NBC's website shows it premiering on 3/24.

has there ever been a remake that's better than the original?

in recent movies, I think a case could be made that Dawn of the Dead was better than the original. The opening certainly was (one of the best, maybe the best, first 15 minutes of a horror film ever) but the original did get the whole zombie enterprise going.

wow, my bad, raj - i was thinking about Coupling which lasted a whole 2 months in 03.

I was just about to post something regarding "Coupling". The American version was terrible.

I might watch it if they add some TPS reports.

My Org. Behavior prof showed it to us in class a few times and had us write papers about what different people in the office were doing wrong in an org. behavior sense. It was decent. Offensive, but decent.

don't forget about the cover sheets for your TPS reports.

Did you get the memo?

Apparently I'm the only one, but I thought the Office was one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. You definitely need to watch the entire series (seasons 1&2 AND the 2 specials). David Brent is one of the funniest characters I've seen in a long time.

I normally hate British stuff (monty python, etc) but I LOVED this show.

I absolutely loved it.

And what is this about two specials? I thought there was only one.

Netflix only has one special listed.

sorry, it's a 2 part special. The special dvd has them both. It originally aired in 2 parts. Sorry for the confusion

did that guy just say he hates monty python...or did he mean monty pythons flying circus?

While I realize I'm in the minority, I don't like monty python at all.

Now back to the genius that is the Office...