'The Office' is 10 years old

[Lofthouse Lower]

Gervais is a wanker, a homophobic fat wanker, but he did well with this.

14 episodes was too many, but it had moments.

Liked Gareth, liked Finchy, didn't like that fat blonde bird, liked Keith and liked that fit Scotch boss

Prefer the American version though, Creed with gems like

"I'm not offended by homosexuality. In the 60's I made love to many many women, often outdoors in the mud and the rain and it is possible that a man slipped in. There would be no way of knowing".

Preferred Phoenix Nights too, come to mention it

Partridge>>Father Ted>>Phoenix>>>Office

[Big_Sharps]

Why is he homophobic?

[Lofthouse Lower]

Just watch the programme.

Oh and his stand-up routine

[Big_Sharps]

Just watch the programme.

Oh and his stand-up routine

Are you gay then?

[Verbal]

Are you near-sighted or short-sighted?

Both, that's why I invented the bifocal.

NAAAAAARRRRRRGHHHHHHHH

[NiceHotCuppaTea]

He's not homophobic, if you listen to his xfm shows and podcasts you see he's all for the fellow man and freedom of choice and such.

But yeah The Office is brilliant. Can't believe its been a decade though.

[Prufrock]

Somebody has gone and got 'character' and 'persona' confused with 'actual human being'.

[2399]

He thinks certain people shouldn't be able to have kids.

with regards to the show I remember thinking it was awesome (probably 9 or 10 years ago)

I've got them all on dvd but have not watched it in full yet.

[Wandering Willy]

He thinks certain people shouldn't be able to have kids.

with regards to the show I remember thinking it was awesome (probably 9 or 10 years ago)

I've got them all on dvd but have not watched it in full yet.

At the rate you buy them I imagine you have to get through quite a few first.

[2399]

Yep.

I have a problem.


On topic:

When I first watched epsiodes of The Office; when it showed outside the office, like through a window - I thought it was all mystical (for some reason or another)

[bobo the clown]

He thinks certain people shouldn't be able to have kids.

with regards to the show I remember thinking it was awesome (probably 9 or 10 years ago).

Fair play to him then !!

[Harry Genshaw]

The Office is/was quality but I agree about the US version Andy Bernhard what a legend!

[HMX]

The Office is/was fantastic. Haven't seen any of the US series.

I thought it was a shame that it was only two series long, but not sure what else they could have added to improve it for another series or two.

[bristolwanderer]

Partridge

That is all you need to know.

[2399]

One day soon I will order I'm Alan Partridge dvds from BBCshopdotcodotuk.
I loved the show - thought it was the best, but I only watched parts of one or two episodes heaps and heaps of years ago.


I've got a few his Rickys Stand up dvds.


when it first came out (an idiot abroad) I saw the words to download and thought nothing of it; then I saw Karl Pilkingtons picture and went crazy and downloaded all of the series. but only ended up watching about 1 episode. I've since lost those files.

I thought Karl was great when I saw a bonus feature on one of Gercais Corp dvds

[James B]

great show. disagree with LL that it went on too long. finished at just the right time imo.

must watch the american version.

extras was great as well.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Someone mentioned another new series of Curb is coming out, is that true??

Oh and LL....Beckham's using 'Seven' as a name, i see George Costanza was years ahead of his time !

[BWFC_Insane]

Bashing the office has become fashionable, probably because its been so popular.

I vastly prefer the British version.

I think it was somewhat of a game-changer for mainstream British "sit-coms" along with things like The Royle family (another show its popular to criticise now). Different to what had been before, less obvious laughs, sometimes it barely raised a smile, but that was the point. Compelling viewing.

Still wouldn't give it the accolade of "British Sit-Com of the decade", for me that would have to be Peep Show!

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Bashing the office has become fashionable, probably because its been so popular.

I vastly prefer the British version.

I think it was somewhat of a game-changer for mainstream British "sit-coms" along with things like The Royle family (another show its popular to criticise now). Different to what had been before, less obvious laughs, sometimes it barely raised a smile, but that was the point. Compelling viewing.

Still wouldn't give it the accolade of "British Sit-Com of the decade", for me that would have to be Peep Show!

First two / three series of Peep Show, yes ! Tailed off a bit after that...which sitcom's tend to do if they drag it out. The best ones seem to know when to end it , usually after two or three.
- Father Ted (three)
- Partridge (two)
- The Office (two)
- Phoenix Nights (two?)
- Fawlty Towers (two)
- Royle Family (three)

The best US sitcoms seem to be able to squeeze around 6 series' of quality out before they get a bit tired. Thats why i worry about CYE going on too long, he was supposed to have quit it after series 5, then after 6, then after 7. Seinfeld did 9, of which maybe two series' were sub par, Cheers carried on a long time, Frasier.

But on Peep Show, the last series was pretty poor, in fact getting mark & sophie together was the start of the end of its appeal for me(like getting Niles & Daphne in Frasier).

[BWFC_Insane]

Bashing the office has become fashionable, probably because its been so popular.

I vastly prefer the British version.

I think it was somewhat of a game-changer for mainstream British "sit-coms" along with things like The Royle family (another show its popular to criticise now). Different to what had been before, less obvious laughs, sometimes it barely raised a smile, but that was the point. Compelling viewing.

Still wouldn't give it the accolade of "British Sit-Com of the decade", for me that would have to be Peep Show!

First two / three series of Peep Show, yes ! Tailed off a bit after that...which sitcom's tend to do if they drag it out. The best ones seem to know when to end it , usually after two or three.
- Father Ted (three)
- Partridge (two)
- The Office (two)
- Phoenix Nights (two?)
- Fawlty Towers (two)
- Royle Family (three)

The best US sitcoms seem to be able to squeeze around 6 series' of quality out before they get a bit tired. Thats why i worry about CYE going on too long, he was supposed to have quit it after series 5, then after 6, then after 7. Seinfeld did 9, of which maybe two series' were sub par, Cheers carried on a long time, Frasier.

But on Peep Show, the last series was pretty poor, in fact getting mark & sophie together was the start of the end of its appeal for me(like getting Niles & Daphne in Frasier).

On the whole I'd agree. But then some of the funniest moments from Peep Show happen outside those first 2 series.

Its a hard one because whilst I think they lost the "intensity" after maybe series 3 and had to make things a bit "sillier" to keep it going, there were some amazingly brilliant bits that meant the "whole" wasn't as good but individual moments were greater. Thats my theory anyways.