Every now and then I used to catch an episode of that British show Coupling, and I think Lucy Davis was on that too, wasn't she? I have no idea if it still airs, but I remember it being pretty good. And Shaun of the Dead? My favorite movie ever.
I must say, I'm glad Hollywood "borrowed" The Office from across the pond. It's my favorite show on TV now.
Corey V.
· 2 years ago
Love The Office. Amazingly, it is one of the few shows that has actually improved over the years, in my opinion. Characters are becoming more complex, relationship troubles are being used for comedy only (not over-dramatic bullshit like the entire 3rd season).
And, actually, if you're looking for a 30 minute episode of Season 4, good luck. Every episode has been a full hour. Weird, yet awesome.
Montoya
· 2 years ago
It shows that being on the other side of the pond really limits your knowledge of the U.S. series and its cast.
The Office has been slated for 10 1-hour episode segments in the start of Season 4, meaning it's one of NBC's biggest shows (along with Heroes) and the viewership has been high. It sells a lot of DVDs and online episodes too. And if you ask me, the most recent episodes have been amazing. I think it has to do with the fact that the show has a huge team of writers, with different people writing different episodes, so the material doesn't get old fast. I saw every episode of the British original, and the difference is that the British one moved too quickly. A lot happened in two seasons and then it jumped 6 months ahead and the whole conclusion was done in 2 episodes. It was a great show but there was so much more that could have been built on. The US version moved through basically the same storyline in 3 seasons instead of 2, and filled in all that extra time with a lot more character development as it explored some characters that either weren't touched upon much in the British version or didn't exist there at all.
As for the success of the actors, Steve Carrell (Micheal) is in huge demand right now, with a couple of upcoming projects that I wouldn't play down (Dan in Real Life and Horton Hears a Who). Jon Krasinski (Jim) is doing movies too, though License to Wed didn't do well. Rainn Wilson probably shouldn't have gotten involved with The Last Mimzy at all; don't know if he has anything in the pipeline. I think it's safe to say that most of the actors won't have anything big after The Office, and Ken Levine's words are definitely right on the money, but The Office itself is a good show to be involved with right now, so if I were one of them, I wouldn't complain. I do think he may have been hinting to Rashida Jones in his writing, who played Karen in Season 3 and left promptly at the start of Season 4 to work on another show where she would have a leading role. It doesn't look like that's going anywhere for her, and I think she would have been better off if she had stayed on The Office for at least another season.
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I must say, I'm glad Hollywood "borrowed" The Office from across the pond. It's my favorite show on TV now.
And, actually, if you're looking for a 30 minute episode of Season 4, good luck. Every episode has been a full hour. Weird, yet awesome.
The Office has been slated for 10 1-hour episode segments in the start of Season 4, meaning it's one of NBC's biggest shows (along with Heroes) and the viewership has been high. It sells a lot of DVDs and online episodes too. And if you ask me, the most recent episodes have been amazing. I think it has to do with the fact that the show has a huge team of writers, with different people writing different episodes, so the material doesn't get old fast. I saw every episode of the British original, and the difference is that the British one moved too quickly. A lot happened in two seasons and then it jumped 6 months ahead and the whole conclusion was done in 2 episodes. It was a great show but there was so much more that could have been built on. The US version moved through basically the same storyline in 3 seasons instead of 2, and filled in all that extra time with a lot more character development as it explored some characters that either weren't touched upon much in the British version or didn't exist there at all.
As for the success of the actors, Steve Carrell (Micheal) is in huge demand right now, with a couple of upcoming projects that I wouldn't play down (Dan in Real Life and Horton Hears a Who). Jon Krasinski (Jim) is doing movies too, though License to Wed didn't do well. Rainn Wilson probably shouldn't have gotten involved with The Last Mimzy at all; don't know if he has anything in the pipeline. I think it's safe to say that most of the actors won't have anything big after The Office, and Ken Levine's words are definitely right on the money, but The Office itself is a good show to be involved with right now, so if I were one of them, I wouldn't complain. I do think he may have been hinting to Rashida Jones in his writing, who played Karen in Season 3 and left promptly at the start of Season 4 to work on another show where she would have a leading role. It doesn't look like that's going anywhere for her, and I think she would have been better off if she had stayed on The Office for at least another season.