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Monday, July 10, 2006

Arts The Office: U.K./American Cross-Over?

Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey on July 10 at 16:29 PM

Exciting news for TV lovahs! Fans of the The Office (both the British and U.S. version) will be getting a nice surprise this coming fall—a cross-over episode featuring members of the British cast visiting their American counterparts.

“There’s a lot of love between [the casts and crews] of the two versions of the show,” NBC’s Ben Silverman told The Post, declining to reveal plot details of the upcoming episode so as not to spoil it for fans. “Expect some cameos from the U.K. paper company,” says Silverman.

I was one of those who was very dubious about the premiere of an Americanized version of The Office, but now? I LOVE IT! (Especially the episode where Michael gets his foot caught in a George Foreman grill, and Dwight experiences a head injury and vomits on his car.)
Are you with me, OR AGAINST ME?
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With you, definitely. Love'em both.

Posted by With you! | July 10, 2006 4:52 PM

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From what little I've seen, the US version is funnier than the UK version.

But frankly that wasn't hard at all. I guess I'm a bigger fan of 70s/80s British comedy and not so much of 90s/00s British comedy. Cause UK's The Office was just tedious. The US's is only less so, which is why it manages, barely, to be funnier.

Posted by K | July 10, 2006 6:00 PM

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Holy shit! I LOVE The Office (both versions)! This is the best news all day.

Posted by kate | July 10, 2006 7:27 PM

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Like Humpy, I took a little warming up, but I'm fully about the US Office too.

Posted by Mike | July 10, 2006 9:40 PM

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