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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
They are different forms of comedy. The British Office is a show that is designed to make you cringe and hide behind your couch out of social awkwardness and embarassement at what you are seeing. The American office is more of a sappy American sitcom to me with jokes and wierd characters that are over-exaggerated are far too obvious and not really funny.
The British version is just much more realistic and sort of a depressing-funny show as well because all those people could be real. I guess that wouldn't fly on US TV.
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One thing that I've said is handled in an outstanding manner on the U.S. office is the pov where you feel like your sitting in that office, and when they're good they make things so uncomfortable.
The fight between Michael and the new regional manager that caused Michael to quit made you feel physically uncomfortable at Michael's immaturity. The time that Michael visited his former boss who he greatly admired and they ended up in the hot tub while discussing new business ideas was really well handled and just weird.