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Poll Question: Which version of this sitcom do you prefer?
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    Posted: May 19 2007 at 17:12
Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Is the Territorial Army an actual organization?  If so, what is its purpose?
 
It is a real organisation - it's effectively a privatre army, nearly all of whose troops are part time soldiers, although the Territorials can (and do) get to serve alongside the British army from time to time - I think all the members are reservists, meaning that they can be called into action at any time.
 
The territiorials have also been used by the British government in more underhand ways; during the Vietnam war Harold Wilson's government dispatched members of the Territorial SAS to act as 'advisers' on jungle warfare. As they were members of the Territorials, they weren't officially representing the UK which meant that the government of the time could distance itself from the Vietnam war and simultaneously give some low key support to the Americans - Harold Wilson frequently played both sides against the middle.
 
And Gareth may not be completely typical of the TA, but I used to know a guy in the Territorials who was uncannily like him.
 


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Is the Territorial Army an actual organization?  If so, what is its purpose?
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British, though Carell is excellent

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British, by farrrrrrrrrrrr
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I like both, but I usually just watch the American version. Dwight is classic.



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I find the US version better because the characters are more differentiated (have more individual character) and Steve Carell is less of a one-trick-pony that is Gervais's only shtick.  And in reality, Gervais's character would have been fired long ago, while Carell's would have just barely have hung on like in the show.

and of course theirs Dwight...
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My best tv series. I laughed so many times. British ofcourse

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Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Classic David Brent (UK)
 


 


I love this bit..

I dont agree with that in the workplace!!

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Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

For some reason British people love comedy that makes them cringe, and I'm no exception. I sat through that Borat movie watching through the gaps in my fingers thinking 'Oh God no, he can't say that surely! He's going to get shot if he keeps this up!' But I loved it.

 

The master of this kind of humour is Steve Coogan. I sit through most episodes of I'm Alan Partridge looking like I've just consumed a very bitter lemon..

 


 


Alan Partridge is such a brilliantly observed character. I must have watched those chat shows, and the follow up series a thousand times.

I love it when he shoots 'Forbes McAllister' at the end of the last chat show, with one of Lord Byrons duelling pistols!
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Classic David Brent (UK)
 
 
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:


For some reason British people love comedy that makes them cringe, and I'm no exception. I sat through that Borat movie watching through the gaps in my fingers thinking 'Oh God no, he can't say that surely! He's going to get shot if he keeps this up!' But I loved it.
 
The master of this kind of humour is Steve Coogan. I sit through most episodes of I'm Alan Partridge looking like I've just consumed a very bitter lemon..
 
 
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Originally posted by Pezmerga Pezmerga wrote:

I think the US version is funnier, but the UK Version is so much more uncomfortable with the stuff Gervais says. So I like em both the same really, but for different reasons.


This is the principle difference between the two versions, and hi-lights the basic difference between what makes a US audience laugh, and what makes a UK audience laugh. I know the UK version was a big hit in the US, but to reach the biggest audience possible, the focus of the humour had to be 'tweaked'

For some reason British people love comedy that makes them cringe, and I'm no exception. I sat through that Borat movie watching through the gaps in my fingers thinking 'Oh God no, he can't say that surely! He's going to get shot if he keeps this up!' But I loved it.
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I think the US version is funnier, but the UK Version is so much more uncomfortable with the stuff Gervais says. So I like em both the same really, but for different reasons.
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I've seen enough to know that UK > US
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Originally posted by BroSpence BroSpence wrote:

Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

Originally posted by BroSpence BroSpence wrote:

the UK version was briliiant and kills the US one by far. 

David's monologue about being asked to be the godfather of a young greek employee's child was fantastic.
Then stupid writers decided "hey lets take that wonderful, hilarious quote and americanize it".  So they did.  Changed greek to mexican and added crap into the monologue somehwere.  It was horrible. 


by far?

The USA Office didn't win an Emmy for nothingConfused


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you, as well as many others who voted- have CLEARLY not seen enough of the US version to vote.



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Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

Originally posted by BroSpence BroSpence wrote:

the UK version was briliiant and kills the US one by far. 

David's monologue about being asked to be the godfather of a young greek employee's child was fantastic.
Then stupid writers decided "hey lets take that wonderful, hilarious quote and americanize it".  So they did.  Changed greek to mexican and added crap into the monologue somehwere.  It was horrible. 


by far?

The USA Office didn't win an Emmy for nothingConfused


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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:


Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Thats the difference. On UK TV we can be as vulgar as we like after 9:00pm, and we find vulgarity hilarious. Well I do anyway!
This is also why the most popular recent American shows like Sex and the City and Sopranos have been on HBO (cable television) and not the regular networks - no rules, they can swear and be as raunchy as they like.  Wink


You're not kidding! I've seen one episode of 'Sex and the City' and it would have made a hooker blush!
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:


Thats the difference. On UK TV we can be as vulgar as we like after 9:00pm, and we find vulgarity hilarious. Well I do anyway!


This is also why the most popular recent American shows like Sex and the City and Sopranos have been on HBO (cable television) and not the regular networks - no rules, they can swear and be as raunchy as they like.  Wink
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

n the UK version David Brent introduces receptionist, Dawn by saying 'I'm sure at some point every bloke in the office has woken up at the 'crack of Dawn''
 


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I know the British versions inside out, but I've only seen a few episodes of the US version. I need to see the whole thing and get a feel for the characters. It looked ok, but not as good.

One thing really stood out in the first episode of each. When the boss in the US office introduced his receptionist he said something like 'I'm sure everyone in the office will agree she's a bit of a 'hotty'' In the UK version David Brent introduces receptionist, Dawn by saying 'I'm sure at some point every bloke in the office has woken up at the 'crack of Dawn''

Thats the difference. On UK TV we can be as vulgar as we like after 9:00pm, and we find vulgarity hilarious. Well I do anyway!

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