I've never seen The Office, nor the British version or the US version, but I've been thinking of doing so. I've seen sitcoms like Two and a Half Men, FRIENDS, How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory and I've liked them all. So, would I find this funny, and even so, which one?
shareI recomment the us version because it's hillarious. The uk was not really funny, more like awkward.
The office is not like the shows you mentioned. It's not a sitcom persay, but you should give it a try.
It had alot of funny the awkward feeling is amazing as you know its not real and you feel what real people in that situation would have felt. Its icky but its its amazing to the emotion into the viewer! Even after watching many times some scenes I had to skip cause of how they felt. some of it is black comedy.
shareI think you should start with the US one. Then if you love it, go back and watch the UK version.
shareThe UK version is only 12 episodes and two Christmas specials so it is not a major commitment to watch them if you can
shareThe original UK version, which was actually funny. If you like the UK version, then watch the US one, though expect much watered down humour.
shareUS. UK was boring and slow. It also depends on how well you understand British accents. I had a real hard time understand and even hearing what they were saying on the UK show.
The US humor is not watered down at all, plus they have more moments that take you through different emotions.
Start with the classic version of The Office (UK) where it all began
shareUS. UK was boring and slow. It also depends on how well you understand British accents. I had a real hard time understand and even hearing what they were saying on the UK show.
It's interesting to see how polarized everyone's opinion on this is.
I'm only 4 episodes into the UK office but I ll give my take. The UK version seems less over the top and the characters are more believable. The comedy is all really awkward but it's really funny if you like that kind of humor. Even just 4 episodes in I can tell why the show (and more specifically David Brent) spawned an American spinoff. I do see why it doesn't appeal to everyone though.
The US version still uses a lot of awkward humor but it's a bit more hammy and
lighthearted, so it doesn't feel as "real" - which I think American audiences tend to prefer in their comedy. There's also a bit
more focus on love lives / relationships of
each character, sometimes for comedic effect and sometimes for dramatic effect. The show is a bit more inconsistent because there are 20+ episodes a season, but the first three seasons are really good and definitely worth checking out - season 1 is similar to the UK version so not for everyone, but 2/3 are more
accessible. The show took a dive in quality after season 3 but season 4-7 are still decent. I had to stop watching after Michael left around season 8 because he was responsible for 80% of the laughs in the show.
Tldr; both are great but they're very different. If you're American you'll probably prefer the US version and vice versa. Personally I like both and can't say I really prefer one or the other.
There are other versions besides the UK and US
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office
I would definitely watch the UK version. First it is only 14 episodes and two specials so you could breeze through it. The UK version as people have said is based on awkward but awkward is really funny and more realistic to me. The UK version's characters are believable and you could see it actually happening. How about doing an update and saying which one you tried and what lyou thought.
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British is so much better. I had seen that so many times, then tried to watch the usa version it was a poor cheap copy and just made be sick. British humor is not easily matched by usa comedy.
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