The UK version is so much darker than the US version. Both do a great job at satirizing the tedium of working in an office in the 2000s, but there are a few differences. The UK office always came back to the central character of David Brent, who proved time and time again what happens when a boss confuses respect for friendship, overreaches for both, and achieves neither. Michael Scott suffers from a similiar blind spot, but the US show has allowed other characters to take the spotlight and perform in 더 많이 eccentric ways, broadening the comedy and making it reach 더 많이 viewers, and in this viewer's opinion, weakening it a great deal.
The UK Office is a fantastic self-contained series, where 당신 can really see the work that went into the construction of every episode. It's lightning in a bottle. The US Office seems drawn out to the point where I nearly don't care what happens to these characters anymore. It's like open lunchmeat -- the freshness is gone and it's starting to green.
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