Dramamama's Blog

DM, Like so many good things on our TV, The Office is a British Import. I have watched the British show for years. Sometimes the accent is a little hard to take but by far it is so much funnier. I have tried to watch the American version and I just can't get into it. Ricky Gervais played the roll now played by Steve Carell. Look for it and give it a shot. I got my brother into it and he loves it.

DM-
I'm with you...the Office is a very funny show. I gotta say though that for my money "30 Rock" is the highlight of my Thursday nights. We've had Tracy Morgan in studio a few times and in person he's actually pretty low-key and not as animated as he is on TV. However the entire cast of that show (especially Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan) and the writing is just top-notch.

My husband loves 30 Rock. I don't watch it much. (Hey, if he won't watch The Office, I'm not watching his show! LOL)

I loved the U.S. version of The Office so much that I bougth the 1st season of the U.K. version and I can't stand it. I don't know the lingo enough to find anything funny. And I have to strain to understand what they are saying. I do love a lot of britcoms as a rule but not this one. I'm sooo glad the writers strike is over! Come on Thursday!!!

Stacy, The UK version can be hard to understand at times, but that was the first one I saw so I think that has something to do with it.
Josh, Shaun of the Dead is classic. I think if more people gave UK TV a shot, they would like it.
And DM, Just a bit off the topic. Any Plans to head to NYC for a theatre trip? Patty Lupone in Gypsy is looking good. I wrote Captain in his blog when he is 100% he should take you in to see it.

Fenway, just an aside....you remind me of a teacher I worked with. We were wonderful friends, IF we didn't ever talk politics, as she was atheist, jewish, liberal democrat, and I was mormon, and republican. A funny combo, but we got along so well on everything else and even had a few lunch dates outside of school. LOL

Love the office.....michael it the PERFECT politically incorrect boss. Except for the factor of too much inter-office romance (which you apparently can't have a sitcom without now) it rings absolutely true. They nailed it! It doesn't play as well in reruns as the classic 'Seinfeld' but I usually end up rolling on the floor at the outrageous new events...looking forward to who the new big boss will be in September, I thought Ryan would get busted for drugs, not fraud.....
I never saw the British versuib but I love their stuff, being an original Monty Python fan . Does anybody remember a British sitcom called "Doctor in the House"?? Unbelievably funny.

How I met your Mother cracks me up.

The Office is pretty good.