Quick Post...
Well, it's been a long while and I've been wanting to post an update on school and work and life and all that jazz, but I just haven't found the time to do so. This is just a quick post. I want to share a paper I wrote about the UK Office and the USA Office! It was supposed to be a compare/contrast paper of what we already knew. I didn't do ANY research on this paper. It was just stuff I already knew, so anyways...I hope you all enjoy. Oh, and by the way, I got an A on it. That's why I'm sharing it with you. :) That's all for now...HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING SWELL! NIGHT!
Office vs. Office
“That’s what she said.” That quote, emphasis on the “she,” is made popular by the NBC hit show The Office, staring Steve Carell. It is a remake of the British version The Office, staring Ricky Gervais. The quote “As the actress said to the bishop,” is the UK quote with the same meaning as “That’s what she said.” The quotes are both said usually as an inappropriate innuendo after an innocent statement. While both shows are raunchy, the British version is far worse. Both shows are funny in their own way and have a lot of similarities as well as differences.
First of all, some of the characters share the same traits in both shows. While all of characters’ names are different, the main characters are a lot alike. The bosses, for example, are both very rude and obnoxious, and neither one realizes it. They also think that everyone loves them when really no one can not stand to be around them. I originally saw the American version, and even though I thought the boss was funny, overall he was disrespectful and offensive. But then I saw the British boss, and he was far worse. The American boss looks polite compared to the British boss. A few of the other characters are similar. For instance, the receptionist on both versions is engaged, yet the rugged handsome head-of-sales has a crush on her. The show focuses a lot on this love triangle between these three characters. Both versions also have the annoying best friend of the boss who randomly makes an appearance, causing complete chaos. The boss’ number two guy on both shows is horrible as well. He tries very hard to be liked by the boss, which makes everyone else in the office resent him. There are many office pranks towards the “suck ups,” as this is the only way everyone can make it through the long nine to five shift.
The shows also have a lot of the same plots. In the British version, the show only has two seasons and each season is only six episodes. The American version is on its fifth season, with each season airing at least twenty episodes. The American version seems to have taken the total of twelve episodes from the British version and stretched them out to make plotlines longer. The very first episode of the British version is about the employees trying to save the branch from any firings, or redundancies, as they call it. In that very same episode, the head boss announces that the company is going to close down that branch. In the American version, this storyline was stretched out, lasting about two seasons.
While The Office is my favorite show of all time, a lot of my friends do not see why I like it so much. I had them watch a few episodes, but they do not even give the show a chance. It can take awhile to really like the show because it takes time to understand each character, and it can take time for to really get into it. “That’s what she said.”
Office vs. Office
“That’s what she said.” That quote, emphasis on the “she,” is made popular by the NBC hit show The Office, staring Steve Carell. It is a remake of the British version The Office, staring Ricky Gervais. The quote “As the actress said to the bishop,” is the UK quote with the same meaning as “That’s what she said.” The quotes are both said usually as an inappropriate innuendo after an innocent statement. While both shows are raunchy, the British version is far worse. Both shows are funny in their own way and have a lot of similarities as well as differences.
First of all, some of the characters share the same traits in both shows. While all of characters’ names are different, the main characters are a lot alike. The bosses, for example, are both very rude and obnoxious, and neither one realizes it. They also think that everyone loves them when really no one can not stand to be around them. I originally saw the American version, and even though I thought the boss was funny, overall he was disrespectful and offensive. But then I saw the British boss, and he was far worse. The American boss looks polite compared to the British boss. A few of the other characters are similar. For instance, the receptionist on both versions is engaged, yet the rugged handsome head-of-sales has a crush on her. The show focuses a lot on this love triangle between these three characters. Both versions also have the annoying best friend of the boss who randomly makes an appearance, causing complete chaos. The boss’ number two guy on both shows is horrible as well. He tries very hard to be liked by the boss, which makes everyone else in the office resent him. There are many office pranks towards the “suck ups,” as this is the only way everyone can make it through the long nine to five shift.
The shows also have a lot of the same plots. In the British version, the show only has two seasons and each season is only six episodes. The American version is on its fifth season, with each season airing at least twenty episodes. The American version seems to have taken the total of twelve episodes from the British version and stretched them out to make plotlines longer. The very first episode of the British version is about the employees trying to save the branch from any firings, or redundancies, as they call it. In that very same episode, the head boss announces that the company is going to close down that branch. In the American version, this storyline was stretched out, lasting about two seasons.
While The Office is my favorite show of all time, a lot of my friends do not see why I like it so much. I had them watch a few episodes, but they do not even give the show a chance. It can take awhile to really like the show because it takes time to understand each character, and it can take time for to really get into it. “That’s what she said.”