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 表示する has allowed other characters to take the spotlight and perform in もっと見る eccentric ways, broadening the comedy and making it reach もっと見る viewers, and in this viewer's opinion, weakening it a great deal.
The UK Office is a fantastic self-contained series, where あなた 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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