The Office

[rustinglass]

About the song during the credits: I can't undrstand all the words. Can someone fill in an/or correct if I have some wrong?

So what becomes of you, my love?
When they have finally..............
The handbags and the................
That your grandpa had to sweat so you could buy them.

thanks

[meatwad]

the song is called 'handbags and gladrags' . It's a rod stewart song, i know stereophonics cover it, but i'm not sure who does the cover during the office credits. the lyrics are...

So what becomes of you my love
When they have finally stripped you of
The handbags and the gladrags
That your Grandad had to sweat so you could buy
Baby

[clerkguy23]

the office is my favorite show at the moment. its so great. anyone know some good quotes? so far my favorite moment was when they have the training seminar and david brent is acting out a scene with the instructor and he inturrupts the instuctors character by saying, "I think there's been a rape!"... its not too funny written down, but the scene is fucking halarious.

[rustinglass]

there are so many good ones. off the top of my head:

Gareth: The dog's name was "nigger".
David: You don't have to repeat it, it was back in the 40's before racism was bad.

[clerkguy23]

*Admin-edited for accuracy*

instructor: Gareth, quick test exercise, ultimate fantasy?
Gareth: Hmm?
Brent: We're just doing the ultimate fantasy, we're all doing it.
Gareth: Two lesbians probably, sisters. I'm just watching.
instructor: ... ... okay.. um, Tim? Do you have one?
Tim: I'd never thought I'd say this, but can I hear more from Gareth, please?

[Pas]

My favorite part is : There are things that I'll never laugh at. The handicapped. Because there's nothing funny about them. Or any deformity. It's like when you see someone look at a little handicapped and go 'ooh, look at him, he's not able-bodied. I am, I'm prejudiced.' Yeah, well, at least the little handicapped fella is able-minded. Unless he's not, it's difficult to tell with the with the wheelchair ones.

or the part where David puts : 'You're simply the best' after his motivational speech

[Ravi]

My favorite part is : There are things that I’ll never laugh at. The handicapped. Because there’s nothing funny about them. Or any deformity. It’s like when you see someone look at a little handicapped and go ‘ooh, look at him, he’s not able-bodied. I am, I’m prejudiced.’ Yeah, well, at least the little handicapped fella is able-minded. Unless he’s not, it’s difficult to tell with the with the wheelchair ones.

David's treatment of the handicapped is so damn backward that its funny.  Gareth does that stuff too, like when he wanted to test the handicapped woman's legs by poking them with a pin.

[SHAFTR]

I recently rewatched the series and it's even better the 2nd time around.  I think it's becoming a must buy dvd for me.

[Weak2ndAct]

Favorite quote?  See my sig.

I've seen the pilot for the American take.  It works and it doesn't.  Steve Carrell doesn't even bother trying to ape Gervais, he takes the boss role into a whole other realm of bad jokes and awkwardness, most of his scenes are cringe-inducing (in a good way).  The guy they got for Tim is trying to hard to ape Martin Freeman, but he works.  The Dawn character could have been cuter.  As for Gareth, well... let's just hope they take Rainn Wilson in a different direction.  He just comes off too creepy and nuts.

The pilot is basically a copy of the first Brit Office, albeit w/ some american-ized references and some trims here and there.  I still laughed at some of the old jokes, and even at some of the new ones.  

I'm glad to hear that they're going 'off-book' for the 6 mid-season episodes that were ordered.

[Raikus]

I've seen the pilot for the American take.  It works and it doesn't.  Steve Carrell doesn't even bother trying to ape Gervais, he takes the boss role into a whole other realm of bad jokes and awkwardness, most of his scenes are cringe-inducing (in a good way).  The guy they got for Tim is trying to hard to ape Martin Freeman, but he works.  The Dawn character could have been cuter.  As for Gareth, well... let's just hope they take Rainn Wilson in a different direction.  He just comes off too creepy and nuts.

There's just some cases where capital punishment is too lenient. Americanizing great BBC shows is just such a case.

[The Perineum Falcon]

Here I was thinking that Arrested Developement was our The Office.  

[Pas]

I've seen the pilot for the American take.  It works and it doesn't.  Steve Carrell doesn't even bother trying to ape Gervais, he takes the boss role into a whole other realm of bad jokes and awkwardness, most of his scenes are cringe-inducing (in a good way).  The guy they got for Tim is trying to hard to ape Martin Freeman, but he works.  The Dawn character could have been cuter.  As for Gareth, well... let's just hope they take Rainn Wilson in a different direction.  He just comes off too creepy and nuts.

There's just some cases where capital punishment is too lenient. Americanizing great BBC shows is just such a case.

I don't know, I feel I don't get many jokes on the Office because of british reference... I kinda look forward to this version.

[Raikus]

I don't know, I feel I don't get many jokes on the Office because of british reference... I kinda look forward to this version.

Well, for me, the series worked on its own and struck a dynamic that I think can never be reproduced. But when a show like this is made in America it turns from this:

There are things that I'll never laugh at. The handicapped. Because there's nothing funny about them. Or any deformity. It's like when you see someone look at a little handicapped and go 'ooh, look at him, he's not able-bodied. I am, I'm prejudiced.' Yeah, well, at least the little handicapped fella is able-minded. Unless he's not, it's difficult to tell with the with the wheelchair ones.

To this:

I don't laugh at SOME stuff. Like the handicapped. Because they aren't funny. Or anyone with disabilities. You may look at someone a little handicapped and go 'look at him, poor handicapped guy. But then realize you're not being politically correct. At least the cripple is being P.C. Unless he's a little Woo-woo in the head. Can never tell.

[The Perineum Falcon]

I don't laugh at SOME stuff. Like the handicapped. Because they aren't funny. Or anyone with disabilities. You may look at someone a little handicapped and go 'look at him, poor handicapped guy. But then realize you're not being politically correct. At least the cripple is being P.C. Unless he's a little Woo-woo in the head. Can never tell.

Oh, that's just awful.

[Raikus]

Thank you. I'd just like to annouce that based on my reworking of dialogue on the hit BBC show "The Office," NBC has hired me to begin updating "Blackadder" starring Steve Harvey for next fall's schedule.