"The Office" appreciation thread....

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I had watched Season 1 a while back and loved it. Just got around to Season 2 last night and if anything it's even better (and I'm only 2 episodes in). The uncomfortable quotient is upped 10 fold and the actors seem much more comfortable in their roles and have them a little more fleshed out.

It helps that the actors are all english and I have no familiarity with them from any other roles (Why I also like the Sopranos). And the absence of a laugh track gives it that realistic edge that makes the whole thing that much more funny.

I really hope the US version doesn't butcher it too much. I'm usually against US remakes of Britcoms, but with Mike Judge of Office Space writing, and Steve Correll from the Daily Show starring I'll give this one a little more benefit of the doubt than I otherwise would.